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Saint James Place Appoints Executive Director
12:46PM / Monday, February 26, 2024
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Saint James Place, a Center for Arts and Culture, announced the appointment of Seth Keyes to the position of Executive Director.     As Executive Director, he will be charged with extending the growth of Saint James Place through management of finances, marketing and expanded program development.   Saint James Place reopened  in 2017 after a full historic restoration and preservation with a carefully designed adaptation for performances.  Established as a Cultural Landmark and event space, it hosts music, theatre, dance, lectures, classes, and meetings year round.  Since its 2017 opening, Saint James Place has welcomed over

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Morris Elementary Students Participate in Global School Play Day
11:46AM / Sunday, February 25, 2024
LENOX, Mass. — Morris Elementary School students participated in a day of unstructured play as part of Global School Play Day on Feb. 7.    Global School Play Day — celebrated on the first Wednesday of February every year — is a day of unstructured, self-directed playtime. Students may explore their creativity, problem-solving skills, and social interactions in a spontaneous environment.    Morris Elementary School students engaged in a day with no screens, no structure, and no interference from staff in how they chose to play. Students brought in their favorite board games from home, built Lego sculptures, took part in a Playful Engineers activity,

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CHP Including 'Size-Inclusive Care' Principles into Patient Care
11:21AM / Saturday, February 24, 2024
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A Feb. 29 CHP webinar, "Size-Inclusive Care: Better Health Care for All Bodies," is a free online event for the public, healthcare providers, nutritionists and others interested in weight bias.    The webinar takes place noon-1 p.m.   The talk, free and open to the public, will address how weight stigma bias can show up in healthcare settings and the impact of weight bias on people's health. Presenters will discuss CHP's initiative to improve healthcare for people who have avoided or delayed medical care because of past healthcare experiences.   Event registration:

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Virtual Sourdough Workshop
04:06PM / Friday, February 23, 2024
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Dewey Hall will host a virtual sourdough talk with Richard Bourdon, founder of Berkshire Mountain Bakery.   Bourdon will be joined by Sarah Reynolds North of Found Bread in her kitchen in New Marlborough.   In this pre-filmed 60-minute workshop, Richard and Sarah will show how to mix the dough by hand. That will be followed by a lesson on how to shape proofed dough into a loaf. Along the way, they will offer time-tested tips and tricks for ensuring professional results—with practice.    Questions are welcome via chat and will be answered by Richard and Sarah during a live Q & A time at the end.    The presentation will take

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The Bard Queer Leadership Project to Host Queer Leaders Vision Forum
08:07AM / Friday, February 23, 2024
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —The Bard Queer Leadership Project (BQLP), which welcomed its first cohort of students during the fall 2023 semester at Simon's Rock, will host its third Queer Leaders Vision Forum with Dr. Joel Davis Brown (he/him) on February 29 at 7:00 p.m.   Provost John B. Weinstein (he/him) and Director of the Bard Queer Leadership Project, Dr. Carla Stephens (she/her), will be in conversation with Davis Brown.   Joel Davis Brown is an entrepreneur, author, and member of the Forbes Coaches Council. His debut book, The Souls of Queer Folk: How Understanding LGBTQ+ Culture Can Transform Your Leadership Practice, published in 2023. An attorney with a doctorate

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Bard College at Simon's Rock to Screen '20 Days in Mariupol'
12:10PM / Thursday, February 22, 2024
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.—Bard College at Simon's Rock will screen "20 Days in Mariupol" on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the Clarke Auditorium in the Fisher Science and Academic Center.   This initiative is made possible by a partnership between PBS | Frontline and Razom for Ukraine and is open to students based at U.S. universities and colleges. For the first time in Ukrainian cinematic history, a Ukraine-made film has secured a sport among the Academy Award Nominees.    According to a press release, the goal of this initiative is to spread the important message of the documentary as well as engage universities, bring agency to the student body to make

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Berkshire Nonprofits See Housing, Recruitment as Critical Needs
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:17AM / Thursday, February 22, 2024
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Housing has become a critical issue that's affecting all aspects of the Berkshire economy.    It rose to the top during conversations with state lawmakers last week at a virtual legislative town hall hosted by Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires.    Lack of affordable housing leads to the nonprofits' other major concern — recruitment and retention issues.    "What we hear from you as far as your biggest concerns around housing and recruitment and retention is the same issues that we hear from the for-profit sector in the county. So these are very common themes that we are facing these challenges together,"

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Applications for Berkshire Art Center's Artist Residency Now Open
08:16AM / Wednesday, February 21, 2024
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Art Center is now accepting applications for its 2024 Berkshire Artist Residency Program.    This year, Berkshire-based artists can apply for a summer residency at three local institutions - The Red Lion Inn, Chesterwood, and now, Ventfort Hall. A total of five selected artists will spend three months creating work inspired by the history, landscape, culture, and architecture of those institutions.   Since 2012, Berkshire Art Center has coordinated artist residencies that pair local visual artists with cultural institutions and historic landmarks across the Berkshires. The heart of the Berkshire Artist Residency is to give artists the

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Great Barrington Public Theater Hosts Sit Down With Neil Pepe
03:59PM / Tuesday, February 20, 2024

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Great Barrington Public Theater (GBPT) invites theater lovers and artists to take part in the company's conversation with Neil Pepe on Monday, Feb. 26 at 6 pm at St Jams Place.

"It will be fun to swap ideas with Jim and the Berkshire theater community," Pepe adds. "Atlantic Theater Company has been built by artists exchanging ideas and diving into conversation about what makes a script, a scene, an actor or play stand out, what makes art, language and technique effective. Dialogue is the nuts and bolts of great theater. Anyone who loves the creativity of theater will get something from our shoptalk," Pepe said.

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CHP Mobile Unit At Richmond Town Hall
01:02PM / Tuesday, February 20, 2024
RICHMOND, Mass.— The Community Health Programs (CHP) Mobile Health Unit will be parked at Richmond Town Hall on Thursday, Feb.22 from 9 am to noon.   The unit will offer urgent care, flu and COVID vaccines, and sick visits.   Staff will also help residents sign up for SNAP and Mass Health benefits.    

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Youth Baseball Registration Underway for 2024 Season
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10:20AM / Tuesday, February 20, 2024
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Registration is underway for the newly restructured Pittsfield Little League for the 2024 season.   In the offseason, the Pittsfield Little League National Division and American Division merged to form a single league.   The youth program is encouraging all returning and new players eligible for the 2024 campaign to register at www.pittsfieldll.com.   Registration for the Adams-Cheshire Little League is available here. Dalton-Hinsdale Little League registration is here. Sign up for the Great Barrington Little League here.   Northern Berkshire NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Northern Berkshire Youth Baseball League is looking for players aged 7 to 16 to

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Photo Contest for Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Annual Brochure
04:10PM / Monday, February 19, 2024
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce is calling on all photographers, amateur and professional, to submit an image or images that represent enjoying the Southern Berkshires.   The Chamber is looking for photos that show off the region as a four-season destination. Subjects could include the outdoors, food, arts & culture, shopping, sports, recreation, agriculture and more.   As in past years, a photo entry cannot contain any distinguishable advertising or business entity.   There is no limit on the number of entries per person.   Winners will be selected via an anonymous vote by our Membership and PR Committee.   The winning

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