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Local Art Professor Recognized for Her Sustainable WorkBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:27PM / Sunday, October 12, 2025 | |
Artist Melanie Mowinski's 'Code Blue,' made from old wallpaper and her husband's shirt, tells the story of her husband's heart problems. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — An art professor at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts recently earned a reward for her work in book binding. Melanie Mowinski applied for the Guild of Bookworkers Mid-Career Award, a newly established award by the guild. The printmaker showcased her "Plunder Books," a sustainable artistic practice in which she takes trash and discarded items and recycles them into a story. She's also offered a course of the same name. She didn't believe she would get the award at first and had
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Abbott Memorial Students Learn Fire Safety Through Burn Demonstration By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:03PM / Sunday, October 12, 2025 | |
Children were told to cover their faces as the smoke blew in their direction. Firefighters wanted the demonstration to be as real as possible. FLORIDA, Mass. — Students from Abbott Memorial School received an up-close lesson in fire safety Thursday during a field trip to the fire station, where they met with local firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and State Police for a live, hands-on demonstration. The Volunteer Fire Department has hosted the program for some years now. Current adult volunteer firefighters noted they attended the program themselves when they were in school, estimating the tradition has been running for over 35 years. "We have 0 Comments
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MCLA Gallery 51 to Present 'Ecologies of the In\between'| 08:34AM / Saturday, October 11, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gallery 51 at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will present "Ecologies of the In\between," an exhibition featuring works by four contemporary artists. The exhibition opens with a public reception on Friday, Oct. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. and runs through Jan. 4, 2026. Curated by Dr. Victoria Papa, Associate Professor of English & Visual Culture at MCLA, the exhibition brings together artists Johanna Hedva, CAConrad, Kelsey Shultis, and Báyò Akómoláfé, whose diverse practices span drawing, painting, sculpture, poetry, and sound. "This exhibition is an invitation to the in\between, a 0 Comments
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MountainOne Insurance Promotes Senior Personal Lines Account Manager| 03:16PM / Friday, October 10, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne Insurance Agency announced the promotion of Lianne Kudlate of Pittsfield to Senior Personal Lines Account Manager,. Senior Personal Lines Account Manager is a new leadership-level role that recognizes team members who bring experience, knowledge, and client service to the agency. Kudlate is a respected expert in personal lines insurance, recognized for her knowledge of policies, endorsements, and coverage strategy. She stays current with industry trends, ensuring her clients receive the most relevant, effective, and up-to-date protection. "Lianne's promotion reflects not only her exceptional expertise and dedication 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day| 02:00PM / Thursday, October 09, 2025 | |
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. 13. 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 it was recognized by Colorado in 1905. It was declared a federal holiday in 1937.
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Harvest Festivals and Craft Fairs 2025| 12:00PM / Thursday, October 09, 2025 | |
 The air is crisp, the leaves are falling, the holidays are approaching; artisans and craft enthusiasts know what that means. It's craft fair and bazaar season! This list will be updated as we get more information. Have an event to add? Email us at info@iberkshires.com. October Fall Fest Herman Melville's Arrowhead, Pittsfield The Berkshire Museum and the Berkshire County Historical Society is inviting the community to celebrate the Fall with a variety of crafts, games, and hands-on activities for children and adults. The free event features hayrides, lawn games, a cider pressing activity, and more. For guests over 21 there will be 0 Comments
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BFAIR Launch Coat and Boot Drive for Local Veterans| 10:46AM / Thursday, October 09, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Community Based Day Services (CBDS) team, in partnership with BFAIR, has launched a Coat and Boot Drive to provide essential winter wear to local veterans ahead of the cold season. This initiative supports the North Adams Veterans' Services Office, which identified warm outerwear and footwear as a critical need. Organizers are collecting new or gently used men's and women's coats and boots that are in good condition. Donation Drop-Off Locations (Now until Nov. 6, 2025): CBDS, 26 Roberts Drive, North Adams BFAIR Administrative Office, 771 South Church Street, North Adams BFAIR Pittsfield Office, 39 Willis 0 Comments
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Fall Foliage Leaf Hunt 2025| 04:25PM / Wednesday, October 08, 2025 | |
 There are still some Fall Foliage leaves to be found! Here's a second set of clues to help hunt them down. You only have a few days left to find them: Bring them to the North Adams Office of Tourism by Tuesday, Oct. 14, to claim a prize! 2. First clue: An (inter)stellar way to build those muscles! Second clue: You can't work out here 24/7 anymore, but the leaf can be found anytime day or night. 4. First clue: Hope rises here like the placement of the sun at the start of dawn. Second clue: This resource for youth and families would be uncomfortably cold in Fahrenheit, but pretty comfortable in 0 Comments
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MCLA Physics Department to Host U.S. Department of Energy Physicist| 03:59PM / Wednesday, October 08, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Physics Department will welcome Dr. Brian Beckford, a nuclear and particle physicist with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of High Energy Physics, for a free public lecture on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 5 p.m. in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation, Room 121. This talk is funded by the American Institute of Physics Foundation's TEAM-UP Together EXCEL grant. In his talk, "The Road Less Traveled and My Path in Physics," Beckford will share both his research and his personal journey in science, from his immigrant childhood in Miami to conducting experiments in 0 Comments
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North Adams Group Launches Nip Bottle Return Pilot ProgramStaff Reports ,
01:13PM / Wednesday, October 08, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A group of local partners launched an upcoming pilot program to help curb the amount of alcohol nip bottle litter in the City of North Adams and neighboring communities. At a City Council meeting in September, Mayor Jennifer Macksey and Police Chief Mark Bailey presented the need for North Adams to prohibit the sale of nip bottles. This conversation sparked an initiative led by City Councilor Keith Bona and Benjamin Lamb from the NAMAzing Initiative, in collaboration with BFAIR. They are launching a pilot program that will offer a 5-cent refund for each clean nip bottle returned to BFAIR's redemption center, starting Nov. 1, and continuing as long 0 Comments
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Wicked Strange New England With Jeff Belanger | 08:30AM / Wednesday, October 08, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Based on Jeff Belanger's latest book, "Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England," this multimedia program explores the unexplained through a tour of haunts, monsters, ghosts, aliens, weird history, legend and folklore from our region. The presentation will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 6 pm. It will be held at the North Adams Armory, located at 206 Ashland Street, North Adams, MA. All ages are welcome, and no registration is necessary. Bring your own seat if possible. Books will be available for sale and 0 Comments
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MCLA's Environmental Lecture to Celebrate Center for Resourceful Living| 08:00AM / Wednesday, October 08, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA's Fall 2025 Elizabeth and Lawrence Vadnais Environmental Issues Lecture will be held at 7 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 11, in MCLA's Murdock Hall, Room 218. This year's event will celebrate the creation of The Center for Resourceful Living (CRL), started 50 years ago by MCLA Professor Emeritus Lawrence H. Vadnais. The evening will feature the debut screening of filmmaker Sharon Wyrrick's documentary, "Did You Put Milk in the Bucket?: A Tribute to The Center for Resourceful Living." The filmmaker will be in attendance at the screening. This event coincides with "Scenes from The Center for Resourceful Living," 0 Comments
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