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Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Alex Edelman Added Show And More
Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced casting and additional members of the creative team for the world premiere of Pamela Palmer, written by Tony Award nominee David Ives, directed by his longtime collaborator, Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie; additional creative team members for Sara Porkalob's Dragon Mama, Part II of the Dragon Cycle directed by Andrew Russell, starting performances tonight; and additional creative team members for Rachel Bloom's Death, Let Me Do My Show directed by Seth Barrish, starting performances on Friday, July 5.
BITS & BYTES: Inna Zhukovsky-Zilber at TurnPark Art Space; Pat Frick and Anne Ferril at Art on Main; Shakespeare & Company Cabaret; GBPT presents ‘Survival of the Unfit’; Corning glass at The Clark; Norfolk Chamber Music Festival; Bard Queer Leadership Program podcast
The first exhibition of the TurnPark Art Space 2024 season in the Garage Gallery opened with “Lost and Found” from multi-media artist Inna Zhukovsky-Zilber. West Stockbridge— Through June 31st, TurnPark Art Space’s Garage Gallery is transformed into an immersive storytelling vessel, Zhukovsky-Zilber traces the boundaries of contemporary experience through works of ceramics, textile, paintings, and found objects.
6 Eph Women’s Golfers Named WGCA All-American Scholars
CORAL SPRINGS, FL -- The 2023-24 Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team was announced today with 1,497 women's collegiate golfers from 412 programs recognized with this prestigious honor. Three first years, two sophomores and one junior on Tomas Adalsteinsson's 2023-24 Williams Women's golf team that finished 10th at the...
State awards Construct with $3.1 million grant for Cassilis Farm
Great Barrington — Construct Inc., the leading nonprofit provider of affordable housing and support services in the Southern Berkshires, has been awarded a $3.1 million grant from the Healey-Driscoll administration’s 2024 Affordable Housing Development program. The state funds will help construct and subsidize 11 units at Cassilis Farm, a Gilded Age estate in New Marlborough, making them affordable to families and workers at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI).
Preview Auction Items Right Now
Summer is here and your opportunity for savings is just days away. That's right! Berkshire County's Great Radio Online Auction is coming. The online auction begins this Saturday, July 6 at 9 a.m. You can preview a list of auction items right here. Once again the auction is online for your convenience Just like last time, we have teamed up with our parent company’s auction site, called Seize the Deal.
Latinas413 receives $75K grant from the Barr Foundation
Latinas413, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Latina women in Berkshire County, has announced the receipt of a generous grant of $75,000 from Barr Foundation that will significantly support core programming and mission for the next three years. Latinas413 is a first and second generation immigrant organization. Originally established in...
MA Residents: Will Gas Prices Lighten Your Wallet On The 4th Of July?
Bay State residents are getting ready to celebrate America's 248th birthday, guaranteed you will see a throng of people attending the city of Pittsfield's 4th of July parade. Make sure you wave when our station vehicles pass through. The weather will cooperate for those summer get-togethers on Thursday as well, but keep in mind Triple A predicts a plethora of drivers will travel over 50 miles form home base. Which leads me to this all-important question: Will gas prices break the bank or hopefully there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
The Berkshire Mobile Farmers Market: Bridging the Gap Between Consumers and Local Farmers
If you are looking for a place nearby to purchase fresh locally grown vegetables and staples (eggs, breads, meats, dairy products and honey) at fair prices, then stop by the Becket Town Pavilion (next to Town Hall) from 3:30pm to 6:00pm on Fridays from June 28th through October 18th. The Berkshire Mobile Farmers Market connects local farms and food producers to rural communities to provide fresh and affordable food. Becket is one of six Berkshire County locations (Monterey, Becket, North Adams, Adams and two locations in Pittsfield) where the Berkshire Mobile Farmers Market operates.
Wilco played deep cuts, Jason Isbell covered R.E.M. & more from day 1 of Solid Sound 2024 (pics, video)
Wilco‘s Solid Sound Festival returned to North Adams, MA’s MASS MoCA over the weekend for its first edition since 2022. Things kicked off on Friday (6/28), which included Wilco’s first performance of the fest, a “deep cuts” set which saw them reaching back into their discography for a few live debuts — “Venus Stopped the Train” (one of the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Demos, which Jeff has played solo but not with Wilco), “Quiet Amplifier” from 2019’s Ode To Joy, and 2020 benefit single “Tell Your Friends.”
All Saints Episcopal Church Tour and Concert
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — All Saints Episcopal Church, located 59 Summer Street, is offering tours of the historic church. Tours include the Tiffany Artworks within the church. The tours are free every Saturday in July from 1 to 3 pm. A concert by Dr. Matthew McConnell will follow the...
MASS MoCA, North Adams say eighth Solid Sound festival went off without a hitch
Around 7,600 attendees were in town for the sold-out biennial celebration of music, comedy, food, and art thrown by Chicago indie rockers Wilco on the sprawling museum campus. “We started seeing entertaining guests late Wednesday night into Thursday. Traffic patterns were great. We had a fantastic weekend with Wilco. I always get excited when we see the streets of North Adams filled and the businesses bustling. So overall, it was a fantastic weekend- A little bit of rain, but the Wilco followers didn't really care. They just went on with the show," Mayor Jennifer Macksey told WAMC. “I spoke to many business people over the weekend, and they used comments like, oh, we're out straight, this is the best weekend we've had in a long time, this is the best Wilco festival we've had in a long time, and speaking from the city's perspective, we netted about $17,000 in new revenue from event parking. So that always helps us, and that goes towards police cruisers. So, when I talk about profitability, it's not only from the dollars and cents in our businesses, but it's also just showcasing the city.”
BAAMS To Host Randy Brecker at Studio 9
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Acclaimed trumpet player Randy Brecker will perform a benefit concert for the Berkshires' Academy of Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) on July 6 at the Porches' Studio 9. Brecker is a 7 time Grammy-winning trumpet player who has recorded on hundreds of albums with a range...
After years of labor, a sweeping update to North Adams’ fees and fines ordinances is imminent
The council’s vote on the years-long effort to untangle the city’s antiquated and labyrinthine fee system came at its June 25th meeting. “The papers that are in front of you tonight have been through committees, department heads, administrations – three – administrative officer – three – city solicitor, general code, the entire council for a few years, the finance committee multiple times, which I think has been probably a total of seven members on that finance committee since this process started," said councilor Keith Bona, who chairs the finance committee. “I can't guarantee everything has been caught in the ordinances, because obviously this is going through our entire ordinances trying to find every place there was a fee mentioned, and pulling it out and putting it into the schedule, Appendix D. But I do believe we've had many, many eyes. And the thing is, if we find one down the road, and as there will be changes to the appendix, we will just make those amendments later.”
Police Seek Help in Finding Missing Massachusetts Realtor Amanda Pearce
A Massachusetts realtor has disappeared, and the police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating her. The Worcester Police Department is currently looking for sixty-year-old Amanda Pearce. She stands at 5’4″ and was last seen on Friday, June 28, 2024, dressed in black pants, a black shirt, and a black baseball cap.
DPH: First West Nile Virus of season found in mosquito samples on the South Shore
Health officials are urging the public to use bug spray when outdoors. State health officials are urging the public to use bug spray when outdoors after West Nile virus was detected on Tuesday in recently collected mosquito samples. It is the first detection of West Nile Virus in mosquitoes this...
Massachusetts State Police investigating after fatal fiery multi-vehicle crash on I-195
Massachusetts State Police are investigating a fiery fatal highway crash. According to Trooper Brandon Doherty, at just after 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Troopers assigned to State Police-Dartmouth responded to reports of a crash involving three vehicles on Route 195 westbound prior to Exit 1 in Seekonk. Upon the arrival of Troopers,...
Healey administration promotes housing development incentive program for Gateway Cities
The Healey administration has unveiled $27 million worth of new tax credits to support housing developments across the state, potentially supporting hundreds of new housing units. Governor Maura Healey was in Lowell Tuesday to announce new Housing Development Incentive Program awards for more than a dozen developments across the Commonwealth.
Beacon Hills may help homeowners whose foundations are crumbling
BOSTON - Homeowners across the state who rallied on Beacon Hill asking for help to pay for their crumbling foundations may soon see some relief.Why are foundations crumbling?Thursday night, state senators approved an amendment to the Affordable Housing Act that will create a fund for Massachusetts residents whose foundations are failing. The problem is a natural mineral called pyrrhotite, which eventually causes concrete foundations to crumble - and insurance doesn't cover the costs. The state now mandates quarries to test their product for pyrrhotite."The next step is finding the best methods for funding this effort," State Sen. Peter Durant, R-Spencer,...
Survey: Barriers to abortion are common in Massachusetts
A survey conducted by Tides for Reproductive Freedom, a Massachusetts organization that helps people pay for abortions, has found that about 40% of those who could get an abortion in the state don't know where they're available. That’s just one of the barriers the group discovered in a new survey...
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