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Berkshire Museum Wine Auction in Two Acts

Cultural correspondent Bess Hochstein reports: It was a bittersweet year for the 7th biennial Berkshire Museum Wine Auction, which was dedicated to the memory of auction co-founder Sheila Chefetz, who died in 2008. In tribute to his late wife, Mike Chefetz served as co-chair with Jacqueline and Al Togut. A

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Old and New Mingle at Tom Swope's Gallery in Hudson

Tom Swope set out an elegant table of wine and cheese beneath one of White Webb's Intaglio chandeliers on Saturday evening in Hudson. Some guests arrived early in tuxedos on their way to the Columbia Memorial Hospital Ball in Catskill. Other Warren Street shopkeepers came late after cashing

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MASS MoCA Is 10 Years Bold

Joe Thompson, the director of MASS MoCA, and his wife, the writer Jennifer Trainer Thompson, designed the 10th anniversary ball, which took place on May 23, to feel as gracious and familial as if they were entertaining at home. The invitation said "creative black tie," which allowed people

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Karen LeSage at the Ober Gallery in Kent

Rob Ober likes to hold his openings on Sunday afternoon, which is why they have such a leisurely quality. Nobody seems to be rushing off to the next activity, so they linger and spend time studying the art. And Karen LeSage's abstract impressionist canvases only get more interesting

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Anton Kuskin Opening at the Moviehouse

Sunday at the Moviehouse in Millerton, fans, friends and art lovers, such as Erika and Sheryl Knapp and Lilly Murphy (left), of the photographer Anton Kuskin gathered to celebrate the opening of his exhibition, Transformations, digitized, large-scale Giclee prints of extreme close-ups. The show runs through August 6. Photographer Anton

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Trade Secrets: The Ultimate Outdoor Shopping Party

Trade Secrets is one of those charity events where the volunteers (in their trademark aprons) have as much fun as anyone. And it takes an army of volunteers to transport all the plants and antiques from the 50 vendors' booths to the drive-through pick-up area and to make sure

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Opening Night of the Berkshire International Film Festival 2009

The Twitterati were Tweeting that they were hoping for a rainy weekend to watch movies at the 4th Annual Berkshire International Film Festival, but, thankfully, the wet weather did not dampen the spirits of the guests at the opening night cocktail party at Pearl's in Great Barrington, which

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Charity Calls on Cooks' Night Off: Restaurants Rally for Construct Inc.

Many restaurants in our region are closed on Monday nights, which is why Construct, Inc., the not-for-profit that provides homeless prevention and supportive housing services for people with low to moderate incomes in the Southern Berkshires, holds its Mayfest benefit on a Monday. "I can't believe that

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Paper Trail Celebrates the Art of Paper

Paper Trail owners Maureen Missner and Serine Hastings (left) are more than savvy merchants with great taste and a tongue-in-chic sensibility. They curate their Rhinebeck store more than stock it, filling it with winsome cards, stationery, books, wrapping paper, ribbons, jewelry and objets d'art. And if you ask

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Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut Reaches Out

It was a blue-blazer occasion when Dan Dwyer and James Montanari invited friends and neighbors to their house in Salisbury to learn more about the Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut, which supports worthy causes in 20 smalls towns and cities in the foothills of the Berkshires. With an endowment of

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The NW CT Arts Council Culture Mix at Infinity Hall

Infinity Hall, the music venue in Norfolk, CT, that has gotten universal raves since opening last fall, co-hosted a "culture mix" for artists of every sort on April 29, with the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council, which was only established five years ago. The multifacted event was a kick-off

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Ferrin Gallery Celebrates Community Access to the Arts

The Ferrin Gallery was jam-packed on Thursday night for the opening reception of I Am A Part of Art on Tour, a traveling exhibition of paintings by people with severe disabilities. Exhibiting artists created their work through the use of an adaptive painting system called Artistic Realization Technologies (A.R.

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