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Letter: A Simple MessageLetter to the Editor,
05:00PM / Monday, February 03, 2025 | |
 To the Editor:
Many of us grew up learning about Nazi Germany, asked to reflect on what we would have done had we lived through its rise. Maybe we even imagined ourselves resisting, speaking out, or helping those in danger.
Today, the president is reviving Guantanamo as a concentration camp, rounding up immigrants, dismantling scientific institutions, abandoning public safety, rolling back civil rights, and systematically erasing queer people. This is not a thought experiment. However we choose to act now is the answer to the question we once asked ourselves.
History is watching. Chad Higdon-Topaz
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Clark Art Screens 'Jaws'| 08:02AM / Monday, February 03, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Clark Art Institute screens the latest installment in its Hollywood Auteurs film series, Jaws (1975), at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. Presented in partnership with Images Cinema, this series captures the explosion of creativity, critical acclaim, and box office success that Hollywood directors found after the fall of the studio system. According to a press release: A film that Steven Spielberg did not want to make, "Jaws" relies on the creative improvisations of three no-name actors (Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw) and the inspired editing of Verna Fields. She 0 Comments
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New Orchards Owner Looks to Revive Community AssetBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:13AM / Saturday, February 01, 2025 | |
The Orchards has been closed since 2020. Renovations on the 49-room hotel and restaurant began last fall. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The new owner of The Orchards hotel on Main Street says this is the right time to invest in Williamstown. "We have a lot invested here," Fahd Zia said recently. "My team and I feel that Berkshire County is the place to be, the place to grow in every respect." On a recent Wednesday morning, Zia was walking through the empty halls of the hotel that closed in 2020 to talk about his effort to get the 49-bedroom establishment up and running. Zia is the principal of Garden Properties and Development, which 0 Comments
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Clark Art Lecture on Alvin Baltrop| 08:11AM / Friday, January 31, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents a talk by Darius Bost (University of Illinois Chicago / Clark/Oakley Fellow) exploring the work of Black, gay photographer Alvin Baltrop. This free event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Since the 2019 solo exhibition?The Life and Times of Alvin Baltrop?at the Bronx Museum, Baltrop, known for his photographs of the gay sexual subcultures and abandoned warehouses at New?York's West Side piers, has received increased scholarly and popular attention. However, Baltrop has been primarily 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock District Updates Williamstown Select Board on Equity WorkBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Friday, January 31, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The interim superintendent of the Mount Greylock Regional School District updated the Select Board on Monday on efforts to improve the culture in the public schools, including two that rely on American Rescue Plan Act funds supplied by the town. Joe Bergeron was at Town Hall to talk about the middle-high school's participation in the U.S. Department of Justice's School-Student Problem Identification and Resolution of Issues Together (SPIRIT) program and a districtwide assessment of its process for responding to incidents of bias and bullying. SPIRIT was a model similar to the DOJ's Strengthening Police and Community 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Fall in Love, Laugh It Up & Dance, DanceBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:48PM / Thursday, January 30, 2025 | |
 There are several events this weekend to help you recharge from your week, including a free museum day, plays, live music, and more. Editor's Pick First Sunday Free at the Clark The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. The museum is opening its doors for free to provide people the chance to see its permanent and temporary collections. This month's theme is "All You Need is Love," it is the start of February, after all. The museum will celebrate all types of love by inviting visitors to create a Valentine's Day card using images from the Clark's collection. At 1 p.m., an educator-led tour 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts 'Introvert/Extrovert A Two-Piano Recital'| 10:40AM / Thursday, January 30, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Feb. 8 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a dazzling two-piano recital by composer-pianist Matthew Aucoin and pianist Conor Hanick. The pair team up for an inventive concert featuring a new work composed by Aucoin for Hanick. This concert takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. In addition to Aucoin's new piece, which is inspired by the recent poetry of Ben Lerner, Hanick and Aucoin play a program divided into "introverted" and "extroverted" halves: in the former category, a work by Morton Feldman, and in the latter category, a selection of music for one and two pianos by Gabriella Smith, 0 Comments
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Clark Art Offers Free Gallery Tours for Parents and Infants| 08:12AM / Thursday, January 30, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Feb. 1 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 0 Comments
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Clark Art First Sunday Free| 08:00AM / Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute First Sunday Free series continues on Sunday, Feb. 2 from 1 to 4 pm. February's theme is "All You Need Is Love!" According to a press release: The Clark welcomes family, friends, and everyone in between to a First Sunday Free that celebrates all types of love. Visit the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper from 11 am to 1 pm to enjoy a special pop-up display of works showcasing artists' portrayals of that special feeling in its many forms—from the joys of love shared by romantic partners, friends, and family, to the dramatic turns of love lost and scorned. At 1 pm, join an educator-led 0 Comments
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Williamstown Board Talks Tax Relief ImplementationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday discussed how to implement a targeted property tax relief measure that town meeting approved last May. The initiative, which started with the board, allows the town to give means-tested property tax exemptions to residents 65 and older who meet the commonwealth's requirement for a refundable credit on their state income tax. In May, town meeting members overwhelmingly decided to send a home-rule petition to Boston to allow the local tax relief program. The Legislature approved the request just before the end of its 2024 session, and Gov. Maura Healey recently signed it into law. Now, it is up to the Select Board 0 Comments
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Clark Art Welcomes New Collage Club This Winter | 12:45PM / Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute welcomes a new evening Collage Club. Drop in between 6–8 pm on Wednesday, Jan. 29, Feb. 26, and March 26 to make your own creative collage. According to a press release: Get inspired by images from the Clark's collection or the beautiful backdrop of the Clark's architecture and enjoy an evening with a community of other collage-makers. Open to beginners, experienced artists, and everyone in between! This free program takes place in the Manton Research Center reading room. All materials provided; recommended for ages 16+. 0 Comments
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Clark Art Announces Ground/Work Outdoor Exhibition | 08:11AM / Saturday, January 25, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute announces its second outdoor sculpture exhibition, Ground/work 2025, opening in summer 2025. Set throughout the woodland trails and open meadows of the Clark's distinctive 140-acre campus, the exhibition includes newly commissioned, site-specific installations by six leading contemporary artists. According to a press release: Curated by independent art historian Glenn Adamson, Ground/work 2025 features a dynamic range of outdoor presentations by international artists, Y? Akiyama, Laura Ellen Bacon, Aboubakar Fofana, Hugh Hayden, Milena Naef, and Javier Senosiain that respond to the Clark's unique 0 Comments
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