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6th Annual VIM Dinner at The Old Inn

Fiona Breslin reports from New Marlborough. VIM Berkshires held its 6th annual benefit dinner on Monday, May 21 at The Old Inn on the Green. The dinner raised funds for the local branch of Volunteers in Medicine, an organization of physicians, nurses, dentists, therapists, nutrition counselors, and other health-care professionals

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Trade Secrets: A Beautiful & Bountiful Benefit

Dan Shaw reports from Sharon.Trade Secrets is like a big family reunion where everyone catches up with familiar faces they haven't seen for ages—or at least since the last Trade Secrets. Hundreds came out to shop on May 19 at the 12th annual antique and rare-plant

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Raw Art, a Photography Show in Pawling

Marilyn Bethany reports from Pawling.Gallery on the Green was the scene on Saturday, May 19 of the opening of a photography show, Raw Art, formal portraiture of vegetables by Lynn Karlin, a photographer who lives and works in Maine. Karlin's pictures were featured in the The New

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Construct's Tasty Mayfest Fundraiser at Crissey Farms

Fiona Breslin reports from Great Barrington.Despite the heavy rain, an eager crowd packed Crissey Farm on Monday, May 14 as more than 20 local restaurants and top chefs donated time, food, and spirits for Mayfest, Construct Inc.'s annual event to raise funds for housing, support, and educational

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A Tour & More: Spencertown Academy's Hidden Gardens

Spring is in the air region-wide but at the Spencertown Academy, which is celebrating its 40th this year, it is also busting out all over the gallery walls. The Academy's current exhibition, Artworks Inspired by the Garden, features Cristobal Morales' blossom-like assemblages (also currently on exhibit at

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At CATA Gala, Vibrant Vital Signs

Fiona Breslin reports from Lenox.Community Access to the Arts, known as CATA, showed clear signs of vitality at this year’s annual fundraising performance and gala, held on May 12 at Shakespeare & Co. Called Vital Signs, the gala drew a record number of attendees for its hour-long showcase

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Food Festival Ramps Up in Hudson

Dale Stewart reports from Hudson.There was a palpable buzz in advance of the second annual Ramp Fest Hudson, and by all accounts (and palates) the event — held on Saturday, May 5 at the Basilica Hudson —  surpassed expectations. Produced by Jeff Gimmel of Swoon Kitchenbar (pictured left, with gallerist Karen

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Frank Langella Screening and Signing

Tara Kelly reports from Millerton.The literati turned out to ogle the glitterati when the stylish antiques store Hunter Bee hosted a book signing for Frank Langella (pictured at left) on Saturday, May 5. Langella has been a busy man. He's criss-crossing the country to promote two pet

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Gimme Shelter at Berkshire Botanical Garden

Fiona Breslin reports from Stockbridge. The chilly spring evening had everyone bundled up April 28 when the Berkshire Botanical Garden held its 2012 season-opening party, but as all wise gardeners know, the full heat of summer will soon be upon us. In anticipation of that inevitable change in the weather,

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BIFF's Seventh Season Unveiled at Haven Café

Fiona Breslin reports from Lenox. Berkshire International Film Festival founder Kelley Vickery, speaking before a jam-packed crowd at Haven Café on Tuesday, April 24, announced a blockbuster lineup for the BIFF's seventh season, including the opening night documentary Ethel, a feature-length portrait of Ethel Kennedy directed by her

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In Hudson: McDaris Opens; Habitat for Humanity Celebrates

Dale Stewart reports from Hudson. Hudson was hopping on Saturday, April 21 as several galleries held opening receptions, including Warren Street's latest venue, Wendy McDaris Fine Art, where the inaugural exhibit featured a solo show of new work by Germantown artist Dawn Breeze (pictured with McDaris, left). Breeze’

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Alchemy Initiative's Earthy Earth Day Fundraiser

Fiona Breslin reports from Pittsfield.Perhaps it was the gypsy theme that set the wild, whirling scene for Alchemy Initiative’s third annual Earth Day fundraiser on Friday, April 20. Held in the second-floor event space above Spice Dragon, the evening kicked off with music from Hudson’s Pamelech Klezmer

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