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Artscape Pittsfield Calling Artists for 2022 Mural Project| 10:30AM / Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Artscape Pittsfield will oversee a new mural project in the city in the early Fall of 2022 and is looking for artists for the project. The call is open to all US-based artists. Artists from the Berkshires are strongly encouraged to apply. Artists will be responsible for providing all their materials required, including paint, to complete their design. Proposals should be submitted by September 9th 2022. If traveling from out of the area, transportation and housing is at the artist’s expense. The mural will be located in a prime, highly visible location in Downtown Pittsfield at street
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The Classical Beat: Extraordinary Final Tanglewood Concerts| 07:24AM / Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | |
 This week, over four days, Tanglewood concludes its 2022 classical programming, culminating with the always-anticipated traditional final concert, on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 28, featuring Beethoven’s glorious and triumphant Ninth Symphony, which will be preceded by Charles Ives’ masterful setting of the majestic Biblical Psalm 90 – assuredly a fitting tribute to cap this extraordinary and celebratory summer festival season, marking the full, post-COVID-19 return of the Boston Symphony and each of its constituent components to its hallowed Berkshire campus. Preceding the 'Ninth,' there are exceptional programs you should consider attending in Ozawa Hall and in the
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Shakespeare & Co. Reveals Center for Actor Training Schedule| 02:43PM / Saturday, August 20, 2022 | |
LENOX, Mass. – After two years of reduced programming, Shakespeare & Company’s Center for Actor Training has announced a full schedule of workshops and intensives for Fall 2022, including both in-person and online offerings. Beginning Friday, Sept. 2, The Center for Actor Training will offer several different workshops and intensives throughout the autumn months, designed for theater professionals from around the world. In-person sessions will be held at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., and at various locations in New York, N.Y., Raleigh, N.C., and San Jose, Calif. A selection of online workshops is also planned. Director of Training
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September First Fridays Artswalk to Feature a Dozen Exhibits| 09:52AM / Saturday, August 20, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A dozen art shows and exhibits will be on display during the First Fridays Artswalk from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 2. Explore art and meet artists during opening receptions, with most art on display the entire month. The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will present a painting exhibition by Nayana LaFond, "Missing and Murdered Indigenous People", for the month of September. The exhibit will be on view September 2 - 30, and there will be an opening reception and artist talk during the First Fridays Artswalk on September 2 from 5 to 8 pm. The Lichtenstein
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Author Amy Russo to Speak at Ventfort Hall Aug. 30| 08:58AM / Friday, August 19, 2022 | |
LENOX, MA. – Amy Russo, will speak about First Ladies of the White House at Ventfort Hall on Tuesday, August 30 at 4 p.m., where she will discuss the material in her book, Women of the White House, the illustrated story of the First Ladies of the United States of America. Russo joined The Providence Journal as a city reporter in 2021. A New York City transplant, she previously wrote for outlets including The New York Post, HuffPost and NBC News, where she scripted a daily morning news show. Her coverage has spanned politics, national news and the media industry itself. Amy has also reported internationally, investigating Sweden’s treatment of child refugees
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Hancock Shaker Village Appoints New Director & CEO| 07:29PM / Thursday, August 18, 2022 | |
 HANCOCK, Mass. — Hancock Shaker Village will have a new executive director and CEO with the appointment of Nathaniel Silver. The Board of Trustees announced the unanimous appointment on Thursday, following a four-month search. Silver will assume his new role on Sept. 19. He replaces Jennifer Trainer Thompson, who stated her intention earlier this year to pursue other projects. "We are very pleased to appoint Nathaniel Silver as the next executive director of Hancock Shaker Village," said Diane Eshleman, board chair. "He will be an inspirational leader who has curated marvelous exhibitions at the Gardner and is coming to the village 26 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Plays, Craft Shows, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:13PM / Thursday, August 18, 2022 | |
 Berkshires County has a variety of events this cloudy hot weekend including craft fairs, plays, and comedy nights. The Common, Pittsfield Downtown Pittsfield concludes the Third Thursday season this Thursday, August 18, with a "Love Pittsfield" theme. The event includes snowcones, giveaways, a bounce house, vendors, food truck and performances by Zumba with Berkshire Pulse and Trio Candela. The festivities will start at 4:30 p.m. In collaboration with Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park, there will be a free performance of "The Comedy of Errors" at 8 p.m. The Common, Pittsfield Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park 10 Comments
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The Classical Beat: At Summer's Apex, Great Music at Tanglewoodby Stephen Dankner,
06:55AM / Wednesday, August 17, 2022 | |
 Come mid-to-late August, classical aficionados are grateful for the cornucopia of musical riches the Boston Symphony bestows to rapt audiences within the incomparably bucolic setting that is Tanglewood. Many of those superlative concerts will reside in our collective memory. During this penultimate week of the Tanglewood Festival, the spotlight will focus on a range of classical and popular fare in varied genres: from the complete piano works of Brahms performed by the magnificent pianist Garrick Ohlsson, and the return of the beloved violinist Itzhak Perlman, to a celebratory full evening of music by the masterful composer John Williams, and a remembrance of the glories of Broadway 0 Comments
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Jewish Federation, BNRC to Host Events Aug. 18 and 25| 10:53AM / Monday, August 15, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires will host two upcoming programs with the Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC): A presentation on Thursday, August 18 at 10:45 a.m., at Knesset Israel, Pittsfield and a nature walk at Parson's Marsh in Lenox on Thursday, August 25 at 10:45 a.m. On Aug. 18, learn about the work of the BNRC, its mission to preserve and protect the natural beauty and ecological integrity of the Berkshires for public benefit. BNRC staff will highlight The High Road, which is a long-term initiative to make connections from towns to trails along with clusters of conservation land, allowing hikers to explore the scenic Berkshires. On Aug.
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Biologists to Speak at Pittsfield Green Drinks| 10:50AM / Saturday, August 13, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. Conservation biologists Linda Merry and Mara Silvers will speak at the August Pittsfield Green Drinks event. On Tuesday, August 16th, Pittsfield Green Drinks will start at 5:15 PM at Thistle & Mirth, 44 West Street, Pittsfield. Merry and Silvers will speak at 6:00 PM. Merry and Silvers will discuss their research on Cliff Swallow nesting, the causes of the species’ decline, the current conservation status, and measures to conserve the populations. Being aerial insectivores (birds that feed exclusively on insects while flying), Cliff Swallows and other swallows have seen some of the greatest declines in the Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canada since
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