WISK MOM AWAY
 What better way to celebrate the Mother's Day than by taking her away for a spa day?! Our Wisk Mom Away package offers overnight accommodations in a deluxe room, dinner for two at a snazzy local restaurant, two mini-facials, and two spa manicures at the luxurious InTouch Day Spa. It's a wonderful way to say, "Thank you!" Priced at $349 Sunday - Thursday May 1-31, 2008 (based on availability)
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LOCAL ARTS SCENE
Inkberry & Papyri Books
This monthly event features David
McLaughlin, the author of The Unfolding History of the Berkshires. McLaughlin
will discuss how he worked with scores of residents and local experts to
uncover revealing facts, insider tips and captivating stories, and how the
bookıs unique format evolved. He will also illustrate his commentary by
projecting images and timeline segments from the book. McLaughlin is a widely
published author who was born in Boston,
grew up in Montague, and visited the Berkshires regularly as a young man. Open
mic to follow. Gail Burns of Williamstown will host the event for Inkberry.
After the reading, there will be a brief intermission, followed by the popular
WordPlay open mic. Refreshments will be available, and admission is free and
open to the public. For additional information regarding Inkberry or these readings, contact Inkberry
by phone at (413) 664-0775 or visit www.inkberry.org.
Williamstown Artists
Exhibit at NA Public Library
Paintings by Williamstown artists Carole Ott and Barbara Joseph will be
exhibited at the North Adams Public Library throughout the month of May. The
artworks may be viewed any time the library is open: Mondays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 9 to 8, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 to 5, and Saturdays from 9
to 1. The library is located at 74
Church St. in North Adams, right at the top of Main St.
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ANNUAL UNO SPRING FLING
May 24, 2008
UNO (the United Neighborhood Organization) in North Adams is holding their annual Spring Fling
on Saturday, May 24 from 9:00 - 3:00 PM at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 515 Curran Highway.
The Spring Fling is a huge flea market held both indoors and out and the event
is rain or shine. The Fling includes a tag and craft sale, hand made jewelry,
bake sales, Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle, a free raffle and face painting for
children. There will be a variety of delicious foods available for lunch. Money
raised from the Spring Fling will be used for children's programs in the UNO
neighborhood. For more information, call Shirley Davis at 413.663.5516.
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PAST AND PRESENT
 Julie Mehretu: City Sitings brings together 12 of the artist's monumental
paintings. Mehretu's compelling canvases re-envision urban experience and
rewrite narratives of exclusion, reconciling divergent histories through her
expansive, dynamic compositions. Inspired by community, history and the built
environment, Mehretu's paintings engage viewers in her vision of metropolitan
landscape. This exhibition runs from April 19 - July 27, 2008 and is organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts in collaboration
with Julie Mehretu. Support has been provided through generous grants
from the Joyce Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts,
Inc.
Williams College Museum of Art
15 Lawrence Hall Drive, Ste 2
Williamstown
(413) 597-2429
The Art of World War
II
Opening Sunday, May
11
A new exhibition of various WWII Propaganda Broadsides created by artists to
promote various American, Nazi and Japanese messages. This is a prelude to a
new museum of WWII Art to be located in the Northern
Berkshires. Exhibit opens Sunday May 11. BRILL GALLERY, Eclipse Mill - Studio
109, North Adams,
Fridays - Sundays 12 - 6PM and by appointment.
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Spring has sprung! Spend the day admiring all the greenery on one of many nearby hikes and trails and then get cozy by our bonfire pit or lounge by our heated-outdoor pool. Ask about our Geocaching package: take off into the woods with our GPS unit and embark on your very own scavenger hunt. For those who profess a touch o'luck, try our new Spin the Wheel deal -- you're guaranteed a standard queen-bedded room but you might just get lucky and stay in one of our spacious 2-room suites! The odds are in your favor... 
