Recently, our attention has been split by the plight of the Thai boys trapped in the cave, and the bizarre behavior of President Trump in Brussels, the United Kingdom and Helsinki. And yet there are thousands of parents and children trapped in a kind of hell, waiting to find each other. Read More
Terry Cowgill |
Buyer Patrick Hollenbeck, who also chairs the Great Barrington Libraries board of trustees, said he's not sure what he wants to do with the property. Read More
Emily Edelman |
Deb Koffman's "Drawing as Mindfulness Practice" workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to watch their minds; stay connected to their hearts; follow their authentic impulses; make mistakes without consequences; tap into their natural, ordinary, unique creativity; and find the essential beauty in anything. Read More
David Noel Edwards |
Conceived as a response to Bernstein's song cycle "Songfest," Gandolfi’s new work dares to ask what it means to be an American. Read More
Edge Staff |
This is the third time the Massachusetts Senate has attempted to create a dedicated funding stream for this critical public safety need during the 2017-2018 legislative session. Read More
Marcie L. Setlow |
This week Martha Piper of William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty offers a beautiful LEED certified home in Great Barrington. We also have some lovely Great Barrington listings for What's on the Market! Read More
Hannah Van Sickle |
“Our day is about collaborating — in particular the collaboration of farmers,” said Barbara Zheutlin, executive director of Berkshire Grown, to an impressive group of participants who gathered at Sky View Farm in Sheffield to kick off the day-long farm tour. Read More
Carolyn and Eli Newberger |
Solos, duets, trios and multitudes crackled with electricity, improvisation, shouts and whispers of the legacies of their and our tap forebears, and at the same time protecting and insulating us. Read More
Emily Edelman |
Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center will celebrate National Moth Week Tuesday, July 24, from 8 to 10 p.m., with a workshop about nighttime pollinators, insects and moths. Read More
Edge Staff |
Among the issues Amatul-Wadud is raising in her run for Congress are climate change; universal public education; and affordable, high-speed internet access for every resident of the 1st Congressional District. Read More
J. Peter Bergman |
I often think I've seen this show one time too many, but this one was a joy to watch and a perfect show to recommend in this centennial anniversary year of Leonard Bernstein's birth. Read More
Terry Cowgill |
Sean VanDeusen, who heads the town Department of Public Works, said contractors currently performing work on Town Hall found the chimneys "to be in worse shape than previously thought." Two of the chimneys need to be completely rebuilt. Read More
Hannah Van Sickle |
Despite his relative youth, Mazursky was keen on one important fact: Spending time with one another is a simple yet effective way of getting a more robust and accurate picture for both sides. Read More
Victor Feldman |
CDCSB executive director Tim Geller told the Edge that his estimate is that construction on the new apartments will begin in the spring of 2021—a year later than currently scheduled—and that the rent will be “very affordable.” Read More
Edge Staff |
In addition to his role at Eastover, Bob also served as a director of the former Lenox National Bank in Lenox, 22 years on Lenox Zoning Board, president and board member of Porchlight VNA, a proud member of Unico, and active member of the Church on the Hill. Read More
Terry Cowgill |
Warren, a Democrat, is up for re-election to a second term this year. She has become a national figure and is one of President Donald Trump's fiercest critics. Read More
Belle Fox-Martin |
Instead of saying, as one might, about any other ruler, "The King's in council," here they always said. "The President is tweeting in his dressing room.” Read More
Terry Cowgill |
The selectboard has held a pair of closed-door meetings on the possible purchase and related litigation this month, and has said its goal is to add the item to the warrant for a special town meeting scheduled for Monday, Aug. 6. Read More
Edge Staff |
A “Complete Street” is one that provides safe and accessible options for all travel modes and for all people, taking into account the ages and abilities of individuals. Read More
Emily Edelman |
The fine woodwork show will feature designs by professional woodworkers from throughout the Berkshires; Columbia County, New York; and surrounding areas. Read More
Hannah Van Sickle |
Coupled with the wildly unconventional dialogue that ensues between her poems’ speaker and the composite character of Baby—as the pair navigate drug stores, strip clubs, arcade games and garden patches—the reader is both drawn in and captivated by each encounter. Read More
Jeremy Yudkin |
Beethoven is the Shakespeare of music. His music is entertaining, but it is also very often a challenge, and it stays with us. We feel its depth and its power. And nowhere is this more true than in the late string quartets. Read More
Edge Staff |
Brian was on the Lee Youth Association board of directors and enjoyed all local youth sports including Lee Pewee Football, LYA Basketball, Lee Little League and the Dalton Judo Club. Read More
David Noel Edwards |
To the chagrin of nearly two Earl Scruggs fans, the Flecktones' set included nothing that Earl would have recognized as bluegrass. Read More
Carole Owens |
Exactly why such a small, out-of-the-way business in Dalton, Massachusetts, won a competition to become the single manufacturer of all the paper for the nation’s money is not known, but that doesn’t stop speculation. Read More
Terry Cowgill |
The play explores one of Strindberg's other favorite themes: the question of the viability of marriage as an institution. The ending isn't a happy one. I'll leave it at that. Read More
Dan Dwyer |
The 90-minute show was packed with about a dozen and half songs, thematically grouped in five sets with some rollicking comedy routines and brash, political commentary in between. Read More
Ben Hillman |
No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant...The damage inflicted by President Trump’s naiveté, egotism, false equivalence, and sympathy for autocrats is difficult to calculate. Read More
Kateri Kosek |
Thrushes are not particularly known for eating suet, or for coming to feeders of any kind, but it hung around for five days or so, even flying out from under the porch steps one day. Read More
Emily Edelman |
Along with Elizabeth Orenstein, Rosemary Wessel will lead an interactive conversation and demonstration of how to use invasive plant species and common weeds as food. Read More
J. Peter Bergman |
Predictable in plot, riddled with happy endings and beautifully performed in a pristine space, this world premiere production is an easy play to sit back and enjoy. Read More
Ben Hillman |
Although most U.S. officials argue that Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election have worsened relations, Trump instead faulted 'U.S. foolishness and stupidity.' Read More
Edge Staff |
He became a partner at the international law firm of Fulbright and Jaworski and worked for 40 years in its Houston, Washington and Austin offices. Read More
Judy Isacoff |
Researching the carrot family, I discovered yellow flowering wild parsnip, a plant that is reported to be as hazardous as poison ivy. Upon close examination of a 6-feet-tall individual, it was clear that I had, in fact, come upon wild parsnip. Read More
David Noel Edwards |
"Trouble in Tahiti" may not be in the same league as the enormously successful "On the Town," but it showcases the quirky, jazz-inflected melodic and harmonic writing Lenny is famous for. Read More
J. Peter Bergman |
Covering three days and nights, the play needs to keep its audience off-balance, and the director and actors do that without artifice and it makes a lot of sense. Read More
J. Peter Bergman |
The young company takes immense pleasure out of teasing the audience, testing one another's mettle and using slapstick techniques with ardor. Read More
Judy Eddy |
Regardless of the weather, a significant number of customers choose air-source heat pumps to solve “problem” areas of their living and work spaces: rooms that are hotter or cooler than the rest of the house or office, or floors of the building that feel the heat or cold more than the rest. Read More
J. Peter Bergman |
It may be the closeness of the actors, or perhaps it is their ironic renditions of real people, but the show felt immediate and positive and even rather relaxed instead of staged. Read More
Carolyn Newberger |
In the Berkshires, where great music and great musicians are standard fare, we also have some amazing young local musicians who are enriching our community not just during the summer season, but year-round. Read More
Claudia Maurino |
I asked some of my friends some questions about their summer reads (and then answered them myself.) These are our thoughts on books for this summer so far. Read More
Carolyn Newberger |
This layering implicitly conveys that we are all, everywhere, subject to the forces that manipulate minds and exert control. It also suggests that we are in this together, and that, together, we can resist. Read More
Letter to the editor |
In her letter Mary Talbot writes: "Berkshire County deserves a district attorney whose experience is as impressive as it is extensive, and one who is ready to bring about a more thoughtful and progressive approach to the criminal justice system." Read More
J. Peter Bergman |
This is a Macbeth for those who know the play well enough to know what's missing, but not for those who know it so well that excisions that abound will destroy the work. Read More
J. Peter Bergman |
This is not my music, and certainly not my kind of show, but I was so delighted with the evening that I have been singing these songs in my head ever since. Read More
Edge Staff |
The legislation creates a framework in which eligible voters will be automatically registered to vote when receiving services from the Registry of Motor Vehicles, MassHealth and other participating state agencies. Read More
Marcie L. Setlow |
An exceptional Stockbridge estate with lush gardens offered by Sheila Thunfors of Stone House Properties. And Berkshire homes in the $400,000-$500,000 price range. Read More
David Noel Edwards |
The opera is famous not so much for its plot as for its melodies, which make it one of Puccini’s most accessible works and an ideal starting point for opera newbies. Read More
Terry Cowgill |
The approval of the plastic water bottle ban from residents at the annual town meeting followed a lengthy and impassioned appeal at the annual town meeting from three Monument Mountain Regional High School students. Read More
Letter to the editor |
In her letter to the editor, Marj Wexler writes: "We urgently need consumer pressure on bottling companies to challenge the unsustainable practice of producing new plastic bottles." Read More
Liz Thompson |
This is an experience not to be missed. It is about this moment in time. It is why art and artists are perhaps more important than news reports. Read More
Victor Feldman |
“His love of rivers and his dedication to environmental justice play a very small part, but can be a lens through which to understand his fuller achievements. There is no better place in the world to tell this part of the story, at the very spot where he was ‘born by a golden river.’ ”
-- Rachel Fletcher, founder of River Walk Read More
Terry Cowgill |
When Framework Properties first proposed the 47 Railroad Street project in Great Barrington, which included only 13 market-rate apartments, they learned that it was the first building permit taken out in the town for a structure containing four apartments or more since 1990. Read More
Dan Dwyer |
Sexual liberation — but in the dark? It just plays silly. Why bother? Act 2, too, has some peculiar directorial choices, especially a cringe-inducing routine involving a poster of Mick Jagger. Read More
Emily Edelman |
Berkshire Environmental Action Team has received a $35,000 grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust that will enable BEAT to continue its work surveying and sampling stormwater outfalls in Berkshire County. Read More
Edge Staff |
In answer to the public outcry calling for transparency, the Berkshire Museum has made available on its website the forms filed with the appropriate federal and state agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017. Read More
J. Peter Bergman |
Phelps’ production is about the best you will see outside of St. Martin’s Theater in the West End of London, so save yourself the airfare and get to New Lebanon instead. Read More
Dan Dwyer |
The entire performance is mesmerizing. Narration by actor Kathleen Chalfant and original music by Finish composer Kaija Saariaho fit perfectly with the dance.
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Hannah Van Sickle |
Through the power of horses, Berkshire HorseWorks provides the tools to challenge, communicate, heal, lead, empathize and thrive in today’s world. Read More
Terry Cowgill |
After the planning board crafted a set of zoning regulations to deal with pot earlier this year, the selectboard reviewed them and most thought the regulations were a bit too lax since they would allow cultivation by-right in too many zones. Read More
Emily Edelman |
The Laroo/Byrd 4tet is the transmutation of the husband-and-wife duo configuration of trumpeter and saxophonist Saskia Laroo and pianist Warren Byrd into a full band with bassist Rick Rozie and drummer Jocelyn Pleasant. Read More
Carolyn and Eli Newberger |
Both Lang and Buchbinder availed themselves fully of the Shed’s magnificent magnification. One often not only could hear a pin drop, but concentrated deeply on the exaltation of glorious sound. Read More
J. Peter Bergman |
As drama goes, this play presents a genuine picture of adults in our era — mixed marriages, mixed belief systems, altered understanding and miscommunication. Read More
Dan Dwyer |
A stunning new production that combines a subversive adaptation of Leonard Bernstein’s 1950 version with his nearly forgotten, full original score. Enter a “Peter Pan” for the 21st century. Read More
Carole Owens |
Since taking over Time Warner in 2014, Spectrum has consistently provided less for more. That double-edged practice requires attention from both legislators and the Five Town Advisory Committee. Read More
Justin F. Jackson |
Certainly Great Barrington can simultaneously recognize his flaws and faults while also finding ways to remember publicly, in a permanent way, his profound contributions to the struggle to push the United States to live up to its founding ideals, particularly regarding the plight of African-Americans. Read More
Emily Edelman |
The Crandell Theatre will serve as the exclusive regional host for the premiere of “Tales of Europe,” a series of five new and acclaimed contemporary films from France and Italy. Read More
Ben Hillman |
The United States delegation, embracing the interests of infant formula manufacturers … sought to water down the resolution by removing language that called on governments to “protect, promote and support breast-feeding.” Read More
Hannah Van Sickle |
For four Tuesdays in July, the Mastheads will host a literary lecture on the lovely outdoor terrace of the Berkshire Athenaeum. Read More
Dan Dwyer |
Lady Rizo works a song portfolio from Nina Simone to Leonard Cohen with a set of pipes that would make both Janis Joplin and Donna Summer be sure she never opened for them — she’d be too good. Read More
Justin F. Jackson |
Du Bois not only accepted and advocated the principles of human equality and natural rights embodied in America’s Declaration of Independence. He actually sought to apply them worldwide.
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Belle Fox-Martin |
Maybe you have some wise words to weave into a toast that would make the rest of us feel celebratory or at least better about our world in general. Read More
Dook Snyder |
We are used to the images of war: bombs and bullets and blood. But Nance knows what many Americans are unwilling to recognize: We are at war and this war is being fought on our land. Read More
Justin F. Jackson |
Undoubtedly the greatest African-American intellectual in U.S. history and an activist who pioneered the modern civil rights movement and worked tirelessly for African peoples’ freedom throughout the world, Du Bois is long overdue for public recognition in Great Barrington and the nation. Yet like Banquo’s ghost, the controversy surrounding Du Bois — and particularly his political ideology and affiliation at the end of his life — will not go down. Read More
Leonard Quart |
I often stopped there for a latte from one of its kiosks, or just sat there either reading the Times or observing people before class. Read More
Letter to the editor |
In a letter to the editor 10 residents of Manville Street write: "Taking over Manville Street from its current residents and creating a parking and traffic nightmare is absolutely the wrong way to do this." Read More
Hannah Van Sickle |
Hannah Van Sickle interviews Great Barrington author Aaron Thier about his latest book, ‘The World is a Narrow Bridge.’ Thier will be reading from his book at The Bookstore in Lenox on Monday at 5:30 p.m.
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Emily Edelman |
The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires will hold a one-day Nonprofit Boot Camp Wednesday, July 11, which will cover the basics of nonprofit management including governance, finance, fundraising, legal and best practices. Read More
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: July 1-7, 2018
By Edge Staff | Martha Piper of William Pitt Sotheby's offers an enchanting "green" property overlooking acres of protected farmland but just minutes from downtown Great Barrington!
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: June 24-30, 2018
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: June 17-23, 2018
By Edge Staff | A beautiful and historic property transformed by a notable Berkshire designer into the perfect country getaway, offered by Chapin Fish of Brockman Real Estate.
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: June 10-16, 2018
By Ritch Holben | Designer Ritch Holben considers the pergola, a cost-effective way to gain shaded, summer living space with no need to heat or maintain it off-season.
By Edge Staff | We have properties offered by Stone House Properties, Brandon White of Cohen+White Associates, Elisabeth Wheeler of Lance Vermeulen, Kreston Johnson and Barney Stein of Lance Vermeulen.
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: June 3-9, 2018
By Edge Staff | Decks and patios are special summer spaces in properties offered by Helen Mullany of Helen Mullany Real Estate LLC, Anita Schilling of William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, Suzann Ward of Barnbrook Realty, George Cain of William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, Thom Garvey of Cohen+White Associates and Nancy K Kalodner of Cohen+White Associates.
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: May 27 - June 2, 2018
By Edge Staff | What's better than relaxing on a porch on a summer day? We have great porch properties offered by Sheila Thunfors of Stone House Properties, Berkshire Property Agents, Mary Jo Piretti of Piretti Real Estate and Wheeler & Taylor Real Estate.
By Edge Staff | Karen Climo of William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty offers an incredible Property of the Week set on 16 + acres with scenic and wild field views.
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: May 20-26, 2018
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: May 13-19, 2018
By Edge Staff | Sheila Thunfors of Stone House Properties offers a beautiful contemporary home in West Stockbridge with wonderful views from almost every room!
By Edge Staff | Looking to cool down this summer? What's better then a waterfront location? We have some incredible homes offered by Berkshire Property Agents, David St. Laurent of Real Living Realty Professional and Country and Waterfront Properties, and Chapin Fish of Brockman Real Estate
By Lee Buttala | A exhibition about "Power and Beauty in China's Last Dynasty" seem like a funny place to learn about placement and perspective in the garden. But, maybe not.
By Edge Staff | This Great Barrington waterfront home, offered by Brandon White and Nancy Kalodner of Cohen+White Associates, is the perfect Berkshire offering!
By Edge Staff | We are diving into this long weekend of remembrance with Pool Properties offered by Mary Jo Piretti of Piretti Real Estate, Christine Martin of The Kinderhook Group Real Estate Stockbridge, Stone House Properties, Brandon White of Cohen+White Associates, Mary Jane White of Cohen+White Associates, and Steven Erenburg of Cohen+White Associates.
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: May 6-12, 2018
By Edge Staff | With spring finally here and summer approaching we offer you properties with beautiful lawns and gardens from Stone House Properties, Suzann Ward of Barnbrook Realty, Berkshire Property Agents, and Mary Jane White of Cohen+White Associates.
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: April 29-May 5, 2018
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: April 22-28, 2018
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: April 15-21, 2018
By Edge Staff | Starting the day with an incredible sunrise or ending it with a colorful sunset is hard to beat. Find that and more in properties offered by Anita Schilling of William Pitt Sotheby's International, Stone House Properties, Suzann Ward of Barnbrook Realty and Brandon White of Cohen+White Associates.
By Lee Buttala | Each element is set before you to change your pace, or cause you to look up at a view, or to simply give you pause to notice a fern, some artfully laid stonework, or to stop and hear the sound of the world around you.
By Edge Staff | Sheila Thunfors of Stone House Properties offers us a beautiful Stockbridge contemporary overlooking breathtaking Western sunset views!
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: April 8–14, 2018
By Edge Staff | We have another week of new listings offered by Karen Climo of William Pitt Sotheby's International, Dave Taylor of Elyse Harney Real Estate, Berkshire Property Agents, and Stone House Properties.
By Paul Breunich | The real estate market was down in the first quarter of 2018 but the future is promising, according to the CEO of William Pitt and Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty.
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: April 1–7, 2018
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: March 25–31, 2018
By Edge Staff | Why leave the house when you can get all your work done from home? We have beautiful home offices offered by Stone House Properties, The Shire Group of William Pitt Sotheby's International, Chapin Fish of Brockman Real Estate, and Brandon White of Cohen+White Associates.
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: March 18–24, 2018
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: March 11–17, 2018
By Edge Staff | This week Henry Hagenah of Cohen+White Associates presents a captivating Berkshire "cottage," originally built by a cousin of the writer Edith Wharton.
By Edge Staff | Charming country homes offered by Jared Kelly of William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, Suzann Ward of Barnbrook Realty, Stone House Properties, and Claudia Laslie, Antonio Segalla and Judi Lazan of Lance Vermeulen Real Estate.
By Ritch Holben | With astonishing skill, designer Ritch Holben completely transforms an outdated veterinary clinic into Bilmar Veterinary Services while staying within its building's original footprint.
By Edge Staff | Barney Stein of Lance Vermeulen Real Estate offers a unique opportunity to live right in the historic village of Lenox, with plenty of room, plenty of land and a separate apartment as an additional plus.
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: March 4–10, 2018
By Edge Staff | The latest weekly report of real estate sales in the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut: Feb. 25–March 3, 2018
By Edge Staff | Take a look at our "Move-In Ready" properties offered by Anita Schilling of William Pitt Sotheby's, Mary Jane Dunlop of Berkshire Access Realty, Tim Lovett of Berkshire Property Agents and Them Garvey of Cohen+White Associates.
By Lee Buttala | From a James Bond-like structure near the Arctic Circle, our Self-Taught Gardener, Lee Buttala, assures us that seeds and the future of our food sources are safely protected.
By Edge Staff | This week we have properties in Sheffield from Anita Schilling and Leslie Chesloff of William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, Berkshire Property Agents, Wheeler&Taylor Real Estate and Karen Climo of William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty.
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