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Community Contra Dance at First Congregational Church on SAT, JAN 10 at 7:15pm.

North Berkshire Community Dance event will begin with an introductory lesson at 7:15PM, dancing for all starts at 7:30.  Berkshire based band, “Spare Parts”, will warm the hall with elegant and lively traditional music.

Where: in the Community Hall of the First Congregational Church, 906 Main Street, Williamstown, MA
When: 7:15PM – 10:30PM, on Saturday, December 13th
Music by Spare Parts, with Bill Matthiesen on piano, Liz Stell on flute, and Eric  Buddington on fiddle.
Calling by Liz Nelson, using Larks and Robins role terms
Cost: $12 – $20 recommended; no one turned away for lack of funds
Respiratory Health Policy: Please stay home if you feel at all unwell, and we’ll be glad to see you next month. Masks are welcome but not required. Windows open.
For more information, visit www.NorthBerkshireDance.org

Town SURVEY: your feedback wanted re) possible changes at Broad Brook Part in White Oaks neighborhood

Town survey & share your ideas regarding the future of the park via this brief survey. The survey is deadline is JAN 31.  Questions & Comments email Laura Christensen, Town Communications Director lchristensen@williamstownma.gov.

 

 

FESTIVE Holiday Market at Greylock Works, Sat. Nov. 22, 10am- 4pm.

Greylock WORKS’ FESTIVE Holiday Market “celebrates the handcrafted magic of the Berkshires & beyond.”  Greylock Works is located at 508 State St., North Adams.

W’town Citizens Academy presents: Emergency Management Services on TUE, NOV. 18, 5:30pm at Milne Public Library.

BIFF- B’shire International Film Festival offer “nexGEN Film Competition” college students. Accepting films NOW, deadline March 10, 2026

The competition aims to discover emerging student filmmakers and provide them a platform at an international film festival.  Three filmmakers will each receive a cash prize of $2500, mentoring from an acclaimed filmmaker, and an invitation to attend the BIFF as our guest at the end of May 2026. For more info, contact the BIFF Office – kelley@biffma.organne@biffma.orglauren@biffma.org
We encourage experimentation and diverse storytelling approaches, welcoming not only fiction but also documentary and poetry. We’re particularly interested in unique visual languages and fresh ways of engaging audiences. We’re eager to discover students who are curious about the medium, willing to play with it, and ready to challenge the boundaries of film.

The competition is open NOW until March 10 to all film undergraduate students CURRENTLY in a U.S. university or college.  Submissions are free of entry fees through FilmFreeway – nexGen Student Film Competition

BIFF will present the three award winners with a cash prize of $2500.  The award-winning films will be presented at the 2026 film festival held May 28 – 31 along with the filmmakers in attendance.  The competition is generously sponsored by Love Today Productions. 

Films requirements for submission:
MUST be an UNDERGRADUATE college or university student in the USA at time of submission
MUST not be longer than 12 minutes, without credits
MUST be completed by March 31, 2026
MUST be produced and directed by a student who is CURRENTLY attending an undergraduate college or university
A valid college ID WILL BE required to validate undergraduate student status for the finalists
MUST own or have cleared all rights of the submitted materials, including music

 
For more information, contact the BIFF Office – kelley@biffma.organne@biffma.orglauren@biffma.org

Kelley R. Vickery
Founder and Artistic Director
Berkshire International Film Festival
413-528-8030
Berkshire International Film Festival named to 2020 MovieMaker Magazine‘s annual list of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World!
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