There are a variety of events in Berkshire County this weekend including St. Patrick’s Day Dinners, live music, and more.
Friday
German Dinner
Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield
Time: 5 to 7 p.m.
The menu includes goulash with egg noodles, red cabbage, and chocolate cherry cake for dessert. Take-out is available. Beer and wine are offered for dine-in patrons. Tickets cost $20 per person and $12 for children aged 12 and under.
Experience a rejuvenating session of meditation and relaxation through the resonant sounds of crystal and Tibetan bowls, a crystal harp, chimes, and vibrational sounds. You will be guided into a state of relaxation allowing for self-healing and transformation.
Registration required, space is limited. The cost is $30 per session, and all passes and memberships are accepted. More information here.
St. Patrick's Day Lunch and Party
Berkshire Pathways, Pittsfield
Time: noon
Have a corned beef and cabbage lunch while playing party games. From noon to 3 punch and party favors will be provided. Information here.
Saturday
Northern Borne Trio Performance
Methuselah Bar and Lounge, Pittsfield
Time: 7 p.m.
The Northern Borne Trio will play bluegrass and folk music. Information here.
Winter Wildlife Tracking at Mount Greylock State Reservation
Mount Greylock Visitor Center, Lanesborough
Time: 12:30
Explore woodlands and wildlife of Mount Greylock during this three-hour guided hike led by Mass Appalachian Trail Management Committee member Jim Pelletier and Janice Tassinari.
Registration is required by calling 413-499-4262; more information here.
Williamstown Farmers Market
First Congregational Church
Time: 9 to noon
The winter farmers market is held every third Saturday in the Congregational Church hall. It will farm fresh meats, cheeses, honey, maple syrup, eggs, artisan crafts, goat soap, seafood from Boston, fresh baked breads, and more.
Lexi Weege and JJ Slater will be performing. Weege is working on a funky and soulful album she wrote during the pandemic. Slater has just finished a songwriter-in-residence session in Taos, NM, where he focused on his indie rock style.
The Pittsfield Community Design Center invites the community to share their thoughts on the area's current projects with a walk-and-talk event.
The walk begins at the Design Center's Urban Room. The walk is 2.5 miles to the Bel Air Dam and back. On the way back, it will stop at Hudpuckers for food and conversation.
Hoosac Valley Train Ride offers an autistic friendly/sensory sensitive Bunny Hop experience Saturday, March 16, for children with sensitivity issues. Kids can ride with the Easter bunny who will be giving out colored eggs.
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Adams Man Convicted in Murder of Stephanie Olivieri
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An Adams man was found guilty in the 2019 murder of 32-year-old Stephanie Olivieri, a Pittsfield native and mother of two.
A jury found Tyler Sumner, 30, guilty on Friday of murder in the first degree and possession of ammunition without a Firearm Identification Card.
The trial was held in Berkshire Superior Court. Judge Francis Flannery will schedule sentencing.
"Today justice was served in the tragic death of an innocent bystander, Stephanie Olivieri; however, this guilty verdict will do nothing to bring her back," said Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue. "Tyler Sumner murdered Ms. Olivieri while she sat in a car filled with gifts and decorations for her child's birthday. She was preparing to celebrate a wonderful event when her life was ruthlessly cut short."
Olivieri, who had been living in Yonkers, N.Y., was found sitting in her running car on Columbus Avenue when police responded to reports of masked men near South John Street and heard gunshots on the way.
The officers found Olivieri gasping for breath and blood running down the right side of her head. She was treated by emergency medical services and then transported to Berkshire Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead. The Chief Medical Examiner found the cause of her death to be a homicide caused by wounds sustained from a bullet to her head.
Multiple individuals testified that they believed Sumner was targeting an individual living in the area of the shooting and that Olivieri was not the intended target.
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