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The Musical Theatre Performance Ensemble from the School at Jacob’s Pillow will perform on the outdoor stage. Press photo courtesy of Jacob's Pillow

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Jacob's Pillow

By the Way Berkshires sends out a weekly newsletter on Wednesday nights / Thursday mornings with a roundup of stories and events.

The gardens bloom at Hancock Shaker Village in late summer.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Visual Arts

You were only waiting for this moment to be free — #Berkshireweekend

August 18, 2022
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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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From the fence at the foot of Stone Hill, you can look back across the Clark's fields and pools.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Visual Arts

Have you felt wet clay or paint in your hands? #this weekend

August 12, 2022
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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.’

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A croissant from Berkshire Mountain Bakery rests on a table in the sun on the bank of the Housatonic River.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Restaurants

Field trips in an unexpected world #this weekend

August 4, 2022
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It’s the season for field trips and picnics in the Berkshires … sourdough bread and iced coffee, or roadside stands with peach ice cream.

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Pick-your-own blueberries ripen in Washington, Mass.
Susan Geller
Music

Breathing space in the heat of summer #this weekend

July 28, 2022
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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.

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Milkweed blooms in a meadow at the foot of the hills.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Outdoors

We’re talking about good vibrations #this weekend

July 21, 2022
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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 …

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David Toole sings to his own guitar chords in the musical Once with Berkshire Theatre Group. Press photo courtesy of the theatre
Photo by Emma K. Rothenberg-Ware
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Once — Finding the courage to act #this weekend

July 14, 2022
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The actors are holding an Irish music jam — E.J. Zimmerman is singing Red-haired Mary, buoyant with the syncopated swing of the reel …

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Justin Adhoot appears as Bilal as in ABCD. Press photos courtesy of Barrington Stage Company.
Photo by Daniel Rader
Theater

Here be dragons … and fireflies and courage #this weekend

July 8, 2022
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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 …

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Jake George performs traditional Iroquois dances on the outdoor stage at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Press photo courtesy of the Pillow
Photo by Christopher Duggan
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You can’t stop the beat in the Berkshires (#this weekend)

June 29, 2022
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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 …

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The pond reflects the morning sun at Field Farm below the Taconic Ridge.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Visual Arts

Dance and sunlight at the solstice (#this weekend)

June 23, 2022
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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.

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Toasted coconut almond ice cream at the Chocolate Barn.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Dance

What’s your first real taste of summer? (#this weekend)

June 16, 2022
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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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