In the heart of a Shaker garden, Pinaree Sanpitak has made an affirmation of life and force in a woman’s body and a Buddhist sacred space.
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Have you felt wet clay or paint in your hands? #this weekend
Dark streaks across the surface like water on sandstone or ink in manga. Tauba Auerbach says she will graze the wet paint on the canvas with a rounded tool to make these ‘quivering … emergent forms.’
Read articleField trips in an unexpected world #this weekend
It’s the season for field trips and picnics in the Berkshires … sourdough bread and iced coffee, or roadside stands with peach ice cream.
Read articleBreathing space in the heat of summer #this weekend
We’re sharing iced coffee and a palm-sized blueberry pie — my old friend Teresa is here for the weekend, and we have been getting lost at Tanglewood.
Read articleWe’re talking about good vibrations #this weekend
The scythe feels surprisingly light when I lift it. It swings through the clover easily, and the movement feels natural, though I know I’ll get smoother with practice …
Read articleOnce — Finding the courage to act #this weekend
The actors are holding an Irish music jam — E.J. Zimmerman is singing Red-haired Mary, buoyant with the syncopated swing of the reel …
Read articleHere be dragons … and fireflies and courage #this weekend
As Ben and Scarlet and I walk out from the opening night of ABCD at Barrington Stage, we’re thinking of the choices the characters have to face, and their strength …
Read articleYou can’t stop the beat in the Berkshires (#this weekend)
High point in the last week? We’ve had so many as summer hits the Berkshires, even in these chaotic days. Scarlet, my first summer intern, has been getting me out to explore …
Read articleDance and sunlight at the solstice (#this weekend)
Conrad Egyir has gathered a community in this room – the creative and generous community Erica Wall has been gathering in North Adams for three years, even in a pandemic.
Read articleWhat’s your first real taste of summer? (#this weekend)
You know the feeling when something hits home and you feel your expression shift instinctively — like tasting something that surprises you with its flavor?
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