In the next week we can make paper out of old jeans, or see a potter lift the top off a raku kiln while the bowls inside are glowing like molten glass … Artsweek Berkshires is coming back.
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Mohican families connect in the land — across time
Bonney Hartley’s family lived here six generations ago. She is standing in the Stockbridge cemetery, in the sun under the maple trees, where her ancestor, Naunauneekkanuck, stood in 1735.
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Coral fountains and pearl pools: Berkshire museums turn outdoors
Stone blocks stand in rough steps, the color of quartz and clam shells … Art OMI has installed new work this summer, as museums are adapting their gardens and grounds, virtual content and outdoor artwork.
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Berkshire Historical Society explores Herman Melville’s attic
The desk set is made of green glass with a pattern of dark leaves. The label names it Tiffany. Erin Hunt read it in fascination and mulled over these fine opalescent boxes. They would hold ink and paper, stamps, pens and blotter ends. And what would someone write with them, […]
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