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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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CHP Mobile Unit At Richmond Town Hall| 01:02PM / Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | |
 RICHMOND, Mass.— The Community Health Programs (CHP) Mobile Health Unit will be parked at Richmond Town Hall on Thursday, Feb.22 from 9 am to noon. The unit will offer urgent care, flu and COVID vaccines, and sick visits. Staff will also help residents sign up for SNAP and Mass Health benefits. 0 Comments
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Youth Baseball Registration Underway for 2024 SeasoniBerkshires.com Sports,
10:20AM / Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Registration is underway for the newly restructured Pittsfield Little League for the 2024 season. In the offseason, the Pittsfield Little League National Division and American Division merged to form a single league. The youth program is encouraging all returning and new players eligible for the 2024 campaign to register at www.pittsfieldll.com. Registration for the Adams-Cheshire Little League is available here. Dalton-Hinsdale Little League registration is here. Sign up for the Great Barrington Little League here. Northern Berkshire NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Northern Berkshire Youth Baseball League is looking for players aged 7 to 16 to 0 Comments
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Photo Contest for Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Annual Brochure| 04:10PM / Monday, February 19, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce is calling on all photographers, amateur and professional, to submit an image or images that represent enjoying the Southern Berkshires. The Chamber is looking for photos that show off the region as a four-season destination. Subjects could include the outdoors, food, arts & culture, shopping, sports, recreation, agriculture and more. As in past years, a photo entry cannot contain any distinguishable advertising or business entity. There is no limit on the number of entries per person. Winners will be selected via an anonymous vote by our Membership and PR Committee. The winning 0 Comments
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Great Barrington Select Board Member Running for 3rd District SeatBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:48PM / Sunday, February 18, 2024 | |
Leigh Davis says housing is her No. 1 priority having seen personally and professionally how instability in housing affects people, businesses and communities. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— Leigh Davis launched her run for the State House from the steps of Town Hall in Friday surrounded by supporters holding campaign signs. The area deserves someone who will constantly show up and advocate for the community, the vice chair of the Select Board said. She pledged to be that person. "This has been my mission for the past 15 years since I landed here with my three children from Ireland," Davis said. "I'm running for this office because I 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Presidents Day| 02:00PM / Friday, February 16, 2024 | |
Gen. George Washington taking command of the Continental Army in Cambridge in 1775. Washington's Birthday will be celebrated on Monday, Feb. 19.
The holiday was first enacted by Congress in 1879 to mark George Washington's birthday on Feb. 22 and later moved to the third Monday in February in 1968. While the name of the federal holiday remains Washington's Birthday, it is more often referred to as Presidents Day to include the birthday of Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 12.
Washington was born in 1732 (or Feb. 11, 1731, according to the old-style calendar) in Colonial Virginia. A Founding Father, he would lead the new nation as head of the Continental Army in the Revolution and as
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Berkshire Grown Elects New Officers and Trustees| 12:34PM / Friday, February 16, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — At their Annual Board meeting, Berkshire Grown Board of Trustees approved a slate of four new board members and elected officers. Officers are Amy Rudnick, President; Peter Platt, Vice President, Katy Sparks, Treasurer, Lee Venolia, Clerk; Jake Levin, Member-at-Large and Kat Hand, Member-at-Large. Joining the Board in 2024 are three food and farming-focused Berkshire residents: Susan Bronson, Monterey Susan Bronson has lived in Monterey for 27 years. For the last 13 years she has served as executive director of the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA. Prior to assuming that position, Susan was director of development and 0 Comments
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New Members Join the Flying Cloud Institute Board| 01:22PM / Thursday, February 15, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Flying Cloud Institute (FCI) announced that Alison Brigham, Leigh Doherty and América López have joined the organization's Board of Directors. Alison Brigham is the AVP of Marketing & Community Engagement at Lee Bank and the Treasurer of the Lee Bank Foundation. She has an extensive background in science with degrees in physiology, psychology, and genetics. Alison is a member of the Lenox Business Partners, Lenox Finance Committee, and EforAll Advisory Board, while also acting as a board member and programming committee member with the New England Financial Marketing Association. She also serves on the board of Link to Libraries 0 Comments
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CDCSB Announces Appointment of Interim Executive Director| 08:00AM / Thursday, February 15, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Community Development Corporation South Berkshire (CDCSB), a 501(c)3 non-profit located in Great Barrington, announced the appointment of Philip Orenstein as Interim Executive Director. Philip will lead the CDCSB's dual mission to create housing and economic opportunity for low- and moderate-income households in the southern Berkshires. Mr Orenstein has stepped down from his role as CDCSB Board member and Treasurer to take on this role. Philip is qualified to assume the role of Interim Executive director. His past participation as a Board member and Treasurer enabled him to develop an intimate knowledge of the CDCSB's 0 Comments
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