Laiz, the author of eight books, focuses on subjects about which she is passionate—ranging from climate change and refugees to equal rights and friendship—and she does so in an approachable way, not from a proverbial soapbox.
Berkshire County is particularly interesting as an architectural exhibit. Given New England practicality or parsimony or respect for our history, we didn’t always tear down and build new: We save our old houses.
With my own theatrical background, it was both a lively and invigorating experience to once again watch a show in this format: Storytelling with acting.
Not only are supporters of the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois trying to name one of the local public schools after him, but they want to commission a sculptor to come up with a life-sized likeness of him that would be placed on the front lawn of the Mason Library.
Founded in 2016 upon the legacy of five American Renaissance authors who wrote in Pittsfield, the Mastheads is at once an urban architectural experiment, a literary research initiative, a writers’ residency and an educational program.
J. Peter Bergman's new play, “Melville . . . On the Light Side,” takes a different look at novelist, short-story writer and poet Herman Melville, who lived at Arrowhead from 1850 to 1863.
'From Iron Ore to Orioles: Industry and Ecology in the Berkshires' will explore the ecological history of the Berkshires via several sites that reveal how the landscape was shaped through human activity.
Stanton Home has been providing care for people with special needs since 1986 and invites the public to tour its grounds, weavery and organic gardens, as well as to meet residents, staff and international volunteers.
Pittsfield was the town in which baseball first received legal recognition when, in 1791, the town fathers signed an ordinance banning it from being played in the town square.
From axe murders to botched robberies "Gilded Age Murder and Mayhem" has dredged up the forgotten underbelly of the Berkshires with unforgettable stories of greed, jealousy, and madness.
Based on actual historical incidents culled from both written and oral history sources, “I Am Pittsfield: The Immigrant Century” explores the struggles and triumphs of immigrants who arrived and settled in Pittsfield between 1840 and 1940.
SoCo Creamery’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social will take place on Saturday, August 8 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. behind the Great Barrington Town Hall at 334 Main St.
Muddy Brook's 'investors' win stock market game award
Great Barrington — Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School students Marti Cunningham, Maisy Seckler (first place regional winners) and...
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