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88 features
8 Cultural Landscape The Clark Art Institute breaks new ground with Humane Ecology . By Benjamin Lerner
16 The New Directors The latest from the new directors of our cultural institutions . By Anastasia Stanmeyer
40 Cheers to 100 Years High Lawn Farm traces its history to one amazing woman . By Liam Gorman
52 Catching Up with Deval Patrick The former governer has a lot to talk about . By Anastasia Stanmeyer
82 Taking Good Care It ’ s all about the journey to good health at Canyon Ranch . By Anastasia Stanmeyer
OLIVIA DOUHAN stories
Black-throated green warbler
88 Birds in the Hand The Berkshire Bird Observatory ’ s Ben Nickley . By Scott Edward Anderson
2 Scribbled Note
6 Shout Out
This , that , and the other things
15 10 minutes with ...
Brian Stokes Mitchell
32 Measured Drawings
Ejner Handberg ’ s quest to document Shaker woodworking
46 The Sweet Spot !
The Farmstead Creamery Shop ’ s dream team
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The dynamic Oskar Hallig and Mike Zippel
4 // BERKSHIRE MAGAZINE July 2023
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Lydia Alexandra Renders of Willow Investments
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Nicholas and Amy Felix ’ s stunning Winbrooke estate
68 Create 4 Freedom
And the winning essay goes to ....
72 Spreading the Word
30 years of summer lectures at The Mount
74 A Beloved Poet
Willard Spiegelman ’ s book on Amy Clampitt
76 The Mastheads
Giving writers the space and time to create
78 Poetry Selections
Wharton , Codjoe , Clampitt , and Gonzalez
80 The Authors Guild Foundation
A conversation with Margaret Verble
94 Art for All
Berkshire Art Center
98 Berkshire Bites
In search of the perfect taco
100 Giving Back
Volunteers in Medicine
103 On the Town
The BIFF : It ’ s a wrap !
104 The Art of It
Translation of A Kiss to Build a Dream On by Shany Porras
ON THE COVER “ The New Directors ” Tara Franklin , Kimberly Bush Tomio , Nathaniel Silver ,
Alan Paul , James Barry , Kristy Edmunds , and Wendy Healey . Photographed at Canyon Ranch by David Edgecomb .