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Paley’s Farm Market opens season, signaling start of spring
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1806+ words) Paley's Farm Market on Amenia Road in Sharon opened for the 44th season on Saturday, March 28. Opening day drew a steady crowd. SHARON " For many local residents, spring doesn't truly begin until Paley's Farm Market opens its doors, and customers turned…...
Gail Rothschild’s threads of time
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1779+ words) Gail Rothschild with her painting "Dead Sea Linen III (73 x 58 inches, 2024, acrylic on canvas. There is a moment, looking at a painting by Gail Rothschild, when you realize you are not looking at a painting so much as a map…...
BSO charts future amid leadership transition and financial strain
23+ hour, 27+ min ago (1898+ words) Aerial view of The Shed at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts. The Boston Symphony Orchestra is outlining its path forward following the announcement that music director Andris Nelsons will step down after the 2027 Tanglewood season, closing a 13-year tenure. In a…...
Canaan Union Station sold for $800,000, railroad use to continue
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1794+ words) Canaan Union Station, a historic rail depot dating to 1871, has been sold for $800,000 and will continue to house railroad operations and community tenants. The Canaan Union Station has been sold for $800,000, marking a new chapter for one of the town's…...
Reimagining opera for a new generation
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1901+ words) Stage director Geoffrey Larson signs autographs for some of the kids after a family performance. For those curious about opera but unsure where to begin, the Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington will offer an accessible entry point with "Once Upon…...
Sherman Players celebrate a century of community theater
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1876+ words) Cast of "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" from left to right. Tara Vega, Steve Zerilli, Bob Cady (Standing) Seated at the table: Andrew Blanchard, Jon Barker, Colin McLoone, Chris Bird, Rebecca Annalise, Adam Battlestein Richard Feiner And Annette Stover For a…...
Washington D.C. under siege again
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1659+ words) Trump is pulling apart the people's places, DC once again is under siege. History, historic significance, character are not in Trump's preview " nor seemingly is the law. Kathy Herald-Marlowe lives in Sharon. Aerial view of The Shed at Tanglewood in…...
A bowl full of stars
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1805+ words) A bowl full of stones. There's a bowl in my studio where pieces of the planet reside. I bring them home from travels, picking them up not for their beauty or distinction but for their provenance. I choose the ones…...
Turning Back the Pages - March 26, 2036
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1719+ words) 125 years ago " March 1901 SALISBURY " John Parsons had the misfortune to break his leg last week Friday. While unloading car wheels, his foot slipped and a wheel weighing 550 pounds fell on his leg, breaking it between the knee and ankle. One…...
Buddy and Holly: poetry and song at Troutbeck
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1756+ words) Buddy Wakefield and Holly Miranda On Saturday, March 28, Troutbeck in Amenia will host "An Acoustic Evening with Buddy Wakefield and Holly Miranda," bringing together two artists who carefully employ language " to tell stories, to shape songs and to search for…...