With the expensive “help” of a bank mortgage, the Great Barrington Historical Society saved the 1.4-acre property for use as their headquarters and town museum.
The Berkshire Pulse Young Choreographers Workshop and Initiative were established as a platform for students works that give voice to the issues affecting their generation and address important topics such as anxiety, body image, isolation, and joy.
The enormous rock was visited by sightseers and picnickers, but over time, its isolated location was forgotten. This columnist and tenacious big-rock hunter Jim Moore of Pittsfield were determined to find it.
The legendary Count Basie Orchestra. under the masterful direction of Scotty Barnhart, continues to set the gold standard in jazz, recently earning their 18th Grammy Award.
"[W]hat I want to tell people is, 'We want our lawns and our home landscaping to be alive. We want ladybugs, we want butterflies. We want earthworms. We want birds. You want to step out of your back door and not worry that you're exposing yourself to carcinogens,'" said NatureWorks owner Rich Lassor.
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.
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.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Art presents a Musical Petting Zoo, a traveling exhibit of musical instruments, with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.
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.