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Clark Art Lecture on Justice, Property and Punishment in 18th Century Qubec | 07:58AM / Wednesday, February 04, 2026 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institutes Research and Academic Program hosts a talk by Charmaine Nelson (UMass Amherst / Clark/Oakley Humanities Fellow) exploring how transatlantic slavery was grounded in violence and systems of control imposed by enslavers and their surrogates in eighteenth-century Montreal Quebec, Canada. The talk takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. In her talk, Nelson draws from the extant business records of eighteenth-century Montreal sheriff Edward William Gray, who worked to sustain and protect the interests of white enslavers such as the Quebec City printers William Brown and Thomas 0 Comments
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Williamstown Community Preservation Panel Weighs Hike in Tax SurchargeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:16AM / Wednesday, February 04, 2026 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee is considering whether to ask town meeting to increase the property tax surcharge that property owners currently pay under the provisions of the Community Preservation Act. Members of the committee have argued that by raising the surcharge to the maximum allowed under the CPA, the town would be eligible for significantly more "matching" funds from the commonwealth to support CPA-eligible projects in community housing, historic preservation and open space and recreation. When the town adopted the provisions of the CPA in 2002 and ever since, it set the surcharge at 2 percent of a property's tax with 0 Comments
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Williamstown Community Preservation Committee Hears from Final ApplicantsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:38PM / Tuesday, February 03, 2026 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee last Wednesday heard from the final four applicants for fiscal year 2027 grants and clarified how much funding will be available in the fiscal year that begins on July 1. On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the committee will begin — and, potentially, conclude — deliberation on how much Community Preservation Act money it wants to recommend May's town meeting spend and how those funds will be allocated across 10 applications the committee received for this funding cycle. One thing is clear, the committee will not be able to recommend full funding of all the applicants seeking CPA funds in this cycle. The 0 Comments
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Esther Bell Named Next Director of Clark Art| 11:08AM / Tuesday, February 03, 2026 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Board of Trustees of the Clark Art Institute announced the appointment of Esther Bell as the Institute's Hardymon Director. Currently serving as the Clark's Deputy Director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator, Bell will become the Clark's sixth director when she assumes her new role on July 1. The Board unanimously elected Bell to the position following an extensive international search. Bell will be the first woman in the Clark's seventy-year history to serve as its director. She succeeds Olivier Meslay, who announced last September that he would be leaving the Clark and returning to his native France in 2026.
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'The Art of the Opening' To Be Displayed In New WCMA Museum| 03:03PM / Monday, February 02, 2026 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) is hosting a monthly program series this spring called "The Art of the Opening" that will offer audiences a glimpse into specific works of art that will be on display when the new museum building opens in the fall of 2027. On Feb. 4, March 18, and April 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., curators from our curatorial engagement team will share an in-depth preview of a different object that will be on view in the inaugural installation, which aims to showcase WCMA’s global art collection guided by a liberal arts ethos. The audience will be invited to ask questions, and lunch will be provided for the first 12
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Williamstown Legion Post Recognized for Generosity to Guard MembersStaff Reports ,
12:11PM / Thursday, January 29, 2026 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Michael Kennedy American Legion Post 152 has been recognized for its work to support a Cape Cod National Guard training site. Lt. Col. Alexander McDonough presented the post with a certificate of appreciation for its support and commitment to the soldiers of the Massachusetts Army National Guard. The post's generosity ensured that the soldiers and their families had a successful holiday party and a Christmas to remember. "Their support is greatly appreciated by Camp Edwards and the Massachusetts Army National Guard," the camp posted on Facebook. 0 Comments
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Berkshire County High School Bowling Hall of Fame foundedCommunity submission,
12:30PM / Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | |
 The Berkshire County high school bowling community is proud to announce the inaugural class of the Berkshire County High School Bowling Hall of Fame, honoring former student-athletes whose achievements and contributions have had a lasting impact on high school bowling throughout the county. The first Hall of Fame class represents multiple schools and more than a decade of excellence in Berkshire County high school bowling. Inductees, listed in order of their graduating class, are: Mat Bak (Class of 2009) – McCann High School Jason Duryea (Class of 2010) – Monument Mountain High School Brianna Amidon (Class of 2011) – Pittsfield High School Jasmine Kern (Class 0 Comments
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Clark Art Offers Free Gallery Tours for Parents and Infants| 08:09AM / Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | |
 WILLLAIMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Feb. 7 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute continues a series of gallery tours designed specifically for new parents/caregivers and their infants. Participants should meet in the Clark Center admissions lobby. On the first Saturday of the month, September–June, a Clark educator leads an informal, baby-friendly tour of the permanent collection. The program aims to provide a stress-free experience for new parents and caregivers, as well as the chance to socialize with others caring for young infants. Works by a variety of artists are featured. This program is best suited for caregivers with infants/pre-toddlers. 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Looks at Policy for AIBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee is grappling with the question of how artificial intelligence can and cannot be used by the district's faculty and students. At a Jan. 21 in-person meeting at the middle-high school, five members of the seven-person committee heard a report from the superintendent about the issues confronting educators nationwide as online AI tools become more pervasive in society. Superintendent Joseph Bergeron gave examples ranging from using AI prompts to help a student get started on an essay assignment to how a parent or guardian might use the same tool to help an elementary school pupil work through a 0 Comments
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Clark Art First Sunday Free | 07:32AM / Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute continues its First Sunday Free series on Sunday, Feb 1. To celebrate Milena Naef's sculpture, Three Times Spanning, part of the outdoor sculpture exhibition Ground/work 2025, the February First Sunday Free's theme is "Bending Bodies." Enjoy free museum admission from 10 am–5 pm and take part in free special activities from 1–4 pm. Naef's monumental work of marble, Three Times Spanning, on view atop Stone Hill in the outdoor sculpture exhibition Ground/work 2025, includes a precise indentation of her own body. From 1–4 pm, create giant tracings of your body or make a mini 0 Comments
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Clark Art Appoints Curator of Decorative Arts| 07:16AM / Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute announced the appointment of Alexis Goodin as the Curator of Decorative Arts. "Alexis is an integral part of the Clark's curatorial team, and she has brought extraordinary rigor, insight, and care to the study and presentation of our decorative arts collections," said Esther Bell, Deputy Director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator of the Clark. "Her deep institutional knowledge and scholarly excellence make her uniquely suited to steward this area of our collection." According to a press release: Having served for over more than two decades at the Clark, Goodin has played a role in 0 Comments
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Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2026 Absence Said Not to Cause 'Panic'By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:46PM / Monday, January 26, 2026 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — News this week that the Williamstown Theatre Festival will go dark again this summer has not yet engendered widespread concern in the town's business community. "None of the members have reached out in panic," Williamstown Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sue Briggs said on Wednesday afternoon. "I'm really pleased. "The rumor on the street has been this is what they need in order to come back and be a viable festival. … With that said, I have not had any real one-on-one conversations with business owners about it yet." "It" was the announcement Tuesday, in the form of interviews reported 0 Comments
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