Berkshire Magazine

05/01/2025

Got us some night skiing at Catamount. There’s nothing else like it! ⛷️ 💯

02/01/2025

Berkshire artist JD Logan is exhibiting his abstract acrylic paintings at Gallery North, 9 Eagle St. in North Adams. An opening reception is this Friday, Jan. 3, from 4 to 7 p.m. The exhibit accompanies new work by permanent gallery artists Marilyn Cavallari, Ghetta Hirsch, Sean McCusker, Mallory Rich, and Barbara Patton. The show runs through January 31. Logan creates bold abstracts using acrylics and mixed media on canvas and wood panels, like the one shown here. Stunning, isn’t it? More events like this exhibition opening are in Berkshire Magazine’s weekly newsletter, which is emailed to you every Thursday evening. It’s the editor-in-chief’s curated guide of things to do in the Berkshires. This week, you’ll also learn about teatime at the Clark, a sunset walk at Housatonic Flats, a performance by Todd Reynolds at Heart’s Pace, playing mahjong at the Milne Public Library, the Goon Jam snowboarding competition at Bousquet, and more. What are you waiting for?! Join the thousands of others who already subscribe. The link to sign up for our free newsletter is https://www.berkshiremag.com/subscribe

29/12/2024

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, statesman, and humanitarian, b. Oct 1, 1924; d. Dec 29, 2024. ❤️

19/12/2024

“I just want to dance with Santa Claus!” Us, too! This from the pages of Sandra Boynton’s latest, “Cows and Holly”!!! We can’t wait for this beloved humorist, songwriter, director, music producer, children’s author, and illustrator—whew!—to make her way to the Mahaiwe to talk with WAMC’s Joe Donahue. It’s not to be missed! And it’s just in time for the holidays! You can buy the book and CD, too! It’s tomorrow (Thursday). Oh, joy! Read the story in the Holiday issue of Berkshire Magazine. The link is berkshiremag.com, and the link for tickets to Thursday night’s event with Sandra Boynton is mahaiwe.org! (Can ya tell we’re a tad bit excited about this one?!)

16/12/2024

Fun time Saturday at the Holiday Shop, Sip & Stroll in downtown Great Barrington, where we shopped, sipped, and—you guessed it—strolled! We stopped into Happy Place Berkshires, where Judy was happy to show us the workshop in the back, the creative hub of this Berkshire-centric shop. So much fun! And bear-y wonderful merch! There are 9 shopping days left before Christmas.

04/12/2024

to 2020 and the cover of Berkshire Magazine’s Holiday issue, which shows a portion of Norman Rockwell’s “Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas.” We are SO EXCITED that NBC’s TODAY Show is bringing back their beloved holiday series, “Merriest Main Street,” where they highlight towns and cities across the country full of holiday cheer and merriment. What town are they kicking off the third season? None other than the town pictured here. The 2-minute + segment THIS FRIDAY, December 6, will preview the 35th annual Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas holiday celebration. YOU are invited to join Friday’s broadcast. Gather in front of the Red Lion Inn no later than 7:30 a.m. for crowd scenes filmed and previewed on NBC. Live coverage begins at 8:25 a.m. We are thrilled that the Berkshires is getting so much national attention this holiday season, which also includes TONIGHT’S lighting of a West Stockbridge tree at Rockefeller Center. The 74-foot Norway spruce, which came from the Albert family home, will be lit just before 10 tonight with all sorts of entertainment starting at 8 p.m., broadcast live on NBC. A bit of trivia: What does the tree and the Rockwell painting have in common? The year 1967 — when the tree was planted and when Rockwell painted “Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas.” Tune in to NBC tonight and Friday morning!

03/12/2024

Are you watching Press Your Luck’s Holiday Extravaganza airing now on ABC with Elizabeth Banks, who is on the cover of Berkshire Magazine’s Holiday issue?! You can also stream it on Hulu. Grab a copy of the magazine to read all about Elizabeth, who was born and raised in the Berkshires! 🙌 ❤️ 🎄 📷: Disney/Casey Durkin

23/11/2024

Another much-loved person, Ed Sederbaum, has passed. In 2016, Ed was honored as one of Berkshire Magazine’s Berkshire 25. Ed of Williamstown was known for his tireless work promoting LGBTQ Senior awareness. He ran the Berkshires Rainbow Seniors, which is dedicated to creating safe spaces for members of the LGBTQ senior community. In addition, he made a big splash when he spoke at Pittsfield’s Park Square at the vigil for the 49 victims gunned down in Orlando. Community members would agree that Ed’s passion and determination has had a positive—and lasting—impact on area residents. 🌈 💔

22/11/2024

We are deeply saddened to hear that Alice Brock, who was an inspiration for the song “Alice’s Restaurant” by Arlo Guthrie and a legend in the Berkshires, died on Thursday. She was 83 years old, leaving us just one week before Thanksgiving. Two years ago, editor-in-chief Anastasia Stanmeyer traveled to Provincetown where Alice lived, to sit and talk with her about her time in the Berkshires and in the Cape. A link to the exclusive story, “Breaking Bread with Alice,” is https://www.berkshiremag.com/post/breaking-bread-with-alice ... Alice is pictured here at her kitchen table. “This is the only thing I brought with me from the Berkshires,” she told Anastasia. “It has two leafs. We used to all sit around this table in the church whenever we got together. This is where Arlo wrote ‘Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,’ or at least some of it. We were all making up choruses, but he had his own ideas.” Among other stories, Alice recounted how she loaded up her Cadillac with her belongings and made her way to Provincetown in 1978. There’s a photo here from one of her cookbooks, as well as a photo of Alice sitting on a car taken by Jane McWhorter. We can picture Alice in that Cadillac once again, on the highway to her next destination.

22/11/2024

As the winter season arrives, a less visible chill spreads through the Berkshires. Many families are finding themselves caught in the gap between rising costs, inflation, and stagnant incomes, with a growing number facing a lack of access to food. To deal with this challenge, local organizations, volunteers, and community leaders are joining forces in innovative ways, and their dedication and creative problem-solving offer hope and inspiration, showcasing the power of collective action. Read about the various groups in the Berkshires working to support those in need, including Berkshire Food Project, South County Food Pantry, Berkshire Bounty, Goodwill of the Berkshires, Berkshire United Way, and many others. There are 42 local food pantries and 15 meal sites in Berkshire County. The Thanksgiving Angels program, now in its 13th year, brings together 23 organizations to provide uncooked ingredients for families to prepare Thanksgiving meals. Last year, they provided food to nearly 2,000 households with 350 volunteers assisting the distributions. All these organizations rely on people like us to volunteer and to donate money. There are many ways in which each and every one of us can help. Read “Feeding the Berkshires,” in the Holiday issue of Berkshires Magazine. The link to the story, which includes resources and ways you can help, is https://www.berkshiremag.com/post/feeding-the-berkshires … article by Samantha Anderson.

21/11/2024

This is a good way to get updates on the wildfire in southern Berkshires. Keeping our firefighters in our thoughts and prayers, and hoping for a significant rain tomorrow to help them.

Fire Department for the town of Great Barrington and village of Housatonic

15/11/2024

Old Mill Road Recording is thrilled to announce the release of “Keep Moving Forward,” a new EP from Benjamin Lerner, a Vermont-based recording artist, recovery advocate, writer, radio host, and social media content creator. “Keep Moving Forward” is the first of three forthcoming consecutive EP releases, the titles of which are derived from the closing message of Lerner’s popular CLEAN Column in The Vermont News Guide:

“Keep moving forward.
Run towards the truth.
Don’t quit before the miracle happens.”

Check out the video of “Love Is Free” from the new EP, which is available now on all streaming services. The link to all that is benjaminlerner.com