We’re waiting for totality … sitting in the shadow of the moon. It’s hard to explain how the light changes in an eclipse.
Read articleArt in the Berkshires — Winter 2024
When Raven Chacon composes, he seems to draw the voices of a forest. We haven’t yet had the chance to hear his music in the Berkshires — but we can see him, and artists with him and around him, re-imagining the world.
Read articleDaydreaming collage meets a native winter garden
On a clear November morning, I was walking through the native plant garden at the Bennington Museum, and I found a mouse telling stories.
Read articleCuring cabin fever with bright color — #Berkshireweekend
I’ve walked into the Plant Connector on a winter night, whenNorth Adams is quiet, and Meg Bantle and Laura Tupper-Palches from Full Well Farm are teaching a workshop on how to make flower crowns.
Read articleShirley Jackson brings horror stories home
‘No one in my family is surprised to find me putting the waffle iron away on a different shelf because in my story it has quarreled with the toaster, and if I left them together they might come to blows …’
Read articleBennington Museum holds unexpected discoveries — #berkshireweekend
I’ve come looking for ghosts and spirits and mysteries. I’m here to see the new show ‘In the Shadow of the Hills,’ just open now in time for the holidays.
Read articleSlideshow plays imagine depths in contemporary families
In a quiet yard in the five boroughs, a father hands his daughter her old baby blanket, and two women in love hold each other, asking what family really, essentially means …
Read articleGetting out into the warm days of fall color — #berkshireweekend
Walking across the grass, I looked for old friends gathering around the barn. They had a fire going in the fire pit and a pot of cider stat on the stones to keep hot.
Read articleExpeditions for a sunny afternoon
The eggs come from a farm stand smaller than a chicken coop, and I almost missed it. The sign caught me as I was bowling south down Route 7 — shagbark hickory syrup …
Read articleKids find winter wellness at Sage Street Mill
The Sage Street Mill in North Bennington expands their newest program for kids, a Winter Wellness day camp with an art studio and trails.
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