Mount Greylock, Shakespeare & Co. Stage 'Twelfth Night'

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School and Shakespeare & Company present "Twelfth Night" in the school's auditorium at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown.

Performances are Thursday and Friday, Nov. 13 and 14, at 7 p.m.

"Twelfth Night," by William Shakespeare, is a comedic tale of mistaken identities, wildly changing fortunes and love triangles. This production is part of Shakespeare and Company's annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare, which is celebrating its 37th year."

The Fall Festival of Shakespeare is made possible with funding from the Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation, the Feigenbaum Foundation, the Janey Fund, and the Local Cultural Councils — supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency — of Lee, Lenox, New Marlborough, Northern Berkshire, Pittsfield, Richmond Sheffield, Springfield, Stockbridge, and Tyringham, and many other individuals and local businesses.

The play is directed by Luke Haskell and Erin Jones, with costume design by Cal Murphy and production design by Rey Hankinson.

Purchase tickets in advance at $10 for adults or $9 for senior citizens and nondistrict students by visiting gofan.co/app/school/MA13751. An additional performance will take place in Lenox on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 6:15 p.m. at the Tina Packer Playhouse.

Williams Community Chest Looking Forward to Centennial

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
09:20AM / Sunday, April 19, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Chest is making plans to celebrate its centennial anniversary this year. 

 

"We are planning some big celebrations around this milestone," said board President Matt Carter at the nonprofit's 99th annual business meeting on Tuesday morning, unveiling the logo to be used this year "to look back on the history of the community, and to celebrate with all of you and the work that you do over this 100th year."

 

The 100th annual meeting will be held on March 10, 2027, the Community Chest's birthday (there will be cake, he promised) and a gala will be held at the Clark Art Institute on Sept. 25, 2027. 

 

"We're going to try to use this year to highlight the great work that everyone does. It's usually a custom for someone to say, well, we couldn't do this work without you, but you are the work," he said to the gathering at the Williams Inn. "We really exist to support you in doing this work."

 

The local Community Chest supports 19 agencies, awarding $318,500 in allocations, as well as $62,200 in grants in 2025 to local organizations. 

 

Executive Director Anne Singleton thanks the many volunteers and businesses that support the Community Chest and its 19 agencies.

thanked the chest's many supporters, including MountainOne for sponsoring the annual Fun Run, Williams College for hosting is Penny Social and Nonprofit Fair.

 

"I'd like to extend that thank you to our local businesses that support all kinds of events for us. They provide prizes for the Penny Social and they do this for many, many organizations and fundraisers," she said.