🌱 Hip-hop meets contemporary dance in Jacob’s Pillow’s spring lineup

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In today's newsletter:

• Hip-hop meets contemporary dance in Jacob’s Pillow’s spring lineup

Also on today's calendar: Storytime with Stay & Play.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 54 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy and cooler; p.m. rain, temps: high: 44, low: 38.
• Friday: Rain, with a high of 40 and low of 34 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Jacob's Pillow to Present RUBBERBAND and Irene Rodríguez in Spring Season, Previews 2027 Summer Festival (broadwayworld.com) — Jacob’s Pillow will bring hip-hop-infused contemporary dance and a flamenco world premiere to its Doris Duke Theatre next spring. Tickets are on sale for RUBBERBAND’s April 30–May 2, 2027, performances and Irene Rodríguez’s Flamenco Soul on May 7–9, giving local audiences two weekends of dance ahead of the summer festival.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Becket

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Saturday November 14

• Becket Arts Center Holiday Arts & Crafts Marketplace →
  Becket Art Center, 7 Brooker Hill Road, Becket
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday November 14

• Storytime with Stay & Play →
  Becket Athenaeum, 3367 Main Street, Becket
  10:30 am

Monday November 30

• SYREN's Lynn Peterson with Curriculum in Motion™ →
  Jacob's Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Tai Chi with David Crowe →
  Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
  10:00 am
• Veterans Day Celebration →
  Monterey Library, 452 Main Rd, Monterey
  10:30 am
• COA Monthly Movie: Planes, Trains and Automobiles →
  Monterey Library, 452 Main Rd, Monterey
  7:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• Yoga with Ben Corbett →
  Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
  9:00 am
• Final Balance Class with Kathleen Kraft →
  Monterey Library, 452 Main Rd, Monterey
  10:30 am
• Thursday Mahjong →
  Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
  1:30 pm
• From the Sea to the Wilderness: Revolution in Two Small Towns →
  Sedgwick Reading Room, 18 Main Street, Lenox
  5:30 pm

Friday November 13

• Friday Bridge →
  Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
  1:00 pm
• Pottery on the Hill →
  the hill center, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, Washington
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Lee. Apply here.
• Berkshire County Arc posted a job opening for Direct Care Professional in Lee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Becket here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lee

• Lee begins search for new fire chief (theberkshireedge.com)
• BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Truffles by Tarah in downtown Pittsfield (theberkshireedge.com)
• America Recycles Day on Nov. 15 and tips for greener holidays (theberkshireedge.com)

Lenox

• Lenox plan would save Ventfort Hall's Carriage House (berkshireeagle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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