Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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Amy Krzanik

Amy serves as assistant managing editor for The Berkshire Edge. She lives in Adams, Massachusetts and holds a BFA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS: Downtown Pittsfield Restaurant Month; RBC Wealth Management promotes Chester; MOLARI promotes Griswold, Rudin; Bennington College Prison Education Initiative receives grant

Now in its sixth year, PEI brings Bennington College faculty to Great Meadow, a maximum-security prison, to provide a quality liberal arts education to incarcerated students.

Nonprofit News: Pleasant Valley Sanctuary receives Feigenbaum grant; Lenox Cultural Council grant recipients; Bellenchia new director of Columbia County Habitat for Humanity

The Lenox Cultural Council recently announced the award of 26 grants, totaling $12,600, for cultural programs in Berkshire County.

Bits & Bytes: Berkshire Botanical Garden Bulb Show; OLLI talk on conspiracy theories; Flying Cloud S•M•Art Summer Program; St. Mary’s School hits 100 in-person...

Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Bulb Show returns March 1 STOCKBRIDGE — Berkshire Botanical Garden (BBG) will welcome the public to its annual Bulb Show, beginning March...

Bits & Bytes: Berkshire Theatre Group outdoor concerts; Unmasking Covid; Williams College faculty lectures; GBPD appoints community outreach team

To help build vaccine trust, local organizations have joined together to provide an online event for communities of color to learn, ask questions, and share concerns about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.

Nonprofit News: IS183 adds faculty; Chez Nous pop-up for Berkshire Humane; Berkshire Immigrant Center fundraising recap; PS21 announces new board members

Chez Nous’ next Community Night pop-up takeout, on Thursday, Feb. 25 and Fri. Feb 26, will benefit the Berkshire Humane Society.

Bits & Bytes: Du Bois Legacy Festival; Berkshire Bounty food drive; WAM Theatre’s 2021 season; Berkshire Museum in-person summer camps

Great Barrington celebrates 4th-annual W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy Festival GREAT BARRINGTON — The Town of Great Barrington W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy Committee will commemorate...

Bits & Bytes: Pittsfield 10×10 Fest offers virtual events; Berkshire Grown winter market; Bidwell House Museum lecture; Great Barrington PD partners with Rural Recovery...

Berkshire Grown's monthly winter farmers market is scheduled for Saturday; the Great Barrington Police Department has partnered with a local group to provide substance abuse services.

New location, new exhibit for Great Barrington’s Bernay Fine Art

“Winter Group Show," which opens on Saturday, Feb. 13, will feature work from most of the artists the gallery represents, giving new viewers a taste of Bernay’s portfolio.

Bits & Bytes: Guild of Berkshire Artists virtual show; Berkshire United Ways celebrate Mass2-1-1 Day; Berkshire Taconic grant, scholarship deadlines; Berkshires DSA accepting aid...

The Berkshire County United Ways, which fund the 2-1-1 call system in the Commonwealth, will celebrate "Mass 2-2-1 Day," virtually, today at 2:11 p.m.

Bits & Bytes: VIM virtual cooking classes; Boyd Tech CEO featured in docuseries; women’s writing workshops; BBG winter lecture

Volunteers in Medicine will offer virtual events with Food Network stars Chef Chris Kyler and Chef Michele Ragussis, and wine expert Emily Regan Byrne.

Bits & Bytes: NRM debuts illustration podcast; Red Lion Inn porch season extended; author Sharon Charde; Stella Elliston exhibit

For the first time, the Red Lion Inn has enclosed its front porch, where food and beverages will be available Wednesdays through Sundays.

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Record-breaking home sale; Scalise ranked top-producing; BTCF Institute for Trustees; GFCU moving Merrill Road branch; physician joins CHP Pediatrics

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announced dates for its 2021 Institute for Trustees, a virtual conference for nonprofit leaders, offering educational workshops and networking opportunities.

Bits & Bytes: BAA Real Art Party; James Weldon Johnson talk; Winter Wings bird lecture; BCC Fine Arts info session

Learn about the life and historic home of one of Great Barrington’s most under-recognized residents — civil rights activist, educator, and writer James Weldon Johnson.

News Briefs: South County transit survey; nomination papers available for Lee elections; Berkshire DA’s Office secures robbery conviction

Nomination papers for positions in seven town offices are available for the Lee election scheduled for May 17, 2021.

Bits & Bytes: Warm Up the Winter moves online; healthcare talk focuses on older adults; Zoom tour of Jefferson’s Monticello

Chris Noth and Lauren Ambrose will make appearances at this year's "Warm Up the Winter" virtual Construct fundraiser, which will honor Wanda Houston and raise much-needed donations for locals in need.
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