Neville Brothers Bring it Home

From Kristin Neville: Hello Friends, I recently submitted a proposal to the Pepsi Refresh grant program for a music recording project to benefit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, involving the Neville Brothers and other New Orleans/Gulf Coast musicians. Our project,...
Stage Struck: Rites and Responsibilities

Stage Struck: Rites and Responsibilities

The set tells us a lot. R. Michael Miller’s design for the Berkshire Theatre Company production of Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance is an oh-so-typical prosperous suburban living room, with elegant furniture, orderly bookshelves and a well-stocked and...
Summer's Harvest

Summer's Harvest

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date,” quoth the poet. But its brief harvest sure is bountiful. In the three-month feast of performance just ended, 15 theater companies in the Valley and Berkshires mounted some 60 productions in 23 indoor and...

Imperium Watch: Spinning Our Wheels

For people facing joblessness, foreclosure and destitution, it’s still a serious recession. For many large corporations, it’s not. According to economist Robert Reich, the largest businesses have regained nearly 90 percent of what they lost in the crash of...