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BAV Launches Market Match Fund Campaign for 2024| 08:01AM / Friday, April 12, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Agricultural Ventures(BAV) kicked off its 2024 Market Match Fund campaign with a goal of raising $30,000 during the month of April to increase sales for local farmers and make fresh food more available to low-income households in the Berkshire region. Thanks to a donor, the first $10,000 raised in the campaign will be matched dollar-for-dollar. This year's theme of "Boost SNAP, Build Community" recognizes the positive difference that SNAP matching makes in a community by addressing issues of food insecurity and food access—while also supporting the sales, and livelihoods, of local farmers. Now in its third 0 Comments
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Great Barrington Launches Community Liaison Project| 10:36AM / Thursday, April 11, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Great Barrington has formed a partnership with a local consultant team to launch Community Liaison services. Jovanina Pagano and Sylvana Proaño will work directly with community organizations and residents, particularly those community members who experience marginalization, to build meaningful, reciprocal relationships between residents and the town government. "We are honored and excited to assist the town in its efforts to ethically serve the whole community, not just those who have historically had a place at the decision-making table," Team leader Jovanina Pagano said. "Our work will prioritize listening and 0 Comments
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Peter Sykes Plays the Roosevelt Organ in Great Barrington| 04:07PM / Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Bach Society continues its regular 2023-2024 season with The Organ Masters-II: Peter Sykes plays the great Roosevelt Organ at 4pm on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the First Congregational Church in Great Barrington. Berkshire Bach will show a documentary about the organ in the Parish Hall before the concert, at 2:45 pm. "We are delighted to have Peter Sykes perform for us again on the Roosevelt organ, one of the great historic organs in our region, and one that retains much of their original character," said Terrill McDade, Executive Director of The Berkshire Bach Society. "The power and 0 Comments
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WAM Theatre's Reading of 'Far, Far Better Things'| 04:03PM / Tuesday, April 09, 2024 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — The 15th Anniversary Season of WAM Theatre continues with a Fresh Takes Play Reading of "Far, Far Better Things" written by Geetha Reddy and directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 2pm at The Foundry in West Stockbridge. "Far, Far Better Things" will also be viewable online on Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14. According to a press release: Inspired by Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities", this new play tells the tale of two women – Pilar, a Latina domestic worker, and Zoe, a young South Asian doctor – separated by class, race, and the unspoken rules of modern womanhood. The two 0 Comments
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Triplex Cinema, GBPT Fundraising Screening of 'Freud's Last Session'| 04:00PM / Monday, April 08, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema and Great Barrington Public Theater announced a special screening of the recent film "Freud's Last Session" based on the Mark St. Germain play that originally premiered in 2009 at the Barrington Stage Company. The filmed version of "Freud's Last Session" is written by St. German and Matthew Brown, who also directed the film. The St. Germain play was based on a famous series of Harvard University lectures by professor of psychiatry Armand Nicholi, which Nicholi later turned into a book. This event is the first collaboration and fundraising event between the Triplex and GB Public. The event 0 Comments
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Simon's Rock Theater to Perform 'She Kills Monsters'| 11:10AM / Monday, April 08, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —Bard College at Simon's Rock's Theater Program will perform "She Kills Monsters" by Qui Nguyen on April 11-13 at 7:30 p.m. and April 14 at 2:00 p.m. at the McConnell Theater at the Daniel Arts Center. Directed by faculty member and Simon's Rock alum Sara Katzoff, this production brings together a company of over 30 theater makers including students, faculty, staff, alumni and guest artists working across disciplines of design, technical theater, and performance. According to a press release: Filled with gremlins, sword fights, demon queens, and dark elves, She Kills Monsters is an offbeat adventure that 0 Comments
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Stockbridge Author Explores AI in New NovelBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:50PM / Saturday, April 06, 2024 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Author Joan Cohen's debut novel focused on the difficult intersection of personal decision-making and data; her second takes it a step further by questioning whether the data we depend on is even real. In "The Deepfake," protagonist Sylvie uncovers corporate malfeasance while working for an artificial intelligence company in Boston. And when she falls in love with someone who fears and hates AI, she begins to question everything she knows. Cohen wants the novel to start a conversation surrounding AI by illustrating Sylvie's inner conflict. "In 'The Deepfake,' I'm very troubled about how we 0 Comments
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Science and Art Program during April School Break| 04:07PM / Friday, April 05, 2024 | |
 SOUTH ERGEMONT, Mass. — Flying Cloud Institute and Greenagers will hold a science and art exploration program during the April school break. The program is geared for children aged 7 to 13 years and runs April 15-18, 2024, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm (with early drop-off at 8:30 am), at the April Hill Education and Conservation Center in South Egremont. Participants will engage in science investigations, art projects, engineering challenges and nature explorations. During February Break, students explored material science by making phosphorescent (glow-in-the-dark) polymers and learned about sound by making oscilloscopes. Students also took part in an engineering 0 Comments
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South County Construction Operations | 03:36PM / Friday, April 05, 2024 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour guardrail repair, drainage work, bridge repair, tree trimming, and deck pour operations at various locations and times on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Monday, April 8. Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones. The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows: Otis/Blandford Guardrail repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 westbound between mile marker 21.0 and mile marker 27.0 from Monday, April 8, through 0 Comments
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Lazits Leading Lions to First in IviesiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:01AM / Thursday, April 04, 2024 | |
 Taconic High School graduate and Columbia University junior Anton Lazits is hitting .253 for the Lions this spring. Lazits has six home runs, five doubles and 13 RBIs in starting all 22 games for the Lions, who are 10-12 overall and 5-1 in the Ivy League heading into this weekend's games at Dartmouth. He started the year with two home runs and four RBIs in Columbia's 15-6 loss at Florida on Feb. 23. Saturday's 11:30 Columbia game against the Big Green is scheduled to be telecast on ESPN-plus. Staying in the Ivies, Taconic graduate Nick Guachione has appeared in seven games at the University of Pennsylvania. He has drawn two walks and been hit by a 0 Comments
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Spring Webinar Series for Nonprofits| 04:10PM / Tuesday, April 02, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Through the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires, nonprofits can sign up for a series of six short webinars on "Increased impact through Strategic Partnerships." Presenter Alice Ruhnke from GrantStation will provide practical insights and actionable strategies for nonprofit leaders to harness the power of partnerships across various sectors for greater impact and success. Webinar topics include: April 8 - Identify and Cultivate Meaningful Partnerships April 22 - Maximize Growth by Partnering with Businesses May 6 - Increase Your Impact Through Nonprofit Partnerships May 20 - How to Cultivate Local Government 0 Comments
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CATA: Making an Impact 30 Years and CountingBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:02PM / Monday, April 01, 2024 | |
Grace Boucher poses with her painting at a CATA exhibit at the Clark Art Institute. The nonprofit holds more than 2,000 workshops a year and increased the number of participants it by 25 percent. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — An idea to encourage artistic opportunities for people with disabilities that began in Sandy Newman's living room 30 years ago is now a successful showcase for them tell their stories through a wide range of media and performance. Community Access to the Arts began in 1993 with a textile class led by Newman that served 12 women from the Riverbrook Residence. It now serves about 950 people, who display their art through public events, 0 Comments
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