BMS Announces Talent and Merit Scholarship Auditions| 12:13PM / Friday, June 07, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For the 2024-2025 academic year, Berkshire Music School (BMS) will offer increased need-based financial aid for private lessons, as well as talent- and merit-based scholarships to attract musicians in the region. Students accepted into BMS' Talent & Merit Scholarship Program will benefit from financial assistance, up to 100 percent tuition. In the 2023-2024 academic year, Berkshire Music School awarded more than $28,000 in need-based financial aid and merit-based scholarships to 32 students. Auditions will be held by appointment on Saturday, June 15 for a panel of Berkshire Music School faculty. Auditions are open to the >> Read More |
Berkshire County Historical Society Offers Bird Walk | 03:04PM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Sunday, June 2, the Berkshire County Historical Society will offer a bird walk with Ben Nickley, Director of Berkshire Bird Observatory. According to a press release: Birds are miraculous! Especially in early summer when they dazzle us with bright, nuptial colors and serenade us with a profusion of happy song. On this walk, Nickley will help you find and identify many newly arrived migratory birds as you explore the historic grounds of Arrowhead. The walk begins at 7:30 am, and is limited to twenty participants. Tickets are $10 for BCHS members, $15 for non-members; use the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org to >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Pride Celebrations and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
There are a variety of events this weekend, including Pride celebrations, music, and more. Various Locations, Berkshire County June 1 through June 9 There will be various Pride events this weekend to celebrate the LGBTQIA-plus community. On , there will be a Pride Pageant at the Adams Theater, where kings, queens, and everyone in between will take the stage to showcase drag artistry and self-expression in a competition for the crown and a one-year stint as the leader of the Berkshire County LGBTQIA-plus community. More information here. The festivities also include a kick-off block party that begins onat noon on the front steps of >> Read More |
Downtown Pittsfield Mural Shows Morningside Students ShiningBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:47PM / Thursday, May 30, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Morningside Community School students smiled and pointed as they saw their own faces in the new mural on the YMCA.
Last Friday, the multi-panel artwork was unveiled on North Street amidst a sea of bubbles and children's laughter. The project is a collaboration between local artists Huck Elling and Marina Dominguez, Morningside, Mill Town Foundation, and MassDevelopment's Transformative Development Initiative.
"We are so thankful that Morningside School was chosen for this project," Principal Nicole Shepardson said.
"I am lucky, I get to see our students shine every single day in their classrooms and in our school but now the whole
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PHS Proteus Theatre Hosts Annual Talent Showcase| 04:00PM / Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield High School's Proteus Theatre will hold its Annual Talent Showcase on May 31 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by students Stephanie Martin, Aaliyah Johnson, and Kayla Hunter, the event will feature performances by PHS students. The showcase will take place in the PHS Theatre, with tickets priced at $5, available for purchase at the door (cash or check) or online. Attendees are advised to enter through the Appleton entrance, while those requiring handicap access should use the back doors and email kblocker@pittsfield.net for assistance. >> Read More |
Berkshire Art Association Announces Call for Art| 10:48AM / Monday, May 27, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The BAA (Berkshire Art Association) invites artists from the New England states and New York to showcase their original art in all media for a biennial juried exhibition, VISIBLE. All artwork must have been made within the past 2 years. According to a press release: Art is created to be shared. Images are made to be seen. Artists make moments in time Visible, drawing the viewer into time and space, making the unseen a Visible experience. Join us as we explore and define the value of being Visible. Artists can submit up to 3 works created between 2022 and 2024 for an entry fee of $25 in total. The deadline for >> Read More |
Berkshire Museum Announces Summer Exhibition| 08:00AM / Saturday, May 25, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum to display "The Animal Art of Julie Bell" an exhibition showcasing the works of one of the acclaimed fantasy artist. On view to the public June 1 through September 29. "When I'm painting animals with all their beauty and wild nature, I experience the kind of at-one-with-the-universe feeling described by people who meditate. It's both soothing and exciting, the way nature itself is. I know without a doubt that this is what I was meant to do," Bell said. Fantasy Artist Julie Bell has received several awards for her work, including nine awards at the 2014 Art Renewal Center's International >> Read More |
BAC Announces Artists for Berkshire Artist Residency Program| 04:00PM / Friday, May 24, 2024 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Art Center, formerly IS183 Art School, announced their five selected resident artists, Dai Ban, Grigori Fateyev, Stacy Scibelli, Kara Smith and Kyle Strack, for the Berkshire Artist Residency Program 2024. The Red Lion Inn, in their seventh year hosting a resident artist, will be welcoming Kara Smith. Chesterwood, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will be hosting three artists this year, Dai Ban, Grigori Fateyev and Kyle Strack. In their inaugural year hosting a resident artist, Ventfort Hall Gilded Age Mansion and Museum will be welcoming Stacy Scibelli. Since 2012, Berkshire Art Center has coordinated Artist
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Melville's Linguistics Lecture | 08:00AM / Thursday, May 23, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On May 29 at 6:30 pm, the Berkshire County Historical Society welcomes linguist Wren Wood to Arrowhead for a lecture demonstrating how we can hear Melville's dialect in samples of his work, even without audio recording. Tickets are $5 for BCHS members, $10 for non-members and can be purchased by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org Wren Wood is a linguist and webmaster for the Chicopee Historical Society. They use maps, statistics and linguistics to encourage discussions around local history and historic preservation, which can be found on Instagram @FollowingMassHistories. Prior to moving to Western Massachusetts, >> Read More |
Berkshire Museum Art of the Hills 2024, Opens Call for Art | 10:57AM / Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum announces Art of the Hills 2024, a bi-annual juried art exhibition to be held in Pittsfield highlighting the creative endeavors of both emerging and established artists based in the Berkshires. Submissions for Art of the Hills 2024 are currently open, with the deadline for applications set for July 14, 2024.
Guidelines and requirements for submission are outlined as follows: All artists aged 18 and above residing within an approximate 60-mile radius of Berkshire Museum are eligible to apply. Eligible >> Read More |
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