Find out rocks and minerals at the historic Whiting Mills
Winstead, Conn. — The “First Yearly Rock and Mineral Show” will be coming to the historic Whiting Mills on March 18th and 19th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Sponsored by SilverSpiral Creations, the present will characteristic 30 tables of substantial-conclude vendors displaying and promoting gemstones, jewellery, fossils, rocks, crystals and minerals.
The Rock and Mineral Clearly show is a family welcoming party with odds to get door prizes. Visit the six welcome stations during the creating for six prospects to earn.
The very first welcome station is in studio 304, home to Jessica Rosario the resident Very good Witch of the Mill local community. CottageWicks makes plant-centered offerings that are brewed with really like and intention presenting an enchanting and otherworldly working experience in ritual elegance and candle magic. Throughout the corridor, checkout Studio 305 and meet nationwide and intercontinental award-successful artist Tina Puckett. Her whimsical woven baskets consist of hand harvested, dyed vines and reeds brought with each other in Tina’s intricate layouts.
Proceed on to Studio 308 and locate Joe Hurst of On The Rocks Norfolk. Joe’s lovely stonework and cabochons are the item of his qualified craftsmanship and vibrant persona. Following door in Studio 310 obtain Lynne Patnode of SilverSpiral Creations. Lynne produces each piece of handmade sterling silver jewelry, 1 style at a time even though showcasing mother nature’s attractive stones.
Find out other concealed gems nestled amid the corners as you journey via the labyrinth. Head upstairs to Studio 408 in which Debra Lill, e-book protect artist and store keeper of Lill Curio Store, will greet you with a extensive variety of classic curiosities. Round the corner to Studio 512 exactly where you can see textile designer, Julie S. Rego’s quilted batik creations which can be utilised as wall hangings, quilts, desk runners and other decor things.
Admission is no cost to the public, and lunch will be offered for acquire. Handicapped available and free parking. For more details and a record of taking part vendors, be sure to stop by: https://silverspiralcreations.com/rockshow
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“Frankly Feminist” tells shorter stories by Jewish Women of all ages from Lilith Magazine
Pittsfield— On Thursday, March 16 at 6:45 p.m., be a part of in conversation facilitated by Rabbi Elyse Frishman with Lilith’s Susan Weidman Schneider, Editor in Main, and Yona Zeldis McDonough, Fiction Editor, of their groundbreaking Jewish feminist short story assortment, Frankly Feminist: Shorter Stories by Jewish Gals from Lilith Magazine.
This collection showcases a large array of stories presenting variegated cultures and contexts and factors of watch: Persian Jews a Biblical matriarch an Ethiopian mother in present day Israel suburban American teens Eastern European academics a sexual questioner a Jew by alternative a new immigrant escaping her Reduce East Aspect sweatshop a Black Jewish marcher for justice in Vichy France, a toddler’s mom hiding out and additional.
This no cost Jewish Federation of the Berkshires method will be presented by way of Zoom. Remember to take a look at our calendar of activities at jewishberkshires.org for inbound links to the packages. This system is a element of “Jewish Literary Voices: A Federation Series in collaboration with The Jewish E book Council.”
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“MOTHER (and me)” arrives to Bridge Street Theatre for a few nights only
Catskill, N.Y. — “MOTHER (and me)”, penned and performed by Melinda Buckley, comes at BST, situated at 44 West Bridge Avenue in Catskill, for three performances only – Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday March 19 at 2 p.m.
This alternately hilarious, touching, and in the long run uplifting one particular-girl display is Melinda Buckley’s particular saga of a Broadway performer shimmying her way into middle age as her personal Hungarian Mama Rose starts a gradual waltz with dementia. What distinguishes “Mother (and me)” is that these fragile topics are handled with consummate talent, pizzazz and, most importantly, a balanced dose of humor.
Personal tickets for “MOTHER (and me)” are $25, with all those 18 and below admitted for only $10, obtainable listed here.
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Beekeepers Theater provides “What I Know Now,” examine by the writer
Sheffield— On March 18 at 6 p.m., at Dewey Corridor, Beekeepers Theater will host a exclusive presentation of “What I Know Now,” a new operate-in-progress by author/performer Julia Motyka. This a single-particular person play explores issues of faith, interactions, and loved ones as a result of the perspective of a lady going through a single of life’s largest concerns.
The presentation is portion of Beekeepers’ effort and hard work to showcase the spectrum of undertaking arts via a regular monthly series of spotlight situations at Dewey Corridor. Tickets will be out there at the door for $15. The application will be adopted by a social accumulating for attendees and the neighborhood with wine, beer and Beekeepers items available for invest in.
Beekeepers Theater proudly supports the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Card to Society application, giving absolutely free admission to all WIC, EBT, and ConnectorCare cardholders. All Beekeepers displays have captions streamed dwell to audience members’ own products.
Dewey Hall is situated at 91 Primary. St. in Sheffield, MA. The evening’s festivities will get started at 6 p.m. and operate till somewhere around 10 p.m. For additional data, be sure to go to http://BeekeepersTheater.com.
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22nd once-a-year Robotics Obstacle scheduled for March 18th
Pittsfield— The 22nd yearly Berkshire Robotics Problem, hosted and sponsored by the Berkshire Innovation Centre, is scheduled for Saturday, March 18, at Taconic Superior University. The occasion is cost-free and open up to the general public. This year’s Challenge, “Super Powered,” capabilities a discipline of 15 teams with far more than 100 students from all around Berkshire County, using programmable robots to comprehensive a range of hypothetical missions that take a look at in which vitality will come from and how it is dispersed, stored, and used.
Eric Planey, CEO of SolaBlock will offer the keynote handle starting up at 8:55a.m. The Challenge will be competed in 4 rounds between 9:20 a.m. and 11:35 a.m., with the leading 8 place-scorers advancing to the Fantastic Eight Playoff at 12:05 p.m. An awards ceremony – like honors for Sportsmanship & Workforce Spirit, Finest Mechanical Structure, Most Ground breaking Layout and Very best Programming – is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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White Hart Speaker Collection provides John Sayles
Salisbury, Conn. — On Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury, Conn., John Sayles will examine from his epic new historical novel, “Jamie MacGillivray: the Renegade’s Journey,” and communicate with WAMC/NPR host Joe Donahue about his book.
It commences in the highlands of Scotland in 1746, at the Struggle of Culloden, the very last determined stand of the Stuart ‘pretender’ to the throne of the Three Kingdoms, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and his rabidly faithful supporters. Vanquished with his comrades by the forces of the Hanoverian (and Protestant) British crown, the novel’s eponymous hero, Jamie MacGillivray, narrowly escapes a roadside execution only to be recaptured by the victors and shipped to Marshalsea Prison (central to Charles Dickens’s Tricky Times) exactly where he cheats the hangman a 2nd time just before becoming sentenced to transportation and indentured servitude in colonial The us “for the phrase of his purely natural everyday living.” His travels are paralleled by those of Jenny Ferguson, a weak, village woman swept up on phony charges by the English and also sent in chains to the New Globe
John Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor, and novelist. He has 2 times been nominated for the Academy Award for Best First Screenplay, for Passion Fish (1992) and Lone Star (1996). He has prepared seven novels, the most recent becoming Yellow Earth (2020) and A Moment in the Sun (2011).
Joe Donahue talks to individuals on the radio for a dwelling. Joe grew up in Philadelphia and has been on the region airwaves for a lot more than 25 a long time. He is the host of The Round Table for WAMC Radio and a host of NPR’s The Ebook Exhibit. Joe at present lives in Washington County, NY with his spouse, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And indeed, he reads each individual one e-book.
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