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BSO patrons start campaign in support of music director Andris Nelsons

Shaw Israel Izikson -
BSO musicians, patrons, and Berkshire County businesses are pushing back against the Boston Symphony Orchestra's decision not to renew music director Andris Nelsons' contract, as two longtime patrons launch a grassroots "red flower" campaign demanding transparency and a public town hall.
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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

Amelia Ellis -
“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.

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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

Amelia Ellis -
“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.
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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale...

Amelia Ellis -
“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.
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JOHN BREASTED: The Great Barrington Selectboard’s credibility gap

John Breasted -
Transparency does not require officials to reveal legal strategy. It does require them to tell voters when the town has been sued.
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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

Amelia Ellis -
“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.

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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale...

Amelia Ellis -
“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.
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JOHN BREASTED: The Great Barrington Selectboard’s credibility gap

John Breasted -
Transparency does not require officials to reveal legal strategy. It does require them to tell voters when the town has been sued.

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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

Amelia Ellis -
“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.
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JOHN BREASTED: The Great Barrington Selectboard’s credibility gap

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Transparency does not require officials to reveal legal strategy. It does require them to tell voters when the town has been sued.
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THEATER REVIEW: Dorset Theatre Festival’s production of ‘The Understudy’ plays at the Dorset Playhouse through July 19

J. Peter Bergman -
If the work of theater interests you, this is a perfect play for you. If the course of romantic pairings intrigues you, this is also a play for you. If you just want to experience a fun time, see this play. It has a limited run, so see it now.
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THEATER REVIEW: ‘Rebel Town’ plays at Monument Mountain Regional High School through July 19

J. Peter Bergman -
Even the almost historical shows, such as “1776," emerge as dramatic triumphs compared to “Rebel Town.” The latter still needs a major overhaul to become a viable, memorable, and worthwhile musical theater experience.
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‘Rebel Town’ is a timely reminder that freedom isn’t free — and that resistance is patriotic

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The musical explores the courage, conviction, and personal sacrifice of leaders and extraordinary “ordinary” Americans who put everything on the line to attain freedom.

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Bits & Bytes: Big Dance Theater; renewable energy fair; flu clinic; Michelle Gillett tribute; arborists at BBG

Emily Edelman -
Judith Enck, former Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator under President Barack Obama, will be the keynote speaker at the 2017 Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair.

Bits & Bytes: ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Colonial; Clinton AME Zion Church fundraising update; Stone Walls II release party; RSYP culinary dinner; interfaith holiday...

Emily Edelman -
The Winter 2017 issue of Stone Walls II features work about the late poet, journalist and feminist Michelle Gillett written by Patty Crane and others, as well as two poems by Gillett.

POEM: When a poet dies

A. J. Kohlhepp -
Last week, the poet Michelle Gillett, a beloved Berkshire writer, passed away. Belle Fox-Martin offers this poem in tribute.

Michelle Gillett, gifted poet and artist

David Scribner -
In tribute to Michelle Gillett's true gifts as a poet and artist, and to her wonderfully generous spirit that she shared with others.
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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

Amelia Ellis -
“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.

JOHN BREASTED: The Great Barrington Selectboard’s credibility gap

John Breasted -
Transparency does not require officials to reveal legal strategy. It does require them to tell voters when the town has been sued.

THEATER REVIEW: Dorset Theatre Festival’s production of ‘The Understudy’ plays at the Dorset Playhouse through July 19

J. Peter Bergman -
If the work of theater interests you, this is a perfect play for you. If the course of romantic pairings intrigues you, this is also a play for you. If you just want to experience a fun time, see this play. It has a limited run, so see it now.

THEATER REVIEW: ‘Rebel Town’ plays at Monument Mountain Regional High School through July 19

J. Peter Bergman -
Even the almost historical shows, such as “1776," emerge as dramatic triumphs compared to “Rebel Town.” The latter still needs a major overhaul to become a viable, memorable, and worthwhile musical theater experience.
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