| |
Daily DigestLike to Write?
 Passionate about local sports? Into the environment? Obsessive about local meetings?
Let your neighbors know what's going on in Berkshire County! iBerkshires accepts submissions about local events, news and opinion pieces. There are openings for freelance work, too, for qualified candidates. E-mail tdaniels@iberkshires.com to find out more. |
Got Flu?
Track its spread through Google! |
| Need to contact iBerkshires? Here's how. |
ObituariesWhat's Playing
A television-hero pup (John Travolta) thinks he's a real superdog in the Disney film "Bolt." |
Sales FliersColumnists | Independent Investor
|
Other StuffRelated Stories |
| |
Weekend Outlook: It's All About Baseball (And Art)Staff reports - June 27, 2008
iBerkshires
LaFesta Baseball Returns to City
North Adams meets the North End this weekend in the oldest baseball exchange on the East Coast.
The 18th annual LaFesta Baseball Exchange brings kids from the each end the state together to play on Joe Wolfe Field, with opening ceremonies beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Sunday game will be held at 11 a.m. The events are free and open to the public. For more information call 413-662-5413.
The Boston team arrives around 11 a.m. on Saturday for a cookout at Windsor Lake; then the teams will compete in the North Adams Police Department ropes course and go swimming in the lake.
We are the Champions
 There's two championships being sought in North Adams — Little League and Northern Berkshire Girls Softball League.
Morrison Berkshire takes on the Elks for the Little League title tonight at 5:45 at Fallon Field off State Road. Hoosac Bank and Tremblay Electric battle for the softball championship on Saturday morning at 11 at Taft Field in the Alcombright Athletic Complex off Taft Street.
Making of an MVP
Want to play, not watch? The SteepleCats will be at The Range on Curran Highway in North Adams to give hitting and throwing tips on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kids will have a chance to practice batting and throwing fundamentals with the coaches and players. Come out to meet the players and get a chance to learn from the college-level players.
For more information, call at 413-663-3030.
Explore the Third Dimension
"Off the Wall: Art of the Eclipse in the Third Dimension" opens with a public reception on tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Eclipse Mill at 243 Union St. in North Adams. 
The exhibition will present three-dimensional works including a number of wall reliefs and objects on pedestals. The range of work will combine fine arts, sculpture and crafts. Many of the pieces will explore notions of vessels and containers. The artists are residents of the Eclipse Mill.
For more information, visit www.eclipsemill.com.
A Visual Treat
Enjoy the work of 15 Pittsfield visual artists in their 20s and 30s at the opening reception for "Pittsfield Contemporary: New Work by Artists Under Forty" at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, including Olive Thomas, Jazu Stine, Rebecca Weinman, Jeanet Ingalls, Michael Boroniec, Derek Zeitel, Stephen Lussier, Chip Schackenberg, Bryan Powers, Jennifer Kimball, Sophia Lee, Michael Carty, Michael Zelehoski, Eric Drury and Melanie Mowinski.
The free public reception is Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the center at 28 Renne Ave. in Pittsfield.
It's a Wonder
A new show by artist Brandon Graving of North Adams and New Orleans opens in the Kolok Gallery, 121 Union St., in North Adams on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.
"Wonder: Work in Progress" runs through July 22 the Winsdor Mill gallery; summer hours are Wednesday through Friday from noon to 6, weekends 11 to 4, and other times by appointment. Call 413-664-7381 or info@kolokgallery.com.
If you didn't get a chance to check out the new galleries and artwork, part of DownStreet Art, on Thursday night, you've still got time to see everything this weekend and through the summer.
Honoring a Patriot
Lanesborough will recognize the service of one of its Revolutionary War veterans at the Lanesborough Center Cemetery on Saturday at noon.
Pvt. Joseph Barnes Jr. served four times with the state militia during the earliest years of the war and later was town constable and a selectman. One of his descendants will be on hand as well a representatives from local veterans groups and Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution.
All You Can Eat Pancakes!
Come and eat to your heart's content.
First Baptist Church, 731 Main St., Williamstown, is hosting a all-you-can-eat breakfast, featuring pancakes, sausage, bacon, juice, coffee, tea and milk from 8:30 to 11 on Saturday.
The cost is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and children under 12; kids 5 and younger eat for free so bring the whole family and feast. For more information, call 413-458-4811.
Dance Party!
Main Street Stage is holding a Dance Party Fundraiser tonight at 9 featuring DJ D'manz. This is a 21 and over event. Funds raised will go to support Main Street Stage's summer season. Call 413-663-3240 for more information.
Magic of Reading
 Magicians will work their magic in the world of words this Saturday to help promote children's reading.
The "Wild Reads" summer program at the North Adams Public Library continues with a magic show performed by Scott Jameson at 11 a.m. For information, call 413-662-3133 or visit www.naplibrary.com.
Greg McAdams will be performing a magic show from 11 to noon at the Mason Library on Main Street in Great Barrington to kick off its summer reading program. For more information, call 413-528-2403, Ext. 103. |
|
Enter your email address below to receive our FREE iBerkshires.com Newsletter
|
