Jacob’s Pillow announces largest residency season to date
Becket — Strengthening its role as a center for artist research and development, Jacob’s Pillow has announced an active, year-round season with its expanded 2016-2017 Creative Development Residency program. This season brings new additions to the program including two technical residencies, cross-genre collaborations, and invited audiences of college students as well as a diverse roster of 10 artist residencies, the Pillow’s largest residency season to date.
Highlights of the 2016-2017 Creative Development Residency season include topical new works that address the turbulent state of politics and society, as well as collaborations with artists from widely different genres. Choreographer Ronald K. Brown will develop a new work with Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Arturo O’Farrill; New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns will join the international hip-hop duo Honji Wang and Sébastain Ramirez; break dancer Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie will join forces with her brother Ehud Asherie, a jazz pianist and organist; and choreographer John Heginbotham will develop a new work with illustrator, designer, and author Maira Kalman. Choreographer Mark Dendy will create a work that draws connections with this year’s chaotic election cycle, and 2016 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award recipient Camille A. Brown will utilize popular hip-hop albums from the 1970s to today to explore issues of race, politics, gender, and cultural identity.
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Endowment workshop to be offered to nonprofits
Lee — The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires will offer the workshop “Starting an Endowment” on Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at October Mountain Financial Advisors. The lunch-and-learn workshop will be presented by Lee Bank President and CEO Chuck Leach and October Mountain Financial Advisors Managing Director Gary Schiff.
The workshop will provide an overview on issues surrounding endowments for nonprofits including why an endowment should be established, how to govern it, guidelines for creating and adhering to an investment policy statement, and the investment management of the endowment.
The cost to attend is $25 for Nonprofit Center members and $35 for nonmembers. Lunch will be provided by Lee Bank. Seating is limited and registration is required. For more information, contact the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires at (413) 441-9542 or liana@npcberkshires.org.
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BTCF, Berkshire United Way ‘collective impact’ seminar
Great Barrington — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF) and Berkshire United Way invite nonprofit, business, government and civic leaders to attend “Collaboration for Results: The Principles and Practices of Collective Impact,” a capacity-building workshop with John Kania of FSG on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Crissey Farm.
Collective impact is a methodology that brings people together from different sectors to develop a shared agenda for achieving social change. Collective impact initiatives are underway — in the U.S. and abroad — to address a wide variety of issues, including education, health and health care, animal welfare, homelessness, poverty reduction, and youth and community development.
The event, part of BTCF’s popular annual “Seminars in Nonprofit Excellence” series, will feature a keynote address and a question-and-answer session as well as panel and small group discussions. Tickets are $40 per person; breakfast and lunch are included. For more information, contact BTCF at (413) 229-0370.
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