‘Botanica Britannica’ on Exhibit at BCC

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. - “Botanica Britannica,” an exhibit by Sabine Vollmer Von Falken, will be on display in the Koussevitzky Art Gallery at Berkshire Community College from Monday, Nov. 16, through Monday, Dec. 28.

Von Falken has created lyrical and personal statements about people and places for almost four decades. Her photographs reveal the essential and often hidden emotional core of her subjects. Her architectural imagery explores a range of settings and seasons.

Born and educated in Germany, she studied and apprenticed at Handwerkskammer Dortmund with master photographer Kurt Leinen. She worked as a theatre photographer under Ilse Buhs in West Berlin. She has lived and worked in the Berkshires since 1977. Her business in Stockbridge, SVF Photography Studios, specializes in creative, innovative and spontaneous imagery. She also offers private photography workshops.

The artist has earned a broad client base throughout the East Coast and Europe. Her images have been widely published. Two of her many exhibitions were included in the Dana Faber Collection of Art in Boston and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington.

Von Falken will discuss the exhibit Tuesday, Dec. 1, at noon in K-116. Forum credit is available for BCC students attending the discussion.

The exhibit is free and open to the public. The gallery is located in BCC’s Koussevitzky Arts Center. Gallery hours are from 9 to 5, Monday through Friday.
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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle neighborhood.

The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries. 

"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m. 

The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation. 

Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call. 

"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said. 

Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze. 

 

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