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savoring the season: back in full swing
By Hannah Van Sickle
This spring and early summer promise a particularly welcome return to longer days, warmer weather, and all that comes with it—namely, the burgeoning freedom to explore and increasing opportunities to connect, no matter the venue. What better way to banish the burden of social distancing than by getting up close and personal with the veritable feast of culture on display across the region? Spanning Berkshire County from north to south, and spreading west into Columbia County, the options abound—hanging in galleries, being performed on stage, and even unfolding en plein air. May the phrase, “live performance resumes” fall like music upon your ears after a pair of pandemic years spent in silent isolation. Meanwhile, let opera and jazz, Shakespeare and Sondheim, and all that falls between (including elaborate picnics on lush, verdant lawns!) be the perfect prelude to your summer feast. Bring it on.
Clockwise from top left: Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band perform June 17 at Tanglewood; Auguste Rodin, Cupid and Psyche, marble with original base at The Clark Art Institute; Mythili Prakash will perform in the engagement America(na) to me at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.
