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Clark Art Film Screening and Poetry Event| 08:14AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, May 3 at 4 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents "Walt Whitman Comes to the Clark," a combination film screening and poetry event centering around Whitman's most famous poem, "Song of Myself." This free event takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Whitman's "barbaric yawp," "Song of Myself" celebrates freedom, inclusion, and democracy. Working with this iconic piece, theater collective Compagnia de' Colombari has created seven short films with actors and musicians around the globe bringing Whitman's words to 0 Comments
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Clark Art to Host Final First Sunday Free with Focus on Art and Wellness| 08:00AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present its final First Sunday Free of the season on Sunday, May 4, with a focus on Art and Wellness. Free admission will be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature activities exploring the relationship between art and well-being, including a pop-up installation of prints and drawings in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The installation will showcase works on paper that explore themes of mental, physical, and spiritual healing through drawings, prints, and watercolors. Throughout the day, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors can participate in various activities such as all-ages 0 Comments
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Williams College Art Museum Will Be a Lab for SustainabilityBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:47AM / Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | |
Michael Evans and Tanja Srebotnjak of the Zhilka Center for the Environment get into details about green standards. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The sustainable aspects of the new $175 million Williams College Museum of Art will influence the next generation of arts leaders. "Really building a learning laboratory for sustainable art museums for the future," said Pamela Franks, museum director, at Monday night's community forum. "One of the really distinctive features of the Williams College Museum of Art is its long tradition and contribution to the field of arts leadership. So a student who's leading a tour today may be the 0 Comments
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Clark Art Concludes Music in the Manton Series with Pianist Benjamin Hochman| 07:22AM / Monday, April 28, 2025 | |
 Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute concludes its three-part Music in the Manton concert series with pianist Benjamin Hochman on Friday, May 2 at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Hochman presents a solo piano recital centered around brilliant American composer Matthew Aucoin's The tracks have vanished, a work inspired by Aucoin's forthcoming opera Demons, itself based on Dostoyevsky's eponymous novel. The recital program draws on an intricate web of interconnected themes, including nihilism and life under Russian totalitarianism (Ustvolskaya's Preludes) and the genre of opera transcriptions, 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Candidates Answer QuestionsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:17PM / Sunday, April 27, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — While three seats on the Select Board will be on the ballot at the May 13 annual town election, just one seat is contested. Longtime board member Jane Patton is opposed by Shana Dixon, chair of the town's Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee, to fill out the remaining year of a three-year term vacated last year by Andrew Hogeland, who moved out of the area. iBerkshires.com asked the two candidates a series of questions about their priorities and philosophies. Their responses are below. The Williamstown League of Women Voters is also hosting a forum with Dixon and Patton, moderated by Jennifer Howlett, on Tuesday, April 0 Comments
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Presentation on Aquatic Macroinvertebrates to Be Held at Williams College| 08:42AM / Saturday, April 26, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Hoosic River Watershed Association, Williams College Center for Environmental Studies, and the Zilkha Center for the Environment will present "Turning Stones: a Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates" with aquatic ecologist and Williams College professor of biology Declan McCabe on Tuesday, April 29, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The event will take place in Griffin Hall Room 3 at Williams College. The presentation will cover the properties of water that support life, differences between river and lake ecosystems, life on the water surface, methods for mosquito population reduction near homes, low-cost ways to explore macroinvertebrates, and
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Letter: Sometimes It Is Best Not to Tinker With TraditionLetter to the Editor,
03:00PM / Friday, April 25, 2025 | |
 To the Editor:
Williamstown has a long-standing tradition of displaying American flags on utility poles along the town green (Route 2) from Memorial Day through Veterans Day. At the last Williamstown Select Board meeting, there was a 4-1 vote to replace every fourth American Flag with a Progress Pride (rainbow) flag during the month of June.
Was there any indication in the Select Board meeting packet or the posted agenda that this potentially controversial topic would be discussed, even voted upon? The Open Meeting Law requires that the public have timely notice of anticipated topics and ample opportunity to comment. If not appropriately posted, only "emergencies" are permitted
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Man Facing Charges in Williams College Restroom Surveillance| 01:44PM / Friday, April 25, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Weston man is facing charges related to a camera found with pictures and video in a restroom on the Williams College campus. Maxwell Hall, 21, was charged on March 20 with 18 counts of photographing, videotaping, or electronically surveilling a partially nude or nude person. The charges stem from an investigation prompted by a student's complaint on Jan. 16, 2025, of a camera in the second-floor public restroom at Lasell Gymnasium. According to the District Attorney's office, the Williamstown Police Department received the report from the college's Campus Safety Service regarding suspicious activity in the gym. A 0 Comments
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New Businesses Blend Cannabis Retail and Motorcycle CultureBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:22PM / Friday, April 25, 2025 | |
Royal Enfield is a multinational motorcycle manufacturer; Motolicks will sell its products and custom work. POWNAL, Vt. — Last week saw the opening of two new businesses in North Pownal: Marijuana and motorcycles. Royal Enfield of Bennington County, a multinational motorcycle manufacturer, and Rambler Cannabis Supply held their grand opening on Saturday in the brick building at the intersection of Route 346 and North Pownal Road. Motolicks, the custom parts and performance division of Royal Enfield of Bennington County, is owned by Arthur Thibert Jr. Rambler Cannabis was started by Chris Lussier two years ago as a cultivation facility. He is now expanding it 0 Comments
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Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates to be Held at Williams College| 12:07PM / Thursday, April 24, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Hoosic River Watershed Association, Williams College Center for Environmental Studies, and the Zilkha Center for the Environment will host a presentation titled "Turning Stones: a Presentation on Benthic Macroinvertebrates" with aquatic ecologist Declan McCabe on Tuesday, April 29, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Griffin Hall Room 3 at Williams College. The program is free and open to the public, and families with children are welcome. During the presentation, Declan McCabe will use a slide show and live aquatic macroinvertebrates to discuss several topics, including: The properties of water that support life. The differences in the characteristics 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Free Evening For Educators| 07:37AM / Thursday, April 24, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, May 1, the Clark Art Institute hosts a free creative professional development event for educators from across the region. Participants will explore ways to strengthen their students' social and emotional learning through the arts. Evening for Educators is recommended for Pre-K through Grade 12 educators, including school counselors and administrators. Educators can earn professional development points through participation. The program runs from 5 pm to 8:15 pm. The evening commences with a keynote address by Käthe Swaback, the Massachusetts Cultural Council's program officer for creative youth development and health. 0 Comments
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Dr. John Davis to Discuss Historic Deerfield at Williamstown Lecture| 03:21PM / Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dr. John Davis, President of Historic Deerfield, will present a lecture titled "Historic Deerfield: Local Legacy, National Relevance" on Saturday, April 26, at 11:00 a.m. The event will be held in the auditorium at Sweetwood, located at 1611 Cold Spring Road (Route 7) in Williamstown. The Williamstown Historical Museum (WHM) is presenting this free lecture. Dr. Davis’ presentation will address the connection between Williamstown and Deerfield through individuals and artifacts, the current state of Historic Deerfield, and its summer exhibitions: "Envisioning America: Deerfield Academy’s Collection of Paintings and Drawings" and
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