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WCMA Hosts community Forum on Mass Timber Structure of New Museum Building Project| 03:21PM / Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) invites the community to a forum to learn more about how mass timber is reshaping the future of architecture, sustainability, and the arts at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, at the Williams Inn Ballroom. As the first purpose-built home for the Williams College Museum of Art takes shape, this forum invites students, faculty, professionals, and the wider community to learn about design and engineering innovations driving the project forward. Framed by this year's campus theme, "On the Log," the conversation will explore how the museum's design reflects evolving relationships between art, 0 Comments
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Clark Art Airs Production of 'La Sonnambula'| 08:25AM / Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast of "La Sonnambula" airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 1 pm, kicking off the 2025–26 season of The Met: Live in HD. This award-winning series of live, high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full live performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. The Clark broadcasts the opera in its Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Following triumphant Met turns in "Roméo et Juliette," "La Traviata," and "Lucia di Lammermoor," Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as 0 Comments
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New Mount Greylock Handbook Outlines Restorative Practices for DisciplineBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday reviewed an updated middle-high school student handbook that includes the new student behavior code the district has developed over the past year. In conjunction with consultants from the Chicago-based non-profit The Equity Imperative, the district last year began a process of categorizing "disruptive or harmful behavior," outlining the district's responses and specifying how families will be notified. "That involves three tiers of behavior and associated responses," Superintendent Joseph Bergeron told the committee. "These behavior matrices detail all 0 Comments
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Dalton's Just for Kicks Soccer Tourney Draws Hundreds of PlayersCommunity submission,
10:24AM / Monday, October 13, 2025 | |
DALTON, Mass. – The Community Recreation Association’s 29th annual Just for Kicks Soccer Tournament at Wahconah High School and Nessacus Middle School drew 67 teams from across Western Massachusetts, competing in U10, U12, and U14 divisions, showcasing some great soccer Finalists included: U12 Boys Division 1 Winner, Northampton Soccer Club Runner-up, Williamstown Soccer Club, Mayhem U12 Boys Division 2 Winner, Williamstown Soccer Club, Capybaras Runner-up, Dalton, White U12 Girls Division 1 Winner, Dalton, Blue Runner Up, Lenox Soccer Club U12 Girls Division 2 Winner, North Adams Soccer Club Runner Up, Dalton, 0 Comments
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Northern Berkshire Housing Resource Fair| 10:09AM / Monday, October 13, 2025 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Local Northern Berkshire housing organizations will be sponsoring a Housing Resource Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 15 between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Adams Visitors Center, on 3 Hoosac St. The fair will offer attendees the opportunity to meet with representatives of local organizations who will have applications on hand to either fill out or take home with them. Participating organizations include Adams Housing Authority, Greylock Apartments in Adams,North Adams Housing Authority and the Williamstown Housing Authority. Also, Adams Council on Aging and the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition will be on hand to pass out information. This event is free and 0 Comments
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Clark Art Hosts The Met: Live in HD| 08:19AM / Sunday, October 12, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute airs the 2025–26 season of the Metropolitan Opera's acclaimed The Met: Live in HD series. This award-winning series of live, high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full live performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. Unless otherwise noted, the Clark broadcasts the operas on select Saturdays at 1 pm in its Manton Research Center auditorium. Tickets $25 ($22 members, $18 college students, $5 children 17 and under). Advance registration encouraged; capacity is limited. To purchase tickets, visit clarkart.edu/events or call the box office at 413 458 0524. No refunds. October 18, 2025 La 0 Comments
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Clark Art Concludes Film Series With 'Boyhood'| 08:31AM / Friday, October 10, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute concludes its Mariel Capanna film series with a screening of Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" (2014). The screening takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. Inspired by Capanna's practice of imposing time constraints upon herself while painting, this five-part series celebrates the artist's work by showcasing films by directors who worked within time constraints. According to a press release: An event film of the utmost modesty, "Boyhood" (2014) was shot over the course of twelve years in Linklater's native Texas and charts 0 Comments
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Williamstown's Purple Valley Trails Hosts Grand Opening SundayBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:37PM / Thursday, October 09, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — As a Purple Valley Trails Alliance board member and a visible public advocate for its mountain bike trail network, Bill MacEwen is tapped into all things mountain biking in the Village Beautiful. But sometimes, even he can be surprised. "I ran into a guy over the weekend wearing a Purple Valley Trails T-shirt," MacEwen said this week. "I said, 'We never made a T-shirt. Where did you get that?' He said, 'I got the logo off your website, and my wife has a screen printing thing.' "There's a community forming around the network here, and that's always been our No. 1 goal." The PVT 0 Comments
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Community Contra Dance in Williamstown| 03:45PM / Thursday, October 09, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The North Berkshire Contra Dance will hold its monthly community contra dance on Saturday, Oct. 11, with live fiddle music, and all dances taught by caller Quena Crain. Quena Crain, who calls all over New England, provides an easy teaching style. Music will be provided by fiddler Rebecca Weiss with Seamus Connor on guitar and mandolin. Atendees can come alone or with a partner; most people change partners for each dance throughout the evening. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive by 7:30 for instruction in the basics. The dance will run 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Community Hall of the First Congregational 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day| 02:00PM / Thursday, October 09, 2025 | |
Dióscoro Teófilo Puebla Tolín's 'First landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World,' at San Salvador, W.I., Oct. 12, 1492, from 1862. Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day is being observed Monday, Oct. 13. As Columbus Day, it commemorates Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492. As Indigenous Peoples Day, it commemorates the harm to their cultures and communities that followed Columbus' arrival. Columbus' voyage had been celebrated on significant anniversaries but did not become an official holiday until it was recognized by Colorado in 1905. It was declared a federal holiday in 1937.
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Harvest Festivals and Craft Fairs 2025| 12:00PM / Thursday, October 09, 2025 | |
 The air is crisp, the leaves are falling, the holidays are approaching; artisans and craft enthusiasts know what that means. It's craft fair and bazaar season! This list will be updated as we get more information. Have an event to add? Email us at info@iberkshires.com. October Fall Fest Herman Melville's Arrowhead, Pittsfield The Berkshire Museum and the Berkshire County Historical Society is inviting the community to celebrate the Fall with a variety of crafts, games, and hands-on activities for children and adults. The free event features hayrides, lawn games, a cider pressing activity, and more. For guests over 21 there will be 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Reflections Gallery Talk| 08:17AM / Thursday, October 09, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 11:30 am, the Clark Art Institute presents Reflections, a monthly gallery experience during which visitors are invited to look contemplatively as they engage with works of art from the Clark's collection. Participants meet in the Museum Pavilion. With a gentle tone that encourages investigation and audience participation, the group explores one or two artworks with the help of a Clark educator, working together to explore its meaning, find understanding, and raise questions. Distinct from a conventional gallery tour, Reflections provides an opportunity for close looking and introspection. Free. Advance registration 0 Comments
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