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The Egremont Barn storms back, with new owners and big plans

"This is a community place, and that’s why we bought it, because we believe in community and we believe in providing that," said new co-owner of The Barn Heather Thompson. "We’re really, really excited.”

REVIEW: ‘Billy Budd in the Breadbox,’ Herman Melville as seen by his granddaughter

As the audiobook unfolds, the reader quickly learns of the central tension: Eleanor, a self-proclaimed “great reader,” aspires to devour the books her grandfather has written, despite her mother’s estimation that “a nine-year-old girl wouldn’t understand them yet.”

Debut book chronicles the multifaceted journey of grief

Grief, we learn from author Beth Robbins, is messy. There are no maps to guide us, no direct way out of the confusion that threatens to engulf.

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.

THEATRE REVIEW: WAM Theatre’s almost perfect ‘Pipeline’ is strong, moving, makes you think

I want to know what happens to all of these people and to their lives. . . . I want to see this play again, to experience it and learn from it.

‘Stroke of Luck’ heralds future Berkshire films

It's easy to project that this serious, completely Berkshires-made comedy might be the first of many films to come.

Business Briefs: EforAll pitch contest; Shake & Co. appoints Dibble; workshops for nonprofits; grant for Riverbrook; recognition for Noble Horizons

The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires will host two regional organizations to connect Berkshire nonprofits with additional resources to support their missions.

Lenox Village Contemporary

Robert Doerr of Cohen+White Associates offers a large and comfortable home just minutes' walk to all the pleasures of Lenox Village.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Conscious Conversations’; ‘Talking Ticks’; ‘Edith Wharton in France;’ public speaking workshops; Zen lecture

The Milne Public Library will host “Talking Ticks: Literary, Medical and Personal Views,” a panel discussion about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.

REVIEW: At Shakespeare & Co., ‘Time Stands Still’ — or maybe not

The most powerful question the piece leaves with the audience is a basic one each person in the theater must face in a lifetime: How do we balance our need for love with our need for self-actualization?

REVIEW: Shake & Co.’s ‘Time Stands Still’ a solid, poignant production

“Time Stands Still” drills down to what’s most important in life. Nicole Ricciardi directs with an invisible, assured hand.

THEATRE REVIEW: Bridge Street’s ‘Better’ an intriguing coming-of-age tale

The combination here of creative artists, one and all, has given us some amazing theater and a large, gooey table of food for thought.

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...

Bits & Bytes: Festival of Books; ‘Julius Caesar’ at Shake & Co.; ‘A Revolution of Her Own’; ‘Portfolios’ photo show; Eclectic Rock Showcase 2

On Sunday, Sept. 1, Shakespeare & Company will present a staged reading of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” directed by founding artistic director Tina Packer and featuring John Douglas Thompson and Finn Wittrock.

REVIEW: ‘Topdog/Underdog’ at Shake & Co. a superb production about a desperate struggle to survive

Director Regge Life works Parks’ script like a pressure cooker. The pacing is impeccable. Tension mounts; a feeling of violence prevails.

THEATRE REVIEW: Shake & Co.’s ‘Topdog/Underdog’ a compelling play about essential relationships

The two actors are believable in their onstage relationship and the final moment in their bows brought home the special sense of family that the theater produces in its participants.
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