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| | New England Identity: Creative Economy: Region’s New Success Ticket? | New England Futures |
 | | In a special report, they celebrated the region’s growing “creative economy.” They saw that the region's fine arts, music and drama fields were not only growing but inspiring such other fields of imaginative design as architecture, photography, film and web design. |
 | | In the Berkshires, one’s reminded of New England’s preeminence in the fine arts — the 300,000 yearly visitors drawn to the Tanglewood Music festival, Jacob’s Pillow (arguably the U.S.’s best festival for contemporary and modern dance), the Williamstown Theater Festival (in top ranks of summer stock theaters) and the prestigious Clark Art Institute at Williamstown. |
 | | Even new agriculture enterprises can be called part of a creative economy, he said— and in fact we heard many stories of profitable niche industries in cheeses, syrups, dairy products and meats (even llamas!) sprouting across New England. |
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