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BIKE-N-FLY
Great Barrington, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Great Barrington Rotary Club’s Bike-n-Fly event features numerous air and bike events with several new attractions added: pancake breakfast, Lifestar helicopter, race car simulator and display, Limerock demos, Mt. Everett Robotics Team demo, car show, children’s activities and more. Numerous vendors, including food, crafts and local organizations, will also be on hand. Legendary mountain bike free rider and trail rider, Jeff Lenosky, will demonstrate his talents at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Admission to the event is $15 per carload.

WEST BRANCH RIVER CLEANUP
Pittsfield, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Meet behind 703 Wahconah St. to help clean up the West Branch of the Housaontic River. Gloves and trash bags, lunch and snacks are provided. Bring a water bottle, sunscreen, and wear old clothes (preferably long pants). We have some hip waders available to borrow, or wear a pair of old sneakers. Some sections may need boat crews. For more information or to volunteer, call HVA at 413-298-7024.

SUNDAY - AUGUST 19, 2018

SUMMER PICNIC - OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY

Cheshire, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Assumption Parish will host their annual summer picnic at St. Mary's Church in Cheshire on Sunday, August 19th. Advance tickets are available through August 12th at a discounted rate of $8.00/adults and $4.00/children 12 & under and are available through the parish office at 413-743-2110, email at office@saintmaryscatholic.org, or online at www.saintmaryscatholic.org. For each advance ticket, you will be entered to win a door prize. After August 12th, the ticket price will be $10/adults and $6/children. Tickets include all you can eat picnic foods, along with games, volleyball, badminton, music by "After Five", an inflatable waterslide and more! There will also be a cash pub with beer and wine. More details are available on the Assumption Parish website and social media pages or through the parish office. https://stmaryscheshire.com/parish-picnic

PAINT & SIP ON THE DECK AT BERKSHIRE HILLS CC

Pittsfield, 3-5 p.m.
Open Air Paint & Sip at the Golf Course! Join us for an Outdoor Open Air Paint & Sip from the deck at Berkshire Hills Country Club. Fundraiser to benefit the Elizabeth Freeman Center. You'll learn to paint a live landscape of the iconic golf course on a large 16x20 canvas while you enjoy the fresh summer air. At Berkshire Hills Country Club, 500 Benedict Rd, Pittsfield, MA. All painting materials, instruction and donation included for $35. Cash Bar. Reserve your seats at www.berkshirepaintandsip.com or call (413) 205-8346

MONDAY - AUGUST 20, 2018

HINDS PUBLIC FORUM
Pittsfield, 6:30-8 p.m.
State Sen. Adam G. Hinds will host a Town Hall-style public forum in the upstairs meeting room of the Ralph Froio Senior Center in downtown Pittsfield. This forum is free, open to the public and an opportunity for residents of the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden Senate District to receive an update from the senator on the major achievements of the 2017-2018 formal legislative session that recessed on July 31st, as well as his vision and agenda for western Massachusetts.

BERKSHIRE DA DEBATE
Pittsfield, 7 p.m.
Berkshire Community College will host a Berkshire County District Attorney Democratic primary debate in the K-111 theatre of the Koussevitzky Arts Center building on the BCC main campus at 1350 West St. The 7 debate will feature former Pittsfield Mayor Sara Hathaway as the moderator for the three Democratic District Attorney candidates. The candidate who wins the Sept. 4 Democratic primary for district attorney will be the only candidate on the November ballot. The candidates are Paul Caccaviello, Andrea Harrington and Judith Knight.

TUESDAY - AUGUST 21, 2018

OLLI OPEN HOUSE
Pittsfield, 10-11:30 a.m.
OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College, will showcase many of its fall instructors at Berkshire Community College. The open house event is free and open to the public and includes refreshments. OLLI’s fall semester of classes begins Sept. 20 and features more than 25 courses in locations throughout Berkshire County on topics ranging from art, music and literature to the history of World War One and of African-Americans in the Berkshires.

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING

Windsor, 6 to 10 p.m.
Community Emergency Response Team Training The Berkshire County Community Emergency Response Team is proud to present a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training starting in August. The training will take place Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM at Berkshire Medical Center. 725 North St. Pittsfield,MA and a firm commitment to all 7 sessions is required for certification. The dates are August 21, 23, 28, 30, and September 4 and 6th, 2018. Topics to be covered 1. Disaster Preparedness 2. Fire Safety 3. Medical Operations 4. Light Search and Rescue 5. Disaster Psychology 6. Team Organization 7. Terrorism This training / program is FREE. To sign up or for more information contact Program Coordinator Mike Britton at certberkshire@verizon.net or call 413-229-2490 and leave a message

WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 22, 2018

TILL HELP ARRIVES

Windsor, 6 to 10 p.m.
This course will teach you basic skills to keep people with life - threatening injuries alive until help arrives. Course Topic: 1. You make a difference 2. Call 911 3. Stay safe 4. Stop the Bleed 5. Position the victim Next Course: Wednesday August 22, 2018 Time 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM Hillcrest Campus Elm's Classroom Berkshire Medical Center 175 Tor Court Pittsfield, MA To register contact Lucy Britton at 413-447-2257 or Lbritton@bhs1.org FEMA's individual preparedness training For all experience levels, hands on training and learn simple skills that could save a life.

THURSDAY - AUGUST 23, 2018

PEACH SHORTCAKE SUPPER
Vermont, 5 PM with continuous serving
The Pownal United Methodist Church, located at the corner of RT 346 and Church Street in Pownal, VT, will be serving its annual Peach Shortcake Supper on 8/23/18. Dinner is served family style. Tickets at the door. No reservations needed. The menu includes: grilled chicken breasts and thighs, baked ham, pineapple sauce, baked beans, potato & jello salads, rolls, coffee, iced tea,or lemonade, and homemade peach shortcake. Eat-in: $12 adults, $6 for children 4-10 years, free for children 3 years and under. South side entrance for take-outs: $12 for adults and $6 for 1/2 portion dinner. Questions: contact Mary Louise at 802-823-7769. Remember how good it was last year!

FRIDAY - AUGUST 24, 2018

PAINT & SIP FOR THE ADAMS LIBRARY

Adams, 6 p.m.
Magnificent Morning Mist of Mount Greylock! Join us on FRI 8/24/18 6-8pm for a Paint and Sip fundraiser to benefit the Adams Free Library. You'll learn to paint this locally inspired image of "Morning Mist at Mount Greylock" on a 16x20 canvas. At Forest Park Country Club, 41 Forest Park Ave, Adams, MA. All painting materials, instruction and donation included. Cash Bar. Reserve your seats at www.berkshirepaintandsip.com or call (413) 205-8346.

SATURDAY - AUGUST 25, 2018

TOT SHABBAT

, 10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
A fun service filled with songs, stories and more! Perfect for children 5 & under! On every last Saturday of the month in the Kahn Meeting Room at Temple Israel of Albany! Temple Israel ,600 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 1-518-438-7858

SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 08, 2018

MUSIC
, 7:30 p.m.
Music @ the Taft Presents Jazz Artists Jason Ennis, BMS guitar Faculty, and Tom Bergeron, Principal Trumpet of Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and friends. $20/$10. Reservations required. Taft Recital Hall, 30 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, 413-442-1411

SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

OPEN HOUSE FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
, 10:30 a.m. to Noon
Open House for prospective students. Check out an instrument or music class for youngsters. Meet some BMS faculty members. Refreshments. BMS Taft Recital Hall, 30 Wendell Avenue. Downtown Pittsfield. 413- 442-1411

SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

TOMATO WORKSHOP SERIES
Dalton, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
White Goose Gardens at Holiday Brook Farm will host a workshop on canning tomatoes instructed by Kate Carney-Pike. The workshop will include information on how to learn to preserve tomatoes then enjoy your harvest all winter long. Learn safe canning procedures using the hot water bath canning method. Each participant will take home their jar of freshly canned tomatoes. The cost is $20; RSVP online.

FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

PAINT & SIP FOR JOSH BRESSETTE COMMIT TO SAVE A LIFE

Adams, 6 p.m.
Silence isn't empty, it's full of answers! Join us on FRI 9/28/18 6-8pm for a paint and sip fundraiser to benefit the Josh Bressette Commit to Save a Life Organization. You'll learn to paint this spiritual image of "Eyes in the Sky" on a large 16x20 canvas. At the PNA, 13 Victory St, Adams, MA. All painting materials, instruction and donation included for $35. Cash Bar. Reserve your seats at www.berkshirepaintandsip.com or call (413) 205-8346.

DUALITY'S END: COMPUTATIONAL PSYCHIATRY AND THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE OF REPRESENTATION
Stockbridge
Erikson Institute Fall Conference for Scientists, Researchers, Scholars, and Clinicians. Friday-Sunday, September 28-30, at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health (57 Interlaken Rd., Stockbridge, MA). This conference is generously sponsored by Bill and Deborah Ryan. This conference offers an exciting opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration and exchange between the psychology and cognitive science of representation and the rapidly growing field of computational psychiatry. Ultimately, we seek to better understand the mind-brain connection in health and disease, moving toward an end to the enduring mind-brain dichotomy in the conceptualization and treatment of mental illness. Tuition: $295/person (if lodging at Kripalu); $405/person (if lodging off-site) Event webpage & registration: www.austenriggs.org/2018-fall-conference