|
| News and events in Williamstown, Mass.
|
Clark Art Airs Pruduction of 'The Magic Flute' | 12:00PM / Friday, December 19, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast production of The Magic Flute airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, Dec. 27 at 1 pm in the latest installment of the 2025–26 season of The Met: Live in HD. The award-winning series of high-definition cinema simulcasts features full performances along with backstage interviews and commentary. The broadcast takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: A treasured holiday tradition, Mozart's heartwarming fairy tale takes the stage in the Met's abridged, English-language production by Julie Taymor—the Tony Award–winning 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Clark Art Exhibition on French Artists Who Challenged Realism| 08:21AM / Friday, December 19, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute presents an exhibition on mid-nineteenth-century French artists who looked beyond realistic subject matter. Their work encompasses the Gothic nostalgia of architectural photography, the social critique embedded in searing allegorical illustrations, and the literary connections with fantastical art. "Shadow Visionaries: French Artists Against the Current, 1840–70" is on view Dec. 20, 2025 through March 8, 2026 in the Clark Center lower level. According to a press release: Although Realism is often seen as the dominant aesthetic of mid-nineteenth-century France, many artists working outside of 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Mount Greylock School Committee Discusses Collaboration Project with North County DistrictsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:34AM / Friday, December 19, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — News that the group looking at ways to increase cooperation among secondary schools in North County reached a milestone sparked yet another discussion about that group's objectives among members of the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee. At Thursday's meeting, Carolyn Greene reported that the Northern Berkshire Secondary Sustainability task force, where she represents the Lanesborough-Williamstown district, had completed a request for proposals in its search for a consulting firm to help with the process that the task force will turn over to a steering committee comprised of four representatives from four districts: North Berkshire School 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Williamstown Board of Health Looks to Regulate Nitrous Oxide SalesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:13PM / Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Board of Health last week agreed to look into drafting a local ordinance that would regulate the sale of nitrous oxide. Resident Danielle Luchi raised the issue, telling the board she recently learned a local retailer was selling large containers of the compound, which has legitimate medical and culinary uses but also is used as a recreational drug. The nitrous oxide (N2O) canisters are widely marketed as "whippets," a reference to the compound's use in creating whipped cream. Also called "laughing gas" for its medical use for pain relief and sedation, N2O is also used recreationally — and illegally 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Annual 1753 House Carol Sing in Williamstown| 11:32AM / Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The 1753 House Committee and the Williamstown Historical Museum invite the community to the annual 1753 House Carol Sing at 7 pm on Monday, Dec. 22. The Carol Sing is a free, ecumenical event for all ages. Deborah Burns will lead the a cappella singing beside a blaze in the fireplace. Hot mulled cider, donated by Provisions Williamstown, and carol books are provided. There is no heat or electricity in the 1753 House, so dress warmly and bring a light to see by The 1753 House is an historical replica of a regulation European settler's home first constructed by local volunteers in 1953 in celebration of Williamstown's 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Williamstown Fin Comm Talks 10-Year PictureBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:37AM / Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Finance Committee on Thursday looked at a bleak fiscal forecast for the town and heard from a Planning Board member who is working on a plan that could help to partly reverse the trend. Town Manager Robert Menicocci and Finance Director David Fierro Jr. showed the panel a chart projecting a possible course for town finances based on the current trend line. The bottom line is that the town's excess levy capacity — the sum that it could raise through taxation without a Proposition 2 1/2 override vote — would disappear in 10 years. In other words, if current trends for municipal spending and revenue continue, the town could 0 Comments
Read More >> |
BHS' New North County Urgent Care Center Opens TuesdayBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:44PM / Monday, December 15, 2025 | |
There is a waiting area and reception desk to the right of the Williamstown Medical entrance. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Staff and contractors were completing the final touches on Monday to prepare for the opening of Berkshire Health System's new urgent care center. Robert Shearer, administrative director of urgent care, said the work would be done in time for Berkshire Health Urgent Care North to open Tuesday at 11 a.m. in a wing of Williamstown Medical on Adams Road. The urgent care center will occupy a suite of rooms off the right side of the entry, with two treatment rooms, offices, amenities, and X-ray room. "This is a 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Coggins Auto Group Celebrates Five Years By Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:32PM / Sunday, December 14, 2025 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The family-owned Coggins Auto Group is celebrating five years of operations: Coggins Toyota of Bennington and Coggins Honda of Bennington, and Coggins of the Berkshires in nearby Massachusetts. Mike Coggins purchased three dealerships — Honda, Toyota and Ford — in 2020 with a goal to restore trust and a "true sense of community-minded dealership culture." "My primary focus from day one was bringing back that connection to the region," Coggins had said back in 2021. "This area values real relationships. They want to know the people they're doing business with. We set out to rebuild that 0 Comments
Read More >> |
BAAMS Students Compose Music Inspired By Clark ArtBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
08:17AM / Sunday, December 14, 2025 | |
BAAMS students view 'West Point, Prout's Neck' at the Clark Art. The painting was an inspiration point for creating music. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) students found new inspiration at the Clark Art Institute through the "SEEING SOUND/HEARING ART" initiative, utilizing visual art as a springboard for young musicians to develop original compositions. On Saturday, Dec. 6, museum faculty mentors guided BAAMS student musicians, ages 10 to 16, through the Williamstown museum, inviting students to respond directly to the artwork and the building itself. "As they moved through 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Clark Art Collage Club Returns | 08:47AM / Saturday, December 13, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's monthly Collage Club returns on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Visitors are welcome to drop in between 6–8 pm on the third Wednesday of the colder months of the year to make a creative collage. This free art-making program takes place in the Manton Research Center reading room. Open to beginners, experienced artists, and everyone in between. Upcoming 2025–26 Collage Club Dates: Wednesday, January 21 Wednesday, February 18 Wednesday, March 18 Free. All materials provided; recommended for ages 16+. 0 Comments
Read More >> |
BHS Urgent Care Opening Third Location in North BerkshireStaff Reports ,
09:48AM / Friday, December 12, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) today announced the opening of a third Urgent Care location, with a new facility being developed at 197 Adams Road, Williamstown, inside the Williamstown Medical facility. Berkshire Health Urgent Care North will open on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, and will be open weekdays from 11:00am to 7:00pm and weekends from 8:00am to noon. "We are thrilled to officially open Berkshire Health Urgent Care North to patients seeking care for minor illnesses and injuries, complimenting the services provided at our highly successful Pittsfield and Lenox locations," said Darlene Rodowicz, BHS President and CEO. "The 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Clark Art, Images Screen 'The Third Man'| 07:27AM / Friday, December 12, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Dec. 18 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute, in collaboration with Images Cinema, concludes its Noir Film Series with a screening of "The Third Man" (1949). This program takes place in the Clark's Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime—and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder. Thanks to brilliant performances by Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, and Orson Welles; Anton Karas's 0 Comments
Read More >> |
|
|
