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Weekend Outlook: First Friday, Live Music, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:06PM / Thursday, February 29, 2024 | |
Berkshire County and the surrounding areas are having a variety of events this weekend including First Friday festivities, comedy, live music, and more. Editor's Pick First Friday Downtown North Adams Time: 5 to 9 p.m. Shake off the winter blues with this month's First Friday Festivities centered around the theme "Cabin Fever." The event features a variety of activities including local business bingo, girl scout cookie table, pizza and pajama party, live music, crafts, and more. More information here. Friday Dawn of the Divas Dance Party The Colonial Theatre, 0 Comments
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Community Hero of the Month: Officer Joshua TracyBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:07PM / Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | |
 LEE, Mass.—Lee Police Department patrolman Joshua Tracy has been selected for the February Community Hero of the Month. The Community Hero of the Month series runs for the next 9 months in partnership with Haddad Auto. Nominated community members and organizations have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact on their community. Tracy has been an officer in the Berkshires for seven years, working for multiple departments including North Adams, Pittsfield, and as of approximately 5 months ago, Lee. Prior to being an officer, Tracy served 12 years in the Army National Guard. He became an officer when he left the service because it not only 0 Comments
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Haddad Celebrates National Ranking for Certified Collision Center| 04:01PM / Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Haddad Collision Center was ranked 7th in the country for Certified Collision Center excellence. "We are thrilled to be recognized as one of the top Certified Collision Centers in the country," said Joe Bastow, Body Shop Manager. "This achievement is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and expertise of our entire team. From investing in the latest equipment to traveling across the country to pursue advanced training opportunities, every effort has been aimed at providing unparalleled service to our customers." Bastow traveled extensively to complete comprehensive training and has achieved the title of Master Certified 0 Comments
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Saint James Place Appoints Executive Director| 12:46PM / Monday, February 26, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Saint James Place, a Center for Arts and Culture, announced the appointment of Seth Keyes to the position of Executive Director. As Executive Director, he will be charged with extending the growth of Saint James Place through management of finances, marketing and expanded program development. Saint James Place reopened in 2017 after a full historic restoration and preservation with a carefully designed adaptation for performances. Established as a Cultural Landmark and event space, it hosts music, theatre, dance, lectures, classes, and meetings year round. Since its 2017 opening, Saint James Place has welcomed over 0 Comments
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Morris Elementary Students Participate in Global School Play Day| 11:46AM / Sunday, February 25, 2024 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — Morris Elementary School students participated in a day of unstructured play as part of Global School Play Day on Feb. 7. Global School Play Day — celebrated on the first Wednesday of February every year — is a day of unstructured, self-directed playtime. Students may explore their creativity, problem-solving skills, and social interactions in a spontaneous environment. Morris Elementary School students engaged in a day with no screens, no structure, and no interference from staff in how they chose to play. Students brought in their favorite board games from home, built Lego sculptures, took part in a Playful Engineers activity, 0 Comments
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CHP Including 'Size-Inclusive Care' Principles into Patient Care| 11:21AM / Saturday, February 24, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A Feb. 29 CHP webinar, "Size-Inclusive Care: Better Health Care for All Bodies," is a free online event for the public, healthcare providers, nutritionists and others interested in weight bias. The webinar takes place noon-1 p.m. The talk, free and open to the public, will address how weight stigma bias can show up in healthcare settings and the impact of weight bias on people's health. Presenters will discuss CHP's initiative to improve healthcare for people who have avoided or delayed medical care because of past healthcare experiences. Event registration: 0 Comments
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Virtual Sourdough Workshop | 04:06PM / Friday, February 23, 2024 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Dewey Hall will host a virtual sourdough talk with Richard Bourdon, founder of Berkshire Mountain Bakery. Bourdon will be joined by Sarah Reynolds North of Found Bread in her kitchen in New Marlborough. In this pre-filmed 60-minute workshop, Richard and Sarah will show how to mix the dough by hand. That will be followed by a lesson on how to shape proofed dough into a loaf. Along the way, they will offer time-tested tips and tricks for ensuring professional results—with practice. Questions are welcome via chat and will be answered by Richard and Sarah during a live Q & A time at the end. The presentation will take 0 Comments
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The Bard Queer Leadership Project to Host Queer Leaders Vision Forum| 08:07AM / Friday, February 23, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —The Bard Queer Leadership Project (BQLP), which welcomed its first cohort of students during the fall 2023 semester at Simon's Rock, will host its third Queer Leaders Vision Forum with Dr. Joel Davis Brown (he/him) on February 29 at 7:00 p.m. Provost John B. Weinstein (he/him) and Director of the Bard Queer Leadership Project, Dr. Carla Stephens (she/her), will be in conversation with Davis Brown. Joel Davis Brown is an entrepreneur, author, and member of the Forbes Coaches Council. His debut book, The Souls of Queer Folk: How Understanding LGBTQ+ Culture Can Transform Your Leadership Practice, published in 2023. An attorney with a doctorate 0 Comments
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Bard College at Simon's Rock to Screen '20 Days in Mariupol'| 12:10PM / Thursday, February 22, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.—Bard College at Simon's Rock will screen "20 Days in Mariupol" on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the Clarke Auditorium in the Fisher Science and Academic Center. This initiative is made possible by a partnership between PBS | Frontline and Razom for Ukraine and is open to students based at U.S. universities and colleges. For the first time in Ukrainian cinematic history, a Ukraine-made film has secured a sport among the Academy Award Nominees. According to a press release, the goal of this initiative is to spread the important message of the documentary as well as engage universities, bring agency to the student body to make 0 Comments
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Berkshire Nonprofits See Housing, Recruitment as Critical NeedsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:17AM / Thursday, February 22, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Housing has become a critical issue that's affecting all aspects of the Berkshire economy. It rose to the top during conversations with state lawmakers last week at a virtual legislative town hall hosted by Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires. Lack of affordable housing leads to the nonprofits' other major concern — recruitment and retention issues. "What we hear from you as far as your biggest concerns around housing and recruitment and retention is the same issues that we hear from the for-profit sector in the county. So these are very common themes that we are facing these challenges together," 0 Comments
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Applications for Berkshire Art Center's Artist Residency Now Open| 08:16AM / Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Art Center is now accepting applications for its 2024 Berkshire Artist Residency Program. This year, Berkshire-based artists can apply for a summer residency at three local institutions - The Red Lion Inn, Chesterwood, and now, Ventfort Hall. A total of five selected artists will spend three months creating work inspired by the history, landscape, culture, and architecture of those institutions. Since 2012, Berkshire Art Center has coordinated artist residencies that pair local visual artists with cultural institutions and historic landmarks across the Berkshires. The heart of the Berkshire Artist Residency is to give artists the 0 Comments
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Great Barrington Public Theater Hosts Sit Down With Neil Pepe| 03:59PM / Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Great Barrington Public Theater (GBPT) invites theater lovers and artists to take part in the company's conversation with Neil Pepe on Monday, Feb. 26 at 6 pm at St Jams Place. "It will be fun to swap ideas with Jim and the Berkshire theater community," Pepe adds. "Atlantic Theater Company has been built by artists exchanging ideas and diving into conversation about what makes a script, a scene, an actor or play stand out, what makes art, language and technique effective. Dialogue is the nuts and bolts of great theater. Anyone who loves the creativity of theater will get something from our shoptalk," Pepe said. GBPT
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