Later this month, Alicia Johnson is launching her book Buried Treasure: A Field Guide to the Life-Changing Magic of Revealing Yourself. The book – which is part memoir, part scientific research, and part strategic action – provides a guide for working through trauma.
“I know firsthand how trauma […]
As part of The Hotchkiss School’s celebration of 50 years of co-education, the Tremaine Art Gallery presents “The Art of Joy Brown,” on view from February 15 through April 6.
An internationally known sculptor, Joy Brown is known for her “larger-than-life” human figures which grace public spaces from Beijing all the way […]
The Firefly Environmental Arts Project launch will take place on Friday, February 21 at 7pm at the Millbrook School in Millbrook, NY.
The Firefly Environmental Arts Project, developed by Carl Raab and Deb Schlee, is a collaborative arts and sustainability initiative engaging students and professionals within the CT/NY/MA tri-state corner to build […]
For Mia DiFrancesco, taking over a beloved Poughkeepsie boutique in the summer of 2024 was a bit serendipitous. Mia was aware of the shop (formerly Scruples – owned by Gail Cassle), and she worked for Gail’s husband at his hair salon part-time as a teenager, so when he reached out to her to […]
Photo above by Avida Love Photography
“Having an outlet to express yourself in a way that is creative and meaningful to you, and to connect with other people is important,” said Veronica Bone, the community and in-school program manager for Berkshire Pulse. “Everyone should have access to that if it’s something they’re interested in.” […]
Photo above by Vata Creative
For Anna Hall, the first inkling that she had an interest in food as a career came to her while she was working as a magazine writer. She was interviewing a chef and found that she could “talk to him all day about food.”
The real turning point […]
National Girls & Women in Sports Day began in 1987 as a special day to recognize women’s sports. Co-founded and powered by the Women’s Sports Foundation, the day originally served as a remembrance of Olympic volleyball player, Flo Hyman, for her athletic achievements and dedication to promoting equality for women’s sports.
Since then, the […]
If you’re at all like me, then at the start of each new year, you get the grandiose idea that you’re going to take up running. Now up to this point – for me – this resolution has never lasted. I consider myself to be a pretty active person; I work out between […]
When Alanna Medlock was thinking about business ideas that would also create a community-based, hybrid arts space, one of the things that kept coming to her mind was that the mid-Hudson Valley didn’t have a dedicated magazine shop.
Alanna was always interested in magazines, but when she got a subscription to […]
The term “juju” is typically referred to regarding luck. At Juju’s in Great Barrington, juju is all about spreading kindness and good vibes.
“With Great Barrington changing and newer families coming in, we wanted to provide a fun location that was simple and easy,” said Juju’s general manager, Lisa Ake. “We wanted […]