STOCKBRIDGE - Norman Rockwell Museum will offer children the opportunity to design inventive toys in a series of school vacation week workshops February 21 through 25, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Inspired by artist David Macaulay's drawings for "The Way Things Work," the hands-on art workshops will include interactive tours of the exhibition "Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay."
The classes, designed for children ages seven and up, focus on Toys that Balance (Monday), Spinners (Tuesday), Boats and Floats (Wednesday), Whirligigs (Thursday), and Weathervanes (Friday). Admission to the classes costs $6, $5 for Museum members, or $25 ($20 for Museum members) for all five classes.
On view through May 30, 2005: "Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay"
A scintillating new exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum showcases the original drawings, paintings, and studies of best-selling author and illustrator David Macaulay. His gift for conveying complex concepts in a fun and understandable way has delighted children and adults for years. He has a special genius for explaining the wonder of the way things work-from gadgets to gargantuan buildings-and for bringing readers on extraordinary journeys of the imagination.
"Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay" is the first in-depth museum exhibition to explore the work and artistic process of this popular Rhode Island-based artist. The exhibition, on view at the Norman Rockwell Museum from November 13, 2004 through May 30, 2005, has been made possible by a generous gift from Peter and Helen Bing.
The exhibition presents a diverse range of exhibition materials, including over 100 original works of art, studies, sketchbooks, book dummies, manuscripts and correspondence, artifacts (including hand-built ship models), reference materials, travel mementos, and a video documentary about the artist, produced for the exhibition by the Museum. Macaulay's books bring together the worlds of art, history, science and fantasy and include "The Way Things Work," "Unbuilding," "Cathedral," "Ship," "Mosque," "Rome Antics," "Angelo," "Black and White," and "Shortcut."
Norman Rockwell Museum is open daily. General public admission is $12 for adults, $7 for students, and free for visitors 18 and under (four per adult). Kids Free Every Day is a gift to families from Country Curtains and the Red Lion Inn. On Wednesdays from November to May, senior citizens are admitted at half-price. The Museum is open daily, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., May through October; from November through April, weekday hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and weekend/holiday hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Gallery talks are available daily, beginning on the hour. Antenna Audio Tour of select paintings from the Museum's permanent Norman Rockwell collection is available. Rockwell's original Stockbridge studio, located on the Museum grounds, is open May through October.
For more information, the public is invited to call 413-298-4100, ext. 220 Visit the Museum's Web site at www.nrm.org.
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Lanesborough Town Meeting to Vote Budget, Bylaws & Vehicle Purchases
By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Tuesday's annual town meeting includes a $14 million operating budget, new short-term rentals, accessory dwelling units and sign bylaws, and free cash article appropriations.
Voters will gather at Lanesborough Elementary School on June 9 at 6 p.m. to decide on 20 warrant articles.
The fiscal 2027 budget is up a little over 10 percent. Some of the main increases are the Mount Greylock Regional School District and McCann Technical School: the McCann assessment is up more than 30 percent based on factors including enrollment and the school renovation project, and Mount Greylock's is up 11 percent.
Article 11 is for the town to vote to approve from free cash the sum of $16,298.48 for the McCann Technical School roof and window replacement project so as not to impact the budget. Article 3 is appropriate $7,586,284 for Mount Greylock Regional School assessment.
Another notable increase was in life and health insurance, showing an increase of about 26 percent.
Ambulance Director Jen Weber is planning 24-hour coverage, which means more staff and a hike in her budget. One of the articles asks the town to appropriate $234,100 to operate the Ambulance Enterprise Fund for salaries and expenses.
Many town departments are looking for new vehicles. The Fire Department is looking to replace its outdated 1996 fire engine. There are two articles related to the truck at a total of $813,366. Article 12 would transfer $225,000 from free cash into the Fire Truck Stabilization Fund; Article 13 would transfer $605,000 from the fund and authorize the borrowing of $208,366.08.
The total includes a $100,000 contingency cost to cover any additional costs if a 2026 model-year chassis cannot be secured before new emissions standards go into effect in 2027.
The board at its last meeting moved the $225,000 transfer to come before the borrowing article, changing the stabilization number. If the $225,000 is not voted on, then they will amend the next article's number on the floor, subtracting the $225,000. This shows the borrowing number significantly lower.
Article 17 asks for the transfer of $80,000 from free cash to replace a police cruiser.
Police Chief Rob Derksen's aim is to replace one vehicle every other year, meaning the oldest vehicle gets replaced about every 10 years.
He stressed that if delayed this year, the town may have to double up in a future year to get back on schedule, and that paying later usually costs more. The article will ask for $80,000 from free cash, the vehicles used to be funded by the BHRD.
Lastly, the Highway Department is looking to replace a 2014 International dump truck that will be a total of $330,000 and will take two to three years to receive.
Money will be used from last year's approval of $250,000 from free cash for the replacement of a 2012 highway front-end loader that was underspent $49,261. Town meeting is being asked to approve a transfer of $53,274.85 from free cash and the use of $227,464 from funds from the Sale of Town Real Estate to fund the balance.
Other free cash proposals include $1,200 to purchase software to support tracking and ongoing maintenance schedules of town-owned vehicles; $42,000 for the replacement of the Highway Department's storage shed roof, $200,000 to reduce the tax levy.
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