A local family look through locally grown produce at the Pittsfield Farmers Market. Press photo courtesy of Roots Rising

Explore the Berkshires

Experience creative life — local stories, arts, events

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Regenerative healing
Farm fresh eggs fry for breakfast sandwiches at the Great Barrington Farmers Market. Press photo courtesy of the market.
Linda R. Campos photography

Local news reimagined

You want to know what’s happening in our communities, in Western Massachusetts, in the mountains out past the Connecticut River — forests and lakes, local food, town councils talking about jobs and housing … and the new bagel shop downtown, and a night of poems at the bookstore. You want to meet people around you.

This is local news on the ground. This is storytelling by people, for people — no GenAI, no ‘native advertising,’ no corporate interests, no big tech. We are listening. We’re asking questions, helping people put thoughts into words, understanding the shapes of the ecosystems we live in — we’re making creative spaces, where we can gather and reach out to one another.

We live in a rare place. We have minds at work out here in the country, and minds at play too. I live and write here. I’m a local journalist, so I get to walk behind the scenes and talk with people about what they love. We all want connection — we want to laugh, share ideas, dance barefoot and listen to music on a mountain at night. Come out and explore …

Stories of the week

Roses bloom at the Berkshire Botanical Garden.
Photo by Kate Abbott

About Town

Want to know what’s happening in town this weekend? From North Adams to Lenox, we’re seeing a new energy in the Berkshires. Wherever we are, locals are adapting and new voices are coming in. If you’re looking for nightlife or a good cup of coffee, a vintage t-shirt or an artisan fair … take a look through our Berkshire towns.

GO DOWNTOWN
An artist works in a sunlit studio and opens their space to guests at Open Studios at Mass MoCA. Press photo courtesy of Assets 4 Artists
Carolina Porras Monroy

Theater and music

We have singer-songwriters, folk and bluegrass legends, emerging composers and Yo-yo Ma … sometimes all of them together. We’re known around the world for the people who come here to play, and they can be global travelers or as local and familiar as the farmer’s market on the corner. Or both. And we can dance to the beat.

FIND ART • MUSIC • THEATER

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