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

“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.

BSO patrons start campaign in support of music director Andris Nelsons

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.

‘We’re still here’: Bard Academy Provost and Vice President of Simon’s Rock Weinstein discusses state of college

More than a year after closing its Great Barrington campus, Bard College at Simon's Rock is in a "much better viable financial model," but questions about the campus sale and former president Leon Botstein's ties to the college remain largely unanswered.

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