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• Update on MCC Funding

  

  The Joint House/Senate Budget Conference Committee releases the compromise FY 2010 state budget, appropriating $9,692,945 for the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). Reacting to the continuing decline in state revenues, the conference committee adopted the lower [...]

• Go Green Tonight at Third Thursday!

  

  Go Green and Celebrate the Summer Solstice at Downtown Pittsfield’s June Third Thursday Celebration! Hula hoops, Morris Men, the Berkshire Bateria, locally grown foods and much much more! A flyer with a map, full schedule [...]

• From the Berkshire Eagle: A united front for broadband

  

  Berkshire Connect and Pioneer Valley Connect formed WesternMA Connect when they merged last month. Instead of having two organizations advancing the same goal, WesternMA Connect will now be the sole advocate for the creation of [...]

• Pete’s Motors-A New Face for Dealerships

  

  Auto dealerships are dying all across America, but in Great Barrington, MA, at least one is getting a second life, this time as a showcase for contemporary art available 24/7 through the Pete’s Motors showroom [...]

• MOVIE EXTRAS NEEDED

  

  Meskada will be shooting in the local Catskill area from June 8th – July 3rd. All ages and varieties of people are wanted! It is an unpaid position, but promises to be a fun time [...]

• Emerging Museum says “Hire locals first, if you can”

  

  What could be more creative than starting a museum in the Berkshires in this economy? Carol Crossed, President of the Board of Trustees of the newly emerging Susan B. Anthony Birthplace and Museum at 67 [...]

• Southern Berkshire Technology Committee (SBTC) Wants Your Story

  

  Last year, the Massachusetts state legislature designated $40 million for the upgrading of internet service in “unserved” and “underserved” areas – in other words, areas like ours. These funds are overseen by the Massachusetts Broadband [...]

• Cultivate Your Creativity!

  

  Foster or hone your creative skills with courses at these local arts organizations! Crispina Design Workshop Learn the art of creative fabric reuse with Crispina Ffrench at her Pittsfield workshop! Click here to visit her [...]

• NEA and NEH Funding Update

  

  House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee approves bill that provides $170 million for the National Endowment for the Arts and $170 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities. This is approximately a $15 million increase for [...]

• Creative Jobs in the Creative Economy

  

  Check out these creative economy career opportunities! Dance Faculty, Berkshire Dance Theatre Coordinator of Marketing and Communications, Berkshire United Way Director of Egineering and Maintenance, Crane & Co. Nail Tech/ Hair Stylist, Cranwell Resort, Spa [...]