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I WITNESS: Clean up on aisle five… and six

I firmly believe that women should be running the show, globally.

Who isn’t related to William Cullen Bryant?

What a lineage! This is only part of the extended family.

Alan Chartock: I Publius

We are learning how to do things within our family units and with our neighbors that make our lives fuller and more important.

I Publius: Welcome the visitors in our midst

The dark side of this story, and it seems that there is always a dark side, is that some people are getting antsy about the new folks who are arriving.

PREVIEW: The Mammals to bring ‘good, positive human collaboration’ to Hancock Shaker Village

Pittsfield -- There's no shortage of mammals at Hancock Shaker Village. We see lambs, piglets, and calves every spring in the Round Stone Barn....

Friendship with Trump supporter is a deal breaker

In his letter David Schecker writes: “How does a moral person support an immoral liar? Trump, like Ozymandias, may come and go. But he has unleashed forces of hatred and intolerance that will not easily dissipate.”

The Inn that grooved the Berkshires

For a brief shining moment, rock and roll was HERE. In the Berkshires. Stockbridge of all places, across the street from Tanglewood.

CONNECTIONS: Remembering The Music Inn

Music Inn existed as a venue from 1950–1979. During three different phases, it was consistently a gathering place of American musicians.

At reunion of alumni and friends of legendary Music Inn, a book is born

"There was a revolution going on. The music predicted it, reported it and reminisced it." -- David Rothstein, former co-owner of the Music Inn

Living History: American Roots Music, sustaining our oral tradition

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.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Selected Shorts’ at the Mahaiwe; ‘Billi’ at St. Francis Gallery; Pete Seeger tribute; letter-writing talk; Artful Hike at Olana; poetry at...

Katherine Grandjean's research explores early English colonization and the encounter with Native peoples, as well as the origins of American violence.
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