Event

  • necap

    New England Consortium of Artist-Educator Professionals Annouces Annual Conference

    “Play is the Thing: The Serious Work of Play” NECAP’s annual conference for teaching artists, educators and arts administrators and presenters Thursday, September 23, Downtown Brattleboro, Vermont The critical importance of play in learning and human development is increasingly recognized, but we seem to have...

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  • sparkatthemount

    Happenings + Events

    Upcoming Berkshire Creative Events! SPARK! @ The Mount: Sept. 2nd, 2010, 5:30Pm MUSIC/PERFORMING ARTS SPARKETTE*: Sept. 14, 2010, 5:30-7:00 pm EDUCATION SPARKETTE*: Oct. 12th, 2010, 5:30-7:00 pm BeCreative BarCamp @ MLCA Gallery 51: October 14th, 2010, 5:30pm HOUSING SPARKETTE*: Nov. 9, 2010, 5:30-7:00 pm SPARKLE...

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  • massmocassfest

    From iberkshires: North Adams Prepped For Wilco’s Solid Sound

    By Tammy Daniels NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city’s marshaling its forces in preparation for the estimated 5,000 to 6,000 music fans expected to descend on North Adams beginning this Friday for the Solid Sound Festival. The three-day performance presented by alternative-rock band Wilco is...

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  • Berkshire Forum

    3 Day Berkshire Forum on Business, Innovation, and Technology Announced

    The Berkshire Forum will be led by a remarkable network of local and national business leaders, social innovators, technology visionaries, and entrepreneurs—bound by a devotion to the Berkshires and an interest in shaping its cultural and economic future. A press conference welcoming The Berkshire Forum...

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  • 5050

    50 Days of Local Arts Advocacy in 50 States!

    When was the last time your organization met with your member of Congress? Have you invited him or her to an arts event recently? Now’s your chance: Americans for the Arts  is offering the tools you need to advocate for the arts in your community...

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  • Happenings + Events

    Happenings + Events

    Upcoming SPARKettes ENTREPRENEURS & SMALL BUSINESS, July 13, 2010, 5:30-7:00 pm YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AUG. 10th, 2010, 5:30-7:00 pm MUSIC/PERFORMING ARTS SEPT. 14, 2010, 5:30-7:00 pm Upstairs@Jae’s Spice, Click here to learn more and RSVP! Berkshire Community College  South County Center Workshops Groupspeak: Public Speaking for...

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  • From the Berkshire Eagle: Economic efforts lauded

    From the Berkshire Eagle: Economic efforts lauded

    Trevor Jones, Berkshire Eagle Staff Friday June 11, 2010 PITTSFIELD — Creative economy officials from across the state came together at the Colonial Theatre on Friday to praise Pittsfield’s redevelopment efforts and discuss the steps that are needed to further those improvements. The meeting is...

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  • 3rd Gateway Cities Creative Economy Roundtable

    3rd Gateway Cities Creative Economy Roundtable

    Gateway Cities Creative Economy Roundtable: Creative Placemaking Friday, June 11, 2010 The Colonial Theatre, Pittfield, MA This event is co-sponsored by MassINC, the MCC, the City of Pittsfield’s Office of Cultural Development, and Berkshire Creative. Please rsvp to jschneider@massinc.org How arts and culture has helped...

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  • From Iberkshires: SBA Expo Offers Wealth of Resources for Small Business

    From Iberkshires: SBA Expo Offers Wealth of Resources for Small Business

    NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John Juby of Adams and his childhood friend and business partner Robert Waite and have spent nearly four years developing a solar-powered crosswalk sign. The orders are beginning to come in, but they need a boost to take them to the...

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  • Berkshire Creative and MCC Co-Host  Convening of LCC Representatives

    Berkshire Creative and MCC Co-Host Convening of LCC Representatives

    Earlier this week, Berkshire Creative and the Massachusetts Cultural Council co-hosted the first Berkshire based gathering of the county’s Local Cultural Council representatives. Over 30 LCC represenatives from the twenty plus LCC’s of Berkshire County, came out to share their work, learn more about the...

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