Clark Art Concert By James K and Maria Somerville

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— On Friday, Sept. 26, the Clark Art Institute hosts an evening of experimental sound co-headlined by james K and Maria Somerville. 
 
The concert takes place at 7 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium.
 
According to a press release:
 
james K crafts intricate, shape-shifting sonic environments where avant-pop, club experimentation, and raw emotion intertwine. Her 2022 LP Random Girl (Incienso), collaborations with artists like Yves Tumor and Priori, and performances across the globe establish her as a singular, genre-defiant presence.
 
Irish musician Maria Somerville channels the rugged beauty of her native Connemara into lush, ambient dream pop. Her acclaimed albums All My People and Luster (4AD) are rich with hazy textures, ethereal vocals, and a deep sense of place, conjuring a world that is both intimate and expansive.
 
Tickets $10 ($8 members, $7 students). Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. For more information and to register, visit clarkart.edu/events

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Williamstown Government Presents Communication Plan

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williamstown is working to improve communications with residents.
 
The town manager told the Select Board last week that the town obtained a Community Compact Best Practices grant from the state's Division of Local Services to fund a consultant from the University of Massachusetts at Boston's Collins Center for Public Management to develop a communications strategy.
 
Improved communications is a growing concern for small towns like Williamstown, Robert Menicocci told the board.
 
"The world has changed with social media," Menicocci said. "The expectations of what a community communicates to its citizens — the game has been upped.
 
"I think this was a new area for government and many communities are looking at a need to staff up to address communications, where, in the past, maybe a big city would have a communications director. Now that has trickled down to almost all small communities."
 
To that end, the town has completely revamped its website and hired its first communications director — both steps that were included in the November 2025 Collins Center report, "Roadmap for Inclusive and Accessible Municipal Communications in Williamstown, Mass."
 
Brianna Sunryd, a public services manager at the Collins Center, presented her group's findings to the Select Board.
 
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