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BITS & BYTES: Dragons at Springfield Museums; Berkshire Choral International at Tanglewood; Berkshire Music School at Wander; OLLI presents David Tatel; Lenox Library Read...

Springfield Museums presents “Here Be Dragons,” a one-of-a-kind immersive exhibition that brings visitors face-to-face with live reptiles, touchable models, and paleontological discoveries that blur the lines between fantasy and reality.

Don’t just stand there: Volunteer!

Underwritten by AARP Massachusetts, the volunteer fair at St. James Place in Great Barrington will give 35 nonprofits as well as municipalities the opportunity to meet face to face with prospective volunteers.

Business Briefs: Fairview celebrates volunteers; Caregiver Expo; Clark joins Jacob’s Pillow; nonprofit sustainability workshop; Salisbury Bank promotes Gilligan

Representatives from more than 30 organizations such as home health care, adult day health services, assisted living and longterm care organizations will be present, as will geriatric care social workers and specialists, elder law attorneys, and other service providers.

Bits & Bytes: Mount Everett students in India; Youth Rec Club at Berkshire South; CoA luncheon; combatting cognitive decline

Youth Rec Club, led by Berkshire South Regional Community Center's youth development manager Mac Wallace, will include a fun mix of sports, team-building games and outdoor activities.

Bits & Bytes: First Fridays Artswalk; Chesterwood/Boston Athenaeum collaboration; Ghana ThinkTank at WCMA; American Brass Quintet at Hotchkiss; Gabriel Squalia book launch; Deborah Hanlon...

Williams College Museum of Art commissioned the project with Ghana ThinkTank as part of the 2016–17 campus-wide academic program called “Confronting Climate Change,” a series of events, talks, and initiatives aimed at raising issues around climate change.

Bits & Bytes: Spencertown Academy painting, photo exhibit; the Sebastians at Music & More; BCC welcomes former ITT Tech students; Berkshire Walk to End...

ITT Tech’s locations included two in Massachusetts and three in New York and the closure has impacted 35,000 students nationwide. BCC urges all displaced ITT Tech students to contact its admissions office.

Bits & Bytes: GB Heritage Day; ‘Fiorello;’ Aston Magna opening weekend; ‘Ami and Tami’ at Berkshire Museum; ‘the Longest Day;’ storage for Sheffield Farmers’...

Bring one or two damaged but repairable items to the Repair Café in Pittsfield (Mass.) to be fixed for free by neighborhood volunteers.

Bits & Bytes: First Fridays Artswalk; DCSC March line-up; Ethan Frome talk; Jonathan Weiner at Williams; dementia, Alzheimer’s talk

The Down County Social Club (DCSC) will present area performers in its March line-up of events, beginning with the acoustic ensemble Quiet in the Head on Thursday March 3.

Bits & Bytes: NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson at the Mahaiwe; Naumkeag extends season; dementia series at Fairview ; Susan Lewis, David Giannini at Writers...

In addition to the extended schedule, Naumkeag will be offering a line-up of events during the height of the fall-foliage season.

Bonnie M. Bailey, 89, of Stockbridge  

Mrs. Bailey owned her catering company “Bonnie’s” which she operated until her retirement. Previously, she had worked for General Electric in Pittsfield, in their Receiving Department.
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