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Twilight in the Garden

Friday Evening, July 10, friends of the Spencertown Academy gathered at the elegant Spencertown home of interior designer and Hudson antiques dealer Michael Krieger and Cris Morales for a festive twilight garden party. James Rapant, Austerlitz Town Supervisor George Jahn, Marie Cavosora, and Verena Bopp Photographer and exectuvie director of

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Opening Night: Tanglewood Puts Its Best Foot Forward

The best-dressed ladies at the Tanglewood gala on July 3 had a sense of fun, and gaily walked on the soggy lawns in their black-and-white Wellies that they bought in the Tanglewood gift shop. Diane Cataudella, Libby Roberts, and Marjory Jassy (photo left) were happy to show off the rubber

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In the Swirl at the Williamstown Theatre Festival

The Williamstown Theatre Festival, which has been around for 55 summers, has managed the neat trick of upholding tradition while staying contemporary and relevant. Under the leadership of Nicholas Martin (left, onstage center), WTF opened its season on July 2 with theatrical comfort food: A.R. Gurney's Children

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Shaker Shalom at Hancock Shaker Village

Cultural correspondent Bess Hochstein reports: The Shaker City of Peace is one of the few places to actually find peace in the frenzy of the Berkshire summer. All the hustle and bustle of running to make the curtain for this or that cultural event fade away as soon as you

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Barrington Stage Company's 15th Anniversary Gala

What could be more unpretentious than a picnic dinner in a parochial school gym? Barrington Stage Company returned to St. Joseph High School for its 15th annual gala, which followed a late afternoon performance of Carousel (which runs through July 11). The party honored artistic director Julianne Boyd, who was

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They Could Have Danced All Night at Jacob's Pillow

Cultural correspondent Bess Hochstein reports: The best thing about the annual Jacob’s Pillow gala is the dancing–by students, professional artists, and almost everyone in attendance.  Guests arriving at this year’s opening gala on June 20 were greeted with flutes of Champagne and fold-up umbrellas (which would come

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TriArts "Summer of Fun" Gala at the Sharon Playhouse

Summer stock is all about pouring enthusiasm, razmatazz and heart into the right material in the right proportions. From the elaborate season preview at Saturday night's TriArts gala, it looks like it's going to be a boffo summer at at the Sharon Playhouse, which opened on

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Gallery at Stonover Farm Opening and Barn Dance

Art jewelry lovers of all ages and persuasions, including 15-month-old Kestrel Miro Duke (left), gathered at Suky Werman's Barn Gallery at Stonover Farm on Friday evening for the opening reception of a show of (mostly) jewelry by Israeli artists.  Leslie Ferrin of the Ferrin Gallery in Pittsfield also

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Marge Champion's Birthday Party at Jacob's Pillow

Cultural correspondent Bess Hochstein reports from Becket: Membership does have its privileges, at least at Jacob’s Pillow, where members were invited  on June 14 to celebrate the 90th birthday of legendary Marge Champion, the part-time Berkshires resident and star, with her late husband, Gower, of classic films such as

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A Tea Dance at Wilderstein

By the time Margaret "Daisy" Suckley died in her 100th year in 1991 at Wilderstein, her family's Hudson River home, the place was derelict.  Today it is well on its way to becoming what it had been in its (and Daisy's) prime.   So it

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Sunset Supper and Moonlight Magic at The Clark

Cultural correspondent Bess Hochstein reports from Williamstown:  The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s gala dinner on June 6 had a quasi-Adirondack theme, which referenced Georgia O’Keeffe’s summers at Alfred Stieglitz’s estate on Lake George. The party marked the opening of the exhibition Dove/O’Keeffe:

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"Contained Exuberance" Opens at Berkshire Botanical Garden

The trustees and other passionate supporters of the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge gathered on Saturday June 6 to toast blogger Margaret Roach of A Way To Garden and Bob Hyland of Loomis Creek Nursery, who designed and installed the exhibit "Contained Exuberance," which features 11 different sets

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