The show runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. throughout August on 57 Main St. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students. For more information or reservations call 413-663-3240 or visit mainstreetstage.org.


Pittsfield Youth Block Party

Pittsfield is kickin' it old school Friday night, back to when communism still existed and Michael Keaton was Batman, as the 2nd annual Youth Block Party celebrates the swinging '80s.

Punk, hip-hop and break dancing will fill the Common on First Street for entertainment and there will be plenty of activities and information geared toward the city's youth.

The party kicks off at 4 with Punk Bands from the county Millions Dead, The Poncherellos, Shock Treatment, and Reason 837 will cap off the skate competition finals.

At 5:30, local hip hop performers DRAMATIC, J Soul, Lil' Dun, Logic, Jayoh, Phokiss, AP, X-Cell, Info, Ladiie B, Aposoul and XI will be performing.  TRU Crew, break dancers from Worcester and local youth dancers will hold it down on stage. Also featuring Youth ALIVE Senior Steppers and Drummers, and the Gaia Roots Youth Drummers. 
 
DJ Rock$tarr Rell will be spinning popular music for the teens beginning at 8:30.
 
In between dancing, munch on Ben & Jerry’s, Pancho’s, Grampie’s Dog House, kielbasa, pizza, corn dogs, cotton candy, fried dough, and snow cones and ices. For more information visit pittsfield-ma.org or call 413-448-9735.

35th Annual Berkshire Craft Fair

Regional artisans will displaying their handmade wares Monument Mountain High School on Route 7 in Great Barrington this weekend. The juried exhibition and sale features clothing, pottery, jewelry and a wide variety of traditional and contemporary crafts.

The fair is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 5. Cost of admission is $6 for adults and is free for children 12 or younger. For more information call 413-528-3346 or visit berkshirecraftsfair.org. 

Lab Experiments in Theater

The fourth season of the Williams College Summer Theatre Lab happens all this weekend. The program brings current students together with professional artists from the worlds of theater, film and television to collaborate on innovative projects and original work.

Features of this year's event include Sam Shepard's "Suicide in Bb," Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. all on the CenterStage.

Single-act plays from Lab One Acts feature "Duet for Shy People," "Heightened Senses of the Blind" by Adam LeFevre (class of 1972) and a showcase of short plays written and produced by members of The Lab company at 8 p.m. Also, "How Was Your Weekend: Doug and Jamie," a 15-episode Web series created in collaboration with Jay Tarses (class of 1961) and Richard Dresser will be shown at 9:30 p.m.

The free, open labs take place Friday at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8  and Sunday at 3 and 8, all on the CenterStage at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance. For more information, visit 62center.williams.edu/summerlab.

Music, Snacks and Meteors

With luck, the skies will clear long enough to watch the annual Perseids meteor shower from the lawns of the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation.

The local conservation agency is hosting a picnic, concert and candle-float singalong from 6 to 9 on Saturday with Lui Collins at its Sheep Hill headquarters on Route 7. Dessert and beverages will be provided and guests are encourage to stay after the event to watch the Perseids. For more information visit, wrlf.org or call 413-458-2494. 5 Annual West Stockbridge Zucchini Festival

Celebrating A Summer Staple

West Stockbridge honors that versatile green squash the zucchini on Saturday from 10 to 9:30.

The Zucchini Festival features activities for children and adults including a pet parade, rides and races, live music and entertainment, games, food booths and more.

Of course, there will also be a zucchini recipe, decorating and weight contests.  The festival is free and takes place at the town center. For more information visit, weststockbridgetown.com

So, You Want To Be In Pictures?

Aspiring Scorceses and Spielbergs will have a chance to strut their stuff on Friday as Images Cinema hosts the 6th annual Student Independent Film Festival.

Berkshire County's only film festival of this kind features the premieres of student films at 5 p.m., guest speaker and North Adams artist Nick Zammuto at 7 and live music by The Philanthropists at 8:30. There will also be film screenings Saturday at 11 a.m. The festival takes place on 50 Spring St. in Williamstown. For more information, call 413-458-1039 or visit siffest.com .

Free Movies, Films and Flicks

Movies Under the Stars features "Firehouse Dog" on Friday at 8:45 p.m. on the Adams Town Hall lawn on Park Street, with a rain date for Saturday.

The Summer Outdoor Movie Series in Pittsfield has been canceled tonight because of the weather. The final movie screens dusk at the Common on First Street next Friday.

Sunday Family Flicks Under the Stars presents "The Muppets Take Manhattan" at sundown on Morgan Lawn on Spring Street in Williamstown.

Gallery of Colonial Theatre's Evolution

Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., the Ferrin Gallery at 437 North St. in Pittsfield is holding an opening reception for a photography exhibit by Williamstown photographer Nicholas Whitman that documents The Colonial's transformation from Miller Supply Co. into the city's present-day gilded jewel.

The show will feature several series of photographs that illustrate the dormant theater in the days before its restoration. Context is provided in essays on the theater's history by former Mayor Anne Everest Wojtkowski, on the theater's relationship to Pittsfield's revival by Mayor James M. Ruberto, and the Colonial Theatre's current state by Executive Director David Fleming.

Also included is a statement by the photographer and a revealing interview with former building owner Steve Miller of Miller Supply.

For more information, visit ferringallery.com or call 413-442-1622.