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Contra Dance Event Scheduled in Williamstown| 03:22PM / Monday, March 03, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — North Berkshire Community Dance will host a contra dance on Saturday, March 8th, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Community Hall of the First Congregational Church, located at 906 Main St. Luke Donforth will serve as the caller, providing instruction for each dance. Live music will be performed by the band Spare Parts. Admission is on a pay-as-you-can basis, with a suggested range of $12 to $20. Barter is also accepted. The event is open to individuals of all experience levels. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive at 7:30 p.m. for introductory instruction. Spare Parts, featuring Bill Matthiesen on piano, 0 Comments
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Williamstown Discussion to Focus on Town CommunicationiBerkshires.com Staff,
10:10AM / Monday, March 03, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The town is inviting community members to a conversation about how they perceive official town communications and what they would like to see changed. Anyone who lives, works or goes to school in town is invited to conferences on Wednesday and/or Thursday with facilitators from the Collins Center at UMass Boston to address the following topics. How easy is it to find what you need from the town? Are the website and online services easy to use? Are town communiciations accessible and useful? What would make you feel like you belong or have a voice in town government? The Wednesday, March 5, session will be virtual from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The next day, 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Conversation With Kiki Smith | 07:51AM / Monday, March 03, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, March 8 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents artist Kiki Smith in conversation with Kathleen Morris, Sylvia and Leonard Marx Director of Collections and Exhibitions and curator of decorative arts at the Clark. 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. Smith, whose large-scale tapestry "Seven Seas" is the latest work in the "Wall Power!" exhibition, joins exhibition curator Morris in a conversation about how Smith, who has worked in 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Music in the Manton Concert Series | 08:07AM / Sunday, March 02, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This spring, the Clark Art Institute presents Music in the Manton, a series of concerts in the Manton Research Center auditorium. The lineup includes: Friday, March 21, 7 pm
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Clark Art Screens Free Small Town Film Series | 08:45AM / Saturday, March 01, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This March and April, the Clark Art Institute hosts a series of modern and classic films highlighting the charms of small towns. All films are free and screened in the Manton Research Center auditorium on select Thursdays at 6 pm. March 6 "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942) Director Orson Welles follows the declining fortunes of the wealthiest family in town through its spoiled heir George (Tim Holt). As the Ambersons fall, the town they were once the talk of begins to change too. (Run time: 1 hour, 28 minutes) March 13 "George Washington" (2000) Four children at the edge of adolescence make a mistake that cannot be undone. One of them,
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Clark Art Screens 'The Magnificent Ambersons'| 03:58PM / Friday, February 28, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, March 6, the Clark Art Institute kicks off its new Small Town film series with a screening of "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942) at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Spanning the turn of the nineteenth century into the twentieth, Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons" follows the declining fortunes of a wealthy family through its spoiled young heir George (Tim Holt). This twisting family saga is propelled by nostalgia, jealousy, and disappointed hopes. As the Ambersons fall, the small town they were once the talk of begins to change too, absorbing the shifts of the new century. 0 Comments
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Williamstown Board of Health Looks at Tenant Issues, Home CondemnationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:13PM / Friday, February 28, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Board of Health Monday heard complaints from tenants about the conditions of their apartments and condemned a Longview Terrace home that has been on the board's radar for months. The owner occupant of 92 Longview Terrace and her son attended the Monday morning hearing to ask that the board allow the family to address conditions at the home without taking the step of condemnation. In the end, the board agreed with Health Inspector Ruth Russell that in order to ensure no one was living at the property, the panel needed to issue an order to condemn. Monday was not the first time Russell told the board about her efforts to inspect the 0 Comments
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Williamstown Prudential Committee Learns Finalists for Fire Chief PositionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:06AM / Friday, February 28, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday learned the names of three finalists to become the next fire chief as selected by the panel's Personnel Committee. Prudential Committee member Joe Beverly, who served on the screening panel, told the full committee that 24 applicants were vetted by the Personnel Committee, an ad hoc group charged with helping the district replace longtime Chief Craig Pedercini, who is scheduled to retire at the end of March. The three finalists, who will be interviewed by the full Prudential Committee on Wednesday, March 5, they are: Jeffrey J. Dias, the deputy chief of the Onset Fire Department near the bridges onto Cape 0 Comments
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Clark Art Offers Free Gallery Tours For Parents and Infants | 07:16AM / Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— On Saturday, March 1 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts the next in its series of free tours of its permanent collection galleries designed specifically to meet the interests of new parents/caregivers and their infants. Participants should meet at the Clark's main admissions desk. The program is specially designed to provide new parents and caregivers with a stress-free experience that offers chances to socialize with others who are caring for young infants. The guided gallery tour offers an informal visit to the Clark's permanent collection free from any concerns about short attention spans or fussy babies. Works by a variety of
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Clark Art Lecture on Lusia Roldan | 11:15AM / Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, March 4, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents a talk by Marjorie (Holly) Trusted (University of Glasgow, Scotland / Center for Spain in America Fellow) titled "Who Was Luisa Roldán?" This free event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: In recent years, the extraordinary wood and terracotta sculptures of Luisa Roldán (1652–1706) have attracted much attention; a number have been acquired by major museums in the United States. However, questions of attribution and her own identity as an artist can be complex. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Nursing Families Trivia Fundraiser| 07:56AM / Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass — Berkshire Nursing Families (BNF) announced its 21st Annual Trivia Fundraiser, to be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Williams Inn. The event will include trivia, raffles, and food in support of BNF's mission to provide feeding and parenting support for families in the region. According to a press release, since its founding in 1998, BNF has been committed to empowering families in Berkshire County with the education, tools, and resources to make the best nutrition choices for the babies in their care. The nonprofit offers a wide range of free services, including in-home lactation consultations, a 24/7 support line, peer support 0 Comments
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Non-Profit Funding Will Be Issue for Williamstown Finance CommitteeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:28AM / Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town manager is proposing to make the town's support of non-profit agencies – if any – part of the regular town budget instead of a special town meeting article as decided in years past. But however that financial aid is generated, the town is facing some tough decisions about whether and how much support to give. Historically, town meeting voters have supported allocations to several different non-profits with allotments from the town's free cash reserves. In May 2024, for example, the meeting OK'd $55,000 in taxpayer money for the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce, $50,000 for the Williamstown Youth Center and 0 Comments
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