The Next Festival of Emerging Artists also has its eyes on the future. An annual event founded by composer-conductor Peter Askim in 2013, it brings together young like-minded string players and cutting-edge composers for a week of intensive preparation followed by a pair of performances.
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.
If the Berkshire Hills Regional School District could increase the number of towns that are formally members of the district, it could be leveraged to have a significant effect on the reimbursement rate for a potential project from the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
To be eligible for an award, a farm must have gross sales of $10,000 or above, and be a member of either Berkshire Grown or Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture or located in one the four counties of Western Massachusetts.
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival invites artists of all styles to participate in its first ever “Chance to Dance” contest, a viewer-selected, online competition that will allow the public, peers and fans of artists to vote for artist inclusion in the Inside/Out performance series for Festival 2017.
Richmond Consolidated School Principal Monica Zanin works with her teachers to implement the latest research in student learning and to provide rich professional development.
“Screenagers” is a film by doctor, filmmaker and mother Delaney Ruston, who turned the camera on her own family and others, revealing stories that depict messy struggles over social media, video games, academics and Internet addiction.
After screening the 15-minute film, Dayson and Monpierre will discuss the process behind the project and the lessons they learned about each other's respective art, and will invite questions and comments.
