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The Hudson Area Library, Chapter 1: A New Beginning

Lisa Green reports from Hudson. It takes a village to support (and use) a public library, so it wasn’t surprising to see a sizable crowd turn out for the ribbon cutting of the new Hudson Area Library on Saturday, April 9. The move to the former Hudson Armory (built

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Curtain Comes Up On Powerhouse Theater's New Season

Lisa Green reports from Poughkeepsie. Actually, there was no curtain, but there was a buzz (aided, no doubt, by the Dutch’s Spirits being sampled) as the Powerhouse Theater kicked off its 32nd season at Canvas on Tuesday, March 29. A collaboration of Vassar College and New York Stage &

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United Cerebral Palsy of Berkshire County Celebrates Life Without Limits

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. Guests sipped on complimentary champagne and snacked from the impressive delectables that Mazzeo's Catering had expertly laid out in the “Garage" of The Colonial Theatre on Saturday evening, March 26. After holding annual fundraising telethons since its inception in 1961, United Cerebral

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It's Maple Season For Berkshire Grown

Rachel Louchen reports from Lenox. It's that time of year again: the days are getting longer, the trees are tapped and Berkshire Grown is back with its March Maple dinner. On Monday, March 21, the second day of spring, the annual dinner at Cranwell was filled with local

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Hudson Children's Book Festival Cocktail Party

Amy Krzanik reports from Hudson. Most of us know what it’s like to get lost in a book, having spent many childhood hours escaping into, learning from and being befriended by stories both real and imagined. The large crowd of teachers, authors and community members who gathered in support

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Norman Rockwell Museum Goes Mad For Artist Mac Conner

Lisa Green reports from Pittsfield. The hors d’oeuvres alone — ants on a log, deviled eggs and pigs in a blanket — telegraphed that this cocktail party was channeling an earlier era. And, indeed, it was a Mad Men-influenced event at Hotel on North on Wednesday, Mar. 16, when patrons

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The Olga Dunn Dance Company Dances Into Its 40th Season

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. On the evening of Saturday, March 5, the Olga Dunn Dance Company marked 40 years of plies with seven dances that celebrated and represented past and future seasons. Choreographed by Artistic Director Olga Dunn and some members of the faculty, the recital opened with

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Olana's 50th Birthday Year Celebration Begins At Stair Galleries

Amy Krzanik reports from Hudson.Olana State Historic Site board members, staff and other generous supporters gathered together at Stair Galleries on Saturday, Feb. 27 for cocktails and a sneak preview of The Saving of Olana: An American Treasure. The short film, created by WMHT and funded by the Marks

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L'Atelier Berkshires Joins The Art Community In GB

Lisa Green reports from Great Barrington. It will please many to learn that the jewelbox building on Main Street that formerly housed McTeigue and McClelland’s showroom has been inhabited by another artistic venture. Bronze and glass sculpturist Natalie Tyler has opened L’Atelier Berkshires, a contemporary art gallery and

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The BAA Real Art Party: A Raffle Where Everyone Wins

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. Normally, whenever there’s a raffle, there’s a winner and, therefore, many losers. That’s simply not the case at Berkshire Art Association’s (BAA) annual Real Art Party (RAP). Launched in 2013 as part of the 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival, the RAP relies

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MASS MoCA Gives Sculptor Richard Nonas His Space

Amy Krzanik reports from North Adams. The motto that begins “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…" most often is quoted when alluding to our intrepid U.S. Mail carriers. But the same could be said for art lovers this past Saturday, Feb. 13. Attendees of

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Words And Wisdom From Columbia County's Own Deborah Roberts and Al Roker

Rachel Louchen reports from Chatham. It was quite appropriate to meet America’s most famous weatherman on the coldest night of the year. As the Polar Vortex knocked temperatures down to eight below, Al Roker and his wife, Deborah Roberts happily greeted residents and signed copies of their new book

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