en News 15 Thursday, Nov. 19 EGREMONT - In our gas and oil heated homes as autumn nights turn chilly, it is hard to imagine a time when harsh New England winters were a hardship, and staying warm took more than just turning up the thermostat.]]> By Laura Gross, Special to the Eagle Thursday, Nov. 19 For the past 10 years, people of all ages across the country have been buckling down to write nearly 2,000 words a day, every day of November (with perhaps a small break for Thanksgiving). ]]> By Seth Brown, Special to The Eagle Thursday, Nov. 19]]> By Sharon Smullen Thursday, Nov. 19 Who: Rev Tor Band]]> Berkshire Eagle Staff Thursday, Nov. 19 At 1 p. m. on Tuesday, the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires will sponsor a workshop, "A Yarn Fest," with needlework aficionado Kim Conley.]]> Eagle Staff Thursday, Nov. 19 GREAT BARRINGTON - From a childhood exposed to drugs, crime and parental abandonment, Roland Fryer became the youngest tenured AfricanAmerican professor in Harvard University's history. ]]> Berkshire Eagle Staff Thursday, Nov. 19 WILLIAMSTOWN - Even at two o'clock on a Tuesday afternoon, the small interior of the AFrame Bakery is bustling with activity as a steady stream of customers come and go, along with various muffins, cookies, and other desserts.]]> By Seth Brown, Special to The Eagle Thursday, Nov. 19 A young man walked past me on the sidewalk singing in Spanish.]]> By Kate Abbott, Berkshire Eagle Staff Thursday, Nov. 12 WILLIAMSTOWN - With our first black president in the White House, it would seem that the Civil Rights movement has finally cleared the way to equality. But there are still obstacles in the road to ending the racism that winds through American history.]]> By Michelle Gillett, Special to the Eagle Thursday, Nov. 12 STOCKBRIDGE - A Mohican will blow into a conch to sound the call to worship, and Jonathan Edwards will rise from the grave to preach again. ]]> By Andrew L. Pincus, Special to the Eagle Thursday, Nov. 12]]> By Sharon Smullen, Berkshires Week Thursday, Nov. 12 The Bookloft will welcome Amy Bass on Saturday at 2 p.m., for a talk and signing of her new book, "Those About Him Remained Silent: The Battle Over W.E.B Du Bois," in the Barrington Plaza on Route 7.]]> Berkshires Week Thursday, Nov. 12 PITTSFIELD - Models and mayhem, gestures and grids, monoprints, tense oil paintings, whimsical storytelling, textured multimedia, line drawings of an alternate universe - all these things are "Drawn Together," an exhibit of work from a sevenmember Berkshire art group opening on Friday at the Lichtenstein Center at 28 Renne Ave., with a reception at 5 p.m. ]]> Berkshires Week Thursday, Nov. 12 Who: WPA (Works Progress Administration) ]]> Berkshires Week Thursday, Nov. 12 HUDSON, N.Y. - This is the love story between Anton Chekhov, famous playwright and lover of humanity, and Olga Knipper, founding member and leading lady for the world famous Moscow Art Theatre. Olga and Anton knew each other for six years and were married the last three, until his death in 1904.]]> Berkshires Week