HooWRA: Poetry in Motion

10:45AM / Wednesday, July 23, 2025Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — Poets and poetry enthusiasts of all ages are welcome to join in Poetry in Motion, a poetic celebration of the Hoosic River Watershed.

Meet at the Bellows South Trailhead parking area in Greylock Glen, Adams on Saturday July 26, at 9:30am. Participants will walk the trail to Peck's Brook and find poetic inspiration along the way and at the brook. Writing prompts will be given, and there will be time given to share poems, phrases.

This program will last 1 hour.

This workshop is free and open to the public and is made possible by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Limited to 16 participants. Click HERE to register

What to bring: footwear that can get wet, insect repellent, water bottle, portable sit-upon, paper/journal & pen/pencil.

Arianna Alexsandra Collins, Executive Director of the Hoosic River Watershed Association, is also a naturalist educator and poet with over 30 years teaching outdoor immersion experiences and community engagement. She has been facilitating quarterly Poetry Shares at her local library in Ashfield for the past several years. You can read samples of Arianna's poetry at: https://hearkentoavalon.com/earthvoice-poetry/

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New Clothing Thrift Store Opens in Adams

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
05:04AM / Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Carlo is honoring her late partner, Tom Bradley, who loved to thrift with her.

ADAMS, Mass. — Trisha Carlo took the leap to turn her online secondhand clothing business into a storefront on Summer Street. And named it in tribute to a loved one.

Two T's Thrifting stands for Trisha and her late partner, Tom Bradley, who died in 2022.

"We loved thrifting together, so I thought it was a way that I could honor him, and then also a way I could give back to the community," she said.

Carlo has been selling clothes she's thrifted from her Facebook page for the past couple of years. She found the building at 64 Summer St. about two months ago and opened on Jan. 11.

"There's not many stores here. And I figured being downtown like this, people could walk in, especially in the summertime," she said. "I know there's a ton of people in the area that love to thrift so I thought this would be a really good idea for Adams."

Carlo also wants to make an impact on the community, donating clothing to children in foster care, unhoused people, and those who have lost their belongings, such as in a fire.

High school students sometimes do their community service hours with her, packing clothes bags for these individuals.

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