When you walk into the waiting room, patients are talking together quietly. Staff and volunteers at the desk greet the next person in line in easy Spanish. A doctor, a mother and a three-year-old boy are laughing in the hallway. Great Barrington houses the largest free health clinic in Massachusetts. And it is growing.
Read articleJames Weldon Johnson inspires artists at Simon’s Rock — #throwback
Artists have come to the Berkshires in the footsteps of James Weldon Johnson, an internationally known poet, writer and politician with influence from the Harlem Renaissance to the U.S. Congress.
Read articleEllen Driscoll paints plants healing the earth
Poplar leaves tip and glimmer dark chocolate and copper, as though they’re blowing in the moonlight. Ellen Driscoll paints them in walnut ink … and shows them healing the earth.
Read articleLara Tupper brings poetry to the hills
Lara Tupper, an awardwinning writer and novelist, world-traveling jazz and folk singer and founder of Swift Ink stories, will lead free poetry and writing workshops across the Berkshires.
Read articleDream worlds and dinosaurs see the sun — #berkshireweekend
Stories and art are coming together this week. I’ve been walking through the Norman Rockwell Museum this past week, looking through their illustration collection and imagining possibilities.
Read articleMystery unveils at the Norman Rockwell Museum
This spring, the Norman Rockwell Museum explores their collection of illustrations, taking a broad look at an artform that appears in daily life and imagines worlds beyond.
Read articleQuick moments and signs of brightness — #berkshireweekend
Someone moved behind me with a rustle and slid into the water. A high voice called softly up the scale, and I caught a glint in the corner of my eye … a suggestion of fur and a splash.
Read articleSpring brings writers to Edith Wharton’s gardens
At the beginning of spring, writers come to the Mount, sitting in Edith Wharton’s living room on a rare sunny afternoon, and reflect on the 10th annual residency.
Read articleGenée Coreno imagines new futures for WAM Theatre
WAM Theatre sees the year ahead as time of transformation, as Genée Coreno becomes their new artistic director — and their 2024 season opens with nationally acclaimed singer songwriter Tracy Grammar in Be Here Now.
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.
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