Learn the symbolic meaning behind the circular designs and how you can incorporate them in into your mindfulness and meditation practices. This 1-hour workshop will be led by Amanda Raymond, who is the founder of One Life. Live It. and is also a Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Ayurvedic Health Counselor & Kripalu Yoga Instructor.

Space is limited. Registration is required.

To sign up call 413-684-6112 or email us.

For more information visit www.MyOneLifeLiveIt.com

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

For more information, call 413-684-6112 oremail dalton@cwmars.org

Join our Monthly Book Discussion. August’s Pick: Long Island by Colm Tóibín

The next meeting of our Monthly Book Discussion Group will be on Thursday, August 28 at 1pm. Come by the library to grab a copy of this book in regular print or audiobook.

All are welcome to attend (even if you haven't read the book!!) No registration is required.

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

For more information, call 413-684-6112 oremail dalton@cwmars.org

Kathleen uses poetic yet accessible language to guide you through the ancient practice of yoga nidra, a deeply relaxing and restorative meditation. All you need to do is listen.

This program will include gentle chair-based movements and a prompt for optional journaling after the practice.

Participants are welcome to bring a yoga mat if they prefer to use one for the practice.

Space is limited, so registration is require. To sign up, call 413-684-6112 or email dalton@cwmars.org

Yoga nidra is a type of meditation practice originating from ancient India, commonly known as "yogic sleep." It is a contemplative practice that involves following guided prompts while sitting or lying in a comfortable position through various stages of relaxation, short breathing exercises, and visualization. The practice aims to induce a state of deep relaxation and meditation, similar to the liminal state between waking and sleeping. This state can provide numerous physical, emotional, and mental benefits, such as reducing stress and anxiety, improving sleep, enhancing creativity, and promoting well-being. In this state, you may experience a sense of timelessness, expansiveness, and interconnectedness.

Kathleen Kraft is a Kripalu-certified yoga therapist who has been teaching yoga for twelve years. She is also a poet and writer. Her chapbook is called "Fairview Road," and her articles, essays and poems have appeared in many publications, including Yoga International, Embodied Resilience Through Yoga, and What They Bring: The Poetry of Migration and Immigration

Everyone has a story. What’s yours? Join Lara Tupper of Swift Ink Stories for a workshop on crafting your story and getting it down on paper. So grab a notebook and a pen and come on down.

Registration is required. Space is limited.

To sign up, call 413-684-6112 or email dalton@cwmars.org

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

For more information, call 413-684-6112 oremail dalton@cwmars.org

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

For more information, call 413-684-6112 oremail dalton@cwmars.org

Join our Monthly Book Discussion. July’s Pick: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The next meeting of our Monthly Book Discussion Group will be on Thursday, July 31 at 1pm. Come by the library to grab a copy of this book in regular print or audiobook.

All are welcome to attend (even if you haven't read the book!!) No registration is required.

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

For more information, call 413-684-6112 oremail dalton@cwmars.org

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

For more information, call 413-684-6112 oremail dalton@cwmars.org

A delightfully eclectic jazz trio, the StarCats play Swing, Latin Jazz, Blues and Retro-Pop. Leading the StarCats, Sarah Clay (voice/flute) thrills with crystalline vocals and haunting woodwind tones. Draa Hobbs (guitar) spins a web of shimmering chords and dazzling improvisation. Steve Bulmer (upright bass) lays down a sweet, rhythmic groove that soothes the soul.

This concert program, Games People Play, explores stressful relationships and head games: music for an unsettled mind.

Praised by the Gazette as “impressive, delightful” and by the 1794 Meetinghouse as “Hot music on a hot night!” the StarCats have performed with acclaim throughout New England.

All are welcome. No registration is required.

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

For more information, call 413-684-6112 oremail dalton@cwmars.org

Sophie Carnes Jannen, a public health nurse from the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission will give a presentation on tick born illnesses and what you can do to keep you and family safe from these pesky creatures.

Her presentation will be followed by Q & A.

Free and open to all.

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

For more information, call 413-684-6112 oremail dalton@cwmars.org

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

Space is limited, so registration is required. To sign up, call 413-684-6112 or email dalton@cwmars.org

In his program “The Railroad in Song,” presenter, musician and songwriter Jon Waterman takes his audience on a tour of songs about trains, railroad workers, train wrecks, heroes and hobos. Stations visited include the Transcontinental Railroad, the stories of Casey Jones and John Henry, the Ashtabula and 97 wrecks, the Great migration and more. The show consists of songs, history, and an accompanying slide presentation.

All are welcome. No registration is required.

About Jon Waterman:
Musician and songwriter Jon Waterman has been performing his original songs along with blues, rock and country standards throughout his life. His music is influenced by intriguing characters and stories from history, the roots of the music he loves, and the diversity of the human experience. His song “Sultana” which tells the story of the Civil War steamboat disaster was selected to be featured at the Sultana museum in Marion, AR. Waterman has presented his programs “A Journey Through the Roots of American Popular Music" and “Cro-Magnon Blues: History and Legends Through Song” in venues around the country, both in person and virtually. He has an M.A. in Popular Music History from Prescott College, an M.A. in Psychology from Kaplan University, and a B.A. in History from Northern Arizona University.

Join our Monthly Book Discussion. June’s Pick: Nosy Neighbor by Freya Sampson

The next meeting of our Monthly Book Discussion Group will be on Thursday, June 26 at 1pm. Come by the library to grab a copy of this book in regular print or audiobook.

All are welcome to attend (even if you haven't read the book!!) No registration is required.

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

Space is limited, so registration is required. To sign up, call 413-684-6112 or email dalton@cwmars.org

CANCELLED!!

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

Space is limited, so registration is required. To sign up, call 413-684-6112 oremail dalton@cwmars.org

Join blues musician Barrett Anderson for a celebration of Blues music as he tells the story of the Blues scene - oppression and empowerment/freedom via artistic expression in Jim Crow 20th century America. This event is a vibrant, fun performance combining live music and stories, with support from a digital slideshow of pictures and more.

Whether it’s a life circumstance or accumulation of normal daily stressors, we could all use some rejuvenation. Using a combination of reiki (soothing and appropriate touch-with permission), movement (yoga), and meditation, this evening will leave you feeling relaxed and restored to a sense of peace and well-being.

Bring everything you need to move and be comfortable e.g., yoga mat, pillow, blanket.

Space is limited. registration is required.
To sign up, call 413-684-6112 or email dalton@cwmars.org

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

Space is limited, so registration is required. To sign up, call 413-684-6112 or email dalton@cwmars.org

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

Space is limited, so registration is required. To sign up, call 413-684-6112 or email dalton@cwmars.org

We are delighted to have the Jana Laiz joining us for this discussion!**

Join our Monthly Book Discussion. May’s Pick: Weeping Under This Same Moon by Jana Laiz

The next meeting of our Monthly Book Discussion Group will be on Thursday, May 29 at 1pm. Come by the library to grab a copy of this book in regular print or audiobook.

All are welcome to attend (even if you haven't read the book!!) No registration is required.

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

Space is limited, so registration is required. To sign up, call 413-684-6112 or email dalton@cwmars.org

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

Space is limited, so registration is required. To sign up, call 413-684-6112 or email dalton@cwmars.org

Join us for a screening of Daughters of the Sexual Revolution (2018), never-before-told story of Suzanne Mitchell, the fiercely-loyal den mother of the original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Seen by many as regressive and exploitative, this diverse sisterhood of small-town "girls next door" became a controversial pop culture phenomenon at the height of the Sexual Revolution, changing the game of football -- and America -- forever.

Free admission. No reservation required.

WATCH THE TRAILER.

“Curious Writers” meet at the library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm. We will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:

• Getting settled and acquainted

• Writing goals for the session

• One hour of concentrated writing

• Recap

Bring your laptop, journal, pen, and paper. At this time, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided).

Anyone is welcome to come!

Space is limited, so registration is required. To sign up, call 413-684-6112 or email dalton@cwmars.org

Archivist and President of LenaSalina Legacy Preservation Rhonda J. Chadwick will give a lecture on how to start your family archive. She will share strategies, principles and best practices for the following:

• The basics of archival storage and preservation

• Optimum temperature and humidity ranges

• The best storage place inside the home

• What to do with digital documents and photographs

• Tips on organizing materials for better retrieval.

• Creative ideas to tell the story of family history.

About Rhona Chadwick:
Rhonda has masters degrees in both History and Library Science. She has worked at a number of institutions including the Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Island School of Design, Brown University, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College, and the American Textile History Museum in Lowell, MA.

When she was going through grad school she couldn’t help but think that individuals and families would benefit from the knowledge of properly archiving their personal items. Her new mission is to teach people how to use best practices in storing their photographs, documents and artifacts.  She hopes to inspire people to preserve their documents, create a family legacy and tell their stories and the stories of those who have gone before them. Learn more at LenaSalina.com