A magical night at Tanglewood: James Taylor, Boston Pops draw record crowd

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With James Taylor and the Boston Pops as the draw, Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox set a single day attendance record on Wednesday evening, as 24,470 music lovers made the show. Although Taylor's concerts at Tanglewood are traditionally large draws, the size of the crowd surprised Tanglewood staffers - and even Boston Pops laureate conductor John Williams. Because of traffic delays, audience members were still arriving well into the first set. (Williams joked that some orchestra members were caught in traffic.) The Pops held court for the first set, with Taylor taking the stage to narrate one piece, excerpts from Copland's, "A Lincoln Portrait." For the second set, Taylor performed new songs as well as some of his classics, such as "Fire & Rain," backed by the Pops orchestra. The audience stood and joined Taylor in singing "America the Beautiful." After finishing to extended cheers and a standing ovation from the audience, Williams noted that, because of the large crowd, some people may have missed much of the concert. He then reintroduced Taylor, who took the stage for an additional set, with his own band. Many in the audience sang along to songs such as "You've got a Friend" and "Carolina in My Mind." Taylor finished with his classic (and Berkshire favorite) "Sweet Baby James."
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North Adams Clothing Store Moving to Larger Space

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Label Shopper is moving across the parking lot to the former Peebles location in April.
 
The discount clothing store has been located in the downtown's L-shaped mall downtown since 2009. It replaced Fashion Bug, which had been in that spot for 24 years before closing in 2007; the company liquidated in 2013. 
 
Label Shopper is part of Peter Harris Clothes, established in 1970 by Peter Elitzer. Starting as a single store in Latham, N.Y., offering brand-name apparel at discount prices, the company operates more than 70 stores throughout the Northeast and Midwest.
 
The store is set to close on April 6 for the move and reopen on April 9 in the former Gordmans, according to signage. 
 
Gordmans briefly replaced Peebles in the former Kmart until the parent company of the two brands declared bankruptcy and closed its stores in 2020. 
 
At 17,250 square feet, the Gordman's space is at least double the size of Label Shopper's current location.
 
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