 | Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Welcomes Parsons Dance
BECKET, Mass. — Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival welcomes the internationally-touring modern dance company Parsons Dance back to the Ted Shawn Theatre, 25 years after their last engagement with the festival in 1999.
Parsons Dance will perform pieces choreographed by founder David Parsons, Robert Battle and Jamar |
 | Tea And Talk: Artificial Women
LENOX, Mass. — Julie Wosk, Author and Professor Emerita of English, Art History, and Studio Art at State University of New York, Maritime College will speak at Ventfort Hall on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 4 pm.
A tea will be served after the presentation.
According to a press release
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 | Banjo Pickin' Gals At Bidwell House
MONTEREY, Mass. — On Aug. 10, Paula Bradley and Marylou Ferrante, going by the name Banjo Blue, will showcase the music of female banjo players from the 1920-1940's, along with their stories, songs and struggles.
PAULA BRADLEY: A West Virginia-born multi-instrumentalist (banjo, guitar, banjo-uke, harmonica and |
| The Classical Beat:Great Music at Tanglewood and Sevenars
Tanglewood showcases three audience-favorite Festival extravaganzas
With the arrival of August, we are at the apex of the music festival season. Programs at Tanglewood offer a diverse and intriguing mix of chamber music by Schubert and Dvorak, as well as by early 20th century and living composers; rare performances of vocal music of Lili |
 | Philanthropy Massachusetts Talks Berkshire County Needs
Philanthropy Mass CEO Mary Skelton Roberts, left, Barr Foundation President Jim Canales and Alexandra Russell, co-chair of the Western Mass Funders Network and moderator of the panel. The networking event was held at the Norman Rockwell Museum on July 12.
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The |
 | Wheeler & Taylor Adds Insurance Agencies
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Mirick Insurance Agency of Shelburne Falls and Albert B. Allen Insurance Agency of Greenfield each recently entered a partnership with Wheeler & Taylor Insurance, a large insurance agency in Berkshire County.
The two long-established insurance agencies joined Wheeler & Taylor, Great |
| CHP ParentChild+ Program Accepting South Berkshire Families
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — ParentChild+, a CHP Family Services program for school-bound toddlers and their parents/caregivers, is accepting new enrollments in Southern Berkshire.
The free home-based program provides peer mentoring for parents/caregivers and their young children, age 16 months to 3.5 years, who will be |
 | Rodriguez Leads Millers in Battle for First Place
LENOX, Mass. -- Brian Rodriguez went 3-for-3 with a home run and a double on Sunday to lead the GB Millers to a 3-2 win over the Berkshire Bandits in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League's 20-and-over division.
Rodriguez hit a one-out single in the bottom of the sixth and scored on Chip Paul's single to break a 2-2 tie as |
| MassDot Advisory: South County Construction Operations
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that crews will be conducting nighttime paving, guardrail work, and bridge repair operations at various locations and times on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Sunday, July 28, through Saturday, August 3.
Lane closures |
| Daniel Manacher Prize for Young Artists Winners Announced
SANDISFIELD, Mass. — The Sandisfield Arts Center announced the winners of the 3rd Annual Daniel Manacher Prize for Young Artists.
Aidan White, Mico Aldmar Mendoza, and Warwick Willow were selected by Juror Josephine Halvorson, an accomplished artist and the Chair of the MFA Program in Painting at Boston |
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