Lenox fifth graders hit the stage at Shakespeare and Company
LENOX – A standing-room only crowd was drawn to Shakespeare and Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre not for the latest show starring a legendary, award-winning actor. Instead, it was to…
The Clark looks to make history with new exhibition
WILLIAMSTOWN – Possibly the greatest collection of works by Winslow Homer assembled by one person since the artist’s death — and one of the leading collections of any art museum…
Book blends history with personal details through strong writing
The Hare with Amber Eyes gets its title from a Japanese carving, among 264 others, made of ivory or Japanese wood that make up the author’s netsuke – “a very big collection…
‘Trance’ filled with small, unlikeable characters
Sometimes you just don’t like a movie. Trance is a new film from director Danny Boyle, best known for his films Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire. Trance is a well-made movie…
‘Giulio Cesare’ comes to The Clark
WILLIAMSTOWN – The popular “Met: Live in HD” series continues at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute on Saturday, April 27 at 12 p.m. with a dynamic staging of Giulio…
Jackie Robinson biopic a solid base hit
42 is pretty much a textbook example of a feel-good sports movie. Telling the story of Jackie Robinson and the fight to integrate baseball, the film has a lot of…
Mad Jack’s BBQ offers gospel and jazz brunches
[/media-credit] PITTSFIELD – The Berkshires have numerous opportunities for good dining of all kinds, but none offered gospel music at brunch until now. Last Sunday, a gospel brunch took place…
Polka king performs at Colonial Theatre
PITTSFIELD – Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra came to town last weekend and turned The Colonial Theatre into one big clapping, rocking and spirited polka party. The reigning…
Remembering Roger Ebert
My high school yearbook quote: “…my dream is to be the next Roger Ebert, a movie critic known worldwide.” What’s weird is that, just mere hours before the world found…
Novel provides glimpse into life of Charles Lindbergh’s wife
The Aviator’s Wife is a fictionalized version of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s life with Charles Lindbergh directly following his solo flight to Paris in 1927, following which he became the most famous…