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ArtWeek Berkshires 2022 Welcomes Submissions| 12:10PM / Tuesday, April 26, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County's five Cultural Districts are partnering again to expand ArtWeek Berkshires 2022 that will take place from Sept 15 to Sept 25. The coalition recently posted its first call for artists. The non-juried event is free to all Berkshire County individuals, organizations, and businesses interested in showcasing creative work. Submissions from actors, cartoonists, crafters, dancers, designers, filmmakers, illustrators, mimes, multimedia artists, musicians, performance artists, poets, puppeteers, theater artists, visual artists, writers are welcome. Representatives from the five Cultural District began meeting in February to 0 Comments
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Simon's Rock Awarded Early College Full School Impact Planning Grant | 04:02PM / Monday, April 25, 2022 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —Simon's Rock announced that the institution was awarded an Early College Full School Impact Planning Grant of $150,000 from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. "The purpose of this competitive grant is to provide significant planning and resources to support a district and/or high school and college partner in designing and developing an impactful, large scale, or "full school" immersive Early College program model." The grant will support a three-year pilot program for Simon's Rock to partner with Southern Berkshire Regional School District (SBRSD) to 0 Comments
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Berkshire Botanical Garden Hosts 'Shimmer' Art ExhibitBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:16AM / Saturday, April 23, 2022 | |
'Frozen in Time' by Art Evans, one of two works on display. STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — There's still a week left to experience "Shimmer" at Berkshire Botanical Garden. Curated by Sue Muskat and Phil Knoll, it brings together drawings, paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures from 38 artists in an attempt to encourage "being in the present" while also recording the condition of life. Each artwork and artist provides a different conversation to encourage viewers to be open to new perspectives and challenges the viewer to contemplate the complexities of light in the darkness. COVID-19 and the War in Ukraine has 0 Comments
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Grant Supports Ecological Restoration and Climate Resilience in the Berkshires| 05:12PM / Friday, April 22, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On behalf of the Berkshire Clean, Cold and Connected (BCCC) Restoration Partnership, the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) has entered into a three-year Cooperative Agreement with the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) to support healthy aquatic systems and address climate change in Berkshire County. The Cooperative Agreement is expected to provide approximately $350,000 in grant funding to support a new BCCC Restoration Partnership Coordinator position based in HVA's Stockbridge office, and further aquatic habitat enhancement projects like culvert replacement and stream restoration. Funds 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Daffodils & All That JazzBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:35PM / Friday, April 22, 2022 | |
 Berkshire County will be hosting a variety of indoor and outdoor events this warm weekend including festivals, dance parties, museum activities, and performances from world renowned performers. Daffodil and Tulip Festival Naumkeag, Stockbridge Naumkeag is kicks off its 4th annual Daffodil and Tulip Festival this weekend that will run throughout the months of April and May. The event will showcase more than 130,000 daffodil, tulip and minor bulbs across their 8 acres of land. The 48-acre estate will be decorated with "with a variety of blooms, containers, displays and decorations against the backdrop of stunning views of Monument Mountain 0 Comments
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