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Milne Library Presents: “The Wonderful World of Bats” w/ Jerry Schneider on Wed, Aug. 2, 1-3pm. Register now!

Sign up HERE! Jerry Schneider returns with a fun and interactive program about BATS & their importance to our world.  In the second half of the program kids can design and create their own bat t-shirt to take home! more INFO HERE.

(Shirts will be provided for the kids but if you have a favorite light-colored cotton t-shirt you’d like to use, that’s fine too.)

As always, many thanks to the Friends of the Milne Library for their ongoing support.

B’shire Botanical Garden “GROW SHOW” on Sat/Sun, August 12 & 13, 5 W. Stockbridge Rd, Stockbridge!

Floral designers & backyard gardeners are the celebrities at the Garden’s annual Grow Show on Aug. 12-13, where beautiful floral arrangements and the peak summer harvest are spotlighted in this upbeat, judged event featuring five design and nearly 80 horticulture classes on display in the Exhibition Hall.

Anyone can enter! Whether you bring a single bloom or enter every category, there is no charge to participate in the Grow Show!

The Grow Show is free with Garden admission.

Read more about the Horticulture Division!
Gardeners of all ages and experience levels are welcome to enter this blue-ribbon event!

Read more about the Floral Design Division!
Floral Design entries in this year’s Grow Show take delight in the natural world’s splendor while recognizing that beauty’s intrinsic value is its harmonization of form and purposefulness. Designers focus on guiding people to make more connections between the richness of flora and the critical role it plays in the sustainability and restoration of our environment and the human condition. Designers are asked to use sustainable design practices avoiding Oasis and using materials that can be reused or recycled.

— Click here for the Floral Design Division Entry Card.

— Click here for the Horticulture Division Entry Card.

The show times are Saturday, Aug. 12, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Community Resource Fair at Paresky Center, Williams College- THU, AUGUST 31, 10am -1pm. Businesses & Organizations sign-up now!

If you would like to share your business or organization with the incoming Williams College new students and their families, please reserve a table. Community Resource Fair 2023 – Business Registration

Thursday, August 31, 10am-1pm
Paresky Center, Williams College

W’town Theatre Festival invites community to “Town Hall” gathering for dialogue regarding WTF future on TUE, AUG. 1, 8:30-9:30AM at Nikos Stage in ’62 Center.

Interim Artistic Director Jenny Gersten will lead both WTF Town Halls. The gathering will be a platform for open dialogue, where the Festival will explore the questions and challenges it faces, discuss the values and priorities that drive their work, and invite your valuable input.  If you’re unable to attend the Town Halls in person, they have created an online feedback platform.  Join the discussion!!!

Williams College hosts Free summer concert: Sean Rowe performs 6pm, THU, AUG 3 on Prez. Lawn, 863 Main St.

Sean Rowe is an American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist and forager. The concert will be held outdoors on the President’s House lawn. Guests are welcome to bring picnics, blankets, and lawn chairs; however, tents or large umbrellas are discouraged. Ice cream will be available for purchase. In the event of rain, concerts will be held at Goodrich Hall, 863 Main Street (near the eyeballs and WCMA).

Rowe has a powerful sound with an emotional conviction that demands attention. NPR’s All Songs Considered says of Rowe’s vocals, “He can just crush granite with that voice. It’s so powerful.” The Wall Street Journal proclaimed, “Mr. Rowe’s ringing baritone is as timeless as his approach, recalling the ecstatic intensity of late-’60s Van Morrison and stark subtlety of late-era Johnny Cash.” Rowe has graced the stage of Mountain Jam, Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival as well as opening for Robert Plant and the Alabama Shakes. Both an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and having his song, “To Leave Something Behind” featured in the film “The Accountant” have expanded his voice to an international audience.

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