The Weight Band at The Stationery Factory

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DALTON, Mass. — The Weight Band will be making their debut on The Stationery Factory's main stage on May 13th. 
 
Tickets start at 30$, with more premium seating options available. 
 
The Weight Band is led by Jim Weider, a 15-year former member of The Band and the Levon Helm Band. 
 
The Weight Band originated in 2013 inside the Woodstock barn of Levon Helm. Weider had played 15 years with The Band spanning back to the mid-eighties, writing songs alongside original band members Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, and the late Levon Helm. After Helm's passing, Weider was inspired to carry on the musical legacy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group. 
 
With Jim Weider taking up guitar duties, the rest of the band is composed of keyboardist Brian Mitchell (Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble Band), bassist Albert Rogers (Jim Weider Band, Jimmy Vivino), drummer Michael Bram (Jason Mraz) and keyboardist Matt Zeiner (Dickey Betts).
 
Their new album "Shines Like Gold" was released on April 1 and was recorded entirely live at Rhinebeck in 2020. The Album represents a "sublime example of these masterful roots musicians at work, transitioning between dialects of funky swamp-pop, blues, country, and good old-fashioned roadhouse rock & roll," according to a press release. 
 
 

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Dalton Health Dept. Develops Temporary Food Event Info Sheet

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass.—The Board of Health approved an amended version of a Temporary Food Event Informational Sheet.
 
Health Agent Agnes Witkowski and her Administrative Assistant Christina Parkington developed this information sheet to streamline the permitting process for temporary food events. 
 
Before this information sheet, Witkowski would work with event organizers to determine the vendors. Then Witkowski and Parkington would reach out to the vendors with applications and information. 
 
"There's times when we even had somebody show up as a vendor not being permitted and then they're looking for what we require. Well, this is to help organize that and to make it smoother," Witkowski said. 
 
This document will be given to the event organizer and the vendors. 
 
"I think it's just good communication, and it's helping guidelines and expectations," Witkowski said. 
 
The sheet instructs the event coordinator to provide the Board of Health with a contact list of all vendors 30 days before the event. The list must include the vendor's name, contact person, phone number, and email address.
 
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