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Clark Art Screens 'Things to Come'| 08:35AM / Friday, April 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, May 4 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens "Things to Come" in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Presented in conjunction with the Clark's exhibition "Portals: The Visionary Architecture of Paul Goesch," this is the fourth event in the Clark's five-part series Visionary Architecture on Film. The film series explores themes related to Paul Goesch's life and work in early twentieth-century Germany. According to a press release: H.G. Wells wrote Things to Come (1936; 1 hour, 46 minutes) in response to Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" (1927). The film spans 0 Comments
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Clark Art Receives Cultural Sector Recovery Grant| 10:42AM / Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute recently received a Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) grant as part of its Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Organizations program. The Clark received $75,000 to help maintain programs and operations. The grant program was funded from the $8.7 billion provided to the Commonwealth from the American Rescue Plan Act. The Clark is one of seventy-two Berkshire-based organizations among the 1,218 cultural organizations that have received a combined $51,063,350 grant funding from the MCC. Over 1,000 organizations and 4,000 artists, creatives, culture bearers, and gig workers across Massachusetts received awards from MCC 0 Comments
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Williamstown Housing Trust Exploring New IdeasBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Facing the prospect of an infusion of cash at a time of low demand for its popular DeMayo Mortgage Assistance Program, the board of the Affordable Housing Trust last week brainstormed about new initiatives it could pursue in fiscal year 2024. Chair Andrew Hogeland noted at the outset of the April 19 meeting that the trust is in line to receive a little more than $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and $120,000 in Community Preservation Act funds if the former allocation is approved by next month's annual town meeting. The trust began April with a balance of just more than $203,000. "If all that [anticipated funding] goes 0 Comments
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Adams, Williamstown Restaurants CloseStaff Reports,
05:01PM / Monday, April 24, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Two area eateries — one new and one long loved — have closed their doors in the last 24 hours. Angelina England announced on Facebook on Monday afternoon that Hot Tomatoes pizzeria would close permanently and that the Water Street building was up for sale. "After almost three decades of servicing the Berkshire Community and beyond I have decided that it is time for new adventures," she wrote. "Hot Tomatoes is so thankful to all of our loyal customers and countless employees that have sustained us throughout the years." England and her husband, the late John T. England Jr., began serving up 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Saat Hindustani'| 04:14PM / Monday, April 24, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, April 27 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens "Saat Hindustani" in its auditorium in the Manton Research Center. Artist Suneil Sanzgiri introduces the film and addresses its historical context and the film's relation to his own practice, including his trilogy of short films currently on view at MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts, as well as his forthcoming first feature-length film, Two Refusals. According to a press release: One of the only films made about the liberation of Goa from Portuguese colonialism, Saat Hindustani (1969; 2 hours, 24 minutes) was made nine years after the Goan independence and 0 Comments
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Best Stretches To Do Before Gardening| 08:22AM / Monday, April 24, 2023 | |
 With longer, warmer days finally here, flower beds and vegetable gardens are calling out for our attention. From raking and pruning to weeding and gathering downed limbs, even just an hour or two of effort can leave your yard looking terrific. But, if you don’t adequately prepare your body for the physical exertion the work requires, you can end up achy and sore for days, or worse yet, injured, and unable to tend to your yard and garden at all. To avoid this uncomfortable fate, take a few minutes to ready your major muscle groups prior to activity and to help those same muscles cool down when you’re done. Some simple stretches to do both before after gardening 0 Comments
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SVHC Weekly Health Update: April 21| 08:19AM / Monday, April 24, 2023 | |
 April 21, 2023 Weekend Warriors Take Note With warmer days finally here, flower beds and vegetable gardens have our attention. Don't end up achy and sore from physically exerting yourself in the garden. Check out these seven stretches to make yard work easier on your 0 Comments
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Pine Cobble Summer Camp Registration | 08:15AM / Monday, April 24, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Pine Cobble School's summer camp offers a range of activities for children ages 2.9 years old and older. The program runs June 26 to Aug. 25 equaling 9 weeks in total. Pathfinders Camp Ages 2 years 9 months through 4 years old Explorers Camp Ages 5 through 6 years old Adventurers Camp Ages 7+ The weekly themes for each camp follow: June 26 – June 30: Let Your Imagination Run Wild (Art week) July 3 – July 7: Super Scientist (Science week) July 10 – July 14: Into the Woods (Nature week) July 17 – July 21: Puppets and Storytelling (Theater week) July 24 – July 28: Master Builders 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Candidates Speak on Town IssuesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:20PM / Saturday, April 22, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Three candidates will vie for two seats on the Select Board in the May 9 town election. Incumbent Andrew Hogeland and newcomers Stephanie Boyd and Paul Harsch are the only races on the ballot. A fourth candidate, Andrea "Andi" Bryant, told iBerkshires.com that she has withdrawn from the race due to a family emergency, but her name will appear on the ballot. iBerkshires.com asked the three candidates for the two Select Board seats a series of questions. They can be found on the election page here. 0 Comments
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WCMA to Host Tattoo Session, Meditations With Tibetan Lama| 12:27PM / Friday, April 21, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art will host Lama Tashi Norbu, one of the artists featured in the current exhibition "Across Shared Waters: Contemporary Artists In Dialogue with Tibetan Art" from the Jack Shear Collection, for three programs from April 25-27, culminating in a live tattooing session at WCMA. Tashi Norbu will lead drop-in meditation sessions in the galleries from 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, and Wednesday, April 26. On Thursday, April 27, the artist will tattoo a participant from the community, basing the design on Tibetan astrology and the recipient's own personal Buddhist mantra. During this live performance, 0 Comments
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Williamstown Finance Committee Members: Town Needs to Grow Tax BaseBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:17PM / Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Members of the Finance Committee this month called on the town to encourage more economic development in order to increase the tax base. The comments came toward the end of the committee's annual review of the town's budget. After the panel recommended the fiscal year 2024 budget for approval at the May 16 town meeting, Chair Melissa Cragg referenced a windfall the town received this year when the Cable Mills apartments on Water Street were converted to condominiums, completing a process that began when the housing development opened in 2016. "Isn't it nice to have some significant growth in here?" Cragg asked 0 Comments
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Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation Completes Purchase of FarmlandCommunity Submission,
10:06AM / Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Through a combined effort of the Select Board and peer land trusts, and with generous support from the community, Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation last week purchased 10 acres of active farmland on Oblong Road with frontage on a scenic byway, preserving both farming and a view of Mount Greylock. The Trustees of Reservations will buy the development rights for the parcel from Rural Lands, placing a farm-forward conservation restriction on it, thereby preserving the land in perpetuity. "This was a special opportunity to protect a unique piece of land and many people deserve credit for this acquisition," WRLF President Greg Islan said. 0 Comments
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