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Williamstown Select Board OKs Budget for Pride Month EventsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:53AM / Friday, May 16, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday approved town funds to support a series of Pride Month activities in town this June. By a vote of 5-0, the board OK'd up to $5,000 to fund events that will kick off with a Progress Pride Flag raising in front of town hall on Sunday, June 1, followed by a community meal on the lawn of the Milne Public Library. That kickoff celebration accounts for nearly half of the funds sought by the organizing committee planning the festivities, Select Board member Randal Fippinger told his colleagues. "This is a [Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee] event connected with the public library and other folks in 0 Comments
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Clark Art Institute to Host Contemplative Tour of Art and Landscape| 04:09PM / Thursday, May 15, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will offer a program titled "Sensing Nature: From the Outside In" on Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. This free event, led by a Clark educator, focuses on connecting with nature and art to enhance well-being. The program will begin with a short, mindful walk in the woods on the Clark's campus, intended to engage the senses with the natural environment. Following the walk, participants will engage in a contemplative art-looking experience within the galleries. Advance registration is required, and capacity is limited. The event will proceed rain or shine, but will be canceled in the event of extreme weather. Participants are asked
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Busy Night for Williamstown Police Includes Life-Saving Moment| 01:22PM / Thursday, May 15, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Police Department on Wednesday evening had its hands full with several incidents, including one that allowed officers to help save a life. Between 5 and 9 p.m., WPD officers responded to a three-car motor vehicle accident, calls involving domestic violence and one emergency on Williams College campus where the local police were the first on the scene, Chief Michael Ziemba said on Thursday. The evening included deployment of the department's K9 Unit for tracking and one arrest. "While the number and types of calls are fairly typical, or what some would call 'routine' for our police department, being able to say that we 0 Comments
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Berkshire Green Drinks to Feature Hoffmann Bird Club| 11:45AM / Thursday, May 15, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire Green Drinks will host a presentation by Audrey Werner and Steven Miller of the Hoffmann Bird Club on Wednesday, May 21, at 6:00 p.m. The event, titled "Flock Together with Hoffmann Bird Club," will be hybrid, taking place online via Zoom and in person at The Barn Kitchen & Bar of the Williams Inn, located at 103 Spring St, Williamstown, MA. An in-person social gathering will begin around 5:15 p.m. The presentation will introduce attendees to the Hoffmann Bird Club, a Berkshire County nature organization. Werner and Miller, members of the club's executive committee, will discuss the club's history, upcoming bird walks and events,
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Williams College Graduate Student to Present Judith M. Lenett Lecture at Clark Art Institute| 03:05PM / Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— Williams College graduate student Riley Yuen (M.A. Class of 2025) will present the 2024–25 Judith M. Lenett Lecture at the Clark Art Institute on Monday, May 19, at 5 p.m. Yuen, the Judith M. Lenett Memorial Fellow, will discuss her research on the artistic practice of Nam June Paik, focusing on a 1986 untitled multimedia piece recently acquired by the Plattsburgh State Art Museum. The artwork consists of two rectangular painted canvases joined at an angle, featuring three functional audio-visual units with rear-mounted monitors and two antennas on the top edges. Yuen’s research included examining comparable audio-visual units from the 1970s to the
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Clark Art Presents Reflections Gallery Talk | 08:00AM / Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, May 20 at 11 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
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Dixon Elected to Williamstown Select BoardBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
09:12PM / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Shana Dixon said Tuesday night that she had a sense during the day that the Select Board election was going her way. Not because of what people said to her, but because of what they did. "You know what people [going into the polling place] did?" Dixon said after winning a 497-377 vote against incumbent Jane Patton. "A lot of people gave silent head shakes. A lot of people were very quiet about it. A lot of people were not trying to show any emotion or eye contact. But what they would do is they'd walk by and give a little [thumbs up] … so people couldn't see them acknowledging me. "People are scared to 0 Comments
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Williamstown Board of Health Endorses Smoking Ban ProposalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:12PM / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | |
Board members Chair Win Stuebner, left, and Devan Bartels participate in Monday's meeting. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Board of Health on Monday voted to "strongly support" the passage of a town meeting warrant article that would ban smoking in much of the town's multi-family housing stock. Article 30 on the May 22 meeting warrant would disallow smoking or vaping tobacco products inside any multi-family dwelling with an exemption for owner-occupied buildings with four or fewer units. William Raymond of Stratton Road pitched the idea to the board back in March, and the Select Board last month voted, 4-1, to recommend town meeting passage, an 0 Comments
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Clark Art Institute to Present Free Outdoor Concert with Alexander Turnquist and 75 Dollar Bill| 11:52AM / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host a free outdoor concert featuring Alexander Turnquist and 75 Dollar Bill on Sunday, May 18, at 5 p.m. The performance will take place on the Moltz Terrace of the Lunder Center at Stone Hill. Alexander Turnquist, a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Kingston, NY, is known for his use of the twelve-string acoustic guitar. 75 Dollar Bill, a New York-based duo consisting of Che Chen on guitar and Rick Brown on drums, performs music that blends improvisation with elements of jazz and psychedelia. Their 2019 album, "I Was Real", was recognized as the top album of the year by The Wire. The program is presented in
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Clark Art Institute to Host 'Reflections' Gallery Talk| 11:13AM / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present "Reflections," a monthly gallery talk, on Tuesday, May 20, at 11 a.m. Participants will meet in the Museum Pavilion to engage with works of art from the Clark's collection. During the program, a Clark educator will guide the group in a contemplative exploration of one or two artworks, encouraging observation and participation to explore meaning and raise questions. This program offers an opportunity for close looking and introspection, differing from a conventional gallery tour. The event is free, but advance registration is required due to limited capacity. Additional information and registration are available
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Lola Greene Legacy Scholarship Applications Available | 03:40PM / Monday, May 12, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Applications are now being accepted for the Lola Greene Legacy Scholarship. A one-time grant of $250-$500 will be awarded to a graduating high school senior from Berkshire County who is planning to continue to study Latin and/or the Classics in college. The scholarship will be awarded based on scholastic achievement with emphasis on Latin study and related activities, future plans to continue Latin and Classics studies, and demonstrated leadership and good moral character. Lola Greene taught at Mt. Greylock Regional High School from 1984 through 2000. During this time she developed the school's Latin program and Junior 0 Comments
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Clark Art Institute to Air Metropolitan Opera's "Salome"| 08:16AM / Monday, May 12, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present a broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of "Salome" on Saturday, May 17, at 1 p.m. The screening is part of the 2024–25 season of The Met: Live in HD and will take place in the auditorium located in the Manton Research Center. The broadcast will feature the live performance, including backstage interviews and commentary. Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct Strauss’s opera, with Claus Guth directing a new production set in the Victorian era. The cast includes South African soprano Elza van den Heever as Salome, Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as Jochanaan, German tenor Gerhard
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