1. Harsch Associates Berkshire Real Estate
City: Williamstown, MA
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (413) 458-5000
Address: 01267
Description: Once you have established residency in Massachusetts, you have 30 days to get your Massachusetts driver’s license. You will have to make an in-person RMV visit and provide proof of identity and proof of residency, Social Security number, birthdate, signature, and transfer fee ($125). You will also have to take a simple vision-screening test. If you have a valid license from another state, you will not need to take either the written test or road test. After moving permanently to Massachusetts, you also have 30 days to properly register your vehicle and get a vehicle inspection. This also must be done in person at the RMV. You will simultaneously transfer the title and register the vehicle at the same time. Prior to visiting the branch, you will need to get insurance certification issued by a Massachusetts-licensed insurance company. You will also need to bring proof of title. After paying the registration fee (currently $50 for two years), you will receive your registration, plates, and decal. You’re not done yet, though. Within seven days you must also get a vehicle safety and emissions inspection (currently $29). Getting your license, insurance, registration, and inspection does takes time. Allow half a day.
2. Clark Art Institute
City: Williamstown, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (413) 458-2303
Address: 225 South St.
Description: These are exciting times at the Clark. Located next to Williams College, this excellent small art museum is currently undergoing a renovation and expansion, scheduled to be completed in June 2014. The museum is open during construction; Clark Remix exhibits highlights of the museum’s collection, including its notable French Impressionist paintings by Renoir and Pissarro, and American paintings that include important works by John Singer Sargent and Winslow Homer. Galleries are open Sept through June, Tues through Sun; daily in July and Aug.
3. Williams College Museum Of Art
City: Williamstown, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (413) 597-2429
Address: 15 Lawrence Hall Dr.
Description: The Williams College Museum of Art principally collects American and 20th-century art pieces. It’s open to the public Tues through Sun. Among the highlights are Edward Hopper’s Morning in the City and a yellow and black Andy Warhol self-portrait. You can’t miss Louise Bourgeoisie’s Eye; the large-scale landscape pieces sit near the museum’s entrance and just seem to draw you in.
4. Williamstown Theater Festival
City: Williamstown, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (413) 597-3400
Address: 1000 Main St.
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Description: Since it was founded in 1954 on the campus of Williams College, this pioneering summer theater festival has attracted top talent (in 2012 Blythe Danner, Tyne Daly, and David Hyde Pierce were the festival stars) who come to this corner of the Berkshires to hone their stagecraft. Each season artistic director Jenny Gersten offers a selection of 7 wonderfully diverse productions. Recent seasons have included The Importance of Being Earnest, The Elephant Man, and the musical, Far from Heaven. The Williamstown Festival intern program is a training ground for the next generation of stage talent. A few years from now you may be able to say, “I saw [so-and-so] at Williamstown before they made the big time.”