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30 features
8 Art in Motion A major outdoor exhibition by George Rickey is on view at Naumkeag . By Tara Consolati
14 Playwriting in Process Berkshire theaters are devoted to daring new works . By Haas Regen
22 Taking Flight Meeting up with balloon pilots Paul Sena and Darrel Long . By Anastasia Stanmeyer
30 The House That Modernists Built
Exploring Frelinghuysen Morris House . By Ellen Spear
42 Row , Row , Row Your Boat Why the “ perfect ” exercise is an exercise in community . By Michael Borden
JIMMY iENNER , JR . stories
90 Town Guide Explore the charming and peaceful towns of Otis , Sandisfield , and Becket in our rural Berkshires . By Benjamin Lerner
2 Scribbled Note
6 Shout Out
This , that , and the other things
38 Giving Back
Berkshire Botanical Garden
46 Health
Tips for radiant summertime skin
48 Celebrating 10 Years !
Berkshire Magazine marks one decade
50 Ten Minutes With
Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger
52 Words , Ideas , and Thinkers
Authors Guild Foundation ’ s festival lineup
58 Yidstock
The Yiddish Book Center ’ s music festival
60 biz413 / feature
A curated listing of fine art galleries
68 biz413 / profile
Blair Benjamin and Assets for Artists
70 biz413 / column
Curate an adventure in the Berkshires
73 Crowning Achievement
The release of Down with the King
78 Sweet Revenge
Claire Raposo ’ s The Lost Lamb patisserie
82 cannabis413
Farnsworth luxury dispensary has got style
86 The Heart of Pittsfield
Springside is the city ’ s largest park
104 The Art of It
Eric Forstmann ’ s solo exhibition , Elemental
4 // BERKSHIRE MAGAZINE July 2022
ON THE COVER Members of Berkshire Community Rowing at Lake Onota in Pittsfield , by Jake Borden