FOOD & DRINK
Mass. State Lottery winner: 2 $100,000 prizes won at same store
Two winning $100,000 lottery tickets were sold at the same store in Massachusetts on Monday. Both of the grand lottery prizes were from Monday night’s Mass Cash drawing. The winning numbers for the April 29 drawing were 2, 6, 13, 24 and 26. The two $100,000 winning tickets matched...
BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on No Comply—the new kid in Great Barrington’s food scene
Stephen Browning was Great Barrington’s compliance officer until he left that job in February to turn his full-time attention to No Comply Foods. That’s the name of his new restaurant and his three-year-old food and drink business. But “No Comply” does not refer to Browning’s intentions vis a vis health and safety regulations. Rather, it’s a skateboard trick where you take one foot off the board instead of both feet. (As in, it doesn’t comply with the laws of gravity.)
Flynn’s Pianos Sales and Service hitting all the right notes in Great Barrington
Great Barrington — Ever since he was a young child, Connecticut native Terence Flynn has had a love for pianos and their sounds. “Since I was a little child, there has always been a piano in my house,” Flynn told The Berkshire Edge. “Since I was a little kid, there was a piano in the house, and I loved playing. From my earliest days, I was always with a piano.”
Live Wire: Tanglewood packed with popular artists for summer
The official start of summer might still be more than a month away, but the increasingly warm weather will bring one word to mind for many Western Massachusetts music fans: Tanglewood. The semi-outdoor venue is practically synonymous with summer music for many people who wouldn’t think of letting the season...
Berkshire International Film Festival announces complete festival lineup
Great Barrington — The 18th annual Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) announces another blockbuster weekend line-up of films, events, and very special guests. The festival runs from May 30 through June 2, in Great Barrington and Lenox. Marked with strong international programming and an ongoing commitment to presenting the best in documentary, independent film, the festival brings together films, filmmakers, industry professionals, and fans for a four-day celebration. The lineup features 24 documentaries, 26 narrative features, 18 short films, and a free animated-shorts selection for kids. The festival brings stories from 22 countries, including Germany, Argentina, India, Austria, Sweden, France, Eritrea, Israel, Hungary, Iceland, Canada, Palestine, UK, Spain, Ukraine, Ireland, Brazil, Norway, and South Africa. This year’s festival promises to not only transport film fans to foreign lands but also deliver important, engaging, powerful, and entertaining stories from around the United States and here in the Berkshire community. BIFF is also proud to have expanded to the Lenox Town Hall where films will be presented throughout the weekend. And finally, BIFF will present a curated selection of feature films and three short film slots being presented at the in-person festival, to be screened virtually. For the complete selection of films and events, please visit BIFF’s website.
April 26, 2024: Europa and a true local drink
We have the pleasure of speaking with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón before she makes an appearance at Smith College on April 30 for a reading and conversation. We chat about her recent publication, “You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World,'' that explores connection with nature for especially for folx of color and consideration of tribal land. We also invite Mr. Universe and Hampshire College professor Salman Hameed into the conversation because an original poem by Limón is engraved onto the Europa Clipper which will journey to Jupiter’s second moon in October of 2024.
Spreading the love of reading to families: Literacy Network hosts event at Norman Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge — Spreading the love of reading was the theme of the Literacy Network’s event at the Norman Rockwell Museum on Friday, April 19. The event was held during the regional school district’s April vacation. LitNet is a nonprofit organization that provides programs to help non-native English...
BITS & BYTES: Mollie Kellogg at The Marketplace Café; Sandisfield Arts Center to open new exhibit; Lyle Lovett and Lisa Loeb at The Mahaiwe; ‘Star Wars’ at The Mahaiwe; Crescendo concludes season with Gilbert and Sullivan; Staged readings at Milne Library; Dalton Democratic Town Committee ‘go green’ meeting
The Marketplacé Cafe Pittsfield presents Mollie Kellogg’s magical realism paintings. Pittsfield— Through May 31st, The Marketplace Cafe Pittsfield presents works from figurative artist Mollie Kellogg’s “Magical Realism” period (2004 to 2007.) Creative Sorceress Mollie Kellogg conjures a magical world on canvas. The metallic pigment...
PREVIEW: Berkshire Chamber Players to perform Leonard Bernstein’s recently unearthed ‘Music for String Quartet’ at Stockbridge Congregational Church on Saturday, May 4
Stockbridge — In a fundraiser for the Stockbridge Library, the Berkshire Chamber Players will perform a program featuring Leonard Bernstein’s “Music for String Quartet” at Stockbridge Congregational Church on Saturday, May 4. “The money benefits the library,” Director Wendy Pearson said in a statement. The library “will use the funds to bring free intellectual and cultural programs to Southern Berkshire County.” Tickets are $50.
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