SBCC Newsletter May 12, 2022 Scroll Through to See Everything in this Newsletter: Chamber News May Spotlights New Member Welcome Local Library Events Quick Guide to This Weekend Event Calendar News from Our Towns Member Announcements Job Openings

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WELCOME New Chamber Members! Local Libraries

T Square Design Studio Key Private Bank Great Barrington Arts Market Kimama Half Moon Maid in the Berkshires Berkshire Glass and Grow Joseph Gold Music / Mountain Vision Studio Shire Glass Co. Rob's Records and Audio Bizen Gourmet Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar Michael Wainwright U.S.A, LLC Carrie Chen Gallery High Lawn Farm American Art Marketing / An American Craftsman   Mason Library May StoryWalk - Link More GB Library Events Bushnell Sage Library June 25 - Book Reading Link

Quick Guide to This Weekend

Friday, May 13 Photography Walk, 10am - IS183 Raising Arizona, 7pm - The Mahaiwe Chris Smither, 7:30 pm - The Egremont Barn The Security Project, 7:30pm - Berkshire Theatre Group Triplex Cinema Showtimes

Saturday, May 14 5K Walk/Run, 9am - at GB Airport Great Barrington Farmers' Market, 9am-1pm World Collage Day, 9:30am (online) - IS183 Beer and Bingo, 12pm - Great Barrington Rotary StoryWalk at Farmington River Trail, 4pm - Otis Bach and Vivaldi, 4pm - Berkshire Bach Society Concert to Benefit Ukraine, 6pm - GB Rotary Suitcase Junket, 7:30pm - Egremont Barn Rev Tor's Concert, 8pm - Berkshire Theatre Group

Sunday, May 15 Why Design Matters, 4pm - The Mahaiwe Vocalis Youth Choir Concert for The People's Pantry, 4pm at Saint James Place Karaoke, 5pm - Egremont Barn  BNRC Self-Guided Walk

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Events Calendar (Click image to go to event website) May 12 - IS183 Exhibit reception May 12 - Dewey Hall Pub sing See more events at Dewey Hall May 13 - Berkshire Theatre Group Live concert May 14 - Berkshire South 5K May 14 - Berkshire Bach Society Live Concert May 14 - GB Rotary Club & WSBS Benefit concert for Ukraine May 15 - Concert to benefit The People's Pantry See more events at Saint James Place May 16 - YMCA Camp Hi-Rock Info Session May 17 - CHP Virtual parent workshop May 18 - Berkshire United Way Community Celebration May 19 - Geer Village In-person senior wellness seminar May 20-22 - Staged Ryte Warehouse Tag Sale May 20 - The Mahaiwe Wallflowers Concert May 21 - Greenagers Garden Basics workshop May 21 - RSYP Apprenticeship Dinner May 21 - Berkshire International Film Festival Film screening/fundraiser for Ukraine May 21 - Bidwell House Virtual Lecture See more Bidwell House events Open for Guided Tours starting May 30 May 21 - Sandisfield Arts Center Fundraiser May 21 - Race Brook Lodge Music

Later in May

May 24 - Berkshire Nonprofit Awards

May 26 - The Pass Cannabis Zoom Panel

May 27 - Berkshire Community Land Trust Fundraising Concert

May 27 - Berkshire Busk! Season Begins

May 27 - Sheffield Farmers Market Season Begins

May 28 & 29 - Berkshire Pulse Spring Performance

News From Our Towns

GB Asks HWW to Pay for Bottled Water, Filtration, for Customers Facing Water Quality Issues Annual Town Election Official Results Annual Town Meeting to Be Held Drive-In Style, June 6

Sheffield Town Election Results Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Otis Annual Town Meeting 5/17

Announcements

Bidwell House Museum Begins 2022 Season with a Concert and Reception Berkshire Grown Releases 2022 Guide to Local Farms and Food; Digital Version Available Voting Now Open for Berkshire International Film Festival's Next Great Filmmaker Award, Voting Ends June 1 1Berkshire Launches “Best Foot Forward” Facade Improvement Micro-Grant Program for Downtown Businesses Lee Bank Foundation Distributes $83,750 in First Grant Funding Round of 2022 Carrie Chen Gallery Announces FORM, LIGHT, COLOR: Dai Ban, Liane Nouri and Susan Lisbin CHP Names Behavioral Health Director Small Businesses in Massachusetts are Invited to an Informational Webinar on June 8 About the Health Connector for Business

YMCA Camp Hi-Rock - Summer Staff

Berkshire South - Multiple Positions

Town of Great Barrington - Department of Public Works Superintendent GB Eats - Multiple Positions B. Pearson Wallace Insurance - Commercial/Personal Lines Account Manager Guido's Fresh Marketplace - Multiple Positions Berkshire Natural Resources Council - Trail Crew Norman Rockwell Museum - Multiple Positions

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