Jacob's Pillow announces two new board members

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Becket - Jacob's Pillow Board Chairman Neil D. Chrisman, and Nominating Committee chair Joan Hunter, formally introduced new Board members Christopher Jones and Wendy McCain at the Jacob's Pillow Board meeting on Friday, July 16. Mr. Jones, a Managing Director at JP Morgan, is a dedicated supporter of dance and the arts. Ms. McCain is a longtime patron of the Pillow and resident of South Egremont. Executive Director Ella Baff says of the newest appointees, "The Pillow is most fortunate to have these two fine people with varied expertise and perspective join our effort. They are elegant additions to our cause." Christopher Jones is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at JP Morgan Fleming's New York-based specialist portfolios group focused on Life Sciences, Technology, and Small and Mid Cap Equity Portfolios. An avid arts enthusiast, he is a regular attendee of dance performances and a committed patron of the Pillow. Mr. Jones was raised and educated in England where he received an M.A. in History from Cambridge University and began his professional career. Currently in the process of raising heirloom cattle, he resides in New York, NY and Hillsdale, NY with his wife Debbie and their three sons. Wendy McCain is a committed Pillow Member and patron of the arts. She currently serves on the Boards of the Children's Health Program and the Egremont Land Trust. Ms. McCain formerly served on the Board of Amsterdam House and was a special events consultant to various non-profit institutions within New York City, as well as the President of the Volunteer Council of the New York Philharmonic. She was born and raised in Boston, MA where she attended The Winsor School. She received a B.A. from Vassar College. Ms. McCain and her husband, Thomas, are permanent residents of South Egremont and have five children and seven grandchildren. Jacob's Pillow is located in the town of Becket in the rural Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. The Pillow, as it is affectionately known, was originally the Carter family farm in the 1700s, and in the 1800s, served as a station on the Underground Railroad. Its pioneering spirit was furthered In 1933, when legendary dancer, teacher, and choreographer Ted Shawn founded the Festival as a showcase for his company of Men Dancers. Jacob's Pillow now encompasses an acclaimed international Festival (the oldest in the U.S.), a professional School, rare and extensive Archives, Intern Program, and year-round Community Programs. It's historic site includes 161 acres, 30 buildings, three stages (including the first theater in the U.S. built specifically for dance); three dance studios, a restaurant, pub, store, housing, an Archives, and administrative offices. During its three-month summer Festival, the Pillow attracts approximately 70,000 visitors to see international dance in all forms, styles and traditions and 200 free events, including performances, lectures, tours, film showings, exhibits, and talks with artists from all over the world. The Pillow presents and commissions new work and world premieres and has provided pivotal exposure to many artists and companies now considered indispensable to the dance canon including Martha Graham (who began her career with Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis), Agnes de Mille, Alvin Ailey, José Limón, George Balanchine, Edward Villela, Lester Horton, Robert Joffrey, Alexandra Danilova, Jean Leon Déstiné, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Balasaraswati, Twyla Tharp, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Asadata Dafora, Garth Fagan, Mark Morris, Liz Lerman, Savion Glover, Gregory Hines, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, San Francisco Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Netherlands Dans Theater, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Urban Bush Women, Batsheva Dance Company, and many more. In 2003, Jacob's Pillow was designated a National Historic Landmark by the federal government as "an exceptional cultural venue that holds value for all Americans." It is the first dance entity in the U.S. to achieve this honor. The Pillow looks forward to celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2007, and has launched its first endowment campaign, The Fund for Jacob's Pillow, to help ensure its eminence and longevity for others to enjoy in years to come.
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Friday Front Porch Feature: A Brick Home With Guest House

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

DALTON, Mass. — Are you looking for a family home that also has a perfect space for the in-laws? Then this is the home for you.

Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 20 Prospect St.

This 1948 brick, gabled home includes four bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms. It is 2,316 square feet on less than an acre. It has has an updated kitchen but plenty of original charm. 

The home features wood floors, an eat-in kitchen, a brick fireplace, and an attached one-car garage.

The home also includes a standalone 720-square-foot in-law accessory dwelling with two bedrooms and a bathroom.

It is on the market for $425,000 with Dalton Town and Country Associates.

You can find out more about this home on its listing here.

*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.

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