By Kathy Dickinson Summer fairly bursts with activity here in the Berkshires, and Becket is no exception. Art exhibits, dance, and performances abound, and our local music venues are picking up the tempo with no shortage of talent. Let’s travel up Route 8 to visit a few! Most everyone knows Papa Bob’s is “where friends […]
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29 Grants Awarded by Cultural Council for Becket Programs and Residents
The Becket Cultural Council has awarded 29 grants totaling $19,000 for 2025. The grants will support a wide range of arts, humanities, and science programming for people of all ages in Becket. Said Council Chair Cathy Terwedow, “Massachusetts is the only state to include cultural-enrichment funds for every town in its annual budget. We’re particularly […]
BAC Talent Show Features Performance Art
By Matty Beatty Community members were captivated by a wide variety of performances at the Becket Arts Center’s most recent Member Show, an event where members of the Arts Center showcase their creative talents such as painting, carving, and much more. The Center has begun to incorporate more musical and performance art into their programing, […]
The Giving Tree
By Marilyn Fish In the 1920s, a skeletal old tree that stood guard over the misty hills and deep forests of Becket inspired artist Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) to make a sketch. He later transformed that sketch into a robust painting of twisting sculptural forms, typical of his Regionalist style. He titled it The Old […]
Get Ready to Celebrate, Becket!
The vibrant community, businesses, and organizations of Becket, Massachusetts, are throwing a spectacular second annual Becket Day bash! This day-long festival, originally brought to life by the Becket Arts Center, Dream Away Lodge, Neon Newt, and Route 8 Pub, is all about showcasing the spirit of our wonderful town. Join us as we come together […]
Crispina ffrench: Getting It Together in Becket
By Marilyn Fish Local Textilist, Crispina ffrench, is a woman of wide-ranging passions – passions that over time she has woven into a seamless fabric of family, art, education, and social responsibility. Now aged 58, she clocked many years as a textile recycling entrepreneur before discovering that contentment lay not in fame and fortune, but […]