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'Inside Out' will be shown in Pittsfield and Williamstown this summer.

Free Summer Movies All Around the County

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Summer is the time to kick back on the grass and watch an outdoor film. Series in Pittsfield and Williamstown start this weekend, and the annual Movies Under the Stars in Adams starts on July 22.

In Pittsfield, “Movies at the Park” will be offered Friday evenings, from July 8 through July 29, beginning at dusk at Clapp Park on West Housatonic Street opening with "Minions." The rest of the movies to be shown are "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" on July 15, "Inside Out: on July 22 and "Hotel Transylvania 2" on July 29.

Rain dates are Aug. 5 and 12 only if one of the previous movies is cancelled due to weather. “Movies at the Park” are family friendly events and no alcohol is allowed.

In Williamstown, Images Cinema and Spring Street Market & Café present films for all ages on Sundays from July 10 to Aug. 7 at sundown (around 8:15/8:30 p.m.) on Morgan Lawn at the top of Spring Street. Concessions will be available onsite. Bring your own chairs, blankets and bug spray.


The series kicks off Sunday, July 10, with "Pillow Talk," continues July 17 with "Inside Out," July 24 with "Groundhog Day" and July 31 with "School of Rock."

In case of rain, the cancelled movie will screen on Morgan Lawn on Sunday, Aug. 7.

In Adams, the 17th season of Movies Under the Stars is moving from the Town Hall lawn to the Visitors Center lawn, which opens at 7:30 p.m. Fridays for seating with the movie starting at dusk. Concessions will be available.

The lineup includes "Zootopia" on Friday, July 22, "Homeward Bound" on July 29, "Norm of the North" on Aug. 5 and "Pan" on Aug. 12.


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Toy Library Installed at Onota Lake

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Feel free to use or leave a toy at Onota Lake's newest infrastructure meant to foster community and benefit kids.

Burbank Park now has a toy library thanks to Wahconah Regional High School senior Alexandra Bills. Located along the wall at the beach area, the green and blue structure features two shelves with sand toys that can be used to enhance children's visits.

The Parks Commission supported Bills' proposal in February as part of her National Honors Society individual service project and it was installed this month. Measuring about 4 feet wide and 5.8 feet tall, it was built by the student and her father with donated materials from a local lumber company.

Friends and family members provided toys to fill the library such as pails, shovels, Frisbees, and trucks.

"I wanted to create a toy library like the other examples in Berkshire County from the sled library to the book libraries," she told the commission in February.

"But I wanted to make it toys for Onota Lake because a lot of kids forget their toys or some kids can't afford toys."

Bills lives nearby and will check on the library weekly — if not daily — to ensure the operation is running smoothly.  A sign reading "Borrow-Play-Return" asks community members to clean up after themselves after using the toys.

It was built to accommodate children's heights and will be stored during the winter season.

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