The Roundtable

Berkshire Theatre Group presents the Pulitzer Prize- winning playwright David Auburn’s play ‘Summer 1976.’ The play focuses on an unexpected friendship between two women whose lives converge during the Bicentennial summer. It begins as a brief encounter but unfolds into a transformative bond, leaving an imprint on both women that will shape them for decades. This production brings together two acclaimed actors Kate Baldwin and Jennifer Van-Dyck together who are portraying the two women Alice and Diana.Berkshire Theatre Group presents the David Auburn play ‘Summer, 1976’ starting on October 7th, today, and running till October 31st at The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge MA.

Alan Zweibel spent a good part of his career making some very funny people even funnier. He was an original writer on Saturday Night Live, went on to work with Gilda Radner, Billy Crystal, Gary Shandling, Larry David, David Letterman, and plenty of others. This Thursday, he will share some of his great stories in 'My Life Helping Funny People be Funnier' at the ‘62 Center for Theater and Dance at Williams College. It is also the name of his book, 'Laugh Lines, My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier.'

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Theresa Bourgeois - Public policy and communications expert.Jim Hendler - Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI.Warren Whitlock - a former federal senior executive having served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Diversity & Leadership, and, Associate Administrator for Civil Rights at the Federal Highway Administration

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Sophia Acquisto - Former NY elementary teacher and now 3rd year PhD student at RPI.Fatimah Gilliam - an author, lawyer, consultant, public speaker, and entrepreneur. Her most recent book is: Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won't Tell You.JP Miller - The Empire Report’s founder and publisher.Robert Pondiscio - Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Libby Post - Political ConsultantKathy Sheehan - Former Mayor of the City of AlbanyMike Spain - Former Times Union Associate Editor

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Theresa Bourgeois - Public policy and communications expertThe Reverend Peter Cook - Principal, Faith in the Public Square and Principal and Co-Founder, Faith Beyond Religious Nationalism. Nic Rangel - Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Allison Kavey - a full professor in the History Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY).Catherine Tan - an Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College. Her research is on health, wellness, and medical knowledge.Warren Whitlock - a former federal senior executive having served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Diversity & Leadership, and, Associate Administrator for Civil Rights at the Federal Highway Administration.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Stephen Haff - is an educator who teaches drama and humanities at Poughkeepsie Day School in Poughkeepsie.Anna Markowitz Executive Director of Communities for Local Power and former White House Advance LeadMark Wittman Investment Banker on Wall St.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Jackie Berry - Lecturer of Cognitive Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and former Fulbright US Scholar to Egypt.Jay Jochnowitz - Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union.Kathy Sheehan - Former Mayor of the City of Albany, New York.Mike Spain - Former Times Union Associate Editor.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are: Judy Patrick - Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association and longtime editor of the Daily Gazette.Libby Post - Political Consultant and Lobbyist.Karin Riedl - Professor of Government at Dutchess Community College and since 2023, she has been President of the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley.