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THE OTHER SIDE: Trump woke the world

The new Trumpian America, led by an authentic American "hero," is determined to put others in their place.

Visit the (virtual) Berkshires: The Northeast’s cultural capital moves online

The best (virtual) things to do in the Berkshires in the summer of 2020.

Bits & Bytes: Policing talk; ‘Dance We Must’; ‘Art in the Time of Pandemic’; online theater workshop

Occurring on the same date on which Jacob's Pillow’s season opening gala had been planned, “Dance We Must” will include performances by Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M, Michelle Dorrance, Irene Rodríguez, Daniel Ulbricht and Danielle Diniz, and Calvin Royal III.

Lamentation for stages gone dark

It is up to our media presenters, newspapers, television and radio news stations, public broadcasting and the like to remind our citizens of the losses to our economy and to our way of life that the closing down of our theaters brings about.

Musical theater in the age of coronavirus: An American report

The coronavirus pandemic has shut theaters all across America, like the rest of the world, for months at least. What’s beyond that is anyone’s guess.

Bits & Bytes: Restoration for Wally; online theater workshop; virtual yoga

Through simple and fun exercises, participants will speak powerful, theatrical language with confidence.

Mountaintop estate with breathtaking 180-degree views!

Maureen Kirkby and Michael Harrigan of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Barnbrook offer a mountaintop estate with spectacular 180-degree views.

Alison Harper, 83, of New York City and Chatham, Mass., formerly of Williamstown

Later, she was asked to stay on at the Public Theater, where she started working in the box office in 1967. She retired from that same location in 1996, nearly 30 years later.

Built in 1760’s and perfect for today… a gentleman’s horse farm

Kim Burnham of Burnham Gold Real Estate offers a c.1760s gentleman's horse farm for graceful country living and quiet beauty.

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.

1760’s Gentleman’s Horse Farm…a city man’s dream come true

Kim Burnham of Burnham Gold Real Estate offers a c.1760s gentleman's horse farm for graceful country living and quiet beauty.

THEATRE REVIEW: WTF’s ‘Before the Meeting’ a challenging play, very much worth seeing

It's a hard 76 minutes, but it’s worth the effort, for the show reveals the souls of its characters.

REVIEW: WTF’s disappointing ‘Ghosts’ lacks drama

Director Carey Perloff says the score carried “the ghostly sounds of everything—lust, memory, fear, desire.” That’s nice, but it can’t substitute for those emotions when there’s no drama on the stage.

THEATRE REVIEW: WTF’s memorable ‘Ghosts’ is realistic and contemporary

With Uma Thurman’s elegance and nuanced playing, Tom Pecinka’s emotive and visceral credibility, and the other actors’ reality, the play is simply alive onstage.

REVIEW: WTF’s ‘Tell Me I’m Not Crazy’ is unfunny television fare

Had I happened on the likes of this story on television, I would have grabbed the remote and changed the channel.

THEATRE REVIEW: With laughs aplenty, WTF’s ‘Tell Me I’m Not Crazy’ takes on a serious subject

These are the finest moments in this play: when human comedy takes over the laughter and reality has a shot at taking over the work itself.

Bits & Bytes: Gather-In; transportation to hikes; ‘The Magic of VIM’; Housatonic River cleanup

Participants will be picked up at and returned to either the Berkshire Athenaeum or the Berkshire Dream Center and transported to the various hike locations.
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