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Theodore E. Stebbins MFA Two
Pollock's Troubled Queen Among Many Acquisitions
By: - Jun 20th, 2020When John Walsh left for the Getty Museum, and with a hiatus in the contemporary department, Theodore E. Stebbins, chaired three departments. He seized the opportunity to acquire American and European modern and contemporary art. There were huge gaps to fill when works that now command millions were relatively affordable.
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Editor Chris Busa at 73
Published 35 Years of Provincetown Arts Magazine
By: - Jun 23rd, 2020Chris Busa, the son of the abstract expressionist, Peter Busa, cast a long shadow over the Provincetown artist’s colony. The 35th anniversary issue of Provincetown Arts Magazine will soon include a memorial to its publisher. He passed away in June 20 at the age of 73. We spoke and collaborated often here is an interview from April, 2015,
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Michelin Star Cafe Boulud At Blantyre
Blantyre Is a Berkshires Gilded Age Mansion
By: - Jul 19th, 2020Chef Daniel Boulud, a two star Michelin Chef at 'Daniel' in Manhattan has brought his crew to run his one star Michelin restauarant, 'Cafe Boulud' at the Gilded Age Mansion, Blantyre (Lenox, Massachusetts). The French inspired restaurant will remain open, Wednesday to Sunday, through mid-October.
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North Adams Artist and Activist Phil Sellers
With Gail They Ran River Hill Pottery
By: - Jul 23rd, 2020This week we lost a neighbor and friend the artist/ activist Phil Sellers. He grew up in Ohio where he and his wife Gail Kolis Sellers launched a pottery business. They moved to North Adams to be with her family. Together they ran River Hill Pottery in the Eclipse Mill. The Sellers were involved in many arts and politcal activities. That entailed organizing artists to help oust long term mayor John Barrett,III. They became close friends with mayor Dick Alcombright who helped with their many public art projects.
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Good Dog Foundation Provides Helping Dogs
Berkshires Benefit from Canines
By: - Aug 03rd, 2020The Good Dog Foundation: Helping Humans Heal For more than 30,000 years dogs have been providing companionship and loyalty to humans. No wonder they are called ‘man’s best friend.’ Residents of the Berkshires benefit from the Good Dog Foundation. It provides Certified Therapy Dog visits to Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington and Crossroads Center for Enrichment in Pittsfield.
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Eleanor by Mark St.Germain
Discussing a Work in Progress
By: - Sep 19th, 2020A work in progress, "Eleanor," by Mark St. Germain was commissioned by Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota. It was given a reading there. Recently it had a reading with another actress, Harriet Harris, for Barrington Stage Company. With two performances in an empty theatre it was viewed by subscription. By phone we discussed the new work and its intriguing character who was superly portrayed by a remarkable actress.
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Bette Davis Ain’t For Sissies
Say It Ain't So Joe
By: - Nov 30th, 2020Not until actress Jessica Sherr penned her one woman show, Bette Davis Ain’t For Sissies, has anybody dared to give us a wildly exciting, action-packed recounting of Bette Davis’ life as a young aspiring actress hellbent on becoming a star.
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Chicago Girl by Nancy Bishop
A Lively Collection of Essays
By: - Dec 09th, 2020During a year of Covid disruption our theater correspondent, Nancy S. Bishop, has taken time to publish a book of essays. She describes growing up a Cubs fan while pursuing the literary life. Some years ago she went bonkers over Bruce Springsteen. Often with her nephew, she has attended more than 30 concerts. The range of her interests and insights is formidable. Hop on and enjoy the ride for a tour of the Windy City and its arts.
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Brandeis Appoints New Rose Art Museum Director
Gannit Ankori the Henry and Lois Foster Director and Chief Curator
By: - Dec 15th, 2020Brandeis University has named Gannit Ankori as the Henry and Lois Foster Director and Chief Curator of the Rose Art Museum, effective January 1, 2021. Ankori, a professor of art history and theory in the departments of Fine Arts and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University, has been serving as interim director at the Rose since July 2020.
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Michael Conforti of Clark Art Institute
Surveying a Remarkable Legacy
By: - Jan 19th, 2021In 2015, Michael Conforti retired as director of the Clark Art Institute after some 20 years. The Clark is very different now then what he signed on for. Today, the Clark hosts summer blockbuster shows and is one of the nations foremost research centers. From the beginning, it has had close ties with Williams College where Conforti teaches a graduate course in museum studies. He oversaw the expansion and renovation with architect Tadao Ando. While running the Clark he was on the road and hard to pin down. Now retired, we worked together on an extensive overview of his career, accomplishments, and issues for museums.
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Gail Samuel Named CEO of BSO
Appointment Will Impact Tanglewood
By: - Feb 18th, 2021As the Julian and Eunice Cohen President and CEO of the BSO, Gail Samuel will lead the Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and Tanglewood, and will oversee a robust, rapidly evolving slate of initiatives intended to expand the reach and relevance of orchestral music in the Boston area and beyond.
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Hancock Shaker Village New Staff Positions
Linda Johnson as Curator and Brenda Lynch as Director of Development
By: - Mar 12th, 2021Hancock Shaker Village, one of the most comprehensively interpreted Shaker sites in the U.S. and the oldest working farm in Western Massachusetts, announced today the appointments of Linda Johnson as Curator and Brenda Lynch as Director of Development, a newly created position.
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Tim Rodgers to Head NY's Museum of Art and Design
Move from Phoenix Art Museum
By: - Jun 10th, 2021The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) has appointed Timothy R. Rodgers, PhD, to serve as the Museum’s Nanette L. Laitman Director. Rodgers is currently the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO of Phoenix Art Museum and previously served as director of The Wolfsonian-Florida International University in Miami. Prior to the Wolfsonian, Rodgers concurrently served as director of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Vice President of the Scottsdale Cultural Council. He will assume his new position on September 15, 2021.
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Mahaiwe Remembers Its Founder
Lola Jaffe Passed Away on July 7
By: - Jul 09th, 2021Our visionary founder, Lola Jaffe, passed away on July 7, 2021. In 2002, Lola looked at a threatened and neglected historic theater and saw beauty, transcendent performances, transported audiences, and one show following straight on the heels of the next in perpetuity. Then she started calling her friends to help her make it happen.
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Walking Evil by Mark St. Germain
A Hilarious True Story of a Possessed Hellhound
By: - Sep 14th, 2021The renowned playwright, Mark Saint Germain. has published his first non theatrical book. A true story, Walking Evil, is a hilarious account of the author's epic battle with his wife's dog Evie. Named Evil by St. Germain the hellhound is in league with the devil. The cur destroys everything in sight including a thirty five year marriage. Clearly not a work of fiction you can't make up such an incredible and riveting story. Indeed the devil is in the details of this compelling book.
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Arnie Reisman Journalist, Playwright, Poet at 79
Resident of Martha’s Vineyard
By: - Oct 05th, 2021Arnie Reisman, a Martha Vineyard resident died suddenly. He was 79. Starting as editor of the Brandeis University Justice he was later editor of the weekly Boston After Dark/ Phoenix. He was a prolific documentary filmmaker and playwright as well as publisher of several books of poetry. With his wife Paula Lyons, he was also a panelist on NPR’s Says You!, the long-running comedy quiz show. His documentary The Powder and the Glory was the basis of the Broadway show War Paint.
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Al Perry Was a Cool Head at WBCN
As Station Manager He Kept the Lid On
By: - Nov 23rd, 2021During the wild and crazy days of WBCN, which is now celebrated with a movie and book, Al Perry functioned as the adult in the room. As station manager he kept the lid on. Respected and loved by those who knew and worked with him Al passed on November 6.
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New England Public Media
New England Equity Reporting Fellowship
By: - Jan 28th, 2022Three journalists from New England Public Media have been selected to participate in the inaugural 2022 New England Equity Reporting Fellowship.
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Remembering Todd McKee
Whimsical Boston Artist
By: - Feb 04th, 2022The Boston art community is saddened to learn of the passing of Todd McKee. He was an artist known for wit and whimsy in his work, primarily watercolor on paper.
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Will the Real Julia Garner Please Stand Up
From Ozark to Inventing Anna
By: - Feb 13th, 2022Julia Garner's Ruth in the series Ozark could not be more different that Anna in the Shonda Rhimes series Inventing Anna. At 27, with one Emmy under her belt, she's on the prowl for more. Currently I am bingeing her shows on Netflix.
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Loretta Greco New Huntington Theatre Artistic Director
Joins Company in July
By: - Feb 15th, 2022The Huntington’s Board of Trustees and Advisors, announced today the appointment of acclaimed stage director, producer, and community builder Loretta Greco as The Huntington’s next Norma Jean Calderwood Artistic Director. She will be the first woman in the role and the fourth artistic leader in The Huntington’s 40-year history.
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IS183 Art School’s Berkshire Artist Residencies
Now Accepting Applications
By: - Feb 18th, 2022The IS183 Art School’s Berkshire Artist Residency program is now accepting applications. Since 2012, IS183 Art School has coordinated Artist Residencies that pair local visual artists with cultural institutions and historic landmarks across the Berkshires. This is the second year artists can apply for a residency at two local institutions - The Red Lion Inn and Chesterwood.
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Michael McGrath to Teach at Williams College
Living a Daoist Life in Today’s World
By: - Mar 11th, 2022Born on Cape Cod and formerly an attorney and chef, the North Adams based Daoist monk, Chen Tong, spent several years training in a monastery in China. On the deck of his North Adams home, even in the dead of winter, he teaches meditation, qigong and taiji. He has been invited to teach during the spring and fall semesters at Williams College. The course he is offering is fully enrolled.
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Jennifer Trainer Thompson Leaving Hancock Shaker Village
A Legacy of Major Accomplishments
By: - Mar 30th, 2022The Board of Trustees of Hancock Shaker Village announced today that director Jennifer Trainer Thompson will step down in July. Thompson has been widely credited for her transformational leadership of the museum and is recognized as an innovator in the museum community. Since her appointment in September 2016, Hancock Shaker Village has grown in size and stature and has been infused, as The Boston Globe noted last summer, “with great gusts of contemporary vitality”.
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Faerie Festival Returns on June 18
North Adams Event Honors Phil Sellers
By: - May 27th, 2022Artist activist, Phil Sellers and his wife Gail were part of the team behind the Faerie Festival in North Adams. He passed away in July 2020. After a hiatus The Faerie Festival is revised in his honor on June 18 from 10 AM to 10 PM.
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