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How cold is cold water?
Any water that is cooler than normal body temperature (98.6˚ F) is by definition “cold water”. Cold water drains away body heat 25 to 30 times faster than air! Cold water does not have to be icy, it just has to be colder than you are to cause hypothermia. The lower the temperature of the water, the faster the onset of hypothermia.
What is hypothermia?
Hypothermia is the excessive lowering of body temperature. A drop in core body temperature
below 95 degrees F., causes shivering, confusion, loss of muscle strength, and if not treated and reversed hypothermia leads to unconsciousness and death. Safety experts estimate that half of all drowning victims die from the fatal effects of cold water, not the fatal effects from water-filled lungs!
Personal safety tips
Always wear a personal floatation device (PFD) when boating, any time of year. Waterlogged clothing makes it difficult to keep your head above the surface of the water. Dress properly.
Keep your head covered, 50% of body heat is lost through the head. Clothing that is made from man-made fibers does not protect the wearer for long when wet. Wool insulates better from the
effects of hypothermia when dry or wet.
If you fall into cold water, get into HELP (Heat Escape Lessening Position).
• Bring your knees to your chest, hold your arms to your sides and clasp your hands, and cover your head if possible to protect your body from heat loss.
• DO NOT try to swim unless a boat, floating object or the shore is close by. Swimming causes “warm” blood to circulate to your arms and legs, where it cools off quickly and reduces survival time by as much as 35-50%!
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Berkshire Natural Resources Council will host a 5-kilometer snowshoe race and a 1-kilometer family fun run/walk at Constitution Hill in Lanesborough on Saturday.
The race course runs through open fields and woods, and includes approximately 480 feet of vertical ascent (and descent). The start time is 10:30 a.m. The fun run will start immediately after the 5K start.
Registration starts at 9:45 a.m.
The event is being sponsored by Berkshire Natural Resources Council, the nonprofit land conservation organization that owns and manages Constitution Hill for public recreation and wildlife. Additional supporters include Berkshire County League of Sportsmen and Berkshire Environmental Action Team.
Proceeds not used to underwrite the event will be dedicated to the land protection and stewardship programs of BNRC. Contributions in addition to race registration are welcome.
For more details and registration form, visit http://www.bnrc.net, or call (413) 499-059
Contact: (413) 499-059
Berkshire County Cavers presents a free comprehensive presentation on White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) at the Berkshire Museum on Saturday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m. in the Museum theater.
Contact: Chris Hayden, Director of Communications, Ext. 28, (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
St. Mary’s School is holding a dinner and dance on March 13th. Doors open at 5:30, Joe Sorrentino serving up Corned Beef at 6:30. Music by the Kellys at 8:00pm
Contact: Linda Winters at 243-1079 or Libby at the Rectory 243-0275
Cabaret pops concert “A Night on Broadway” at the Cornucopia Banquet Hall in Torrington, CT, Saturday, March 13, 8:00 pm
Contact: (860) 489-9183 for information & tickets
Lenox Memorial High School is presenting “Little Shop of Horrors” on Friday March 12 and Saturday March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Duffin Theater.
The show, with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken, is based on the classic Roger Corman B-movie. It follows the adventures of flower shop employee Seymour Krelborn and his prized giant carnivorous plant and features Courtney Rose as Audrey, Austen Piers as Seymour, Luke Haskell as Orin Scrivello, D.D.S., Walden Riedel as Mushnik and Jacob Tuttle as the giant man-eating plant Audrey II.
The production is under the direction of Jonathan Cade with accompaniment by Luke Olivieri and technical direction by Al Saldarini.
Tickets will be available at the door.
Contact: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
EDGAR CAYCE CHANNELING&2012
Bente Hansen, noted author and intuitive will be appearing on Sunday March 14 at 500 South Main St. Great Barrington, Ma from 1 to 3:30 PM to discuss 2012 and Edgar Cayce. She will channel Edgar Cayce and explore 2012 theories. Limited space, pregistration, contact Judy Rosley : 413-229-6044 or (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Contact: JUDY ROSLEY 413-229-6044
Berkshire Lyric presents “An Afternoon with Gilbert & Sullivan” on Sunday, March 14 at 3:00 p.m. at the Lenox Town Hall Auditorium featuring the Berkshire Lyric Chorus, The Berkshire Singers and the Blafield Children’s Chorus.
Contact: Berkshire Lyric at 413 499 0258
Lisa Robbins will lead a 5 week workshop on improving communication and easing conflict between adults & children based on the skills taught in the best-selling book, “How To Talk ....So Kids Will Listen.” Mondays 9:30 - 11 a.m. Childcare is available. Space is limited Call 528-0721 ext. 1160 to register.
Contact: 528-0721 ext. 1160
Community Health Programs and The Mass WIC program are holding a free H1N1 Flu Clinic on Thursday, March 18th for interested community members. Will be held from 9:30 am - 3:00pm at the CHP Family Services Building at 442 Stockbridge Road. Or the CHP on Wheels Van will be at the old Bryant School on Bridge Street from 9:30am-11:30am. The Van will also be headed in the afternoon to the Otis Town Hall from 12:30pm-3:00pm. For more info contact CHP-WIC at 528-0457
Contact: Jen at CHP-WIC at 528-0457
The Cross Cultural Action Network (CCAN) will feature a panel discussion entitled “The American Dream – Alive in the Berkshires” at their quarterly forum on Thursday, March 18th from noon to 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church, 88 South Street, Pittsfield.
The forum is designed to help local service agencies strengthen the Berkshires as a welcoming community with practical tips from four immigrants who successfully navigated the language barrier, housing search, education and employment challenges to achieve their American Dream in the Berkshires. Featured panelists are Alfred Enchill of Ghana, Silvia Sorria of Ecuador, John Bartolotto of Braziland Liliana Colorado of Colombia.
For more information about the March 18th event, please contact Sue Fish at 528-6519.
Contact: Sue Fish at 528-6519
The Town of Sheffield is offering a seminar entitled “What can the Sheffield Commission on Disabilities do for you?” Mary Macuk of Monterey, Mass. and Jeff Dougan of the Massachusetts Office on Disabilities in Boston will discuss how businesses and town governments can better accommodate people with disabilities and review relevant aspects of the American’s with Disabilities Act. Individuals, businesses, and town employees and officials will find value in this seminar. The seminar will be held on Thursday, March 18, at the Sheffield Town Hall at 21 Depot Square. The seminar will run from 5:30 – 7:30 PM, followed by a half-hour of networking. To request accommodations or ask questions about this event, please contact (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or call 413-717-0183.
Contact: Laura Grunfeld, 413-717-0183, (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Each week children ages 2-4 can enjoy meeting a different animal and watch them eat at the Berskhire Museum located at 39 South Street in Pittsfield. This program is held weekly on Fridays from 10-11am. Story time is included. For more information, contact Berkshire Museum at (413) 443-7171, ext. 10.
Contact: For more information, contact Berkshire Museum at (413) 443-7171, ext. 10.
Have your own bowling team to help raise money for Big Brothers Bid Sisters of Berkshire County.
You can be a team captain: You can recruit a team of four among your family, friends, or coworkers and collect pledges by cash, check (made out to Big Brothers Big Sisters), or at firstgiving.com/BBBSofBC.
The event is at the Cove on Saturday March 20, between 4-8 pm. Other dates and locations in Pittsfield and North Adams.
Contact: For more info, please contact Ray Ross at 443-9471
Saturday March 20 @ Gt.Barrington VFW. Dinner @ 6:00PM. Music begins @ 7:00PM featuring Jordan Weller, Chris Merenda, David Hodge, Dark Horse and more!
Bob Posey is running this year’s Boston Marathon for Dana-Farber Cancer Research. 100% of the proceeds of this event goes directly to Dana-Farber Cancer Research. Tickets are available at the door or for advanced ticket sales call (413)229-2816.
Contact: Bob Posey 413-229-2816
On Saturday March 20th, BerkShares, Inc. is pleased to announce that David Boyle, a senior fellow at the New Economics Foundation in London, will give a talk at the First Congregational Church, 4 Main Street, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The title of the talk is “Money Changers: Local Currencies and the New Economics.”
The talk will take place at 7 PM and is open to the public. Tickets at the door. For more information, call (413) 528.1737 or visit http://www.berkshares.org. The meeting is co-sponsored by the E. F. Schumacher Society (http://www.smallisbeautiful.org).
Contact: BerkShares, (413) 528-1737 or (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
You can Celebrate Spring and Help Raise Money for Haiti.
On Sunday March 21 at the Brickhouse Pub in Housatonic, Ma.
A donation gets you a Haitian-inspired dinner, a seat at the talent show, allows you to participate in the silent auction, dance to live music and enjoy a presentation on Haiti given by Ben Dobson.
All proceeds benefit Organization of Active Planters in Grand’ Anse. Funds will be used to start a sustainable tree nursery in the village of Duchiti, Haiti, purchase tools, vegetable seeds, fertilizer and create jobs. For farther information, please email question to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Contact: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Love is the ultimate weapon! Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) is a wickedly entertaining story of love, sex and betrayal and as sumptuously guilt-inducing as a decadent chocolate you just can’t resist. Depicting the devious schemes of French aristocrats on the cusp of the Revolution, it heats up the intimate Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company this winter under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer. Packer directs Elizabeth Aspenlieder, who won the coveted Elliot Norton Award for her tour de force performance in Bad Dates at S&Co. last winter, and Josh Aaron McCabe, most recently seen last fall as Sherlock Holmes (and a host of other characters, both male and female) in the runaway hit The Hound of the Baskervilles. Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) was ahead of its time as a novel in 1782 and we may not have caught up with it yet. It plays from January 29 through March 21. You can call (413) 637-3353 or you can check out shakespeare.org for more info.
Contact: (413) 637-3353 or shakespeare.org
This is a community meeting featuring a panel discussion, community dialogue, and the unveiling of an art project created by South County middle school students.
Panelists include: Jim McGarry, Sheffield Police Cheif; Scott Rote, Wheeler and Taylor insurance agent; Susan Law, Fairview Hospital Emergency Nurse; and a recovering alcoholic.
The meeting will be on March 22, 2010 from 5:45 PM to 7:45 PM at Berkshire South Regional Community Center (15 Crissey Road, Great Barrington, MA, 01230).
Sponsored by the South Berkshire Community Coalition, previously the South Berkshire Youth Coalition.
Contact: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund is accepting grant applications through March 23. The Fund annually awards $1,000 to a resident of Berkshire County who is pursing a nursing degree at Berkshire Community College. Applications are available online at http://www.berkshiretaconic.org/grantseekers or by calling 413.528.8039
Contact: 413.528.8039
“Fe-Mail”! You can stop in at BAK for an exhibit of over 75 mixed media postcards, a collaboration of artists Karen Arp Sandel and Suzi Banks Baum. BAK is open Friday, Saturday and Sundays 12-5pm or by appointment. Listen to the artists here on WBCR-lp Thursday March 25 with Serene and Carole on Radio Two Women at 1:30 pm.
Contact: suzi banks baum 413 429 1799
‘RADIO PLAYS’ is looking to audition actors with and without experience for future performances at WBCR-LP 97.7 FM Great Barrington. Call Ken Markel at 413-274-3503. Listen to Radio Plays on Tuesdays 6:30-7pm. www berkshireradio.org.
Contact: Ken Markel at 413-274-3503
The Trustees of Reservations will hold a free public lecture on the invasive and destructive Asian Longhorn Beetle at Berkshire Community College later this month.
The lecture will take place on Friday, March 26, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Hoffman Environmental Center at 1350 West St.
Contact: The Trustees of Reservations at 413-229-8600
Come enjoy the absolute thrill of college a capella music with five exciting all-male, award winning, groups coming to the Mahaiwe Stage in Great Barrington, Sunday March 28th at 3pm. A family friendly afternoon that never fails to entertain. Call The Mahaiwe Box Office at: 528-0100 for ticket information.
The VOICE VII concert is super-pleased to present; The SUNY Binghampton “Crosby’s,” “The Colgate 13,” the Colgate alumni a capella group, “The Conn-Men and “On a Completely Different Note” (both hailing from the University of Connecticut.) This is an annual fund raising event sponsored by The Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School.
Contact: Kathi Weinstein 528-4015 ext. 106 or 413-717-4986
A full color, illustrated brochure of the Freshwater Fishes of Massachusetts is available from the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife). The brochure includes pictures of most of the freshwater fish species found in Massachusetts and is packed with information that will be valuable for any conservationist with an interest in ponds, streams or rivers.
Available to pick up at MassWildlife District offices, Westborough and Boston offices and MassWildlife hatcheries. To obtain a copy by mail, send a self-addressed, business-sized, 61-cent stamped envelope to:
Fish Brochure
MassWildlife Field Headquarters
1 Rabbit Hill Rd
Westborough, MA 01581
Contact: (508) 389-6300
The next deadline to apply to produce/host a new show on WBCR-lp is April 1st. Orientation and training are scheduled during May and June. New program producers will go live July 1st with the start of the summer program schedule. Anyone can do it! Apply online at http://www.berkshireradio.org.
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SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now Day) is a new international holiday that celebrates women artists. The 3RD SWAN Day will take place on Saturday, April 3, 2010, locally at The Warehouse, 40 Bartholomew Ave, Hartford CT featuring women bands and artists of all types (from photography, paint, sculpture, video and any mixed media you can dream up)hailing from CT, MA, RI and NY areas. For more info and submissions, visit http://www.myspace.com/swandayct.
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The Berkshire Athenaeum’s spring booksale will be held from April 1, 2, and 3 located at One Wendell Avenue in Pittsfield. This event will support library programming for Adults & Children.
Contact: 413-499-9480
Dewey Hall Folk Concert Series
April 3 - 7:30PM. 91 Main Street, Sheffield. http://www.deweyhall.com. JoAnne Redding with Adam Michael Rothberg and Greg Becker.
Contact: Tom Ingersoll 413-822-1602
Sunday, April 11, Dindy Anderson of CHP First Steps will teach parents how to calm and bond with their babies ( up to 6 months old) through infant massage. For information call Dindy 644-0104 ext. 1161
Contact: 644-0104 ext. 1161
Big band music and dance of the 30’ and 40’s by the 17 piece Eagles Stage Band for your dancing and listening pleasure. April 17, Saturday 2010 at The Undermountain Elementary School Cafeteria, Berkshire School Road in Sheffield. Brought to by The Friends of the Sheffield Senior Center to fund exercise and activity equipment for the new building . Sponsored by the Sheffield Cultural Council.
Contact: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Micro Theatre presents “Lost & Found,” a theatrical event of satire, farce & absurdity.
“Lost & Found” showtimes are on Sunday afternoons at 3pm, March 21, 28 & April 11, 18.
Micro Theatre is located at 311 North St. Pittsfield. For more information, call 442-2223.
Contact: 413-442-2223 or (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
You can join the nationwide week-long Bake for Hope event! Bake for Hope hosts volunteer-run bake sales across the country the week before Mothers Day, May 2nd – 8th. Proceeds benefit local women in your area with breast cancer treatments, through the Susan G. Komen for the Cure local affiliate.
Contact: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The Lenox studio of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic is seeking bilingual Spanish-English readers to help us record Spanish-language textbooks for print-disabled students. Most volunteer readers commit to a minimum of one hour per week recording in the studio.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic is a nonprofit organization that records textbooks and other educational material for students who have visual, learning, and physical disabilities. Its services are used throughout the U.S.
The Lenox studio –conveniently located along a bus route in the Aspinwell shops of Lenox – is open 5 days/ wk with some evening slots available. Call today to arrange a time to stop by and see how you could help those who “learn through listening.
Contact: You can reach Jenn or Seth at (413) 637-0889.
An informal weekly group where women can discuss changes in identity that can accompany motherhood. Childcare is available. Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Registration is required. (413) 528-0721
Contact: (413) 528-0721
You can join the folks at the Rockwell Museum for these 5 dynamic, interactive hands-on gallery experiences for young art lovers and their caregivers. Wednesdays January 27, February 24, March 31, April 28, May 26, 10:30am to 11:30am at The Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Route 183 in Stockbridge.
Contact: 413-298-4100
BERKSHIRES JAZZ INC. AND THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUM PRESENT THE LEGENDARY RANDY WESTON 5/29/10
BERKSHIRE MUSEUM
39 SOUTH ST./ROUTE 7
PITTSFIELD MA 01201
Contact: Berkshire Museum 413.443.7171
You can get help with COBRA payments or Health Insurance you purchase on your own or enrollment in a FREE Health Insurance Plan Call 1.800.908.8801 to see if you are eligible.
Contact: 1.800.908.8801
Massachusetts is the first state in the nation to offer a health care plan for unemployment insurance claimants. Medical Security Program (MSP)provides health insurance assistance while receiving unemployment benefits. To be eligible for Medical Security Program, you must be a Massachusetts resident, become unemployed from a Massachusetts employer, Receive unemployment insurance benefits and your annual total family income must be less than or equal to 400% of the FPL. For more information or to see if you are eligible please call 1-800-908-8801
Contact: 1-800-908-8801
Berkshire Museum’s upcoming exhibition, Armed & Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal, explores the evolution, function, and craft of weaponry and armor throughout human culture and the animal kingdom. This exhilarating exhibition, drawn primarily from the Museum’s permanent collection, runs from January 23 through June 6, 2010.
The exhibition will include a host of public events, live demonstrations, and educational programs to further illuminate the role of weaponry, technology, and innovation throughout the course of human history.
For more information, contact Berkshire Museum at (413) 443-7171, ext. 10. The Berkshire Museum is located at 39 South Street in Pittsfield, MA.
Contact: (413) 443-7171, ext. 10.
A weekly seminar beginning Thursday March 11, at the Friends Meeting House from 7:15 to 9:30 to help understand the consequences of our debt-based monetary system.
Contact: John G Root Jr 413 528 3102 (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
A splish in the splash pool and a romp in the gym for children ages 3 and under at Berkshire South Community Center. You may attend either or both Activities. Mondays, Dip is 9-10 a.m. Skip is 10-11 am
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Stockbridge Open Table is a free community dinner open to all at the Stockbridge Grange located 1 mile west of the Red Lion Inn on Route 102. Thursdays evenings, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Reservations are not needed Sponsored by Stockbridge Grange, First Congregational Church of Stockbridge and St. Paul’s Church of Stockbridge. For more information or to volunteer call Anne Hutchinson at (413) 528- 4030 or email her at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Contact: Anne Hutchinson 528-4030
On the third Sunday every month from 1:00 to 4:00 at the Chapel of the Church on the Hill, 55 Main St., Lenox, MA 01240. Singing from the Sacred Harp hymnal. Free of charge, no experience needed, song books provided.
Contact: 413-637-1001
The Guthrie Center gives a Hoot! The Guthrie Center hosts an open Hootenanny every Thursday in Great Barrington. Sigh up is at 7:00. Everyone is welcome to come and play or enjoy local musicians in a community hootenanny. The Guthrie Center is located at 4 Van Deusenville Rd, Great Barrington, MA. Call 413.528.1955.
Contact: George Laye
There is such a thing as a free lunch! The Guthrie Center provides a free community lunch every Wednesday at noon. Everyone is welcome. The Guthrie Center is located at 4 Van Deusenville Rd. in Great Barrington or call 413.528.1955.
Contact: George Laye 413.528.1955
Berkshire South Regional Community Center has short term passes to keep you fit, entertained and educated during your weekend visit, family vacation, or seasonal stay.
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Community Health Programs has got you covered for a healthy life
Contact: 528-8580 and the health center will be happy to help you with your health needs.
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