Nutshell Playhouse Announces North County Shows

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Nutshell Playhouse announces a duo of north county shows. 
 
The season continues on Thursday, July 13 at 1:30 p.m. and Friday, July 14 at 10 a.m. with "SpyJinks!, a fantasy-filled show featuring comedy, puppets, mime, dance and live music.
 
According to a press release:
 
In "SpyJinks!", three intrepid spies and a parrot named Taco are on their very first mission. They must rescue the beautiful Jolandalinda who has been kidnapped and hidden on the Island of Very Bad Luck. Follow their adventures as they sink up to their belly buttons in quicksand, get unexpected help from a local llama, defy gravity, and a lot more silliness. Will they succeed? There's only one way to find out! Come to the show!
 
The Nutshell Playhouses 2023 summer season continues on Thursday, July 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the North Adams Public Library on Church Street in North Adams.
 
There is another opportunity to see the show on Friday, July 14 at 10 a.m. at the Cheshire Youth Center on Church Street in Cheshire. 
 
Both the North Adams Public Library and the Cheshire Youth Center performance are free for all families, and to celebrate the new season, the Nutshell Playhouse is giving away a free toy to the first 50 attendees of the season.
 
The shows run 55 minutes with no intermission. This is a FREE family event!  For more information, visit Nutshell Playhouse online. For videos and music, visit Nutshell Playhouse on YouTube. 
 
Performed by Berkshire County actors Stefanie Weber, Johnny Segalla, and Mark Hohlstein with live music by composer/director Don Jordan, "SpyJinks!" is appropriate for children and adults of all ages, although kids ages 3-10 will particularly enjoy the show.
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RFP Ready for North County High School Study

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The working group for the Northern Berkshire Educational Collaborative last week approved a request for proposals to study secondary education regional models.
 
The members on Tuesday fine-tuned the RFP and set a date of Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m. to submit bids. The bids must be paper documents and will be accepted at the Northern Berkshire School Union offices on Union Street.
 
Some members had penned in the first week of January but Timothy Callahan, superintendent for the North Adams schools, thought that wasn't enough time, especially over the holidays.
 
"I think that's too short of a window if you really want bids," he said. "This is a pretty substantial topic."
 
That topic is to look at the high school education models in North County and make recommendations to a collaboration between Hoosac Valley Regional and Mount Greylock Regional School Districts, the North Adams Public Schools and the town school districts making up the Northern Berkshire School Union. 
 
The study is being driven by rising costs and dropping enrollment among the three high schools. NBSU's elementary schools go up to Grade 6 or 8 and tuition their students into the local high schools. 
 
The feasibility study of a possible consolidation or collaboration in Grades 7 through 12 is being funded through a $100,000 earmark from the Fair Share Act and is expected to look at academics, faculty, transportation, legal and governance issues, and finances, among other areas. 
 
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