WilliNet–TV to Present 'Conversations in the Studio'

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — WilliNet-TV will present "Conversations in the Studio," a show about local artists, daily on Channel 17 throughout November and December, and at willinet.org.  
 
Visit the studios of local artists Sean Riley, Ray Bub and Lisa Nilsson as they demonstrate and discuss their work with artist Tracy Baker-White. Conversations in the Studio is produced by videographer Julia Morgan-Leamon. The series is a field trip into the creative process.
 
Riley is a painter turned quilt-maker who is currently working on a series of pieces made from his own father's clothing. Bub creates abstract sculptural teapots in his studio, Oak Bluffs Cottage Pottery.  Nilsson is a trained illustrator who has turned to the medieval art of quilling — a process that involves curling tiny paper strips and gluing them down. In the interviews, each of these artists talks about their materials, processes and inspirations.
 
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
 
For the program schedule, go to www.willinet.org.
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Williamstown Board Opts to Negotiate with College on Water St. Lot

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff

Newly elected board member Nate Budington, far left, participates in his first in-person meeting along with, from left, Matt Neely, Stephanie Boyd, Peter Beck, Shana Dixon and Town Manager Robert Menicocci.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday decided to enter into negotiations with Williams College on the sale of the vacant town-owned lot at 59 Water St.
 
But the board members made it clear that the college's proposal to acquire the lot is a starting point, not a final deal that the elected officials would accept.
 
"For the sake of continued conversation, I'm in favor of [awarding Williams the site], but if this process wasn't continued with the opportunity for further negotiation, I wouldn't vote to continue this," Peter Beck said. "I think that next step is necessary for us to get to a yes on this."
 
"I think there's wide agreement on that," Matthew Neely said just before the 5-0 vote to enter talks with the college.
 
Williams was the sole respondent to a town-issued request for proposals to develop the former town garage site, currently a dirt lot.
 
The college's stated intent is to build a new Facilities office and create up to 170 parking spaces at 59 Water Street. That use will allow the college to redevelop the current Facilities building site and parking lot as part of a reconception of the school's indoor athletic and recreation facilities.
 
Under the terms of the RFP, the college's proposal was subjected to review by an ad hoc advisory committee to the town manager, who brought the question to the Select Board. That board will have the final say on any purchase and sales agreement.
 
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