OLLI at BCC to Host Berkshire Lyric Artistic Director Jack Brown

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College (OLLI at BCC) Distinguished Speakers Series presents "Engaging with Bach and His Saint Matthew Passion" with Jack Brown, artistic director of Berkshire Lyric, on Wednesday, May 13 at 9 a.m.

The talk precedes Berkshire Lyric's presentation of J.S. Bach's "Saint Matthew Passion" on Sunday, May 31 at Tanglewood's Seiji Ozawa Hall.

The talk will be presented in person at Berkshire Community College and online via Zoom. Admission is $10 for OLLI at BCC members, $15 for the general public, and free for students, staff and faculty from Berkshire Community College, MCLA, and Williams College; youth ages 17 and under; and those holding WIC, EBT/SNAP, or ConnectorCare cards.

To register for the event, visit https://berkshireolli.org/event-6667136.

Brown will explore the background of this three-hour monumental work that many believe may be the greatest single work of music in the entire western canon. Bach's dramatic and poetic power tells a grand story of betrayal, judgment, sacrifice and death. Above all, it is the story of the power of love, stated a press release.

"Saint Matthew Passion" was not conceived as a concert work or as an opera, but as a transformative ritual that continues to reach across time and space. It has special resonance not only with professional musicians and scholars, but also with amateurs and the broader public. In this program, Brown will delve deep into parts of the music and share his behind-the-scenes view of the intense preparation required for the concert. The massive work calls for two choruses, a children's chorus, two orchestras and six top-level vocal soloists, continued a press release.

Artistic Director of Berkshire Lyric Jack Brown brings a wide range of musical experience to the region's oldest and largest choral organization.

Brown has conducted the Berkshire Lyric Chorus since 2007.

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Allendale Pines North Affordable Manufactured Homes Sell Fast

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:17PM / Saturday, August 22, 2026

Developer Teton Management cut the ribbon on the first six hopes in the manufactured housing community earlier this year.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Just a few months after Allendale Pines North cut the ribbon on its first six homes in the new manufactured home community, units in the planned development are selling fast with both first and second phases all but sold out.

For several years, Teton Management Corp. has been planning to expand its existing Allendale Pines Mobile Community with the development of 22 planned manufactured housing units. The new development has its own entrance at 395 Cheshire Road.

The need for attainable housing has never been higher, Teton President George Whaling said.

"And where we sought the opportunity to help with that demand is, we can get folks into a home at Allendale Pines North for essentially a couple of $100 less than what it would cost for someone to rent a three-bedroom of the same quality," he said.

The corporation took over Allendale Pines, now referred to as Allendale Pines South, about 6 1/2 years ago, Whaling said.

Since then, the corporation has invested $1,000,001 in infrastructure improvements, including replacing all water and sewer lines, paving the community and installing the infrastructure needed for 10 additional units, he said.

Additionally, it has been working to clean up and improve the community, which was lacking during previous ownership, said Jason Nocher, owner of Nocher Realty, which has been hired to help sell the units.

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