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A Touch of Lewis Carroll At Berkshire Botanical's Fete des Fleurs

Dale Stewart reports from Canaan, NY. The dark clouds that were threatening to unleash thunderstorms and rain parted just in time for the Berkshire Botanical Garden party: Fete des Fleurs on Saturday, July 20, in the gardens of Madeline and Ian Hooper at Rockland Farm. More than two hundred revelers

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How Time Flies: Fisher Performing Arts Center's Tenth Anniversary Gala

Scott Baldinger reports from Annandale-On-Hudson. On the evening of Saturday, July 20, both literal and figurative giants, along with their supporters and admirers, celebrated the tenth anniversary of Bard’s so-wonderful-looking-you-could-cry Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by architect Frank Gehry, pictured at left with friend Meaghan Lloyd. The

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Love All Creatures: Dancing for the Strays

Amy Krzanik reports from Hancock. This year’s Dancing for the Strays fundraiser for the Berkshire Humane Society and its Purradise Cat Adoption Center was held at the bucolic Hancock Shaker Village on Saturday, July 20. Cocktails on the grounds led to dinner by Savory Harvest Catering outside under the

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The Good Earth: A Feast From Farm On!

Dale Stewart reports from Copake, NY. Locavore devotees braved the relentless heat on Friday, July 19, for the Farm On! Hootenanny! Love Your Farmer Benefit Dinner; a fundraiser for students to continue studies in agricultural science, hosted on the grounds of the Copake Country Club. The third annual Friends of

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Habitat for Humanity Sets Sail

Rachel Louchen reports from Salisbury. On Saturday, July 13, the recently built Boathouse at Salisbury School served as a fitting location for a fundraiser to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Connecticut, which has been building affordable housing in the area since 1991. Funds raised at the the wine and

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Shaker Museum Country Dance & Dinner

Amy Krzanik reports from New Lebanon. It was a perfect night for a party, as Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon threw its Country Dance and Dinner on Saturday, July 13. This year’s benefit party honored pre-eminent Shaker historian Dr. Stephen J. Stein, who unfortunately, due to health reasons, couldn’t

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That's Rich: Tanglewood's Great Gatsby Gala

Sarah Todd reports from Lenox.Sure, The Great Gatsby is about money, class, and the American dream. But F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel is also about parties: the big, lavish, anything-goes kind with flappers and fountains galore. So it was only fitting that Tanglewood followed up its premiere

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Omi Party in Ghent

Sarah Todd reports from Ghent.Tucked away amidst the rolling farmlands and firefly-lit trees of Columbia County, OMI International Arts Center is a place where global creativity meets rural charm. On Saturday, July 13, the arts nonprofit kicked off a vibrant weekend in celebration of the 31 visual artists gathered

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Katchkie Farm-to-Table Fete

Dale Stewart reports from Kinderhook, NY. On Saturday, July 6, Kinderhook’s Katchkie Farm played host to the Sylvia Center’s annual Farm-to-Table benefit dinner, with nearly 250 supporters in attendance. Upon entering the cocktail tent, the sun-soaked guests were greeted by spiked lemonade, Katchkie Farm-made sliders, a refreshing tomato

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Broadway in the Berkshires: Shakespeare & Company Puts On a Show

Sarah Todd reports from Lenox.When Broadway comes to the Berkshires, you get all the glitz and glamor of the stage with none of the Times Square grime. World-class actors, singers, dancers, directors, and culture vultures of all stripes were out in full force for Shakespeare & Company's

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Oh, What A Beautiful Evening: "Oklahoma!" Opens at the Colonial

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. Oh, what a beautiful evening it was on Saturday, July 6, as Berkshire Theatre Group opened its production of Oklahoma! with a party at the Colonial Theatre. Guests enjoyed cocktails inside, then a finger-licking barbecue dinner from Soma Catering — complete with pecan pie — under the

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WAM Theatre Claims Its Place At the Mahaiwe

Sarah Todd reports from Great Barrington.For women, navigating the professional challenges of the entertainment business can be a lot like walking on hot coals: unequal pay, ingrained sexism, a dearth of meaty parts, and a movie industry that's all too eager to shunt women over 40 off-screen.

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