½ TIX program celebrates 15 years
Pittsfield — Barrington Stage Company and 1Berkshire will again offer the ½ TIX program in 2016. Now celebrating its 15th year, ½ TIX offers half-priced cultural event tickets to residents and visitors throughout the Berkshires. Patrons can buy same-day half-priced tickets to performances at four ½ TIX booths (at Barrington Stage Company’s box office; the Lenox Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center at 4 Housatonic Street, Lenox’ MASS MoCA in North Adams; and the Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington). The cultural venues participating in the 2016 ½ TIX program are Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire Choral Festival, Berkshire Theatre Group, Chester Theatre Company, the Capitol Steps at Cranwell Resort, Mac-Haydn Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Tanglewood, the Theater Barn, and Williamstown Theatre Festival.
The will include offers through Sunday, September 4. For information about daily performance availability and general ½ TIX information, call the ½ TIX Hotline at (413) 743-1339. Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis and all transactions are cash-only. There is an additional $3 handling charge per ticket. All tickets are subject to availability and all participants are subject to change.
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Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires to offer workshop series
Great Barrington — The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires has launched a workshop series geared towards nonprofits. Each class will feature topical issues, a local presenter, and an emphasis is on practical knowledge and hands-on assistance.
On Wednesday, June 29, from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Berkshire Community College South County Center, Bill Tighe will present “HR for Nonprofits,” the first workshop in the series. Other workshops scheduled through the fall include “Creating Your Narrative” with Anastasia Stanmeyer, editor of Berkshire Magazine; “Bringing a Product to Market” with Jayne Church, former buyer for the Red Lion Inn Boutique; “Intro to Grant Writing” with Ruth Dinerman; “The Use of Surveys in Program Evaluation” with Mary Nash; and “Starting an Endowment: Lunch & Learn” with Chuck Leach, president/CEO of Lee Bank.
Most workshops will cost $25 for Nonprofit Center members and $35 for non-members. For more information, call (413) 645-3151.
–E.E.
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Berkshire Co-op Market, GoodWorks Insurance support local charities
Great Barrington — The 3,000 owners of the Berkshire Co-op Market will be able to support local charities while saving money on insurance under a new agreement with GoodWorks Insurance. Whenever a Co-op owner buys a home or auto insurance policy through GoodWorks Insurance, the insurance agency will deposit 20 percent of its commissions to the Berkshire Market Co-op Community Fund. Also, every time an owner refers a business to GoodWorks, all insurance policies written for the business will yield a deposit to the Fund. The Fund will support local charities in healthcare, education, and public safety.
For more information, contact Deborah Wright at (413) 528-5509 x302 or dwright@goodworksinsurance.com.
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