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Williamstown Con Comm Clears New WCMABy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | |
The landscaping includes a number of distinct gardens and the planting of 1,000 trees. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College on Thursday received the final town approval it needed to proceed with building a new art museum on the former site of the Williams Inn. Even as site work was underway for the planned 76,000-square-foot museum next door to Town Hall, the Conservation Commission met to consider a request for determination of applicability of the Wetlands Protection Act for landscaping the college plans in a small portion of the 6.75-acre site. The area in question is in the northwest corner of the museum property and within 200 feet of the nearby Hemlock 0 Comments
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Clark Art Gifted 331 Works, Endowment to Build New Wing| 05:52PM / Monday, October 28, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute has received one of the largest gifts in its history from the foundation of the late philanthropist Aso O. Tavitian. The gift includes 331 works of art from Tavitian's personal collection and more than $45 million to endow a curatorial position to oversee the collection, provide necessary support for the collection's long-term care, and fund construction of a new Aso O. Tavitian Wing at the Clark. "It is an incredible honor to receive this transformational gift," said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon director of the Clark Art Institute. "During his lifetime, Aso Tavitian was a wonderful friend to the 0 Comments
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Clark Art Talk by Post Art Critic | 08:02AM / Monday, October 28, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Oct. 30 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a special appearance by Pulitzer Prize-winner Sebastian Smee, art critic for The Washington Post, as he introduces his new book "Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism." According to a press release. From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871 Paris and its people were besieged, enduring bloody street battles, the burning of central Paris, and widespread starvation. It was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist art movement was born?in response to violence, civil war, and political intrigue. Smee tells the story of those 0 Comments
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Williamstown Nov. 5 Ballot Includes CPA Tax ExemptionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:13AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In addition to the various federal and state offices and statewide ballot initiatives on this fall's election ballot, Williamstown voters will decide whether to approve an initiative that already passed overwhelmingly at this May's annual town meeting. Question 6 on the Nov. 5 ballot would finalize an exemption to the Community Preservation Act property tax surcharge for homeowners who meet either low-income or, for seniors, moderate-income standards. All homes in town currently are subject to the CPA surcharge, which helps fund projects related to historic preservation, open space and recreation or affordable housing. Residents pay 2 0 Comments
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Henderson Making a Mark at Springfield CollegeiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:35AM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
 Monument Mountain alum Erving Henderson is making an impact in his first year on the Springfield College men's soccer team. Henderson scored a pair of goals in the Pride's 3-1 win over Worcester State on Oct. 8. He has appeared in 11 games this season, collecting those two goals and an assist, and he has started once for the Pride. Springfield College (5-6-2) hosts Wheaton College on Saturday. Brody Calvert (Wahconah) a sophomore at Mass Maritime, leads his team with five goals this fall. He scored a goal last weekend in a 2-1 loss to Bridgewater State. Mass Maritime (2-10) is at Framingham State on Saturday. Up at Vermont's Castleton State, Drury 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Grad Trucks Locally Donated Supplies to North CarolinaBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:32AM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
Piles of donations were waiting for Justin Poirot at the Colonial Shopping Center on Wednesday. The final stop was to be in Pittsfield but his trailer was already overfull. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Justin Poirot, a 1997 Mount Greylock Regional graduate, stopped at the Colonial Plaza on Wednesday to top off his trailer before heading to North Carolina. "I grew up in Berkshire County, and I lived in Florida for 27 years so I have seen what hurricanes can do directly and how they affect people," Poirot said. "Even when the story is out of the news, people are still struggling and they aren't getting the help they need." The goal was to fill 0 Comments
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WCMA Programs Celebrate Pallavi Sen Exhibition| 04:03PM / Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art will celebrate Pallavi Sen: Colour Theory, an immersive installation of new work by interdisciplinary artist and Williams College assistant professor of art Pallavi Sen, with two programs this weekend. Through partnerships with writers, students, and other artists, the exhibition reflects the key tenets of Sen's practice, namely teaching, collaborative making, and the nurturing of life. Co-curated by Nicholas Liou, former Mellon Curatorial Fellow at WCMA, and Roz Crews, Associate Curator of Programs, the exhibition runs through Dec. 22. On Friday, Oct. 25, from 6 to 7 p.m., join the artist and curators for a 0 Comments
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Trick-or-Treat, Halloween Events 2024| 11:40AM / Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | |
 Halloween falls on a Thursday this year. Some communities may hold their trick-or-treating hours this weekend, ahead of the holiday. Check back as the holiday approaches for what your town is doing. If you are going door to door, remember to dress appropriately, carry a flashlight and only visit homes with lights on in your neighborhood. Below is a list of towns holding trick-or-treat hours on Halloween, unless otherwise noted. Those towns that are crossed out have not been confirmed. The towns with the asterisks are the same times every year. If you don't see your town listed and you know the hours, let us know at info@iberkshires.com. There are also plenty of other
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Clark Art Lecture on Radical Art, Mass Print Media in Cold War Brazil| 07:51AM / Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Oct. 29, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents a lecture by Mari Rodriguez?Binnie (Williams College), who discusses her new book "The São Paulo Neo-Avant-Garde" (University of Texas Press, 2024) in which she examines how?artists challenged a military dictatorship through mass print technologies in the 1970s and 1980s in São Paulo, Brazil. This free event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Often working collaboratively, these artists established alternative networks of exchange locally and internationally to 11 Comments
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Mount Greylock Grad Collecting Supplies for North Carolina| 02:39PM / Monday, October 21, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A 1997 Mount Greylock Regional graduate is filling a trailer with goods to take to the beleaugured residents of western North Carolina. Justin Poirot will be swinging through the Berkshires on Wednesday to pick up donations before heading south. Thousands of North Carolina residents are still dealing with power outages, road washouts and flooding after Hurricane Helene hit the Appalachian region on Sept. 26. State officials say its the deadliest storm in North Carolinas history, with 95 confirmed deaths and more than two dozen people missing. Nearly a million people were left without power and more than 1,200 roads closed in 11 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee 'Struggles' with High-Stakes MCAS QuestionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:41AM / Monday, October 21, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week had a microcosm of the debate with which voters around the commonwealth will grapple when they go to the polls over the next few weeks: whether to continue using the MCAS test as a requirement for a high school diploma. Question 2 on the Nov. 5 ballot, if passed, would eliminate the current practice requiring high school students to pass the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test in order to graduate from school. The issue arose at the October meeting of the regional school committee in the context of advising the body's delegate to this fall's Massachusetts 11 Comments
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Clark Art Series of Talks With Writers | 08:15AM / Sunday, October 20, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This autumn, the Clark Art Institute hosts a series of free talks and book signings by writers in the Manton Research Center auditorium. Oct. 30, 6 pm SEBASTIAN SMEE: PARIS IN RUINS Pulitzer Prize-winner Sebastian Smee, art critic for The Washington Post, makes a special appearance to introduce his new book "Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism." From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871 Paris and its people were besieged, enduring bloody street battles, the burning of central Paris, and widespread starvation. It was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist movement was born?in response 11 Comments
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