ANNUAL MEETING AND FREE ILLUSTRATED LECTURE
Williamstown, 10:30 a.m.
Join us on June 24 at 10:30 am. at Sweetwood of Williamstown, 1611 Cold Spring Road for the WHM Annual Meeting and free local history lecture. Following the Annual Meeting of the Williamstown Historical Museum, favorite lecturer, Dustin Griffin, will give a talk he has entitled "Enemies of the People: Political Divisions in Early Williamstown." Our speaker will look at two moments of intense political division with a narrowly local focus on Williamstown, to show that even this little country town was the scene of bitter recrimination. In 1775 it was Patriots vs. Loyalists. In 1800 it was Federalists vs. Republicans.
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ABC LINEN & SUMMER CLOTHING SALE
Williamstown, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
The annual ABC Linen & Summer Clothing Sale will be held at the First Congregational Church in Williamstown. There will be a variety of linens, summer clothing, accessories, and shoes for both women and men. All proceeds will go to benefit local charities.
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FILM ABOUT MICHELANGELO
Williamstown, 3 p.m.
Exhibition on Screen presents the film "Michelangelo: Love and Death" at the Clark Art Institute. Tickets are $12 ($10 members) and can be purchased online at clarkart.edu or by calling 413-458-0524. The film will be shown in the Clark’s auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.
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WILLIAMSTOWN HISTORICAL MUSEUM ANNUAL MEETING, TALK
Williamstown, 10:30 a.m.
Following the Annual Meeting of the Williamstown Historical Museum, Dustin Griffin will present a talk titled "Enemies of the People: Political Divisions in Early Williamstown" at Sweetwood of Williamstown. In today's overheated political climate it's common for newspapers on one side of the political divide to denounce the other side in vehemently polemical terms, and even to hear the phrase "enemy of the people" thrown around quite deliberately. Surely, we say, such extreme language is “unAmerican.” In fact, it was commonplace in 18th-century America. Griffin will look at two moments of intense political division with a narrowly local focus on Williamstown, to show that even this little country town was the scene of bitter recrimination.
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WILLIAMSTOWN HISTORICAL MUSEUM GRAND OPENING
Williamstown, 1-3 p.m.
The grand opening of the Williamstown Historical Museum will be held at the South Center School, formerly the Little Red Schoolhouse preschool. South Williamstown’s historic schoolhouse has been transformed into the new headquarters for the Williamstown Historical Museum. Punch and cookies will be served with a healthy dose of history. Special speakers, fresh exhibits and treasures from the collection will be featured on this day of celebration. Overflow parking at Bloedel Park.
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BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING
Williamstown, 2-3 p.m.
Williamstown Commons will offer a free blood pressure clinic at the Harper Center in Williamstown each month on the fourth Tuesday. Blood pressures will be checked by a nurse and additional information will be available.
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| WEDNESDAY - JUNE 28, 2017 |
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GILDED AGE BOOK CLUB
Williamstown, 7 p.m.
In celebration of the summer exhibit "Orchestrating Elegance: Alma-Tadema and Design," the Clark Art Institute hosts a summer book club focusing on three novels set in or inspired by the Gilded Age in New York. All sessions are free, but reservations are required. To reserve, visit clarkart.edu or call 413-458-0524. The book club meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 7 pm in June, July, and August in the reading room, located in the Manton Research Center. Clark staff members facilitate discussion of Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence (June 28), Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad (July 26), and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (August 30), making connections to Orchestrating Elegance and artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s design of an elaborate, elegant music room for American industrialist Henry Gurdon Marquand.
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'WILLIAMSTOWN RING HIKE' SERIES
Williamstown, 9 a.m.
The Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation has announced plans to create a continuous "Ring Trail." As a first step, WRLF is sponsoring, as part of its 2017 series of monthly guided hikes, the first "Williamstown Ring Hike," to take place on five Saturdays this summer. Each segment of the "Ring Hike" will follow established hiking trails that lead up and over Mt. Greylock, Berlin Mountain and East Mountain. Hikes are June 17, July 1, 15 and 29, and Aug. 19. For meeting places, go online or call 413-458-2494.
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'WILLIAMSTOWN RING HIKE' SERIES
Williamstown, 9 a.m.
The Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation has announced plans to create a continuous "Ring Trail." As a first step, WRLF is sponsoring, as part of its 2017 series of monthly guided hikes, the first "Williamstown Ring Hike," to take place on five Saturdays this summer. Each segment of the "Ring Hike" will follow established hiking trails that lead up and over Mt. Greylock, Berlin Mountain and East Mountain. Hikes are June 17, July 1, 15 and 29, and Aug. 19. For meeting places, go online or call 413-458-2494.
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| WEDNESDAY - JULY 26, 2017 |
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GILDED AGE BOOK CLUB
Williamstown, 7 p.m.
In celebration of the summer exhibit "Orchestrating Elegance: Alma-Tadema and Design," the Clark Art Institute hosts a summer book club focusing on three novels set in or inspired by the Gilded Age in New York. All sessions are free, but reservations are required. To reserve, visit clarkart.edu or call 413-458-0524. The book club meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 7 pm in June, July, and August in the reading room, located in the Manton Research Center. Clark staff members facilitate discussion of Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence (June 28), Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad (July 26), and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (August 30), making connections to Orchestrating Elegance and artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s design of an elaborate, elegant music room for American industrialist Henry Gurdon Marquand.
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'WILLIAMSTOWN RING HIKE' SERIES
Williamstown, 9 a.m.
The Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation has announced plans to create a continuous "Ring Trail." As a first step, WRLF is sponsoring, as part of its 2017 series of monthly guided hikes, the first "Williamstown Ring Hike," to take place on five Saturdays this summer. Each segment of the "Ring Hike" will follow established hiking trails that lead up and over Mt. Greylock, Berlin Mountain and East Mountain. Hikes are June 17, July 1, 15 and 29, and Aug. 19. For meeting places, go online or call 413-458-2494.
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| SATURDAY - AUGUST 19, 2017 |
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'WILLIAMSTOWN RING HIKE' SERIES
Williamstown, 9 a.m.
The Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation has announced plans to create a continuous "Ring Trail." As a first step, WRLF is sponsoring, as part of its 2017 series of monthly guided hikes, the first "Williamstown Ring Hike," to take place on five Saturdays this summer. Each segment of the "Ring Hike" will follow established hiking trails that lead up and over Mt. Greylock, Berlin Mountain and East Mountain. Hikes are June 17, July 1, 15 and 29, and Aug. 19. For meeting places, go online or call 413-458-2494.
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| WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 30, 2017 |
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GILDED AGE BOOK CLUB
Williamstown, 7 p.m.
In celebration of the summer exhibit "Orchestrating Elegance: Alma-Tadema and Design," the Clark Art Institute hosts a summer book club focusing on three novels set in or inspired by the Gilded Age in New York. All sessions are free, but reservations are required. To reserve, visit clarkart.edu or call 413-458-0524. The book club meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 7 pm in June, July, and August in the reading room, located in the Manton Research Center. Clark staff members facilitate discussion of Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence (June 28), Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad (July 26), and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (August 30), making connections to Orchestrating Elegance and artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s design of an elaborate, elegant music room for American industrialist Henry Gurdon Marquand.
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