Vocal Recital at Simon's Rock

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Gigi Teeley presents the annual vocal recital of her vocal students and the Vocal Performance: Opera and Musical Theater class. The recital will take place on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. in the Kellogg Music Center. The recital is free and open to the public. The recital will feature solos, duets, trios, and quartets from La Boheme, The Fantasticks, Hansel & Gretel, The Last Five Years, Merrily We Roll Along, My Fair Lady, Pirates of Penzance, Spamalot, Sweeney Todd, Wicked, and also works by Bach, Berlioz, Grieg, and Mozart. Teeley received her BA from Boston University, where she studied voice with Barbara Stevenson. Her parents who were both professional opera singers also instructed her. As a child, she performed in numerous stage productions and went on to sing with the New York City Opera. She has been a musical director on Broadway, as well as having appeared on the Broadway stage. She has also toured throughout the world. Her diverse style has been heard on numerous rock recordings, as well as television and radio. She taught voice at Barnard College for four years, and had a private studio in New York City for 15 years. Hilda Banks Shapiro will be the concert accompanist, and participating students are the following: Evyn Casey, Carissa Dagenais, Faye Donnelly, Hannah Dunne, Brianna Gonyea, Alexis Koda, Hannah MacDonald, Sarah Means, Casey Parles, Blake Ross, Torin Rozelle, Samantha Scott, Lily Tucker, Rich Vaden, Stephanie Waldo, Greg Walker, and Sean Wang.
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Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Construction is underway to transform the former Harry's Supermarket into a restaurant

Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building. 

"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu. 

A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building. 

White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.  

He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns. 

Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot. 

A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use. 

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