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Bill Murray and Karen Allen in 'Scrooged,' which will enjoy a 30th anniversary screening by the Berkshire International Film Festival Friday, Dec. 14, at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington. Image courtesy imdb.com

Bits & Bytes: ‘Scrooged’ at the Mahaiwe; ‘Plant Shadows’ at BBG; ‘Monument Man’ book launch; immigration attorney workshop; Oakes & Smith at St. Paul’s

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A dark comedy update of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” directed by Richard Donner, “Scrooged” stars Bill Murray as cynical television executive Frank Cross and Karen Allen as his kind-hearted girlfriend, Claire Philips. Read More

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AMPLIFICATIONS: The holidays

Rochelle O'Gorman - The best Christmas I ever had was that first one with my daughter Kay in 2008, just a few months after I adopted her. Read More

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Young Choreographers Initiative performance to express students’ feelings around sexual assault, consent, gender

Hannah Van Sickle - For these choreographers, the dance studio has become a veritable incubation space. It is the opportunity to explore what matters most, regardless of where they are in physical space, that gives rise to crucial conversations. Read More

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Business Briefs: Permits for CDCSB; award for CHP; new trustee for Barrington Stage; Rotter joins Goodwill; Person leads executive council

Emily Edelman - Massachusetts Health Quality Partners conducts the only statewide survey of primary care patient experience in Massachusetts, with feedback from over 65,000 commercially insured patients across the state. Read More

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Egremont Green News: More trash last year in Egremont, underscoring need for plastic bottle ban

Egremont Green Committee - This year’s data leave us feeling like yo-yo dieters on the weight-gaining rebound. Our trash tonnage has gone up and not by a couple of tons, but by a solid 35—almost 10 percent. Read More

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Bits & Bytes: Young Choreographers Initiative; Yuletide Festival; Estes at Salisbury Forum; swing dancing at Dewey Hall

Emily Edelman - The Young Choreographers Initiative performance explores issues that matter most to the students, including sexual assault, consent and explorations of gender. Read More

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Dr. Fahey brings veterinary office to clients via mobile clinic

Hannah Van Sickle - For all intents and purposes, she has taken a step back to the way vet practice used to operate, to the delight of pets everywhere. Read More

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Business Briefs: Allium to close; Grant for CDCSB; new board member for NPC Berkshires; Waiveris joins VIM; O’Donnell to coach at Mass. Conference for Women

Emily Edelman - The Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire has announced that Salisbury Bank has made it a $5,000 grant, which will support the organization by growing its general fund. Read More

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CAPITAL IDEAS: The art of the oil deal

Allen Harris - As the Saudis attempt to normalize oil prices, the market is all but guaranteed to overshoot to the upside as it typically does when prices mean revert. Read More

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Bits & Bytes: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Colonial; ‘An Old-Fashioned Christmas’; ‘Battlemind’ at BCC; ‘The Jewish World of Elvis Presley’; ‘All of Us’ at Art Omi

Emily Edelman - Participants of 'An Old-Fashioned Christmas' will be able to trace the history of the Christmas tree from the Colonial period to the Victorian era, the 1950s and on to the modern day. Read More

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Bits & Bytes: Festive Frolic; ‘Marzipan and the Trout’; Berkshire Waldorf High School art show; invasive fish talk; 100 Cats for Christmas

Emily Edelman - A landmark of classical music, Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet weaves a net of enchantment with its catchy melodies and fresh exuberance. Read More

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