Clark Art Presents Talk on Women Impressionists

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 1 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents Women Impressionists, the second in a series of free curatorial talks highlighting rarely exhibited aspects of the Clark's noted works on paper collection. 
 
This event takes place in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper in the Manton Research Center.
 
Esther Bell, deputy director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator, shares a selection of prints and drawings by some of the leading women Impressionists, including the "three grand damesh" of Impressionism, Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, and Marie Bracquemond. Bell's presentation includes several recently acquired works that have yet to be displayed publicly.
 
This event is part of a series of Works on Paper Highlights Talks in the Manton Study Center, which houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs. Each Wednesday in August, a member of the Clark's curatorial department provides a look inside a facet of the works on paper collection, including rarely exhibited prints, drawings, watercolors, and photographs. The talks are offered from 1–1:30 pm.
 
Free. Capacity is limited. Seating is first-come, first-served. 
 
The Manton Study Center for Works on Paper is located next to the Berenice Abbott's Modern Lens exhibition in the Manton Research Center.

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Performance Team Revived at Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff

The Blitz regularly performs at women's college hockey games at MCLA And Williams College.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Last year, the Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club's Blitz spent the winter sharpening its skills and supporting women's hockey in North County.
 
This year, they've decided to help some men, as well.
 
The Blitz, an 11-member company of skaters aged 7 through 16, have been invited to perform during intermission of a Springfield Thunderbirds minor league men's hockey game at the Mass Mutual Center.
 
The Dec. 30 performance will come during a season that again will include shows at women's college hockey games at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams and Williams College.
 
The club's production team was a staple of the Bay State Figure Skating Show at the annual Bay State Games and the local club's own year-end show but took a hiatus after the COVID-19 pandemic, Michela Juras said.
 
"Coach Nikki [Benson] and I brought it back with a twist: hockey games," Juras said.
 
"I skated on a team when I was younger, and we practiced weekly. I just wanted to provide more opportunities to build their confidence. It helps build leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship, you name it."
 
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