Internet Safety presentation: “Keeping Kids Safe & Secure Online” at 5:30pm, WED, March 30 at Drury HS.

Topics covered include: gaming, cyberbullying, sexting, sextortion, protecting against online predation.  Reservations required, contact Stephanie at nbCC- 413-663-7588.

 

MCLA Presents weekly “Green Living Seminar Series” at 5:30pm, Wednesdays March 30-April 20.

Public invited to this FREE Green Living Seminar Series  at MCLA Center for Science and Innovation, room 121.
March 30: “Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership: Sustainable Forest Management and Natural Resource-Based Economic Development in Northwestern Massachusetts” with Dr. Hank Art, Williams College Rosenburg Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology, Emeritus, Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership, board chair

April 6: “Carbon Farming in Urban and Suburban Areas” with Dr. Nathan Phillips, Boston University Department of Earth and Environment, Professor

April 13: “Williamstown Composts!: Lessons from a Community Composting Pilot Program” with Nancy Nylen and Ann McCallum of Williamstown

April 20: “Bicycling in Berkshire County: History and Future” with Nicholas Russo, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, Senior Transportation Planner

Presented by the Environmental Studies Department and the MCLA Berkshire Environmental Resource Center (BERC)

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation local GRANT opportunities– DEADLINE April 15, 2022.

The Fund for Williamstown  awards grants up to $5,000. Nonprofits & community organizations can apply who serve Williamstown residents &  families. Grants provide flexible resources to support innovative new and existing projects and programs that promote healthy social, emotional, and physical development, as well as funding for human services, cultural, and educational programs and environmental protection.

DEMAYO BRIGHT FUTURES INNOVATION AWARD
Deadline: April 15, 2022
Award: $1,000

The award recognizes organizations, institutions, businesses or individuals who create new approaches to solving community challenges and/or who enhance life in Williamstown through innovative programs that do not currently exist in the community.

 

Images Cinema film-screening-fundraiser for Ukraine war victims: “ATLANTIS” at 7:30pm Mon, March 28.

Made in 2019 & set in the not-too-distant future, this visionary drama depicts life in Ukraine after a Russian invasion. This event is a fundraiser to support victims of the war in Ukraine. Sliding scale admission, $5-20. Masks required.  For more info: Images Cinema.

W’town Historical Museum Presents: “The History of the W’town Grange & the Grange Hall” at 11:00am, Sat. March 26 at the Milne Library.

Public is invited to a free lecture & panel discussion with speakers Alex Carlisle, Nancy Lescarbeau, Grange President & members Susan Bernardy & Maureen O’Mara.  For more info visit Williamstown Historical Museum.