Jacob’s Pillow and Jason A. Rodriguez from the FX television series “Pose” will team up to showcase New York City’s Ball scene at the first-ever Pillow Party: Mini Ball Saturday, Oct. 26, at Jacob’s Pillow.
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Bits & Bytes: Arbor Day at Mason Library; ‘Aladdin Jr.’ at the Colonial; ‘The Art of Costume Design in Opera’; science and engineering fair; Williamstown Repair Cafe
Directed by Travis Daly with music direction by Erin M. White and choreography by Kathy Jo Grover, the production features more than 100 Berkshire-area students.
Business Briefs: Barnbrook Realty joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices; National Women Build Week; Massachusetts Whale Trail; grant for Berkshire Children & Families; Salisbury Bank scholarships
Telling the story of the Commonwealth through its connection to whales, the Massachusetts Whale Trail features nearly 40 stops along the coast as well as a literary tangent connecting sites in western Massachusetts.
Sheila Wessel, 77, of Pittsfield, poet, playwright and advocate for the underrepresented
Sheila was passionate about women’s rights and became executive director of the Women’s Services Center in Pittsfield, founded in 1974 (now the Elizabeth Freeman Center).
Pittsfield’s forgotten, ‘underidentified’ community: Children living in poverty
There are more than 900 kids living in poverty in the neighborhoods immediately surrounding the Berkshire Museum where veiled protesters have decried the ‘tremendous loss’ of paintings.
Pittsfield Police Officer Darren Derby changes attitudes and lives of city’s West Side kids
Officer Darren Derby’s mission is admirable: to create a relationship with the city’s youth that will ultimately change their perception of the police. “Don’t let your surroundings determine who you are and who you are capable of becoming,” he advises the hundreds of the city kids he encounters.
Business Briefs: Vision ’22 at the Pillow; Korte returns to CHP; BCC hires community engagement dean; grant for Sandisfield book project; Salisbury Bank awards scholarships
Vision ’22 is a strategic approach for Jacob’s Pillow’s development and a blueprint for enabling the Pillow to become a year-round center for dance creation.
Bits & Bytes: ‘Beethoven’ concert; land trust art show; Morningside Neighborhood Pride Night; student art contest winners; ‘Baked to Death’
Morningside Neighborhood Pride Night aims to instill a sense of pride in the neighborhood and aid in the revitalization of the Morningside area.
Bits & Bytes: Berkshire Bach concert; BHS kitten shower; William Moomaw on climate change; Litchfield Jazz Camp; Mac-Hadyn auditions; Kids 4 Harmony in national orchestra
Although Berkshire Humane Society has made great strides in decreasing the number of homeless cats through its low-cost spaying and neutering programs, the shelter cared for almost 300 kittens during last year’s kitten season.
Bits & Bytes: BTG auditions; ‘Bob and the Trees’ online; Ramsdell Library Sundays; Pittsfield Coalition sessions; ‘Creative Conversations’ at Race Brook; Burns Night celebration
The documentary, ob and the Trees,” gives a celebratory if unflinching portrait of one logger’s life as he tries to keep his family business afloat
News Briefs: Triplex to host CDC event; Town Hall Forum at Morningside School; Textbook Affordability Bill; BTCF awards; mayoral debate schedule
Donors who give gifts of $1,000 or more to the Community Development Corporation’s affordable housing program will receive a 50 percent credit toward their Massachusetts state taxes.