>> IN 80 YEARS, TANGLEWOOD HAS GROWN IN SIZE AND SCOPE.
POPULAR ARTIST FROM JAMES 10 -- FROM JAMES TAYLOR DOMINATE THE STAGE.
>> IT TAKES SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE TO OPERATE TANGLEWOOD THROUGH THE COURSE OF A SUMMER.
>> 520 ACRES, 350,000 VISITORS, TANGLEWOOD IS AS VITAL TO THE BERKSHIRES AS THE BERKSHIRES ARE TO TANGLEWOOD.
>> HERE, IT IS A LIFESTYLE.
PEOPLE WONDER THE GROUNDS EVERY DAY BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE AROUND MUSIC AND IT IS COMPELLING HERE.
>> THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF THE TANGLEWOOD FAMILY ARE IN THE DAYS IN THE ARTS PROGRAM.
DIRECTOR CLAIRE CARR.
>> WE BRING TOGETHER 50 STUDENTS FROM URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES.
THEY RANGE IN AGE FROM 10 YEARS OLD 13 YEARS OLD.
>> EVERY YEAR WE GO TO A DIFFERENT MUSEUM AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT IS NICE.
>> WHAT BEGAN 50 YEARS AGO AS A DAY TRIP TO THE COUNTRY HAS GROWN STATEWIDE.
>> WE HAVE RECEIVED GRANTS TO INTEGRATE COMMUNITIES SO THAT 12-YEAR-OLD WHO GROWS UP IN BOSTON CAN MEET A 12-YEAR-OLD WHO LIVES SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE STATE.
>> ON THE EAST LAWN, A NEW ERA FOR TANGLEWOOD.
THIS ONE, YEAR-ROUND, THE FIRST MAJOR EXPANSION SINCE OZAWA HALL IN 1994.
SUE ELLIOTT IS DIRECTOR OF THE TANGLEWOOD LEARNING INSTITUTE.
>> THE GOAL OF THE INSTITUTE IN MY OWN WORDS IS TO BRING TANGLEWOOD TO THE WORLD AND THE WORLD TO TANGLEWOOD.
THINK OF IT AS A WAY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE MUSICALLY CURIOUS OR SAVVY TO GET CLOSER TO THE MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.
>> MUSIC AS WELL AS OTHER HUMANITIES.
>> I THINK THIS WORK TAKES US THAT MUCH CLOSER TO A MORE CIVIL SOCIETY.
WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE SHARING LIVE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES, IT IS A BETTER WORLD.
>> NOTHING SAYS SHARING LIKE A PICNIC, PERFECTED TO AN ART FORM.
THEN, THERE IS THE COMPETITIVE PICNIC LEAGUE STARTED BY LINDA CAMPOS.
>> WE PICK A THEME THAT WE ALL COOK TO.
WE TRY TO PAIR OUR THEMES TO THE PROGRAM THE BSO IS PLAYING.
WHOEVER WINS GETS A PRIZE FROM ONE OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.
>> THEIR MOTTO -- "ON SUNDAYS, WE PICNIC." GOOD FOOD, FRESH AIR, GREAT MUSIC.
>> IT IS LIKE MULTIPLE SENSES HAPPENING AT ONCE.
>> FROM STOCK RIDGE TO LENOX, A DISTINCT BUZZ ON CONCERT WEEKENDS.
JUST ASK JIM LUCY.
HE OPENED HIS CAFE IN LENOX IN 1983, TRADING THE CLASSROOM FOR THE KITCHEN.
HE NAMED THE RESTAURANT FOR HIS FATHER.
>> MY FATHER WAS GIUSEPPE.
WHEN HE WENT TO SCHOOL, THE TEACHER SAID, YOU ARE JOE LUCY.
MY MOTHER, THE BEST ITALIAN COOK IN THE FAMILY.
PEOPLE TELL ME WE RUINED THEM FROM EATING POSSIBLE GO -- EATING ASABUCO ANYWHERE ELSE.
>> LUCY BEGAN SMALL, A FEW TABLES OUTSIDE OF AN ART GALLERY.
WHEN THE GALLERY CLOSED, THEY MOVED IN.
>> 8:00 IN THE MORNING, MAKING THE RESERVATION.
I COULD BARELY HANG THE PHONE UP BEFORE IT RANG AGAIN.
>> THE NEW YORK TIMES WROTE A STORY ABOUT WHERE THE SYMPHONY LIKES TO DINE.
>> THE LAST SENTENCE WAS THE MAESTRO’S FAVORITE RESTAURANT.
>> THEY STILL SERVE MAESTROS.
AND HIS FAVORITE, LINGUINE AND CLAMS.
>> ON THE OLD MAN ON THE BLOCK NOW WHICH I GUESS FEELS PRETTY GOOD.
>> THE NEW TANGLEWOOD LEARNING INSTITUTE OPENED THIS WEEKEND.
THUS THEY’RE ALREADY BROAD -- THEIR ALREADY BROAD CONCERT SCHEDULE HAS EXPANDED.
THE THEME THIS SUMMER BE CURIOUS, TAKE CLASSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING, GET AN INSIDER’S LOOK AT A MASTER CLASS, HEAR FROM GREAT THINKERS, PLAYWRIGHTS, ARTISTS, AND
COMPOSERS.
THE BERKSHIRE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH MUSIC AND MUCH MORE.
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