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Zen Master Jok Um will lecture on the use of kong-ans, or koans, in the Kwan Um School of Zen. A koan is a paradox to be meditated upon that is used to train Zen Buddhist monks to abandon ultimate dependence on reason and to force them into gaining sudden intuitive enlightenment.

The lecture, which is FREE & open to the public, will be held on Monday, Sept. 30, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 3.

Zen Master Jok Um received transmission in April 2017. He began studying with Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1975. He is a Licensed clinical social worker and a psychotherapist, working with children and families in foster care, substance abuse, outpatient and inpatient mental health and therapeutic preschool settings, as well as in private practice. He specializes in infant and early childhood mental health. He is a guiding teacher for the New Haven Zen Center, Hwa Um Sa-Orlando Zen Center, and Florida’s Gateless Gate Zen Center and Cypress Tree Zen Group. He also teaches at the Chogye International Zen Center of New York, as well as at other Zen Centers and affiliates.

The Northern Berkshire Cultural Council offers grant funds to support cultural activities in the community. The deadline is October 15^th for community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs, organizations, schools, and individuals to apply for grants to support cultural activities within the Northern Berkshire region.  Proposals are due by or postmarked by that date.

For local guidelines and complete information on the Northern Berkshire Cultural Council, contact Staff Administrator, Maureen Riley Moriarty at 413 652-2982. Application forms and more information about the Local Cultural Council Program are available online at www.mass-culture.org.

MS Support Foundation invites all to a FREE educational program. Speakers Cecilia Bernhard & Callie Farmer address Medical Cannabis for the Treatment of MS. Pre-register before October 16: 844-280-7292.

Pipeline is Dominique Morisseau’s beautiful and deeply moving story of a mother’s fight to give her son a future without turning her back on the community that made him who he is. A powerful and thought-provoking examination of race, class, and the American education system

Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher is committed to her students, and desperate to give her only son opportunities they’ll never have.  When a controversial incident in his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent.  For more info: WAM

For tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1013655

The evening’s repertory includes Balanchine’s “Apollo,” Robbins’ “Moves,” Peck’s “Sleep Well,” and a work selected by Lauren Lovette. One of the foremost dance companies in the world, New York City Ballet hosts a roster of spectacular dancers and an unparalleled repertory.

The Company was founded in 1948 by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein and quickly became world-renowned for its athletic and contemporary style. Jerome Robbins joined NYCB the following year and, with Balanchine, helped to build the astounding repertory and firmly establish the Company in New York, revolutionizing ballet in the process.

Tickets can be purchased here.