Issue: August 2020
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Now back to class? Colleges prepare for influx of students
Area colleges make plans to welcome students back as virus surges nationally A seating area behind the Case Campus Center at Skidmore College awaits the arrival of students. The college is among several in the region that aim to resume in-person classes this month.Joan K. Lentini photo By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer CASTLETON, Vt.… read more
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Finding healing power — in burlesque
Berkshires-based performer sees dance form as path to empowerment Anna Brooke, a Berkshires-based burlesque dancer and teacher who performs under the stage name Legs Malone, displays an outfit created by the designer Catherine D’Lish. By STACEY MORRISContributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. A hush falls over the stage at a burlesque theater in the Tribeca… read more
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For Neal, a spirited challenge from the left
By FRED DALEYEditor The November election may be shaping up as a referendum on the presidency of Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress, but some hotly contested primary contests now under way in Massachusetts and Vermont are focusing on the message and priorities of the Democratic Party. In primaries scheduled for Aug.… read more
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Performing artists begin to step out
Theater, music shows resume with caution, and nearly all outdoors Cast members rehearse under an outdoor tent in July for Berkshire Th.eatre Group’s upcoming production of “Godspell.” The show runs Aug. 6-Sept. 4 in the tent outside the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. Courtesy photo By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer PITTSFIELD, Mass. A woman is… read more
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Through photos, artist Wendy Red Star honors her people
Exhibit at Mass MoCA tells story of Montana’s Apsaalooke nation A large cutout drawn from a historical photo is part of Wendy Red Star’s new exhibit, “Apsaalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird,” in the Kidspace at Mass MoCA. Courtesy Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass. He is… read more
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Weighing the risks of schools reopening
As this issue heads to press at the end of July, our region has become one of the best in the nation for steering clear of the coronavirus. In the counties where Massachusetts, New York and Vermont meet, new cases of Covid-19 have dwindled to no more than a handful on most days. Local public… read more
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From readers, care and food for local journalists
How long does it take to make a newspaper editor smile? In one local case in the 19th century, the process took 14 years.In 1869, Harriet Wing of Glens Falls, the wife of Halsey Rogers Wing, received a packet of catalpa seeds in a letter from Kentucky. Perhaps, at the time, Harriet was still grieving… read more