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BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Hearth & Hound—catering to the Berkshire’s four-legged friends

A new venture in Lee aims to fill a void in local animal boarding and daycare options.

Bits & Bytes: Fall Festival of Shakespeare; Tolkien literary workshop; tobacco treatment open house

During the forum, Hammond will reveal how, as an enthusiastic reader of J.R.R. Tolkien, he came to be a leading expert on the author, decided on his profession and found love in the bargain.

Bits & Bytes: Community dialogue on racism; Lenox Land Trust conversation; ‘Love Travels Fast’; Berkshire Theatre Awards

During the presentation, Gwendolyn VanSant will address personal identity and bias and their relationship to systemic racism and cultural barriers.

REVIEW: Shake & Co’s ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ still merry, rain or shine

The Merry Wives of Windsor By William Shakespeare Directed by Kevin G. Coleman The weather gods didn't bless the late August, midweek evening I attended “The Merry...

THEATRE REVIEW: Shakespeare & Company’s ‘Twelfth Night’ rocks Tina Packer Playhouse

The laughter and fun of the finale of Twelfth Night is as spectacular as it is surprising, and we are immersed in joy, a joy that lingers.

THEATRE REVIEW: Shake & Co.’s ‘Twelfth Night’ has much to love, with small reservations

The trio of fools in this production is less foolish than in many other versions I have seen, but they are more genuine and adorable than in most.

THEATRE REVIEW: Emergent Ensemble’s ‘You Are Not Alone’ holds familiarity inside its literate walls

For a new play, it is evidence of a talent emerging, a writer with an eye and ear for the often ignored or overlooked individuals who don't please an audience.

Three Shakespeare comedies highlight Shakespeare & Company’s 2019 season

“The strings of the heart” is artistic director Allyn Burrows’ concept theme for the summer and he has chosen a quartet of very contemporary plays to flesh out the idea.

Fall Festival of Shakespeare celebrates 30 years

Students have the opportunity to develop skills in stage combat, performance aesthetics, dance, technical theater, costuming, stage management, marketing and publicity during the Fall Festival experience.

THEATRE REVIEW: Shakespeare & Co.’s ‘As You Like It’ is lively, active and great fun

There is a nice sense of character development in every one of the players and their use of the language, sometimes difficult to grasp at a single hearing, never loses the audience but keeps attention.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Macbeth’ diminished in Shakespeare & Company production

This is a Macbeth for those who know the play well enough to know what's missing, but not for those who know it so well that excisions that abound will destroy the work.

Bits & Bytes: Simon’s Rock students join walkout; Shakespeare’s birthday celebration; ‘The City Dark’ at Bushnell-Sage Library; GBHS annual meeting; Greenagers scholarship

Greenagers will offer a $2,000 scholarship to a graduating senior or young person under the age of 25 pursuing secondary education or work experience in the sustainable agriculture field.

Bits & Bytes: Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare; SoupFest; Hotchkiss photography exhibit; CoA luncheon

SoupFest incorporates soup tastings, appetizers, desserts, a cash bar, a silent auction and raffles with all proceeds given to area soup kitchens and food pantries.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Hairspray’ at Berkshire School; Money School; fuel assistance concert; ‘Lovers’ Spat: Round Two’; Eleanor Roosevelt lecture

Money School is an award-winning financial independence initiative designed to create long-term safety and economic security for survivors of domestic or sexual violence.

THEATRE REVIEW: Amy Herzog’s ‘4000 Miles’ at Shake & Co. is a gem

“4000 Miles” is a little gem that gently reminds us that it’s possible to make connection small and large for life to have meaning. Herzog tells that through old-fashioned basics like real characters and solid storytelling.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘4000 Miles’ — critical people criticizing at Shake&Co

Talented people are at work here. They make the everyday interesting and the fascinating obsessive.
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