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Don’t miss Joan Ackermann’s ‘QUERTY’

In his letter to the editor, John Jones writes: “I advise all not to deprive your verbal senses and to get a ticket before the May 19th closing at Mixed Company.”

To the editor:

I write, not nearly as eloquently as our real-estate abutter Joan Ackermann, to bring attention to her most clever four-scene play, “QWERTY.”  The ten actors (including one who doesn’t speak) exceptionally fill their roles. As the title implies, each scenario involves a typewriter.

I advise all not to deprive your verbal senses and to get a ticket before the May 19th closing at Mixed Company.

John Lynn Jones

7 Elm Court

Great Barrington

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Bard College President Botstein’s continued leadership is no longer tenable

When someone has held power for nearly half a century, it can become easy to confuse longevity with legitimacy, or position with immunity. But tenure is not a substitute for trust.

To those who attended the Lee Greener Gateway Committee’s free Repair Fair, this is why we live in the Berkshires

In these troubled times, it was refreshing to bask awhile in this generous sharing of time, talent, and good will.

An empty chair by Section 9 at Tanglewood

Although Lou’s Section 9 chair will be occupied by others in coming seasons, for us who loved him, we will always remember it as the seat of the “Mayor of Tanglewood.”

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