English Art of the Book Shown at Chapin Library
The Chapin Library exhibition surveys five centuries of English typography with over 70 items. From the Oxford first printed book to Brunschwig’s surgery treatise and the King James Bible, the show traces printing, binding, and calligraphy with works by Bulmer, Baskerville, Caslon, and Gill among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapin Library
Williamstown
Chapin Library of Rare Books
Britain
Rufinus
Oxford
Euclid
John Day
Hieronymus Brunschwig
Alsop
Francis Barlow
Carolina
Mark Catesby
Pindar
Foulis
Glasgow
Morris Cox
George Mackley
Stetson Hall
Williams College
Movie Timetable Update for Capitol and nearby theaters
Capitol shows Topaz at 6:30 and 8:30 with Fri Sat Sun matinee at 2:00. Talace screens Madigan's Mil yen s at 3:20 and 9:00, Fear Less Frank at 2:00 and 7:30. Showcase presents John and Mary at 7:00 and 9:00 with Wed Sat Sun matinees 2:00. Paris presents Cactus Flower Sun Thu 7:00 and 9:30, Fri Sat 7:30 and 9:30, Kiddie show Sat Sun 1:00. West Springfield Cinema 1 shows Paint Your Wagon 8:15 with Wed Sat Sun 2:15 matinees. Cinema 2 shows Fanny Hill 2:00, 7:40, 9:33. Cinema 3 shows Goodbye Mr Chips 8:00 and Sat Sun 2:00 matinee. Hickory Film Club Stockbridge shows Shoot the Piano Player at 3:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Springfield
Matinees
Mr. Chips
18th Century Musicales Planned in Williamstown
Williamstown Baroque Consort presents 18th century songs and sonatas at Griffin Hall, Williams College. Concerts are at 8:30 p.m. Friday February 18 and Sunday February 15, open to the public with no tickets required. Members include Miriam Piper, Daniel O'Connor, Neil Grabois, Edward Gale, Vic tor Hill, Karen Hinds, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Williamstown Baroque Consort
Griffin Wall
Williams College
Consort
Victor Hill
Miriam Piper
Daniel O'Connor
Neil Grabois
Edward Gale
Hil
Karen Hinds
Buffalo Meat to Play at Cafe La Mama in New York
Chico Garvin playwright of Buffalo Meat brings the drama to Cafe La Mama New York from February through the 15th under Berkshire Theatre Festival ties. Garvin, husband of Christine Consolati of Lee, studied at the Art Students League and serves as painter and filmmaker. The piece has toured multiple cities, with Ellen Stewart whom Garvin met briefly helping arrange the Cafe La Mama appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chico Garvin
Windsor Mountain School
Berkshire Theatre Festival
Cafe la Mama
New York
Garvin
Christine Consolati
Lee
Holyoke High School
Marine Corps
Art Students League
Garvins
Ellen Stewart
The Veiled Critique of a Vice President and Castrati Echoes
A lengthy argument questions a vice president s reference to intellectual eunuchs as critics and traces the historical role of castrati in Italian opera. It notes early vocal training, high pay, and how society’s views on gender and trust figures shaped musical and cultural status across centuries. The piece suggests the vice president may not have intended harm yet highlights potential inadequacy when viewed in context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossini
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Egypt
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Herodotus
Persia
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Bulmer
Thomas Bea
Capitol
Talace
Madigan
Fearless Frank
John and Mary
Paris
Hickory Film Club
Stockbridge
Todmorden Stables
Stage Road
Cummington, Massachusetts
Blantyre Castle
Berkshires
Blantyre
East Street
Lenox
Miss Hinds
Rochester
Minn
University of Minnesota
Russia
Sig
North Adams
Attilio Pato
Boston
Williams
University of Washington
Sylvia Kind
Grabois
Daniel
Gale
Berkshire Symphony
Hill
Union Seminary
University of Oregon
Handel
Marcello
Rameau
Vivaldi
Mitchum
Hollywood
Robert Mitchum
John
Ijohn Wayne
Warner Brothers
Chris
Samuel Pepys
Prince Orlovsky
Octavian
der Rosenkavalier
Italy
Giovanni Battista Velluti
Rome
Vienna
London
la Scala
Milan
San Carlo
Naples
Signor Sandalo
Signor Senzanoce
Green Stones
Fireside
Tun
Cheshire Road
Bol
Cinema
Pittsfield
Union ST
Hickory Film Club Presents
Francois Truffaut
Shoot the
Buck Rogers
Berkshire Playhouse Corner
Rie
Mass
Wendell Packard
Houdan Quot
Pittsfield-Lenex Rd
Susan Goss
TM It Conneil and
Tay Rational Safety Caves
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!