"I am overjoyed and kind of surprised with my accomplishment getting into All-State and feeling very honored," said Monument Mountain senior Audrey Allard. "I'm super excited to perform alongside so many talented singers across the state in March.”
Reviewer Joan Embree calls Owen Lewis's "Field Light" "an exquisitely rendered portrait of the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts" in poetry and prose.
The problem with making a list of Tanglewood summer highlights is that almost nothing on the schedule qualifies as a lowlight, not even soloists or composers we've never heard of.
'Heirloom by Design' will feature Berkshire artisans and be complemented by a lineup of local food vendors, acoustic musicians and poets, kid-friendly activities, and a full day of delicious workshops in the Greylock WORKS kitchen.
“I have survived by hiding -- in the woods and on the street... How do I walk a path to honor [the gifts I’ve been given]? I don’t know where to fit in.”
-- Itinerant artist and songwriter Dorrie, during an interview at Construct Inc. in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
American Roots Music is an acoustic music oral tradition that echoes the story of man and his relation to land and community through words, music, and dance. The music’s origins date back thousands of years.
Though the Gypsy Joynt’s final business day is just over a week away on April 24, Lori Weller said the decision to close was not made lightly. “Everybody has been like extended family here. I feel wrong in a lot of ways on leaving, but I just have to go home. It’s like my wanderlust is over.”
With housing in Leeds and Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Soldier On provides emergency and transitional housing to 250 veterans, as well as case management.
"Many people don't realize that Berkshire South Regional Community Center is a nonprofit organization, with dues and fees making up only 60 percent of our costs to operate.
-- Jenise Lucey, Berkshire South’s executive director
She was owner of Ryan’s Florist for 13 years, driving founder and president of Stockbridge Road Association, lead organizer of Partners with Farmers Concert that included an appearance by Arlo Guthrie.
"It is a quite unique to be able to share world-class talent in such a warm, intimate space, a 700-seat theater in a rural community, where you can walk down the hill to get to the theater and then see somebody who has been on some of the world’s best stages."
-- Beryl Jolly