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 article10×10 Festival
The city in the hills is at play. The annual 10×10 Festival is in town, and you can watch a new play or dance to Afro-Cuban rhythms, try a new microbrew or listen to jazz, or walk in the winter sun ...
Read articleCommunity imagines new futures for the West Side
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 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 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 articleThankful for clear and quiet nights — #berkshireweekend
This is the season for spice and texture — evergreens and candlelight and makers gathering to show what they create by hand …
Read articleWing and Prayer’s wildflower meadow glows in the fall
Amy Pulley looks across toward the meadow. Fall, I’m learning, is a planting season, and the tables around us hold young plants she has propagated at Wing and a Prayer Native Plant Nursery.
Read article‘English’ at BSC defines expression and home
Four students and their teacher walk into a classroom in a city in the mountains, to search for language and connection … as Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer prizewinning play opens at Barrington Stage.
Read articleRelease shares women’s stories of incarceration and courage
A cooperative of women storytellers with the 2nd Street program in Pittsfield share their strength, their pain and their dreams in a new work of theater.
Read articleHigh culture, low pay — Local arts groups push for change
Berkshire arts nonprofits are exploring the need for diversity, equity, fair pay – and for understanding the experiences of their workers and investing in their futures.
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