Carr Hardware's Patti Parker Named Top Woman in Hardware

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LENOX, Mass. — Carr Hardware celebrated Lenox Store Manager Patti Parker for being recognized in Hardware & Building Supply Dealer's "Top Women Profile Series," honoring women making a meaningful impact across the hardware industry through leadership, mentorship, and service.
 
Parker's journey with Carr Hardware began in 2013 as an associate in the Rental Department at the company's flagship Pittsfield location. Over the years, she expanded her experience across multiple departments, including Rental, Commercial Sales, Paint, and Event Coordination, steadily growing into leadership roles.
 
In 2021, Parker transferred to Carr Hardware's new Lenox location, where she advanced from key holder to assistant manager, before ultimately becoming store manager.
 
This recognition follows a recent feature in Berkshire Magazine highlighting Parker and Assistant Store Manager Carolyn Hebert, affectionately known as the "Ladies of Lenox," for their leadership and customer-focused approach, stated a press release. 
 
Together, Parker and Hebert bring decades of hardware experience and have cultivated a collaborative leadership style that empowers both their team and the customers they serve, particularly women seeking knowledgeable, welcoming
assistance in the hardware industry.
 
Carr Hardware President Bart Raser praised Parker's leadership and dedication to both her team and the community.
 
"Patti has built an incredibly strong and supportive team in Lenox. Her leadership style, work ethic, and commitment to customer service make her an invaluable part of Carr Hardware. We're proud to see her recognized for the impact she makes every day," he said.
 
As the hardware industry continues to evolve, Parker hopes her story encourages more women to pursue careers and leadership opportunities within the field.
 
"Keep your head high and believe in yourself," Parker said. "Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something, because you
absolutely can."

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The Classical Beat: Tanglewood Music Festival Concludes Its Classical Season

By Stephen DanknerSpecial to iBerkshires

This week, the Tanglewood Music Festival concludes its magnificently curated, presented and performed 2026 classical season, culminating with the traditional performance of Beethoven's enthralling Symphony No. 9 ('Choral'.) Read below for the details.

THREE TANGLEWOOD CLASSICAL HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK

• Thursday, Aug. 20, 8:00 p.m. in Ozawa Hall: The world-renowned Silk Road Ensemble presents "Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual." Led by North Carolinian musician, actor and author Rhiannon Giddens, this program explores how we can experience music to better understand our world, find comfort, process loss and a changing environment, and rebuild community, based upon our mutual humanity.

• Saturday, Aug. 22, 8:00 p.m. in the Shed: Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the Boston Symphony, with violinist Randall Goosby, a 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grantee, boy soprano Edward Njuguna and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in an uplifting program of Leonard Bernstein's mellifluous "Chichester Psalms," Florence Price's Violin Concerto No. 2 and Dvorak's sumptuous Symphony No. 8.

• Sunday, Aug. 23, 2:30 p.m. in the Shed: Maestro Gustavo Gimeno, Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducts Beethoven's magisterial Ninth Symphony, with vocal soloists soprano Mané Galoyan, mezzo-soprano Zoie Reams, tenor Ben Bliss and bass Solomon Howard.

For tickets for all Tanglewood/BSO concerts (lawn and Shed seating) and for special events call (617) 266-1200 or (413) 637-5180; online: tanglewood.org or customerservice@bso.org. In Lenox, visit the Tanglewood box office at the Main Gate located at 297 West Street.

 

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