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TANGLEWOOD INTERVIEW: Actors join Boston Symphony Orchestra for theatrical ‘Romeo and Juliet’ concert on Friday, July 11, in the Shed

The theatrical concert version of "Romeo and Juliet" does not feature the ballet’s full score. Instead, it features excerpts Director Bill Barclay selected to support a narrated theatrical experience.

LEONARD QUART: Christmas in New York 

None of these over-the-top displays aim at subtlety but their spectacle attempts to envelop us all in holiday good feelings, and it succeeds with many. Still, the abattoir much of the world has turned into repels and frightens me.

BerkShares Business of the Month: Hosta Hill

Maddie Elling and Abe Hunrichs of Hosta Hill were intrigued with recipes from Sandor Katz’s "Wild Fermentation," and excited by the opportunity to dig up ancient traditions and experiment with them in the 21st century.

Elizabeth F. Arienti, 96, of Great Barrington

She was a member of the Rosary Society and the Daughters of Isabella. She loved to read and do crossword puzzles. Bess was also a part of her neighborhood sewing club.

CULINARY ADVENTURES: Berkshire Ferments

This revival of interest in fermentation is not unique to the Berkshires. Fermentation workshops and festivals are happening all over the country, from Boston to Oregon.

REVIEW: Oldcastle’s ‘Lion in Winter’ is a brilliant production

Even if you think you know this play well, even if you love the film with Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole, you owe it to yourself to get to Bennington to see this best realization ever of this play.

EDGEWISE: Bernie Sanders: Is a new American Revolution at hand?

Bernie Sanders may be an unlikely hero, but he’s got the guts to be out there speaking truth to power in ways that no one else in the Democratic Party seems willing to do.

CONNECTIONS: When meeting a ghost, mind your manners

Yes, indeed, there are rules of ghost etiquette; who knew. They are predicated upon the human/ghost social hierarchy that states without apology that the living are superior to the dead.

Berkshire Eagle parent company, Digital First, cuts New England staff

“What’s happening at The Eagle is partly an indicator of what’s happening to local journalism nationally and partly the result of the ownership structure it’s caught in right now. Digital First is in the financial engineering business, not the journalism and civic engagement business." -- Bill Densmore, lecturer at the Reynolds Institute of Journalism at the University of Missouri and co-founder of the Williamstown Advocate

Theatre: “Margulies’ ‘Time Stands Still’ at Oldcastle: Recording timeless war

Oldcastle has a small hit on its hands and one worth exploring if you like people who are thick with importance without being important themselves.

New Marlborough fan of Bernie Sanders donates www.berniesanders.com

“I figured that if I could buy it, anyone could buy it and that is bad. I was worried that somebody would buy it and redirect it to BernieSucks.com, or something like that.” -- New Marlborough resident Paul Joffe, who had purchased www.berniesanders.com

Poem: Heck of a Job

Iraq’s guts are still steaming/in the dry, hot air of a nation whose reconstituted army/ tends to run for its life when it faces an enemy,/ even though trained at great expense by the U.S. Army.

Review: Oldcastle’s ‘Talley’s Folly,’ a near perfect production

Director John Pietrowski has come as close as anyone ever has to bringing this play to genuine life. He gives his actors a sheen of idealism that helps to mask their basic unpleasantness.

Ryan Ullrich, 25, of Sheffield

Ryan’s relationship to nature was potent and his commitment to living sustainably was an inspiration. He was deeply dedicated to strengthening his community, leading to involvement in several innovative local projects.

Anatomy of a pipeline decision: A scheme of ‘dubious’ legality

The general public has not been included in the development of energy projects, and in the words of the Conservation Law Foundation, “formulation of and negotiations around [energy] proposals have been conducted almost completely behind closed doors.”
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