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 articleBerkshire Mosaic begins in a column series Kate Abbott and Gwendolyn VanSant, chief executive officer and co-founding director of Multicultural Bridge, co-founded, when Kate was editor of Berkshires Week in the Eagle.
From Kate: In 2012 we called them On the Bridge, and we ran them for three years to lift the voices of people in the community.
Bridge has gathered them into a book as Berkshire Mosaic, and now, with permission from them and from the Eagle, I am bringing these stories here and looking to the future.
Melissa 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 articleBRIDGE celebrates 15 years of active change
Today BRIDGE is celebrating 15 years in action. Founder and C.E.O. Gwendolyn Van Sant has grown a creative place and a center of community that has reshaped Great Barrington and the Berkshires, people around her will testify.
Read articleSunny Banks Ranch keeps visions alive
Bill Robinson and his son, Steve, work a 200-acre ranch in Becket. Clad in thick rubber boots, jeans and a plaid shirt, Steve was outside working near the stables and looked every bit the part of a cowboy.
Read articleLa Navidadeña honors Mary’s travels
For nine days before Christmas, throughout Latin America, families are celebrating la novena navidadeña — the travels of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.
Read articleStarseed sanctuary in Savoy sows light
Satyana Ananda knows that sometimes after destruction, light returns. Sometimes a terrible thing can end in a miracle. Transformation is part of her mission as director of the Starseed Sanctuary.
Read articleBerkshire Mosaics: Storytellers draw the world together
Eight years ago, Gwendolyn VanSant, executive director of Multicultural Bridge, and writer and journalist Roberta McCulloch-Dews and I began a new series of community stories, and they feel timely now.
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