Clark Art Offers School Vacation Week Activities

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute offers children and family activities and opportunities to see art during the Massachusetts public school system's February vacation week, Monday, Feb. 17 through Friday, Feb. 21. 
 
Every day of the week, children can pick up a free Drawing Pad and set of colored pencils at the Clark Center admissions desk. Visitors are also encouraged to pick up a "Wall Power!" gallery guide to learn more about the Clark's current tapestry exhibition. 
 
Special vacation week programming is offered on Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Thursday, Feb. 20. Admission to the Clark is free for all visitors through March 30, 2025.
 
In connection with "Wall Power! Modern French Tapestry from the Mobilier national, Paris exhibition," families are welcome to participate in a drop-in weaving session on Feb. 18 and 20, 10 am–12 pm. After making a unique woven artwork to take home, visitors are welcome to join an all-ages tour of "Wall Power!" The special tour, offered at 1 pm on Feb. 18 and 20, explores the materials, processes, and histories of French tapestries. If snow is on the ground, dress for the weather and take a trek across our campus on a pair of Clark snowshoes, available for visitor use all winter long.
 
All February School Vacation Week activities are free. Capacity for the February 18 and 20 "Wall Power!" tours is limited. Tickets are available for pick up at the Clark Center admissions desk on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission is always free for anyone age 21 and under and for students of all ages.
 
Family programs are supported by Allen & Company.

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2025 Year in Sports: Mount Greylock Girls Track Was County's Top Story

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
Mount Greylock Regional School did not need an on-campus track to be a powerhouse.
 
But it did not hurt.
 
In the same spring that it held its first meets on its new eight-lane track, Mount Greylock won its second straight Division 6 State Championship to become the story of the year in high school athletics in Berkshire County.
 
"It meant so much this year to be able to come and compete on our own track and have people come here – especially having Western Mass here, it's such a big meet,"Mounties standout Katherine Goss said at the regional meet in late May. "It's nice to win on our own track.”
 
A week later at the other end of the commonwealth, Goss placed second in the triple jump and 100-meter hurdles and third in the 400 hurdles to help the Mounties finish nearly five points ahead of the field.
 
Her teammates Josephine Bay, Cornelia Swabey, Brenna Lopez and Vera de Jong ran circles around the competition with a nine-second win in the 4-by-800 relay. And the Mounties placed second in the 4-by-400 relay while picking up a third-place showing from Nora Lopez in the javelin.
 
Mount Greylock's girls won a third straight Western Mass Championship on the day the school's boys team claimed a fourth straight title. At states, the Mounties finished fifth in Division 6.
 
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