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THEN & NOW: ‘The Gateway to the Berkshires’

Lee's Founders Weekend is a community-wide festival held throughout downtown in the so-called “Gateway to the Berkshires.”

Lee — The town of Lee celebrates historic Founders Weekend on September 15, 16, and 17. It is a community-wide festival held throughout downtown in the so-called “Gateway to the Berkshires.” The old photograph by Chauncey Cutting shown above features firefighters battling a blaze on Main Street in downtown Lee. The exact date is a bit of a mystery, but it was likely taken in the 1880s. A similar present-day view is shown below.

NOW: A present-day view of Main Street in Lee. Photo by Gary Leveille.
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THEN & NOW: The former South Lee school

According to the Lee Historical Society, the South Lee school originally provided education for all grades, but by the 1920s, only elementary grades were taught here.

BITS & BYTES: Arcis Saxophone Quartet at the Linde Center; Onnis Luque at Art Omi; ‘Prairie Project’ at The Triplex; Alicia Svigals and Donald...

The Arcis Saxophone Quartet, named after Munich's iconic Arcis Street, has emerged as one of the world's most vibrant and active classical ensembles.

BITS & BYTES: Amanda Pascali at Indigo Room; Yaya Bey at MASS MoCA; Berkshire Bach Society at the Linde; Valley Classical Concerts presents A...

Born to a mother from Cairo who grew up in France and an Italian father raised in Romania, Amanda Pascali is a mixed-race, bilingual Gen Z troubadour perpetually caught between worlds.

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