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Clark Art Screens 'Rocky'| 11:32AM / Friday, February 07, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Feb. 13, the Clark Art Institute screens the latest installment in its Hollywood Auteurs film series, "Rocky" (1976), at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. Presented in partnership with Images Cinema, this series captures the explosion of creativity, critical acclaim, and box office success that Hollywood directors found after the fall of the studio system. According to a press release: Star Sylvester Stallone wrote the script for "Rocky," eventually taking a deal that gave him the lead role in a film that played to his strengths and toned down the sentimentality and stereotypes just enough. 0 Comments
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North Berkshire Community Dance to Host Monthly Contra Dance| 04:11PM / Wednesday, February 05, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance on Saturday, February 8, at the First Congregational Church’s Community Hall, 906 Main St., from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The evening will feature caller Liz Nelson, who will teach each dance, and live traditional fiddle music from The Vintons, a trio of experienced musicians: George Wilson (fiddle), Andy Davis (accordion & piano), and Marko Packard (guitar & flute). Contra dancing is a traditional social dance form that includes both historical and contemporary elements. No prior experience is needed, and attendees are welcome to join with or without a partner. New dancers 0 Comments
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HooRWA to Host Annual Meeting and Talk on Forest Conservation| 08:23AM / Wednesday, February 05, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. at Williams College's Wege Auditorium. The event, sponsored by the Williams College Environmental Studies Program and the Zilkha Center for the Environment, will include a review of HooRWA's 2024 activities and board elections. Following the meeting, at 7:15 p.m., Vermont forester and author Ethan Tapper will deliver a talk titled "What Does It Mean to Love a Forest?" Drawing from his bestselling book, "How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World," Tapper will discuss how humans can 0 Comments
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Images Cinema to Host David Lynch Film Series| 04:00PM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema will present a special film series celebrating the works of filmmaker David Lynch. The series will feature screenings of Lynch’s films alongside restored short films, with main theater showings scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays at 9:45 p.m. The event will also include themed lounge gatherings beginning at 9 p.m., with additional screenings in the lounge throughout the week. The series will begin on February 7-8 with Blue Velvet (1986), paired with Lynch’s short film The Grandmother (1969). Other featured films include Mulholland Drive (2001), Lost Highway (1997), Wild at Heart (1990), Inland Empire (2006), and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk
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Williamstown Seniors Evacuated After Sprinkler MalfunctionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:13PM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Several residents of the Highland Woods senior apartments were relocated overnight Monday after a malfunction in the sprinkler system caused water damage in three units, a representative of the management company said on Tuesday. Kristin Coyne, the director of portfolio operations for Hearthway, said the first emergency calls came in at about 10 p.m. Monday. "Those residents were moved to a hotel for the time being," Coyne said on Tuesday afternoon. "We haven't gotten much information [about the cause of the leak]. The first goal is to get things corrected and get people squared away and then do more research to figure out 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents A Look at Women of the French Tapestry Revival | 11:54AM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents "Women of the French Tapestry Revival: Artists, Dealers, Weavers," a talk by Kay Wells (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). 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. According to a press release: French tapestry weaving was traditionally an elite luxury craft practiced by men, who passed prestigious weaving positions down from father to son for generations. But as modernists 0 Comments
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Williamstown Nomination Papers, Dog Licenses Available | 08:03AM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Nomination papers for elected offices in the Town of Williamstown are available in the Town Clerk's office as of Feb. 3, 2025. Offices on the May 13, 2025 Annual Town Election ballot will be 3 Select Board seats, 2 are three year terms, and 1 is one year remaining of a 3 year term, 1 three year Moderator seat, 5 Library Trustee seats, 4 are three year terms and 1 is one year remaining of a 3 year term, 1 Housing Authority seat, for a five year term, 1 Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District seat, a three year term and 1 Planning Board seat, for a five year term. Candidates seeking to run for office must stop by Town Clerk, 0 Comments
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Clark Art Start With Art Program| 08:00AM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10 am, the Clark Art Institute offers a free activity program for young children focused on "Faces and Feelings." According to a press release: Specially designed for three- to six-year-olds and their caregivers, this event includes art-making activities and interactive artwork talks. Not sure how to engage with art? Pick up one of our Start with Art gallery guides for children and explore the museum to discover paintings, sculptures, and more. This program takes place in the Michael Conforti Pavilion. 0 Comments
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Letter: A Simple MessageLetter to the Editor,
05:00PM / Monday, February 03, 2025 | |
 To the Editor:
Many of us grew up learning about Nazi Germany, asked to reflect on what we would have done had we lived through its rise. Maybe we even imagined ourselves resisting, speaking out, or helping those in danger.
Today, the president is reviving Guantanamo as a concentration camp, rounding up immigrants, dismantling scientific institutions, abandoning public safety, rolling back civil rights, and systematically erasing queer people. This is not a thought experiment. However we choose to act now is the answer to the question we once asked ourselves.
History is watching. Chad Higdon-Topaz
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Clark Art Screens 'Jaws'| 08:02AM / Monday, February 03, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Clark Art Institute screens the latest installment in its Hollywood Auteurs film series, Jaws (1975), at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. Presented in partnership with Images Cinema, this series captures the explosion of creativity, critical acclaim, and box office success that Hollywood directors found after the fall of the studio system. According to a press release: A film that Steven Spielberg did not want to make, "Jaws" relies on the creative improvisations of three no-name actors (Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw) and the inspired editing of Verna Fields. She 0 Comments
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New Orchards Owner Looks to Revive Community AssetBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:13AM / Saturday, February 01, 2025 | |
The Orchards has been closed since 2020. Renovations on the 49-room hotel and restaurant began last fall. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The new owner of The Orchards hotel on Main Street says this is the right time to invest in Williamstown. "We have a lot invested here," Fahd Zia said recently. "My team and I feel that Berkshire County is the place to be, the place to grow in every respect." On a recent Wednesday morning, Zia was walking through the empty halls of the hotel that closed in 2020 to talk about his effort to get the 49-bedroom establishment up and running. Zia is the principal of Garden Properties and Development, which 0 Comments
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Clark Art Lecture on Alvin Baltrop| 08:11AM / Friday, January 31, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents a talk by Darius Bost (University of Illinois Chicago / Clark/Oakley Fellow) exploring the work of Black, gay photographer Alvin Baltrop. This free event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. According to a press release: Since the 2019 solo exhibition?The Life and Times of Alvin Baltrop?at the Bronx Museum, Baltrop, known for his photographs of the gay sexual subcultures and abandoned warehouses at New?York's West Side piers, has received increased scholarly and popular attention. However, Baltrop has been primarily 0 Comments
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