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I WITNESS: Bozo does Davos

I think there are few people who would disagree with the only true thing he said during the entire press conference. No one in this country has ever seen anything like the year we have just endured.

Bits & Bytes: ‘CHOW’ in Hillsdale; Science Night; Dale Chihuly in Stockbridge; Happiness Toolbox summer programs; Behold! New Lebanon tours

At the Berkshire Museum the annual summer night of science, invention, and sensory fun will include activities for children of all ages.

Bits & Bytes: Mega March Against the Dumps; Berkshire Summer Strings; David Lutken at Mr. Finn’s Cabaret; short story, teen writing contest; Berkshire Stonewall...

Mega March Against the Dumps, a community-organized march through the center of town in opposition to GE’s plan to build PCB dumps in the local area, will take place on Sunday, July 3, at noon, on Main Street in Great Barrington, Mass.

Adams Community Bank, Lee Bank expand access to BerkShares

BerkShares are now available throughout Berkshire County. “BerkShares resonate strongly with our own company’s values.” --- Charlie O’Brien, president and CEO at Adams Community Bank.

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.

CONNECTIONS: Berkshire ‘cottages,’ then and now

The size of these Gilded Age estates helped create South County’s unique beauty and semi-rural character. For a video tour of the cottages, go to the end of the article.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Women and Their Olive Trees;’ TEDx Berkshires; ‘Splendor, Myth, and Vision’ at Ventfort Hall; Christine Canning meet-and-greet

Drawn from the collection of one of the world’s great museums, “Splendor, Myth, and Vision: Nudes from the Prado” will present 28 exceptional paintings of the nude from the royal collections of the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain.

Bits & Bytes: Daniel Brody at Berkshire Museum; Berkshire Bach anniversary concert; ‘Bernie’ Kukoff poetry reading; exchange of blessings; Bidwell House craft workshops

Berkshire Interfaith Organizing will feature an exchange of blessings between the Berkshire County immigrant community and local faith groups along with sharing of stories and music at Park Square in Pittsfield.

Bits & Bytes: First Fridays Artswalk; Behold! New Lebanon opening day; Summer Celebration of Jewish Music; D.R.E.A.M. Ring dance; Harrington qualifies for ballot; South...

Andrea Harrington, candidate for state Senate, submitted well over the required 300 certified signatures to the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office and will appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary on Thursday, September 8.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Tiny Titans’ at Berkshire Museum; Joe Klein lecture; Le Vent du Nord at the Colonial; ‘Tasty History’ at Olana; DeVries sculpture...

Joe Klein is an award-winning columnist for TIME magazine and the author of seven books. As “Anonymous,” he wrote the critically acclaimed novel “Primary Colors.”

Bits & Bytes: ‘Meet the Inventors’; Paul Krugman at Simon’s Rock; GB traffic advisory; Lee Library comic jam; Diana Felber Gallery opening; senior center...

Dr. Krugman was the sole recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on international trade theory.

Bits & Bytes: Lecture by audio expert Edgar Choueiri; ‘From the Garden: Still Life’ art exhibit; cellist David Gibson at Camphill Ghent; Pittsfield Repair...

Children attending Berkshire Museum’s summer programs and activities will learn about growing and harvesting vegetables.

Bits & Bytes: Stephen Dietemann at Berkshire Museum; Fine Arts Quartet at Hotchkiss; Richard Blanco at BCC; junior firefighting academy; Jewish music tribute; Boys...

Blanco is the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history, as well as the youngest and first Latino, immigrant, and gay person to serve in the role.

Bits & Bytes: David Gallo at Berkshire Museum; free day at Pleasant Valley; Michael Blanding at Williams; BFMC film workshop

Oceanographer David Gallo recently co-led an expedition to create the first detailed and comprehensive map of the RMS Titanic.

Business Briefs: Austen Riggs’ ‘CEO Against Stigma’; Joan B. Hunter joins Berkshire Museum board; Lee Family Practice to accept new patients; juice-jacking 101; Greylock...

Many smartphones are configured to automatically transfer data (or "sync") whenever they’re plugged directly into USB ports so, potentially, any charging station can use the same conduit to drain your data as it does to top off your charge.

Bits & Bytes: Adam Ezra Group; First Fridays Artswalk; Joe Goodwin solo show; ‘Sembene!’; ‘A Mitzvah for Berkshire County Kids’ Place;’ 5k run/walk; bird...

The feature-length documentary “Sembene!” tells the story of the “father of African cinema,” self-taught novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembéne, who fought a 50-year battle to give African stories to Africans.

Stephen Gerard Dietemann: A poetic architect

If I had to say what is common to all good art, whether it be architecture, art, cinema, dance, music, or any other form, I’d say it was, finally, the unpredictable.
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