MCLA Announces Theatre, Music Productions for 2023-2024 Season | 02:00PM / Wednesday, October 04, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Theatre and Music departments announced the 2023-2024 season of performances with four productions including visiting performing artists, guest directors, and student directors in addition to two student concerts. The fall season opens on Nov. 3 with a MainStage production titled "Antigone by Sophocles" translated by Anne Carson and guest director Rudy Ramirez. The show is scheduled to run on Nov. 3-4, 10-11 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. in Venable Theatre. Rudy Ramirez, Benedetti Teaching Artist in Residence, is a director, writer, and teaching artist specializing in >> Read More |
Berkshire Museum presents 120th: Building the Museum| 12:28PM / Monday, October 02, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum announced the second installment of its 120th-anniversary celebration, an exhibition that takes visitors on a journey through the history of the Museum and the world during the 1940s, '50s, '60s, and '70s. Titled 120th: Building the Museum – 1939-1978, this exhibition is set to be on display from Oct. 7, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024. Focused on the leadership of Stuart Henry – whose tenure as Director of the Berkshire Museum spanned a total of 39 years. This exhibition offers an opportunity to step back in time and explore the Berkshire Museum through the headlines, stories, and cultural phenomena >> Read More |
Clark Art Expands RX for Wellbeing Program| 11:04AM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute and Berkshire Medical Center are teaming to provide a new mental health service aimed at providing assistance to trauma victims. The Clark currently offers a county-wide program, Rx for Wellbeing at the Clark, through local mental health practitioners as a means of encouraging engagement with art as part of a therapeutic treatment plan for those dealing with issues like depression, anxiety, and social isolation. The new initiative with Berkshire Medical Center, Access to Wellbeing at the Clark, extends the program to offer victims of trauma opportunities to engage with art as a part of their recovery efforts. To date, the Rx >> Read More |
Pittsfield Community Television's Fall Training Series| 04:00PM / Monday, September 25, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Community Television announced the start of its fourth Seasonal Training Series, marking one year since the series started, with two special media production sessions. Session 1, which begins Thursday, Sept. 28 at 6:00pm and runs for three consecutive weeks, focuses on the basics of how to be a producer and teaches anyone who wants to create their own content how to produce a television show in the studio, how to manage a production on-location, and how to start a radio program. Session 2, which begins Thursday, Oct. 26 at 6:00pm and runs for three consecutive weeks, gives novice video editors the foundations they >> Read More |
BCHS Welcomes Author, Music Writer| 04:29PM / Wednesday, September 20, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Friday, Sept. 22, the Berkshire County Historical Society welcomes author Tom Piazza for a discussion of his latest novel. The program begins at 5:30 pm; tickets are $10 for BCHS members, $15 for nonmembers and can be purchased by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org. This event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Tom Piazza's twelve books include the novels "The Auburn Conference" and "City Of Refuge," the short-story collection "Blues and Trouble," the post-Katrina manifesto "Why New Orleans Matters," and the essay collection >> Read More |
Pittsfield 'Shines' With 8 New Murals Through MassDevelopment PartnershipBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:41PM / Sunday, September 17, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city has been painted with an assortment of murals that are meant to bring joy and inspiration and provoke thought.
A block party was held last weekend in Palace Park to celebrate the eight new works placed throughout the downtown and West Side as part of the "Let It Shine!" public art partnership.
"The partnership itself is with local artists, Downtown Pittsfield Inc, MassDevelopment and the (Transformative Development Initiative) program that is in our downtown," DPI’s Managing Director Rebecca Brien said.
"We applied for what is called a Creative Catalyst Grant and they actually provided the funding through
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2nd Street Presents Original Theatrical Performances| 02:01PM / Sunday, September 17, 2023 | |
Performance times have been changed to Monday Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. and Tuesday Sept. 26, at 2 and 7 p.m. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Second Street, Second Chances (2nd Street) presents three performances of "RELEASE," original theater inspired by the stories of formerly incarcerated women from Berkshire County, on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 7 pm, Saturday, Sept. 23 at 7 pm and Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 2 pm. All performances will be held at the Robert Boland Theatre, located on BCC's campus at 1350 West Street in Pittsfield. Admission is free, and no reservations are >> Read More |
Berkshire County Historical Society Community Day | 09:23AM / Monday, September 11, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society (BCHS) welcomes the community to Herman Melville's historic Arrowhead for a free day of family-friendly activities on Sunday, Sept. 16 from 10 am to 4 pm. The day includes food, fun, music, history, hands-on activities, traditional craft demonstrations, and more. House tours are available by ticket only. A full schedule of activities is available at https://berkshirehistory.org/event/arrowhead-community-day-2/. The event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union. "Community Day is one of the most important things BCHS does," said Executive Director Lesley Herzberg. "We >> Read More |
Berkshire Museum Displays Artwork by Ex-Incarcerated IndividualsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Friday, September 08, 2023 | |
Daniel Lowenstein is one of the artists in the exhibit. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Museum has partnered with Second Street Second Chances for its new exhibit "Insight Out" that is on view until Oct. 1. The installation displays 12 pieces of work from poetry to paintings made by presently and formerly incarcerated individuals in Berkshire County. The goal of the exhibition is to change the perception society has toward those who spent time in jail, Second Street Second Chances Board President Mark Gold said. It is important for the community to see these people in a different way because a lot of time they are stereotyped >> Read More |
Karen Chase/Paul Grubard Exhibit Opens at Lichtenstein Center for the Arts| 03:19PM / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Opening Reception will take place Sept. 1 from 5:00 to 7:00 during First Fridays Artswalk. Karen Chase is an abstract painter, and Paul Graubard paints narrative, visionary works. They are married. This show highlights their individual pieces and one collaborative piece. According to a press release: Paul began to paint about 25 years ago, giving up his practice as a psychologist. The first thing he did was buy a big roll of white paper, then went to the hardware store to buy a can of black paint. With that paint and paper, he made Emma’s Matzoria, which will be on display for this show. It is based on his childhood >> Read More |
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