• Special Event - Discovery Day at Simon’s Rock, 413-528-7312, On Saturday, May 10, Bard College at Simon’s Rock will hold its last Discovery Day of the academic year. Discovery Day is a comprehensive introduction to the college for perspective students and their families. Events begin at 9:30 am in Blodgett House and include: A welcome reception and brunch; an introduction by the deans; tours and interviews and an opportunity to learn about academic programs, residential life and financial aid. 
• Special Event - Images Cinema's 24 Hour Video Goosechase, This free event, 413-458-1039, Images Cinema will presents the 6th Annual 24-Hour Goosechase and Free-For-All, Saturday, May 10 through Sunday, May 11. Individuals or groups interested in participating must attend the initial meeting on Saturday, May 10 at 11:30am at Images Cinema, 50 Spring Street, Williamstown, to receive the secret clues. Twenty-four hours later, Sunday, May 11 at 12noon, all participants reconvene at Images with their completed videos of 5 minutes or less. The public screening of all the videos will start at 1pm. Trophies will be awarded based on a panel of judges and audience vote. All ages and level of experience are encouraged to participate.
• Music - BCC Announces Year-End Music and Dance Programs, 413-236-4703, The final presentation is a concert by the BCC Jazz Ensemble under the direction of music instructor and guitarist Brian Rabuse. The ensemble will present an hour-long program of jazz classics on Saturday evening, May 10, at 7:30 in room K111 of the Koussevitzky Arts Center.
• Music - Junior Cello Recital at Williams College: Mimi Lou, 413-597-3146, The Williams College Department of Music will present a Junior Recital featuring Mimi Lou '09, cello on Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. This free event is open to the public.
• Benefit - Lenox Library Hosts 2nd Annual Beer Tasting Benefit, 413-637-2630, The Lenox Library Association will host its 2nd Annual Beer Tasting benefit on Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm in the Sedgwick Reading Room at the Library at 18 Main Street. Ticket prices are $30, $50 and $100 per adult over 21 years of age. Purchasers of tickets of $50 and above will receive a free, 5 ounce Pillsner beer glass inscribed with the Lenox Library Beer Tasting logo to use that evening.
• Special Event - Inkberry and Papyri Books present WordPlay, featuring David McLaughlin, 413-664-0775, Saturday, May 10, at 7:00 p.m. WordPlay, a monthly reading series co-sponsored by Inkberry and Papyri Books, will be held at Papyri Books, 45 Eagle Street.
• Dance - Albany Tango Society Milonga, 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM, Ukrainian-American Citizens Club, 1 Pulaski St., Cohoes, NY, 20.00, 518.266.9612, On May 10, 2008 the Albany Tango Society is sponsoring a unique Argentine tango social and milonga at the Ukrainian-American Citizens Club.
• Workshop - Albany Tango Society Workshoops, 12:30 PM - 4:45 PM, Ukrainian-American Citizens Club, 1 Pulaski St., Cohoes, NY, 30.00-45.00, 518.266.9612, 12:30-2:00 Workshop 1- Michael's favorite beautiful phrases for tango. (Intermediate level.)
2:15-3:45 Workshop 2: -Angeles' favorite beautiful phrases for valse. (Intermediate level.)
4:00-4:45 Lecture/participation - "Cabeceo - the subtle art of Buenos Aires tradition of invitation."
8:00-9:00 Introductory class taught by Kevin Magee-FREE.
9:00-12:00 Milonga with performance by Angeles and Michael.
Live music with William Simcoe.
• Clinic - NBH offers CPR classes, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2 East Education Classroom at North Adams Regional Hospital, $40, 413-664-5404, Northern Berkshire Healthcare is expanding its community education programs by offering a Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) class designed by the American Heart Association.
• Lecture - Ron Morgan to Appear at Berkshire Museum, 413-443-7171, ext. 10, The Berkshire Museum in downtown Pittsfield continues Galleries in Bloom activities with a lecture and demonstration in the Little Cinema Theater by floral designer Ron Morgan, Saturday, May 10 at 10:30 a.m. The presentation is followed a book signing of Mr. Morgan’s In the Company of Flowers ($49.95) and A Glass Act ($34.95). Berkshire Museum members receive a 10% discount. At 12:30, guests will enjoy a luncheon and a demonstration by Miriam Landsmen, voted best Florist 2007 by “Best of the Gold Coast” Greewich, New Canaan, Darien and Westport magazines. The lecture and luncheon are $125 ($100 MEMBERS). The lecture only is $35 ($30 members).
• Special Event - Berkshire International Film Festival Hosts Free Panel Discussion On Publicity, 4 pm to 5 pm, Pearl's Restaurant, 47 Railroad Street, Great Barrington, FREE and open to the public, "From film to farming . . . how publicity can work for you"
• Special Event - PANGEA DAY SCREENING, 2PM, The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, FREE, 413-997-4444, Pangea Day uses the power of film to strengthen tolerance and compassion while uniting millions of people to build a better future.
Broadcast live to the world through the Internet, television, digital cinemas, and mobile phones.
• Music - Blood Drum Spirit Ensemble, 508-999-8572, Ancestors - a concert in honor of our loved ones, with Blood Drum Spirit: the Royal Hartigan Ensemble, will take place on Mothers' Day, Sunday, May 11, 2008, at 3 pm at St. Stephens Church at Park Square in Pittsfield, MA. The concert is dedicated to Mr. Hartigan's parents, James and Hazel Hartigan, and his Uncle Ray Hart, who taught tap dancing throughout the Berkshires from the 1930s to the 1960s.
• Music - A Concert By The Walden Chamber Players At Clark, 866-393-2927, Three works by local composers Sheila Silver, Alice Spatz, and Larry Wallach will be featured during a concert by the Walden Chamber Players at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute on Sunday, May 11 at 3 pm. A pre-concert talk will be held at 2 pm. Tickets are $15 ($10 for Clark members, free for seniors, students, and children).
• Music - Piano Recital at Williams College, 413-597-3146, The Williams College Department of Music will present the end of semester instructor recital of piano students on Sunday, May 11, at 7:00 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall on the Williams College campus. This free event is open to the public. Students playing are under the tutelage of Doris Stevenson, Artist in Residence and Elizabeth Wright, Studio Instructor of Piano.
• Music - Williams College Junior Recital: Augusta Caso, soprano, 413-597-3146, The Williams College Department of Music will present a Junior Recital featuring Augusta Caso '09, soprano on Sunday, May 11, at 3 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. This free event is open to the public.
• Music - Williams Junior Recital: Richard McDowell, baritone, 413-597-3146, The Williams College Department of Music will present a Junior Recital featuring Richard McDowell '09, baritone on Sunday, May 11, at 5 p.m. in Chapin Hall. This free event is open to the public.
• Special Event - Kids in Bloom on Mother's Day, The Berkshire Museum is located at 39 South Street on Route 7 in Downtown Pittsfield, 413-443-7171, ext. 10, The Berkshire Museum in downtown Pittsfield will celebrate Mothers Day with Kids in Bloom, Sunday, May 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. All Kids in Bloom activities are included with Galleries in Bloom admission of $13 adults ($8 members), and $9 children ages 3-17, ($5 members).
• Special Event - Elder Services To Offer Caregiver Training, 413-499-0524 or 1-800-544-5242, Another caregiver training session will be held May 12, and is entitled “Planning for the Future.” It will be taught by Virginia Stanton Smith of Smith Grinnell, LLP. Both sessions will be held at Elder Services, 66 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield from 2:30-4:30 p.m., are free of charge, and are open to all non-professional caregivers.
• Meeting - Zonta Club To Install New Officers And Present Scholarship, 637-2722, The Zonta Club of Berkshire County will meet on Monday, May 12 at Aster's Restaurant, 1015 South Street, Pittsfield. The meeting begins with a social time from 5-5:30, followed by the business meeting, program, and dinner
• Music - Williams Senior Recital: Daniel Rosensweig, tenor, 413-597-3146, The Williams College Department of Music will present a Senior Recital featuring Daniel Rosensweig '08, tenor on Monday, May 12, at 2 p.m. in Chapin Hall. This free event is open to the public.
• Music - Williams College Department of Music presents MIDWEEKMUSIC, 413-597-3146, The Williams College Department of Music will present the their weekly lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers on Monday, May 12, at 12:15 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. This is the final MIDWEEKMUSIC of the year. This free event is open to the public.
• Music - Williams Junior/Senior Recital: Alec Schumacker '08, Eric Kang '09, 413-597-3146, The Williams College Department of Music will present a Senior/Junior Recital featuring Alec Schumacker '08, tenor and Eric Kang '09, piano on Monday, May 12, at 4 p.m. in Chapin Hall. This free event is open to the public.
• Meeting - Relay for Life Team Captain's Meeting, 6 pm, Mazzeo's Ristorante, 7 Winter St., Pittsfield, Find out everything you need to know to Relay
• Clinic - NARH and REACH offer free skin cancer screening clinics, 413-664-5326, North Adams Regional Hospital and the REACH Community Health Foundation will sponsor free skin cancer-screening clinics on Tuesday, May 13, and Thursday, May 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Short Stay Unit on the first floor of NARH. Alan N. Binnick, M.D., and Victoria R. Cavalli, M.D., board-certified dermatologists on the NARH Medical Staff, will conduct the screenings for skin cancers including malignant melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma.
• Special Event - "Altered Books" Display & Reception
at the North Adams Public Library, The North Adams Public Library is located at 74 Church St., North Adams, This month the library is welcoming the works of 31 Drury seniors in Phoebe Pepper’s art class. Their project this semester was to each make an “altered book,” and they have done an amazing job! The young artists who have used old books to create expressive artworks will be joining us at the library on Tuesday, May 13, at 6:30 for an Open House, where they can more fully show their books and talk about the works. The event will talk place in and around the Main Parlor of the library from 6 to 7:30.
• Dance - Simply Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, $20, 413-528-0100
• Meeting - Pittsfield 4th of July Parade Committee Deadline Approaching, 7 pm, Morningside School on Burbank Street in Pittsfield
• Lecture - A Talk on a Life in Art” with Artist Tommy Simpson, Tommy Simpson, prototype artist and furniture maker will be speaking at IS183 Art School on Wednesday, May 14th at 7PM. IS183 Art School, 13 Willard Hill Road, Stockbridge.
• Special Event - Chamber of Commerce will host its next membership event, The event is open to the public and the cost for lunch is $15., 413-298-5200, The Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce will host its next membership event on Wednesday, May 14, 2007 from 12Noon to 2:00PM at The Red Lion Inn. The theme for the event is "Show & Tell", an informational presentation of the areas Summer and Fall cultural activities.
• Special Event - BCC To Hold 9th Annual Plant, Craft Sale, 236-1662, Berkshire Community College will hold its 9th annual plant sale Thursday, May 15, from 8 to 1 on the college’s main campus in Pittsfield
• Meeting - Welcoming Community Initiative, The event is free, and the general public is encouraged to attend, 413-445-4881, The Cross Cultural Action Network (CCAN) will kick off their countywide Welcoming Community campaign at a meeting on May 15th from 12-2 pm at the First Baptist Church, 88 South Street, Pittsfield.
• Clinic - NARH and REACH offer free skin cancer screening clinics, 413-664-5326, North Adams Regional Hospital and the REACH Community Health Foundation will sponsor free skin cancer-screening clinics on Tuesday, May 13, and Thursday, May 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Short Stay Unit on the first floor of NARH. Alan N. Binnick, M.D., and Victoria R. Cavalli, M.D., board-certified dermatologists on the NARH Medical Staff, will conduct the screenings for skin cancers including malignant melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma.
• Workshop - Voices of the Mountains Toastmasters, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, Sweetwood, Williamstown, Free, 413-241-7314, Voices of the Mountains, the Toastmasters chapter in Williamstown, covers all of the Northern Berkshires, meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM at Sweetwood on route 7 (about 3.2 miles south of Main Street) in Williamstown.
• Special Event - MCLA To Hold Computer Programming Contest, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will hold the 24th annual high school computer programming contest on Thursday, May 15, starting at 8 a.m. in Murdock Hall. Everyone gets a T-shirt and a free lunch.”
• Special Event - Williamstown Community Chest annual meeting, 5:30 p.m., Williams Inn, $17, if attending dinner, 458-2443 (work) or 458-4083 (home), The results of the Chest’s 2007-08 annual campaign will be announced at the meeting. Liz Costley and Nancy McIntire are co-chairs of the campaign. The evening will also feature presentation of the Community Chest’s Volunteer of the Year Award to Carol DeMayo. The Volunteer of the Year Award is presented annually to honor a person whose outstanding service has contributed significantly to the well being of the community.
• Special Event - MONTY PYTHON *double feature*, 7:30PM, The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, $8, 413-997-4444, LIFE OF BRIAN - A film by Terry Jones, R, 94 min, In English and Latin with English subtitles More zaniness from the Monty Python team, this time taking an irreverent view of the New Testament. THE HOLY GRAIL - A film by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, PG, 91 min, In English, French and Latin with English subtitles The classic film that inspired to current Broadway hit Spamalot returns to the big screen- for the first time EVER in high-definition
• Special Event - Girls Weekend Away, Eastover Resort, $168.75 for the ENTIRE weekend, 413-637-0625, Eastover's Girls Weekend Away - No Guys, No Kids, No Worries! 25% off to all Berkshire County Residents. Rate includes overnight accommodations, meals, happy hours & resort facilities. Spa services & workshops are additional
• Theater - Mountain Road School Players Present “The Fisherman And His Wife”, Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children, 518-794-8520, Mountain Road School, a leader in progressive education, will present a fun, family-friendly performance of “The Fisherman and His Wife” on Friday and Saturday, May 16th and 17th at the Darrow School Theatre, located at 110 Darrow Road in New Lebanon. Curtain is at 7pm.
• Special Event - Bierfest, 4 PM - 11 PM, German-American Club of Albany, 32 Cherry Street, Albany, $20, (518) 265-6102, This month we feature live music from Herbert Liebenhagen. Doors open at 4:00 PM. German Lagers, Pilsners, Bocks, and Hefeweizens will be available. Dinner served at 6:00 PM. Dinner choices are German Goulash or Chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce with red cabbage and vegetable at $20 per person. Salad and dessert included. Walk-ins are welcome for bier tasting and live music at $6 per person.
• Dance - Lenox Contra Dance series, Lenox Community Center, 65 Walker Street, Lenox, $5 for students • $10 Adults • New Dancers, 2nd dance free, Beverwyck String Band playing. Featuring Peter Siegel (who frequently plays with many different bands), Kristen Brunner and Britany Orlebeke, all from the Albany area. Steve Howland will be teaching and calling the dances. www.LenoxContraDance.org
• Special Event - 6th Annual Apple Blossom Bash, 1pm-5pm, Hilltop Orchards (home of Furnace Brook Winery), 508 Canaan Rd./Rt. 295, Richmond, 1-800-833-6274, Free admission and Live Musical Entertainment, Free wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres. Less than 10 miles from downtown Lenox, less than 5 miles from Hancock Shaker Village
• Music - Ventfort Hall Presents A Concert At Trinity Church, Tickets are $35 for a combined ticket (concert and Tea), or concert only at $25 ($10 for students), or the “Meet the Musicians” Victorian Tea only at $15 for adults, $12 for Ventfort Hall members., 413-637-3206, Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum will present The New England Baroque Soloists and the Cantilena Chamber Choir in a rare joint appearance at Trinity Church, preceded by a special pre-concert “Meet the Musicians” reception at Ventfort Hall on Saturday, May 17th.
• Music - Popular Folk Singer Bernice Lewis to Perform at South Church, South Church, 110 South St., Pittsfield, 413-442-9982, 442-7357, Ticket prices for the evening’s performances are $12 pre-concert and $15 the night of the show. Proceeds from the show will benefit South Church Music Programs.
• Family Event - Kids First! Film Club in May, 10am, Images Cinema is located at 50 Spring Street, Williamstown, There is a suggested donation of $3 per person or $7 per family., The program will include an episode of CURIOUS GEORGE (ages 2-5, 29 minutes), MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL (ages 5-8, 11 minutes), and FLATLAND: THE MOVIE (ages 5-12, 35 minutes).
• Arts - "ART: Nothing Larger Than 3" x 3", 1 - 3 pm, Le Petit Musee is located within ARTsModerne at 151 Front Street (aka Route 183) with its own entrance on Meadow Street in Housatonic , 413-329-4141, An eclectic and most precious assortment of paintings, drawings, constructions and mixed media from 12 very different artists from around the USA and also Thailand from May 17 - June 28th.
• Special Event - Norman Rockwell Museum To Screen Film on Graphic Novel Pioneer Will Eisner, The film screening is free with regular Museum admission, however space is limited., 413-298-4100, ext. 260, "Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist" on Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. The film profiles the life of artist Will Eisner, one of the greatest innovators in the history of comic books, whose work is featured in the Museum's current exhibition "LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel."
• Special Event - BYP Wine Tasting, 4:00 - 7:00 PM, Aster, $25 per person or Two for $40, 413-499-4000, Please join BYP for this educational and entertaining event. This will be a comparative American wine tasting, complete with an engaging presentation, by Danny May of Guido’s, about the differences between the wines of California and other west coast states.
• Special Event - Volunteers Needed For Park Serve Day 5/17, Park Serve Day 2008 will take place on Saturday, May 17. Last year more than 1300 volunteers participated statewide. This year, we’re hoping to break that record with area volunteers.
• Celebration - Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts To Hold 109th Commencement Ceremony, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will celebrate its 109th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 17, beginning at 11 a.m., in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium.
• Theater - Mountain Road School Players Present “The Fisherman And His Wife”, Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children, 518-794-8520, Mountain Road School, a leader in progressive education, will present a fun, family-friendly performance of “The Fisherman and His Wife” on Friday and Saturday, May 16th and 17th at the Darrow School Theatre, located at 110 Darrow Road in New Lebanon. Curtain is at 7pm.
• Special Event - Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 107 Main St., North Adams, (413) 664-7568, There will be hundreds of plants to choose from including hanging baskets, impatiens, petunias, pansies, dahlias, geraniums, snapdragons, zinnias, perennials and herbs. Several kinds of vegetables will be for sale, including tomatoes and peppers. The Garden Club will hold a raffle during the sale.
• Arts - Make Art for the River, This event is free and open to the public, 663-8338, Make Art for the River, May 17, 1pm to 3pm, at Northern Berkshire Creative Arts. NBCA and Hoosic River Watershed Association will collaborate for NBCA's monthly free Family Art Day.
• Special Event - 6th Annual Apple Blossom Bash, 1pm-5pm, Hilltop Orchards (home of Furnace Brook Winery), 508 Canaan Rd./Rt. 295, Richmond, 1-800-833-6274, Free admission and Live Musical Entertainment, Free wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres. Less than 10 miles from downtown Lenox, less than 5 miles from Hancock Shaker Village
• Music - CONCERT: "A HAYDN GALA," including the "Te Deum" and "Mass in
Time of War.", 413-442-6120, The Berkshire Concert Choir, directed by John E Cheney, with soloists and chamber orchestra. 3:00 p.m., St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Park Square & East St., Pittsfield. Tickets: $15 (General)/$12 (Seniors/Students), available at the door or from members.
• Lecture - Guggenheim Family Member Will Discuss His Memoir Growing Up Guggenheim, 413-458-2303, Peter Lawson-Johnston, a member of the Guggenheim family's fifth generation, will discuss his memoir Growing Up Guggenheim on Sunday, May 18, at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. This free lecture begins at 3 pm. Following the lecture, Lawson-Johnston will be available to sign copies of his book. The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown.
• Special Event - Historic House Tour in Williamstown, $20 per person in advance. $25 per person, 413-458-2160, We are building history every day and this year the Williamstown House of Local History’s Historic House Tour celebrates the architecture and building techniques of the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries in the seven private homes open to the public Sunday, May 18 from 1-5 pm. The tour is open to adults and children over 12.
• Special Event - “A Sunday Afternoon Poetry Reading" at Berkshire Community College, The Berkshire Writers Room, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and Berkshire Community College present “A Sunday Afternoon Poetry Reading" at Berkshire Community College,Susan B. Anthony Building, Student Lounge, Sunday, May 18th, 2 to 4PM, featuring Sharon Mack, author and poet reading from her second collection The Other Side of Me “So many folks think they know us.
• Clinic - American Red Cross is offering CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, 6-10, Berkshire Red Cross, 480 West Street, Pittsfield, $45, 413-442-1506, Full payment is required at the time of registration to reserve your space in class. Registration is available over the phone with a credit card or in person with a credit card, check or cash.
• Benefit - American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life", 5pm - 7:30pm, Bass Water Grill - Cheshire, $8.50 Adults; $7.00 Seniors & Children (12 or under); $10.00 for walk-ins., Menu: spaghetti & meatballs, salad, bread, dessert, coffee, tea or soda. Tickets are available at the Bass Water Grill and every SASB office.
• Clinic - American Red Cross is offering CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, 6-10, Berkshire Red Cross, 480 West Street, Pittsfield, $45, 413-442-1506, Full payment is required at the time of registration to reserve your space in class. Registration is available over the phone with a credit card or in person with a credit card, check or cash.
• Special Event - Eggs & Issues with Peter Fohlin, 8:00 - 9:00 AM, Williamstown Savings Bank, 795 Main Street, Williamstown:, $10 - open exclusively to Williamstown and Berkshire Chamber members only, 413-499-4000, The business community is invited to hear about some of the issues and initiatives happening in Williamstown. A Q&A period will follow.
• Clinic - Adams Ambulance Service, Inc. will be offering free CPR classes, 11am and 6pm, 185 Columbia Street, Adams, 413-743-4783, Registration is required as class size is limited. Come learn the basics of the life saving skill CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation). Anyone interested please call. We will add more classes to the above listed schedule if the need arises. Come and have some fun while learning this life saving skill.
• Meeting - Pittsfield Green Drinks, 413-445-4556 ext. 14, Every month, on the third Tuesday, beginning at 5:15 pm we gather for "Green Drinks" at the Pittsfield Brew Works, 34 Depot Street. The next Green Drinks will be held Tuesday, May 20th. If you are interested in any environmental issue, from the climate crisis to land preservation, or from wildlife habitat to recycling, please join the gathering beginning at 5:15 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month. Green Drinks in Pittsfield is co- sponsored by the Center for Ecological Technology (CET) and the Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT).
• Business Networking - Chamber Nite @ Inn at Richmond, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, 802 State Road, Richmond, FREE to Berkshire Chamber members and their employees, 413-499-4000, Join us for this popular after-hours event featuring tours of all the exciting things happening at the recently updated Inn, the Berkshire Equestrian Center and the new spa! Come see demonstrations by hunter jumper students and a dressage exhibition in the newly constructed heated indoor riding arena.
• Clinic - Adams Ambulance Service, Inc. will be offering free CPR classes, 1pm, 185 Columbia Street, Adams, 413-743-4783, Registration is required as class size is limited. Come learn the basics of the life saving skill CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation). Anyone interested please call. We will add more classes to the above listed schedule if the need arises. Come and have some fun while learning this life saving skill.
• Meeting - Alzheimer’s support group meets, 7 to 8:30 pm, EPOCH Assisted Living, located at 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, 413-499-1992, This group meets the third Wednesday of each month and is open to families, friends and caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s and other memory-related issues. The group is facilitated by social worker Beth Hinkley-Mougin. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
• Special Event - The Ghosts of Searles Castle and the Whiting House, The public is invited., Three Great Barrington residents, Judith Stavisky, David Rutstein and Francis X. Mackoul, will relate their personal ghostly encounters in two historic buildings -- The Whiting House and Searles Castle -- in a talk at the Great Barrington Historical Society’s May annual meeting Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at the Claire Teague Senior Center at 7 p.m.
• Lecture - Heart Health Lecture At BSRCC, This lecture series is free for Community Center members and just $3.00 per person for guests., 413-528-2810 ext. 35, Berkshire South Regional Community Center announces the next in a series of monthly lectures. Wednesday, May 21st at 7 pm Kristine Bahr, MS Nutritionist & Counselor, will present “Heart Health” where she will offer practical ideas and suggestions for improving heart health through simple changes in diet and exercise.
• Arts - Art Opening: BEING THERE: A Geocoded Landscape, 5:30-8:30 pm, Greylock Arts, 93 Summer Street, Adamas MA 01220, FREE, 413-241-8692, Greylock Arts is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition: Being There: A Geocoded Landscape
• Clinic - Adams Ambulance Service, Inc. will be offering free CPR classes, 6pm, 185 Columbia Street, Adams, 413-743-4783, Registration is required as class size is limited. Come learn the basics of the life saving skill CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation). Anyone interested please call. We will add more classes to the above listed schedule if the need arises. Come and have some fun while learning this life saving skill.
• Benefit - BFAIR Golf Tournament and Clinic Fundraiser, 413-664-9382, The event takes place on May 23 at Waubeeka Golf Links in Williamstown. Lunch is from 11:00-12:30; Shotgun start at 12:30; Dinner and Awards at 5:30. Basic cost is $100 per player. Event sponsorships are available Dinner: $1500; Lunch: $1000; Golf Cart: 500; Tee/Green $250 and $100. Banners of sponsors will be displayed at the event.
• Special Event - FREE Business Development Forum, 8 am, Crissey Farm in Great Barrington, State Senator Ben Downing and State Representative Smitty Pignatelli will be joining us.
• Benefit - Lanesboro girl scout troup benefit, 5-7pm, itam lodge pittsfield, $8.00/adults, $4.00 kids 12 and under, 499-9744 or 442-2282, Lanesboro Girl Scout Troop #340 is holding a 'Pasta Dinner' to benefit a local family battling cancer and we need your support!
• Special Event - ‘The Beauty and Wonder of Southern Utah’, 3 pm, EPOCH Assisted Living, located at 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, This presentation is free and open to the public., 413-499-1992, Photographer Phyllis Prysby will present a slide show of stunning pictures titled “The Beauty and Wonder of Southern Utah”. Prysby’s slide show will highlight some of southern Utah’s most stunning natural landscapes and features, such as Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks, Kodachrome Basin, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the Petrified Forest, Lake Powell, the Grand Canyon and more.
• Special Event - TALKING WITH by Jane Martin, 8 pm, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, Ticket prices: $15 adult; $10 students/senior citizens., 663-3240, Produced by Melissa Quirk, this cast features many of the talented members from the Town Players’ production held at BCC in March. Back by popular demand, the production has been remounted and restaged to suit the new space at Main Street Stage.
• Workshop - Scholars Discuss Contemporary African Art, At The Clark, Admission to the event is free, 413-458-2303, During the two-day Clark/Mellon workshop "Contemporary African Art," scholars from Africa, Europe, and North America will gather for lively conversation and debate about contemporary African art. The workshop will be held at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, with a public portion of the workshop beginning at 9 am on Saturday, May 24. The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown
• Special Event - TALKING WITH by Jane Martin, 8 pm, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, Ticket prices: $15 adult; $10 students/senior citizens., 663-3240, Produced by Melissa Quirk, this cast features many of the talented members from the Town Players’ production held at BCC in March. Back by popular demand, the production has been remounted and restaged to suit the new space at Main Street Stage.
• Lecture - New Bureau President & CEO to Speak at Tourism Tuesday, Lunch is a buffet with dessert, and the cost is $18 for members and $22 for nonmembers., 413-743-4500, ext. 219, Lauri Klefos, president and CEO of the Berkshire Visitors Bureau, will speak on “Berkshire Tourism: Challenges & Opportunities” on May 27 at the bureau’s monthly Tourism Tuesday noon luncheon at Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club.
• Meeting - Pittsfield 4th of July Parade Committee Deadline Approaching, 7 pm, Morningside School on Burbank Street in Pittsfield
• Business Networking - BYP Networking Social, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, Harrington, FREE for young professionals from in and around Berkshire County, 413-499-4000, Don’t miss this popular BYP networking event! Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available.
• Special Event - BHS Hospitalist Program To Be Highlighted At Parish Nurse Ministries Event, The program, which is free and open to all, will be held on Wednesday, May 28th at 7:00 pm at the South Congregational Church in Pittsfield.
• Special Event - MCLA students produce major publication, “The Art and Life of Jessica Park,” at MCLA Gallery 51, 6-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and marks the first time that “Exploring Nirvana” will be available to the general public.
• Clinic - “Creating a Culture of Mutual Respect”, 413-447-2417, The Berkshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Inc. will offer a professional development training, “Creating a Culture of Mutual Respect” on Thursday, May 29th, from 5:00-7:30 pm at the Berkshire Medical Center Auditorium, 725 North Street, Pittsfield. Program registration and a light dinner will begin at 4:00 pm in Private Dining Room B and three continuing education credits will be available for nurses. A $30 fee includes the light supper, program materials and the continuing education certificate. A late fee of $5 will apply after May 22nd and the fee for walk in registrations is $45. Advanced registration and payment are required and no refunds will be given after May 22nd.
• Special Event - TALKING WITH by Jane Martin, 8 pm, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, Ticket prices: $15 adult; $10 students/senior citizens., 663-3240, Produced by Melissa Quirk, this cast features many of the talented members from the Town Players’ production held at BCC in March. Back by popular demand, the production has been remounted and restaged to suit the new space at Main Street Stage.
• Theater - Paul Taylor Premiere at Mahaiwe, 413-528-0100, The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center presents the Paul Taylor Dance Company in two performances on Saturday May 31, 2008 – at 2pm & 7:30pm. The 2pm performance is a one-hour family friendly matinee featuring Diggity and Cloven Kingdom. The evening performance features Diggity, Arden Court and the Company Premiere of Paul Taylor’s newest work, Changes. Family Matinee Tickets: $20 All Seats. Evening Performance: $250 (includes post performance party with dancers)/$50 Reserved Seating/ $45 Mahaiwe Members.
• Special Event - Storefront Artist Project presents its Annual Benefit Gala: ArtCircus, 6 pm, Howard Building, 124 Fenn Street, Pittsfield, Ticket prices are $100.00 each (or $125 at the door), which also includes two beverages or cocktails per ticket., 413-442-7201, The entertainment will include magicians, clowns, psychic readers, fortunetellers, jugglers, yoyo and hoop performers, a unicyclist, an aerial dancer and much more
• Celebration - First annual All Military Ball, Masonic Temple in Pittsfield, 413-499-4742 or 413-347-6142, The event will honor all military personnel, past and present, from every aspect of the military, and their families. The evening includes dinner; ceremony, and music, formal photos will be taken at the event. The event begins with cocktails at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m.
• Special Event - TALKING WITH by Jane Martin, 8 pm, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, Ticket prices: $15 adult; $10 students/senior citizens., 663-3240, Produced by Melissa Quirk, this cast features many of the talented members from the Town Players’ production held at BCC in March. Back by popular demand, the production has been remounted and restaged to suit the new space at Main Street Stage.
• Special Event - Pittsfield 4th of July Parade Committee Presents Poster Signing by Local Artist, 413-447-7763, The signing will take place at Greylock Federal Credit Union on West Street in Pittsfield from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.
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