Events

Special Town Meeting: October 23 6pm

1. Special Town Meeting — Vote on October 23, 2023. It is about our schools — should there be an 8Town Merger of the high schools? It is about our seniors — should we have a Senior Tax Work off Town Program? — Special Town Meeting on October 23 in Town Offices.

League of Women Voters

2. League of Women Voters of MA "Day on the Hill" is on October 11th at 10 a.m. Join League members across the state in advocating for: 1) increasing ballot access, 2) preventing maternal mortality, 3) reducing gun violence, and 4) banning forever chemicals. You can watch the program on Zoom and then follow-up with calls and emails to our legislators. To receive a Zoom link, email Berkshirelwv@gmail.com

Stockbridge Library

3. Stockbridge Library events:

Mini Pumpkin Painting Tuesday, October 17 @ 3:30 — 4:30pm

Play With Clay Wednesday, October 25 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Annual Pumpkin Walkabout Friday, October 27 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Voices of Poetry featuring Robert Carr, Rage Hezekiah, Richard Hoffman, and Heather Treseler - Saturday, October 28 @ 3:00 pm — 4:00 pm

Boston Symphony Orchestra Retired Musician Richard Mackey in conversation with John Perkel Sunday, October 29 @ 3:00 pm — 4:00 pm

Berkshire Botanical Garden

4. Berkshire Botanical Garden upcoming events:

October 20 — Poetry in Place

October 21 - Deer Defense

October 21 — Stonemasonry

October 25 — Creative Composition

October 28 — Four Season Tree Identification

For more information www.berkshirebotanical.org

Laurel Hill Association

5. Laurel Hill: The First Billion Years - An evening with Williams College Professor Ronadh Cox, Saturday November 4, 4:00 PM Stockbridge Library — No Charge but Reservations Suggested

Around 22,000 years ago, ice covered all of New England and extended south to Long Island, NY. The ice sheet was up to 2 miles thick, much of the Ocean's water was taken up by the massive sheets of ice which caused sea level to fall by at least 400 feet. When the ice retreated Laurel Hill, Ice Glen and surrounding features emerged into watery sun light. Cox, the Edward Brust Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at Williams College, will describe this fascinating period in earth's history.

Laurel Hill Association, founded in 1853, is devoted to the improvement of the village of Stockbridge and to the lands under its stewardship. LHA sponsors special programs including lectures, Earth Day clean up, and the annual Laurel Hill Day.

For further Information contact info@laurelhillassociation.org

Senior Center

6. Senior Center — October 25, 2023, 2pm, Senior Center

Program: Joshua Hall will speak on the History of Ice Glen and Jack Gremli will sing and entertain. Reservations required.

Dulye Leadership Experience

7. The Dulye Leadership Experience (DLE) will host a virtual program with career coach and C-Suite advisor Ryan Dickerson on October 27. Discussion will explore the topic of career transitions. There is no fee to participate, however advance registration is required. Contact Nicole Laureyns at nicole@dulye.com

Ice Glen Halloween Walk

8. Ice Glen Halloween Walk, for the first time in many years, is scheduled for October 28. Meet at Park Street in the soccer field at 6pm—cider and cider donuts will follow. Thank to Neil Haywood, Vincent Garofoli, Darrell Fennelly, and the entire Stockbridge Fire and Police Departments for their efforts to revive this tradition.

Photo: Richard Lasner