The Berkshire Writers Room Inc., Calendar & Community Notes

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Fiction/Non-fiction Group with Constance Bullard and William Strange, Wednesday, November 5th, 7-9PM at BCC, Susan B. Anthony Building Student Lounge (rear). Now combined with Writing for Children & Young Adults.

Bob Balogh's "Words Out Loud" at the Ramsdell Library, Housatonic, MA in the library's performance hall Friday, November 7th, 7-9PM, for poets, storytellers, musicians, comics, improv and performance artists. Visual artists are also encouraged to come and show off their artistic works!  Refreshments will be served!

Poetry Group with W.C. Wampler, Wednesday, November 12th, at Wild Sage, 333 North Street, Pittsfield, 7-9PM.
 

FREE WORKSHOP: The Berkshire Writers Room in Pittsfield, MA and The Bookloft in Great Barrington are co-sponsoring a free 3-hour program on writing and publishing for writers of all levels. This free writing workshop entitled The Writer’s World: Working Toward Publication, will be held Thursday, November 13th, from 6 – 9 pm, at the Berkshire Community College Main Campus, Room G-10, 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. The workshop will feature award-winning local poet, contributing editor and writing instructor Michelle Gillett along with Berkshire independent literary agent and editor Nina Ryan.
 
Scriptwriting et al w/ Jeffrey Brace. Sunday, November 16th, 7-9PM, Berkshire Community College, Koussivitzky Building, Room K111 (small theatre).  Encompasses all aspects of the theater. Bring something to read. Bring your acting or behind the scenes experience to share.

All Genre Group with Walt Bell, Thursday, November 20th, in Great Barrington at the Mason Library, will be cancelled for November and December of 2008.  The next meeting will be held, January 15th, 2009.
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Pittsfield Affordable Housing Initiatives Shine Light, Hope

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Housing Secretary Edward Augustus cuts the ribbon at The First on Thursday with housing officials and Mayor Peter Marchetti, state Sen. Paul Mark and state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The holidays are here and several community members are celebrating it with the opening of two affordable housing initiatives. 
 
"This is a day to celebrate," Hearthway CEO Eileen Peltier said during the ribbon-cutting on Thursday. 
 
The celebration was for nearly 40 supportive permanent housing units; nine at "The First" located within the Zion Lutheran Church, and 28 on West Housatonic Street. A ceremony was held in the new Housing Resource Center on First Street, which was funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. 
 
The apartments will be leased out by Hearthway, with ServiceNet as a partner. 
 
Prior to the ribbon-cutting, public officials and community resource personnel were able to tour the two new permanent supported housing projects — West Housatonic Apartments and The First Street Apartments and Housing Resource Center
 
The First Street location has nine studio apartments that are about 300 square feet and has a large community center. The West Housatonic Street location will have 28 studio units that range between 300 to 350 square feet. All units can be adapted to be ADA accessible. 
 
The West Housatonic location is still under construction with the hope to have it completed by the middle of January, said Chris Wilett, Hearthway development associate.
 
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