Organ Master Series Features Roosevelt Organ

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Bach Society continues its Organ Masters series with a performance by renowned organist Peter Sykes on Saturday, April 5, at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church.

The recital will feature the 1883 Roosevelt Organ, a masterpiece of American organ history.

The program will include a selection of works by Bach and other composers, highlighting the power and expressiveness of the Roosevelt Organ, the largest instrument built by the innovative organ builder Hilborne Roosevelt. Installed in 1883, this organ remains one of the most significant surviving examples of Roosevelt’s work, showcasing his groundbreaking use of electricity in organ mechanics.

Tickets for the concert are priced at $45 for nonmembers, $40 for Berkshire Bach members, and $10 with a Card to Culture. Children and students with valid ID are admitted free. For further details, including tickets and venue information, visit www.berkshirebach.org/events.

The Station in Lee Fuses New Flavors With Iconic Restaurant

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
12:40PM / Monday, April 07, 2025

The former train station has been renovated since November and has a similar atmosphere to when it was Sullivan Station for more than three decades.

LEE, Mass. — The proprietors of the popular Charlie's Bistro Bus food truck have opened a new restaurant in the old train station.

 

Appropriately called "The Station," Anandkumar Singh and Kevin Orozco, and a third partner, Sonu Rahman, opened the gastropub in late February. 

 

Singh said he wants people to feel like family at The Station while they're served good food with the best ingredients and best service.

 

"The whole goal is about holding the community together with food connections," he said. 

 

The fusion menu offers a range of global dishes along with American favorites for lunch, dinner and "last call." 

 

The partners want offer fare that they didn't see much of in the Berkshires, a concept that had fueled their food truck's menu.

 

"I feel like that's what transitioned all the way over to The Station," Orozco said. "We're making this food, this is what we want to see everywhere — we really don't see it."