Berkshire Mountain Distillery Continuing Live Music Series in Fall

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SHEFFIELD, Mass. – Berkshire Mountain Distillers (BMD) has announce our continued collaboration with Berkshire Busk! Roadside to present Live Music Saturdays in our outdoor pavilion through the autumn season.

Musicians will take the stage on Saturdays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., rain or shine, through Oct. 29th. In inclement weather, performances will take place inside the distillery. Craft cocktails will be available for purchase in BMD’s tasting room as well as complimentary tasting flights and self-guided tours of the production facility for guests 21 years and older.
 
"We’re super excited to continue to work with the Berkshire Busk! team and offer live music at the distillery during one of the most beautiful seasons here in the Berkshires," said Chris Weld, founder-owner of Berkshire Mountain Distillers. "Come on down and walk the grounds and greenhouse, check out our farmstand, sip a cocktail under our covered pavilion and enjoy the fire pit on cooler autumn days."
 
An organization harnessing artistic talent to create a vibrant immersive arts experience, Berkshire Busk! celebrates music and live performance each weekend in summer with ‘buskers’ throughout downtown Great Barrington and now in BMD’s Sheffield location.

 

"Berkshire Busk! is thrilled to keep our partnership going with Berkshire Mountain Distillers!," said Carli Scolforo, general manager of Berkshire Busk! "Having performers in the BMD pavilion every Saturday was an excellent addition to our 2022 festival season, and we're excited to have more opportunities to showcase the many talented local musicians in our network. It's a great way to extend some of that summer excitement into the new season."

 

 

For more information and the lineup of performers, visit the Berkshire Busk! Roadside website

 

 
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Simon's Rock Awarded Freedom to Read Grant

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Bard College at Simon's Rock was awarded a Freedom to Read Grant by the Newburger Schwartz Family Foundation. 
 
The grant was awarded to support the Alumni Library and Bard Queer Leadership Project in building a more robust collection of queer scholarship, starting a Queer Book Club, and hosting Drag Story Time events in partnership with Drag Story Hour of the Berkshires.
 
According to a press release:
 
In response to current educational threats with book bans affecting schools and libraries across the country and further proposed legislation against LGBTQ+ people's access to basic rights and education, Simon's Rock is actively seeking to create inclusive and equitable spaces for queer individuals. 
 
The Bard Queer Leadership Project and Alumni Library will utilize the grant funding to expand the library's current collection of queer books in order to fully enable the longevity of the Queer Book Club and the Bard Queer Leadership Project. The Queer Book Club will be an intergenerational space, open to local middle school students through rainbow seniors and will partner with local community organizations, to discuss queer books and learn about LGBTQ+ issues and experiences. Bard Queer Leadership Project students will eventually help lead this initiative as part of their leadership project training. 
 
The Queer Book Club will host their first meeting on April 6 at 3:00 p.m. at the Alumni Library, with following meetings on April 27 and May 11. This semester, the selected books are "Obie is Man Enough" and "He/She/They," both by Schuyler Bailar, inspirational speaker and first openly transgender NCAA Division swimmer, who was a guest speaker in the inaugural Queer Leaders Vision Forum in fall 2023 at Simon's Rock. Schuyler Bailar will return to campus for a book signing and pool party at the Kilpatrick Athletic Center on April 19 at 7:00 p.m. Participants in the Queer Book Club will receive a free copy of either book of their choice. 
 
The first Drag Story Time will be on Saturday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. at the Simon's Rock Alumni Library and is open to all LGBTQ+ affirming individuals. The event is in partnership with Drag Story Hour of the Berkshires with local drag queens JV and Poppy DaBubbly. The second Drag Story Time will be Saturday, April 27 with drag queen Poppy DaBubbly and drag king Sativo Green.
 
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