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Clark Art Talk on Posthistorical Memory and Colonial Representation| 08:08AM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program hosts a talk by Elena Shtromberg (University of Utah / Clark Fellow), who examines how contemporary video works have confronted the persistence of colonial illustrations circulated in European travel narratives. The free lecture takes place at 5:30 pm in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. In this talk, Shtromberg expands on media scholar Vilém Flusser's idea of posthistorical memory, wherein video functions as a new kind of memory. Works by artists José Alejandro Restrepo, Harun Farocki, and Tiago Sant'Ana employ 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'Daughters of the Dust' | 08:00AM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Oct. 5, the Clark Art Institute continues 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 Daughters of the Dust at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: The first American feature directed by an African American woman to receive a general theatrical release, "Daughters of the Dust" (1991; 1 hour, 52 minutes) is set in 1902 and tells the story of a 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Discusses Climate, Diversity PlansBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:14AM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday heard presentations on work the town can do locally to address two of the most intractable global issues facing the nation: climate change and systemic racism. First, representatives from the town's Carbon Dioxide Lowering (COOL) Committee discussed initiatives that are underway and action that is needed to realize the net-zero carbon emission goal that town meeting endorsed in June 2021. Then, members of the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Advisory Committee the Select Board created in 2020 presented its recommendations for how the town can create a strategic plan to make Williamstown a more welcoming community 0 Comments
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Williamstown Crash Sends Two Cars into Bushes on Main StreetBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:57PM / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Two people were taken by ambulance from the scene of a two-car collision at the corner of Main Street and Luce Road on Monday afternoon, police said. According to a police report, Laura Martin of Shaftsbury, Vt., was exiting Luce Road and pulled into the path of a vehicle driving east on Main Street at 5:22 p.m. Police Officer John J. McConnell wrote that the 2014 Subaru driven by Suzanne Graver of Williamstown was traveling east on Main Street and was "unable to avoid [Martin's car], striking the front." Both Graver's vehicle and Martin's 2001 Ford went off the road and into a row of bushes at 147 Main St., 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Classical Music Performance | 12:00PM / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Sept. 30 at 4 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a concert by the BlackBox Ensemble on its Fernández Terrace, located by its Reflecting Pool. "The Sound of Space Between Us" is a site-specific performance connecting sound and movement through physical space. According to a press release: In this performance, the Clark's grounds are used as a meeting place for music and dance to converse about our public place in the ecosystem and our private paths with(in) it. The musicians are choreographic agents, responding to each other, the dancers, and the audience in real time while stationed around the space, 0 Comments
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Berkshires Receive National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant| 02:00PM / Monday, September 25, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — To help address the crisis, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $1 million in funding for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development to address the impact of the opioid crisis on the local workforce in Berkshire County. Administered by the department's Employment and Training Administration, the National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant will support Massachusetts in its efforts to employ people in positions as recovery coaches, harm reduction specialists, peer navigators and community health workers. The funding will also provide employment and training services to eligible individuals 0 Comments
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German-Austrian Film Festival at Images | 12:30PM / Monday, September 25, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — This Fall, on three consecutive Tuesdays, the German Austrian Film Festival (GAFF) is looking at very recent movies from Germany and Austria, depicting characters in a state of crisis, trapped in situations that force them to break with societal norms and ultimately become outsiders. All screenings will be at 7:30 PM at Images Cinema. "With Sonne" (2022) on Sept. 26, a fiction feature debut by Kurwin Ayub (in the presence of the director), "Sorry Comrade" (2022) on Oct. 3, a documentary comedy by Vera Brückner, and "The Ordinaries" (2022) on Oct. 10, a Sci-Fi debut film by Sophie Linnenbaum, the series 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Figure Skating Club Holds Registration Night| 10:19AM / Monday, September 25, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Pittsfield Figure Skating Club will hold its first registration night on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Boys and Girls Club from 5 to 7 p.m. Current figure skaters and interested new members are encouraged to attend. Founded in 1977, the PFSC provides skaters of all ages and abilities the opportunity to develop their figure skating skills in a safe and healthy environment. PFSC professional coaches are U.S. Figure Skating members and provide group and private instruction. The club provides lessons in basic skating skills for people aged 3 and up, including adults, and it offers a basic skating skills class for children interested in playing hockey, 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Soccer Tops Bowdoin| 09:37AM / Monday, September 25, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Jaquelin Nordhoff scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the Williams College women's soccer team to a 2-0 win over Bowdoin on Sunday. Margaret Huelin and Ana Bozzi-Mackay split time in goal for Williams, stopping five shots. Williams (6-0-1, 3-0-1 NESCAC) goes to Amherst on Saturday. Men's Soccer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Tyler Huck scored a pair of goals in the second half to lead Bowdoin to a 2-0 win over Williams. Ben Diffley made four saves for Williams (5-1-1, 2-1-1), which goes to Amherst on Saturday. Field Hockey WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Maddie Mrva scored a goal and assisted on another to lead Bowdoin to a 2-1 0 Comments
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CIAO Marks Ten Years | 08:06AM / Sunday, September 24, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The 2023-2024 academic year marks the tenth anniversary of Community Intergenerational Action Orchestra (CIAO) founded by conductor and composer James Bergin. Bergin created the string orchestra to provide his violin and viola students, along with cello and bass players, an opportunity to rehearse and perform works in a wide variety of musical styles and to bring that music to the local community at free concerts. This year CIAO! will once again perform together with professional musicians and singers at a sing-along of Handel's Messiah at St. John's in November. Concerts are planned for December and May, with programs and beneficiaries to 0 Comments
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Williams Field Hockey Blows Out Colby| 05:28PM / Saturday, September 23, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Pilar Torres scored two goals and assisted on another on Saturday to lead the Williams College field hockey team to an 8-1 win over Colby. Kiki Higgins scored twice, and Gates Tenerowicz made one save to earn the win in goal. Williams (4-1, 1-0 NESCAC) hosts Bowdoin on Sunday afternoon. Men's Soccer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Ben Diffley made two saves to backstop Williams to a 0-0 tie against Colby. Williams (5-0-1, 2-0-1), which outshot the Mules, 5-2, hosts Bowdoin on Saturday. Women's Soccer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Blakeley Buckingham scored a pair of goals to lead Williams to a 4-0 win over Colby. Piper Dupies had two 0 Comments
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Williams Volleyball Sweeps Amherst| 12:26AM / Saturday, September 23, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Marit Hoeym had a match-high 12 kills Friday to lead the Williams College volleyball team to a three-set win over Amherst. Hoeym also led Williams with four blocks in the 25-19, 25-23, 25-18 win. Sidra Wohlwend led Williams in digs with 16 and aces with four. Williams (8-0, 3-0 NESCAC) travels to SUNY New Paltz on Saturday to play Ithaca and New Paltz. 0 Comments
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