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8 10 Minutes With ... Broadway icon Bernadette Peters comes to Barrington Stage . By Dr . Joshua Sherman
13 Look Forward Judy Collins shares her wisdom before returning to the Tanglewood stage . By Dr . Joshua Sherman
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26 Music Inn The legendary venue ’ s history comes alive after almost 75 years . By Dan McCarthy
36 Making the JUMP ! Elizabeth Perkins , star of Big , talks about the movie and more . By Dr . Joshua Sherman
46 Maestro Ozawa Remembered Essays by John Williams and BSO musicians . By Benjamin Lerner
58 Getting Back to the Garden Michael Pollan ’ s long , strange trip . By Scott Edward Anderson
76 The Roots of Giving How did our five major museums start , and how do they still thrive ? By Laura Mars
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2 Scribbled Note
6 Shout Out
This , that , and the other things
16 The Power of Two
Emily Saliers and 40 incredible years with the Indigo Girls
22 Before Summer ’ s End
There ’ s plenty more to do with the kids
42 As of Today
John Lindquist ’ s stunning images of Jacob ’ s Pillow , some shown for the first time
52 Peace & Harmony
Ladysmith Black Mombazo returns
64 Larger Than Life
Maggie Mailer on her father , Norman Mailer
66 Generally Speaking
In Mill River and elsewhere , general stores are a staple of our Berkshire communities
69 Nostalgia With a Modern Twist
The Roadside Diner in Monterey is open !
72 Local Flavors
Meet some of the new Berkshire dining destinations
86 Authors Guild Foundation
Author , playwright , and screenwriter Tony Kushner discusses democracy and more
Bruce Springsteen at the Music Inn , 1970s
94 Authors Guild Foundation
MSNBC ’ s Rachel Maddow on her new book and coming to the WIT Literary Festival
102 On the Town
Jacob ’ s Pillow , Berkshire International Film Festival , Great Barrington Public Theater , MASS MoCA , and James Taylor
104 The Art of it
Bernay Fine Art ’ s exhibition Stop Making Sense
ON THE COVER Broadway icon Bernadette Peters returns to the Berkshires . Photo by Andrew Eccles , courtesy of Barrington Stage .
Jeff Albertson Photograph Collection , Robert S . Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center , UMass Amherst Libraries .