It started as a footnote in the horrific shooting at 345 Park Avenue in Manhattan, where a gunman walked into the midtown office building with a semi-automatic rifle and killed four and severely injured another before killing himself.

Jacob’s Pillow, founded by Ted Shawn in 1931, presents another month of world-class dance under the direction of Pam Tatge and her team, featuring 21 companies. Jacob’s Pillow accomplishes in one month what other festivals take an entire season to achieve.

I intended to talk about the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle programs to stop global warming. Then I read an article in the Sunday Times about “A Clash Over a Promotion Put[ting Secretary of Defense] Hegseth at Odds With His Generals.” It describes:

Congresswoman Stefanik has ignored her constituents’ needs by being silent on the tariffs that are hurting her District, on Mr. Trump’s stated desire to annex Canada, both of which has caused a 30% decline in tourism in her District, on the impact of Medicaid cuts on her constituents and healthcare providers in her District, and fails to produce any evidence of waste, fraud or abuse in the healthcare industry.

As New Yorkers choked through another day of poor air quality – driven by ongoing Canadian wildfires – another environmental threat looms, this one found in the state’s surface waters. The threat of “harmful algal blooms,” which can jeopardize drinking water supplies and the public’s health, is spreading across the state.

At some places, like the Lake George Dinner Theatre, the enjoyment you get is greater than the sum of its parts.

Getting a new car was my wife’s idea, not mine. Our old car is virtually brand new. The odometer measures a mere 180,000 miles.

This week enjoy attending several dance performances and a dance-film discussion and note a singular performance seen last week.

Comedian Paul Reiser brings his signature comedy to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., tonight at 8pm. Reiser is widely celebrated for his roles in Stranger Things and The Kominsky Method, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

It's that time again. Let's hear what you had to say this week. Here are highlights from the WAMC Listener Comment Line.