Emily Edelman

Bits & Bytes: Berkshire County School Fair; Lenox Library construction; West Main Connection open house; Bennington College Young Writers Awards; Diaper Need Awareness Week

Saturday, 21 Sep 2019 - The Lenox Library will be closed for construction starting Tuesday, Sept. 24, and will open again Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Hold These Truths’; Berkshire Fermentation Festival; Juilliard String Quartet; ‘Inventing the Opera House’

Wednesday, 18 Sep 2019 - The Berkshire Fermentation Festival will feature hourly demonstrations and talks on such topics as chocolate, cider, the gut microbiome and more.

Business Briefs: AIM honorees; Villages of the Berkshire info sessions; Brien Center grant; ‘Workshopping the Appeal Letter’; Salisbury Bank Community Day

Tuesday, 17 Sep 2019 - The Brien Center has been awarded a total of $357,480 in state grants to fund a first-of-its-kind program designed to reduce risky behaviors such as smoking, vaping, drinking and substance misuse that could compromise students’ futures.

Bits & Bytes: FreshGrass; Walk a Mile in Her Shoes; ‘Searching for the Moon’; swing dancing at Dewey Hall; memoir-writing workshop

Monday, 16 Sep 2019 - Registration is free and walkers are encouraged to raise funds through pledges as individuals or as teams to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Bits & Bytes: Pittsfield Photo Challenge; historical society potluck; women’s suffrage talk

Friday, 13 Sep 2019 - The pot luck supper will be followed by a short business meeting and a lecture by board member Lucy Kennedy, who will present “Lenox Preservation: Past, Present and Future.”

Business Briefs: Entry to Entrepreneurship applications; disaster relief donations; nonprofit workshop for women; fraud prevention seminar; Berkshire Taconic grant deadlines

Thursday, 12 Sep 2019 - Big Y World Class Markets are partnering with the American Red Cross to raise donations for those affected by Hurricane Dorian.

Bits & Bytes: Emmanuel Ceysson at Music & More; theater critics’ panel; ‘Restoration: Anti-Semitism in France’; Berkshire Feile; conflict workshop

Wednesday, 11 Sep 2019 - The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College will present a panel discussion of the 2019 Berkshire summer theater season featuring Edge contributors J. Peter Bergman and Dan Dwyer Friday, Sept. 13, at the Berkshire Museum.

Bits & Bytes: Josh Billings RunAground; Jen Durkin at the Garage; James Lasdun at Stockbridge Library; family clothing pop-up

Tuesday, 10 Sep 2019 - Families will be able to “shop” for free baby and children’s clothing, outerwear, shoes and diapers, and staff will be on-hand to collect donations of clean children’s clothing and disposable and cloth diapers.

Bits & Bytes: Stockbridge Art Walk; Berkshire South gala; Art in the Barn; ‘Time After Time’; Greenwoods Puppet Festival

Monday, 9 Sep 2019 - Featuring the theme “Come Fly With Me,” Berkshire South Regional Community Center's annual gala will honor Bobbie Hallig as this year’s Edwin A. Jaffe Award winner.

Bits & Bytes: Birding talk; emergency skills training; estate-planning workshops

Friday, 6 Sep 2019 - As part of National Preparedness Month, Fairview Hospital will host three sessions of “Stop the Bleed,” offering important life-saving skills for laypersons as well as health and safety professionals.

Business Briefs: Lenox cultural district announcement; Business Persons of the Year; GB town promotions; Pittsfield Cultural Council grant workshop; Salisbury Bank Community Day

Thursday, 5 Sep 2019 - Lenox to celebrate cultural district designation Lenox — Town officials, the Lenox Chamber of Commerce and community volunteers will celebrate the town’s official cultural district designation from the Mass Cultural Council Monday, Sept. 9, at 9 a.m. at Sohn Fine Art. Cultural districts are walkable, compact areas centered on existing amenities, but the benefits of […]

Bits & Bytes: Woofstock 2019; Community at Bat; black history heritage hike; First Fridays Artswalk; adult education classes

Wednesday, 4 Sep 2019 - The Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire will hold its third annual Community at Bat charity softball game Sunday, September 8, at Memorial Field Park on Bridge Street.

Bits & Bytes: Oldtone Roots Music Festival; ‘Leaning into the Wind’; Housatonic River canoe trip and Merwin House tour; child advocates needed

Tuesday, 3 Sep 2019 - William and Elizabeth Doane purchased the Merwin House on Main Street in Stockbridge in 1875 as their summer retreat and named it Tranquility.

Business Briefs: Entrepreneurship for All launch; access ramp at Fitzpatrick Main Stage; Edith Wharton Writers-in-Residence; BCC staff changes

Friday, 30 Aug 2019 - Berkshire Theatre Group has announced the installation of a new modular ramp at its Fitzpatrick Main Stage to increase access for all patrons.

Bits & Bytes: Historic Festival at Lime Rock Park; House of Waters at Race Brook Lodge; Dale Chihuly at Schantz Galleries; Musicians of Ma’alwyck

Wednesday, 28 Aug 2019 - Race Brook Lodge will host a concert and pool party with New York City trio House of Waters Saturday, Aug. 31.

Bits & Bytes: Festival of Books; ‘Julius Caesar’ at Shake & Co.; ‘A Revolution of Her Own’; ‘Portfolios’ photo show; Eclectic Rock Showcase 2

Monday, 26 Aug 2019 - On Sunday, Sept. 1, Shakespeare & Company will present a staged reading of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” directed by founding artistic director Tina Packer and featuring John Douglas Thompson and Finn Wittrock.

Bits & Bytes: Parsons Dance at PS21; goat yoga; Peter Bergman reading; ‘Bling for the Builds’ donations

Thursday, 22 Aug 2019 - The popular fitness craze of goat yoga involves traditional yoga classes in the presence of wandering goats, whose peaceful and playful presences have been seen to relax and raise the spirits of participants.

Business Briefs: ‘The Barrington Stage Experience’; cannabis certification; RSYP apprenticeships; Salisbury Bank donates to CDC; Place Corps at Hawthorne Valley

Wednesday, 21 Aug 2019 - Berkshire Community College is launching a one-year cannabis certificate program designed to provide students with skills and knowledge to work professionally in the areas of cannabis cultivation, processing, preparation, retail and outreach.

Bits & Bytes: Grillsdale 2019; Mumbet Walk to Freedom; BHS horse show; ’30 Years of Sculpture’; West Stockbridge art show

Tuesday, 20 Aug 2019 - Grillsdale 2019 to highlight culinary bounty of Columbia County, Berkshires Hillsdale, N.Y. — Back for its fourth consecutive year, Grillsdale 2019 will spotlight the culinary talent and bounty of Columbia County and the Berkshires Saturday, Aug. 24, from 7 to 11 p.m. in Roeliff Jansen Park. The event will feature original grilled small plates from […]

Bits & Bytes: Roomful of Teeth at MASS MoCA; ‘Green Inspiration’ art talk; ‘A New Mexico?’; ‘discontent’ at the Whit; Jayne Benjulian writing workshops

Monday, 19 Aug 2019 - Led by veteran gallerist Geoffrey Young and joined by other artists featured in the exhibition, 'It's not easy being Green!' will deal with subjects such as how the Berkshires’ environmental features impact the artists’ work

Business Briefs: Williams Inn opens; Red Lion Inn welcomes Burnell; Miss Hall’s hires dean; new Greenagers board member; Salisbury Bank Community Day

Thursday, 15 Aug 2019 - Robert Burnell has been appointed executive chef of all dining venues at the Red Lion Inn.

Bits & Bytes: Stockbridge Summer Arts & Crafts Show; dinner with Hershey Felder; ‘The Spirit Behind the Spirit of St. Louis’

Wednesday, 14 Aug 2019 - Berkshire Theatre Group will host a backstage dinner with 'George Gershwin Alone' star Hershey Felder and BTG artistic director Kate Maguire Friday, Aug. 30, at the Colonial Theatre.

Bits & Bytes: Dog Days of Summer; ‘Particularly in the Heartland; Elihu Burritt Day; Extinction Rebellion talks; Monterey Library grand opening

Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019 - Extinction Rebellion Massachusetts will hold three talks in the area designed to educate the public about climate change.

Bits & Bytes: Celebrate Stephentown; B’Shalom Chorale concerts; Du Bois talk; ‘The Opioid Crisis in the Berkshires’; flower show call for entries

Monday, 12 Aug 2019 - On Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Lenox Town Hall, the Maimonides Society of the Berkshires will present “Opioid Crisis in the Berkshires,” a forum exploring the local impact of the opioid addiction crisis.

Business Briefs: 100 Main; chocolate shop rebranded; 1Berkshire Youth Leadership Program; Austen Riggs lauded; new Berkshire Workforce Board hires

Thursday, 8 Aug 2019 - Bunny Williams formed the concept for 100 Main after being impressed by the quality and talent of the many local artisans in the local area.

Bits & Bytes: Yo-Yo Ma’s Day of Action; ‘Green Inspiration’ art exhibit; ‘Bouquet of Baroque Concertos’; Laurel Hill Day; ‘A Movable Feast’ art tour

Wednesday, 7 Aug 2019 - Bach Project’s Day of Action to be held at First Street Common Pittsfield — Yo-Yo Ma’s Bach Project, in partnership with Hancock Shaker Village, will present a Day of Action with the world-famous cellist Saturday, Aug, 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Street Common. The event will feature a giant table-building […]

Bits & Bytes: ‘Living Longer, Living Better’; Grow Show; Stockbridge Art Walk; ‘Screenplay by Stalin’; children’s music at Lenox Library

Monday, 5 Aug 2019 - New to the Grow Show is a digital photography show, a children’s edible arrangement workshop, and the men’s floral design competition “Game of Flowers.”

Bits & Bytes: Pleasant Valley celebration; Karen Allen at Dorset Theatre Festival; Andrea Harrington at Becket Arts Center; ‘Make Space for All You Need’; Trinity Church ice cream social

Thursday, 1 Aug 2019 - Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington will appear Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Becket Arts Center for a frank discussion about issues of criminal justice reform.

Bits & Bytes: Emerson String Quartet at Music Mountain; Berkshire Jazz Showcase; Larry Grenadier at Old Town Hall; Reginald Madison at Lauren Clark Fine Art; Scott Prior at Stockbridge Station Gallery

Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 - The inaugural concert in the West Stockbridge Historical Society’ jazz concert series, the Aug. 3 performance will feature selections from Larry Grenadier’s recently released solo album “The Gleaners.”

Bits & Bytes: Sweet Honey in the Rock at the Mahaiwe; Mount Washington church fair; ‘UnTapped & UnCorked’; Olga Dunn Dance at Saint James Place

Tuesday, 30 Jul 2019 - Berkshire South Regional Community Center will host “UnTapped and Uncorked,” a beer- and wine-tasting fundraiser for its financial assistance programs, Friday, Aug. 2, from 6 to 9 p.m.

Bits & Bytes: Weekend in Norfolk; ‘The Bauhaus in America’; Keith Murphy, Yann Falquet at Dewey Hall; ‘A Melancholy Spectacle’; car seat safety check

Monday, 29 Jul 2019 - Community Health Programs will host a free car seat safety check Thursday, Aug. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at East Mountain Medical.

Business Briefs: Salisbury Bank scholarship recipients; Wheeler & Taylor acquires Isgood; Jacob’s Pillow podcast; award for Fairview Commons; national designation for Greylock agent

Friday, 26 Jul 2019 - Wheeler & Taylor Real Estate President Douglas Goudey has announced that his company has acquired Isgood Realty.