by Seth Rogovoy (WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., June 30, 2014) – Forget everything you ever knew and thought of about visiting the Clark Art Institute, because the experience has utterly and totally been changed. And this is a good thing. Everything is different – well, except maybe for the permanent collection. You know – the Renoirs, Homers,…
by Seth Rogovoy We are about to enter into a stretch of hazy, hot and humid weather with highs in the 90s and the heat index making it feel like 100 or more. But for shut-ins and lazyboneses like me, there is a silver lining to this hellish time of year. I’ve put together…
by Seth Rogovoy In anticipation of seeing Beck perform at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass, on Tuesday, June 24, I’ve checked out a few recent reviews of his performances to try to get some idea of what to expect. I like to be as familiar as I can with the songs I’m going to…
(BECKET, Mass.) – Between now and Friday, June 20, 2014, contributors of $5 or more to the Rogovoy Report will be eligible to win a free pair of tickets – a $60 value — to see Iron and Wine, which performs at MASS MoCA on Sunday, June 22, 2014, at 6pm. Every multiple of $5…
I was inspired on my walk through town this morning to write this poem, the latest in my series of existentialist nature poems. I hadn’t intended for it to be so political; however, it just came out that way. “Why, dew? Why do you do what you do, dew? Clinging to the air, the way you…
Here in the Berkshires we’ve got the Clark, the Mount, the Colonial, the Mahaiwe, the Pillow – even the Big Y, the Price Chopper, the Stop and Shop and the GE in some circles. So why not “The Tanglewood”? Why doesn’t our premiere summer cultural venue merit the definite article?
In January 2013, I instituted a voluntary PayPal “donation box” for the Rogovoy Report (immediately to the right of this note), so that those who regularly enjoyed my efforts to cover the region’s cultural scene on my website and in my various e-newsletters could help support my efforts. The response was overwhelming and quite encouraging…
(HUDSON, N.Y., April 30, 2014) – Buried in an article in today’s Register-Star recounting discussion at a Hudson Police Committee meeting this past Monday regarding measures that can be taken to discourage illicit activity widely known among all residents of the city to take place after dark in Hudson’s alleyways – measures as simple as…
by Seth Rogovoy (HUDSON, N.Y.) – Two years ago this week, I moved from Great Barrington, Mass., to Hudson, N.Y. Within the first week of moving here, two people were shot to death in an apartment a block-and-a-half from where I live, and I saw Peter Dinklage standing on a street corner two blocks down…
Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it. At least that’s the old adage. One of my favorite meteorological bloggers has been kind of down on the spring we’ve been having so far. After a pretty horrid winter (as they all are, pretty much), we’ve been experiencing a spring of somewhat…
