Saturday, March 14, 2026

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Ari Jewell

Ari Jewell is Events Editor of The Berkshire Edge. Ari is a writer, musician, and Great Plains transplant based in Northampton, Massachusetts. They graduated from Smith College in 2022 with a degree in the Study of Women and Gender.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS: New ownership at two Lenox hotels; New BIPOC fund at Pittsfield Farmers Market; Grant for nursing assistant training programs; Technical Assistance offerings...

A new fund at the Pittsfield Farmers Market will support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) farmers and entrepreneurs.

BITS & BYTES: Ballet hosts fundraiser; Seth Glier workshop and performance; BTG announces fall season; new CREATE exhibit; cliff swallows lecture; youth workshops at...

The fall line up from the Berkshire Theatre Group includes a nationally performing act, as well as several local and regional bands.

BITS & BYTES: Program dedicated to Black composers; free IEP training; Limited Series at Mac-Haydn; Moonlit Meaner at Clark; David Eddy show

For parents of public school children who need special education, CHP Family Services is offering a free, online workshop, “IEP Training 101.”

BUSINESS BRIEFS: New director at Berkshire Museum; CATA names new Program Directors; Greylock promotions; EforAll awards; BCC new hires; BCC Cannabis Program

Kelly Galvin joins current staff members Jeff Gagnon and Kara Smith in a new trio of Program Directors at Community Access to the Arts.

BITS & BYTES: New dance work at WCMA; DA forum; bat program at SML; donut eating contest; Healey endorses Harrington; streamlined SNAP application

On Saturday, August 13 at Hilltop Orchards, 10 contestants will compete to be the 2022 “No Crumb Left Behind” Cider Donut Eating Champion.

BITS & BYTES: WTF begins; MASS MoCA residency applications; PS21 month of dance; Waldorf school eyes Old Town Hall; CATA talk

The Studios at MASS MoCA welcomes artists at all career stages, income levels, and disciplines to apply for their residency program.

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Coffee house opens; CEDS seeks projects; MNN meeting; CHP CEO steps down; Lee Bank welcomes new team member

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission is gathering information on high priority economic development projects in the Berkshires

BITS & BYTES: YIDSTOCK; Shakespeare & Co workshop; BCHS survey; facilities work at CHP dental ; BCC info sessions

YIDSTOCK: The Festival of New Jewish Music returns Amherst—The Yiddish Book Center is proud to present the 10th anniversary of YIDSTOCK: The Festival of New...

BITS & BYTES: CATA art show; Golf tournament to benefit library; BSC shows open; new gallery in North Adams; WPA exhibit; BTG sensory-friendly performances

Berkshire Theatre Group has expanded sensory-friendly programming and will offer a sensory-friendly performance for many of its summer season shows.

BITS & BYTES: Aston Magna festival; Tattoo exhibit at Berkshire Museum; CTC season begins; Black Roots Summer; BTG opening; Six Depot reopens

Berkshire Museum’s new exhibit Living Ink: The Art of Tattoos, an artistic, scientific, and historical look into tattooing, will open Friday night.
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