Tag: Great Barrington

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    Losing a place that challenged minds

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    As Simon’s Rock leaves the Berkshires, town debates future of campus   Students cross a bridge as they head toward the library and classroom buildings on the wooded campus of Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, Mass. Scott Langley photo   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. On a cold, clear day read more

    Losing a place that challenged minds
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    Equity project pushes to transform region’s cultural workplaces

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    Equity project pushes to transform region’s cultural workplaces Christopher Duggan photo courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer   Imagine the people who make creative work happen in an arts or cultural institution all having a stake and a voice in the organization’s operations and mission. Or imagine creative organizations clearly read more

    Equity project pushes to transform region’s cultural workplaces
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    In defense of books

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    Some in region push back against banning efforts in schools and libraries   Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman reads to an audience at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, one of a series of stops he made around the state in recent months as part of his Banned Book Tour. Courtesy photo   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer read more

    In defense of books
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    High culture, low pay — Local arts groups push for change

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    Local arts groups shine light on their own workplaces in push for change       By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. Guitars strum and fireflies gleam in the meadow. Actors are falling in love every night, and stages large and small are alive with dance and music. It’s summer in the Berkshires. But read more

    High culture, low pay — Local arts groups push for change
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    Group organizes to save Triplex Cinema

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    Great Barrington’s Triplex Cinema to reopen as nonprofit operation   Nicki Wilson, board president of the new nonprofit Triplex Cinema Inc., says strong local support enabled the group to act quickly to acquire the downtown Great Barrington movie theater. Susan Sabino photo   By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. The Triplex Cinema, an independent read more

    Group organizes to save Triplex Cinema
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    The return of live music

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      A performance by Robanic with the Caribbean Sounds, held in late June, is part of a Friday evening Concerts in the Courtyard series at the Bennington Museum. George Bouret photo   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer   Low strings move below warm chords and a rhythm like rain: In a quiet tenor with a catch read more

    The return of live music
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    Creating art in a holiday season darkened by Covid

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    Artists, nonprofits steer toward light in a darkened holiday season   Michael Scupholm, the glass studio director at Salem Art Works in Salem, N.Y., shapes a blown-glass ornament. The pandemic has forced artists to work alone in SAW’s studios, rather than in groups. Courtesy photo   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer CHESHIRE, Mass. Rods of glass read more

    Creating art in a holiday season darkened by Covid
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    In pandemic’s wake, some see changes for region

    Will urban dwellers who escaped to countryside opt to stay long-term? By CRAIG IDLEBROOKContributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. The Berkshires were awfully quiet this summer, with Tanglewood and many other cultural sites shuttered or gone virtual because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but Eric Steuernagle has been a very busy man. Steuernagle, the owner of Fairground read more

    In pandemic’s wake, some see changes for region
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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

    Finding healing power — in burlesque
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    A menu of constant change

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    Restaurants struggle to navigate pandemic, partial reopening   Railroad Street in Great Barrington is car-free on a Friday night in June, allowing the street’s many restaurants to serve more customers at outdoor tables. Scott Langley photo   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. At the Prairie Whale, strings of lights are gleaming in the read more

    A menu of constant change