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PREVIEW: Schubert’s “Winterreise” with Philip Lima and Noah Palmer at Trinity Church, Sunday, Feb. 16

The "Winterreise" cycle is considered one of the greatest achievements of classical song. It is revered for its emotional depth and poetic power.

‘Tucked Away’ no more

On Independence Day this year, I confess I’m not sure what there is to celebrate about us.

Introduction to a New Column.

Introducing a new bi-weekly series, a kind of Berkshire Poetry Protection Program that would offer cultural affirmation, a necessary degree of solace and uplift, and overall, a wealth of joy and pleasure in troubled times.

News Briefs: Lawsuit challenges fossil fuel approvals; local climate advocates join virtual Earth Day event

Instead of including the considerations, FERC has maintained that all downstream emissions and climate impacts are inherently unforeseeable, and has thus asserted that the climate impacts of gas infrastructure is effectively zero.

Overwatch: Confessions of an addict

Maybe you know what I’m talking about. Denial. It’s a very big deal. I told myself: it’s all about education, beginning with PBS and their nature shows and the science shows and then “Frontline” and the “PBS NewsHour.” Nothing wrong with learning, I told myself.

Amplifications: Whom do we trust for our news?

I wish that the dignity and credibility Cronkite brought to the evening news would reappear. 

Enough

It didn’t take long for me to realize that the young adults of Parkland were cutting through the layers of despair I had built up all these years. They were telling their truth with passion and conviction.

EYES TO THE SKY: TODAY The Great American Eclipse, 1:23 p.m. – 3:57 p.m., peaks at 2:43 p.m.

If you don’t have the eye-protective lenses required, it will be easy to take turns watching the progress of the eclipse with someone who does because the changes are so slow that you won’t miss anything.

News Briefs: Hinds in Washington, D.C.; Pay By Plate grace period reminder; PBS to air celebration of Latino musical contributions

MassDOT encourages all Pay By Plate customers who wish to take advantage of the grace period program to do so before Saturday, May 8.

The Self-Taught Gardener: Seeking paradise

I have always been fascinated by how we view the difference between gardens and nature, for in our history they have always been different.

Bits & Bytes: Project Native update; Bernadette Mayer reading; Maine alt-rock at Dreamaway; Humane Society golf tourney; ‘Empire of Dreams’ screening

Project Native has issued a Request For Proposals to encourage individuals, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations to submit offers to merge with it, purchase the farm, and/or embrace its educational programs.
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