BTW Newsletters
Here you’ll find weekly newsletters going back to January 2020. Each week I send out a roundup of stories and events on Thursday mornings and share my latest explorations in the Berkshires.
We began in Mailchimp and switched to Mailpoet in June 2020 (because it plays beautifully with WordPress and makes creating the newsletter easier), so you will see the form change then. Any newsletter from June 10, 2020, onward you can open just by clicking the link.
- April 18, 2024 Blossoms and books and baby animals
- April 11, 2024 Following a moonshadow
- April 4, 2024 Dream worlds and dinosaurs see the sun
- March 28, 2024 Interwoven roots of spring holidays
- March 21, 2024 Quick moments of brightness and signs of spring
- March 14, 2024 Chases, escapes, true love, miracles ...
- March 7, 2024 Earliest whispers of spring
- February 29, 2024 Quantum leaping into the spring
- February 23, 2024 A certain slant of light — winter afternoons
- February 15, 2024 Eluding Capture — rising light at Mass MoCA
- February 8, 2024 A zing of life and laughter on our stages
- February 1, 2024 Finding places where we belong
- January 25, 2024 Blues music recalls summer plays, family stories
- January 18, 2024 Energy stirring in the heartwood of trees
- January 11, 2024 Looking for clear vision in the snow
- January 4, 2024 Reflections and hopes for the future
- December 28, 2023 Happy new year in the Berkshires!
- December 21, 2023 Unexpected zing in last-minute gifts
- December 14, 2023 If music be the food of love, play on
- December 7, 2023 Stories open portals on winter nights
- November 30, 2023 Surprised by joy in the winter holidays
- November 22, 2023 Thankful for clear and quiet nights
- November 16, 2023 Gathering warmth to carry us through the winter
- November 8, 2023 Behind the scenes with artists
- November 2, 2023 Breathing deep on mild days in late fall
- October 26, 2023 Baby, this is your day — It’s time to masquerade
- October 19, 2023 Halloween nightlife — Jack-o-lanterns and comedy
- October 12, 2023 Apple pie and roasted chestnuts
- October 4, 2023 Early signs of fall color
- September 28, 2023 Freedom to read and sense and explore
- September 20, 2023 FreshGrass festival brings days of making
- September 14, 2023 Unexpected brightness in late summer
- September 6, 2023 A 12-foot global puppet walks across the country
- August 31, 2023 Imagine us a river under North Adams' sky
- August 24, 2023 Women in the sky in vivid color
- August 17, 2023 Quiet ripples in a mountain spring
- August 10, 2023 What gives you hope?
- August 3, 2023 Inside scoops with chocolate and cherry ripple
- July 27, 2023 Tasting those East Taconic blues
- July 20, 2023 Here be dragons ... real ones
- July 12, 2023 Good nights to wink back at fireflies
- July 6, 2023 Seeking a spirit of protest and freedom
- June 29, 2023 We've got life — summer's in full swing
- June 21, 2023 Come hear the music play!
- June 15, 2023 We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
- June 7, 2023 We feel the earth move under our feet ...
- May 31, 2023 Lights, color, action — film, Pride and art roll in
- May 24, 2023 Let's do the time warp again
- May 17, 2023 Candidly we need to cultivate our gardens ...
- May 10, 2023 Fresh cheese on sourdough — it's farmers market season
- May 3, 2023 You're going to meet some gentle people there
- April 26, 2023 Wildflowers and jazz — warm days are coming
- April 19, 2023 Questing for poets on spring nights
- April 12, 2023 Spring wildflowers and baby animals emerge
- April 6, 2023 Flamenco taps into living rhythms
- March 29, 2023 Living spaces in vivid color — Portals at the Clark
- March 23, 2023 Talking face to face in the first days of spring
- March 15, 2023 Close encounters with sugar shacks and Irish slides
- March 8, 2023 Sap and live music are rising on the edge of spring
- March 2, 2023 Tibetan art and tacos in the snow
- February 22, 2023 Curing cabin fever with bright color
- February 15, 2023 Raise a glass to freedom — and friendship
- February 8, 2023 But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
- February 1, 2023 Cinnamon rolls and soul music
- January 26, 2023 Legends walk when the snow flies
- January 18, 2023 A hot drink to keep out the sleet
- January 11, 2023 Riding the crest of a wave
- January 5, 2023 We made these memories for ourselves
- December 28, 2022 Happy New Year!
- December 22, 2022 Joyful holidays from all across the Berkshires!
- December 15, 2022 Frost and sun and unexpected discoveries
- December 7, 2022 Winterlights glow on full-moon nights
- November 30, 2022 Mint chocolate and snowy evenings
- November 23, 2022 Thankful for the mountains
- November 16, 2022 Fresh bread on rainy mornings
- November 9, 2022 Riding a brand new roller coaster
- November 2, 2022 Hot coffee and the swish of leaves
- October 26, 2022 Halloween in the Berkshires
- October 20, 2022 Where to catch falling leaves in the sun
- October 13, 2022 Magical mystery tours are waiting to take you away
- October 6, 2022 Getting out into the warm days of fall color
- September 29, 2022 Sunny fall days comfort us with apples
- September 21, 2022 FreshGrass — Fall comes in a weekend of festivals
- September 15, 2022 Studios open and kilns and conversations
- September 7, 2022 How many native wildflowers bloom in the fall?
- September 1, 2022 Three days to chase the end of summer
- August 24, 2022 Catching the golden hours of summer
- August 17, 2022 You were only waiting for this moment to be free
- August 11, 2022 Have you ever felt wet clay in your hands?
- August 3, 2022 Field trips in an unexpected world
- July 27, 2022 Breathing space in the heat of summer
- July 21, 2022 We're talking about good vibrations
- July 14, 2022 How do we find the courage to act?
- July 7, 2022 Here be dragons ... and tempests and fireflies ...
- June 30, 2022 You can't stop the beat in the Berkshires
- June 23, 2022 Dance and sunlight at the solstice
- June 15, 2022 What's your first real taste of summer?
- June 8, 2022 What does it take to surprise you with pleasure?
- June 2, 2022 We're gathering summer rhythm together
- May 26, 2022 Memorial Day brings Solid Sound and fluid color
- May 18, 2022 Exploring country roads in lilac time
- May 11, 2022 Let's go Maying— it's blossom time
- May 4, 2022 How can women stand together now?
- April 27, 2022 Have you ever held a newborn lamb?
- April 20, 2022 Wildflowers and spring bulbs are opening ...
- April 13, 2022 What hatches from an Easter egg?
- April 6, 2022 Live music converges from across the world
- March 30, 2022 What would ee cummings hear out here today?
- March 23, 2022 On a quest for the first signs of spring
- March 17, 2022 Fire and candlelight with red beans and chiles
- March 9, 2022 Sol LeWitt and prints bring a rainbow of color
- March 2, 2022 A shift is beginning toward spring
- February 23, 2022 Close your eyes and feel the music
- February 16, 2022 We're thawing into winter festivals
- February 9, 2022 When the whole world's a prism
- February 2, 2022 Comfort food for stormy weather
- January 26, 2022 Expeditions for a sunny afternoon
- January 19, 2022 We'll fill up our senses
- January 12, 2022 In the life of winter ...
- January 5, 2022 An unexpected lift on a rainy morning
- December 29, 2021 First steps into the new year
- December 22, 2021 Happy holidays from By the Way!
- December 15, 2021 Wishing you joy and Wassail
- December 9, 2021 Color and light kindle in the cold
- December 1, 2021 How are we holding the holidays?
- November 24, 2021 Thankful for handmade improvisation
- November 18, 2021 We have liftoff into the northern lights
- November 10, 2021 Jazz and Japanese prints warm up the weekend
- November 3, 2021 Change the universe until Iphigenia lives
- October 27, 2021 Celebrating Halloween on cold fall nights
- October 20, 2021 Unexpected encounters around the full moon
- October 13, 2021 Looking for fall color and energy
- October 7, 2021 Improvising the energy to make connections
- September 29, 2021 Walk across time in hiking boots
- September 22, 2021 Books and bluegrass are sparking new stories
- September 15, 2021 ArtWeek Berkshires is here in full colors
- September 8, 2021 We're feeling for balance as the year turns
- September 1, 2021 She can turn a library into a labyrinth
- August 25, 2021 How to meet a mountain in the rain
- August 18, 2021 Woodwinds and wildflowers
- August 11, 2021 Making the most of late summer days
- August 4, 2021 If I had wings ...
- July 29, 2021 New music plays under old trees
- July 21, 2021 We're out in full bloom
- July 14, 2021 Summertime and the listening is vital
- July 8, 2021 Music's playing on the lawn at dusk
- June 30, 2021 Can you come out and play today?
- June 23, 2021 We're dancing in the midsummer night
- June 16, 2021 Strawberry fields forever
- June 10, 2021 Looking up — In the heights and open sky
- June 2, 2021 Here comes the sun
- May 26, 2021 Summer is coming in
- May 19, 2021 It's a beautiful morning — I think I'll go outside for awhile
- May 12, 2021 Why is a rhinoceros like a writing desk?
- May 5, 2021 Vivid color is coming back to us
- April 29, 2021 Where can we talk on a rainy day?
- April 21, 2021 Feel the earth move under our feet
- April 14, 2021 Let's go chasing wildflowers
- April 8, 2021 Art and theater are beginning to warm up
- March 31, 2021 Starships and salamanders are on the move
- March 24, 2021 Going out into a changed world
- March 17, 2021 Light a fire on the first day of spring
- March 11, 2021 Can we stretch out for a moment in the sun?
- March 4, 2021 Can you feel the sap running today?
- February 24, 2021 A woman speaks out across 2500 years
- February 17, 2021 Where do we feel safe and open now?
- February 10, 2021 You can't hold hands with a computer screen
- February 4, 2021 Can you feel the gound we're standing on?
- January 28, 2021 What do you talk about in a snowstorm?
- January 20, 2021 She makes women out of Berkshire earth
- January 14, 2021 Martin Luther King in the 21st century
- January 7, 2021 The center can hold
- December 30, 2020 Clear skies ahead
- December 23, 2020 Wishing you light and peace in the winter holidays
- December 17, 2020 We're transforming holidays to keep them alight
- December 10, 2020 Climb down the chimney — turn on the brightest string of lights I've ever seen
- December 3, 2020 Where holidays and humor grow near home
- November 25, 2020 Berkshire celebrations for a changed Thanksgiving
- November 19, 2020 NightWood turns the Mount into a new world
- November 12, 2020 Look up and reach out this weekend
- November 5, 2020 Berkshire conversations begin to probe the future
- October 28, 2020 Distilling a new Halloween spirit
- October 22, 2020 It's all about soul
- October 15, 2020 Freedom of body and freedom of mind ...
- October 9, 2020 According to all sources the street's the place to go
- October 1, 2020 Looking for fall brightness on the back roads
- September 23, 2020 Remember the feel of clay or wool or hand drumming
- September 17, 2020 Teaching a cow how to draw
- September 10, 2020 Stretching out late summer days
- September 2, 2020 Anyone up for garlic gelato?
- August 27, 2020 Theater, music and dance grow in the summer sun
- August 19, 2020 Finding places to breathe easier
- August 12, 2020 You've got to stay bright to be the light of the world
- August 5, 2020 Out on the town on a summer night
- July 30, 2020 Berkshire stages feel the country watching
- July 22, 2020 Everybody's dancing in the moonlight
- July 15, 2020 In the summertime you've got music on your mind
- July 9, 2020 Anyone for ice cream under upside-down trees?
- July 2, 2020 We can listen to music on the lawn at dusk
- June 25, 2020 A treasure hunt on the summer solstice
- June 18, 2020 Can we talk around a table on a summer night?
- June 11, 2020 Taking the first step into a new future
- 06/03/2020 – It’s time to speak
- 05/27/2020 – Dance, music, theater — summer’s coming in
- 05/20/2020 – Are we beginning to see the light?
- 05/13/2020 – Like an actor walking on stage
- 05/07/2020 – Like the first warm day when you step outside
- 04/29/2020 – Have a spring cocktail and talk across the world
- 04/22/2020 – Feel a handful of earth
- 04/15/2020 – Got chocolate? Need coffee? The Berkshires delivers …
- 04/08/2020 – Dancing in the kitchen, actors on the couch
- 04/01/2020 – Local beer and a streaming film?
- 03/25/2020 – Berkshires in a changing world
- 03/18/2020 – While we’re at home
- 03/11/2020 – Quiet light in uncertain days
- 03/04/2020 – The sun is shining and the sap is running
- 02/26/2020 – Touching on the nature of things
- 02/19/2020 – ‘A gift of song and story …’
- 02/12/2020 – A night for wine and candlelight
- 02/05/2020 – Ready for a hot drink and laughter
- 01/29/2020 – Light and color on cold days
- 01/23/2020 – Light and color on cold days
