Mother Forte was a Spirit-filled and gifted vocalist who could be heard singing melodic gospel songs chosen from an eclectic array of artists and artistic styles.
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Bits & Bytes: Martin Luther King Jr. tribute concert; ‘The Making of a Protest Artist’; Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service; tree and wildlife talk
Pops Peterson’s presentation will center on those artists whose artwork was devoted to making political change.
BOOK REVIEWS: Two writers on growing up black
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book . . . appeared at just the right moment, when the media was saturated with cases of police acting unprofessionally, destructively and sometimes murderously in their dealings with young black men.
Bits & Bytes: Live Out Loud conference; Martin Luther King Jr. tribute concert; ‘Nature Narratives’ at BBG; Cathcart, Klein on philosophy; Blue Art Show
Special guests the Urban Choral Arts Society from Baltimore, Maryland, will make a return appearance at the Cantilena Chamber Choir concert, and Martin Luther King Jr. will be remembered in poems and speeches.
Frank Igo, 88, of Lenox Dale, retired Pittsfield teacher
He worked as a teacher in the Pittsfield School Systems until his retirement in 1996 and was a sheriff of Berkshire County until 1996.
Bits & Bytes: ThinkFOOD conference; Berkshire Pulse duo in Baltimore; ‘Close Look: Mapping Stories’
The daylong ThinkFOOD conference at Simon’s Rock will explore the theme “The Future of Farming: Democratizing the Food System.”
Three women writers relish residency at The Mount
The three finalists were selected from a pool of over 130 applicants and have been in residence for two weeks this month.
The Rev. Joseph P. Bishop, 99, of New Marlborough
He was profoundly committed to social justice throughout his life, most actively so during the 1960s when he participated in the iconic March on Washington in August 1963 and in a demonstration in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for which he was briefly jailed.
Smoke Signals from the Swamp: Connecting the Kushner dots
“Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience.”
— The Washington Post
Smoke Signals from the Swamp: The Son-in-Law
With all the talk about the varied skills of Corey Lewandoski, Paul Manafort and Steve Bannon, who took turns steering the Trump campaign, many were surprised by the title of the Nov. 22, 2016, Forbes article: “How Jared Kushner Won Trump the White House.”
Elise England, 86, of Lenox, pioneering entrepreneur
Elise and Moe were early pioneers of today’s craft beer movement. They started Merchant du Vin East in 1981, a beer-importing company representing some of the most iconic breweries in the world.
Preserve the statues of Confederate officers
In her letter to the editor, Susan Bachelder writes: “We are not much better than ISIS in Palmyra, destroying artifacts of a culture with which we disagree.”
A Berkshire megadistrict? Questions raised about education task force proposal
“The real question is whether thoughtful creative educators are thinking creatively about the consolidation and how to make the most of this [potential] change.”
— Susan Engel, director of the Program in Teaching at Williams College, and a former member ot the Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee
Business Briefs: Lenox named Best Northeastern Small Town; data visualization workshop; award for Fairview; Berkshire Business Confidence Index; Winstanley Partners at National Postal Forum
Fairview has provided administrative support, access to training resources and in-kind donations to Berkshire Medical Reserve Corps since 2010.
CONNECTIONS: Divorce, early 20th-century style
A married woman had no right to own, buy and sell property separate from her husband. Therefore, if a husband became angry or aggrieved at her wish to separate or divorce, he could simply leave. A deserted wife had no way to support herself.
EDGE WISE: Perilous times for humankind
Disasters make us wake up and realize all over again how precious life is, and how important health and security are to human happiness. Even here in the placid Berkshires, we need to think about disaster prevention and preparedness. No, we don’t live in an earthquake zone, and no, I don’t see any riots on the horizon in quiet little Great Barrington. But there are some big issues brewing that we do need to be paying attention to now, before they become runaway disasters.