5.29.11
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5.18.11
Weekend Preview May 19-24
Bob Dylan tributes, Deborah Voigt, Tom Paxton, Bill Kirchen, John Kirk and Trish Miller
5.18.11
Celebrating Bob Dylan's 70th Birthday in Style
Paying tribute to the greatest rock songwriter ever
5.17.11
FILM REVIEW: In a Better World and Of Gods and Men
Review by Seth Rogovoy
5.17.11
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5.12.11
Deborah Voigt Headlines Mahaiwe Gala
Opera star to sing arias, show tunes on Saturday, May 21
5.15.11
Famed Spiritual Teacher to Speak on Nonviolence
Mother Maya in free talk at Sruti Yoga in Great Barrington, Mass., on Friday May 20 at 7pm
5.12.11
Special Effects Wizard to Be Honored by Film Festival
Doug Trumbull to be Feted by BIFF
5.11.11
Weekend Preview May 12-16
Cultural Highlights of the Berkshire Weekend
6.4.09
Talk about a small world
Elaine and I grew up together, but only just recently met....
5.8.11
Berkshire Living to Cease Publication
A Farewell from Publisher Michael Zivyak
5.8.11
twiGs Branches Out
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5.8.11
[MUSIC REVIEW] Avalon Quartet in Close Encounters at Mahaiwe
Review by Seth Rogovoy
5.8.11
[MUSIC REVIEW] Avalon Quartet in Close Encounters at Mahaiwe
Review by Seth Rogovoy
5.7.11
[FILM REVIEW] Bill Cunningham New York
Review by Seth Rogovoy
5.7.11
[FILM REVIEW] Bill Cunningham New York
Review by Seth Rogovoy
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(Eagle Watch #9) Incisive, fair critique of Pittsfield's
9.4.05
Charles Bonenti's "ArtShow ends summer run with contradictory verdicts" column in today's Berkshire Eagle is must reading. Bonenti combines a wide range of reporting with personal analysis of the summer sidewalk 'galleries ' -- rental booths from which juried artists sold their wares -- touted for their potential to bring tourists to Pittsfield's gritty downtown.
Those who spent any time at these downtown galleries undoubtedly questioned the wisdom and efficacy of the effort. Indeed, last Saturday, a gorgeous, sunny, dry afternoon -- one of the ONLY nice weekend afternoons of the summer -- the sidewalk art sale was supplemented by an all-day free outdoor music festival featuring a host of regional acts. THe only thing it DIDN"T feature was an audience -- the few dozen people watching the show were comprised almost entirely of relatives of the musicians, supplemented by a healthy dose of North Street's ample social-service-oriented population. There weren't even any food vendors in sight, save for former chef and police office Dennis Powell, who Pittsfield has treated so badly he is reduced to selling Italian ices.
This was hardly a shining testimony to Pittsfield's highly touted, arts-based renaissance. If it really is "happening," it's not clear what "it" is....yet.
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