Clark Art Hosts Dither and I/O Ensemble

08:05AM / Tuesday, January 13, 2026Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—On Sunday, Jan. 18 at 3 pm, the Williams College Department of Music and I/O Fest 2026 welcome the intrepid electric guitar quartet Dither to the Clark for a program featuring selections from The Expanding Universe, the iconic 1979 album by the electronic composer and computer-music pioneer Laurie Spiegel.

This concert takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium.

According to a press release:

In 1977, one Spiegel composition, Kepler’s Harmony of the Worlds, was included on "The Sounds of Earth," an LP compilation that accompanied the Voyager spacecraft as it traversed the solar system. Dither captains its concert voyage of The Expanding Universe with four electric guitars through a galaxy of live effects.

Tickets $10 ($8 members, free for college students and children 17 and under). For more information, visit events.clarkart.edu. For accessibility questions, call 413 458 0524.

This program is presented by the Williams College Department of Music and the Clark.

iBerkshires.com Text Ads

Save & Earn with Greylock

3.30% APY 6-month certificate. Click to learn more! Insured by NCUA.

www.greylock.org

rk MILES Blding Materials

Are You Ready to Update Your Home? Start With rk MILES. 4 Locations (800)670-7433

www.rkmiles.com

If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Williamstown, Five Other County Towns Receive Seasonal Community Grants

Staff Reports11:14AM / Wednesday, October 21, 2026

BOSTON, Mass. — Five months after Williamstown's town meeting opted into the commonwealth's Seasonal Communities program, the town has received its first grant from the state under the program.

Gov. Maura Healey Tuesday announced nearly $2 million in Seasonal Community Grants to help all 24 municipalities in the program statewide.

The funding helps communities advance housing projects with the potential to support 594 year-round homes, including affordable housing developments, infrastructure improvements and planning efforts that will help unlock future housing opportunities.

"From the Berkshires to Cape Cod and the Islands, our seasonal communities are an important part of what makes Massachusetts special," Healey in a news release. "But we know these communities face unique challenges, especially when it comes to housing for the people who live and work there year-round. That's why we created the Seasonal Communities designation and are backing it up with funding to help local leaders build more homes, support their workforce and keep their communities strong for generations to come."

That list of awardees includes six Berkshire County towns:

• Egremont — $60,687 to support septic and well construction for Phase II of Town Hall Housing, adding affordable housing units (20 units).

• Great Barrington — $84,731 to conduct a housing needs study, develop a Housing Production Plan and support the design and engineering of roadway and streetscape improvements near Reed Street and Main Street.

View Full Story