Mission Statement:
"To promote business prosperity and a healthy community by providing
information,
services and advocacy for our members."
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Southern Berkshire Towns
: Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Monterey,
Mt. Washington,
New Marlborough, Otis, Sandisfield & Sheffield
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THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING
THE 2017 E-NEWS
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*Every month we randomly draw member business names during the Business After Hours. Those members are then asked if they would like to be featured in the Business Spotlight. Featured members must submit requested information. We hope your business is drawn soon!
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Hot Air Balloon Rides in Connecticut,
Western MA and Eastern NY
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Welcome New Chamber Members:
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Sheffield in Celebration/Sheffield Fair
Home Care Services of Massachusetts
Berkshire Opera Festival
Artistic License
Lane Asset Management
Christina Lane Photography
Mulberry Hair Company
Berkshire Sky View
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There is no bigger compliment
to us than
when you
refer a New Member!
Did you know that when you refer a
New Member you will receive a 10% savings on your
Membership Renewal? Even better, did
you know that you can
refer up to
10
New Members per year?
This would earn you a
FREE Membership Renewal!
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DON'T FORGET TO LOOK FOR GIGI
IN EACH NEWSLETTER!
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Adult Events at
the Great Barrington Libraries
September 9, Saturday
Film Showing & Director Talk-Back: "Forgotten Farms", Mason 1:00-3:00pm
September 12, Tuesday Mason Library (upper level) closes at 3pm for Police Awards Ceremony
September 12, Tuesday Songwriting with Michael Lesko, Mason 5:00-6:45pm
September 13, Wednesday Fermentation: Overview and Pickles with Michelle Kaplan & Mark Phillips, Mason 5:30-6:30pm
September 13, Wednesday Powder Keg Sessions, Ramsdell 6:30-8:00pm
September 16, Saturday Medicinal Foods from Backyards, Parks, and Interstitial Spaces (Part 2 of 2) Mason 1:00-3:00pm
(please register, this program will include a foraging walk)
September 20, Wednesday General Introduction to Fermentation with Mark Phillips (Basic Sauerkraut), Mason 5:30-6:30pm
September 20, Wednesday Powder Keg Sessions, Ramsdell 6:30-8:00pm
September 18, Monday Mystery Book Club
:
All The Missing Girls
by Megan Miranda, Mason 5:30-6:45pm
September 25, Monday Bagels & Books: To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, Mason 9:00-10:00am
September 26, Tuesday Book Lovers' Book Club: People of the Bookby Geraldine Brooks, Mason 5:30-6:45pm
September 27, Wednesday News Literacy: Who Do I Believe? with UMass Journalism Professor Steve Fox, Mason 5:30-6:45pm
September 27, Wednesday Powder Keg Sessions, Ramsdell 6:30-8:00pm
September 29, Friday Senior Center Resource Counseling, Ramsdell 2:00-4:00pm
Children's Events at
the Great Barrington Libraries
MONDAYS at Mason: "Read & Wag" Read to One of Our Reading Dogs 3:30-4:15 (school-aged children, please register)
TUESDAYS at Mason: Brain Builders! Play & Learn 10:30-11:30 (baby-5 years)
SATURDAYS at Ramsdell: Fun with Fine Arts 10:30-11:30 (5-12 years)
September 16, Saturday Family Circus Arts with Berkcirque, Mason 12:30pm (ages 5 & up; drop in)
September 29, Friday Family Movie "Smurfs: The Lost Village" (2017), Mason 6:15pm (drop in)
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- Chair Yoga every Tuesday at the Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, from 9 - 10am.
- Council on Aging Cards & Games Club Tuesdays at 1pm (new time) at the Community Center.
- The Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association will be at Town Hall on Thursday, September 14th from 2-3pm for their free wellness clinic, no appointment necessary.
- The next Council on Ageing foot care clinic with Jane Kelley, R.N.~will be on Thursday, September 14th from 9-11:30 am at Town Hall.~ Call the Council on Aging at 413-528-1443 x247 for an appointment. Any age is welcome you do not have to be elderly or disabled. The cost is $25.
As always for a full calendar of events and closings please go to
www.montereyma.gov and click on "Meeting Calendar". If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to email them to me at
admin@montereyma.gov .
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A special Congratulations to these
Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Members who were chosen as one
of this year's Berkshire 25!
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Asma Abbas
Bard College at Simon's Rock
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Hinda Bodinger
Berkshire Baby Box
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Julianne Boyd
Barrington Stage Company
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Michelle Derr
Community Health Programs
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Sally & Fred Harris
Saint James Place
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Laurie Norton Moffatt
Norman Rockwell Museum
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William "Smitty" Pignatelli
State Representative
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Ilana Steinhauer
Volunteers in Medicine
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Jenn Smith
The Berkshire Eagle
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Christopher Nye
Orion Magazine
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Registration Deadline, September 12th
Waste oil paint and used motor oil waste collection set
On Wednesday, September 13th from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, the South Berkshire Household Hazardous Waste Collaborative will hold a paint and oil collection in Lenox for the 15 participating towns. The Center for EcoTechnology (CET) will coordinate these collections.
The towns in the South Berkshire Household Hazardous Waste Collaborative sponsor this program. The participating towns are Alford, Becket, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and West Stockbridge.
Acceptable materials are oil-based paint, stains, paint thinners, spray paint and turpentine, as well as waste motor oil. No other type of oil or fuel will be accepted.
Latex paint will not be accepted at this event. Empty cans can be recycled with scrap metal. Dried-up cans of latex paint can be disposed with the regular trash. Empty cans of oil-based paint, stains and solvents can be disposed of with the regular trash as well. Usable paint can be given away through freecycle.org or craigslist.com.
To register online or for information about what can be brought to these collections, visit www.cetonline.org/events or email Thomas J. Jakubasz at Thomas.Jakubasz@cetonline.org or call CET at (800)-369-3333 ext. 142. Residents from communities that are not participating should call their City or Town Hall for information about hazardous household product collections.
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for a link to upcoming showtimes
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THE BRIDGE RESTAURANT - Well known and long time successful restaurant along Route 7 in Sheffield. Steady income, steady and regular repeat customers. The Bridge is an institution & an opportunity. Dining, bar/tavern & banquet room. Property includes all equipment and furnishings, and includes owner's apartment. Seats ~ 100. Financials available after signing an NDA.
Prime real estate and prime business - great combination!
In excellent condition and priced to sell at $735,000.
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Does anyone else smell pizza? Gigi and Millie do! Coming soon to 20 Railroad Public House!
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The American Institute for Economic Research is pleased to announce the acquisition of a new strategic program, The Bastiat Society. The Bastiat Society was founded in 2004 to "give business men and women the tools they need to advance a free and prosperous society." This successful network now boasts 26 chapters in the U.S. and abroad, and holds 120 events annually for 3,800 chapter attendees.
With this acquisition, AIER gains access to a highly respected, well-established channel to expand our education and outreach programs and disseminate our research.
Existing Bastiat Society members will extend the audience for AIER research on business cycles, sound money, gold, inflation, and property rights. It will also be a way for us to engage existing and new AIER members.
Stay tuned for more good news on this exciting AIER program. In the meantime, please explore The Bastiat Society's website from our navigation menu on www.aier.org. See if a local Bastiat Society chapter exists near you. You will gain automatic membership.
AIER and our new Bastiat Society Program will bring Col. Harwood's disciplined, prescient and practical approach to economics to thousands of new people.
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NEW TO MARKET - THREE-STATE SOUTH WESTERLY VIEW OVER LAKE GARFIELD TO THE CATSKILLS
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Created by Pam Felton
of Guido Lumber
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River Tables have become a very popular style and can work well with any home or office aesthetic. A river table can be made by using a slab with a void area down the center or by using a bookmatch slab set and aligning 2 of the natural edges to create the river effect. Then, using epoxy or a piece of glass you can fill the void area. These tables have been made in a wide range of sizes from coffee tables, to dining tables, to huge conference tables! We have selected some slab sets that we think would work well for these tables, they can be found in the "
River Table" category on our website.
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This summer we are launching an initiative called BerkShares Ambassadors, an opportunity for 16-30 year-olds to become "community economists" who can advocate for our locally owned businesses and community banks, helping to shape a future for this region based on cooperation, regional self-reliance and environmental stewardship.
Please, become a part of this work. Renew your membership now, or become a member for the first time! BerkShares, Inc. is a membership-directed non-profit corporation and voting membership is open to any resident of the Berkshires. Dues are 25 BerkShares or $25 per year. Additional donations are always appreciated.
As a member you will have the opportunity to elect or even run for the Board of Trustees at the Annual Meeting on October 19th. Visit www.berkshares.org/become_member to find out more. Dues and nominations must be received by October 2nd to be valid for 2017.
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Creating wonderful weddings and events in the
tri state area for more than 30 years!
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Thank you for renewing your membership with
The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce:
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One Mercantile
Railroad Street Youth Project
First Congregational Church of Sheffield, United Church of Christ
Berkshire County Kid's Place
Gallery 315 Home Furnishings
The Well Restaurant & Bar
Berkshire Hills Regional School District
Southern Berkshire Registry of Deeds
The Berkshire Eagle
Traveling Professor
October Mountain Financial Advisors
Staveleigh House Bed and Breakfast
Egremont Village Inn/The Barn
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Upcoming Events from the Southern Berkshire
Chamber of Commerce...
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In this fact-filled workshop, you'll learn tips, tricks and shortcuts that will help you use your computer more quickly and efficiently as well as discovering lots of great resources that make computing easier. And there will be plenty of time for questions at the end.
Jean Atwater-Williams has over 30 years of business management and telecommunications experience. She founded BizTech Associates in 2001 to assist clients in selecting and implementing the right technologies to cost-effectively meet their needs. Her clients include academic institutions, nonprofits and foundations, small businesses, professional offices and individuals.
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News and Events from our Members!
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Anything Goes on Saturday, Sept 9th at 8PM
When the beautiful voices of Brian DeLorenzo, Kathy Lawrence, and
Linda Mironti fill the Arts Center with the music of Cole Porter.
This benefit for the Arts Center will include dessert and
prosecco service at intermission.
Tickets are $50.
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Friday Sept 9th
Chris Bergson
8pm $20
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Saturday SEPT 23rd
10 a.m.
Bulbs: Outdoors and In
Ward's staff Claire Ward and Linda Olszewski will start with the basic overview of types of spring bulbs including unusual choices and their planting. Then at 10:30 a.m., they continue with strategies for creating potted indoor displays of forced bulbs to enjoy in January or February while winter winds blow. Earlier class date this year means you'll have plenty of time to force those bulbs! Come for the whole session or join about half way through - as suits your gardening confidence!
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It is that time of year again! Our WALK takes place on Sunday, October 15, starting at 1:00 PM at Ski Butternut. Our goal this year is $65,000 to help support our most vulnerable neighbors achieve sustainable housing.
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The Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire is hosting its first
Community At Bat, a charity softball game to take place on
Sunday October 22, 2017 at 1pm at Memorial Field on Bridge Street
in
Great Barrington. Proceeds will support the CDCSB's work in
creating affordable housing in the Berkshires.
We are pleased to announce that special guest,
Representative Smitty Pignatelli, will be the game day announcer, and
Senator Adam Hinds will
be a team captain. We also invite community members to take part in the game and to join us as volunteers and spectators.
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Calling all
LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS!
Announcing the 2nd Annual
RADIUS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
DEADLINE
:
October 30, 2017 at 5pm
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