Open house to showcase DeSisto development
Stockbridge — The development partners of the former DeSisto School property invite Stockbridge residents and business owners to view revised development plans at an open house on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“The town will soon be reviewing the zoning for Gilded Age estates, and we are at work on a parallel track to revise our plans for this particular property,” said Patrick Sheehan, who, along with Tony Guthrie, is owner and development partner for the estate. “We’d like people to come and take a look at changes we’ve made since we began our work last fall and began incorporating suggestions from many of our neighbors.”
The plans include a revised housing proposal and more details of the project’s organic farming component. Guests will be able to view the latest site drawings, speak with the development team, ask questions and offer input.
Invitations have been mailed to registered voters, but anyone who lives in town part-time or who works in Stockbridge is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served. Guests are encouraged to wear boots as parking will be in a grassy area. RSVPs are requested by Thursday, Feb. 23, to info@37interlaken.com or to Tony Guthrie at (508) 246-3236.
–E.E.
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Singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault at the Colonial
Pittsfield — Berkshire Theatre Group will present the next installment of its On The Stage Series, featuring singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault and special guest Zak Trojano, at the Colonial Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m.
Foucault is an American songwriter and record producer whose career includes stints as a solo country/blues troubadour and frontman for a six-piece rock band. Foucault’s sound is influenced by American country, blues, rock ‘n’ roll and folk music. The On The Stage Series gives audiences the opportunity to see favorite performers up close and personal when artists and audience come together on the Colonial’s stage.
Tickets are $25. For tickets and more information, see the Berkshire Edge calendar or contact the Colonial ticket office at (413) 997-4444.
–E.E.
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Berkshire Botanical Garden hosts bulb show
Stockbridge — Berkshire Botanical Garden hosts its annual bulb show through Friday, March 17, in its Fitzpatrick Greenhouse. The exhibit features nearly 100 flowering bulbs and is titled “Out of Africa: Discovering African Bulbs Among New England Springtime Favorites.”
In addition to regional springtime blooms such as narcissus, tulips and grape hyacinths, the exhibit includes a collection of South African bulbs rarely seen in New England. Grown by collectors for their late-winter floral displays, the bulbs evolved in Fynbos, South Africa, which is considered one of the richest areas in the world for plant biodiversity.
A talk and conservatory tour of the South African bulb collection with horticulturist Rob Girard is scheduled for Saturday, March 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. when Girard will share his knowledge of the bulbs and provide an overview of their development, cultivation and care.
Admission to the bulb show is free. For more information, contact BBG at (413) 298-3926 or info@berkshirebotanical.org.
–E.E.
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‘Divergent Expressions’ at Good Purpose Gallery
Lee — The Good Purpose Gallery presents ‘Divergent Expressions,’ an exhibit of paintings by Margaret Buchte and Kimberly Gerry-Tucker, through Monday, March 27. An opening reception with the artists will be held Thursday, Feb. 23, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Buchte is a Great Barrington resident and a professional, self-taught artist who draws inspiration from the Berkshires and beyond. Her work often depicts local landmarks, streetscapes, historic buildings, places of interest and nature views. One of her paintings appears on the cover of “From Courthouse to Lenox Library,” a commemorative book celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Lenox Library.
Gerry-Tucker is a published author, poet and visual artist with Asperger’s/selective mutism. She resides in Connecticut and expresses her voice best through writing, acrylic painting, woodcarving, mosaics and collage painting. Her art has appeared in numerous books on autism-related topics. In April, Gerry-Tucker will participate in an art show at Lesley University in Cambridge and make a presentation there.
For more information, contact the gallery at (413) 394-5045 or gallery@cipberkshire.org.
–E.E.
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Poet Dora Malech receives Amy Clampitt residency
Sheffield — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation has announced that poet Dora Malech has been named the 22nd recipient of the Amy Clampitt residency.
A poet, professor and visual artist based in Baltimore, Malech graduated from Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, and earned her M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She has published two collections of poetry–“Shore Ordered Ocean” (2010) and “Say So” (2011)–and her work has been featured in the New Yorker, Poetry London, Tin House, the Yale Review and other publications. Malech is a co-founder and former director of the Iowa Youth Writing Project. She currently serves on the faculty of the Writing Seminars at John Hopkins University and participates in Writers in Baltimore Schools, a program that provides low-income middle school students with creative writing workshops.
Malech will spend her residency working on a new collection of poetry and a book of prose.
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