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The local treasure—a "fusion of food and culture"—has long been a well-kept secret in the Berkshires. It's time to spread the word.

Starring now in Shakespeare & Company's "Lunar Eclipse" in Lenox, the actress also teaches, directs, knits, and owns a store.

'Lunar Eclipse,' a new play by Donald Margulies, makes its world premiere at Shakespeare & Company. Directed by James Warwick, the play features Karen Allen and Reed Birney as a long-married couple reflecting on life and time during a lunar eclipse.

New Minnesota law takes aim at catalytic converter thieves. Will it be enough? New Minnesota law takes aim at catalytic converter thieves. Will it be enough? Under a new state law, Minnesota will spend $400,000 over the next two years on paint and engraving tools, sending the materials to the highest-theft areas. The law also requires all buyers to follow regulations that currently govern scrap metal dealers -- with an additional requirement to track anti-theft markings on any catalytic convert...

Heartbeats Accelerate In The Batting Cage. By Dave Irwin THE INVISIBLE Theatres latest offering, The Batting Cage, is an homage to the joys and revelations accrued from being stuck in a Holiday Inn on an extended wake/vacation. Despite playwright Joan Ackermanns sometimes tortured prose, this dramedy turns out to be a funny and touching work, thanks mostly to actress Betsy Kruse. Set in their motel room, The Batting Cage revolves around the relationship between two sisters who have come to S...