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Construct WALK

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. On Sunday, October 20th, hundreds participated in the 25th WALK for Construct Inc., the annual fundraiser for the community project that provides food, shelter, adult education, and counseling to homeless individuals in Southern Berkshire County. This year, the 3.5-mile walk started at Ski

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Berkshire South Celebrates The Chambers

Amy Krzanik reports from Great Barrington. A large crowd of local businesspeople and community advocates gathered at Berkshire South Regional Community Center on Saturday, October 19 to celebrate the 10th Annual Community Gala, this year honoring the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce (SBCC), along with the Stockbridge, Lenox and Lee

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Made in the Berkshires Opening Night

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. The third-annual Made in the Berkshires Festival kicked off its creativity-packed weekend of events with an opening night party at The Colonial Theatre on Friday, October 11. The evening began with an art show in the lobby and found guests mingling and sipping on drinks

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The Mahaiwe Chuckles It Up

Dale Stewart reports from Great Barrington. On Sunday, October 13, guests spread out through downtown Great Barrington from Fiori to Castle Street Café for a champagne reception and pre-show dinner to honor Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center champion Louis J. Allegrone, pictured center left with his daughter Stacy and John Hoyt

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Bridges To Somewhere: A Celebrity Decorator's Book Signing at FINCH

Dale Stewart reports from Hudson.On Saturday, October 12, Hudson, NY's cup runneth over with art openings, musical performances, and book signings. The standout was the standing-room-only crowd packed into the well-styled corners of FINCH to listen to world-renowned designer Sheila Bridges (pictured left with Penelope Queen) discuss

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Eat, Drink and Be Literary: Gala Fundraiser For The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon

Rachel Louchen reports from Sharon. The sixth annual “Eat, Drink and Be Literary" gala fundraiser and auction was held Saturday night at the handsome Lion Rock Farm (home to Trade Secrets), and attracted dozens of longtime library supporters, all of whom noted the important work the Hotchkiss Library of

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Happy Reading: LitNet Gala

Amy Krzanik reports from Stockbridge. A sold out crowd packed Berkshire Country Day School's impressively transformed Fitzpatrick Hall on Saturday, October 5 as The Literacy Network of South Berkshire (LitNet) held its annual fundraising gala. Before the sit-down dinner, guests mingled over drinks and appetizers, and perused a

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HOH Gala Veinte! is Hot Hot Hot

David Franck reports from Hudson. A night of hot Latin Jazz marked the Hudson Opera House’s 20th annual fete, Gala Veinte!, on Saturday, September 28 at  Basilica Hudson. Patrons filled the reclaimed 19th century converted factory and crowded the dance floor to move to the caliente sounds of Paul

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Bound For Glory: Fairview Hospital Celebrates 100 Years

Amy Krzanik reports from Great Barrington. Fairview Hospital celebrated 100 years of caring in the community on Saturday, September 28, with its Here Come The Kid(s) Gala featuring Arlo Guthrie, and this year honoring Ernest and Anne Schnesel. Supporters mingled under the tent on the Town Hall Green, feasting

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Beds, Boats, and Broken Vessels: Anselm Kiefer Exhibit Opens at MASS MoCA

Amy Krzanik reports from North Adams. Artists, art lovers, and art historians gathered on Thursday, September 26, as MASS MoCA held an opening reception for its new Anselm Kiefer exhibit in its refurbished Building 15. The new/old building contains three separate Kiefer works: Étroits sont les Vaisseaux (Narrow are

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Healthy Competition: Literary Death Match

Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox. Berkshire County's literati packed Edith Wharton's former stables at The Mount on Friday, September 20, as WordFest 2013 brought Literary Death Match to the region for the first time. The reading series/story slam is a high-octane, laugh-out-loud competition that gives

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Olanafest: In the Gloaming

Dale Stewart reports from Greenport, NY. The third annual Olanafest, a food-fantasma held on Saturday, September 21 at Frederick Church’s 250-acre artist-designed Olana, the Persian-style manor boasted ten of the Hudson Valley’s esteemed chefs like farm to table pioneer Zak Pelaccio of the recently opened Fish & Game

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