MCLA Presents! starts new season
NORTH ADAMS – The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) has announced the 2012-13 schedule for its annual performance series. “MCLA Presents!” kicks off this Saturday at 3 p.m. at…
Ceremony for MCLA’s new science building
NORTH ADAMS – Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will hold a brief “topping off” ceremony to mark the last piece of steel being raised into the frame of the Center for Science…
Williams International Studies events announced
WILLIAMSTOWN — The International Studies Colloquium at Williams College begins Sept. 11 with a discussion of “Global Perspectives on 9/11” with Annie Reinhart, associate professor of history, Janneke van de…
Free planetarium shows at Williams College
WILLIAMSTOWN — This fall, the public is invited to experience the wonders of the universe at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory at Williams College. Astronomy students…
Locals on stage in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD – This weekend, 219 performers of all ages from The Berkshires will hit the stage at The Colonial Theatre. The performers make up the cast of writer Lionel Bart’s…
Back to school in The Berkshires
Stores are offering markdowns on notebooks and pencils, lines of yellow buses are making their way around the county and many parents are simply glad to have their kids out…
Crane Museum offers glimpse into history
DALTON – The Crane Paper Company Museum gives visitors a glimpse of history through the filter of papermaking. From papermaking equipment made in Pittsfield to notes from politicians and other…
Williams professor edits symposium on Trayvon Martin killing
WILLIAMSTOWN – Neil Roberts, assistant professor of Africana studies and faculty affiliate in political science at Williams College, has guest edited a symposium in the journal Theory & Event, published…
Satchmo premieres at Shakespeare & Co.
LENOX – When playing an internationally-recognized figure, the line between caricature and fully embodying the character can be fairly thin. In Satchmo at the Waldorf, award-winning actor John Douglas Thompson…
SBRSD continues superintendent search
SHEFFIELD – The Southern Berkshire Regional School District is continuing to move forward with its search for a new superintendent. “We’re really eager to do it right,” said SBRSD School…