🌱 Subway life finds an unexpected home in Sheffield’s newest exhibition
Sheffield, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Sheffield? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Subway life finds an unexpected home in Sheffield’s newest exhibition
- Remembering Thomas Czarnowski, architect and devoted Sheffield gardener
- Sheffield-raised climber opens Berkshire Boulders in Great Barrington
Also on today's calendar: The American Literary Renaissance Reconsidered with Mark Scarbrough and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sun and clouds, with a high of 55 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy and cooler; p.m. rain, temps: high: 47, low: 37.
- Friday: Rain, with a high of 40 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Mike Selbach finds the extraordinary in everyday life (lakevillejournal.com) — New York subway riders become the subjects of carved wooden sculptures and woodcut prints in Mike Selbach’s “Subway Saints,” opening November 12 at Berkshire School’s Warren Family Gallery in Sheffield. The Salisbury artist’s exhibition runs through December 20, with an opening reception Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. 
2. Thomas V. Czarnowski of Sheffield (theberkshireedge.com) — Thomas V. Czarnowski, an architect whose international career was balanced by a love of his Sheffield farmhouse and garden, died October 23 of heart failure in New York. His projects stretched from university buildings to corporate headquarters in Shanghai, but he was happiest in the Berkshires, looking out toward Mount Everett.
3. New climbing gym opens in Great Barrington (lakevillejournal.com) — Sheffield-raised Nick Friedman has opened Berkshire Boulders on Route 7 in Great Barrington, giving regional climbers a closer indoor option. The gym offers rope-free climbing on short walls, youth and adult programs, and a hardship program that can cover full membership costs for eligible applicants.
4. Christine Scott, 74, of Sheffield (theberkshireedge.com) — Christine Scott, 74, who moved to Sheffield with her husband Mike in 2014 to run Staveleigh House Bed and Breakfast, died November 2. A dietician and active church volunteer, she also worked at Volunteers in Medicine in Great Barrington. A celebration of life is scheduled for November 22 at 1 p.m. at Sheffield’s First Congregational Church.
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★ Featured events ★
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German Conversation Group →
Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main Street, Sheffield
11:00 am
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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The American Literary Renaissance Reconsidered with Mark Scarbrough →
Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main Street, Sheffield
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LEGO Construction Zone: Fall 2026 →
Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main Street, Sheffield
3:30 pm -
Sheffield Gardeners →
Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main Street, Sheffield
4:00 pm -
Smartphone Photography: Getting Started →
Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main Street, Sheffield
10:00 am -
Youth Art Show Series: Papier-Mâché Vehicles PART 1 →
Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main Street, Sheffield
3:30 pm -
Insight Meditation in the Berkshires Weekly Practice Group →
Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main Street, Sheffield
5:00 pm -
Ben Cosgrove in concert @ Dewey Hall →
Dewey Hall, 91 Main St., Sheffield
7:00 pm -
Sheffield winter farmers market →
Dewey Hall, 91 Main St., Sheffield
10:00 am -
Prenatal Yoga with Berkshire Nursing Families →
Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main Street, Sheffield
2:30 pm -
Sing & Dance with South Berkshire Kids →
Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main Street, Sheffield
10:30 am -
Berkshire Fiber Friends →
Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main Street, Sheffield
4:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 15
Tuesday November 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Great Barrington. Apply here.
- Molly Maid posted a job opening for Professional House Cleaner in Great Barrington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sheffield here.
Ok Sheffield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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