Big Y Community Bag Program Supporting Berkshire County Historical Society in August

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Berkshire County Historical Society has been selected by local Big Y store leadership as the benefiting non-profit in the Big Y Community Bag Program for the month of August.

The Big Y Community Bag Program is designed to give back to the local community with every reusable bag purchased. Every $2.50 reusable Big Y Community Bag sold supports a non-profit local to the store in which it was purchased. This program offers a way for shoppers to give back as part of the regular weekly routine.

Every month, at every Big Y location a different local non-profit is selected to benefit from the sale of these special reusable Community Bags, BCHS was selected as the August beneficiary by local store leadership at the store located at 200 West Street. BCHS will receive a $1 donation for every $2.50 reusable Big Y Community Bag purchased at this location in August. 

"This year has brought so many changes and difficulties for non-profits at the hyper-local level," said Lesley Herzberg, Executive Director of BCHS. "We are thrilled to be participating in this innovative program that makes it possible for shoppers to give back to local non-profits while reducing single-use plastic in the environment. We appreciate the community support in this important initiative to make a difference."

For more information about the Big Y Community Bag Program, please visit bigy.bags4mycause.com.


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Lenox Library to Feature National Book Award Finalist Jerald Walker

LENOX, Mass. —  Lenox Library will continue its Distinguished Lecture Series on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. with National Book Award Finalist Jerald Walker.

In his lecture, "The Making of a Dragon Slayer," Jerald Walker will discuss how his development as a writer was radically altered by his mentor’s analysis of the Black experience. His talk will include a reading from his critically acclaimed collection, "How to Make a Slave and Other Essays."

Jerald Walker is the author of "How to Make a Slave and Other Essays," a Finalist for the National Book Award and Winner of the Massachusetts Book Award; "The World in Flames: A Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult;" and "Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption," recipient of the PEN/New England Award for Nonfiction; and, most recently, "Magically Black and Other Essays."

His work has appeared in publications such as the Harvard Review, Creative Nonfiction, The Iowa Review, The New York Times, Washington Post, and Mother Jones, and it has been widely anthologized, including six times in The Best American Essays series and in the Pushcart Prizes. A recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the James A. Michener Foundation, Walker is a Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at Emerson College.

Now in its 18th season, the Distinguished Lecture Series is organized and hosted by Dr. Jeremy Yudkin, a resident of the Berkshires and Professor of Music and Co-Director of the Center for Beethoven Research at Boston University. Lectures are free and open to the public. Please visit https://lenoxlib.org or the Library's Facebook page for more information.

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