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Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires Hosts Get on Board| 04:33PM / Friday, April 25, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — April is Volunteer Month and the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires is hosting a "Get on Board" event in partnership with Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. Get on Board takes place on Tuesday, April 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the lobby of the Tina Packer Playhouse at Shakespeare & Co. The purpose of this coffee networking event is to connect nonprofits to community members who want to use their time, talent and treasure to serve on a nonprofit board. The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires also provides a personal matching service to help strengthen nonprofit boards. Both nonprofits and community members 0 Comments
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Berkshire Arts Organizations Gets a Boost from State Funding| 08:15AM / Friday, April 25, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Mass Cultural Council has announced $3.57 million in grants for 57 performing arts centers across Massachusetts. The announcement was made today at The Guthrie Center. "Performing arts centers serve as cornerstones of our communities, fostering creativity, connection, and economic vitality," said Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council. "These organizations offer access to transformative artistic experiences, and these awards help ensure that they're able to continually and successfully draw and book touring artists for their audiences to see and enjoy." The grants are part of the Fiscal 0 Comments
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Berkshire Bounty Fundraiser Responds to Community Need| 11:10AM / Thursday, April 24, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Bounty, a 501(c)(3) food recovery organization, will conduct a crowdfunding campaign from April 22 through April 29 to raise funds to address growing community need regarding food insecurity. "Like many nonprofits in our community, Berkshire Bounty has been affected by cuts and fluctuations in federal funding," said Morgan Ovitsky, Executive Director of Berkshire Bounty. "We're also closely watching potential cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP]. If enacted, the most vulnerable Berkshire County residents will be heavily impacted." "Spring Into Action" will raise $75,000 0 Comments
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Old Crow Medicine Show to Perform at Mahaiwe| 08:00AM / Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGRTON, Mass. — The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington will host American roots band Old Crow Medicine Show on Friday, April 25, at 8 p.m. Renowned for their fusion of traditional country, bluegrass, old-time string music, and folk, Old Crow Medicine Show has earned acclaim with hits like "Wagon Wheel" and a career spanning over two decades. The Grammy-winning band, inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, is celebrated for electrifying live performances and their influence on American music, stated a press release. Tickets range from $75 to $115, with discounts for Mahaiwe Members and individuals ages 30 and under. Tickets can be purchased at
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Berkshire County Runners Take on Boston MarathoniBerkshires.com Sports,
10:26PM / Monday, April 21, 2025 | |
 BOSTON – Great Barrington’s Laura Stephen was the highest finishing Berkshire County resident at Monday’s Boston Marathon. Stephen ran a time of 3 hours, 40 minutes, 25 seconds to place 33rd in the women’s division for runners aged 60 to 64. At least a dozen Berkshire County residents were listed on the Boston Athletic Association’s finishers at the 129th running of the event. Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women’s race with a record-setting time of 2:17:22. Her fellow Kenyan, John Korir, won the men’s race in 2:04:45. The fastest Berkshire County finisher was Lenox Memorial graduate Ted Yee, now a student at 0 Comments
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CHP Welcomes David M. Pascual to Board of Directors | 11:55AM / Sunday, April 20, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Community Health Programs (CHP)announced the appointment of David M. Pascual, Lead Partner at Studio Investments, as the newest member of its Board of Directors. David brings a blend of expertise from his career as a retail, consumer brands, and technology sector leader. David's executive experience as CEO, CTO, and CFO provides CHP with a unique perspective as it continues to seek innovative ways to better meet the community's healthcare and social service needs. David holds an M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. He is 0 Comments
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Triplex Cinema to Screen Documentary on Sustainable Diets, Host Panel Discussion| 08:04AM / Saturday, April 19, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema will host a screening of the documentary film "Eating Our Way to Extinction" on April 22, followed by a panel discussion featuring author Ginny Messina, environmental activist Brittany Ebling, and Susan Purser. Narrated by Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet, the film explores the environmental impact of meat production, advocating for the avoidance of animal products as a means toward a sustainable future. The documentary reportedly presents issues such as deforestation, air and water pollution, and resource depletion through a combination of journalism, scientific data, interviews, and investigative reporting. This 0 Comments
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Bidwell House Museum to Host Online Discussion on Historical Interpretation| 03:08PM / Friday, April 18, 2025 | |
MONTEREY, Mass. — The Bidwell House Museum will present an online lecture titled "Creating History: The Art of First Person Interpretations" on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. The program will explore the process behind historical reenactments, particularly in relation to the museum's living history events. Past participants in the Bidwell House Museum's American Revolution reenactments will discuss their approaches to historical interpretation, their interest in history, and their preparation for such events. The speakers for this program include: Emma Cross, a historian from Williamsburg, Virginia, with 29 years of experience in museum work, 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Patriots Day| 11:00AM / Friday, April 18, 2025 | |
 Monday, April 21, is Patriots Day, a state holiday marking the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord that began the American Revolution. The day has been celebrated on the third Monday in April since 1969. This year mark's the 250th anniversary of what many consider the start of the American Revolution with the "shot heard round the world."
It was on the morning of April 20, 1775, that Paul Revere and other riders began the alert across and beyond Massachusetts Colony that troops were planning to advance from Boston to the towns of Lexington and Concord. They were to seize a cache of gunpowder and arms and capture revolutionaries Sam Adams and John
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Lee Celebrates Kickoff of New Public Safety Building with DemoBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
06:03PM / Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | |
The new complex to be built on this site will hold the Fire, Police and EMS. LEE, Mass. — Town officials celebrated the start of a new public safety building on Tuesday by demolishing the Airoldi building and former Department of Public Works building. "We're starting to take down the Airoldi building, which served as a municipal office building for the last few decades, we've had Tri-Town Health here some of our state representatives had have offices here, the DPW, we've had elections in this building and also was a former ambulance garage," Town Administrator Christopher Brittain said. "So, it served a number of purposes over the years." The
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End of an Era: Otis Poultry Farm Closes After 121 YearsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
06:22AM / Sunday, April 13, 2025 | |
 OTIS, Mass. — Sunday is the last day to purchase products from Otis Poultry Farm. The farm is closing at 5 p.m. after 121 years of operation. Owner Andy Pyenson and his wife, Lynn, had announced the farm's closure on its Facebook page April 1, saying the family-owned business had proudly served the community and "from our family to yours, thank you for your unwavering support over the generations." The property has been for sale for about 12 years, and was almost bought in 2022 to become a cannabis store but the deal fell through. Pyenson still hopes a buyer will come forward. "A lot of people come in and look but nobody 5 Comments
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Great Barrington Studio Owner Has Passion for PilatesBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:16PM / Saturday, April 12, 2025 | |
Tanya Grillon offers private, semi-private and small group classes. Her reformer Pilates classes are intimate with one to two people. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Tanya Grillon is spreading the benefits of Pilates, which focuses on strength, flexibility, muscle control and posture. The former ballet dancer opened Echelon Pilates last week at 198 Main St., offering different types of workshops in Pilates, posture and barre classes. She had operated Studio 90 Pilates in Lenox, before deciding to pursue this more full time. "When my children were grown I started doing this more full time and just really fell into the passion for Pilates because I know it can 5 Comments
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