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 articleLocally owned small businesses and entrepreneurs, artisans and makers, cafes and farms and more …
Berkshire 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 articleSurprised by joy in winter holiday walks — #berkshireweekend
This weekend opens the season of downtown celebrations, from a music and horse-drawn wagon rides to wreaths and art and family events …
Read articleFreedom to read and sense and explore — #bannedbooksweek
I was wandering through North Adams on a quiet afternoon, when I walked into Installation Space and saw Eve Bunting’s ‘One Green Apple’ on a shelf by the door. The shelf said ‘banned challenged books … take one — thank you.’
Read article10th Berkshire Pottery Tour will open studios
Ceramics artists show their art this weekend, as the 10th annual Berkshire Pottery Tour opens studios across Stockbridge, Great Barrington, new Marlborough and Monterey.
Read articleRecord shops are turning up the sound in the Berkshires
Vinyl is growing in the Berkshires — the past few years have seen a new energy and enthusiasm grow around records, and record stores are drawing in new audiences with live music and events.
Read articleWhat gives you hope? — #berkshireweekend
The question is hanging in the window of MCLA’s art lab on Main Street over a post box painted like a mosaic. In the sunlight, the colors look as bright and abstract as the bus stop across the street.
Read articleMapping wonder in West Stockbridge — #berkshireexperience
I’m looking at the bin of old maps at Shaker Mill Books in West Stockbridge and thinking, how would I draw a map of these hills, and what would I put in? When you have an afternoon in West Stockbridge to explore, how do you find unexpected places?
Read articleTasting those East Taconic blues — #berkshireweekend
Second Drop Farm has opened their pick-your-own blueberries, and Caretaker Farm’s CSA offers herbs and flowers and summer vegetables.
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