'Airborne Transmission, Prayer Flags for the Pandemic' Installed Along Hoosic River| 02:06PM / Friday, October 02, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Artist Suzette Marie Martin installed 200 memorial flags along the River Street flood control chute in her piece "Airborne Transmission, Prayer Flags for the Pandemic." Martin's public art installation consists of 200 surgical style face masks sewn to white cotton flags that are visually activated by passing airflow. Each flag is “socially isolated" in individual panels of the fence along the Hoosic River in River Street Park. "My intention is that this artwork acts as a visual prompt to keep community safety in mind, and compassion in heart, as we endure the long-term effects of this pandemic," Martin 1 Comment
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Clark Art Institute Kicks Off A Month Of Outdoor Activities| 10:59AM / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's First Sundays Free program resumes on Sunday, Oct. 4, with a day celebrating art outdoors. Admission to the galleries will be free on Oct. 4, and visitors are invited to view the Clark's first outdoor exhibition, "Ground/work." Advance registration for the day is required. Visit clarkart.edu/events to make reservations. Admission to the galleries is included but is booked using timed ticketing. This day kicks off a month-long celebration of the Clark's landscape. Free Outdoor Art Kits will be available at the Clark's Admissions desks throughout the month of October while supplies 0 Comments
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City of North Adams Seeks Donation of Christmas Trees| 01:57PM / Thursday, September 24, 2020 | |
 City of North Adams seeks donation of Christmas Trees The City of North Adams is looking for two large Christmas Trees, 25 feet to 30 feet in height, to decorate the downtown area for the holiday season. Trees will be sought from the Northern Berkshire area from now until the first week of November. Anyone wishing to donate trees is asked to contact the North Adams Fire Department at 662-3103. If calling after hours, please leave a message and someone will return your call as soon as possible. Autumn Weekend at Hancock Shaker Village Autumn Weekend celebrates culture, tradition, artistry, and nature with over 20 artisans and food purveyors 0 Comments
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'Fatso': The Diet of PagliacciBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
01:08PM / Friday, September 18, 2020 | |
 I wish that I were reviewing one of the half-dozen movies certain to be made when this pox upon our house is no more. But until that glorious return to normality has us resuming all the simple joys of life we take for granted, like going to the movies, I'll be retro-reviewing and thereby sharing with you the films that I've come to treasure over the years, most of which can probably be retrieved from one of the movie streaming services. It is my fondest hope that I've barely put a dent into this trove when they let the likes of me back into the 0 Comments
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'The Last Hurrah': Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Politics, But Were Told Not to AskBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
01:43PM / Thursday, September 10, 2020 | |
 I wish that I were reviewing one of the half-dozen movies certain to be made when this pox upon our house is no more. But until that glorious return to normality has us resuming all the simple joys of life we take for granted, like going to the movies, I'll be retro-reviewing and thereby sharing with you the films that I've come to treasure over the years, most of which can probably be retrieved from one of the movie streaming services. It is my fondest hope that I've barely put a dent into this trove when they let the likes of me back into the 0 Comments
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Berkshires Beat: Elizabeth Freeman Center's Walk a 'Virtual' Mile Continues| 09:16AM / Thursday, September 10, 2020 | |
 The Elizabeth Freeman Center's 2020 digital Walk a 'Virtual' Mile fundraiser to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault, and Gender Violence continues through September. The following walks have been scheduled throughout the Berkshires. Bring a mask and remember to social distance. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 5:30 p.m.: Join Jane Iredale and EFC staff at 294 Main St., Great Barrington. Thursday, Sept. 10, at 3:30 p.m.: Join District Attorney Andrea Harrington at the District Attorney's Office at 7 North St., Pittsfield Monday, Sept. 14, at 5:30 p.m.: Join North Adams Mayor Thomas Bernard, members of the City Council, and MICinc at MCLA Gallery 51 on 51 Main St., North 0 Comments
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'The Last Picture Show': End Credits in a Texas Town By Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
02:20PM / Thursday, September 03, 2020 | |
 I wish that I were reviewing one of the half-dozen movies certain to be made when this pox upon our house is no more. But until that glorious return to normality has us resuming all the simple joys of life we take for granted, like going to the movies, I'll be retro-reviewing and thereby sharing with you the films that I've come to treasure over the years, most of which can probably be retrieved from one of the movie streaming services. It is my fondest hope that I've barely put a dent into this trove when they let the likes of me back into the 0 Comments
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CATA Annual Art Show Opens At The Clark Art Institute | 08:55AM / Thursday, September 03, 2020 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Community Access to the Arts (CATA) presents its annual art show "I Am a Part of Art" at the Clark Art Institute featuring more than 50 paintings and drawings by artists with disabilities from across Berkshire County and Columbia County, N.Y. The exhibit hangs at the Clark Art Institute's Lunder Center at Stone Hill from Aug. 29 through Oct. 25. An online, multimedia version of the exhibit will launch in mid-September at CATAarts.org. The virtual component will include behind-the-scenes photos, video commentary from CATA artists, and digital "art talks" from guest curators at the Clark Art Institute and Community 0 Comments
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Barrington Stage To Stream Concert And Play Reading | 01:39PM / Monday, August 31, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barrington Stage Company will present two virtual performances this week. Jazz vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway will perform two streamed concerts on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Callaway’s one-woman show "Diva Power" takes a personal look at the iconic women who were trailblazers in music and whose careers, voices, and songs helped to shape Callaway’s artistry. Callaway celebrates such artists as Barbra Streisand, Linda Ronstadt, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Anita O’Day, Edith Piaf, Etta James, Carole King and Joni Mitchell. Musical selections include "Over the 0 Comments
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Clark Art Institute Presents New Podcast Series| 11:04AM / Saturday, August 29, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program has premiered a new podcast series this summer. "In the Foreground: Conversations on Art & Writing" considers art's role in society, how knowledge is shared, the way histories are made, and the personal stakes of scholarship. Each episode offers a lively, in-depth look into the life and mind of a scholar or artist working with art historical or visual material. Discussions touch on guests’ current research projects, career paths, and significant texts, mentors, and experiences that have shaped their thinking. The first episode was Aug. 25. Ten more are planned for the first
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