Simon's Rock to Host Spring Concert

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — On May 4, 2023, Simon's Rock Madrigal Ensemble, Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra will host their spring concert featuring an eclectic and exciting array of music.
 
This joint program will feature music from the Baroque and Classical eras, including performances of Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus and Alleluia, along with folk, jazz, pop, and musical theater. 
 
The Chorus & Madrigal Ensemble is led by Ryan LaBoy as conductor. Anne Legêne leads the Chamber Orchestra as conductor. 
 
The event will occur on Thursday, May 4, at 7 pm in the Kellogg Music Center on the Simon's Rock campus. The event is free, and masks are required. 
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Berkshire County Runners Take on Boston Marathon

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BOSTON – Great Barrington’s Laura Stephen was the highest finishing Berkshire County resident at Monday’s Boston Marathon.
 
Stephen ran a time of 3 hours, 40 minutes, 25 seconds to place 33rd in the women’s division for runners aged 60 to 64.
 
At least a dozen Berkshire County residents were listed on the Boston Athletic Association’s finishers at the 129th running of the event.
 
Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women’s race with a record-setting time of 2:17:22.
 
Her fellow Kenyan, John Korir, won the men’s race in 2:04:45.
 
The fastest Berkshire County finisher was Lenox Memorial graduate Ted Yee, now a student at nearby Northeastern University, who ran a time of 2:32.43 to place 253rd in the men’s 18-39 division and 307th in the field of 30,000 who made the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Boylston Street.
 
Yee finished about four minutes ahead of Dalton’s Alex White, who was 448th in the men’s 18-39 division with a time of 2:36.48.
 
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