Berkshire County Historical Society Presents ReWritten

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society will present ReWritten, a performance created and performed by Tom Truss and Matthew Cumbie. 
 
ReWritten explores the intimate relationship between Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne through dance, live music, projection, art installations, and text moving in and around the grounds of Arrowhead, reimagining an intergenerational queer love story. 
 
"We are so happy to welcome back Tom and Matt and the ReWritten crew for a third year," said Lesley Herzberg, BCHS Executive Director. "Each year's performance is a unique experience. This year Tom and Matt will be weaving in the stories of some of the women central to the lives of Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. It should be a powerful performance, as always."
 
Performances are July 13-July 16 at 7:30 pm. Ticket prices vary; for more information or to purchase tickets visit berkshirehistory.org.
 
"Collaborating with the Berkshire County Historical Society to bring ReWritten to life at Arrowhead continues to be such an important and inspiring experience for our creative work," said Matthew Cumbie. "It's the perfect setting to tell these stories, and we are excited to expand whose stories are included this year!"

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Pittsfield Resident Victim of Alleged Murder in Greenfield

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A man found dismembered in a barrel in Greenfield on Monday has been identified as Pittsfield resident.
 
The Northwestern District Attorney's Office identified victim as Christopher Hairston, 35, and subsequently arrested a suspect, Taaniel Herberger-Brown, 42, at Albany (N.Y.) International Airport on Tuesday.
 
The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported that Herberger-Brown told investigators he planned on visiting his mother outside the country. 
 
Herberger-Brown was detained overnight, and the State Police obtained an arrest warrant on a single count of murder on Tuesday morning, the Greenfield Police Department said in a press release.
 
According to a report written by State Police Trooper Blakeley Pottinger, the body was discovered after Greenfield police received reports of a foul odor emitting from the apartment along with a black hatchet to the left of the barrel, the Greenfield Recorder reported. 
 
Investigators discovered Hairston's hand and part of a human torso at Herberger-Brown’s former apartment, located at 92 Chapman St, the news outlet said. 
 
According to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Herberger-Brown originally told investigators that he had not been to the apartment in months because he had been in and out of hospitals. 
 
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