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PREVIEW: John Pizzarelli trio honors Tony Bennett at the Mahaiwe Saturday, Dec. 20

When he appeared at the Mahaiwe a year ago, anyone in the audience could see why The Seattle Times has called Pizzarelli “a rare entertainer of the old school.”

Quiet in the Head at No. Six Depot

For a taste of the old-fashioned, genuine Greenwich Village coffeehouse scene, with extraordinary performers to go along with their home-roasted coffees, it’s hard to beat No. Six Depot in West Stockbridge.

Fiona’s Findings: A Great Find

My family owned a popular women’s specialty department store in White Plains, N.Y., called L.A. Schulman. It was THE place for stylish women.

‘Holy shit, there’s dead bats everywhere’

"If we assume, very conservatively, that there are two million species in the tropical rainforests, this means that something like five thousand species are being lost each year. This comes to roughly fourteen species a day, or one every hundred minutes.” -- Elizabeth Kolbert in "The Sixth Extinction"

‘Fully Committed’: One actor, 39 roles

This is completely thrilling for an actor – and completely terrifying. You leap from one character to another – and you have to land full blown for each one. -- Daniel Osman, of his 39 roles in 'Fully Committed.'

Woundscapes: A dialogue with the painter, Morgan Bulkeley

I think of my paintings as prods and lures, meaning to push toward an alternative way of thinking.

Fiona’s Findings: A fashion illustration comic

I hope you will receive Fiona's Findings for what it is: A small love letter to style which chronicles the good, bad and everything in between.