Clark Art Hosts Performance By Glenn Jones

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute continues its Music on the Moltz Terrace concert series with a performance by Glenn Jones on Sunday, July 28. Emily Robb opens. 
 
The free concert takes place on the Lunder Center at Stone Hill's Moltz Terrace at 5 pm.
 
According to a press release:
 
Glenn Jones is one of the leading proponents of American Primitive Guitar, a fingerstyle acoustic genre pioneered in the late 1950s by his friend and mentor John Fahey. Following his departure from leading the rock band Cul de Sac, Jones has released seven full-length solo albums. His latest release, Vade Mecum, delves into personal experiences and shared histories by blending elements of rock and experimental music with the guitar and banjo.
 
Emily Robb is a prominent player in the rock and experimental music scenes. Her latest album, If I Am Misery Then Give Me Affection, showcases economically crafted tunes marked by utter trance and tightrope pulsations and highlights her virtuosic electric guitar skills. Robb oversees the recording and mixing of her albums at her Philadelphia-based studio, Suddenly Studio.
 
Free. For accessibility concerns, call 413 458 0524. Bring a picnic and your own seating. This concert is presented in collaboration with Belltower Records, North Adams, Massachusetts. Rain moves the performance to the auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.

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Hancock School Celebrates Thanksgiving by Highlighting Community

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

The children perform music and a play during the luncheon.
HANCOCK, Mass. — For many, Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude and unity. Hancock Elementary School embraced this spirit on Thursday by hosting a community Thanksgiving feast for seniors.
 
The children had a major role in organizing the event, from peeling the potatoes to creating the centerpieces to performing. 
 
"Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for what we have. To be thankful for the communities that we live in. Thankful for the families that we have, our friends," Principal John Merselis III said. 
 
"And by opening our doors and inviting people in, I think we just embrace that idea." 
 
More than 50 seniors visited the school for a Thanksgiving lunch prepared by the school's students. In addition to those who attended, the students made enough for 40 takeout orders and to feed themselves and the school's staff. 
 
The lunch was kicked off with student performances on the drums, playing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" using boomwhackers, and a play showcasing the preparation of a Thanksgiving feast, which caused rumbles of laughter. 
 
"[The event] gives [students] a great opportunity to practice their life skills such as cooking and creating things for people, and also [build] their self-confidence and just public speaking," said Samantha Lincoln, first and second-grade teacher. 
 
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