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Clark Art Lecture By Artist Mariel Capanna | 12:40PM / Monday, February 10, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —On Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a talk by artist Mariel Capanna marking the opening of "Mariel Capanna: Giornata," the newest public spaces installation at the Clark. This free lecture takes place in the Clark’s Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Mariel Capanna (b. 1988, Philadelphia, where she lives and works) plays what she calls "games of remembering" as a way of reckoning with loss. Working from home videos and family slideshows, whose runtime is her constraint, the artist races to record fleeting memory images in oil paint. She scatters these flat, pastel forms
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Willamstown Community Preservation Committee Ups Recommended Funding LevelsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:41AM / Monday, February 10, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Non-profits seeking Community Preservation Act funds in fiscal year 2026 will receive a little bit more than expected if town meeting agrees with the recommendations from the Community Preservation Committee. Last month, the committee voted to forward all nine grant requests to the May meeting with each funded at 50 percent of the level requested by applicants. That decision allowed the CPC to support each of the applications on the table and stay within a budget that would not allow all to be fully funded. Last week, the committee members got some good news. While anticipated FY26 CPA revenues still are expected to be lower than 0 Comments
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A Tribute To David Lynch at Images Cinema| 06:39PM / Friday, February 07, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema presents a special series honoring the late David Lynch by celebrating his masterpieces. Screenings in the main theater will be preceded by a restored short film, and will begin at 9:45pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Make it a night by joining Images for Lynchian vibes in the lounge beginning at 9pm. There will be additional screenings of all feature films in the lounge throughout the week (lounge showtimes available on website). Tickets are $7-10 and are available for purchase online at imagescinema.org or at the box office. Images Cinema is located at 50 Spring Street, Williamstown MA. For 0 Comments
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Williamstown Aubuchon Grand Reopening Marks Company's 117th YearBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:28PM / Friday, February 07, 2025 | |
Will Aubuchon, whose grandfather opened the company's first hardware store 117 years ago on Friday, welcomes the community to the Williamstown reopening. He says he goes to every opening. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The newly remodeled Aubuchon Hardware Store was celebrated Friday on the company's 117th birthday. The event highlighted the company's core values: safety, doing the right thing, teamwork, commitment to serve, accountability, and growth and change. President and CEO William E. Aubuchon IV, the fourth generation of the family enterprise, was on hand to congratulate the employees, cut a "chain" ribbon and promise the 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Rocky'| 11:32AM / Friday, February 07, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Feb. 13, the Clark Art Institute screens the latest installment in its Hollywood Auteurs film series, "Rocky" (1976), at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. 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. According to a press release: Star Sylvester Stallone wrote the script for "Rocky," eventually taking a deal that gave him the lead role in a film that played to his strengths and toned down the sentimentality and stereotypes just enough. 0 Comments
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North Berkshire Community Dance to Host Monthly Contra Dance| 04:11PM / Wednesday, February 05, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance on Saturday, February 8, at the First Congregational Church’s Community Hall, 906 Main St., from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The evening will feature caller Liz Nelson, who will teach each dance, and live traditional fiddle music from The Vintons, a trio of experienced musicians: George Wilson (fiddle), Andy Davis (accordion & piano), and Marko Packard (guitar & flute). Contra dancing is a traditional social dance form that includes both historical and contemporary elements. No prior experience is needed, and attendees are welcome to join with or without a partner. New dancers 0 Comments
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HooRWA to Host Annual Meeting and Talk on Forest Conservation| 08:23AM / Wednesday, February 05, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. at Williams College's Wege Auditorium. The event, sponsored by the Williams College Environmental Studies Program and the Zilkha Center for the Environment, will include a review of HooRWA's 2024 activities and board elections. Following the meeting, at 7:15 p.m., Vermont forester and author Ethan Tapper will deliver a talk titled "What Does It Mean to Love a Forest?" Drawing from his bestselling book, "How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World," Tapper will discuss how humans can 0 Comments
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Images Cinema to Host David Lynch Film Series| 04:00PM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema will present a special film series celebrating the works of filmmaker David Lynch. The series will feature screenings of Lynch’s films alongside restored short films, with main theater showings scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays at 9:45 p.m. The event will also include themed lounge gatherings beginning at 9 p.m., with additional screenings in the lounge throughout the week. The series will begin on February 7-8 with Blue Velvet (1986), paired with Lynch’s short film The Grandmother (1969). Other featured films include Mulholland Drive (2001), Lost Highway (1997), Wild at Heart (1990), Inland Empire (2006), and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk
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Williamstown Seniors Evacuated After Sprinkler MalfunctionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:13PM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Several residents of the Highland Woods senior apartments were relocated overnight Monday after a malfunction in the sprinkler system caused water damage in three units, a representative of the management company said on Tuesday. Kristin Coyne, the director of portfolio operations for Hearthway, said the first emergency calls came in at about 10 p.m. Monday. "Those residents were moved to a hotel for the time being," Coyne said on Tuesday afternoon. "We haven't gotten much information [about the cause of the leak]. The first goal is to get things corrected and get people squared away and then do more research to figure out 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents A Look at Women of the French Tapestry Revival | 11:54AM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents "Women of the French Tapestry Revival: Artists, Dealers, Weavers," a talk by Kay Wells (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). 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: French tapestry weaving was traditionally an elite luxury craft practiced by men, who passed prestigious weaving positions down from father to son for generations. But as modernists 0 Comments
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Williamstown Nomination Papers, Dog Licenses Available | 08:03AM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Nomination papers for elected offices in the Town of Williamstown are available in the Town Clerk's office as of Feb. 3, 2025. Offices on the May 13, 2025 Annual Town Election ballot will be 3 Select Board seats, 2 are three year terms, and 1 is one year remaining of a 3 year term, 1 three year Moderator seat, 5 Library Trustee seats, 4 are three year terms and 1 is one year remaining of a 3 year term, 1 Housing Authority seat, for a five year term, 1 Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District seat, a three year term and 1 Planning Board seat, for a five year term. Candidates seeking to run for office must stop by Town Clerk, 0 Comments
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Clark Art Start With Art Program| 08:00AM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10 am, the Clark Art Institute offers a free activity program for young children focused on "Faces and Feelings." According to a press release: Specially designed for three- to six-year-olds and their caregivers, this event includes art-making activities and interactive artwork talks. Not sure how to engage with art? Pick up one of our Start with Art gallery guides for children and explore the museum to discover paintings, sculptures, and more. This program takes place in the Michael Conforti Pavilion. 0 Comments
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