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David Hyde Pierce Gets in on the Act at Alzheimer's Benefit

Bess Hochstein reports from Williamstown.On Sunday, July 1, actor David Hyde Pierce took time off from Williamstown Theatre Festival, where he helms the current production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, to step into another familiar role, that of advocate for Alzheimer’s Disease awareness and

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Shakespeare & Company Theatrically Marks 35th Anniversary

Bess  Hochstein reports from Lenox.Rebellion and Revolution may be the themes of Shakespeare & Company’s 35th anniversary season, but royalty was out in force for the gala on Saturday, June 30. There was political royalty, in the form two Massachusetts governors: current – Governor Deval Patrick – and past – Michael

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Art Openings at Chesterwood and Mary Childs Gallery

Fiona Breslin reports from Stockbridge and Great Barrington.The dusky evening of Saturday, June 30, marked the openings of two new contemporary art shows in Southern Berkshire County. In the woods of Stockbridge, Chesterwood director Donna Hassler (pictured at left, with board member Rich Bradway and jewelry dealer Ellen Ring)

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Artists Get DownStreet in North Adams

Carrie Saldo reports from North Adams.DownStreet Art kicked off its fifth season of cultural happenings and coordinated openings in pop-up galleries throughout downtown North Adams on Thursday, June 28, with music, receptions, and the unveiling of several public artworks, including the first of four major murals and Bus Stand,

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Tom Patti Commission Unveiled at Berkshire Museum Gala

Bess Hochstein reports from Pittsfield.When Tom Patti was a boy growing up in Pittsfield, he roamed the galleries of Berkshire Museum, gaining inspiration from its exhibitions of art, history, and science that he claims led directly to his development into an internationally acclaimed glass artist. On Friday, June 29,

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Tradition Remains Alive at Barrington Stage Company Gala

Fiona Breslin reports from Pittsfield.It's a longstanding tradition for Barrington Stage Company to open its main stage for the summer with a classic musical, and this year's opener is Fiddler on the Roof. Despite the heavy subject matter, there was a celebratory air on the

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Keeping Time by Sunlight at Berkshire Botanical Garden

Samara DiMouro reports from Stockbridge.The sun exhibited perfect timing on Saturday evening, June 23, shining brilliantly as the Berkshire Botanical Garden held its opening reception for Garden Time: Objects Employing 
the Sun. Artist/curators Greg and Natalie Randall, owners of R.T. Facts in Kent, had strategically and artfully

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Aglet Theatre Gala Ties It All Together

Scott Baldinger reports from Salisbury. A demigod of the theater world appeared as a special guest on Saturday, June 23, at a garden party benefit for Sharon’s cozily literate Aglet Theatre (the name of which means the tags at each end of shoelaces) at Ragamont House. It turns out

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Litchfield County Antiques & Mid-Century Show Preview Party

Dale Stewart reports from Kent, CT.Those who braved the fearsome thunderstorms in northwest Connecticut on Friday evening, June 22, to reach the 15th annual Litchfield County Antiques & Mid-Century Show Preview Party were rewarded with the first look, and chance to buy, American, British, French, and Asian antiques from

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Jacob's Pillow Joyfully Dances into its 80th Season

Fiona Breslin reports from Becket. The excitement was palpable as guests dressed in the first of summer's cuts and colors (including Carol Zimmerman, Joan Hunter, chair of Jacob's Pillow board of directors, and director emerita Ann Herbst, at left)  arrived at Jacob's Pillow for

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Wassaic Project Opens for the Summer of 2012

Samara DiMouro reporting from Wassaic. A beautiful afternoon on Saturday, June 16, gave way to a charming evening as the Wassaic Project held a benefit to kick off its fifth annual summer exhibition, Return to Rattlesnake Mountain. Guests enjoyed local food and wine served on the deck of Maxon Mills,

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Spencertown Academy Celebrates Twilight in the Garden

Dale Stewart reports from Ghent.Spencertown Academy Arts Center kicked off its 40th anniversary with a weekend full of horticultural happenings designed to delight garden enthusiasts and social butterflies alike. First up: the annual Twilight in the Garden cocktail party, on Friday, June 15, yet another sign that summer’s

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