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Ghent Playhouse Announces 2023-2024 Season| 02:32PM / Monday, August 21, 2023 | |
 GHENT, N.Y. — The Ghent Playhouse has announced the lineup for the 2023-2024 season. Kicking off its 49th year is "Outside Mullingar," followed by the annual panto with "Beauty and the Beast: Ugly is as Ugly Does," Arthur Miller's tragic drama "All My Sons," "The Bridges of Madison County" and, closing out the season, Annie Baker's "Circle Mirror Transformation." 'Outside Mullingar' In rural Ireland, next-door neighbors Anthony and Rosemary are straddling 40. Rosemary is determined to have Anthony, but his father threatens to disinherit him and a land feud is simmering between the 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Talk on Edvard Munch | 12:02PM / Monday, August 21, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Aug. 30, in conjunction with the Clark Art Institute's major summer exhibition, "Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth, Manton Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs" Anne Leonard presents the Clark's full set of works on paper by this Norwegian artist. The talk takes place at 1 pm in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, which houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs. In this final installment of the Works on Paper Highlights Talk Series, Leonard examines how Munch's prints challenged conventional ideas about the portrayal of the human figure, the role of 0 Comments
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Thunder Three-Peat, Kraken Win Title in Debut Season in BABLBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:52PM / Sunday, August 20, 2023 | |
 A back-and-forth championship series in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League’s 20-and-over division swung toward the Kraken on a big third-inning swing. In the 33-and-over division, the league’s best team continued to show why they earned that title by holding on late to take a 3-2 win and a series sweep. Seamus Morrison struck out five on Sunday morning in Dalton to lead the Berkshire Thunder to a 3-2 win over Tunnel City Freight as the Thunder finished the spring/summer season with a record of 18-0 and the program’s third straight BABL title. At Hoosac Valley High School, a three-run bomb by Corey Meczywor propelled the Northern Berkshire Kraken 0 Comments
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Williamstown's Images Cinema Enjoying Banner SummerBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
08:09AM / Sunday, August 20, 2023 | |
Moviegoers queue up for a private screening recently at Images. The single-screen theater and Pittsfield's Beacon Cinema are now the only open movie houses in the county. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Greta Gerwig is the undisputed favorite of North County cinephiles. The folks at Images Cinema have the receipts to prove it. "In the before times, pre-COVID, the biggest film we ever had was 'Little Women,' which was directed by Greta Gerwig," Images Executive Director Dan Hudson said this week. "I'm finding it interesting that [Gerwig's] 'Barbie' is now our biggest box office draw." And it is part of a big summer for 0 Comments
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Potash Pitches River Monsters to Win in BABL Series OpenerBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:00PM / Saturday, August 19, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. – Hunter Potash Saturday struck out 11 and allowed no earned runs in pitching the Housatonic River Monsters to a 4-3 win over the North County Kraken in the opening game of the Berkshire Adult Baseball League 20-and-over division Championship Series. The River Monsters can complete the defense of their 2022 title on Sunday at 10 a.m. when they face the Kraken in Game 2 of their best-of-three series at 10 a.m. at Hoosac Valley High School. A Kraken win on their home field on Sunday morning will set up a winner-take-all title game at about 1 p.m. In the league’s 33-and-over division on Saturday, the Berkshire Thunder came from behind late to earn 0 Comments
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Coggins Classic Charity Golf Tournament ReturnsBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:28PM / Saturday, August 19, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The golf tournament fundraiser hosted by Coggins Auto Group returns for its second year with even more ambition, and this year they will support Bennington County Child Advocacy Center. "When you improve the quality of life, become more self-sustainable as a community, and make connections bringing the community together, that creates stability which is a critical factor that contributes to a business's ability to survive whether you've been here for 20 years or 20 days," said Coggins Auto Group Marketing Director Valerie Harrington. The tournament will be held at Mount Anthony Country Club on Tuesday, Aug. 29. The tournament 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Johnny Guitar'| 08:06AM / Friday, August 18, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Aug. 30, the Clark Art Institute concludes its five-part Summer Outdoor Movie Series with a screening of "Johnny Guitar." The film screens outdoors near the Clark's Reflecting Pool, beginning at dusk (7:30 pm). According to a press release: One of the boldest and most stylized films of its time, Johnny Guitar (1954; 1 hour, 50 minutes) is quirky, political, and twisted—a psychosexual drama between two powerful women, wrapped up in the duds of a B-Western. Joan Crawford stars as the tavern-owner, Vienna. Her archenemy, Emma—a cattle baron (never baroness)—is played by Mercedes 0 Comments
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Habitat for Humanity Making Plans for Williamstown's Summer Street LotBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:41AM / Friday, August 18, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity is making plans to develop four single-family homes on a Summer Street residential lot the Affordable Housing Trust acquired in 2015. To make the project work, the non-profit is hoping the trust can help pay for 300 feet of road to access the homes it wants to build. Keith Davis of Habitat approached the trustees at their Wednesday meeting to make an initial pitch for $120,000 in financial backing to get the project going. "The original proposal was two houses on that lot, but the lot is almost 1.75 acres," Davis told the board. "It's a huge lot. I was looking at that and saying 0 Comments
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Music and Poetry Along the River Concert| 08:35AM / Thursday, August 17, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Join the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) for the Music and Poetry Along the River Outdoor Concert on Thursday, Aug. 24 at 5:30pm at The Spruces. This concert is free and open to the public and will be held on the lawn behind the pond near the Pollinators Garden. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for this outdoor concert. Picnickers and families welcome. If inclement weather is predicted, check HooRWA.org after noon on Thursday Aug. 24 if the concert needs to be canceled. Participating poets in the Music and Poetry Along the River project include: Elizabeth Beck, Sarah Sutro, David Crews. Dianne Olson, Adrian Dunn, 0 Comments
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Showers and Storms Give Way to Pleasant Weekend| 12:12PM / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | |
Expect some showers today Wednesday, Aug. 16 with a blend of sun and clouds this afternoon, reports AccuWeather. Temperatures will top out in the mid-70s. On Thursday, expect higher humidity with more clouds. Thundershowers are expected in the afternoon. It will feel cooler Friday, Aug. 18. Expect mostly cloudy skies. Showers and heavy thunderstorms can be expected, reports AccuWeather. There could be hail and damaging winds. On Saturday, expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low-70s. AccuWeather reports that there will be some haze caused by wildfire smoke. Expect Sunny skies Sunday with temperatures in the high 70s 0 Comments
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Critics of Residential Tax Exemption in Williamstown State Their CaseBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:45AM / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Two former members of the Select Board on Monday urged current members of the panel to reject calls to implement a residential property tax exemption. Jeffrey Thomas spoke for seven minutes from the floor of the meeting, imploring the board to "move on" and not waste time even considering whether an RTE could benefit members of the community. "This idea solves a problem that doesn't exist," Thomas said. "Ostensibly, it's about affordable housing, but it absolutely will have no impact on affordable housing here. … I can't even believe you guys are discussing it, quite honestly. "I would very 0 Comments
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Williamstown Names Bicycle/Pedestrian PathBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:08PM / Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The multimodal path from Syndicate Road to the Spruces Park finally has a name. The Select Board on Monday voted 5-0 to dub the 2.4-mile trail the Mohican Recreational Path, to "recognize and and honor the indigenous people who first settled this area." "We're anxious to get this done so we can move on to the next steps of doing the public opening piece," Town Manager Robert Menicocci told the board. Menicocci added that naming the path will help the town build a public awareness campaign around the expected behavior on the trail, including the use of leashes for dogs. The name itself is a long-discussed 0 Comments
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