Regardless of what chef Josh Irwin makes for the Harvest Supper, it will utilize in-season produce grown on the premises of his restaurant or gleaned from a cache of about five local farmers he tries to support as much as possible.
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Bits & Bytes: Oldtone Roots Music Festival; ‘Leaning into the Wind’; Housatonic River canoe trip and Merwin House tour; child advocates needed
William and Elizabeth Doane purchased the Merwin House on Main Street in Stockbridge in 1875 as their summer retreat and named it Tranquility.
Bits & Bytes: Sweet Honey in the Rock at the Mahaiwe; Mount Washington church fair; ‘UnTapped & UnCorked’; Olga Dunn Dance at Saint James Place
Berkshire South Regional Community Center will host “UnTapped and Uncorked,” a beer- and wine-tasting fundraiser for its financial assistance programs, Friday, Aug. 2, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Bits & Bytes: Hidden Gardens tour; Northeast Fiddlers’ Convention; Hopped Up for Health; ‘Art for a Fragile Planet’
Adhering to the concept of ‘participation is preservation,’ the Northeast Fiddlers’ Convention will feature the Down Hill Strugglers with John Cohen as the host musicians
Bits & Bytes: BAA College Fellowship Show; ‘Love, Gilda’ at Mason Library; Tumo-Kohrs EP release; Blue Party at ExtraSpecialTeas
Berkshires musical duo Tumo-Kohrs will celebrate the release of their debut EP, “From the Berkshires to the World,” Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at Big Elm Brewing.
Bits & Bytes: French biography launch; ‘Leon: The Professional’ at Big Elm Brewing; medical cannabis talk; International Women’s Day celebration
For the first time since the program’s inception, a medical marijuana dispensary, Still River Wellness, will open in nearby Torrington, providing more access for residents interested in becoming patients.
Bits & Bytes: Gina Bashour at Turn Park; Berkshire Jazz Showcase; Heritage Festival & Family Feast; Guild of Berkshire Artists show
Many of the dishes to be served at the Heritage Festival and Family Feast date back to Colonial New England and will be prepared according to heirloom recipes, including brown bread, cornbread pudding and baked beans.
Bits & Bytes: Ani DiFranco at The Mahaiwe; ‘Hopped Up for Health’; ‘Hidden Gardens’ tour; ‘Portraiture Beyond Portraits’; foster family information session
Big Elm Brewing will host “Hopped Up for Health” Saturday, June 16, beginning at 9 a.m. for all who would like to run, walk or bike in support of Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires.
Bits & Bytes: ‘Love Triangles’ at the Mahaiwe; Jacob’s Pillow Fellowship; Berkshire Grown Spring Supper; Morgan Jerkins at Bennington College
Berkshire Grown’s Spring Supper features the talents of chefs from around the world who have made their homes in the Berkshire region.
Bits & Bytes: Spring for Sound; GBHS art exhibit; RSYP to honor Manring; Roger Salloom at Diana Felber Gallery; ‘Hopped Up for Health’
Frank Packlick’s artwork is part of the permanent collections of the LBJ Presidential Library, conductor Seiji Ozawa, Brown University’s War Library and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Business Briefs: New CFO for CHP; Tsongas Award for Hotel on North; Sausage Fest; Farmer Awards total $116,000; WAM Theatre scholarships
The funds from the Local Farmer Awards help farmers make infrastructure improvements to expand their businesses and compete in the marketplace.
1Berkshire hosts “Good News Business Salute” at Country Curtains in Lee
These Good News Business Salutes recognize major milestones in the Berkshires business community, including anniversaries, expansions and new product lines.
Bits & Bytes: Free Fun Friday at the Mahaiwe; ‘Lincoln Speaks;’ WAM Theatre workshop; VIM gala; B’Shalom Chorale concert; Berkshire Opera Festival
Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires (VIM) will hold its gala event, “Knock Three Times and Whisper,” on Thursday, August 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Ski Butternut. The event will feature a Roaring 20s speakeasy theme, live music by the Wanda Houston Band.
BerkShares Business of the Month: Big Elm Brewing
Big Elm’s line includes their chamomile-infused 413 Belgian Saison, their “boss” IPA, the Gerry Dog Stout, and their summery American Lager, along with seasonal specials.
Bits & Bytes: MASSGathering; ‘The Taming’ at Shakespeare & Co.; Lenox Rhubarb Festival; ‘As Was and As Is;’ EPA Brownfields assessment and clean-up funds
The Rhubard Festival will feature a rhubarb chili contest among Lenox restaurant chefs, an assortment of sweet and savory rhubarb creations from local bakers, and a Rhubarb Shop Walk.
Bits & Bytes: First Fridays Artswalk; Friday night shopping; storytelling talk; 2016 VIM coupon book; Williams fiction reading
Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires (VIM) announces that the launch of the 2016 VIM Coupon Book will take place at the Lenox Holiday Stroll, Saturday, December 5, from noon to 4 at MacKimmie Company and Casablanca.
Bits & Bytes: Crescendo concert; CEWM at The Mount; New Marlborough wine tasting; SKYWARN® training class; ‘The Magic of Light’ in South Lee
“Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Instrument Collection,” sponsored by Close Encounters with Music at The Mount in Lenox on Sunday, November 15.