A gourd glimmers with light and shadow. Gloria Calderon-Saenz has printed it in curves, in a red brown the color of rich earth on paper Alicia Canary has made, in a new show at Futures Lab.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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Late summer reveals life cycles on Pine Cobble
White pine and oak are sheltering me. The rain picks up like an incoming wave, and I move closer to the trunk of the pine tree. The leaves are shining, and close in here I’m almost dry.
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Guiding Hands: Arthur Frederick’s Long Way Back to Drawing
Arthur Fredericks has spent most of his working life using his hands; ten years in construction, fifteen as a licensed massage therapist, and more than a decade behind the camera.
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Braiding tradition: Ballet Hispánico’s Latina vision
Founded by internationally known Flamenco dancer and choreographer Tina Ramirez, Ballet Hispánico explores, preserves and expands the passion and theatricality of Latinx dance.
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Brinae Ali salutes the spirit of Baby Laurence Jackson
Tap artist, choreographer and vocalist Brinae Ali embodies an innovator with a deep impact on tap and percussive movement and jazz.
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Hilltown Theatre Anonymous smelts and molds ‘A Winter’s Tale’
A mother is giving birth in a prison cell. The authorities will forcibly remove her child from her and leave the baby exposed in another country.
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Gina Coleman launches Ida Cox tribute and new blues festival
Vocalist Gina Coleman and the Misty Blues offera salute to a blueswoman who reshaped their music — and a day of song in the Northern Berkshires.
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