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THE OTHER SIDE: You do need a weatherman

So many of us interpreted Bob Dylan’s declaration that “you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows” as a call to dispense with Big Brother. Lo and behold, it is the right wing that is devoted to destroying government as we know it and, unsurprisingly, endangering us all along the way.
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A Trip to the Moon on Gossamer Wings

William P. Perry -
The moon has been an important subject in English poetry dating back to Chaucer in the 14th century, who was an astronomer as well as a poet. There is a crater on the far side of the moon named for Chaucer.
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DANCE REVIEW: Andrew Schneider at Jacob’s Pillow’s Doris Duke Theatre

Alex Bloomstein -
The Doris Duke Theatre at the Pillow is officially open. It is a stellar addition to the many performance venues in Berkshire County and a wonderful, comfortable place to watch dance and other live performance.
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LEONARD QUART: My minimalist days

Leonard Quart -
A few days ago, as I entered the café, I ran into the two conscientious, caring managers (who have always been concerned about my welfare) pushing out an aggressive homeless man who has been threatening them for a long time while stealing petty cash.
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STEPHEN COHEN: A ray of sunshine in a dark time

Stephen Cohen -
Our nation may be waking up. Immigration and the fear of the other was the Trump linchpin for his electoral success, and the polls now show a turning away from his brutal enforcement and his deportation policies.
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Drowning at Becket Quarry

Shaw Israel Izikson -
The drowning occurred on Friday, July 18.
Life In the Berkshires

NATURE’S TURN: Catbirds in residence — a drama

Judy Isacoff -
I looked to the compelling triangle: baby, mother, father.
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I WITNESS: How to tell if you are a brainwashed cult member, Part One: An evening to remember

Vickie Shufton -
It all started quite innocently. While standing on a corner on Market Street in San Francisco, I was approached by two very friendly young people who struck up a conversation with me. Always game for random social interaction, I wandered down the street with them.
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PREVIEW: Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music runs from Thursday, July 24, through Monday, July 28

David Noel Edwards -
The festival originated in 1964 and has since become one of the world’s premier platforms for contemporary concert music and an incubator for today’s composers and performers.
News

West Stockbridge residents get into trouble, good trouble

Leslee Bassman -
Protest honoring the legacy of John Lewis drew crowds from across the state.
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‘Good Trouble Lives On’ in Great Barrington

Shaw Israel Izikson -
“John Lewis would be at the forefront of these protests, and he would help organize everything because not only did he fight for voting rights, but he fought for human dignity,” Great Barrington event co-organizer Jeffrey Schneider told The Berkshire Edge.

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BITS & BYTES: Reverón Piano Trio with Oskar Espina Ruiz at Music Mountain; Tanglewood Music Center and Tambuco at The Mahaiwe; Susan Morrison at The Mount; Patricia Begrowicz at Ventfort Hall; OLLI presents Kenneth Bechis; Self-care at The Clark; St. Joseph’s Polish Picnic

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BITS & BYTES: Jackie Beat at The Foundry; Sarah Sherman at MASS MoCA; Catherine Russell at Music Mountain; ‘Olatuja’ at Fisher Center; Lina Lapelytė at PS21; EXO-TECH at PS21; Vaguely Pagan at Dream Away Lodge; W.E.B. Du Bois Monument dedication; ‘Beyond Our Boundaries’ at Sandisfield Arts Center; Gordon Chandler and Adrienne Kernan LaVallee at Welles Gallery

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BITS & BYTES: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Shakespeare & Company; Red Clay Dance Company at Jacob’s Pillow; Movie and TV stars at The Clark; ‘My Evil Twin’ at Becket Arts Center; Berkshire Bach Society presents Young Artists; Elizabeth Doss at Arrowhead; ‘Vertigo’ at The Mahaiwe; LaRissa Rogers at Gallery 51; Jon Kinzel at Hudson Hall

BITS & BYTES: Sondheim at Glimmerglass; Jason Carter at Fisher Center; Erica Feldmann at MASS MoCA; Bill Bowers at Chester Theatre; Third Thursday at Olana; The Mastheads at Arrowhead and The Bookstore; Jewish Federation presents Laura Wetzler

THEN & NOW: Great Barrington Savings Bank

BITS & BYTES: BAAMS faculty concert; Berkshires Jazz presents Jasper Zimmerman and Estaban Castro; Chinobay at The Clark; Andrew Lippman at The Mount; Stephanie Talanian at Ventfort Hall; Robert Oakes at Arrowhead

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Obituaries

Anne Parker McKinstry (née Sargent), 87, of Great Barrington

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Services will be held at the First Congregational Church of Stockbridge (United Church of Christ) on Saturday, August 23, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Brent Damrow officiating. There will be an online option.

Gloria Friedman, 79, of Pittsfield

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A Funeral Service for Mrs. Gloria Friedman of Pittsfield will be Friday, July 18, 2025, at 11 a.m., at the Roche Funeral Home in Lenox with Rabbi Barbara Cohen officiating. Buril will be Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, N.Y.

Robert William Lis, 78, of Housatonic

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A Funeral Mass for Robert William Lis will be held on Saturday, July 19, at 10 a.m., with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at Corpus Christi Church Saint Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Housatonic. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Saint Bridget’s Cemetery in Housatonic.

Thomas F. ‘Walt’ Palivoda, 72, of Housatonic

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Walt’s family will receive friends on Friday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., followed by a funeral service officiated by Deacon Ed Shaw at Birches-Roy Funeral Home. A reception will follow at Wyantenuck Country Club. Private burial will be at a later date.

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