Emily Edelman

Bits & Bytes: ‘A Practice in Process’; glyphosate talk; women in film seminar; college search talk; BCC dean’s list

Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020 - Berkshire Environmental Action Team will present Ed Stockman for a talk about the herbicide glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup, Thursday, Jan. 23, at 5:30 p.m. at the Lenox Library.

Business Briefs: Main Street Hospitality, Holiday Inn partner; VIM Berkshires dental grant; Johnson joins CHP; Berkshire Museum appoints Ferrone

Thursday, 16 Jan 2020 - Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires in Great Barrington has been awarded $26,500 to help continue providing dental services to uninsured or underinsured income-qualified residents.

Bits & Bytes: Martin Luther King Jr. tribute concert; ‘The Making of a Protest Artist’; Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service; tree and wildlife talk

Tuesday, 14 Jan 2020 - Pops Peterson's presentation will center on those artists whose artwork was devoted to making political change.

Bits & Bytes: The Nields at Spencertown Academy; Winter Play Reading Festival; Beth Robbins at Hevreh; snowshoe hikes

Monday, 13 Jan 2020 - The weekend of staged readings will showcase emerging and established playwrights, and feature Shakespeare & Company artists.

Bits & Bytes: College art call; Dave Hill at the Egremont Barn; Jackson Whalan at HiLo; Eagles Band concert

Thursday, 9 Jan 2020 - On Saturday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m., the Egremont Barn will host a night of comedy with Dave Hill, Jenny Rubin and others.

Bits & Bytes: Architecture opening; benefit art show; ‘NOW’ one-woman play; student art call; swing dancing at Dewey Hall

Wednesday, 8 Jan 2020 - Berkshire Museum and Living the Change Berkshires are calling for submissions of student art that respond to the climate crisis.

Business Briefs: Local Farmer Awards applications; NAACP meeting, panel discussion; taxation planning workshops; EforAll pitch contest; new Berkshire Taconic board members

Tuesday, 7 Jan 2020 - Described as “’Shark Tank’ without the teeth,” EforAll’s friendly, free event features a business showcase followed by pitches from six pre-selected contestants and two more who are added the night of the event.

Bits & Bytes: ‘We Hear Freedom Calling’; Rock Voices concert; local history lecture; BSO Concerto Competition

Monday, 6 Jan 2020 - Founded by Tony Lechner in Hadley in 2012, Rock Voices has since expanded around New England and New York.

Business Briefs: Berkshire Museum free for kids; Barrington Stage new play award; Timber Framers Guild acquires Heartwood School; BTCF grant deadlines

Friday, 3 Jan 2020 - The Timber Framers Guild has acquired the Heartwood School for the Homebuilding Crafts to further its educational mission.

Bits & Bytes: Dance collaboration at Simon’s Rock; ‘The Sequel’ at Mason Library; ‘Every Child Ready to Read’; ‘Art of the Hills: Narrative’ submissions

Tuesday, 31 Dec 2019 - The four-week series for parents/caregivers with children ages birth through 5 will help children develop pre-reading skills that will assist them in being ready to read in school.

Business Briefs: SVNA Sheffield office; BCC nursing program restored; Hed joins Barrington Stage; Berkshire United Way grant; BFAIR promotes Shea

Saturday, 28 Dec 2019 - Berkshire Community College has announced that its associate degree in nursing program is in full compliance with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing requirements and is restored to full approval.

Bits & Bytes: Bach at New Year’s; Max Creek at the Colonial; Gedney Farm New Year’s dance party; Felice Brothers at Club Helsinki Hudson

Thursday, 26 Dec 2019 - Max Creek sculpts lengthy shows on the fly from their catalog of more than 200 songs with rockers, ballads, deep jams and crowd sing-alongs.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Acis y Galatea’; marionettes at Ventfort Hall; ‘The Spirit of Giving Illustrated’; West Stockbridge Chamber Players concert; Williams astronomer to observe solar eclipse

Monday, 23 Dec 2019 - xArtwork on view includes Norman Rockwell’s “Christmas Trio,” in which a bundled-up group of Dickensian carolers and musicians give the gift of music

Business Briefs: Holiday tour award for The Mount; new CHP director of operations; Barrington Stage associate artists; Flying Cloud preschool programs; new BCC hires

Thursday, 19 Dec 2019 - Community Health Programs has named Christa Gariepy as its director of operations.

Bits & Bytes: ‘An Old-Fashioned Christmas’; Heartflow solstice event; SculptureNow submissions; youth team wins tournaments

Wednesday, 18 Dec 2019 - Families and people of all ages are welcome to join in an afternoon celebration of the winter solstice with music, song, ceremony and expressions of gratitude.

Bits & Bytes: Delightful & Delectable Holiday Market; ‘Light Out of Darkness’ concert; Tangiers Blues Band at the Egremont Barn; album accolade for Green; YoungArts award for Monument student

Tuesday, 17 Dec 2019 - Classically trained clarinetist Green was both surprised and honored by the news, in particular because he only began playing jazz seriously in 2007, when he was already in his 50s.

Business Briefs: Williams libraries gain collections; Shakespeare brochure award; $100k matching gift for Berkshire South; grant for Greylock; NPC Berkshires receives grants

Thursday, 12 Dec 2019 - Greylock Federal Credit Union has been awarded $525,000 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

Bits & Bytes: Pittsfield Photo Challenge winners; Stockbridge Festival Chorus Christmas concert; Unsilent Night; Kids 4 Harmony concert

Wednesday, 11 Dec 2019 - Kids 4 Harmony, a program of 18 Degrees, is inspired by Venezuela’s El Sistema, an intensive, values driven, ensemble-based approach to teaching classical music to effect social change.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Selected Shorts for the Holidays’; ‘Love Letters’ at the Barn; Dickens characters gender change; Holiday Shindy; Geoff Muldaur at Spencertown Academy

Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019 - The Egremont Barn will present the modern classic play “Love Letters” by A.R. Gurney, with Linda Purl and Daniel Davis.

Bits & Bytes: Holiday Shop, Sip & Stroll; ‘Sense & Sensibility’ at Shake & Co.; ‘Unborn Sun’ at Berkshire Botanical Garden; Tony Trischka at Dewey Hall; ‘On the Razzle’ at Austen Riggs

Monday, 9 Dec 2019 - New York City-based John Gordon Gauld holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design and is a recent recipient of the Martha Boschen Porter Grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

Bits & Bytes: Lucky 5 recording; holiday cabaret at Barrington Stage; Eagles Band holiday concert; family felting workshop

Friday, 6 Dec 2019 - On the program are selections including “A Chanukah Celebration,” “Fantasia on A Hymn by Praetorius,” and a medley from “Frozen.”

Bits & Bytes: Handmade Holiday Festival; ‘Dreams That Money Can Buy’; Hawthorne Valley Yuletide Fair; Whimsy at the Whit; ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Ventfort Hall

Thursday, 5 Dec 2019 - “Dreams That Money Can Buy” combines the real setting of a gallery with the simplicity of bidding on work through Instagram.

Bits & Bytes: Festive Frolic; Dana Cowin at Scoville Library; ‘Christmas at Trinity’; Jewish music talk; Lenox Historical Society open house

Wednesday, 4 Dec 2019 - The Park Square tree lighting ceremony will take place Friday at 6 p.m. and include carols performed by the Taconic High School chorus and hot chocolate provided by Patrick’s Pub.

Bits & Bytes: Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas; ‘A Baroque Celebration’ at Saint James Place; culinary arts dinner; ‘Ay Mariposa’ at Mason Library; ‘The Secret in the Wings’

Tuesday, 3 Dec 2019 - Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas to capture small-town holiday spirit Stockbridge — The Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas celebration, which captures small-town Christmas spirit in the town that Norman Rockwell once called “the best of America, the best of New England,” will take place Friday, Dec. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 8. Highlights will include holiday […]

Bits & Bytes: 100 Cats for Christmas; wreath-making workshops; ‘Tony Talk’ at Simon’s Rock; ‘Bears in the Berkshires’; 100 Cats for Christmas

Friday, 29 Nov 2019 - The Becket Arts Center is gearing up for a weekend of workshops on how to make holiday greenery.

Bits & Bytes: Dylan Perrillo Orchestra; Fair Saturday in Williamstown; Monterey makers’ market; CoA luncheon

Wednesday, 27 Nov 2019 - As an adjunct professor in Connecticut's community college system, David Bosco has taught courses in American history, labor history, state and local government, and business law.

Business Briefs: Mahaiwe appoints Martinson; restoring Lake Mansfield; Greylock in Hudson; Menhinick joins Wild Oats; ‘We Believe’ at Salisbury Bank

Tuesday, 26 Nov 2019 - Native plant species were selected to sustain the wildlife that depend on the lakeside habitat. In the spring, carefully selected grasses, sedge species and wildflowers will complete the restoration.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Gratitude’ at Race Brook Lodge; ‘Messiah’ sing-in; Sprague/Jaffe/Ennis trio with Claire Daly; ‘Little Women’ reading; Rock & Soul Holiday Show

Monday, 25 Nov 2019 - The Sprague/Jaffe/Ennis Trio is a new ensemble featuring long time collaborators with strong Berkshires roots: Miro Sprague on piano, Marty Jaffe on bass and Jason Ennis on guitar.

Business Briefs: Jolly to leave Mahaiwe; CNA training grant; new Berkshire Waldorf School teacher; leadership award for Stapf; merit award for Greylock

Thursday, 21 Nov 2019 - 'It has been a privilege and joy to shepherd the Mahaiwe Performing Art Center’s growth and development over the last 15 years..' Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center executive director Beryl Jolly

Bits & Bytes: Gangspil at Dewey Hall; ‘Acis and Galatea’; vegan Thanksgiving; Rotary Halloween painting

Wednesday, 20 Nov 2019 - On Nov. 13, Rotary’s weekly lunch at Crissey Farm featured a presentation by Monument Mountain Regional High School art teacher Neel Webber of some of the best work in this year’s Halloween poster contest.

Bits & Bytes: Fall Festival of Shakespeare; Tolkien literary workshop; tobacco treatment open house

Tuesday, 19 Nov 2019 - During the forum, Hammond will reveal how, as an enthusiastic reader of J.R.R. Tolkien, he came to be a leading expert on the author, decided on his profession and found love in the bargain.

Business Briefs: E2E showcase; ‘Green Inspiration’ check presentation; homebuying workshop; Hawthorne Valley acquires Oliva Provisions; nonprofit Census preparation

Saturday, 16 Nov 2019 - On Nov. 14, Davis Gregory Art presented a check to the Friends of the Great Barrington Libraries and Berkshire Grown for over $2,000.