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An Elegant Way to Shop Local in Lenox

On Saturday night, Michele O'Hana unveiled LOCAL, her sophisticated new shop in the Lenox Commons. A combination gallery, workshop, salon, and meeting place, it features handcrafted work by dozens of local artisans, including paintings, photographs, jewelry and ceramics. Some of the most beautiful objects are the ethereal porcelain

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Storefront Artist Project 12 x 12 Auction

Since its founding in 2002 by the painter Maggie Mailer, the Storefront Artist Project (SAP) has been a cornerstone of Pittsfield's reincarnation as a creative center, offering residencies and mentoring programs that support a diverse range of artistic endeavors. The annual 12 x 12 auction features 100 twelve-by-twelve

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Berkshire Creatives Sparkle at the Crane Model Farm

The Berkshires is betting on artists and other creative types to keep the local economy growing by making sure there are plenty of opportunities to spark innovative creative collaborations. The annual Berkshire Creative holiday "Sparkle" party seemed especially glamorous this year for it was held at a venerable

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Holiday Cheer at Mills Mansion

By Kathryn Matthews It felt like 1910 again.  On December 3rd, guests, dressed in festive attire, gathered at Mills Mansion in Staatsburgh, NY, for its annual holiday party, hosted by The Friends of Mills Mansion (FOMM).  Decked out in its Edwardian holiday finest through December 31st, the mansion—the late

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Berkshire Botanical Holiday Marketplace

Early shoppers on Friday evening, December 3, at the The Berkshire Botanical Garden's Holiday Marketplace did well even as they were doing good.  A wide array of tempting mostly seasonal items, including wreaths, tabletop decorations, barely-sprouted bulbs in handsome containers, alpaca coats for humans and dogs, a Swedish

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Lynn Davis and A. T. Mann Sign "Sacred Landscapes"

On Saturday, November 27, Hudson residents Lynn Davis, the renowned photographer, and A. T. (Tad) Mann, an architect, author and astrologer, signed copies of their recently published book, Sacred Landscapes: The Threshold Between Worlds, at a reception hosted by Timothy Dunleavy at his shop Rural Residence, on Warren Street in

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Art for Animals Benefit Rocks Club Helsinki Hudson

Cultural Correspondent  Bess J. M. Hochstein reports from Hudson:  On the weekend before Thanksgiving, cats, dogs, and other animals found themselves with much to be grateful for, thanks to the efforts of Art for Animals. The NYC- and Columbia County-based organization, which draws on artists to support animal rescue groups

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Holiday Shopping Party at IS 183 Art School of the Berkshires

An ordinary holiday crafts fair can be full of things you don't actually want to buy, but that wasn't the case at IS 183 Art School of the Berkshires' Color A World Scholarship Sale, which featured ceramics, leather goods, fine art, photography, jewelry and textiles

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Williamstown Theatre Festival Welcomes Back Jenny Gersten

Dozens of Berkshires residents travelled to Manhattan on Monday night for the sold-out Williamstown Theatre Festival "Sing" Benefit in NYC. It was the first official party for new artistic director Jenny Gersten (left), who was WTF's associate producer from 1996 - 2004. Wearing a dress with

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Opening of the Berkshire Museum's Festival of Trees 2010

The Berkshire Museum felt like a department store on "Black Friday" as crowds poured into the Crane Room and adjacent galleries to ogle more than 200 one-of-a-kind Christmas trees created by local business, schools and not-for-profit organizations. This year's "Storybook Forest" theme extended beyond

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Berkshire Film & Media Commission Makes Movie Magic

Cultural correspondent Bess J. M. Hochstein reports from Pittsfield: In the Berkshires, it often seems as if all the world’s a stage, but at the first annual Berkshire Film and Media Commission gala on Saturday, November 6, the Masonic Temple in Pittsfield was literally transformed into a soundstage as

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The Art Garage Benefit at Kent's Morrison Gallery

The Art Garage is one of those after-school programs that not only benefits kids but also brings together parents and non-parents, full-time residents and weekenders.  An after-school program founded in 2004 and run by working artists in the northwest corner of Connecticut, it a 2,000 square foot art studio

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