Special Event: Wednesday, July 11, 2018, 2:00 PM

W.E.B. Du Bois River Park, Church & River Sts., Great Barrington

W. E. B. Du Bois’s special connection to rivers offers a unique lens through which to view his more well-known accomplishments. His publication of Langston Hughes’s The Negro Speaks of Rivers, his 1930 speech on the Housatonic River, and his activism surrounding the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927—all speak to his lifelong dedication to environmental justice and to rivers everywhere.

Organizations throughout Berkshire County will honor this Great Barrington native with readings and musical offerings. These include a musical interpretation by MaryNell Morgan-Brown of the “Sorrow Songs” from Du Bois’s classic work, The Souls of Black Folk, and a “musical libation” introduced by jazz specialist James Browne and performed by Ghanian Master Drummer Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng and American Saxophonist Antoine Roney, in tribute to Du Bois’s African and American duality.

The event will be followed by a walking tour of sites in Great Barrington that helped to shape the town’s iconic native son, including Du Bois’s Birth Site, First Congregational Church, and the Warren Davis Home. The walk will conclude at the former Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church, 9 Elm Court, with a reception and refreshments. In the event of rain, the program will be held at First Congregational Church on Main Street.

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Thursdays in May: Bird with Us!

7:30 AM and 6:00 PM  in May, 2018

Meet at the St Peter’s parking lot entrance

Grab your binoculars. Focus on spring bird activity along the Housatonic River. River Walk is a birding hot spot. Over 65 species of bird have been seen and recorded. The river is a corridor; the habitat provides shelter and food.

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River Walk is now an officially registered e-bird Hotspot in Berkshire County  CLICK

More than 75 species of birds have been sighted on River Walk, including bald eagle, great blue heron, kingfisher, and flocks of cedar waxwing. Check out the e-bird site to see what’s been reported. When River Walk opens again in the spring, be sure to report sightings of your own!

Thank you scientists, environmentalists, teachers, students, the press, and people who care.
Thank you for turning up for our Worldwide March for Science on April 14, 2018 and voicing your commitment to science education and a science-based understanding of our natural world.

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