Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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Monica Bliss

Monica Bliss grew up in the Berkshires and now lives in New Lebanon, N.Y. with her husband, daughters, dog, and cats. She spends her time singing, acting, directing, writing, cooking, baking, and working towards social change.

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BITS & BYTES: ‘Frankenweenie’ at The Mahaiwe; Graveyard tea at Ventfort Hall; Witch trial film at Bennington Museum; Halloween tribute at The Colonial; Halloween...

Young Victor Frankenstein resurrects his beloved dog Sparky in Tim Burton’s touching homage to Mary Shelley, “Frankenweenie.”

BITS & BYTES: Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. and Framework art exhibit and food drive; Ancram Center presents world premiere; OLLI presents staged reading; BIFF at...

“Art of Food” features paintings, mixed media, photography, and even a LEGO® sculpture that fit the broad theme of “food."

BITS & BYTES: Staged reading of new musical; Diego Mongue Band at Adams Theater; Berkshire Museum ‘Aquarium Bon Voyage’; Forest bathing at Arrowhead; BFAIR...

There will be a staged reading of “Incognito Witch The Musical,” a new musical play based on the paintings and short films by artist Mollie Kellogg.

From the kitchen of Monica Bliss

A recipe for Hasselback Butternut Squash with Whipped Feta & Honey

BITS & BYTES: WAM Theatre’s Elder Ensemble performs original piece; Ailey II at The Mahaiwe; Chamber concerts at Tanglewood; Poetry at The Foundry; Flying...

“Women elders are often made invisible in our culture,” director KD McTeigue reflects. “As we collaborate on the creation of this piece, I’m continuously moved by the wealth of joy, creativity, and presence the ensemble members bring to each rehearsal.”

BITS & BYTES: Tariq Pinkston at Dottie’s; Josh Simpson at The Clark; Guild of Berkshire Artists at Berkshire Humane Society; Close Encounters with Music...

Tariq Pinkston is a psychic healer and the founder of Radiant Healing Frequency, a source healing method that helps to clear energetic blockages and support healing within your physical and emotional body with angelic support.

BITS & BYTES: Joe Wheaton at Chesterwood; ‘Grounded’ at The Clark and The Mahaiwe; Berkshire Bach Society presents Elliot Figg and Caitlyn Koester; ‘Toasting...

Chesterwood to throw a closing party for “Birth of a Shadow,” the annual contemporary sculpture exhibition with a site-specific light show by Joe Wheaton.

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Hot Plate Brewing Co. adds coffee; Berkshire Lightscapes lights up; Norman Rockwell Museum updates; Pittsfield Cooperative Bank hires; Springfield Museums appoints Vice...

Addressing the rise of sober and sober-curious consumers, as well as the lack of safe third places for young folks to gather downtown, Hot Plate Brewing Co. is now expanding its menu to offer coffee, tea, and pastries.

BITS & BYTES: Images Cinema presents award-winning short; Crandell Theatre presents FilmColumbia; Andrew Dawson at Race Brook Lodge; WAM Theater at Shakespeare & Company;...

Images Cinema presents a screening of John Tedeschi’s award-winning short film “A Book by Their Cover,” which was filmed locally and inspired by last year’s “Genderqueer” controversy.

BITS & BYTES: New Chamber Ballet at The Clark; Meridian Brothers at Race Brook Lodge; Photography exhibit at Sandisfield Arts Center; Historical exhibit at...

The Clark Art Institute presents “Quadrille,” a new ballet by Miro Magloire, set to music by Alyssa Regent and Pulitzer Prize winner Tania León and performed by New Chamber Ballet.

BITS & BYTES: Spencertown Academy presents Misty Blues; The Mahaiwe presents Pink Martini; Adams Theater presents Gypsy Layne; Daniel Jocz at Mad Rose Gallery;...

Founded 25 years ago, Misty Blues performs extensively throughout New England and has toured the continental U.S., Canada, and the UK.

BITS & BYTES: Karen Dolmanisth, Virginia Bradley, and Chris Malcomson at Art on Main; Berkshires Jazz presents Grace Kelly; Becket Arts Center Wanda Houston...

Guild of Berkshire Artists presents “ab-strac-tion Through Media, Process and Symbol,” experiential sculpture, alchemy, and abstraction by Karen Dolmanisth, Virginia Bradley, and Chris Malcomson.

BITS & BYTES: Bill Murray at The Triplex; ‘The Outsider’ at Ghent Playhouse; OLLI at BCC Performing Arts Initiative; Guided photography walk at Arrowhead;...

TheTriplex Cinema is thrilled to announce that legendary actor Bill Murray will visit the Triplex for a special 20th anniversary screening of Wes Anderson’s “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.”

BITS & BYTES: ‘Les Contes d’Hoffman’ at The Clark and The Mahaiwe; Riley Mulherkar at Hudson Hall; Jody King Camarra at New Marlborough Town...

The Clark Art Institute and the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center present The Metropolitan Opera’s broadcast of “Les Contes d’Hoffman,” the first installment of the 2024–25 season of The Met: Live in HD.
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