Clark Art's Lunder Center to Host Local Musicians

04:12PM / Thursday, August 18, 2022Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Moltz Terrace of the Clark Art Institute’s Lunder Center is the site of new concerts presented by local musicians and two performances this month will kick off the new program.

On Friday, Aug. 19, indie pop artist Ciarra Fragale, currently based in North Adams, Massachusetts performs. On Friday, Aug. 26, songwriter and improviser Ruth Garbus from Brattleboro, Vermont shares the stage with Vermont native Julia Tadlock. Both outdoor performances are free and begin at 6 pm.

Fragale blends the nostalgic traditions of songwriting with unique new-wave sensibilities, creating a refreshing sound all her own. In 2017, Fragale released her first full-length album Seasons, written and recorded entirely in her home.

Fragale followed Seasons with her second full-length album, Call It What You Will, in 2019. Fragale’s newest LP, Ciarra Fragale, is her most cohesive work to date. Pounding keys, angular guitars, and steady driving beats grace these buoyant and emotive tracks, with Fragale’s vocals gliding in and out of smooth and sweet harmonies.

Garbus is known for her resonant voice and rhythmic guitar. Her music’s sparse, skewed harmonies, sometimes sung by Tadlock, lilt throughout her sound. Garbus has released five solo recordings (2019’s Kleinmeister LP; 2010's Rendezvous with Rama LP; and the EP’s Ruthie's Requests, Joule EP, and Hello Everybody). Her work has been released on Orindal Records, Feeding Tube Records, Autumn Records, Burger Records, and OSR Tapes.

Kleinmeister, her latest album, is infused with the green hills, grey cemeteries, and plastic detritus of her Brattleboro, Vermont home.

The performances are free and open to the public. No registration is required for either event.

Bring your own refreshments and snacks. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.

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Williamstown, Five Other County Towns Receive Seasonal Community Grants

Staff Reports11:14AM / Wednesday, October 21, 2026

BOSTON, Mass. — Five months after Williamstown's town meeting opted into the commonwealth's Seasonal Communities program, the town has received its first grant from the state under the program.

Gov. Maura Healey Tuesday announced nearly $2 million in Seasonal Community Grants to help all 24 municipalities in the program statewide.

The funding helps communities advance housing projects with the potential to support 594 year-round homes, including affordable housing developments, infrastructure improvements and planning efforts that will help unlock future housing opportunities.

"From the Berkshires to Cape Cod and the Islands, our seasonal communities are an important part of what makes Massachusetts special," Healey in a news release. "But we know these communities face unique challenges, especially when it comes to housing for the people who live and work there year-round. That's why we created the Seasonal Communities designation and are backing it up with funding to help local leaders build more homes, support their workforce and keep their communities strong for generations to come."

That list of awardees includes six Berkshire County towns:

• Egremont — $60,687 to support septic and well construction for Phase II of Town Hall Housing, adding affordable housing units (20 units).

• Great Barrington — $84,731 to conduct a housing needs study, develop a Housing Production Plan and support the design and engineering of roadway and streetscape improvements near Reed Street and Main Street.

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