Friday, January 24, 2025

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Multicultural BRIDGE celebrates legacy and work of Martin Luther King Jr. in Great Barrington

“The national Martin Luther King theme of 2025 is ‘Mission possible: protecting freedom, justice, and democracy.’ That is our charge for today and the upcoming four years," Multicultural BRIDGE CEO Gwendolyn VanSant said in a speech at the beginning of the event.

Stockbridge Public Library gives young readers a unique listening partner of the four-legged variety

The Read to Brody program has proven to both successful and popular in its first year.

Welcome to Real Estate Friday!

Make your own history in this brand new 4,200 sf home, easy maintenance and great location, offered by Maureen White Kirkby of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Barnbrook Realty. Luca Shapiro and Rosalind Wright of Pryor & Peacock bring us “furniture re-imagined.” A year-end wrap-up of 2024 real estate sales has surprises. Plus, recent sales, a home-cooking recipe, and gardening columns.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Understanding the Oscar nominations

Ultimately, the best part of these nominations is that they do what Oscar nominations always do: make movies feel special.

BITS & BYTES: ‘Uncharitable’ at The Mahaiwe; Flophouse Follies at Race Brook Lodge; OLLI Dr. Tom Gerety; Jewish Federation of the Berkshires presents Susan Blumberg-Kason; Berkshire Regional Planning Commission home modification loans; Free homework help at Boys & Girls Club

No topic is more crucial and timely as we confront an increasingly unstable world with the growing revelation that we are all interconnected and that our fate lies in how much we are willing to invest in positive change.

SHEELA CLARY: The Preamble

The worthiest enemy of authoritarianism is authority. But who are the authoritative heroes available to us, and to the younger generations in particular? Who speaks a truth that everyone can get behind?

A mindfulness of hands, eyes, and heart: Peace Birds Project comes to Center for Peace through Culture

“For me, this project has started as a mindfulness movement, because if I’m looking at peace, I want to start it right here inside myself,” artist Mona Shiber told The Berkshire Edge.

BITS & BYTES: American Mural Project joins Museums for All; Olana summer art and nature program; Kitchen residency at Heirloom Lodge; Berkshire Theatre Group auditions; Ghent Playhouse auditions

“We want to ensure that everyone, regardless of their financial circumstances, feels that they belong here,” said Amy Wynn, Executive Director of American Mural Project.

PETER MOST: Roundtable Discussion — Can an arranged marriage work (for water companies)?

The purpose of the following roundtable discussion was to review the whereases, what-have-yous, and what-fors of the petitions to purchase and merge the water companies.

INTERVIEW: Berkshire Bach Society presents ‘Bach and God: Troubling Voices’ with musicologist Michael Marissen, Jan. 24 and 25

There is no getting around it: J.S. Bach was a devout follower of Martin Luther, who at times expressed vehemently antisemitic views.

Monument Mountain student receives four-year Questbridge scholarship

Monument’s latest Questbridge recipient is a three-year varsity softball player, a National Honor Society member, and president of the Key Club, where some of her favorite community service projects have been the food and teddy bear drives.

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Maureen Jane Johnson Hickey, 86, of Great Barrington and Naples, Fla.

There will be a private burial at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Great Barrington, with a memorial service in the spring.

Philip Bennett Smerling, 73, of Great Barrington

A private burial will be held at Ahavath Sholom Cemetery in Great Barrington.

Maryanna W. Baumann, 80, of Lenox

A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Ann Church in Lenox, with Fr. CJ Waitekus officiating. Burial will follow in St. Ann's Cemetery. There will be calling hours from 9 to 10:15 a.m. in the church.

Nicholas Navarino, 90, of Waretown, N.J., formerly of Great Barrington

Navarino was a resident of Gt. Barrington for 16 years between 2004 and 2020.