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A family takes in Spring Street at the annual Williamstown Holiday Walk. Photo courtesy of the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce

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Winter holidays

Williamstown Chamber

The Berkshires celebrates all the holidays of light in long nights — Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the winter solstice and the new year …

Pine Cobble shows a long view on a cold, clear day.
Photo by Kate Abbott
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Clear skies ahead (December 30 newsletter)

December 31, 2020
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A few weeks ago I was walking with a friend at night, wandering into back corners of town I’d never seen before, and she asked me what holiday rituals look like for me.

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Menorahs gleam on the seventh night of Hanukkah. Creative Commons courtesy photo.
Photo by David Williss
Winter holidays

We’re transforming holidays to keep them alight (December 23 newsletter)

December 17, 2020
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It’s snowing tonight. It’s the seventh night of Hanukkah as I’m writing this by the fire, and in windows nearby candles are burning down quietly.

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A handmade glass ornament glows warmly at Cheshire Glassworks.
Photo by Kate Abbott

Cheshire Glassworks glimmers with the colors of winter

December 16, 2020
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In her studio at Cheshire Glassworks, Jill Reynolds is making beads. They reflect the changing seasons, the shifting landscapes outside her window.

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Michael Zippel and Oskar Hallig have opened a shop for Berkshire-themed gift boxes at Only in My Dreams in South Egremont.
Michael Zippel and Oskar Hallig
Winter holidays

Only in My Dreams gives the Berkshires in a package

December 15, 2020
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Imagine fresh coffee, or tea and honey, coming to you as a gentle surprise. Oskar Hallig and his husband, Michael Zippel, have evolved Only in My Dreams in the pandemic to offer locally sourced gift boxes and care packages.

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Amy DiLalla's jewelry at IS183. Press photo courtesy of IS183.
Amy DiLalla
Winter holidays

IS183 lifts artists in virtual holiday market

December 11, 2020
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Blue marbled cups and sunset in canyon country, beads of polished wood … IS183 Art School of the Berkshires is creating a virtual holiday market for artists in the region with Mill Town Capital, through December 11.

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Holiday trains are running on the Hoosac Valley Line. Press image courtesy of Berkshire Scenic Railway.
Brent Bette
Winter holidays

Express delivery: Creative places, shops and artisans welcome the holidays (December 16 newsletter)

December 10, 2020
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The lights are on. Holiday trains are running on the Hoosac Valley Line, and up and down the county downtowns, shops and artisans are trying to face December with a glimmer.

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J.K. Custom Furniture and Designs crafts woodwork. Courtesy of the artists.
J.K. Custom Furniture and Designs
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A holiday artist co-op forms in Great Barrington

December 10, 2020
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In a year when Covid has cancelled in-person markets across the region, makers from the Great Barrington Arts Market and their friends are forming a popup holiday co-op.

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Sheffield's Festival of Holidays returns with tabletop trees. Press photo courtesy of Sheffield Historical Society.
Sheffield Historical Society
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Festival of Holidays in Sheffield turns up the lights

December 9, 2020
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In Sheffield, the historical society is creating its own new tradition in lights. In the grounds of the historic Dan Raymond House, 20 lighted Frasier firs will glimmer.

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Lenox holds its first outdoor festival of trees for the holidays in 2020.
Photo by Kate Abbott
Winter holidays

Festivals of trees move outward in Lenox and Pittsfield

December 9, 2020
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Downtowns and local businesses are looking for breathing space as they navigate a season where traditional holiday walks and pageants and processions have to give way.

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A glass ornament takes shape at Salem Art Works. Press image courtesy of SAW.
Salem Art Works
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Salem Art Works expands into a virtual holiday shop

December 9, 2020
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Salem Art Works in Salem, N.Y., has opened a new webshop for their artists, with blown glass ornaments ceramics, cast iron and more — and their trails are open.

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