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Clark Art Presents Symposium on Guillaume Lethiere| 10:53AM / Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute presents a one-day symposium on Friday, Sept. 27 in celebration of Guillaume Lethière. The exhibition, organized in partnership with the Musée du Louvre, is the first to investigate Lethière's extraordinary career. This free event takes place from 9:30 am–6:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. The symposium invites scholars and the public to examine Lethière’s body of work together, and to contextualize the presence and reception of Caribbean artists in France in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The event is moderated by Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director at the
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Clark Art Tour of Impressionist Works | 08:10AM / Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute presents a special tour of its Impressionist collection on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 1 pm. As part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Williamstown Public Library, local art historian Jock Brooks leads a gallery tour exploring works of art made in 1874, the year of the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris and the same year the Williamstown Public Library was founded. Free with gallery admission. Capacity is limited. Pick up a ticket at the Clark Center admissions desk, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Meet in the Museum Pavilion 0 Comments
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Williamstown Church Begins Renovation of EntryBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:13AM / Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | |
 The Rev. John McDonough blesses the ground where a new entry will be built for Sts. Patrick and Raphael Church. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Each week, the Sts. Patrick and Raphael Parish community gathers to break bread. On Sunday, they also gathered to break ground. The Roman Catholic parish held a site dedication and blessing for a long-awaited front entryway project after its 10:30 Mass. The Rev. John McDonough and parish officials spoke briefly and the choir sang songs of praise before groups of dignitaries, parish employees and children from its Faith Formation group took turns turning the ground where a large front entry and new mahogany doors soon 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock District Addressing Shortfall in State ReportBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:26AM / Monday, September 23, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District is working to address a deficiency identified in the commonwealth's recent Special Education and Civil Rights Monitoring Report. The three-school district last spring went through a periodic review by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that focused on standards ranging from "licensure and professional development" to "parent/student/community engagement" to "equal access." The district was found to have implemented "universal standards" in 27 of the 29 criteria covered in the review. One criterion where the Lanesborough-Williamstown 0 Comments
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Clark Art Lecture: 'To Represent, or Not'| 08:00AM / Friday, September 20, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Sept. 24 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents "To Represent or Not: An Ideology of the Image in the Kingdom of Ethiopia," a lecture by Clark Fellow Claire Bosc-Tiessé of the National Center for Scientific Research and School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences in France. The talk takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Bosc-Tiessé will look at what Ethiopians, depending on their position in society—rulers, high-ranking lay or religious dignitaries, parish priests or ordinary 0 Comments
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Civic Cinema Series at Images Cinema| 11:33AM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema announced a new film series, Civic Cinema, which examines American society through a hopeful and pragmatic lens. The series consists of three films fresh off the film festival circuit: "Bad Faith" (9/23), "Join or Die" (9/30), and "Girls State" (10/7). All three films are solutions-oriented documentaries aimed to prompt conversation and deliver real world steps to improve civic bonds in our communities, and are presented free and open to all. Images Cinema is located at 50 Spring Street, Williamstown. "There's a lot of talk about how polarized American politics is, about how 0 Comments
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Clark Art Lecture on Race and Celebrity in Historical France| 08:13AM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Sept. 21, the Clark Art Institute presents a lecture titled "Race and Celebrity in Historical France: Examining the Chevalier de Saint-George" by Christy Pichichero, Associate Professor of History, French, and African and African American Studies at George Mason University. This free event takes place at 11 am in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: In her lecture, Pichichero explores race and celebrity in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century France, a topic that connects Guillaume Lethière to his contemporary, Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-George. An 0 Comments
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Williamstown Works to Address Water Main BreaksiBerkshires.com Staff,
01:34PM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Department of Public Works Wednesday afternoon worked to address two water main breaks on the east end of Main Street. Both breaks were near the Spruces Park on Main Street (Route 2), and Williamstown Police advised in a social media post that water services in the area could be affected. Residents signed up for the town’s CodeRED emergency notification system also received a phone call alerting them to the issue. The water main breaks came on a busy day for emergency services in the town. Wednesday morning, Williamstown Fire Department responded to assist with a house fire on Massachusetts Avenue in North Adams. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Community Chest Fun Run Returns Sept. 28Community submission,
12:30PM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Williamstown Community Chest will hold its 16th Fun Run on Saturday, Sept. 28. This community event consists of two races, a 5K run and a 1-mile kids’ run/family walk. The Fun Run races are open to everyone, veteran or first-time runners, and daily or occasional walkers. Families with pets and strollers are also welcome to participate. Both race events begin at 9 a.m. at the Williamstown Youth Center, 66 School St. Sign-in and registration begin at 8:15 a.m. on the day of the race. Online registration is available at runsignup.com/Race/MA/Williamstown/CommunityChestAnnualRun . The registration fee for the 5K race is $15 per 0 Comments
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Clark Art Invites People with Dementia, Caregivers to Gallery Talk| 11:26AM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. On Monday, Sept. 23 at 1 pm in the permanent collection galleries, the Clark Art Institute presents Meet Me at the Clark. This free gallery talk program is designed specifically for people living with dementia and their care partners. On select Mondays, when the museum is closed to the general public, specially trained educators guide open-ended conversations about art and how it celebrates our shared humanity Free. Advance registration required; capacity is limited. To register, call the Education Department Coordinator at 413 458 0563; accompanying care partners must also register. 0 Comments
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Clark Art Gallery Talk With Emerging Art Historians| 08:05AM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Sept. 20, enjoy a new look at old favorites in the Clark's permanent collection. In Fresh Takes, a Williams College graduate student shares their take on an object with the perspective of new scholarship. Tours begin in the Museum Pavilion at noon. No registration is required. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planners Talk Interplay of Proposal with Existing ZoningBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week discussed a number of proposals it hopes to bring forward to town meeting and acknowledged that at least one likely won't be ready in time for this May's annual meeting. The latest in a series of Planning Board initiatives to allow a greater variety of housing options in town has them looking at an Open Space Residential Development bylaw. Kenneth Kuttner, who is taking the lead on studying an OSRD proposal along with Roger Lawrence, told the board that initial concepts they pitched in the summer need to be considered in the context of the town's existing Major Residential Development bylaw, found in Section 0 Comments
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