Two years past the end of ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ the Bennet family are gathering for the holidays, and Mary, the awkward, bookish middle sister, is about to take center stage for the first time in her life.
Read articleThe Berkshires celebrates all the holidays of light in long nights — Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the winter solstice and the new year …
Winterlights glow on full-moon nights — #berkshireweekend
Coming up the hill, you can see the house gleaming in the distance and the birches shining like candy canes all along the Blue Stairs. Naumkeag is decked out again in Winterlights.
Read articleFestivals of lights return
Holidays return in the Berkshires — even in an uncertain year, we can find music and storytelling and lights in the dark, and an energy in local places ...
Read articleExplorations — Great Barrington in holiday season
One day when I had a story interview in the Southern Berkshires, I came early to wander through downtown Great Barrington, looking for locally made gifts.
Read articleNightwood grows deeper into the trees
Nightwood has transfigured the Mount again with light and sound and sculpture, and the paths have shifted since last winter.
Read articleThankful for the mountains — #berkshireweekend
Windy Hill Orchard grows rows of winterberry bushes every year. You can walk into a sea of scarlet higher than your head, and they’re bright even on cold, cloudy afternoons.
Read articleHilary Knight reveals hidden worlds in New York
Hilary Knight has explored New York as an artist for more than 70 years — and at 96, he still explores the city today in his drawings and paintings. Though he is often known as the illustrator of the Eloise books, he has wandered over a wild field.
Read articleEloise in the Berkshires — A book behind the scenes
Eloise has come to the Norman Rockwell Museum with visions of New York — a look into the mind of the artist who brought her to life.
Read articleFresh bread on rainy mornings – #berkshireweekend
Ice Glen feels like its own world. You walk through a gap in the rock, and the land changes — steps and caves, boulders covered with moss and fern.
Read articleBohemian Nouveaux Bakery branches out
After two years of growing connections in the community, Dede Weber is planning to open her own BoHo Café on Eagle Street, tapping into deep local roots.
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