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 articleWCMA to the future — Imagine a museum that doesn’t yet exist …
The building flows in one wide story, with a ripping roofline that echoes the hills … After years of planning, the Williams College Museum of Art has revealed designs for the museum’s new campus, created by SO-IL.
Read articleChases, escapes, true love, miracles … — #berkshireweekend
Libraries have always been magic for me. You walk into a room full of stories, Sunlit, quiet, warmed with a background hum of voices.
Read articleWilliamstown library opens celebration of 150 years
In 1894 the first book in the handwritten shelf list is Walt Whitman, poems like Leaves of Grass. In 1874, you might have been more likely to find Edmund Morris’ Ten Acres Enough.’ … When the Williamstown public library first opened to the town, it began with a collection of 100 agricultural books in a corner of H. Cole’s General Store.
Read articleDaf Moby project immerses in Melville — one page a day
Last fall, on Rosh Hashanah, Williams College professors Jeffrey Israel and Edan Dekel began reading Moby-Dick together … and they have found the experience transformative.
Read articleWCMA maps the Unfinished Project of Liberation
From many perspectives, internationally acclaimed artists are looking closely at the roots of the nation’s ideas of freedom, and how they play out in the 21st century.
Read articleA zing of life and laughter on our stages — #berkshireweekend
Berkshire stages are stirring with life, as WAM welcomes a new artistic director and Williamstown Theatre announces two new leadership roles ... and asks searching questions.
Read articleFinding places where we belong — #berkshireweekend
We have ways of moving in and out of each other’s spaces, a friend tells me. We’re driving back roads through the hilltowns in the dusk, and we’re talking about how people in this country live together.
Read articleLooking for clear vision in the snow — #berkshireweekend
The Hoosic river path is quiet in the snow. Flakes are still falling, and the horizon is hazy enough to hide the mountains. The sky and the land blend together, and the water is running a dark jade green.
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