Neighborhood EXPO Will Highlight An Environmental "Story Session" With Joe Manning
The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition is preparing for the 11th Annual Neighborhood EXPO! On Saturday, December 6, St. Anthony's Parish Center will fill to capacity for much of the day as community residents come together to celebrate "keeping the Berkshires beautiful." Among these community members, one of the key participants to the EXPO will be Joe Manning, a local writer and historian.Joe plans to facilitate a workshop session entitled, "The Physical Effect of Our Environment," and will discuss how our physical environment really helps to shape our culture and economy. In difficult economic times, both locally and nationally, this workshop topic is sure to be especially popular among EXPO attendees. Joe says his workshop will be conducted in a "story session" style, as he will offer many accounts of how we affect our environment, and conversely how our environment affects us. An enlightening example of this relationship may often go unspoken, but Joe notices "writers, musicians and artists are inspired by their physical environment, with their books, songs, paintings and sculptures reflecting and redefining what they see." This concept, and many other examples will be presented during Joe's workshop.
As a ten year participant in the EXPO, Joe has certainly helped above and beyond what one would expect of a volunteer. He is creative and knowledgeable, and speaks with eloquence about the influence we have on our local environment. His workshop will clearly offer thought-provoking discussion on how we can "keep the Berkshires beautiful." We thank Joe for all that he has dedicated to the EXPO over the past ten years, and we hope he will continue to share his expertise with community members for many EXPO's to come.
Please join Joe Manning and our other facilitators on Saturday, December 6 for a day of education, special projects, activities for children and families, and fun for all! The EXPO will begin with an opening session at 9:30 a.m., followed by workshops 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., then lunch, dance and music continuing until 2:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing you all there!
NOTE: If you'd like more information to add to this article, please contact Kathy Keeser or Joe Manning (see contact info above). An article about the recipient of the Peacemaker Award/ Environmental Advocate will be released later this week, and an article with full coverage about the EXPO will be released early next week.
