A silvery stag’s antlers spindle into leaves, and I wonder what makes the patterns in them … or in lightening. I’d driven south through a thunderstorm to look for sculpture in Edith Wharton’s gardens.
Read articleOlivia’s Overlook soothes and surprises on a spring day
Lie on your back up here with your feet under the lowbush blueberries and you can hear the wind around you like a river. The cups of the blueberry blossoms and a wild cherry sapling are quivering in the warm air.
Read articleWriters at the Mount move between worlds
Cat Wei invokes the energy of a summer night on a raw almost-spring day, as she and Parvati Ramchandani and Mario Giannone meet in Edith Wharton’s innermost rooms.
Read articleEarly spring explorations near Stockbridge
Mill Brook Sugarhouse is boiling sap in a spring day around the corner from the Roaring Brook Trail, and Irish musicians are tuning up as I explore the Southern Berkshires.
Read articleSuzi Stern celebrates women’s voices in jazz
As a vocalist, Suzi Stern has a long inside view of a rich and intense jazz scene in Austin, Texas — and from her new home in Lenox she is planning to bring her music to the Berkshires.
Read articleBut soft, what light through yonder window breaks? — #Berkshireweekend
In the middle of February, a new friend is leaning on the counter and talking about theater games. We’re thinking about building trust and how to make something vast and wild out of almost nothing …
Read articleRiding the crest of a wave — #berkshireweekend
The wave arcs upward, jade green and gleaming. British photographer Rachael Talibart has caught the water at the height of the movement.
Read articleJane Austen meets the spirit of Christmas yet to come
Two years past the end of ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ the Bennet family are gathering for the holidays, and Mary, the awkward, bookish middle sister, is about to take center stage for the first time in her life.
Read articleNightwood grows deeper into the trees
Nightwood has transfigured the Mount again with light and sound and sculpture, and the paths have shifted since last winter.
Read articleNudel surprises and surpasses all expectations
Nudel surprised us with a playful place and an experimental and innovative menu — awardwinning chef Bjorn Somlo has run his highly seasonal farm-to-table restaurant in Lenox for 13 years.
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