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Art on Main Gallery New Exhibit: Oil Water Clay | 12:26PM / Friday, August 18, 2023 | |
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — A new exhibit by artists Mike Coyne and Bruce Shickmanter will open at the Art on Main Gallery on Aug. 24. There will be an opening reception on Aug. 26 from 2 to 4 pm. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm. The gallery is located on 38 Main Street. Michael Coyne is a retired emergency physician whose artistic interests include metalwork, ceramics, photography, and painting. Michael’s art is inspired by; music, travel, the outdoors, and his love of colors. His works have been displayed in a variety of galleries and shows within New England and the Southwest. In his paintings, Bruce 0 Comments
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Ralph Steadman Exhibit at The Red Lion Inn| 02:36PM / Thursday, August 17, 2023 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Red Lion Inn and the Norman Rockwell Museum to co-present the exhibit, "Ride the Thunder." The iconic artworks of British Illustrator Ralph Steadman and the groundbreaking literary works of Hunter S. Thompson take center stage in the exhibit that includes never-before-seen pieces, curated by M. A. Cash. Ride the Thunder, co-presented by Theory Wellness, will be open to the public from August 20 through October 31, 2023, at The Red Lion Inn. "We are overjoyed to welcome this captivating exhibit to our hotel for a ten-week residency," said Sarah Eustis, CEO and Founder of Main Street Hospitality. "Filled with rich 0 Comments
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Bidwell House Museum Online: Religion and Slavery in Colonial New England| 12:23PM / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Join the Bidwell House Museum on Saturday, Aug. 26 for the final history talk of the 2023 season with Kenneth P. Minkema, Director of The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University. In this presentation, Dr. Kenneth Minkema will examine some of the theological, religious, and biblical rationales for the institution of slavery, as expressed in the Puritan and Dissenting tradition inherited by many of the English colonizers of New England. Prominent ministers of western Massachusetts, such as Jonathan Edwards of Northampton, along with others, enslaved people of color. As the eighteenth century wore on, however, critiques of the slave trade and, eventually, of 0 Comments
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Showers and Storms Give Way to Pleasant Weekend| 12:12PM / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | |
Expect some showers today Wednesday, Aug. 16 with a blend of sun and clouds this afternoon, reports AccuWeather. Temperatures will top out in the mid-70s. On Thursday, expect higher humidity with more clouds. Thundershowers are expected in the afternoon. It will feel cooler Friday, Aug. 18. Expect mostly cloudy skies. Showers and heavy thunderstorms can be expected, reports AccuWeather. There could be hail and damaging winds. On Saturday, expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low-70s. AccuWeather reports that there will be some haze caused by wildfire smoke. Expect Sunny skies Sunday with temperatures in the high 70s 0 Comments
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The Classical Beat: Tanglewood, Sevenars Attain Their Peak This Week By Stephen Dankner, Special to iBerkshires
07:57AM / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | |
 During this week of the Tanglewood Festival, the spotlight will focus on a wide range of extraordinary soloists and conductors. As a sample, we can look forward with eager expectation to the following: Maestro Andris Nelsons conducting the BSO in programs with stellar soloists violinist Leonidas Kavakos, and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Esteemed Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki leading concerts with the BSO and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and participating in a TLI In Conversation event. TLI In Conversation with American composer Carlos Simon. A unique Shed recital with Emanuel 0 Comments
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Great Barrington Urges Participation in Internet Access Survey| 02:31PM / Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Town officials urge residents to participate in the Digital Equity Survey developed by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI), to help improve internet access and digital equity. The survey is available until Aug. 31. The five-minute anonymous survey can be found here, or by cutting and pasting this URL: https://tinyurl.com/muppxf76 Residents are urged to share the survey with friends, colleagues and family. This survey will help inform the state's investment of historic funding and future investments to provide improved connectivity for all residents of Massachusetts. The goal is to increase access to education, 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Welcomes Youth Leadership Program Class | 02:15PM / Monday, August 14, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire welcomes its 13th class into the Berkshire Youth Leadership Program. This group of 27 rising high school juniors from across the Berkshires was selected through a competitive application process to begin a year-long leadership development program that kicked off in June with a three-day, two-night retreat held at Camp Becket. The 1Berkshire Youth Leadership Program is focused on helping students in the region develop and grow through career opportunity awareness, leadership skill development, and the design and completion of a 9-month-long collective-impact project focused on positively impacting the Berkshires. Selected students have shown 0 Comments
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South County Overnight Construction Operations on I-90| 04:33PM / Sunday, August 13, 2023 | |
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that crews will be conducting overnight hour line striping work and median pier protection, barrier installation and pavement marking operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Becket, Otis, Lee, West Stockbridge and Stockbridge. The work will be conducted at various times and locations from Monday, Aug. 14, through Friday, Aug. 18. Lane closures will be in place during repair operations and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones. The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows: Becket/Otis Line striping operations will be conducted nightly on 0 Comments
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CHP Berkshires is On the Road with New Mobile Health VehiclesStaff Reports ,
11:28AM / Sunday, August 13, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The CHP Berkshires Mobile Health Team is bringing more health care and food security to Berkshires with the addition of two new mobile health vehicles. A third, a mobile dental clinic, is on the way. These new rolling health care vehicles and their clinical staff were introduced on Thursday, Aug. 10, 5-7 p.m., at the Southern Berkshire Chamber After Hours Event at Crissey Farm, hosted by CHP Berkshires. Guests toured the vans, talked with staff, and learned about the importance of mobile health. This year, CHP's old 2002 mobile health van was finally retired. In 2019, CHP partnered with Berkshire-Fallon (the 0 Comments
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Tree Identification Walk in Lower Bowker's Woods| 04:13PM / Friday, August 11, 2023 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) will lead a free tree identification walk on Sunday, Aug. 20, at 9:30 AM. Participants will meet at the trailhead of Lower Bowker's Woods, a Laurel Hill Association property located near Stockbridge. The walk will last between 1.5 and 2 hours. Anybody is welcome to join, but the number of participants is limited. Registration is required to join. Register at this link: https://tinyurl.com/August2023-BEAT-Tree-ID Participants will learn key characteristics of common trees in western Massachusetts and get tips to help identify them by species. The 1-mile trail meanders along the Housatonic 0 Comments
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New Marlborough to Celebrate Elihu Burritt Day| 12:10PM / Friday, August 11, 2023 | |
 NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — New Marlborough will host its 47th annual Elihu Burritt Day on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event will take place on the Village Green (Route 57) in New Marlborough. The free town fair offers fun and entertainment for all ages, including live music, local arts and crafts vendors, food, and a live pet parade, with domesticated and farm animals. Hot sausage and pepper sandwiches, tacos, hamburgers and hot dogs, baked goods, ice pops, lemonade, vegetarian fare, and other delectable treats will be available from food vendors. Local crafters will sell their wares in Individual booths featuring antiques, artwork, 0 Comments
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Great Barrington Opens Mid-Year CPA Funding CycleStaff Reports ,
11:08AM / Thursday, August 10, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Great Barrington Community Preservation Committee (CPC) will hold a special "off-cycle" funding round for organizations with projects that meet CPA funding criteria. Organizations must demonstrate to the CPC that their projects are "shovel-ready" and that funds are urgently needed. If the CPC agrees, and if funds are available, the committee may recommend that voters approve the grants at a Special Town Meeting this coming October. Applications are due by close of business on Aug. 28; to request an application or more information, email Chris Rembold, crembold@townofgb.org. The CPA was adopted by the voters of 0 Comments
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