West Stockbridge Chamber Players to perform winter concert
West Stockbridge — The West Stockbridge Chamber Players ensemble will return to the West Stockbridge Congregational Church for its annual Winter Concert on Wednesday, December 30 at 6 p.m. The West Stockbridge Chamber Players, led by clarinetist and artistic director Catherine Hudgins, is a world-class ensemble of Boston- and Berkshire-based musicians, and will feature, for the winter concert, pianist Vytas Baksys, violist Daniel Getz, clarinetist Catherine Hudgins, and cellist William Rounds.
The program will consist of Robert Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, Op.73; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Trio in E-flat major, K. 498 “Kegelstatt;” and Johannes Brahms’s Trio in A minor, Op. 114. A reception will follow the concert during which the audience will have the opportunity to mingle and talk with the musicians.
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the West Stockbridge Historical Society’s 1854 Town Hall restoration campaign. Advance ticket purchase is recommended as seating is limited. Tickets are $35 each and are available from local West Stockbridge merchants and from the Berkshire Edge calendar. For more information and/or to reserve tickets, call (413) 232-4270.
–E.E.
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Open Meeting Law presentation
Great Barrington — The Town of Great Barrington has invited attorney Lauren Goldberg of Kopelman and Paige to make a presentation on the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. The session will take place Wednesday, January 27 at 6 p.m. in the Great Barrington Fire Station meeting room. Town officials, employees, and the public are invited to attend.
–E.E.
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Assembly Coffee Roasters’ holiday cafe at Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield — Assembly Coffee Roasters will host a pop-up holiday café at the Berkshire Museum between December 23 and 31, serving their specialty coffees, hot chocolate, and sweet and savory baked treats. A custom blend created for the Museum will be available by the cup and in 8 oz. bags for home preparation.
The pop-up café will be held Wednesday, December 23; Saturday, December 26; Monday, December 28; Tuesday, December 29; and Wednesday, December 30, during Museum operating hours (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.); and Thursday, December 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
–E.E.
