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Clark Art Offers Gallery Tour for Parents and Infants | 11:21AM / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Nov. 2 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts the next in its series of free tours of its permanent collection galleries designed specifically to meet the interests of new parents/caregivers and their infants. Participants should meet at the Clark's main admissions desk. The program is specially designed to provide new parents and caregivers with a stress-free experience that offers chances to socialize with others who are caring for young infants. The guided gallery tour offers an informal visit to the Clark's permanent collection free from any concerns about short attention spans or fussy babies. Works by a variety 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Concerts So Percussion| 08:15AM / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a concert by the chamber group S? Percussion in the Manton Research Center auditorium. For over twenty years, S? Percussion has redefined twenty-first-century chamber music through an "exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy" (The New Yorker). Celebrated for their diverse work, their live performances showcase "telepathic powers of communication" (The New York Times). Their recording Narrow Sea (Nonesuch Records) with Caroline Shaw, Dawn Upshaw, and Gilbert Kalish won the 2022 Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. They will collaborate with Williams College 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents First Sunday Free| 08:11AM / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute First Sunday Free series continues on Sunday, November 3 from 1 to 4 pm. November's theme is "Frame and Reframe." According to a press release: At the Clark, we love talking about paintings, prints, and drawings. But for this First Sunday Free, we are excited to talk about something that is often overlooked—the frame! In addition to their often-ornate decoration, frames serve an important function: defining what we can and cannot see. Take a viewfinder into the galleries and discover interesting compositions all around you. Decorate a frame to take home for your own photo or 0 Comments
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Williams College Gets $105M in Bonding for WCMA, Capital Projects| 02:45PM / Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College has received more than $105 million bonding toward construction of the new art museum and other campus capital projects. The college announced on Monday that MassDevelopment has issued a $105,820,000 tax-exempt bond on behalf of the president and Trustees of Williams College. The organization will use bond proceeds to finance several projects on the college's campus, including (1) building and equipping a new art museum and multipurpose recreation center, (2) implementing the college's energy and carbon master plan, (3) renovating and equipping dormitories and dining facilities, (4) reimbursing the college for 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Making Lighting Improvements on CampusBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:39PM / Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The new field and track is not the only upgrade to Mount Greylock's outdoor athletic facilities this fall. In addition to the new multisport grass field ringed by an eight-lane running track, the school is slated next month to have the lights at its current varsity soccer/lacrosse field retrofitted with new LED fixtures. Interim Superintendent Joseph Bergeron said Thursday that the new lights will be mounted on the existing poles around John T. Allen Field. Bergeron said the replacement project will be funded, "through a National Grid program where 50 percent of the cost is a grant and 50 percent comes over years through on-bill 0 Comments
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Williamstown Con Comm Clears New WCMABy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | |
The landscaping includes a number of distinct gardens and the planting of 1,000 trees. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College on Thursday received the final town approval it needed to proceed with building a new art museum on the former site of the Williams Inn. Even as site work was underway for the planned 76,000-square-foot museum next door to Town Hall, the Conservation Commission met to consider a request for determination of applicability of the Wetlands Protection Act for landscaping the college plans in a small portion of the 6.75-acre site. The area in question is in the northwest corner of the museum property and within 200 feet of the nearby Hemlock 0 Comments
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Clark Art Gifted 331 Works, Endowment to Build New Wing| 05:52PM / Monday, October 28, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute has received one of the largest gifts in its history from the foundation of the late philanthropist Aso O. Tavitian. The gift includes 331 works of art from Tavitian's personal collection and more than $45 million to endow a curatorial position to oversee the collection, provide necessary support for the collection's long-term care, and fund construction of a new Aso O. Tavitian Wing at the Clark. "It is an incredible honor to receive this transformational gift," said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon director of the Clark Art Institute. "During his lifetime, Aso Tavitian was a wonderful friend to the 0 Comments
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Clark Art Talk by Post Art Critic | 08:02AM / Monday, October 28, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Oct. 30 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a special appearance by Pulitzer Prize-winner Sebastian Smee, art critic for The Washington Post, as he introduces his new book "Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism." According to a press release. From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871 Paris and its people were besieged, enduring bloody street battles, the burning of central Paris, and widespread starvation. It was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist art movement was born?in response to violence, civil war, and political intrigue. Smee tells the story of those 0 Comments
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Williamstown Nov. 5 Ballot Includes CPA Tax ExemptionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:13AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In addition to the various federal and state offices and statewide ballot initiatives on this fall's election ballot, Williamstown voters will decide whether to approve an initiative that already passed overwhelmingly at this May's annual town meeting. Question 6 on the Nov. 5 ballot would finalize an exemption to the Community Preservation Act property tax surcharge for homeowners who meet either low-income or, for seniors, moderate-income standards. All homes in town currently are subject to the CPA surcharge, which helps fund projects related to historic preservation, open space and recreation or affordable housing. Residents pay 2 0 Comments
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Henderson Making a Mark at Springfield CollegeiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:35AM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
 Monument Mountain alum Erving Henderson is making an impact in his first year on the Springfield College men's soccer team. Henderson scored a pair of goals in the Pride's 3-1 win over Worcester State on Oct. 8. He has appeared in 11 games this season, collecting those two goals and an assist, and he has started once for the Pride. Springfield College (5-6-2) hosts Wheaton College on Saturday. Brody Calvert (Wahconah) a sophomore at Mass Maritime, leads his team with five goals this fall. He scored a goal last weekend in a 2-1 loss to Bridgewater State. Mass Maritime (2-10) is at Framingham State on Saturday. Up at Vermont's Castleton State, Drury 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Grad Trucks Locally Donated Supplies to North CarolinaBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:32AM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
Piles of donations were waiting for Justin Poirot at the Colonial Shopping Center on Wednesday. The final stop was to be in Pittsfield but his trailer was already overfull. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Justin Poirot, a 1997 Mount Greylock Regional graduate, stopped at the Colonial Plaza on Wednesday to top off his trailer before heading to North Carolina. "I grew up in Berkshire County, and I lived in Florida for 27 years so I have seen what hurricanes can do directly and how they affect people," Poirot said. "Even when the story is out of the news, people are still struggling and they aren't getting the help they need." The goal was to fill 0 Comments
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WCMA Programs Celebrate Pallavi Sen Exhibition| 04:03PM / Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art will celebrate Pallavi Sen: Colour Theory, an immersive installation of new work by interdisciplinary artist and Williams College assistant professor of art Pallavi Sen, with two programs this weekend. Through partnerships with writers, students, and other artists, the exhibition reflects the key tenets of Sen's practice, namely teaching, collaborative making, and the nurturing of life. Co-curated by Nicholas Liou, former Mellon Curatorial Fellow at WCMA, and Roz Crews, Associate Curator of Programs, the exhibition runs through Dec. 22. On Friday, Oct. 25, from 6 to 7 p.m., join the artist and curators for a 0 Comments
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