Happenings
PRIME – June 2013
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PRIME – June 2013
By Shera Cohen
www.inthespotlightinc.org
Many ask me about my annual Berkshire vacation.
"What kind of a rest is that? You go to all these places, sit in the dark and take notes, then have to write about each [performance]; that's work," is the general consensus from friends and acquaintances.
My answer to them is, "This is the perfect vacation, it's work that I love, so I combine the arts with work for the best of all worlds."
I think 2012 was my 18th summer of vacationing in the Berkshires, and many PRIME readers are familiar with this year-later past tense story of my journeys. At the same time, there is so much to look forward to in the summer of 2013 (see story below for highlights of the 2013 season). You don't have to be a big crazy like I and my companions – spending a whirlwind two weeks to take in the arts – I urge you to choose where you would like to go. Try experimenting with fringe theatre when the classics are your forte, jazz in addition to Mozart, a flower museum along with paintings.
Two factors were unique to last summer's venues and their productions: special anniversary years and world premieres. It was an honor to participate in historic moments in the arts.
HIGHLIGHTS – AND FREE EVENTS – FOR THE 2013 SUMMER SEASON
My first week with the arts
I've listed our arts adventure in the order of the preformaces we attended.
Berkshire Theatre Group, Stockbridge: "A Class Act." Once separate venues, the two theatres in Stockbridge (the Main Stage a...
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