Music Camp Set for Children Ages 6-13

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DALTON, Mass. — Berkshire Lyric invites children ages 6 to 13 to sing with The Blafield Children’s Chorus at their 2015 Summer Choral Music Camp.

The annual weeklong camp will take place Aug. 3-7 from 9 a.m. to noon at the First Congregational Church of Dalton. Participants will sing, learn about music, and have fun with the Blafield Children’s Chorus as they look forward to their 2015-2016 Season.

The week is tuition-free for current chorus members as well as children considering joining the chorus in the fall and is supported by Berkshire Lyric.

The Blafield Children’s Chorus is part of Berkshire Lyric’s family of choruses and presents five high quality programs throughout Berkshire County during the year. During the past year, they have performed with Berkshire Lyric Chorus in an opera program at The Colonial Theater in Pittsfield as well as at several holiday concerts. They also present their own concert every spring. Their regular rehearsals take place on Saturday mornings at the Berkshire Athenaeum and will begin on Sept. 12 for the new year. The upcoming season concludes with a concert in Tanglewood’s Seiji Ozawa Hall.

The Choral Music camp week in Dalton will be led by Jack Brown, artistic director of Berkshire Lyric and faculty member at Simon’s Rock College and at The Hotchkiss School. Parents may register children at the church on Aug. 3 at 9 am. For further information, call Jack Brown at 413-298-5365.

 


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Dalton Health Dept. Develops Temporary Food Event Info Sheet

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass.—The Board of Health approved an amended version of a Temporary Food Event Informational Sheet.
 
Health Agent Agnes Witkowski and her Administrative Assistant Christina Parkington developed this information sheet to streamline the permitting process for temporary food events. 
 
Before this information sheet, Witkowski would work with event organizers to determine the vendors. Then Witkowski and Parkington would reach out to the vendors with applications and information. 
 
"There's times when we even had somebody show up as a vendor not being permitted and then they're looking for what we require. Well, this is to help organize that and to make it smoother," Witkowski said. 
 
This document will be given to the event organizer and the vendors. 
 
"I think it's just good communication, and it's helping guidelines and expectations," Witkowski said. 
 
The sheet instructs the event coordinator to provide the Board of Health with a contact list of all vendors 30 days before the event. The list must include the vendor's name, contact person, phone number, and email address.
 
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