Sheffield, Mass. – Contemporary artist Charles Thomas O’Neil, who has studios in Stockbridge, MA, and Fishers Island, NY, will be featured as a visiting artist in a solo show at Berkshire School November 1st through December 21st. “The Warren Family Gallery is thrilled to showcase the paintings of Charles Thomas O’Neil. His abstractions are both intellectually sophisticated and visually compelling. … Read More

The Bidwell House Museum, the Berkshires’ own early American history museum, is extending their season this year and will conduct tours until October 28. The stunning foliage in Monterey and pleasant weather makes October a wonderful time for visitors and local residents to enjoy all that the area has to offer.  By staying open through the end of October, the … Read More

Great Barrington, Mass. – The Town of Great Barrington will conduct compliance inspections to ensure that merchants are adhering to the state’s temporary ban on the sale of vaping products. The ban also includes the sale of cannabis vaping products. Approximately a dozen town merchants are licensed to sell tobacco and cannabis vaping products in town, and each has been … Read More

Williamstown, Mass. — Sept. 26 — Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director of the Clark Art Institute, announced today that more than 2,700 high-resolution digital images of works in the museum’s renowned collection are now available for direct download from the Clark’s website, free of charge. “The Clark’s central mission is to advance and extend the public understanding of art,” said Meslay. … Read More

Pittsfield, Mass. – Berkshire Community College (BCC) will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit between October 20 – 23, 2019, by a team representing the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The Commission on Institutions of Higher Education is one of seven accrediting commissions in the United States that provide institutional accreditation … Read More

Great Barrington, Mass. – Sept. 24, 2019 – On Oct. 18, the Town of Great Barrington and the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries mark the 50th anniversary of what was, in 1969, the controversial establishment of the W.E.B. Du Bois Boyhood Homesite, at 612 South Egremont Road, Great Barrington. Talks, readings, exhibitions, music, and film will take place at the … Read More

Williamstown, Mass. —The Clark Art Institute announces the appointment of a distinguished class of scholars and art historians as fellows in the Clark’s Research and Academic Program (RAP) for the 2019–2020 academic year. The Clark is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education … Read More

Pittsfield, Mass. – The MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board held its quarterly meeting on September 13th, 2019 at their offices in Pittsfield. As a state certified High Performing Workforce Board, the BWB highlighted several accomplishments including the college & career readiness programming, training in healthcare & manufacturing, employer outreach and engagement, rapid response services to assist those impacted by company closings, … Read More

Great Barrington, Mass. – On Nov. 1, 2019, the town’s ban on the sale of plastic water bottles of one liter or less will be in full effect. Town merchants have been given a 30-day notice urging them to phase out supplies of these single-use plastic water bottles. “We expect that all merchants in town who have not already done … Read More

North Adams, Mass. — DownStreet Art, the last-Thursday-of-the-month popup program of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ Berkshire Cultural Resource Center (MCLA BCRC), returns to downtown North Adams for the last installment of the season, 5-8 p.m. on Sept. 26, 2019. As always, DownStreet Art is free and open to the public. There’s always something new at each DownStreet Art, so … Read More