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THEN & NOW: Tillotson’s Garage in Lenox Dale

Extensively rebuilt and modified, the building is now home to several businesses, including Glenn Van Orman’s G & M Machine Inc.

Henry Cho at The Colonial; Benny Sharoni Quartet at Old Town Hall; Bidwell House Museum presents Robert J. Allison; Jewish Federation presents novelist Maya...

Whether he’s sharing anecdotes from his Korean-American upbringing in Tennessee or riffing on everyday absurdities, Henry Cho’s comedy is sure to resonate with everyone.

BITS & BYTES: Pilobolus at The Mahaiwe; The Humanist Project at The Foundry; Berkshire Music School presents Matt Cusson; OtherWords poetry reading; Stargazing over Baldwin...

Testing the limits of human physicality to explore the beauty and the power of connected bodies since 1971, Pilobolus has performed on Broadway, at The Oscars, and at the Olympics.

BITS & BYTES: Olga Dunn Dance at Saint James Place; Berkshire Opera Festival spring recital; Women of Spirit in the Berkshires gathering; Francisca Oyogoa...

In its fifth decade, the Olga Dunn Dance Company continues to encourage dance through professional-level training and creation of new works.

BITS & BYTES: Musical Petting Zoo at The Carle; Pittsfield CityJazz Festival; ‘Matilda The Musical JR.’ at The Colonial Theatre; Close Encounters with Music...

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Art presents a Musical Petting Zoo, a traveling exhibit of musical instruments, with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.

THEN & NOW: The Pease/Comstock Mill in Stockbridge

In the late 1700s and well into the 1800s, this area was a busy, industrial location. The steep drop in elevation of Kampoosa Brook provided the power needed for at least five saw, planing, and grist mills.

The People’s Pantry: Fresh food, local support

How The People’s Pantry supports Great Barrington with community-driven food assistance.

BITS & BYTES: ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ at The Mahaiwe and The Clark; ‘Days of Heaven’ at The Clark; Baroque music at Southfield Church;...

Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera.

BITS & BYTES: School vacation at MASS MoCA; School vacation at The Carle; School vacation at Norman Rockwell Museum; School vacation at The Clark;...

Inspired by James Turrell, who uses the science of light to create illusions that distort our sense of space, time, and depth, you will learn how to make your own lenticular drawing that changes as you move in front of it.

BITS & BYTES: Old Crow Medicine Show at The Mahaiwe; David Rousséve at MASS MoCA; Berkshire Museum Holocaust exhibit; Bidwell House Museum panel discussion;...

With music that not only honors the traditions of the past but also continues to inspire new generations of fans, Old Crow Medicine Show has become a beloved fixture in the American music landscape.

BITS & BYTES: Kateri Kosek at the Bushnell-Sage; Cuarteto Rotterdam at The Foundry; WAM Fireside Chat; Foraging at The Clark; BEAT Earth Day Clean-Up;...

The Friends of the Bushnell-Sage Library, as part of its Friends’ Artists Talk Series, presents a reading by prize-winning poet Kateri Kosek.

STUDENT PROFILE: Monument Mountain senior and businessman Ian Drucker

Things really took off for Ian's business in his junior year, with the achievement of his driver’s license. Then, his mom adds, “He ended up with about 50 to 60 driveways.”

EYES TO THE SKY: We are all healthier under a starry sky

"Eyes to the Sky" comes to you as the Full Pink Moon, the first full moon after the vernal equinox, rises tonight, April 12.

BITS & BYTES: ‘Open + Shut’ at The Carle; Eric Bibb at American Mural Project; Makin’ Hay at Dottie’s Coffee Lounge; Spottiswoode & His...

"Open + Shut” will explore how endpapers can tell a story within a larger story, frame or comment on the main story, serve as a warm-up act or overture, or provide extra information, almost like a visual introduction or epilogue.

BITS & BYTES: Berkshire Art Association College Fellowship Show; Immersive Van Gogh at Springfield Museums; Elizabeth Freeman Center’s flag installation; Death Café at Wander;...

The Lichtenstein Center of the Arts will host the work of exceptional student artists in the 2025 Berkshire Art Association College Fellowship Show.

Nick Diller : March 2025 weather — 5 degrees warmer than average

Twenty-one days were above this century’s average, and the nighttime lows saw 22 above.

BITS & BYTES: Noh Bailey at The Foundry; Passover Seder at Race Brook Lodge; Lapin Contemporary presents ‘An Ode to Spring’; ‘King of Kings’...

Inspired sonically by a kaleidoscope of artists ranging from The Velvet Underground and T-Rex to Nina Simone and Judy Garland, Noh’s music is that of a soulful storyteller that cuts right to the heart.