Pittsfield architect Tessa Kelly opens a conversation with local leaders on the legacy of ‘Urban Renewal’ in Pittsfield and ways to re-envision and strengthen neighborhoods.
Read articleThis place is a living ecosystem of people and places and ideas, and this broad category brings together their stories — you may find stories of healing, teaching, celebrating, taking care of people and the land, reaching out to many parts of the world and feeling the roots of this one, in the past, present and future.
Energy stirring in the heartwood of trees — #berkshireweekend
We’re coming up on the full moon at the heart of winter, and on Sunday I sat in a room full of windows, looking out at a vast willow and listening to songs about trees budding.
Read articleReflections and hopes for the future — #berkshireweekend
We’re in the calm after the holidays, and we have some time to look ahead, so let me ask you … What are you looking for in the Berkshires this year?
Read articleHappy new year in the Berkshires! — #berkshireweekend
Happy holidays! I’m with family this week, and I’m writing to you sitting by the fire with a Yule-sized log sending a spark or two up the chimney.
Read articleBerkshire Candle burns cleanly at both ends
Light glimmers in glass, or in a wooden bowl, warm and moving gently in the air. When Jenna Gable of Lanesborough pours her own for Berkshire Candle Co., the room can fill with a scent of balsam fir or cinnamon.
Read articleBerkshire makers welcome the holidays
Do you know the cool smooth thump of clay when you knead it? The slide of wool around a knitting needle, or silkscreen ink as thick as melted chocolate ... From iron to wood to paint, Berkshire artists and artisans find color and texture in their studios.
Read articleUnexpected zing in last-minute gifts — #berkshireweekend
I would usually be looking for more in these few days before the holidays. I’d be wandering back roads on my way back from checking out a museum show, and looking for greenhouses sweet and sharp with balsam fir …
Read articleMelissa Canavan grows roots with Berkshire Immigrant Center
Melissa Canavan, the new director of the Berkshire Immigrants Center, talks with BRIDGE about her work, exploring the diverse experiences and relationships of people who live in the Berkshires.
Read articleKongero weaves close folk counterpoints
A low rhythm rocks warmly, and voices lap together like the tide coming in. Four women are singing in bell-clear in polyrhythms ... A world-touring Swedish Folk'appella group has touched down in West Stockbridge.
Read articleIf music be the food of love, play on — #berkshireweekend
It’s the season for holiday music. At night, by firelight, people who care about each other are feeling our way through the words with a familiar integrity, like a conversation at home …
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