AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Great Barrington Massachusetts. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/great-barrington-ma 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/great-barrington-ma https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:43 -0600 Glittering cosmopolitan Berlin and the village of Nelahozeves, Bohemia (now Czech Republic, population 2,200) are the respective places of origin of https://www.americantowns.com/news/close-encounters-with-music-town-and-country-mendelssohn-and-dvorak-31454907-great-barrington-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/close-encounters-with-music-town-and-country-mendelssohn-and-dvorak-31454907-great-barrington-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 When people think of a library, they often think of a building with books. 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FY2024 Proposed Budget https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-great-barrington-news-fy2024-proposed-budget-31541854-great-barrington-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/town-of-great-barrington-news-fy2024-proposed-budget-31541854-great-barrington-ma.html Government and Politics Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Libraries love alliteration, so let me take the month of March as an alliterative opportunity to remind you of the Great Barrington Libraries’ https://www.americantowns.com/news/great-barrington-libraries-cover-to-cover-march-2023-31541911-great-barrington-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/great-barrington-libraries-cover-to-cover-march-2023-31541911-great-barrington-ma.html Schools and Libraries Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Bringing a “mellifluous blend of vigorous intensity and dramatic import, performed with enthusiasm, technical facility and impressive https://www.americantowns.com/news/close-encounters-with-music-from-bach-brandenburg-to-appalachian-spring-with-manhattan-chamber-players-31454920-great-barrington-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/close-encounters-with-music-from-bach-brandenburg-to-appalachian-spring-with-manhattan-chamber-players-31454920-great-barrington-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Great Barrington Libraries: Cover To Cover - April 2023 https://www.americantowns.com/news/great-barrington-libraries-cover-to-cover-april-2023-31558108-great-barrington-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/great-barrington-libraries-cover-to-cover-april-2023-31558108-great-barrington-ma.html Schools and Libraries Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 The Souvenir de Florence String Sextet takes us on a musical excursion to Italy, where Tchaikovsky spent some of his happiest times—reflected in https://www.americantowns.com/news/close-encounters-with-music-presents-the-escher-string-quartet-tchaikovsky-ravel-ruth-crawford-seeger-31564716-great-barrington-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/close-encounters-with-music-presents-the-escher-string-quartet-tchaikovsky-ravel-ruth-crawford-seeger-31564716-great-barrington-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Performed Live at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA SUNDAY, MAY 21, 4 PM The Souvenir de Florence String Sextet takes us on https://www.americantowns.com/news/cewm-presents-the-escher-string-quartet-tchaikovsky-ravel-ruthcrawford-seeger-31564994-great-barrington-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cewm-presents-the-escher-string-quartet-tchaikovsky-ravel-ruthcrawford-seeger-31564994-great-barrington-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 The Souvenir de Florence String Sextet takes us on a musical excursion to Italy, where Tchaikovsky spent some of his happiest times— reflected https://www.americantowns.com/news/close-encounters-with-music-the-escher-string-quartet-tchaikovsky-ravel-ruth-crawford-seeger-31454971-great-barrington-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/close-encounters-with-music-the-escher-string-quartet-tchaikovsky-ravel-ruth-crawford-seeger-31454971-great-barrington-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFFMA or "The BIFF") is a world-class festival that is an integral part of the cultural fabric of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/berkshire-international-film-festival-2023-31568926-great-barrington-ma.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/berkshire-international-film-festival-2023-31568926-great-barrington-ma.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Click Here to view the Great Barrington Libraries: Cover To Cover - 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