Norman Rockwell Museum presents "Feeling Groovy"

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STOCKBRIDGE - The Norman Rockwell Museum will present "Feeling Groovy," part of its "Rhythms and Change" music and lecture series on Thursday, July 1, at 5:30 p.m. The band, Feeling Groovy, led by Arlo Guthrie's drummer Terry á la Berry, will perform music inspired by the British Invasion and American folk scene of the 1960s. Admission to the event is $12, $6 for Museum members, children free. To pre-register, please call 413-298-4100, ext.220. Terry á la Berry is the comic drummer for David Grover and the Big Bear Band. He also fronts Terry á la Berry and Friends, alongside the mother and daughter team of musicians LuAnn and Jenelle Herring. Berry toured for fourteen years with 60s icon Arlo Guthrie, visiting the United States, Europe and Australia. He appears on 10 of Guthrie's albums, including 1992's "Son Of The Wind" and the Grammy-nominated "Grow Big." He made a special appearance on Guthrie's latest album "More Together" (with Pete Seeger). As a writer and producer, Terry has written songs with Arlo Guthrie and Carly Simon. His first solo recording, "Surfing with Dinosaurs," was released in the summer of 1997. to join the array of children's music on the Big Bear label. "Rhythms and Change" is a performance and lecture series inspired by "Hometown Hero, Citizen of the World: Rockwell in Stockbridge" and the changing American scene during the 1960s and 1970s. Programs are scheduled on Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m throughout the summer. On view through October 31, 2004 "Hometown Hero, Citizen of the World: Rockwell in Stockbridge" Representing a rich selection of Rockwell's finest work at the culmination of his career, "Hometown Hero, Citizen of the World: Rockwell in Stockbridge" is the final exhibit in a critically acclaimed three-part series organized by the Museum about Rockwell's life, art and the communities in which he lived. Containing more than 60 original artworks, the exhibition examines different aspects of the artist's later career, including travels sketches from trips Rockwell took to India and Russia, and a look at the development of his controversial painting "Murder In Mississippi." The exhibition also contains rarely seen paintings such as "Mermaid" (1955), "The Oculist" (1956), "Red Sox Locker Room" (1957), "Easter Morning" (1959), "Window Washer" (1960), and "The Connoisseur" (1962), among others. This exhibition has been generously sponsored by BerkshireBank. For over 150 years, BerkhireBank and its employees have sponsored the Berkshire Community through education, human services and the arts. BerkshireBank is proud to continue the tradition by supporting "Hometown Hero, Citizen of the World: Rockwell in Stockbridge." For more information, the public is invited to call 413-298-4100, ext. 220. Visit the Museum's Web site at www.nrm.org.
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Lanesborough Fifth-Graders Win Snowplow Name Contest

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — One of the snowplows for Highway District 1 has a new name: "The Blizzard Boss."
 
The name comes from teacher Gina Wagner's fifth-grade class at Lanesborough Elementary School. 
 
The state Department of Transportation announced the winners of the fourth annual "Name A Snowplow" contest on Monday. 
 
The department received entries from public elementary and middle school classrooms across the commonwealth to name the 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be in service during the 2025/2026 winter season. 
 
The purpose of the contest is to celebrate the snow and ice season and to recognize the hard work and dedication shown by public works employees and contractors during winter operations. 
 
"Thank you to all of the students who participated. Your creativity allows us to highlight to all, the importance of the work performed by our workforce," said  interim MassDOT Secretary Phil Eng.  
 
"Our workforce takes pride as they clear snow and ice, keeping our roads safe during adverse weather events for all that need to travel. ?To our contest winners and participants, know that you have added some fun to the serious take of operating plows. ?I'm proud of the skill and dedication from our crews and thank the public of the shared responsibility to slow down, give plows space and put safety first every time there is a winter weather event."
 
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