Berkshire County unites the natural environment with the industrialized world. Its distinct area combines art, culture, technology, and nature, creating an eclectic range of activities for residents and visitors.   Berkshire County is generally divided into three sections: Northern, Central, and Southern. The Northern Berkshires comprise Williamstown, North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, New Ashford, Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Savoy and Windsor. Each community has a unique history and offers explorers a variety of activities....

Windsor, Mass. — Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center houses a rare spruce-fir Taifa habitat, which can be found in small pockets of high-elevation forests. The habitat is rare and declining in Massachusetts, as is some of the wildlife it inhabits. The center is home to many rare and declining Massachusetts wildlife species, including the white-throated sparrow, ruffed Grouse, and American woodcock. The boreal "northern" forests are also unique and are considered....

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Public Library will host a Home Movie Day on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 10 p.m.   Home Movie Day is an annual celebration of the historical and cultural value of amateur film. Screenings are held in communities throughout the world, and residents are encouraged to bring their films to share.   Participants may show up at 7 p.m. with their films. Qualified volunteers will inspect for condition. Projection formats include 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm.   This is the fourth Home Movie Day event in North Adams and Williamstown....

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Artist Kent Mikalsen hopes to find a new home for his artwork where they can be viewed by a majority of individuals and enhance the viability of the community or business.    "It's been found that public art in the community actually enhances the viability of the community as far as bringing in new business … because they want to see that the municipality…has the consciousness around culture....

DALTON, Mass. — The Arch and Rose Quartz SPAtique, located at 395 Main St., opened its doors this weekend.    Cosmetic tattoo artist Ashley Ciepiela and licensed esthetician Rebecca Moore have worked together on this dual business venture to create an inviting space where people feel comfortable sharing their insecurities. Ciepiela and Moore said they have been working on the space since first seeing it in March. They opened for business on Saturday.    "Being a cosmetic tattoo artist, I'm asking people to come in and let me stare at their insecurities....

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Friends of the North Adams Public Library is bringing back a tradition that many community members and book enthusiasts missed during its two-year absence because of the pandemic.    "I just think that the community loves this. We get a huge amount of people that come in and buy boxes and boxes," Friend of the Library Susan Spooner said on Thursday.    This Friday and Saturday, community members can browse the sale offerings at St....

ADAMS, Mass. — The American Legion Riders will again be hosting the Fall Run this Saturday, Sept. 17, in Bowe Field to raise funds for military veterans in need throughout Massachusetts.    Last year, a group of local volunteers revived this long-standing tradition that ceased to roar through Western Massachusetts in 2017.    Originally a small group of friends, the ride quickly morphed into a 2,000-plus rider event that raised more than a half-million dollars for local charities, especially Shriners Hospital....

Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute presents a book talk with author and filmmaker Alan Govenar On Thursday, September 15 starting at 6 p.m. in the Clark’s auditorium....

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Clark Art Institute partners with Images Cinema to screen Summer of Soul, the Oscar-winning documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. The film will be shown outdoors near the Clark’s Reflecting Pool at dusk, around 7:30 p.m. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, the Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). More than 300,000 people attended the summer concert series that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion....

Williamstown, Massachusetts—The Clark Art Institute continues its “Locals at the Lunder Center” series with a free concert on Sunday, September 11 starting at 4:15 in the  Lunder Center’s Moltz Terrace. The Philadelphia and New York City based band Elkhorn will perform followed by local musical group Sound For....

Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Sunday, September 24 at 2 p.m. the Clark Art Institute will hosts meander-themed classical concert on the Lunder Center’s Moltz Terrace, performed in conjunction with the special exhibition Tauba Auerbach and Yuji Agematsu: Meander. Unlike traditional performances, this concert offers attendees a participatory experience of sound and exploration.  From 2 p.m. until 5 p.m....

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A new installation to open at 90 Main St. during First Friday seeks to bring new life to a former bank building.   This light and sound installation, "Exponential," will be on view this fall and winter in an effort to think about the future of the space and contribute to the atmosphere of the city's downtown, said architect and designer Karla Rothstein....

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will screen O Horizon at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, the first presentation in its five-part Film and Art series which runs from September to November. Alena Williams, assistant professor of Art at Williams College, introduces O Horizon prior to its showing. The free screening is open to the public and takes place in the Clark’s auditorium. O Horizon (2018, 90 minutes) is an experimental documentary that explores the environmental teachings of prolific Bengali writer and poet Rabindranath Tagore....

ADAMS, Mass. — Nearly 30 people gathered outside of the Mausert Block apartments on Thursday, as the owners unveiled the first of more than 30 commissioned local art pieces to be displayed in the building.   Mausert Block owners Holly and Stephen Stenson said the artworks, as part of the building's "Maus-ART" program, will be on display once the project is complete. The work, done with help from the Adams Arts Advisory Board, will be put in the building's common spaces for residents to see.   "We have 31 pieces of art, and this is one," Stephen Stenson said....

Williamstown, Massachusetts—As a part of Banned Books Week, the Clark Art Institute hosts a  free special presentation on Saturday, September 17 in the Clark’s auditorium at 2 p.m....

Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Tuesday, September 20, the Clark Art Institute’s Research and Academic Program will host a lecture by Clark Fellow Olivier Bonfait entitled, “Read the Story and the Picture,” at 5:30 p.m. in the Manton Research Center auditorium.  In this lecture, Bonfait spans antiquity to the twenty-first century, delving into the interplay between the pictorial intelligence of the story based on a left-right dynamic and the lateralization of vision which is also part of  daily experience....

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Dan Hudson is bringing his passion for arthouse cinemas to Spring Street. "One thing I've been very vocal about in the exhibition community is these films need to be in theaters," Hudson said this week. "If you're a filmmaker, you're not making something so people can only watch it on a screen at home or on their mobile device. You want it on a big screen and watched in community. That's something only arthouse theaters can provide for those films. Dan Hudson joins Images Cinema as its new director....

Williamstown, Massachusetts— The Clark Art Institute will be hosting 2 concerts for Labor Day.  There will be a large-scale outdoor concert by the Knights on the Clark’s Férnandez Terrace on September 4 starting at 4 p.m.  On Monday, September 5 they will also be hosting a free family-friendly concert by the Knights Orchestra in the Manton Research Center auditorium starting at 12 p.m.  This newly added performance is designed specifically for younger audiences and is intended to provide a fun and engaging introduction to classical music....

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Moltz Terrace of the Clark Art Institute’s Lunder Center is the site of new concerts presented by local musicians and two performances this month will kick off the new program.  On Friday, Aug. 19, indie pop artist Ciarra Fragale, currently based in North Adams, Massachusetts performs. On Friday, Aug. 26, songwriter and improviser Ruth Garbus from Brattleboro, Vermont shares the stage with Vermont native Julia Tadlock. Both outdoor performances are free and begin at 6 pm....

SOUTH WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Historical Museum invites the public to their 4th annual Hay Day Fair on Sunday, August 28 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the grounds of the Museum, located at 32 New Ashford Road in South Williamstown, on Route 7.  “Come one, come all, bring friends and children and enjoy....

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, August 30, the Clark Art Institute partners with the Highland Street Foundation to host August Adventures Day, providing free admission for all visitors. August Adventures Day at the Clark is offered as a part of the Highland Street Foundation’s continued commitment to making cultural, historical, and nature venues accessible to all. August Adventures provides opportunities throughout the month of August for individuals, children, and families across the Commonwealth....

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, August 12 at 5 p.m., the Clark Art Institute will host Moonlit Meander, an evening-long celebration featuring art, food, live music, and more. The event begins at the Lunder Center at Stone Hill and is presented in conjunction with Tauba Auerbach and Yuji Agematsu: Meander. The galleries will be open until 11 pm to provide an after-hours experience of Tauba Auerbach and Yuji Agematsu: Meander, and outdoors, the Afro-Brazilian Samba Trio will perform on the Moltz Terrace, with beer and wine available for purchase....

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — This August's First Friday is a block party on Eagle Street from 4 to 9 p.m. The Friday's event will feature music, street games, activities and gallery openings....

The Adams Street Fair, which helps raise money for local emergency responder agencies, was back for its second year Sunday with vendors, food, music and magic....