Yankee Shopper by Hersam Acorn

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Shopper January 5, 2009

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Wednesday, January 7 • 9-10 a.m. - Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Lee Board of Health. Phone: 413-243-1212 - Lee Regional VNA offices, 32 Park Street, Lee • 10 a.m. - Preschool Story Time. Phone: 413-662-3133 - North Adams Public Library, 74 Church St., North Adams. For information phone 413-662-3133 or visit naplibrary.com • 10 a.m. - Story time. Please call to register - there are openings in the Wednesday group. Info: 413-743-8345 - Adams Free Library, located on Park Street at McKinley Square, Adams • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - CHP-Healthy Communities Access Project will host free health screenings, health education information and health insurance enrollment assistance. Please call Luci at 413-528-9311 ext. 2147 for additional information or questions. - Becket Town Hall, Becket • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Community Outreach Van - Free Health Insurance Enrollment & Health Screenings. Phone 413-445-9215 - Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Open House for the salon/cosmetology program. Info: 413-442-0333 - Mildred Elley School, 505 East Street, Pittsfield • 10:30 a.m. - Story time. Info: 413-458-5369 - David and Joyce Milne Public Library, 1095 Main Street, Williamstown • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Egremont Board of Health Phone: 413-243-1212 - Egremont Town Hall • 4-6 p.m. - Free community supper - a free spaghetti supper with other members of the community! To reserve a seat phone 413-528-2810. - Berkshire South Regional Community Center, 15 Crissey Rd., Great Barrington • 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. - S.H.A.P.E. Club Weight Loss Support Group - Lee Council on Aging Community Room. For information phone 413-446-5925.l • 5:30 to 7 p.m. - VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire offers bereavement support group - Info: 413-664-4536 - VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, Inc., 535 Curran Memorial Highway, North Adams • 5:30-6:30 p.m. (beginners) and 7-8 p.m. (intermediate) - Get 2009 started right with a tai chi class, where you can banish the winter blues & refocus your energy. Jim Pullaro brings his very popular tai chi classes back for both beginning & more experienced students. Registration requested. For more information: 413-466-0534

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or jimpullaro@msn.com. - Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave., Pittsfield 6:30 p.m. - BINGO - Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #310 located at 515 Curran Highway in North Adams. 413-664-9043. 6:30 p.m. - BINGO - Non-Smoking - Refreshments Available - Progressive Jackpots. Info: 413-443-7135 - ITAM Lodge #564, 22 Waubeek Road, Pittsfield. 6:30 p.m. - National Alliance on Mental Illness of Berkshire County book club will discuss “Hurry Down Sunshine” by Michael Greenberg, a memoir written by the father of a 15-year-old daughter about her descent into psychosis, diagnosis with bipolar disorder and the impact on their extended, blended family. Info: 413-443-1666 or namibc@namibc. org - Chapters Bookstore, North Street, Pittsfield 6:45 p.m. - Hinsdale Lions Club Bingo - Admission $1. Come early - Dinner is available at reasonable prices: hamburgers, hot dogs, cold sandwiches, hot dishes, desserts, cold and hot beverages. Monthly Door Prizes - Charity Game Tickets. Phone 413-655-2973 for details. - Hinsdale Community Center Maple Street, Route 143, Hinsdale 7 p.m. - Overeaters Anonymous - Lenox Community Center, Walker Street, Lenox. 7 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-445-5852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - Parish House (upstairs) behind St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Main St., Stockbridge. 7-9 p.m. - Gamblers’Anonymous. Free, confidential meetings. For more information phone Charlie at 413-637-2550. - Hillcrest Hospital, first floor conference room, Tor Court, Pittsfield 7:30 p.m. - “Sport in Society: Bridging the Racial Divide” Williams College Athletics is honored to have distinguished activist and scholar

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Dr. Richard Lapchick speak at our first Claiming Williams Event. Dr. Lapchick is often described as “the racial conscience of sport” due to his commitment to equality and his belief that sport can be an effective instrument of positive social change. He led the American sports boycott of South Africa during apartheid, a stand that nearly cost him his life during a brutal physical attack in 1978. Dr. Lapchick has been named “One of the 100 Most Powerful People in Sport.” He is the Chair of the The DeVos Sport Business Management Program, named one of the nation’s top five programs by the Wall Street Journal, the Sports Business Journal and ESPN The Magazine. Considered among the nation’s experts on sport and social issues, Lapchick has appeared numerous times on Nightline, Good Morning America, The Today Show, ABC World News, NBC Nightly News, the CBS Evening News, CNN, ESPN and is a regular columnist for ESPN.com. - Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College, Williamstown 7:30 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-4455852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - St. Mark’s Church, Commercial St., Adams 7:30 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-4455852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - Grace Episcopal Church, Main St., Dalton 7:30 p.m. - Overeaters Anonymous - Fairview Hospital, 29 Lewis Ave., Great Barrington 8-10 p.m. - Firkin Madness - Organic Vanilla Bean Stout served. Benefit for The Kid’s Place in Pittsfield. Info: www.pittsfieldbrewworks.com or 413-997-3506 - Pittsfield Brew Works, 34 Depot St., Pittsfield 9 p.m. - Eric Erickson performs. No cover charge applies. Call 413298-5545 for information. - The Lion’s Den, Red Lion Inn, 30 Main St., Stockbridge

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Thursday, January 8 • 7:45 to 9:15 a.m. - “Breakfast Program”. Sponsored by Lee Bank and the area Chambers of Commerce this forum is for business owners and has the theme “Managing Your Business in Difficult Times.” Info: 413-2439264. - Crissey Farm, Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. Phone: 413-243-1212 - Stop & Shop on Merrill Road in Pittsfield • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Community Outreach Van - Free Health Insurance Enrollment & Health Screenings. Phone 413-445-9215 - Nejaime’s, 444 Pittsfield Lenox Rd., Lenox • 10:30 a.m. - Preschool Story Craft is for children 3 to 5 years of age. The program features stories, songs & follow-along activities followed by a craft related to stories. Contact: Debby Cuthbert. Phone: 413-637-0197 ext. 105 - Lenox Library Association, 18 Main St., Lenox • 12 p.m. - Overeaters Anonymous - 9 Locust Hill Rd., Great Barrington • 12 to 1:30 p.m. - “Luncheon Program”. Sponsored by Lee Bank and the area Chambers of Commerce this forum is for business owners and has the theme “Managing Your Business in Difficult Times.” Info: 413-2439264. - Crissey Farm, Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington • 12:30 p.m. - Spend a half-hour with a Clark curator - feed your hunger for art during Looking at Lunchtime Gallery Talks at the Clark. On January 8, Sarah Lees, associate curator of European art, will look at the painting “Musical Group” by Francois Joseph Navez. Free. Info: 413458-2303 - The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown • 1 p.m. - Food for Thought - a program that is all about the sharing of

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ideas. For further information, please call Nancy Maurice Rogers, programming Director at 413-442-4360 ex. 15. - Knesset Israel, located at 16 Colt Road in Pittsfield 2-4 p.m. - Blood Pressure Screening - Learn more about controlling your blood pressure,warning signs of heart attack and stroke. Screenings conducted by registered nurses of the Berkshire VNA. Screenings do not occur on holidays.No Registration is required for this event. Information from the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association at 413-4472862. - Hillcrest Campus, 165 Tor Court, Pittsfield. 2-4 p.m. - CHP-Healthy Communities Access Project will host free health screenings, health education information and health insurance enrollment assistance. Please call Luci at 413-528-9311 ext. 2147 for additional information or questions. - West Stockbridge Town Hall 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Business After Hours sponsored by the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce. - Orion Magazine, 189 Main Street in Great Barrington 6 p.m. - Family Net Storytime at North Adams Library - Families are invited to a special story time. Just right for ages 2-5 years. Call 413-6644821 to register. - North Adams Public Library, 74 Church St., North Adams. 7-9 p.m. - “Meet the Berkshire Poets” featuring the Berkshire Writers Room’s The Three Poets reading from their collection, “The Other Side of Me”. - Mason Public Library, Main Street, Great Barrington 7:30 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-4455852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - Zion Lutheran Church, 74 First Street, Pittsfield 7:30 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-4455852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers’ meeting: First Thursday of the month at 7 p.m - United Methodist Church, Water &

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Main Streets, Williamstown • 8 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-445-5852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - Christ Church, Route 7 and Maple Avenue, Sheﬃeld • 9 p.m. - Quarter Life Crisis performs. No cover charge applies. Phone 413-684-0900 for details. - Mill Town Tavern, 16 Depot St., Dalton • 9 p.m. - Sandy Lord performs. No cover charge applies. Call 413-2985545 for information. - The Lion’s Den, Red Lion Inn, 30 Main St., Stockbridge • 9 p.m. - Uncensored performs. Info: 413-743-5870 - Rascal’s Lounge, 32 North Summer St., Adams

Friday, January 9 • 10 and 11 a.m. - Aquarium Adventures - Toddlers enjoy playtime and a story, then meet a different animal each week. Sponsered by Target. Free with Museum admission. - Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield • 12 p.m. - “Geography as an Academic Discipline” - Environmental Studies Log Lunch with a presentation by Roger Bolton, CES and Emeritus Professor of Economics. Vegetarian meal prepared by student cooks. Reservations: 413-597-2346 or szepka@williams.edu. All welcome. The Log, Spring St., Williamstown • 3:30-6:30 p.m. - Open house for new learning and practice studio, featuring state-of-the-art video/computer lessons, and a place to practice full swing, chipping and putting during the winter months. Info: 518669-1551 or eduKaytiongolf.com. - eduKaytion golf, Fenn and Allen streets, Pittsfield • 4:30 p.m. - BINGO - with food, Speedball, Horserace and Bingo Nut 2 Tickets. Weekly progressive game prize of $1,199, plus weekly door

prize. - St. Mary’s School, 115 Orchard St., Lee • 7 p.m. - “Bad Dates.” Info: 413-637-3353 - Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble St., Lenox • 7 p.m. - Tri School Dance Party! Sponsored by Youth Alive Step Team. DJ! Food, drinks, Red Carpet Event! - The Crowne Plaza Hotel Ball Room, 1 West St., Pittsfield • 7-9 p.m. - The Kathryn Anderson Trio. Jazz vocalist Kathryn Anderson and her trio present classic song standards with sparkling retro syle. Info: 413-637-2700 - Firefly Restaurant and Bar, 71 Church St., Lenox • 7-9 p.m. - Moonlight Skiing and Renga - This is a traditional Nordic ski event with a new twist. Join in a Renga poetry group after skiing to immortalize the experience. We’ll show you how. Warm up afterwards with cider and popcorn. Call 413-684-0148 for information. - Notchview, Windsor • 7:30 p.m. - “What’s It? Night” An examination of items that have, as yet, to be determined. Curious? Come find out! Phone: 413-229-2694. Sponsored by the Sheffield Historical Society - Dewey Memorial Hall, Sheffield • 7:30 p.m. - “Zeiss Planetarium Show” - Williams invites you to experience the wonders of our universe as astronomy students host free shows for the public from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector. Time permitting, we will also explore our Milky Way galaxy and the universe beyond via the Ansible MicroDome digital planetarium. Reservations recommended: 413597-2188; others admitted as space allows. - Milham Planetarium, Old Hopkins Observatory, Williams College, Williamstown • 8 p.m. - “The Box: music by living composers” series presents the debut of I/O. Info: 413-597-2425. - CenterStage at ‘62 Center, Williams College, Williamstown

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• 8 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-445-5852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - Claire Teague Senior Center, 909 Main Street (Rt. 7 South), Great Barrington • 8 p.m. - Screening “The Business of Fancy Dancing” Written and Directed by Sherman Alexie. Details at http://library.williams.edu/williamsreads/2009/events/ - Paresky Performance Space, L02, Williams College, Williamstown • 8 p.m. - Yevgeny Kutik Solo Violin Recital - This performance is generously sponsored by Kimball Farms. Info: 413-448-8084 - The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsﬁeld • 9 p.m. - Karaoke night. Call 413-298-3530 for details. - Michael’s of Stockbridge, 5 Elm Street - Stockbridge • 9 p.m. - Karaoke night. Call 413-623-8711 for details. - Uncle Larry’s Tavern, Rt. 20, Becket • 9 p.m. - Sirsy performs. Phone: 413-637-3188 - Flavours at the Econo Lodge, Rt. 7, Lenox • 9 p.m. - The Reformers perform. No cover charge applies. Call 413298-5545 for information. - The Lion’s Den, Red Lion Inn, 30 Main St., Stockbridge • 9:30 p.m. - Poor House Band performs. Cover charge applies. Phone 413-443-0670 for details. - Hami’s Family Restaurant and Pub, 162 South Main St., Lanesboro

Saturday, January 10 • 8:15 a.m. - Overeaters Anonymous - Berkshire Mall Community Rm, Route 8, Lanesborough

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• 9 a.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-445-5852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - Fire House, Route 23, Monterey • 9 a.m. - Berkshire Knapsackers - 6-mile snowshoe or hike, depending on conditions, on North Pond Loop Trail, joining Blackburnian Trail, leading to Spruce Hill/Overlook and returning to the parking lot via the Busby Trail. Info: 413-743-0483 - Savoy Mountain State Forest, Florida • 10 a.m. - Kids First! Film Club - “Space Chimps”. Info: 413-458-1039. - Images Cinema, 50 Spring Street, Williamstown • 10 a.m. - Start with Art - a free series for preschoolers and their parents on selected Saturdays through March at the Clark. The theme for January 10 is storytelling. Start with an exploration in the galleries using a guide designed for this age group and attend short Painting Talks. Afterward enjoy art-making activities. Best suited for 3- to 6-year-olds. Free. Info: 413-458-2303 - The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Bird Banding Demonstration - Here’s a chance to observe handheld birds. Join us as we demonstrate the proper use of mist nets and band the birds that are captured. You will learn what valuable information can be obtained by this ﬁeldwork. Participants will help gather data and release the birds unharmed. Free with regular sanctuary admission. Participants are free to come and go during the program. Sponsored by Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Instructor: Christyna Laubach and volunteers, Sanctuary volunteer, Science Teacher, Lenox Memorial Middle and High School. Phone: 413-637-0320. - Berkshire Wildlife Sanctuaries, 472 West Mountain Road, Lenox • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Free Preschool Program Uncovers Stories In The Galleries - Adults and preschoolers will begin the morning by exploring the collection with a gallery guide designed to help adults look at and talk about art in a developmentally appropriate way with their children. Info: 413-458-2303 - The Clark, 225 South St., Williamstown • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Grafting Techniques for Ornamental Trees - Participants should bring pruners and a grafting knife if available. The most challenging and rewarding propagating technique, grafting will be the focus of this workshop. Consider the history and fundamental principles of grafting plants and then learn by practicing grafting techniques. Watch a demonstration of diﬀerent grafts and practice the most common and easiest side-veneer graft. Work with both conifers (pine) and deciduous plants (Japanese maple or kousa dogwood) and take several plants home to grow on. Phone: 413-298-3926 - Berkshire Botanical Garden, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Notchview, Winter Trails Day, part of the “Winter Feels Good” campaign to get people outdoors for exercise and fun in the winter, featuring free two-hour snowshoe rentals and trail passes,

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free Nordic lessons (classical or skating style) at different experience levels and more. Info: 413-684-0148 - Notchview, Route 9, Windsor 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Psychic/Trinity and Tarot Readings with Shanon Phone 413-243-2834 for details. - Berkshire Soul and Spirit Center, 69 Main St., Lee 11 a.m. - Stories from Nature’s Garden - Trustees horticulturalist Anne Gannon shares the wonders of gardens in winter with indoor stories and activities for children ages 5 and under (with their caregivers). Siblings are welcome. This program takes place on the second Saturday of each month through June. Telephone: 413-243-0385 E-mail: westregion@ttor.org - Lee Library, 100 Main St., Lee 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Open Community Meditation for the Earth. The group will direct their energy towards mitigation of global warming, preservation of the coral reefs, melting of the icecaps, the health of the Amazon Basin, clean water, or the Health of the Earth in general. Info: 413-243-2834, www.soulandspiritcenter.com. - Berkshire Soul and Spirit Center, 69 Main St., Lee 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Hot Chocolate Saturday - Chill out, then warm up. Climb Hurlburt’s Hill, then slide, sled, ski, or trek back to the warmth of our Visitor Center and enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Telephone: 413-229-8600 E-mail: westregion@ttor.org Bartholomew’s Cobble, Weatogue Road, Sheffield. 11:30 a.m. - Overeaters Anonymous - Fairview Hospital, 29 Lewis Ave., Great Barrington 12 p.m. - Covered dish lunch with games. Participants must bring a covered dish. Info: 413-528-1881 - Claire Teague Senior Center. 909 South Main Street, Great Barrington 1 p.m. - “After the Holidays” children’s party. For children up to age ten. Phone: 413-663-5516 - Salvation Army, River St., North Adams 1 p.m. - Met Opera Live in HD “La Rondine” – Info: www.mahaiwe. org or 413-528-0100. - Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St., Great Barrington 3 p.m. - Author Ruth Bass will be reading from her first novel, “Sarah’s Daughter”. Info: 413-443-2665. - Chapters Bookstore, 78 North Street, Pittsfield 5 p.m. - Overeaters Anonymous - Trinity Church Annex, Walker Street, Lenox 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. - Epiphany Celebration with Liturgy at St. Jo- �� seph’s Church 5:30 p.m. and Pasta �� dinner at Itam Lodge at 7 p.m. �� 7 p.m. - “Bad Dates.” Info: 413�� 637-3353 - Shakespeare & Com�� pany, 70 Kemble St., Lenox �� 7 p.m. - Robert Ronnow will read from his poems and those of oth- �� er poets. Info: 413-662-2099 or �� papyribooks.net. - PapyriBooks, �� 45 Eagle St., North Adams. �� 7:30 p.m. - ALANON meeting. �� 24-hour Information Line 413�� 445-5852. Web site www.al-an�� onberkshire.org. Newcomers are �� welcome at all meetings. - Con�� gregational Church, Route 41, �� Richmond �� 7:30 p.m. - ALANON meeting. �� 24-hour Information Line 413-

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445-5852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - Zion Lutheran Church, 74 First Street, Pittsfield 8 p.m. - Albert Cummings performs - “Feel So Good”, recorded earlier this year live at The Colonial Theatre, debuted at # 5 on the Billboard Charts in September. AllMusic.com said of the CD, Albert Cummings has been hailed as the next Stevie Ray Vaugha Cummings’ explosive, soulful and emotional guitar style adds credence to that claim. Feel So Good gives a glimpse of Cummings in his natural setting, and this is a straight-ahead rocking show. Info: 413-997-4444. - The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield 8 p.m. - Lindsay Mac performs. Info: www.missionbarandtapas.com Mission Bar & Tapas, 438 North Street, Pittsfileld 9 p.m. - B.O.B. performs. No cover charge applies. Call 413-298-5545 for information. - The Lion’s Den, Red Lion Inn, 30 Main St., Stockbridge 9 p.m. - Karaoke night. Call 413-298-3530 for details. - Michael’s of Stockbridge, 5 Elm Street - Stockbridge 9 p.m. - Pariah performs. Phone: 413-637-3188 - Flavours at the Econo Lodge, Rt. 7, Lenox

Sunday, January 11 • 9 a.m. - Berkshire Knapsackers, snowshoe or hike 5 miles to 6 miles in the northwest section of October Mountain State Forest in Pittsfield. Info: 413-442-8984 or cefilios@verizon.net. - October Mountain State Forest in Pittsfield • 9 a.m. - Christian Education for all ages - 9 a.m. Service of Worship - 10:15 a.m. Children’s Church (nursery - age 9). Call 413-464-1287 for information. Rev. Roberta Heath, Pastor. - Berkshire Community Church, Congregational, 45 Cemetery Rd., Richmond �� • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Adult Writ�� ing Workshop: Writing from Life �� - Join author and editor Vivian �� Dorsel, founder of Ledgetop Pub�� lishing and editor of the literary �� annual, upstreet, to discover how �� your own experience can inspire and inform your writing—from �� fiction to creative non-fiction. �� Bring your journals, letters, and other mementos to stimulate your memories of the people, places, and events that are important to you. This workshop will help infuse your writing with a richness �� of detail and your own unique voice. Bring your favorite writing materials and lunch; beverages and snacks provided. Registration required. Visit www.nrm.org - Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 �� Glendale Rd., Stockbridge �� • 12-5 p.m. - Psychic and Trinity/ �� Tarot Readings/Heaven & Earth �� Yearly Forecast with Shanon. �� Phone 413-243-2834 for details. �� - Berkshire Soul and Spirit Center, �� 69 Main St., Lee ��

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• 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. - Star Sitters - Get your hands wet in the touch tank! A Berkshire Museum educator will answer questions about New England tidal pool animals such as sea urchins, sea stars, and horseshoe crabs. - Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield • 1 p.m. - Pariah, Static, Lick Morgan ...A Benefit For Meg. Info: 413-6841730 - The Dalton Depot, 450 Housatonic St., Dalton • 1-4 p.m. - Sneak Peak Snowshoe Trek and Track - Traverse the hills and fields of Little Tom before this scenic reservation is open to the public with our new Superintendent. We will shoe if there is snow, or hike if there is not. Rugged, warm clothing and footgear is suggested in either case. Snowshoe rentals available or bring your own. Please pre-register. Reservations required for snowshoe rental. Call for directions and details: 413.532.1631 x13 - Little Tom Reservation, Holyoke • 1-4 p.m. - Writing the Winter Landscape - Explore the beauty of winter through the written word on the second Sunday of each month. This writing group combines outdoor walking and indoor writing. Facilitated by local writing instructor Pauline Clarke and Trustees of Reservations naturalist Tammis Coffin. Writers of all levels are welcome. By donation. Please pre-register to 413-298-3239 x3003. - Bartholomew’s Cobble, Weatogue Road, Sheffield. • 1-5 p.m. - Sixth annual Snowfest, a family frolic to beat the winter doldrums, featuring caricature artists, arts and crafts, obstacle house and bounce house, ice skating, pickup sports and more. Info: 413-458-5925 or williamstownyouthcenter.org. - Williamstown Youth Center, Williams College Towne Field House and Chapman Skating Rink, Williamstown. • 2 p.m. - “Bad Dates.” Info: 413-637-3353 - Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble St., Lenox • 2-4 p.m. - Bill Koch Youth Ski League, for parents and children ages 513 to enjoy the outdoors, community, each other, and introduce them to the world of cross country ski racing. Info: 413-684-0148. - Notchview, Route 9, Windsor. • 7 p.m. - Sunday Night Dance - Champagne Jam performs - cover charge applies. Call 413-443-7135 for info - ITAM Lodge #564 on Pontoosuc Lake, 22 Waubeek Road, Pittsfield • 9 p.m. - The Kerry Boys perform. No cover charge applies. Call 413298-5545 for information. - The Lion’s Den, Red Lion Inn, 30 Main St., Stockbridge

Monday, January 12 • 9:30 a.m. - Caregiver support group, for those who provide care to a loved one, sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. Phone: 413-243-1212 - Lee Regional VNA offices, 32 Park Street, Lee • 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - Blood Pressure Screening - Learn more about controlling your blood pressure,warning signs of heart attack and stroke. Screenings conducted by registered nurses of the Berkshire VNA. Screenings do not occur on holidays.No Registration is required for this event. Information from the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association at 413-447-2862. - Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - CHP-Healthy Communities Access Project will host free health screenings, health education information and health insurance enrollment assistance. Please call Luci at 413-528-9311 ext. 2147 for additional information or questions. - Sheffield Senior Center in Sheffield • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Community Outreach Van - Free Health Insurance

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• 10 a.m. - Health consultant Joan Ury will speak on changes in Prescription Advantage. No registration required. Info: 413-528-1881 - Claire Teague Senior Center. 909 South Main Street, Great Barrington • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - CHP-Healthy Communities Access Project will host free health screenings, health education information and health insurance enrollment assistance. Please call Luci at 413-528-9311 ext. 2147 for additional information or questions. - Senior Center, Gt. Barrington • 10:30 a.m. - Story time. Info: 413-458-5369 - David and Joyce Milne Public Library, 1095 Main Street, Williamstown • 10:30-11:30 a.m. - Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Lee Board of Health. Phone: 413-243-1212 - Brown Court, Lee • 11 a.m. - Luncheon. “Tourism Tuesday.” Berkshire Visitors Bureau. Speaker: Bo Peabody. Info: 413-743-4500 - Crowne Plaza, Pittsfield • 11-11:30 a.m. - Toddler Story Time is for children age 18 months to 3 years. Children & their caregivers sing songs, learn finger plays & listen to a story. Following the structured program, participants are invited to stay so that the children can play together & their caregivers can visit. Contact: Debby Cuthbert 637-0197 ext. 105 - Lenox Library Association, 18 Main St., Lenox • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Blood Pressure Screening - Learn more about controlling your blood pressure,warning signs of heart attack and stroke. Screenings conducted by registered nurses of the Berkshire VNA. Screenings do not occur on holidays.No Registration is required for this event. Information from the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association at 413-447-2862. - Big Y, 200 West St., Pittsfield. • 12-1 p.m. - Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Stockbridge Board of Health. Phone: 413-243-1212 - Heaton Court (street parking only), Stockbridge • 1 to 2:30 p.m. - Blood Pressure Screening - Learn more about controlling your blood pressure,warning signs of heart attack and stroke. Screenings conducted by registered nurses of the Berkshire VNA. Screenings do not occur on holidays.No Registration is required for this event. Information from the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association

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at 413-447-2862. - Stop and Shop, 1 Dan Fox Drive, Pittsfield. • 1-3 p.m. - Needle Felting Workshop - also described as painting with wool, workshop. This class will be taught by Cara Petricca -Carnevale, owner and fiber artist of Twin Hearts Handworks of Pittsfield. For further information, please call Nancy Maurice Rogers, programming Director at 413-442-4360 ex. 15. - Knesset Israel, located at 16 Colt Road in Pittsfield • 1:30 p.m. - Gallery talk titled “Over Here: Winning World War I at Home” with William Cohn, visiting professor of American Studies, Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., in conjunction with the exhibition “Over the Top: American Posters from World War I”. Free with admission. Info: 413-298-4100 or nrm.org. - Norman Rockwell Museum, Route 183, Stockbridge. • 3 to 4:30 p.m. - McInerney Parent Services.“Parents as Teachers,” education and support group for parents of young children through age five, offered by McInerney Parent Services of Berkshire Children and Families, child care provided. For more information phone Nancy Paquin at 413-499-3556, Ext. 13. - 48 Elizabeth St., Pittsfield. • 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. - Laughter Meditation for Fun and Health - The class will begin with gentle stretching, the laughing meditation for 20 minutes and then deep relaxation. Info: 413-243-2834, www.soulandspiritcenter.com. - Berkshire Soul and Spirit Center, 69 Main St., Lee • 6 to 7:30 p.m. - Beginning of three-week “1-2-3-4 Parents” workshop on parenting children 1-4, with advice on discipline, routines and more. Free; registration required - 413-664-4821. Continues Jan. 20 and 27. - Northern Berkshire Family Net, Haskins Community Center, Route 8, North Adams. • 6:30 p.m. - Happy Bookers book discussion group will discuss “Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America’s First Spy” by M. William Phelps, Free. Info: 413-662-3133. - North Adams Public Library, Church Street, North Adams. • 7 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-445-5852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - South Congregationalist Church, 110 South Street, Pittsfield • 7 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-445-5852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers’ meeting is held at the same time and place. - First Baptist Church, 88 South St., Pittsfield • 7-9 p.m. - Ballroom Dancing Lesson. Info: 413-637-3188 - Flavours at the Econo Lodge, Rt. 7, Lenox • 8 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-445-5852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - Congregational Church, Main St., Stockbridge (Next to the Town Hall) • 8 p.m. - Clark After Dark: Renaissance Revelry - It’s back in time to when the Tudors ruled the palace and ruffs were all the rage. Bring your friends or any of your eight wives and Shake-espeare your booty to tunes by DJ Sound Choice. Shakespeare and Company will be on hand to help you learn the art of making mayhem and how to dance the Pavane. Not sure what to wear? We’ll provide the crowns and knightly shields. With wenches serving up mead wine, it will be a party fit for a king. Clark After Dark, a series of hip happenings at the Clark, takes you around the world and transports you through time with music and dancing, out-of-the-ordinary activities, exotic snacks, and late-night encounters with art. - The Clark, 225 South St., Williamstown • 9 p.m. - Tom Carroll performs. No cover charge applies. Call 413-2985545 for information. - The Lion’s Den, Red Lion Inn, 30 Main St., Stockbridge

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Wednesday, January 14 • 9-10 a.m. - Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Lee Board of Health. Phone: 413-243-1212 - Lee Regional VNA offices, 32 Park Street, Lee • 10 a.m. - Preschool Story Time. Phone: 413-662-3133 - North Adams Public Library, 74 Church St., North Adams. For information phone 413-662-3133 or visit naplibrary.com • 10 a.m. - Story time. Please call to register - there are openings in the Wednesday group. Info: 413-743-8345 - Adams Free Library, located on Park Street at McKinley Square, Adams • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - CHP-Healthy Communities Access Project will host free health screenings, health education information and health insurance enrollment assistance. Please call Luci at 413-528-9311 ext. 2147 for additional information or questions. - Berkshire Community College, Great Barrington • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Community Outreach Van - Free Health Insurance Enrollment & Health Screenings. Phone 413-445-9215 - Dalton CRA, 400 Main St., Dalton • 10:30 a.m. - Story time. Info: 413-458-5369 - David and Joyce Milne Public Library, 1095 Main Street, Williamstown • 12:30-1:30 p.m. - Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and the Otis Board of Health. Phone: 413-243-1212 - Otis Senior Center • 1-3 p.m. - CHP-Healthy Communities Access Project will host free health screenings, health education information and health insurance enrollment assistance. Please call Luci at 413-528-9311 ext. 2147 for additional information or questions. - CHP-Dental Center, Great Barrington • 3 p.m. - EPOCH hosts live llama, spinning demonstration - Lynne Drumm will give a spinning demonstration. Drumm’s llama will provide a living example of the wool used in sweaters, blankets and many other textiles before it is processed and spun into yarn. Drumm will describe how llamas are shorn, and how the raw wool is transformed into soft yarn used for weaving and knitting. Info: 413-499-1992 - EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield • 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. - S.H.A.P.E. Club Weight Loss Support Group - Lee Council on Aging Community Room. For information phone 413446-5925.l • 5 to 6:15 p.m. - Yoga for Your Everyday Life. Call 413-269-0075 or visit the Web site www.HealthyBoomerBody.com to register or for more information - Healthy Boomer Body Center in Otis • 5-7 p.m. - BYP Networking Social and Ski Night - Free socializing event open to all young professionals who live and work in Berkshire County. - Ski Bousquet, 101 Dan Fox Drive, Pittsfield • 5:30-6:30 p.m. (beginners) and 7-8 p.m. (intermediate) - Tai Chi classes - Banish the winter blues & refocus your energy. Jim Pullaro brings his very popular tai chi classes back for both beginning & more experienced students. Registration requested. For more information: 413466-0534 or jimpullaro@msn.com. - Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave., Pittsfield • 5:30 to 7 p.m. - VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire offers bereavement support group - Info: 413-664-4536 - VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, Inc., 535 Curran Memorial Highway, North Adams • 5:30-7:30 p.m. - “AfterHours@NRM” features “Just for Laughs,” a lively evening of music, improv comedy and caricatures, designed for the young and young-at-heart. Info: 413-298-4100 or nrm.org. - Norman January 5, 2009

Rockwell Museum, Route 183, Stockbridge. • 6-8 p.m. - Caregiver support group, for those who provide care to a loved one, co-sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. and Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc. (ESBC). Information: 413-499-0524 - ESBC Offices, 66 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield • 6:30 p.m. - BINGO - Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #310 located at 515 Curran Highway in North Adams. 413-664-9043. • 6:30 p.m. - BINGO - Non-Smoking - Refreshments Available - Progressive Jackpots. Info: 413-443-7135 - ITAM Lodge #564, 22 Waubeek Road, Pittsfield. • 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Wednesday Evening Tune-Ups - Pilates for all skill levels. Call 413-269-0075 or visit the Web site www.HealthyBoomerBody. com to register or for more information - Healthy Boomer Body Center in Otis • 6:45 p.m. - Hinsdale Lions Club Bingo - Admission $1. Come early - Dinner is available at reasonable prices: hamburgers, hot dogs, cold sandwiches, hot dishes, desserts, cold and hot beverages. Monthly Door Prizes - Charity Game Tickets. Phone 413-655-2973 for details. - Hinsdale Community Center Maple Street, Route 143, Hinsdale • 7 p.m. - Laurel Hill Association, annual meeting, with business meetings followed by talk by Kirin Makker, scholar-in-residence at the Stockbridge Library Historical Room, on the historical impact of the Laurel Hill Association. Info: 413-298-5595 - Stockbridge Library, Main Street, Stockbridge • 7 p.m. - Overeaters Anonymous - Lenox Community Center, Walker Street, Lenox. • 7 p.m. - Written In Stone Lecture - “In the Beginning, There was the Word...” - An illustrated presentation on sacred texts. Info: 413-4585369 - David and Joyce Milne Public Library, 1095 Main Street, Wil-

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Thursday, January 15 • 9:30 a.m. - The Berkshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC) will present a continuing education program in honor of Martin Luther King’s birthday entitled “Genes vs. Racisms: Exploring Racial Inequalities in Health.” The registration fee includes continental breakfast, course materials and CE certiﬁcate. Please visit www.berkshireahec. org to register online and for more information. - Crowne Plaza, One

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West Street, Pittsfield • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Blood pressure and health counseling sponsored by the Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. Phone: 413-243-1212 - Stop & Shop on Merrill Road in Pittsfield • 10:30 a.m. - Preschool Story Craft is for children 3 to 5 years of age. The program features stories, songs & follow-along activities followed by a craft related to stories. Contact: Debby Cuthbert. Phone: 413-637-0197 ext. 105 - Lenox Library Association, 18 Main St., Lenox • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Young Family Breastfeeding Group - Berkshire Nursing Families is starting a group for young families (parents 23 years and under). Free Pizza Lunch. - Haskins Community Center, North Adams • 12 p.m. - Overeaters Anonymous - 9 Locust Hill Rd., Great Barrington • 1-3 p.m. - Needle Felting Workshop - also described as painting with wool, workshop. This class will be taught by Cara Petricca -Carnevale, owner and fiber artist of Twin Hearts Handworks of Pittsfield. For further information, please call Nancy Maurice Rogers, programming Director at 413-442-4360 ex. 15. - Knesset Israel, located at 16 Colt Road in Pittsfield • 2-4 p.m. - Blood Pressure Screening - Learn more about controlling your blood pressure,warning signs of heart attack and stroke. Screenings conducted by registered nurses of the Berkshire VNA. Screenings do not occur on holidays.No Registration is required for this event. Information from the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association at 413-4472862. - Hillcrest Campus, 165 Tor Court, Pittsfield. • 4-6 p.m. - Chamber Open House - Find out more about the benefits of membership and the opportunities available with the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce by stopping by our Open House. Interested in becoming a member of the Chamber? Stop in to find out how. Phone: 413-499-4000. - Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, 75 North St., Ste. 360, Pittsfield • 6-8 p.m. - “Meet the Artists” reception for “Woodshed II: the Next Hundred Hours”. For more information, call 413-664-8718, or go to www. mcla.edu/Gallery51. - MCLA Gallery 51 is at 51 Main St. in North Adams • 6:30-9:30 p.m. - Reiki Share - Open to all Reiki Practitioners with Annie Rogers, Reiki Master. Info: 413-243-2834, www.soulandspiritcenter. com - Berkshire Soul and Spirit Center, 69 Main St., Lee • 7:30 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-4455852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers’ meeting: First Thursday of the month at 7 p.m - United Methodist Church, Water & Main Streets, Williamstown • 8 p.m. - ALANON meeting. 24-hour Information Line 413-445-5852. Web site www.al-anonberkshire.org. Newcomers are welcome at all meetings. - Christ Church, Route 7 and Maple Avenue, Sheffield

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Chapters Bookstore Welcomes Ruth Bass

Networking Social & Ski Night

Chapters Bookstore will welcome author Ruth Bass to the event room on Saturday January 10, at 3PM for a reading and signing of her book Sarah’s Daughter. A career newspaper woman, Ruth Bass published her first novel, “Sarah’s Daughter,” in 2007 at the age of 72. She was born July 18, 1934 in Amherst, Massachusetts, and grew up in various New England communities. A graduate of Westfield (MA) High School and Bates College, she earned a master of science degree in journalism from Columbia University where she also received the Tennessee Williams Award for creative journalism. She has been a police reporter, newspaper feature magazine editor and Sunday editor for The Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She still writes a weekly column for The Eagle and one year was named by United Press International as the best columnist in New England. She is also a free-lance travel writer, a member of the Society of American Travel Writers, author of ten published cookbooks and has worked as an editor at Storey Publishing Co. in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and The Independent, a twice weekly newspaper in Hillsdale, New York. She has won many prizes for writing and editing and a few years ago was inducted into the New England Newspaper Association’s Hall of Fame for her contributions to community journalism. Her first journalism experience came in sixth grade when she created a school newspaper. At Bates, she was editor of the student newspaper. She has also been a selectman in her town, a commercial bank director and a member of the town finance and health boards. She was named Woman of the Year by the Professional and Business Women’s Association of Pittsfield and is a winner of the Charles and Mary Kusik Citizenship Award in her town. Her novel is based on a tiny kernel of knowledge about how her grandmother, at the age of 14, faced bringing up two siblings, running a household, coping with her increasingly alcoholic father. “I was a Girl Scout leader for years and became aware that my scouts faced many of the same problems that confronted my grandmother in the 1880’s and decided a book might be in there somewhere.” Since her grandmother did not talk about her experiences as a teenager, the book is almost entirely fictional, although its historical aspect - especially the daily life in a rural community - was carefully researched. She is married to novelist and newspaper columnist Milton Bass.

The BYP is hosting a networking social and ski night on Wednesday, January 14. This event is free and open to all young professionals who live and work in Berkshire County. Participants are encouraged to come early and stay late (3-9:30 p.m.) to take advantage of discounted lift ticketes, lessons, and rentals. At 5 p.m. warm up in the Tamarac Lounge with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Don’t forget to bring your business cards for the door prize! Mention “BYP” to take advantage of discounted ski prices! The event is held at Ski Bosquet, 101 Dan Fox Drive, Pittsfield.

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Llama Demonstration

Michaelene Wojtkowski, a Pittsfield native, will lead a monthly meditation/visualization for the health of the Earth on Saturday, Jan. 10th. The meditation will be held at Berkshire Soul & Spirit Center on Main Street in Lee. The group will direct their energy towards mitigation of global warming, preservation of the coral reefs, melting of the icecaps, the health of the Amazon Basin, clean water, or the Health of the Earth in general. The group will work on reducing the ‘carbon footprint’ which will benefit all life and our human family. Berkshire Soul & Spirit Center, opened in June of 2007, holds classes and workshops that explore and deepen alternative paths of connection with spirit. Pre-registration requested for the meditation from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Berkshire Soul & Spirit Center is handicapped accessible at 69 Main St, Lee. Information available at 413-243-2834 or www.soulandspiritcenter.com.

On Wednesday, January 14 EPOCH Assisted Living hosts live llama, spinning demonstration beginning at 3 p.m. Lynne Drumm will give a spinning demonstration. Drumm’s llama will provide a living example of the wool used in sweaters, blankets and many other textiles before it is processed and spun into yarn. Drumm will describe how llamas are shorn, and how the raw wool is transformed into soft yarn used for weaving and knitting. EPOCH Assisted Living is located at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield. For information 413-499-1992.

‘Food for Thought’ Discussion On Thursday, January 8 at 1p.m. Knesset Israel presents an in house program that involves some sharing of ideas. “Food for Thought” at with Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser is presented by the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. The program is free, unless otherwise stated, and open to the general public. The program is presented at Knesset Israel, located at 16 Colt Road in Pittsfield and begins at 1p.m. For further information, please call Nancy Maurice Rogers, programming Director at 413-442-4360 ex. 15.

NAMI Book Discussion On Wednesday, January 7 beginning at 6:30 p.m., the the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Berkshire County book club will discuss “Hurry Down Sunshine” by Michael Greenberg, a memoir written by the father of a 15-year-old daughter about her descent into psychosis, diagnosis with bipolar disorder and the impact on their extended, blended family. Info: 413-443-1666 or namibc@namibc.org. The discussion will be held at Chapters Bookstore, North Street, Pittsfield.

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Smoking Cessation Program

Open Mic Nights

For those looking to kick the smoking habit once and for all, Berkshire Medical Center offers a smoking cessation program to start the New Year. The BMC program meets on consecutive Thursdays for a five-week period. The program includes the availability of nicotine replacement therapy. Pre-registration for the classes is required. The classes are for any smoker who has been trying to cut down or quit altogether and can’t do it alone. The smoking cessation program at Berkshire Medical Center will be offered on Thursdays, from January 8th to February 5th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hillcrest Campus of Berkshire Medical Center, 165 Tor Court.

The Lion’s Den Pub continues its Open Mic Nights on Sundays. The event, held the first Sunday of each month, has developed into a showcase for new musical talent in the Berkshires, while providing an opportunity for emerging musicians to play live. Musicians are invited to perform during one of five 30- to 45-minute sets beginning at 7:30pm. This monthly event is hosted by singer, songwriter and recurring Lion’s Den entertainer, Graham Sturtz, who will also perform between several sets. The Lion’s Den is located in The Red Lion Inn on Route 7. Information: 413-298-1654.

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The program is limited to 12 participants. The cost of the program is $10 per session, unless covered by the participant’s insurance. To register, interested participants may call the Berkshire Health Systems Tobacco Treatment Services program at 413-499-2602 or 800459-8762, ext. 9414.

Solo Performance Workshop Do you have a story that would make an interesting monologue? You can make a performance piece based on your own personal experiences in a solo performance workshop to be held Mondays, January 12, 19, 26, & February 2, 9, 16 at Barrington Stage Company, Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, in Pittsfield. Each participant will create a short solo-performance piece that will be presented informally at the final class. The course will deal with dramatic structure and writing for performance and look at other solo performance artists’ scripts as a reference tool. Instructor Frank La Farzia leads the six-session workshop from 6-8 p.m. For additional information, please contact Cynthia Quiñones at 413499-5446 x 118 or by email at education@barringtonstageco.org.

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Bereavement Support Group

Series Features Cutting-Edge Musical Compositions

The Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, Inc. will offer a bereavement support group beginning on Wednesday, January 7, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. This group is free and open to anyone in the Northern Berkshire community who has experienced the loss of a loved one. In a supportive and confidential setting, group members can share experiences related to the death of a loved one. The support group will meet Wednesdays on January 7, 14, and 21, and February 11, 18, and 25 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The facilitator for the group is Carla Meehan, LICSW. Registration is requested. Please call Volunteer Coordinator Patricia Courtemanche at (413) 664-4536 at the VNA & Hospice for registration. Meetings will be held in the Community Room at the VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, Inc., 535 Curran Memorial Highway, North Adams.

“The Box: music by living composers” series presents the debut of I/O, a new music ensemble, on Friday, January 9, at 8 p.m. on the CenterStage at the ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance on the Williams College campus. This free event is open to the public but because of limited seating, tickets are required. Call the box office at 413-597-2425 for reservations. Under the direction of the college department of music’s Matthew Gold and Steven Bodner, I/O is comprised of Williams faculty and guest artists dedicated to performing the cutting-edge music being written today. I/O will serve as the “house band” for the Box series in addition to its performances in other venues during the year that also include significant works written in the last 100 years. Its inaugural concert, “objects are closer than they appear” features “Entrelacs” by Yan Maresz, “Red Shift” by Lois V. Vierk, “Billie” by Jacob ter Veldhuis, “Sept Crimes de L’Amour” by Georges Aperghis, and “Colliding Objects: Interactions for Piano and Percussion” by David Kechley.

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Free Talk At The Clark Take a winter sojourn to Italy to explore François Joseph Navez’s 1821 painting, Musical Group, during the Thursday, January 8, Looking at Lunchtime Talk at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Danielle Steinmann, assistant curator of education, will present the 12:30 pm gallery talk. Admission is free. Set in the outskirts of Rome, Musical Group invites viewers to speculate on the relationships between the four figures: a young man playing a stringed instrument gazes longingly at a beautiful woman who sits in the lap of a protective older woman. She keeps an eye on a little girl who seems to be the only one with any interest in music. The series continues on Thursday, February 12, when Michael Cassin, director of the Center for Education in the Visual Arts, examines Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi by Vincenzo Gemito. The talks take place at 12:30 pm on the second Thursday of every month. Attendees may purchase food from the courtyard café or bring a bag lunch to

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enjoy before or after the gallery talk. The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, MA. The galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm (open daily in July and August). Admission is free November through May. Admission June 1 through October 31 is $12.50 for adults, free for children 18 and under, members, and students with valid ID. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit www.clarkart.edu.

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Kids First! Film Club Images Cinema will present Kids First! Film Club on Saturday, January 10 at 10 a.m. The film is “Space Chimps” (ages 6-11, 81 minutes) When a Space Agency probe disappears into an intergalactic wormhole, the agency recruits Hamm III, grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, to help retrieve the wayward craft. But Ham is a freespirited circus performer more interested in zero gravity high jinks than living up to his illustrious heritage. Ham, the fearless Lt. Luna and their uptight commander, Titan, risk everything in an effort to save the peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet form and evil dictator.

The only one of its kind in Berkshire County, Images Cinema is a year-round non-profit, member-supported community film house that presents a wide range of films that impact filmmaking and our culture. Images continuously seeks to entertain, educate and engage the community with quality programming, while maintaining its dedication to independent film and media. Images Cinema is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Check for up-todate happenings at www.imagescinema.org. Images Cinema is located at 50 Spring Street, Williamstown.

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Free Preschool Program In The Galleries Get preschoolers off to a good start...with art (and have a lot of fun, too). The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s Start with Art program is an exciting,free series for preschoolers and their parents on the second Saturday of each month through March. Special gallery talks and art activities will be held from 10 am to 12 pm and are best suited for three- to six-year-olds and their parents. Saturday, January 10, will focus on the theme of storytelling. Parents and children are invited to attend any or all of the sessions.Art project appropriate clothing encouraged. On January 10,adults and preschoolers will begin the morning by exploring the collection with a gallery guide designed to help adults look at and talk about art in a developmentally appropriate way with their children. Stops on this self-guided tour include Winslow Homer’s dramatic rescue scene Undertow. Age-appropriate “painting talks” will introduce families to eye-opening details in some of the best-loved works of art at the Clark. Discover At the Concert by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Portrait of Konstanze von Habsburg by Joseph Heintz the Elder. The fun continues with hands-on activities focused on storytelling. Bring a paper bag to life by crafting it into a puppet. Decorate the cover of a small blank book and start to fill it with your own stories. In addition, coloring sheets featuring works of art in the Clark’s collection will be available. Start with Art continues on February 14 focusing on color and shape, and faces in the collection will be explored on March 14. The program is supported in part by funding from Greylock Federal Credit Union. A visit to the Clark is a rewarding family experience year-round with 140 acres of scenic meadows and trails providing ample opportunities for families to hike, cross-country ski, snowshoe, sled, or spot the many birds inhabiting the area. The Clark’s grounds are open to the public free of charge.Free admission to the galleries

is always offered to children 18 and under and students with valid ID. The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown. The galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm (daily in July and August). Admission is free November 1 through May 31. Admission June 1 through October 31 is $12.50 for adults, free for children 18 and younger, members, and students with valid ID. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit www. clarkart.edu.

Firkin Madness Join Pittsfield Brew Works on Wednesday January 7 from 8-10 p.m. to enjoy their new Organic Vanilla Bean Stout as part of their Firkin Madness program. A firkin is one quarter of an English barrel (10.73 US gallons) and used by pubs throughout Britain to serve traditional cask ale. Cask ale is beer that is transferred into the firkin during its fermentation. This allows the beer to mature and develop carbonation in the firkin. This is a very traditional method of brewing beer. Beer was served this way until the Industrial Revolution and the advent of refrigeration. There is a small group of traditional pubs throughout the world that still serve beer in this fashion. Cask ale is creamier and full of more flavor than its draught counterpart. This is due to the natural maturation in the firkin. It also allows us to experiment with different flavors on a small scale. We at Pittsfield Brew Works are very proud to be a part of this tradition.We offer the only cask ale in all of Berkshire County. Come join us on Wednesdays (usually every other) to sample the different offerings we create. Every pint of the Firkin is $3 and $1 of every pint goes to The Kid’s Place on Wendell Ave. Next Firkin: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Oak & Bourbon Irish Red.

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Images Cinema will present Kids First! Film Club on Saturday, January 10 at 10 a.m. The film is “Space Chimps” (ages 6-11, 81 minutes) When a Space Agency probe disappears into an intergalactic wormhole, the agency recruits Hamm III, grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, to help retrieve the wayward craft. But Ham is a free-spirited circus performer more interested in zero gravity high jinks than living up to his illustrious heritage. Ham, the fearless Lt. Luna and their uptight commander, Titan, risk everything in an effort to save the peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet form and evil dictator. The only one of its kind in Berkshire County, Images Cinema is a yearround non-profit, member-supported community film house that presents a wide range of films that impact filmmaking and our culture. Images continuously seeks to entertain, educate and engage the community with quality programming, while maintaining its dedication to independent film and media. Images Cinema is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Check for up-to-date happenings at www.imagescinema.org. Images Cinema is located at 50 Spring Street, Williamstown.

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The Colonial Theatre presents Yevgeny Kutik The Colonial Theatre will presents Pittsfield native Yevgeny Kutik on January 9 at 8 p.m. This performance is generously sponsored by Kimball Farms. Tickets for the performance can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-2, or by calling 413-997-4444 and online at www. TheColonialTheatre.org Yevgeny Kutik makes his return to the Colonial after performing at the opening week events in August of 2006. At age twenty-two, Kutik is rapidly gaining attention as a highly significant and sought-after young artist on the concert stage today. His most recent performances have included highly successful appearances in Munich, Montreal, Miami, Sacramento, San Francisco and Boston; the premiere of the violin concerto Versus by Ron Ford with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, a performance that received praise from both The New York Times and The Boston Globe; a return appearance with the Boston Pops Orchestra and Keith Lockhart; and an impressive NYC recital debut for the Salon de Virtuosi series. Mr. Kutik first made his debut with the Boston Pops and Maestro Lockhart in 2003 playing the Sibelius Concerto as 1st prize winner of the Boston Symphony’s Young Artists Competition. Since then he has also been awarded the 2006 Salon de Virtuosi Grant as well as the 2006 Tanglewood Music Center Jules Reiner Violin Prize. His upcoming concert season includes a number of important concerto and recital appearances both nationally and abroad. Highlights

of which include appearances with the Wyoming Symphony, and Bozeman (MO) Symphony Orchestras as well as the NY premiere of the award winning Violin Concerto No.2 by George Tsontakis with the Riverside Symphony at the 92nd St Y. Kutik will also continue his work with the United Jewish Communities’ (UJC) Speakers Bureau as a part of which he travels across the country performing programs that promote their goodwill work with refugees from around the world. Kutik was born in Russia and came to the United States at the age of five. Shortly afterward he began to study with his mother Alla Zernitskaya followed by four years of study with the late Zinaida Gilels. He has also studied with Marylou Speaker-Churchill, Shirley Givens, and Eugene Drucker, and played for Ida Haendel, and Pamela Frank. Kutik has attended pre-college programs at the Juilliard School and the New England Conservatory. Having graduated from Boston University (cum laude) where he was a student of Professor Emeritus Roman Totenberg, Yevgeny is now pursuing a Master’s degree at the New England Conservatory of Music working with Donald Weilerstein.

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