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Shaker Village Displays Pittsfield Paintings by Scott Taylor

(Pittsfield, Mass.) — Hancock Shaker Village, in conjunction with Pittsfield 250, presents Painting the Town: A Downtown Pittsfield Retrospective, an exhibition of paintings by Scott Taylor. The show will run from Saturday, May 28 through Sunday, July 31 from noon to 4 daily in the Poultry House. The acrylic-on-canvas paintings depict 44 historic Pittsfield buildings, including the Colonial…

Tanglewood Names Replacement Conductors for Levine

(LENOX, Mass.) – The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced a new conductor lineup for five of the BSO’s 21 concerts to take place during the 2011 Tanglewood season. Charles Dutoit will lead the BSO’s July 8 Opening Night Gala Concert — an all-Italian program with excerpts from Bellini’s Norma and Verdi’sI lombardi, plus music of Rossini and Respighi…

Hancock Shaker Village to Host Peace Conference in September

Hancock Shaker Village and the Center for Peace through Culture to Co-Present Peace Conference and Festival on September 17 Pittsfield, Mass. — Hancock Shaker Village and the Center for Peace through Culture will co-present Pathways to Peaceful Living: Tools and Explorations, a one-day peace conference and concurrent festival on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 9  to…

One of a kind auction lots added to Berkshire Museum Wine Auction

One-of-a-kind auctions lots added to roster for Wine Jewels of the World: The Wine Auction at Berkshire Museum Travel packages, rare wines and more added to auction at May 28 event Pittsfield, Mass.—Berkshire Museum is pleased to announce more hard-to-find—and in some cases, one-of-a-kind—auction lots as they continue to be added to an already impressive…