Nicknamed ‘New Branches on Ten Old Trees,’ the program, devised specifically for Berkshires Jazz, is based in part on Laszlo Gardony’s new album ‘La Marseillaise.’
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Bits & Bytes: Josh Billings RunAground; Jen Durkin at the Garage; James Lasdun at Stockbridge Library; family clothing pop-up
Families will be able to “shop” for free baby and children’s clothing, outerwear, shoes and diapers, and staff will be on-hand to collect donations of clean children’s clothing and disposable and cloth diapers.
Bits & Bytes: Postmodern Jukebox at the Mahaiwe; Aretha Franklin tribute; Freedom Fund Awards dinner; Ice Glen walk; Harvest Fiesta
Whitney Battle-Baptiste, director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Center and associate professor of anthropology at UMass Amherst, will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual NAACP – Berkshire County Branch Freedom Awards dinner.
Bits & Bytes: Great Barrington Kennel Club Dog Show; ‘Visiting Mr. Green’; Berkshire County High School Art Show; Peter Sykes organ concert; ‘Jazzing Up the Garden’
The staged reading of ‘Visiting Mr. Green’ reunites director and Edge columnist Dan Dwyer with Berkshire actor Ralph Petillo and newcomer and Berkshire student Evan Silverstein.
Bits & Bytes: Walk a Mile in Her Shoes; ‘Hawthorne & Melville;’ Jordan Carlos at the Garage; Stockbridge Land Trust meeting; Walden Chamber Players concert
“Hawthorne & Melville” follows the friendship between the two American authors from August 1850 through November 1851 when both men were working on their new novels.
Bits & Bytes: Lee Greener Gateway Cleanup; youth poetry festival finale; Bill and the Belles at Dewey Hall; ‘Straight Answers to Gay Questions;’ Emma Willmann at the Garage
The Outspoken poetry festival includes workshops, peer-led open mics and competitive poetry slams for youth ages 15–24, and the finale is a celebration that includes performances by the top finishers of the poetry slams and a feature set by poet Mariah Barber.
Bits & Bytes: Annual winter lecture; ‘Lenox Through the Years;’ Dead of Winter Jam; Robert D. Kaplan at Stockbridge Library; Drucker, Cooper at Camphill Ghent
In “Earning the Rockies,” author Robert D. Kaplan undertakes a cross-country journey to recapture an appreciation of American geography often lost in the jet age.
Bits & Bytes: Raffle-Rama at the BOOM Room; Gionfriddo book signing; WordXWord story slam; ‘Songs of the Season;’ ‘Caring for Children’
A story slam is a friendly competition in which storytellers share five-minute stories relevant to the event’s theme. Stories are scored by volunteer judges from the audience.
Bits & Bytes: Big E documentary; Whitdiots improv show; Liz Miele at the Garage; Williams professor named ASEEES president-elect
For a century, the Big E – the largest fair in the Northeast and the only multi-state fair in the nation – has served as the key venue for the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont to showcase their respective livestock, agricultural, commercial, industrial, and artistic developments.
Bits & Bytes: DCSC April line-up; Robin’s Candy casting call; Giulia Rozzi at the Garage; Jonathan Cannon at Williams; Mayor Tyer on Pittsfield; WAM Theatre vacation camp; Blue Rider workshops
“My vision for Pittsfield reflects a place where small businesses thrive, strategic collaborations are nurtured, and the creative economy flourishes.”
— Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer
Bits & Bytes: Adam Ezra Group; First Fridays Artswalk; Joe Goodwin solo show; ‘Sembene!’; ‘A Mitzvah for Berkshire County Kids’ Place;’ 5k run/walk; bird walk
The feature-length documentary “Sembene!” tells the story of the “father of African cinema,” self-taught novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembéne, who fought a 50-year battle to give African stories to Africans.
Bits & Bytes: High Mud Comedy Fest; Edgar Heap of Birds at Williams; the Receiver at the Garage; Sonia Pilcer at Hevreh; learning differences training
The College Internship Program presentation will focus on simple strategies that can make navigating life a bit easier for young adults with autism, ADHD, and other learning differences.
Bits & Bytes: Legislative breakfast; BTG presents Ben Kronberg; Writers Read series; Williams diversity lecture; GBRSS science fair
The Writers Read monthly reading series at the Lee Library will continue on Tuesday, February 23, at 5:30 p.m. with guest host Frances Roth and poets Hilary Russell and Jan Hutchinson.
Bits & Bytes: RSYP culinary dinner; Kevin McCaffrey at Laugh Lounge; Biblical Studies lectures at Williams; Giving Tuesday party; Chanukah myths talk
Observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving with one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving.
Bits & Bytes: West Stockbridge Chamber Players; Alex Kershaw at Knosh & Knowledge; Alison Stewart at Williams; comedian Brooke Van Poppelen; Stockbridge Halloween events
The West Stockbridge Chamber Players will perform a harvest concert Nov. 1. Led by clarinetist and artistic director Catherine Hudgins, the West Stockbridge Chamber Players is an ensemble made up of Boston- and Berkshire-based musicians. The concert will feature works by Beethoven, Martinů, and Mozart.