SBCC Newsletter

May 9, 2024


View as Webpage


FOR BEST READING EXPERIENCE, PLEASE CLICK "VIEW AS WEBPAGE" ABOVE if you received this newsletter in an e-mail.



  • Chamber News
  • May Spotlights
  • New Member Welcome
  • Library Events
  • News & Announcements
  • Quick Guide to This Weekend
  • Event Calendar
  • Save the Dates
  • Job Openings

Thank you to this week's

E-news Sponsor,

Greylock Federal Credit Union

SBCC Mission Statement:



"To promote business prosperity and a healthy, inclusive community by providing information, services and advocacy for its members."

Southern Berkshire Towns: Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Monterey, 

Mt. Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Sandisfield & Sheffield

Chamber News

New Brochures Have Arrived!


We have just received the printed 2024-25 brochures and will begin distributing them throughout Berkshire County soon!


If your business would like a stack or box of brochures for your customers and clients, please let us know. You can reach the office at (413) 528-4284 or email office.sberkchamber@gmail.com

May BAH Tonight


Members of the Southern Berkshire Chamber are invited to join us for our monthly networking event, Business After Hours!


The May BAH will be at Michele's Salon & Day Spa in Great Barrington today, Thursday, May 9th from 5-7pm.


To register on the Event Page, click the button below.

Event Page

Nomination Deadline Extended!


We are now accepting nominations for the 2024 Business Person of the Year Award through May 17!


To complete the nomination survey online, click below:

Online Nomination

The Nomination Deadline is Friday, May 17!

Read the May Spotlight Profiles

WELCOME

New Chamber Members!


Local Libraries

Chelsea Proulx Photography


CRM Home Watch


Fuel Coffee


Colorbox


Sugar & Rye


Barrington Stage Company


Optimal Wellness Center


Music Mountain


Shire Video


Mend. Sustainable Spa & Retail


Clark Green + Bek


Bon Dimanche


Knollwood Antiques LLC


Randall Trophies, LLC


New York Life Insurance


Nutrition For You LLC


Friends of Great Barrington Libraries


Dare Bottle Shop


Berkshire County Head Start

Mason Library

May 18 - Our Place in the Universe

Link

Bushnell-Sage Library

May 11 - Book Signing with Thad Kubis Link

News and Announcements

Berkshire Busk! returns on June 28


Downtown Great Barrington stores are invited to set up a vendor booth free of charge during Berkshire Busk's Night Market on Railroad Street from 6:30-8:30pm each Saturday through August 31. (The fee for other vendors is $40/booth.)


Railroad Street businesses are also asked to contact Berkshire Busk! if you do not wish to have vendors in front of your storefront.


Please contact Brennah Brickle, Night Market Manager, at (413) 446-6792 or email market@berkshirebusk.com

Music Mountain Announces 95th Summer Festival Dedicated to the Power of Music


Clark Art Institute Opens First Exhibition Ever on the Works of Guillaume Lethière


Berkshire Community College to Offer FAFSA Completion Workshops


Town of Great Barrington: State DOT Closes Brookside Road Bridge, Pending Further Investigation


CHP Berkshires to Offer Online Program, "A Taste of Intuitive Eating," Starting in June


Volunteers in Medicine Opens New Care Center in Pittsfield (The Berkshire Edge)


Town of Monterey: Open Space and Recreation Plan Survey Results

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Saturday, May 11

9am - 1pm


at the Lee Wastewater Treatment Plant

Pre-registration Required!



Sign up here

Quick Guide to This Weekend

Friday, May 10


Grand Opening Party: Bloomfield, CT Location, 5-7pm - Berkshire Bike and Board


Tarot Class with Sheilaa L. Hite (1 of 3), 7-8:30pm - Crystal Essence


Singer Songwriter Night Double Bill: Steve Adams and Tom Ingersoll, 7pm - Dewey Hall


Nephrok! Allstars Spring Dance Party, 7-11pm - Race Brook Lodge


Diana Quetti, 7:30pm - Colonial Theatre


Lyle Lovett & Lisa Loeb in Conversation & Song, 8pm - The Mahaiwe

Saturday, May 11


Season Opening Market, 9am-1pm - Great Barrington Farmers Market


50th Anniversary Bash, 10am-5pm - The Bookloft


Book Signing with Photographer Thaddeus B. Kubis, 10:30am-2pm - Bushnell-Sage Library


Volunteer Opportunity: Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, 11am-5pm - Berkshire United Way


Kids' Concert with Terry A La Berry & Friends, 12pm - Colonial Theatre


Cheese & Charcuterie Board Workshop, 1pm - High Lawn Farm


Met Opera Live in HD: Puccini's Madama Butterfly, 1pm - The Mahaiwe


Wines for Mom: Wine Tasting, 1-4pm - Dare Bottleshop


Six Dances by Four, 2pm - Saint James Place

Saturday, continued


Book Signing by Ariella Chezar, 3-5pm - Jess Cooney Interiors


Roadside Cafe Ribbon Cutting, 4pm - Gould Farm


James Bagwell Conducts Magnificat, 4pm - Berkshire Bach


Blessing of the Fields at Sheffield Covered Bridge, 6pm - First Congregational Church of Sheffield


Simone White & Scott Matthew Singing Sad Songs in Spring, 7-10pm - Race Brook Lodge



Sunday, May 12


Jazz Brunch with the Luke Franco Trio, 11am-3pm - Stagecoach Tavern


Mother's Day Tea, 1pm - Ventfort Hall


Mother's Day Activities, 1-3pm - The Clark


Classical Music, 3-4pm - The Clark

Events Calendar
(Click image to go to event website)

May 10 - Dewey Hall

Music

May 10 - Crystal Essence

Tarot Class

May 10 - Berkshire Theatre Group

Concert

May 10 - The Mahaiwe

Concert

May 11 - Great Barrington Farmers Market

Opening Day

May 11 - The Bookloft

50th Anniversary Activities

May 11 - Berkshire United Way

Volunteer Shifts Available (sign up online)

May 11 - The Clark

New Exhibition Opens

May 11 - Dare Bottleshop

Wines for Mom: Wine Tasting

May 11 - High Lawn Farm

Cheese & Charcuterie Board Workshop

May 11 - Jess Cooney Interiors

Book Signing

May 11 - Berkshire Bach

Concert

May 11 - Gould Farm's Roadside Cafe

Ribbon Cutting

May 11 - Old Parish Church

Blessing of the Fields

May 11 - Race Brook Lodge

Music

May 12 - Barrington Brewery

Mother's Day Specials

May 12 - Ventfort Hall

Mother's Day Tea

May 12 - Berkshire Children's Chorus

Annual Concert

May 14 - MCLA

MBA Info Session

May 14 - CDCSB

Thornewood Open House

Save The Dates

May 17-27-ArtWeek Berkshires



May 17 & 18 - Berkshire Children's Chorus

Concert

May 17-19 - Greenhouse Yoga Workshop

May 18 - Norman Rockwell Museum

Artist Events

May 18 - Railroad Street Youth Project

Culinary Apprenticeship Dinner

May 19 - Berkshire Community Land Trust

Film Screening

May 21 - Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires

Berkshire Nonprofit Awards

May 25 - Sandisfield Arts Center

Film Screening

May 25 - Barrington Stage Co.

Comedy Festival

May 25 - GB Historical Society

Antiques / Flea Market

May 26 - Sandisfield Recreation Committee

Memorial Day Parade & BBQ

June 7 - Great Barrington Public Theater

Fundraising Event

June 8 - Housatonic

Party in the Park

June 8 - Norman Rockwell Museum

Museum Gone MAD Gala

June 28 & 29-Race Brook Lodge

Music

Opportunity for Employers

MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board Presents “Working with High School Interns,” a session for employers/ organizations interested in working with high school interns on Wednesday May 15, 2024 at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) from 9-10:30AM.

The workshop will provide tips, guidance, and strategies for providing internships to high school students. It is open to professionals interested in starting an internship at their company or looking to enhance their current internship program.


To register for this event email Kat@masshireberkshire.com or call 413-442-7177 x 155. 

Job Openings & Job Fairs

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center - Office Administrator


Pittsfield Cooperative Bank - Deposit Operations Clerk | Teller


Berkshire County Head Start - Multiple Positions


Greenagers - Summer Farm Crew

Facebook  Instagram