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BITS & BYTES: Geoffrey Moss and Jennifer Violette at Childs + Clark Gallery; Bernay Fine Art annual group exhibition; Pamela Berkeley and Joan Griswold...

“The Era of Manifestations” was a period from 1837 to the mid-1850s when Shakers came under a spiritual revival marked by visions and ecstatic experiences among the followers.

Bob Norris, 86, of Great Barrington

All who knew Bob will miss him, but his legacy is a light that will shine forever.

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Elsbach donates to Berkshire South; virtual town hall; Greylock promotes Moncecchi; North Adams mural

“In the era of COVID-19, any type of change to structure and function could have significant impacts on businesses." - 1Berkshire president and CEO Jonathan Butler

Bits & Bytes: ‘Sip, Sketch and Socialize’; BCC virtual commencement; Families Dance Together; online fitness classes

Because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, institutions are finding alternate ways to celebrate and honor their graduates, and BCC has decided to honor its graduates twice.

Light at the end of the quarantine tunnel?

The Massachusetts state government has asked camps to hang tight and wait for all the guidance to be finalized before making decisions about opening or closing, and Gov. Baker has said his administration’s guidelines will be out by Monday, May 18.

Bits & Bytes: BBG plant sale; virtual 5K; ‘Dance in the Time of COVID-19’; BCC students in All-Massachusetts Academic Team

Berkshire South Regional Community Center invites participants to its first virtual 5K run/walk Saturday, May 2, at 10 a.m. to raise funds for its teen and youth wellness programs.

Nourishing Neighbors: Berkshire South offers supplemental meals

Through Nourishing Neighbors Berkshire South will distribute 500 restaurant-prepared cold to-go meals each Wednesday from 1-3 p.m.

Bits & Bytes: Pet food drive-through; Virtual Staged Readings Series; tranquil music for the community

The pet foodbank is one of the programs Berkshire Humane Society offers to help keep pets in their homes and out of the shelter.

Swim-A-Thon to celebrate 10 years of supporting Berkshire South’s adaptive needs programming

Berkshire South’s Adaptive Needs programming teaches valuable life skills. All instruction is geared toward the unique strengths and challenges of each participant in individualized classes taught by highly trained staff.

‘Warm Up the Winter’ to raise money for South County heating assistance

The show is a highlight of the local winter season and features well-known Berkshire artists.

Bits & Bytes: First Fridays Artswalk; ‘The Organ Masters’; Heart Night; Claiming Williams Day; PAWS Read-A-Thon

Launched by Fairview Hospital’s critical care nurses in an effort to raise awareness of heart disease, Heart Night is designed to give participants their own working plans for heart health and better health in the coming year.

Alan Chartock: I Publius

There is a lot of money in the Berkshires and it is a mark of the good people who live here that they are willing to give some of what they have to help others.

News Brief: Great Barrington open space/recreation survey

The Open Space and Recreation Plan is updated about every five years to ensure that the town remains eligible for certain grant funds.

PROFILE: Berkshire Center for Justice offers legal help for those in need

Her exposure to other cultures, and how they deal with cultural and social issues, got Eve Schatz thinking: Could a holistic approach, to address a trinity of issues simultaneously, be employed? Her answer was a resounding “yes,” and the Berkshire Center for Justice was born.

Business Briefs: Williams libraries gain collections; Shakespeare brochure award; $100k matching gift for Berkshire South; grant for Greylock; NPC Berkshires receives grants

Greylock Federal Credit Union has been awarded $525,000 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

On hate speech: Building structures for engaging in dialogue

What happens in schools is tied to what happens outside of them. How can we better engage everyone to support a broad cultural shift?

Berkshire Hills responds to anti-Semitic threats at middle school

But as everyone agrees, any responses must be part of a larger community reckoning with societal problems that our schools reflect but do not create.
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