Thanks to our neighbors at Willinet, we have been able to capture this talk, and bring it to you online:
Author: Moira Jones
March in the Valley, Silent Auction and Cabaret
Come one, Come all to our Biennial
Silent Auction/Cabaret Fundraiser
on March 16th from 5-8 PM
at the Orchards Hotel.
Tickets: $60/non-members, $50/members
Our featured performers include Steve Lawson, Ronald Feldman, Elizabeth Morse, MCLA’s Kathleen Toohey Carbone and Howie Levitz. Kathleen and Howie are coordinating a lively musical performance using Kathleen’s current and former students. Steve Lawson will be reading a hilarious and entertaining piece. And Ron Feldman and Elizabeth Morse will be performing Ravel’s Habanera and John Williams’ Eo Rossa from “The Five Sacred Trees.”
The Silent Auction has some exciting offerings this year! Click the following link for a preview of our catalog!
We will be accepting your online and phone bids. Please contact Sarah at 413.464.6335 or at sarah@williamstownhistoricalmuseum.org for more information.
This surely is an event not to be missed! We look forward to seeing you on the 16th!
You may also call Rita Watson at 413-458‐4828 for more information about the Cabaret and Silent Auction.
Here’s the sneak peak of the Silent Auction/Cabaret from Willinet!
Maple Sugaring, February 22nd
On February 22nd, at 11 am the topic will be sweet. Maple syrup was first collected and used by the indigenous peoples of North America. The practice was adopted by European settlers, who gradually refined production methods. Technological improvements in the 1970s further refined syrup processing.
For Andy Bernardy, it’s a seasonal ritual, a traditional agricultural task, and a family affair. Bernardy learned the sugaring ropes as a youngster from his grandfather, Ralph Churchill, first at a great uncle’s farm in Charlemont, then on Oblong Road, where the young Bernardy grew up. Bernardy, who furthered his study of sugaring from his own father, the late Andy Bernardy, is now passing it along to his own eager youngsters, Elizabeth, 15, and Kate, 12.
Please note: In case of a snowstorm this lecture may be cancelled, as Andy’s other job is running a snowplow.
Here’s a sneak peak: