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Williamstown Fire Personnel Committee to Interview Six Applicants for Chief PositionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
11:24AM / Friday, January 24, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Twenty-four applicants from as far away as California applied to be the town's next fire chief, the Prudential Committee learned on Wednesday. By the end of next month, one of those applicants could be named the replacement for retiring Chief Craig Pedercini. At Wednesday's meeting of the committee, which oversees the fire district, member Joe Beverly, who also serves on the district's Personnel Committee, reported that the latter body had reviewed two dozen applicants who sought to lead the call-volunteer department. On Thursday, Beverly said, the Personnel Committee will interview six applicants from that pool. The hiring 0 Comments
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Williamstown Community Preservation Committee Funds Proposals at Half the Levels SoughtBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:48AM / Friday, January 24, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee Wednesday decided to send town meeting warrant articles that fund each of eight applications for CPA funds at half of the levels requested. The committee started its consideration of fiscal year 2026 requests with applications totaling about $294,000. Pending tax collection and state matching funds, the town expects to have $202,535 in Community Preservation Act funds available in the fiscal year that begins on July 1. But CPC Chair Philip McKnight noted at Wednesday's meeting that nearly $43,000 of that available balance needed to be held in reserve for future open space requests because none of the requests 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Young Frankenstein' | 08:03AM / Thursday, January 23, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Jan. 30, the Clark Art Institute screens the latest installment in its Hollywood Auteurs film series, "Young Frankenstein" (1974), at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: 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. This film is shown in the Manton Research Center auditorium. As the serious side of New Hollywood took its inspiration from the French New Wave, the comic side embraced burlesque. Writer and director Mel 0 Comments
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Clark Art Announces New Series of Installations| 11:43AM / Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute presents a new series of year-round public installations, Paginations, featuring works drawn from the Clark library's extensive holdings and curated by members of the library staff. The installations are featured in a newly designed space located in the Manton Research Center's reading room, just outside the entrance to the Clark's library and are on view for free during all visiting hours. The inaugural display in the program, A–Z: Alphabetic Highlights from the Library's Special Collections, opens Jan. 21. The first installation in this new program celebrates the building blocks of type and text, 0 Comments
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McCann Tech Hockey Program Hosting Alumni GameiBerkshires.com Sports,
11:15AM / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The North County high school hockey cooperative program is inviting former players to participate in the fourth annual alumni game on Sunday, Feb. 23. The game will be played at 4 p.m. at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink. The co-op, currently hosted by McCann Tech, also includes players from Hoosac Valley, Mount Greylock and Drury. Tickets to the event are $10 and include the opportunity to skate with the players after the contest. The cost for players is $40. Alumni interested in playing can visit here. 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts Talk on Contemporary Tapestries| 11:07AM / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents "Between Tradition and Experimentation: The Contemporary Creation of Tapestry," a talk by Lucile Montagne, Chief Curator at the Mobilier national. This free lecture is given in conjunction with the Clark's exhibition "Wall Power! Modern French Tapestry from the Mobilier national, Paris," and takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: The Mobilier national of France has supported crafts and creation since the seventeenth century. Since the 1930s, the national tapestry manufactories of Gobelins and 0 Comments
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Clark Art Airs Live Production of 'Aida'| 08:15AM / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast production of "Aida" airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 12:30 pm in the latest installment of the 2024–25 season of The Met: Live in HD. The award-winning series of high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. The Clark broadcasts the opera in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi's Aida by Michael Mayer that brings audiences 0 Comments
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Clark Art Institute Screens 'The Phantom of the Paradise'| 08:00AM / Monday, January 20, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Jan. 23, the Clark Art Institute screens the latest installment in its Hollywood Auteurs film series, "The Phantom of the Paradise" (1974), at 6 pm. 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. This film is shown in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Brian De Palma's rock opera "Phantom of the Paradise" remains a connoisseur's cult classic, fifty years after its release. Disfigured composer Winslow Leach 0 Comments
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Clark Art Announces Summer 2025 Exhibitions | 11:03AM / Sunday, January 19, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute announces its summer 2025 season, featuring exhibitions, events, and activities. "Summer 2025 promises to be a dynamic season with an exciting line-up of exhibitions that will bring our galleries and our grounds to life," said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director of the Clark. "Outdoors, we are looking forward to bringing the second presentation of our Ground/work exhibition to our campus and to introducing our visitors to six remarkable contemporary artists. Indoors, we are offering a rich program that will offer a wide array of exhibitions featuring many artists whose works will be shown here for the first 0 Comments
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Williamstown CPA Requests Come in Well Above Available FundsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:16AM / Saturday, January 18, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee faces nearly $300,000 in funding requests for fiscal year 2026. Problem is, the town only anticipates having about $200,000 worth of funds available. Seven non-profits have submitted eight applications totaling $293,797 for FY26. A spreadsheet detailing both FY26 revenue and known expenses already earmarked from Community Preservation Act revenues shows the town will have $202,535 in "unrestricted balance available" for the year that begins on July 1. Ultimately, the annual town meeting in May will decide whether to allocate any of that $202,535. Starting on Wednesday, the CPC will begin 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Martin Luther King Jr. Day| 10:58AM / Friday, January 17, 2025 | |
The Rev. King waves to the hundreds of thousands gathered on the Washington Mall in 1963 when he gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is being celebrated Monday, Jan. 20. It is a federal holiday to commemorate the birthday of the civil rights activist born Jan. 15, 1929. It is observed on the third Monday in January.
King, a Baptist minister, led the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s by espousing nonviolent protest. His best-known address, the "I Have a Dream" speech, was given in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to a crowd of 250,000 who participated in the March on Washington. The 1964 Nobel Prize winner was
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Clark Art Presents Reflections Gallery Talk | 08:00AM / Friday, January 17, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 11 am, the Clark Art Institute presents Reflections, a monthly gallery experience during which visitors are invited to look contemplatively as they engage with works of art from the Clark's collection. With a gentle tone that encourages investigation and audience participation, the group explores one or two artworks with the help of a Clark educator, working together to explore its meaning, find understanding, and raise questions. Distinct from a conventional gallery tour, Reflections provides an opportunity for close looking and introspection. Free. Advance registration required; capacity is limited. Meet in the Museum 0 Comments
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