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Holiday Hours: Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day| 03:00PM / Thursday, October 05, 2023 | |
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. 9. 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 being recognized by Colorado in 1905. It was declared a federal holiday in 1937.
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Clark Art Screens 'Sankofa'| 08:00AM / Thursday, October 05, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Oct. 12, the Clark Art Institute concludes its four-part film series examining the L.A. Rebellion, presented in celebration and anticipation of the Clark's 2023 Conference, "The Fetish A(r)t Work: African Objects in the Making of European Art History, 1500–1900." The Clark shows "Sankofa" at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Directed by Haile Gerima, "Sankofa" (1993; 2 hours, 4 minutes) was developed from twenty years of research into the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the experiences of African slaves in the New World. 5 Comments
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MCLA Announces Theatre, Music Productions for 2023-2024 Season | 02:00PM / Wednesday, October 04, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Theatre and Music departments announced the 2023-2024 season of performances with four productions including visiting performing artists, guest directors, and student directors in addition to two student concerts. The fall season opens on Nov. 3 with a MainStage production titled "Antigone by Sophocles" translated by Anne Carson and guest director Rudy Ramirez. The show is scheduled to run on Nov. 3-4, 10-11 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. in Venable Theatre. Rudy Ramirez, Benedetti Teaching Artist in Residence, is a director, writer, and teaching artist specializing in 5 Comments
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Clark Art Talk on Oracle Bones Installation | 08:00AM / Wednesday, October 04, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the Clark Art Institute hosts a conversation with exhibiting artist Elizabeth Atterbury and Anna Hepler. The two discuss process, collaboration, the studio, and Atterbury's current installation, Oracle Bones, at 6 pm in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Atterbury and Hepler share a curiosity for how objects and images shift in form and scale between two and three dimensions and across materials. Both based in New England, they've recently completed their third collaborative public art commission. Tessarae (2023), a mural comprised of handmade ceramic titles, is installed at the 5 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Workshop on Textile Dyeing | 08:21AM / Monday, October 02, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Oct. 7, the Clark Art Institute invites visitors to explore how sound, color, and emotions resonate in a textile dyeing demonstration and hands-on workshop. This free drop-in event begins at 2 pm on the Fernández Terrace. Artists Emily Carris-Duncan, Eugene Lew, and Imani Uzuri lead a demonstration and workshop exploring how feelings, colors, water, voices, and sound resonate. Immerse textiles in indigo and goldenrod dye baths in an attempt to capture the ephemerality of emotions and concentrated vibrations. Water will be drawn from the grounds to create the dye baths shimmering in time with the subaquatic circulation of 5 Comments
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Mount Greylock Announces 2024 National Merit Scholarship Recipients | 04:01PM / Sunday, October 01, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Principal, Jacob N. Schutz, of Mount Greylock Regional School announced that Che A. Guerra and Lucinda R. McWeeny have been named Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to these seniors. About 34,000 commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2024 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2024 5 Comments
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Williams Field Hockey Blanks Amherst| 09:13AM / Sunday, October 01, 2023 | |
AMHERST, Mass. -- Gates Tenerowicz stopped three shots Saturedy to backstop the Williams College field hockey team to a 3-0 win over Amherst. Pilar Torres, Laura Ryan and Kiki Higgins scored for Williams (5-2, 2-1 NESCAC), which goes to Connecticut College on Saturday. Football MEDFORD, Mass. -- Michael Berluti threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns to lead Tufts to a 28-10 win over Williams. Williams (1-2) hosts Middlebury on Saturday. Women's Soccer AMHERST, Mass. -- Ava Simunovic scored early in the second half to give Williams a 1-0 win over Amherst. Margaret Huelin and Ana Bozzi-Mackay split time in goal for Williams, making four 5 Comments
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Teacher of the Month: Shawn BurdickBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:28PM / Saturday, September 30, 2023 | |
Teaching has always been a goal of Shawn Burdick but he spent years working on NASA projects before landing back at his alma mater Mount Greylock. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School physics teacher Shawn Burdick has been selected for the September Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series runs for the next eight months in partnership with Berkshire Community College. Burdick has been working as a teacher for 25 years but his path to this career wasn't a straight line. He worked in the physics research field for a number of years prior to becoming a teacher. He studied physics at Williams College and moved 5 Comments
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North Adams Man Arrested in Williamstown Armed RobberyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
11:09AM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A North Adams man was arrested Wednesday night and charged with armed robbery in an incident at the Cumberland Farms on Main Street, police said in a news release. Joshua Piantoni, 41, of Whittesly Avenue, was held overnight and transported to court on Thursday morning, police said. At about 11:30 on Wednesday night, police received a call from the clerk at Cumberland Farms reporting, "the store had just been robbed at gunpoint and the suspect had fled down Main Street towards North Adams in a four-wheeled ATV," the WPD news release reads. The Williamstown Police notified North Adams, and police from both departments located a 5 Comments
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Clark Art Expands RX for Wellbeing Program| 11:04AM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute and Berkshire Medical Center are teaming to provide a new mental health service aimed at providing assistance to trauma victims. The Clark currently offers a county-wide program, Rx for Wellbeing at the Clark, through local mental health practitioners as a means of encouraging engagement with art as part of a therapeutic treatment plan for those dealing with issues like depression, anxiety, and social isolation. The new initiative with Berkshire Medical Center, Access to Wellbeing at the Clark, extends the program to offer victims of trauma opportunities to engage with art as a part of their recovery efforts. To date, the Rx 5 Comments
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GET LOUD: A Celebration of Banned Books| 03:50PM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, Oct. 1, the Williamstown League of Women Voters in collaboration with the David and Joyce Milne Public Library and the Friends of the Milne Library are presenting Get Loud: A Celebration of Banned Books. A group of nine authors, performers, teachers, and local individuals will read aloud selections from books currently or previously banned in US libraries and schools. Introducing them will be authors Karen Shepard and Jim Shepard, both on the English faculty of Williams College. This performance was initiated by the Williamstown League of Women Voters with the goal of bringing together organizations and individuals with a strong interest 5 Comments
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Harrington Earns League Honor at Stonehill CollegeiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:35AM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
 Pittsfield High School graduate Kellie Harrington last week was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for her performance as a first-year harrier at Stonehill College. Harrington placed 21st and helped the Skyhawks finish second as a team at her first collegiate race, a 5-kilometer event at the 41-team UMass Dartmouth Invitational. Harrington and her Stonehill teammates compete this week at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University. In Colchester, Vt., on Friday, Abby Kittler (Pittsfield) and the St. Michael's cross country team hosted what is believed to be the only same-distance men's and women's event in the country, second annual the Equality 5 Comments
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