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Berkshire Carousel Seeks Local Volunteers
Posted on August 27, 2010 | No CommentsThe mission of Berkshire Carousel, which established itself as a not for profit entity in 2006 “is to create a form of family entertainment and work of art by building an authentic classical wooden carousel. The project involves residents of the entire Berkshire Community who... -
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS SCORE
Posted on August 23, 2010 | No CommentsSCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide. Founded in 1964, the organization now has nearly 400 chapters throughout the United States and its territories, with over 10,500 volunteers nationwide. Both working and retired... -
Pittsfield Announces New Collaborative Grant
Posted on August 19, 2010 | No CommentsSheila McKenna, president of the Pittsfield Cultural Council and Jen Lawless, program manager of the Mass Cultural Council announce a new Special Collaborative Grant Initiative for the Pittsfield Community of $100,000 for this upcoming year. This grant is in addition to the regular cycle of... -
20/21: Modern Style and/+ Studio Craft Launches
Posted on August 9, 2010 | No CommentsArtBerkshires is collaborative series of events and exhibits connecting contemporary art and design in the Berkshires. Spearheaded by gallerists, Leslie Ferrin of Ferrin Gallery and Sienna Patti of Sienna Gallery, ArtBerkshires was kicked off this last weekend with a pilot program, 20/21 Modern Style and... -
From the Berkshire Eagle: Shaker interest still strong at 50
Posted on August 9, 2010 | No CommentsBy David Pepose Sunday August 8, 2010 HANCOCK — Fifty years ago, the last remaining Shaker sisters of Berkshire County left a sign on Route 20 giving their heritage to the wind: “1,000 acres for sale. $200,000.” Years later, those once-fading buildings on Shaker land... -
From the Berkshire Eagle: Triple play for jobs
Posted on August 5, 2010 | No CommentsBy Dick Lindsay, Berkshire Eagle Staff The owner of Nuclea Biotechnologies LLC says he’s making good on a promise to double the firm’s Pittsfield operations and vows to triple it by year’s end. President and CEO Patrick Muraca on Wednesday officially opened the Nuclea Genomics... -
From the Berkshire Eagle: County makes strikes in the filmmaking business
Posted on July 26, 2010 | No CommentsBy Jenn Smith, Berkshire Eagle Staff Sunday July 25, 2010 Berkshire County has a good-looking head shot, with Mount Greylock and the Taconic mountain range at its crown and Gilded Age mansions near its nape. Since the county already has a presence in the motion-picture... -
Pittsfield Revitalization Covered in Boston Globe
Posted on July 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe art of saving a city When its biggest employer bolted, the proud old city of Pittsfield slumped and shrank PITTSFIELD — City of art, city of funk. The SoHo of the Berkshires, the Brooklyn of the Berkshires. The sobriquets urban planners bestow upon this... -
Berkshire Museum Sited on ArtLawBlog
Posted on July 21, 2010 | No Comments“Yet a museum is much more than its objects” Mark Gold has a piece on deaccessioning in the latest issue of the Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies (portions of which appeared in a 2009 article he did for Museum magazine). He runs through the real-life... -
Storefront Artist Project Announces New Acting Director and Return of Open Studios to Pittsfield
Posted on July 12, 2010 | No CommentsStorefront Artist Project announces the return of Open Studios and Galleries on Saturday, July 17 from 4-7 pm and appointment of Acting Director Julia Dixon. About Open Studios The event will be held in conjunction with the 6th Annual Pittsfield Art Show which will take...
