Disability Pride Day Committee Hosting Legislative Breakfast

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Rep. Gailanne Cariddi, Sen. Benjamin Downing and Mayor Richard Alcombright are a few of the many participants at this year's Legislative Breakfast.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Disability Pride Day Committee will host its 13th annual Legislative Breakfast on Friday, April 12, at Itam Lodge. This event is a forum for individuals with disabilities and their families, as well as support organization staff members.

Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by introductory remarks at 7:45 a.m. and the legislative forum at 8 a.m. 
 
State Sen. Benjamin Downing, state Reps. Gailanne Cariddi,  William "Smitty" Pignatelli, Paul Mark and Tricia Farley-Bouvier, North Adams Mayor Richard Alcombright, Pittsfield Mayor Daniel L. Bianchi, and Janet LaBreck, commissioner of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, are scheduled to participate in this event.
 
The $9 price to attend includes a continental breakfast of fresh fruit, muffins, bagels, coffee, tea and juice.
 
For more information about the breakfast, call Christine Singer, executive director of United Cerebral Palsy of Berkshire County, at 413-442-1562, Ext. 22. To register, visit the website  for a registration form or stop by either UCP's office on 208 West St. or Berkshire County Arc at 395 South St. The registration deadline is Friday, April 5.

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Baseball in the Berkshires Exhibit Highlights Black, Women's Teams

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WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Baseball in the Berkshires museum this week opens an exhibit focusing on the history of Black baseball and women's baseball teams in Berkshire County.
 
"Not Your Ordinary Teams: The Unknown Story of Baseball in the Berkshires" opens on Friday, April 19, at the Old Town Hall, 9 Main St.
 
There will be an exhibit preview on Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m.
 
On Friday, the opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. will feature a lecture at 6:30.
 
Larry Moore, the director of Baseball in the Berkshires: A County's Common Bond, will moderate a discussion with guests Bryan House, a former Pittsfield Cub, and Joe Bateman, a former Minor Leaguer.
 
Not Your Ordinary Teams will be open on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. with a special presentation, "Innovation in Baseball - What's New?."
 
On Sunday, the exhibit again will be open from noon to 4 with a program titled "Tools of the Trade - the History of Baseball Equipment."
 
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