The event was a big success—collecting almost 50 Christmas trees and other holiday greens and multiple boxes of food donations and $1,700 for the Lee Food Pantry, which serves residents from several communities in the area.
BCC's new education department will introduce learning as a cohort model–students will go through the same classes together as a group, with online and face-to-face component.
Whether creating her own work, planning a curriculum or teaching students a new technique or media, each activity supports and strengthens Brielle Rizzotti's understanding of the other.
Chamberland's portfolio of volunteerism and community involvement is extensive includes, but is not limited to, 41 years with the Great Barrington Fire Department, with a current rank of deputy chief; eucharistic minister and usher at St. Peter's Church; and coach and director in numerous girls’ softball and basketball leagues.
"My values have remained consistent: honor equity over equality, teach explicitly, and create an environment that encourages empathy and social justice.”
--- Alison Fisher, faculty member at Monument Valley Regional Middle School
The Live Out Loud conference's keynote speaker will be Pat Griffin, a longtime advocate for LGBT equality in sports, who will speak on “Seeking Common Ground: LGBTQ People and People of Faith in College Athletics.”
Williams Recovery of All Perishable Surplus and Moo-Mami, a student cooking group, will continue a long-term project with the college’s Dining Services to gather, prepare, and distribute free, healthy meals to area housing communities and organizations.
The purpose of Radius Playwrights Festival is to cultivate and celebrate local talent, explains Ann Garner, managing director of the Berkshire Playwrights Lab.
The screening of "Outermost Radio" will be co-sponsored by Great Barrington’s community radio station WBCR, which is currently undergoing reconstruction and renewal and seeking studio space from which to resume live broadcasts.
The county-wide biannual prescription drug take-back day will take place on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at eight locations across the county.
According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the United States has the technical potential to meet its current electricity needs more than 100 times over with solar energy and more than 10 times over with wind energy.
The annual Live Out Loud conference at BCC draws upwards of 100 participants who learn about and discuss issues of vital interest to the local and national LGBTQIA+ communities.
