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BRIGHT SPOTS: Week of July 16, 2025

Here are only a few of the many bright spots.

Bits & Bytes: Swing dancing at Shire City Sanctuary; W.E.B. Du Bois talk at Race Brook Lodge; Sheffield Land Trust bird walks & panel...

The Lucky 5 blends swing and gypsy jazz to create a unique, foot-stomping blend of music that appeals to a wide range of music lovers.

The Self-Taught Gardener: Inspiration knows no borders

In an age of appropriation, we look at what other gardeners are doing not merely to mimic but to find a way to express ourselves.

Bits & Bytes: Beaver Moon hike; #OptOutside on Black Friday; BHRSD Fund for Excellence; Stockbridge photo contest; Muddy Brook online auction

The online auction is the Muddy Brook PTA’s main fundraiser and supports a wide range of enrichment programming including artist residency programs and field trips.

A walk in the woods – with the mosquitoes

I read the label on the safe, organic insect repellent to see what this concoction did contain. Rosemary oil. Lemongrass oil. Cinnamon oil. And I’m thinking – this isn’t insect repellent, this is salad dressing.

Bits & Bytes: Winter Weekend fun; Flying Cloud vacation sessions; LABspace: deconstructing text; Barnstar! at Helsinki Hudson

Flying Cloud educator Kristen Sparhawk says the February vacation activities aim to help kids discover the excitement of learning outdoors in winter: “Last year students built a snow shelter that lasted four weeks and tracked porcupine, otter and coyote. They engineered and tested miniature sleds on a run they built in the field.”
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