Pianist Umi Garrett Performs at Clark Art Institute

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will present pianist Umi Garrett in concert on Sunday, April 27, at 2 p.m. in the Manton Research Center auditorium, as part of its Music in the Manton series.

Garrett will perform works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Prokofiev, J.S. Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Florence Price, Gabriel Kahane, and Stephen Dankner.

Garrett has released a chamber album of Ludwig van Beethoven’s "Five Sonatas for Piano and Cello" with Emily Mantone. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the Juilliard School and is a Collaborative Piano Fellow at the Yale School of Music. She also serves as a staff collaborative pianist at the Ravinia Steans Music Institute.

Tickets are $10, with discounts for Clark members, students, and children. Advance registration is recommended.

The final concert in the spring Music in the Manton series will feature pianist Benjamin Hochman on Friday, May 2, at 6 p.m.


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Williamstown Child Dies in Collision with Motor Vehicle

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A 7-year-old Williamstown child died Friday evening after a collision with a motor vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Buxton Hill Road, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced on Saturday morning.
 
Neither the child nor the driver were identified in the release. The child, Max Rothschild of Williamstown, was formally identified by the DA's Office on Monday. The driver has not been identified and the incident remains under investigation.
 
The vehicle was traveling east on Main Street, and the child, riding a bicycle, was headed down Buxton Hill Road toward Main, according to the DA.
 
"Preliminary information suggests that the bicyclist unintentionally entered Main Street where they were struck by the involved vehicle," the news release read.
 
The child died at the scene of the accident, the news release said.
 
"The driver of the vehicle was not impaired by alcohol or drugs," the news release said. "The bicyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision."
 
The investigation remains active. 
 
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