School's in!
In the summer, when Berkshires Week expanded into a 24-page magazine, I began writing to you in print. The observations I had been channeling into this blog began to fuel a weekly column. That column will continue, but Berkshires Week has returned to the Thursday entertainment section, as it does every winter, and this blog is coming alive again.
In the rhythm of the year, we are moving inside and gathering together. The weather has turned cold — and debates have warmed up. It's the season for visiting and storytelling and holing up with a book. It's the season for following ideas.
Photo by Darren Vanden Berge / Berkshire Eagle Staff
On that note, here are some chances this week to get out and have a good talk:
Louisa Gilder will discuss her new book, “The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn” on Saturday at The Mount in Lenox from 5 to 7 p.m. Gilder will kick off the Mount’s new “meet the author” series. For reservations, call (413) 441-5112 today (Thursday).
Twenty five writers will come together for a “sip and sign for the holidays” on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Millbrook Winery in Millbrook, N.Y. Lynn Redgrave and her daughter, Annabel Clark will be there, along with Donald Westlake; Larry Beinhart, writer of “Wag the Dog”; Lisa Philllips, “ NPR: The Faces Behind the Voices”; Amy Goldman, “The Heirloom Tomato Book”; Dan Leader, “Local Breads”; Ric Orlando “We Want Clean Food” and others.
For more information, call (800) 662-WINE or visit http://millbrookwine.com.
Chauncey Loomis, writer and former English Professor at Dartmouth College, will lead a discussion of “Emma” by Jane Austen on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Stockbridge Library. He will talk about why he believes the novel is one of the greatest in the English language. The discussion is part of the Stockbridge Library's Winter Reads series.
Berkshire Economic Development Corporation, Berkshire Creative, and Berkshire Entrepeneurs Network will present a discussion of the Angel Network on Monday evening at 5:30 at the Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield.
The Berkshire Angel Network links local entrepreneurs with potential investors. Entrepreneurs now have a source of potential seed capital and investors have an opportunity to analyze prospective business enterprises.
Hear directly from Investors and Entrepreneurs who have participated in the Angel Network: Mark Gold, attorney and Angel iInvestor; Michael Wainwright, entrepreneur and Angel funding recipient; Peter Pritchard, Director of the Tech Valley Angel Network; Keith Girouard, Senior Business Advisor of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center. For more information, write to Beth Larrow at blarrow@berkshireedc.com or call (413) 499-4000, ext. 16.