Tag: Massachusetts

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    Dancing in the gardens and fields

    BodySonnet collective set to perform in Stockbridge, Chatham   The dance group BodySonnet will perform Sept. 4-5 at Chesterwood in Stockbridge, Mass., and Sept. 6-12 at PS21 in Chatham, N.Y. Courtesy photo   By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer CHATHAM, N.Y. A woman turns her head to the sky. She arches with her shoulders open, her head read more

    Dancing in the gardens and fields
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    Will pandemic’s crisis help heal democracy?

    Over the past six months, the Covid-19 pandemic has killed nearly 200,000 Americans, sickened millions more, and driven unemployment to Depression-era levels. But as the Nov. 3 election approaches, there are at least some hopeful signs that the pandemic might be helping to make our democracy healthier – if ineptitude and malign actors don’t manage read more

    Will pandemic’s crisis help heal democracy?
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    Now back to class? Colleges prepare for influx of students

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    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

    Now back to class? Colleges prepare for influx of students
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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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    For Neal, a spirited challenge from the left

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    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

    For Neal, a spirited challenge from the left
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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

    Performing artists begin to step out
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    Through photos, artist Wendy Red Star honors her people

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    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

    Through photos, artist Wendy Red Star honors her people
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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

    Weighing the risks of schools reopening
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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
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    The art of venturing outside

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    Grounds, gardens become destination for visitors to cultural sites   Atelier Van Lieshout’s “Blast Furnace” is among the works in the sculpture park at Art Omi in Ghent, N.Y. The arts center’s grounds have remained open to visitors during the Covid-19 pandemic even as its indoor galleries have been shuttered. Many other cultural sites across read more

    The art of venturing outside