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Cotton and Race in the Making of America
Thursday February 9th at 7pm Please join us for an engaging evening with author and historian, Gene Dattel. The health and fashion benefits that cotton produced overshadowed a sinister past we seldom recognize. From 1800, to the Civil War to Civil Rights, cotton played an enormous role in the destiny of the American experience with vast global markings long before globalization became a contemporary, household word. Cotton was a powerful engine of American economic growth and wielded the same authority as oil today. Gene Dattel’s fascinating account, presents an insightful and revealing narrative about economics and race in the United States - not just the south. And, importantly focuses on the antebellum North as the key to understanding racial problems today. As cotton shaped the nation’s economic landscape, racial oppression and the human suffering of slavery shaped the face of America. Slaves cultivated cotton for sixty years, though free blacks were cotton laborers for nearly a century after emancipation. A people and a crop became inextricably bonded. Dattel will show how cotton and American racial attitudes lead to the fact and fiction portrayed in the popular movie, The Help. Hevreh of So Berkshire, 270 State Rd, Gt. Barrington, MA - 413.528.6378
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The Lee Visiting Nurse Association’s Blood Pressure Clinic and Support Group session schedule for the first week of February. (click on more info for the details)
Contact: LEE REGIONAL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION, INC. 32 PARK STREET LEE, MA 01238
February 10,2012 at 2:30 p.m. Celebrate Norman Rockwell’s unique brand of humor during this engaging, enlightening series exploring the artist’s adventures in illustration, with Curator of Education Tom Daly. Free with Museum admission, members free.
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If so…Save the Date February 12, 2012 at 4 p.m. Macedonia Baptist Church, Gt. Barrington, MA. All nominees will be honored and given a certificate, plaque and commemorative booklet. February is Black History Month. Please contact (413) 358-5296 for more required information on how to get involved by February 1.
Contact: 413 358 5296
Berkshire Theatre Group presents The Duke’s Men of Yale. Saturday 2/11 • 8pm • at the Unicorn Theatre, 6 East St. Stockbridge Ma. To purchase tickets call 413-997-4444 or go to http://www.thecolonialtheatre.org
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The Knox Trail Inn Concert Series will open with singer Vikki True, Richard Downs, and Peter Schneider jazzin’ up tunes from The Great American Songbook. Sat. Feb 11, @ 7 o’clock in Otis, MA. Presented through a grant by the Otis Cultural Council and MASS Cultural Council.
Contact: Contact: Arlene Tolopko, Chair, Otis Cultural Council 413 269-0220; cell: 914 263-7708
On February 14, 2012 from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Women’s Health & Wellness Fair at the Comfort Inn Great Barrington. Our theme is the “Heart Truth”. It’s FREE for all. This is an amazing evening of resources, refreshments and rejuvenation for all ages. Exhibitors needed. For more information contact: CHW Alliance of Berkshire County at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Friday 2/17 • 8pm • • at the Colonial Theatre, 111 South St. Pittsfield, MA 01201. To purchase tickets call 413-997-4444 or go to http://www.thecolonialtheatre.org
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Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Annual Winter Lecture features Dr. Michael Dirr, the modern father of woody plants.
Contact: Robin Parow, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Berkshire Theatre Group presents The Tarbox Ramblers on Saturday 2/18 • 8pm • at the Unicorn Theatre, 6 East St. Stockbridge, MA 01262. To purchase tickets call 413-997-4444 or go to http://www.thecolonialtheatre.org
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On Sunday, February 19,2012 at 11 a.m., join Joyce K. Schiller, Ph.D., Curator of the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies, for a fascinating look at the power of published art, and delicious continental brunch.
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We at The Autism Treatment Center of America ™ are excited to announce that we will be conducting on job training to become a play therapist using the Son-Rise Program® methodology to inspire children diagnosed with Autism to develop in all areas of social development. The center is a not for profit organization located in Sheffield, MA. We invite all people to apply who are outgoing, believe in the limitless possibilities for each child and are willing to strive in their personal growth. We are dedicated to helping families, care givers, and professionals enable children to dramatically improve in all areas of learning, development, communication and skill acquisition. To this end we are committed to training passionate and highly skilled professionals to assist families all over the world. Application deadline: 03/19/11 for our June 2012 openings. For more information, email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and review our website http://www.autismtreatment.org .
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On Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 5:30 pm, explore the aspects of our democracy in a rapidly changing and increasingly global world. Noted commentators will offer observations and inspire community discourse, with a reception to follow.
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Beyond the Frame: Creating Art in 3D
Monday - Friday, February 20-24 from 1 to 4 p.m.
The basics of pop up art and sculpture will be explored during this special series that encourage students to think outside the box. For students 7 and up.
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For great live jazz every Friday and Saturday night it’s the Castle Street Cafe here in Great Barrington at 10 Castle Street. Never a cover charge at the jazz center of the Berkshires. (click on more info for the details)
Contact: 10 Castle Street Great Barrington, Ma 01230 Tel: 413-528-5244
On Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 10:30 a.m., join the Norman Rockwell Museum’s Chief Educator, Melinda Georgeson, for an exciting interactive look at the world of art especially programmed for young art lovers, ages two to five.
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DEWEY HALL FOLK CONCERT - Saturday, March 3, 7:30PM – “Matching Orange,” Irish music and more. http://www.matchingorange.com. 91 Main Street, Sheffield. http://www.DeweyHall.com.
Contact: Laura Grunfeld 413-717-0183
Multicultural BRIDGE, Multicultural BRIDGE Race Task Force and Greylock Federal Credit Union present
Towards Racial Justice in the Berkshires 2012
Film & Discussion Series in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr, W E B DuBois and Black History Month
Location & Dates:
Beacon Cinema (Pittsfield) - January 16, 23 & 30 - 5:30 PM Mondays
Triplex Cinema (Great Barrington)- February 12, 19 & 26 - 11:00 AM Sundays
Images Cinema (Williamstown) - February 28, March 6 & 13 - 5:15PM Tuesdays
Partners: Multicultural BRIDGE Race Task Forces, Beacon Cinema, Triplex Cinema, Images Cinema, Women of Color Giving Circle, MCLA Task Force,
Speakers: Dr. Stewart Burns (Williams), Dr. Frances Jones Sneed (MCLA), and Dr. Setti (CHP) and Dr. Hayes (Bard College at Simon’s Rock)
Moderated by: Gwendolyn Hampton VanSant
Facilitated By: Lawrence Davis Hollander, Rodney Mashia, Otha Day, Joshua Hampton, Ariane Blanchard, Marge Cohan, Reverend Natalie Shiras, Dr. Eden Renee Hayes, Akash Persuad, Crystal Haines, MCLA Student Facilitators, Chief Richard Wilcox and other Multicultural BRIDGE Race Task Force facilitators
Contact: Gwendolyn Hampton VanSant, 413-274-1001, 413-854-1176
For more information: http://www.multiculturalbridge.org
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We are pleased to announce that the rescheduled date for Bob Weir Solo Acoustic has been released.
The rescheduled date is 4/29/12 at 8pm at The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, MA.
If you have tickets already please keep them. All tickets will be automatically transferred over to this new date. Your seats will remain the same.
Tickets for any available seats will be on sale at 10 AM EST on 12/01/11 by calling 413-997-4444 or online atwww.thecolonialtheatre.org
If you have a scheduling conflict and would like a refund or exchange please contact the Colonial ticket office at 413-997-4444. Tickets may be refunded until 12/31/11
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