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Out & About with The Berkshire Edge! The summer and fall issue includes: History Lives Here: Centuries-old inns and restaurants that keep on keeping on, and much more!

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BITS & BYTES: Harold Grinspoon at Shakespeare & Company; BIFF at the Indigo Room; Berkshires Culture Salon at Dewey Hall; Berkshire Bach ‘Messiah’ Sing-Along; Diane Firtell at Solarium; Stockbridge 25...
A longtime summer resident in the Berkshires, Grinspoon has long dreamed of having his art at Shakespeare & Company.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Eyes to the Sky: Summer stars west, winter stars east, plus planets Jupiter and Saturn in evening sky
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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer stars west, winter stars east, planets Saturn and Jupiter evening sky - The Berkshire Edge
As twilight deepens the week of November 24 to 28, the waxing crescent moon appears in the south to southwest, above the setting Teapot asterism.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Tech & Innovation: Metadata -- the information behind the information
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TECH & INNOVATION: Metadata—The information behind the information - The Berkshire Edge
The hidden helper that can also reveal more than you expect.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Business Briefs:
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BUSINESS BRIEFS: Glimmerglass Festival names 2026 Artist-in-Residence; Bard College names 2025-26 Keith Haring Chair; Berkshire Agricultural Ventures hires Kristen Moriarty; Robin’s Candy rebrands as ...
Hailed by The New York Times as “the Robin Williams of opera,” Kevin Burdette has earned acclaim for his distinctive blend of humor, intelligence, and vocal mastery.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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I Witness: A presidency fit for a king
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I WITNESS: A presidency fit for a king - The Berkshire Edge
Let them eat cake, indeed.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Let's reduce food waste this holiday season: Here's what you can do - The Berkshire Edge
ReFED, a U.S.-based nonprofit working to spur the food system toward evidence-based action to stop wasting food, predicts that 312 million pounds of food will be wasted by Americans this Thanksgiving ...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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THE OTHER SIDE: The war against Abrego Garcia and Judge Boasberg - The Berkshire Edge
This is a story about tyranny, and about how those in power end up having to rely on deception and violence to maintain and extend that power, to protect that privilege.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Stockbridge Bowl emergency repairs
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Stockbridge Bowl structural emergency repairs have begun with six-foot drawdown of lake - The Berkshire Edge
Surrounding residents may encounter reduced water levels, and the public is asked to avoid the area where a wing wall collapsed.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Welcome to Real Estate Friday:
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Welcome to Real Estate Friday! - The Berkshire Edge
Maureen White Kirkby of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty offers a single-level modernist retreat framed by sweeping walls of glass. The biggest challenge for architect Andrew Webster o...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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At the Triplex Cinema: "Wicked" -- complicated
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AT THE TRIPLEX: 'Wicked' complicated - The Berkshire Edge
Where the dissolution of animal rights and the creeping fascism of the Wizard’s regime was a subplot of the first "Wicked," it is firmly the focus here.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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BITS & BYTES: Joe Wheaton and Tomo Sakai at Lauren Clark Fine Art and Childs+Clark Gallery; Zoe Bates at American Mural Project; Klezmer Night at The Foundry; 'The Gold Rush' at Christ Trinity Church;...
Lauren Clark Fine Art and Childs+Clark Gallery present "Wheaton Swan Song,” a farewell exhibit of work by beloved and renowned sculptor Joe Wheaton.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Self-Taught Gardener: Sow, tend, harvest
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THE SELF-TAUGHT GARDENER: Sow, tend, harvest - The Berkshire Edge
: Gardener and writer Clarke Lawrence is coming to Dewey Hall to screen a film about his garden in Italy and to share his adventures of going from Manassas, Virginia, to Italy, where he lives a life t...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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BITS & BYTES: ‘NightWood’ at The Mount; Berkshire Museum and Hancock Shaker Village present ‘Barn To Be Wild!’; Festival of Lights in Millerton; Grinchmas at Springfield Museums; Monterey Makers Holid...
Created in collaboration with award-winning lighting designer Chris Bocchiaro of Clerestory Light, ‘NightWood' transforms The Mount’s historic grounds and gardens into a luminous winter dreamscape.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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LEONARD QUART: Observations from reading The Times daily - The Berkshire Edge
It is a paper that cannot be skimmed, and it usually takes me more than an hour to read it, and that is with my skipping sections I have little interest in.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Analysis of Article 3 of proposed changes to Egremont zoning bylaws:
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Analysis of Article 3 of the proposed changes to Egremont's zoning bylaws - The Berkshire Edge
The town is trying to attract younger people. Younger people need to make a living. They might be professionals or want to open boutiques or be the next master chef. Why would we want to allow them do...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Bright Spots for week of November 19
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BRIGHT SPOTS: Week of November 19, 2025 - The Berkshire Edge
Standing up for healthcare and for the workers at Starbucks! Speaking out against ICE’s illegal raids and for our government to follow the law!
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November 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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BITS & BYTES: ‘Sprites, Spells, and Splashes’ at The Carle; Raffaella della Olga at The Clark; 'Arabella’ at The Mahaiwe; Aba Diop at Race Brook Lodge; BIFF presents Jim Brook and Elizabeth Becker; 45...
“Sprites, Spells, and Splashes: Magical Beings in Picture Book Art” is an enchanting exhibition exploring the rich visual traditions of fairies, mermaids, wizards, and other supernatural beings throug...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Film Review: "Peter Hujar's Day"
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FILM REVIEW: 'Peter Hujar’s Day' is undramatic but reverberates deeply - The Berkshire Edge
The film evokes a New York City of an earlier era—affordable, filled with junkies and prostitutes, and extremely vital artistically.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Notes from Southern Berkshire Ambulance: November 2025
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Notes from Southern Berkshire Ambulance: November 2025 - The Berkshire Edge
This is going to be an especially challenging budget season for Southern Berkshire Ambulance Squad (SBAS). Here's why.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Where We Are: Gordy Soule, a true local
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WHERE WE ARE: Gordy Soule, a true local - The Berkshire Edge
Long-time Monument Mountain Regional High School social studies teacher Gordy Soule is one of those locals whose ancestors have been settled in southern Berkshire County so long that no living family ...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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BITS & BYTES: Deborah Carter and Aidan Mac at Kimball Farms; The Bookstore presents Alice Brock; Baye & Asa at MOSAIC; ‘Dear Edwina JR.’ at Chatham Middle School; Transgender Day of Remembrance at Wan...
A Lenox resident who shares her work internationally, Deborah Carter creates sophisticated glamour using “upcycled” everyday objects like neckties, plastic bags, and cutlery.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Toby Casey wins West Stockbridge Select Board seat:
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Tobias 'Toby' Casey takes open West Stockbridge Select Board seat - The Berkshire Edge
The election saw nearly 23 percent of registered voters casting ballots.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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West Stockbridge arrests, safety calls increase -- as police force expands:
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West Stockbridge arrests, safety calls increase as the size of its police force expands - The Berkshire Edge
The town may soon have a full-sized police department, with a candidate for a new officer recently interviewed.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Review: "On Golden Pond" at Bridge Street Theatre
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THEATER REVIEW: 'On Golden Pond' plays at Bridge Street Theatre through Nov. 23 - The Berkshire Edge
I have seen multiple productions of this play, and this is the one that will survive in my memory.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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The White House is not a stage set for self-promotion — it belongs to the American people - The Berkshire Edge
Donald Trump insists that the new gilded décor is meant to project “power” and “status” to foreign leaders, but real power is quiet. Real authority does not have to shout. The White House has always e...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM