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News and events in South Berkshire, Mass.

Banjo Pickin' Gals At Bidwell House
03:50PM / Wednesday, July 31, 2024
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 piano), Paula has been involved in roots music for many years. Known for her strong, spirited vocals as well as her clogging, she has toured (on banjo) with old-time darlings "Uncle Earl"; with old-time powerhouse Bruce Molsky (on guitar and banjo uke); and recorded and toured with Tony Trischka and Bruce as part of the acoustic roots trio

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The Classical Beat:Great Music at Tanglewood and Sevenars
By Stephen Dankner, Special to iBerkshires
08:04AM / Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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 Boulanger and Clara Schumann; virtuosic orchestral repertoire, featuring an all-Beethoven program and, for a scintillating contrast, the piquant music of Maurice Ravel, Silvestre Revueltas and Henri Dutilleux. You won't want to miss Tanglewood's annual "John Williams' Film Night," featuring the Boston Pops led by conductors John

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Philanthropy Massachusetts Talks Berkshire County Needs
By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:33AM / Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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 Norman Rockwell Museum was filled with nonprofit members and philanthropists earlier this month to have a conversation centered around the challenges in Western Massachusetts and how Philanthropy Massachusetts can help.    "Part of what I wanted to do was just get out there and meet who is working on behalf of folks in Berkshire County," said the

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Wheeler & Taylor Adds Insurance Agencies
11:49AM / Tuesday, July 30, 2024

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 Barrington, to broaden their insurance offerings locally, regionally and nationally. Both firms retain their name, staff, location, and management.       "With this new arrangement, we can provide additional insurance products, offer specialized expertise and represent more insurance companies," Mirick president Patrick Shippee

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CHP ParentChild+ Program Accepting South Berkshire Families
08:49AM / Monday, July 29, 2024
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 heading to pre-school or kindergarten in the next year or two. The program runs in parallel with area school calendars.   Parent Child+ families meet twice weekly for 30-45 minute with an early learning mentor who shares reading and creative play skills that support child development.    Mentors share reading resources and play skills that support

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Rodriguez Leads Millers in Battle for First Place
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
01:14PM / Sunday, July 28, 2024
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 the Millers swept the regular season series from the Bandits, who came into Sunday's game a half-game behind GB for first place with two weekends left in the regular season.   Rodriguez also earned the win on the mound with two innings of relief, striking out four including striking out the side in order in the top of the seventh.   Dick Dumas

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MassDot Advisory: South County Construction Operations
04:10PM / Saturday, July 27, 2024
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 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 is as follows:   Montgomery/Russell Bridge repair work will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 35.5 to 36.5 from Sunday night, July 28, through Friday night, August 2, from 7:00 p.m.

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Daniel Manacher Prize for Young Artists Winners Announced
11:34AM / Saturday, July 27, 2024
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 University's College of Fine Art. Each winner receives $400 in support of their art practice, as well as a group show of their work at the Sandisfield Arts Center. Their work will be featured in an Opening Reception on Sept. 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. The gallery show will run through Oct. 6.   The prize was created by Adam Manacher and Carol Birnbaum in memory of their

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Meeting on Potential Purchase of Housatonic Water Works
11:57AM / Friday, July 26, 2024
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The town will set an October outreach meeting to gain residents' feedback on draft findings from an investigation into the feasibility of the town acquiring and operating Housatonic Water Works.    The decision over a town acquisition of HWW would ultimately be made by voters at a town meeting.    The outreach discussion will follow several years of legal and financial study into the town's possible acquisition of the water company, due to water quality issues for many HWW customers. The town hired DPC Engineering from Longmeadow and Harwich Port to evaluate the potential operation and acquisition of HWW.   Town Manager Mark

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Triplex Cinema Celebrates One Year Anniversary
11:59AM / Tuesday, July 23, 2024
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema will celebrate its one year anniversary with a party on Saturday, July 27, at 5 p.m. on the Triplex terrace.    Free wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served, courtesy of Guido's Market, and Triplex board members and staff will be on hand to celebrate the many successes of the first year of the community-owned Triplex. The event will also kick off the Triplex seat naming campaign.   The seat naming campaign offers cinema patrons the opportunity to purchase a seat and have a specially made brass plaque affixed to the seat, in perpetuity, honoring the donor. As part of the campaign, the Triplex will be offering a raffle

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Lee Represents Massachusetts in 50 in 50 Mural Project
By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:10PM / Sunday, July 21, 2024

The mural features the town's history and beauty. Lee is representing the state in artist Cheyenne Renee's '50 in 50' project to paint a mural in one small town in each state.  LEE, Mass. — Out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts, Lee was selected to participate in the "50 in 50" Project.    Artist Cheyenne Renee is working to paint a mural in a small town in all 50 states. As part of the project, there will also be a documentary that will incorporate interviews and footage from each town.    Renee has already completed murals in towns in West Virginia, Wyoming, Idaho, and Iowa, among other

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Fairview Hospital Receives Awards for Stroke Care
10:03AM / Friday, July 19, 2024
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Fairview Hospital has been twice recognized for its stroke care by the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.    Berkshire Health Systems said Fairview was honored for "Achieving Door to CT Less Than or Equal to 25 Minutes From Arrival for at Least 85 percent of Stroke Patients" and "Dysphagia Screening Greater Than or Equal to 90 percent."   The Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program is a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded quality improvement collaborative administered by DPH that supports Primary Stroke Service hospitals.   The

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