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.

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No Contested Town Races Shaping Up in Williamstown

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
12:07PM / Wednesday, March 11, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With two weeks left to gather signatures on nomination papers, there are no contested elections shaping up for the May 12 town election.

And there is one post for which no one has expressed an interest in serving.

Two current members of the Select Board have pulled nomination papers to run for seats on the body, the town clerk reported on Tuesday morning.

Stephanie Boyd, who is concluding her first three-year term on the five-person body, has taken out nomination papers.

Shana Dixon, who was elected last May to fill the final year of an unexpired term, is running for a full three-year term.

The board currently has four members after it chose not to appoint a replacement for Jeffrey Johnson last year. The final year of his unexpired term will be determined by voters this spring. So far, the only resident to pull papers for that post is Nate Budington, who serves on the Historical Commission and is that body's representative on the Community Preservation Committee.

None of the three potential candidates for the Select Board have returned papers with the required 30 signatures to get a spot on the May ballot.

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