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Oct 10

The American Revolution and Ken Burns

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This is a tough one to write. The Berkshires has lost a great writer, a community member, and a friend. Simon Winchester died on Tuesday on his farm in Sandisfield. This prolific book author was an early supporter of and contributor to Berkshire Magazine. In our September 2013 issue, he witnessed and wrote about a group of 26 people becoming citizens at a swearing-in ceremony at the Norman Rockwell Museum. It brought forward memories of himself becoming a citizen only two years earlier. In a bio published in that same issue, it read, “Simon Winchester, born in London in 1944, moved to the Berkshires in 2001, having previously lived and worked as a foreign correspondent for The Guardian in Belfast, Washington, New Delhi, New York, and Hong Kong. Although awarded the OBE by HM the Queen in 2006, he became an American citizen five years later. He is the founding editor of The Sandisfield Times, read each month by most residents of the isolated south county village in which he and wife Setsuko run a small hobby farm, with chickens, bees, an elderly cider apple orchard, and a large goose of undetermined gender.” You will be greatly missed, Simon. Our hearts go out to Setsuko and his children. ❤️

Congratulations to this year’s Berkshire 25! A week ago, we celebrated the honorees at a joyous reception at Phoenix Theatre’s Beacon Cinema. We will have more photos in our Holiday issue as well as online, and we will let you know when that happens. Thank you so much for hosting this 13th annual event, Beacon Cinema! Also, a big thank you to Beacon Bank for sponsoring the event, as well as Nejaime’s Wine Cellars for providing the beverages and catering by Hand Crafted Catering & Events. (Photos by Julia Kaplan)

This beautifully designed country home is perfectly tailored for large gatherings and extended stays. The lower level features a spacious family room with an entertainment center, modern bunk room and multi-functional bathroom to provide comfort and convenience for guests. The main floor boasts a contemporary open layout, while the upstairs features an expansive design studio offering an ideal work-from-home sanctuary. Seamless organization is built into every corner and many of the bedrooms include cozy window seats, creating perfect nooks for relaxation. This highly functional space caters to the entire family — complete with heated floors to warm up after a chilly day outside and an indoor shower for four-legged guests. The pool house, built after completing the main house, serves as a summer gathering space with a kitchenette and an artisan outdoor pizza oven. To learn more about @jackmillercontractors, the builder, visit www.jackmillercontractors.com. #intheberkshires #yourhousehere

📸 Photo Credit: Peter Baiamonte @peterbaiamonte
Architect — @burrandmccallumarchitects
Landscape Design — @akroydgroup + @greylockdesign
Landscape Installation — @mountainhomelandscape + @jasonlkinglandscapellc
Interior Design — @kellymrogers
Photographer — @peterbaiamonte

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FULL CIRCLE

The Story of How A.J. Croce Started Performing His Dad's Music

Joshua Sherman, M.D.

Oct 23

Eddie Henderson and George Cables of The Cookers Talk Jazz

The jazz supergroup The Cookers will headline the Williamstown Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 12, at 8 p.m. at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance.

Jaclynn Kastrinakis

Sep 9

PURE ENERGY

Legendary Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer Arturo Sandoval to light up the stage in the finale of the inaugural Williamstown Jazz Festival

Jaclynn Kastrinakis

Sep 2

10 minutes with...Madison Cunningham

The Grammy®-winning singer-songwriter brings her distinctive voice to MASS MoCA Fall 2026 Read Berkshire Magazine's Fall 2026 Issue. Madison Cunningham has built a career out of finding beauty in musical contradictions. Her songs can be intricate without sacrificing intimacy, cerebral without losing emotional immediacy, and rooted in folk traditions while freely absorbing elements of rock, pop, jazz, and experimental music. On Friday, September 25, the singer, songwriter, and

Benjamin Lerner

Sep 16

10 Minutes with... Marin Alsop

The trailblazing conductor brings her talents to Tanglewood

Joshua Sherman, M.D.

Aug 5

10 minutes with... Jason Isbell

By Anastasia Stanmeyer July 2026 Read Berkshire Magazine's July 2026 Issue. The Last Honest Songwriter A conversation with Jason Isbell is one of self-reflection. Honesty and vulnerability are key to what makes him one of the best contemporary songwriters in Americana music. Despite all of his success, Isbell continues to “do the work” in his songwriting, digging deeper into themes that address addiction recovery, the human condition, and his Alabama roots. The six-time Gramm

Anastasia Stanmeyer

Jul 2

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Sweet Success

How Pastries By Hanna became a Berkshires baking sensation

Ellen G. Lahr

Nov 2

A New Chapter for Local Banking

How Beacon Bank is strengthening—and scaling up—what a community bank can do for the Berkshires

Anastasia Stanmeyer

Nov 2

Driving Community

Berkshire auto dealerships are expanding, thriving, and stayingtrue to their roots.

Scott Edward Anderson

Nov 24, 2025

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Media, Medicine & the Masses

NOTED PHYSICIAN, WRITER, AND THOUGHT LEADER DR. EZEKIEL J. EMANUEL BRINGS HIS UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO THE BERKSHIRES COURTESY OF DR. EZEKIEL J. EMANUEL SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S leading writers, artists, and scholars will converge in Lenox for the inaugural field, a new festival to be held from October 23 to 25 that will be devoted to ideas, conversation, learning, and discovery. Among the guests is Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., an oncologist, bioethicist, author, and one of th

Joshua Sherman, M.D.

Sep 29

Literary Appeal

Theres so much happening in the world of books and ideas this Fall

Elise Linscott

Sep 29

Reframing The Legend

A BEST-SELLING BOOK BY JEFF CHANG ON BRUCE LEE’S CULTURAL ECHO By Anastasia Stanmeyer August 2026 Read Berkshire Magazine's August 2026 Issue. Jeff Chang props his phone at eye level on a shelf in his kitchen in Berkeley, California, then goes back to what he was doing: making homemade stock for Hainanese chicken rice. I was quite familiar with the Southeast Asian dish, having lived in Hong Kong and Indonesia, and was happy to keep the conversation going by Zoom as he worked

Anastasia Stanmeyer

Jul 30