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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.

Bridge Street to see major improvements by summer’s end

An upgrade to the Bridge Street bridge will likely start in early August and shut down one lane of traffic.

News Briefs: Saint James Place receives major restoration grant

Saved from the wrecking ball in 2010 by former St. James Episcopal Church parishioners Sally Harris and her husband, Fred, Saint James Place will serve as creative hub, permanent home, and year-round performance venue for small and mid-sized cultural organizations in Great Barrington and southern Berkshire County.

News Briefs: Solar energy net metering cap raised; improved dental care access; Morneau announces for Governor’s Council

The bill authorizes the Department of Energy Resources to create a new solar incentive program to promote the continued growth of the solar industry, with a particular focus on community shared, government and municipally owned, and low income solar projects.

Bits & Bytes: Project Native Film Festival; Robert Hass at Williams; ‘Baseball in the Berkshires;’ MiC documentary premiere; juried photo show; ThunderFest update

Pittsfield was the town in which baseball first received legal recognition when, in 1791, the town fathers signed an ordinance banning it from being played in the town square.

Bits & Bytes: BCC dog show; Playhouse seeks directors; watercolors at Camphill Ghent; ‘RE” at Ferrin Contemporary; Crossroads gallery hop

The Ghent Playhouse is seeking proposals from directors interested in directing a musical as part of its 2016-2017 theater season.

News Briefs: Downing secures passage of Mt. Washington broadband bill

S. 1978 authorizes the Town of Mount Washington to establish, own and operate a broadband infrastructure.

News Briefs: Gov. Baker discusses opioid crisis with Berkshire health officials

Gov. Baker noted that Berkshire County had identified the issue of opioid abuse before many other communities had acknowledged it.

Bits & Bytes: Holiday Shop, Sip & Stroll; Lenox Library’s Pajama Night; ‘Magnificat’ in Stockbridge; ‘Tartuffe’ at BCC

At the Lenox Library Holiday Pajama Night children can enjoy an evening of storytelling by community celebrities and music performed by David Grover.

News Briefs: Sandisfield Land Bill; BRPC clean-up award

The Tennessee Gas pipeline would cross and alter numerous wetlands and vernal pools in Sandisfield, increase the spread of invasive plant species and permanently remove more than one million gallons of water from Spectacle Pond.
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