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PITTSFIELD — A new spread in Conde Nast Traveler seeks to explain, yet again, the Berkshires’ appeal to well-heeled weekenders.
“It’s the rich cross-history of bohemia and money, of creatives and cultural titans, that makes the Berkshires more than an escape from the city,” the authors write in the magazine’s current issue. “It’s an escape to one of the liveliest and most vital artistic hubs in the USA. … It’s country living with a symphony orchestra for its soundtrack.”
People who work for low pay in the region’s cultural centers are singing a different tune. In a new grassroots campaign on Instagram, they share personal testimony, anonymously, about the reality of work life inside museums and theaters. ....

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