Williams College Hosts Free Summer Concert

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Celebrate summer with family, friends, and world-class live music on the campus of Williams College which will host a summer concert featuring Sean Rowe on Thursday, August 3, at 6 p.m. 
 
Sean Rowe is an American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist and forager. 
 
According to a press release:
 
Rowe has a powerful sound with an emotional conviction that demands attention. NPR's All Songs Considered says of Rowe's vocals, "He can just crush granite with that voice. It's so powerful." The Wall Street Journal proclaimed, "Mr. Rowe's ringing baritone is as timeless as his approach, recalling the ecstatic intensity of late-'60s Van Morrison and stark subtlety of late-era Johnny Cash." Rowe has graced the stage of Mountain Jam, Wilco's Solid Sound Festival as well as opening for Robert Plant and the Alabama Shakes. Both an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and having his song, "To Leave Something Behind" featured in the film "The Accountant" have expanded his voice to an international audience.
 
The concert will be held outdoors on the President's House lawn. Guests are welcome to bring picnics, blankets, and lawn chairs; however, tents or large umbrellas are discouraged. Ice cream will be available for purchase. 
 
In the event of rain, concerts will be held at Goodrich Hall, 863 Main Street (near the eyeballs and WCMA).

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Vice Chair Vote Highlights Fissure on Williamstown Select Board

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A seemingly mundane decision about deciding on a board officer devolved into a critique of one member's service at Monday's Select Board meeting.
 
The recent departure of Andrew Hogeland left vacant the position of vice chair on the five-person board. On Monday, the board spent a second meeting discussing whether and how to fill that seat for the remainder of its 2024-25 term.
 
Ultimately, the board voted, 3-1-1, to install Stephanie Boyd in that position, a decision that came after a lengthy conversation and a 2-2-1 vote against assigning the role to a different member of the panel.
 
Chair Jane Patton nominated Jeffrey Johnson for vice chair after explaining her reasons not to support Boyd, who had expressed interest in serving.
 
Patton said members in leadership roles need to demonstrate they are "part of the team" and gave reasons why Boyd does not fit that bill.
 
Patton pointed to Boyd's statement at a June 5 meeting that she did not want to serve on the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee, instead choosing to focus on work in which she already is heavily engaged on the Carbon Dioxide Lowering (COOL) Committee.
 
"We've talked, Jeff [Johnson] and I, about how critical we think it is for a Select Board member to participate in other town committees," Patton said on Monday. "I know you participate with the COOL Committee, but, especially DIRE, you weren't interested in that."
 
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