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    Category Archives: Books

    Aug 06 2015
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    Legendary Locals of the Southern Berkshires

    2014 – New Book Honors Legendary Locals of the Southern Berkshires Local author celebrates notable residents using spectacular, vintage images A new local history book reveals the intriguing characters and accomplished citizens who have made the Southern Berkshires such a wonderful place. Lege...
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    Aug 06 2015
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    One Minute A Free Woman

    Elizabeth Freeman and the Struggle For Freedom Take a journey of heart and mind across time, place, families, and communities. Our journey focuses on the life of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, perhaps the best-known and most influential woman from the Berkshires. In 1781, seeing a contradiction between...
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    Aug 06 2015
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    The Other Side of Glory

    The Berkshire Men of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment The Other Side of Glory focuses on the men from the Upper Housatonic Valley who served in the 54th. It takes its name from the harsh reality that both before the war and after their return there was no glory for most of the men. The [&hel...
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    Aug 06 2015
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    Heritage Area Publication Available for Purchase

    AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE: A Historical Life–Journey of African Americans in The Berkshires, and Its Most Influential Woman. The Upper Housatonic Valley African American Heritage Trail has published “One Minute a Free Woman: Elizabeth Freeman and the Struggle for Freedom”. Written by research ...
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    2:00 pm Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Oct 19 @ 2:00 pm
    Dave and his family still live in the old home built by his father in rural Central Texas, and they are still the only Jewish family in town. His son Nathan feels isolated attempting to[...]
    7:00 pm Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm
    7 pm–9/26-27-28– 10/2-3-4-5-10-11-12-16-17-18-19 Dave and his family still live in the old home built by his father in rural Central Texas, and they are still the only Jewish family in town. His son Nathan feels[...]
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    2:00 pm Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Oct 20 @ 2:00 pm
    Dave and his family still live in the old home built by his father in rural Central Texas, and they are still the only Jewish family in town. His son Nathan feels isolated attempting to[...]
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    7:30 pm Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Oct 24 @ 7:30 pm
    In Partnership with Multicultural BRIDGE A powerful and thought-provoking examination of race, class, and the American education system.  It’s a gamble… All the time. You send your young man out into the world every day… But[...]
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    7:30 pm Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Oct 25 @ 7:30 pm
    In Partnership with Multicultural BRIDGE A powerful and thought-provoking examination of race, class, and the American education system.  It’s a gamble… All the time. You send your young man out into the world every day… But[...]
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    2:00 pm Pittsfield, MA–“Roald Dahl’s Wil... @ The Colonial Theatre
    Pittsfield, MA–“Roald Dahl’s Wil... @ The Colonial Theatre
    Oct 26 @ 2:00 pm
    Charlie Bucket experiences delicious adventures after winning a golden ticket to visit Willy Wonka’s mysterious and fantastic chocolate factory. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder, in addition to a host[...]
    7:30 pm Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Oct 26 @ 7:30 pm
    In Partnership with Multicultural BRIDGE A powerful and thought-provoking examination of race, class, and the American education system.  It’s a gamble… All the time. You send your young man out into the world every day… But[...]
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    2:00 pm Pittsfield, MA–“Roald Dahl’s Wil... @ The Colonial Theatre
    Pittsfield, MA–“Roald Dahl’s Wil... @ The Colonial Theatre
    Oct 27 @ 2:00 pm
    Charlie Bucket experiences delicious adventures after winning a golden ticket to visit Willy Wonka’s mysterious and fantastic chocolate factory. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder, in addition to a host[...]
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      Housatonic River Walk National Recreation Trail – Gt. Barrington, MA

      The River Walk is a greenway trail along the Housatonic River in the downtown center of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where 2,200 citizen volunteers are working to reclaim the beauty of a “working river” abused by years of industrial waste and neglect. River Walk roughly follows the west bank of the Housatonic River between Cottage Street […]
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