Artists have come to the Berkshires in the footsteps of James Weldon Johnson, an internationally known poet, writer and politician with influence from the Harlem Renaissance to the U.S. Congress.
Read articleEllen Driscoll paints plants healing the earth
Poplar leaves tip and glimmer dark chocolate and copper, as though they’re blowing in the moonlight. Ellen Driscoll paints them in walnut ink … and shows them healing the earth.
Read articleBlossoms and books and baby animals — #berkshireweekend
I walked along the river last night, and it felt like the first nudge of spring — and I can see why writers like Arianna Collins and Lara Tupper think of spring as a good time for Haiku.
Read articleLeading a way through a quantum library in a labyrinth
What if a library could hold every book that can ever be written? Milne Library will explore Jorge Luis Borges’ story ‘The Library of Babel’ as part of their 150th anniversary celebration …
Read articleLara Tupper brings poetry to the hills
Lara Tupper, an awardwinning writer and novelist, world-traveling jazz and folk singer and founder of Swift Ink stories, will lead free poetry and writing workshops across the Berkshires.
Read articleDream worlds and dinosaurs see the sun — #berkshireweekend
Stories and art are coming together this week. I’ve been walking through the Norman Rockwell Museum this past week, looking through their illustration collection and imagining possibilities.
Read articleMystery unveils at the Norman Rockwell Museum
This spring, the Norman Rockwell Museum explores their collection of illustrations, taking a broad look at an artform that appears in daily life and imagines worlds beyond.
Read articleRoots and uprooting meet at MCLA
Nationally and internationally acclaimed artists Lorena Molina, Larissa Rogers and Jumana Manna, have come together in Unfortunately It Was Paradise at MCLA’s Gallery 51.
Read articleQuick moments and signs of brightness — #berkshireweekend
Someone moved behind me with a rustle and slid into the water. A high voice called softly up the scale, and I caught a glint in the corner of my eye … a suggestion of fur and a splash.
Read articleSpring brings writers to Edith Wharton’s gardens
At the beginning of spring, writers come to the Mount, sitting in Edith Wharton’s living room on a rare sunny afternoon, and reflect on the 10th annual residency.
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