Clark Art Opening Lecture on 'Wall Power!'

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Dec. 14 at 11 am, the Clark Art Institute hosts a lecture by exhibition curator Kathleen Morris, Sylvia and Leonard Marx Director of Collections and Exhibitions and curator of decorative arts, in conjunction with the opening of its newest exhibition, "Wall Power! Modern French Tapestry from the Mobilier national, Paris."
 
This free event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.
 
According to press release:
 
Drawn from the celebrated collection of the Mobilier national from the 1940s to the present day, this exhibition explores the resurgence of the ancient French tradition of tapestry-making, including works by Henri Matisse, Sonia Delaunay, and Kiki Smith.
 
Free. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. 

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Lanesborough Officials Review Schools' Budgets

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff

Mount Greylock Superintendent Joseph Bergeron, left, addresses the Lanesborough Select Board and Finance Committee as School Committee member Curtis Elfenbein looks at the projection of a slide in the district's budget presentation.
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Town officials Monday appeared generally receptive to the fiscal year 2027 spending plans for the two public school districts that serve the town.
 
Superintendents from the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District (McCann Technical School) and Mount Greylock Regional School District presented their respective FY27 budgets to a joint meeting of the town's Finance Committee and Select Board.
 
Both districts are sending significantly higher assessments for approval at Lanesborough's annual town meeting in June.
 
McCann Tech, which constituted a $317,109 expenditure for the town in the current fiscal year, is seeking $463,978 for the fiscal year that begins on July 1 even though the school's operating budget is up just 3.2 percent year to year.
 
The 46 percent increase in Lanesborough's share of McCann Tech's budget is is due to two factors: a rise in enrollment of town residents at the vocational school from 20 in 2025 to 29 in this school year and a capital assessment for the first round of payments — for interest only — for a roof and window replacement project on the North Adams campus.
 
The Mount Greylock assessment, a much larger component of Lanesborough's property tax bill, is up 10.99 percent from FY26 to FY27, from $6.8 million to $7.6 million.
 
Mount Greylock Superintendent Joseph Bergeron gave a budget presentation similar to one he has delivered twice to the district's School Committee and again last month to the Williamstown Finance Committee, explaining that while the FY27 budget maintains level services to students with a net reduction of three positions, a series of factors are driving much larger assessments to Mount Greylock's two member towns.
 
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