Go green at Bousquet's 20th Annual Irish Olympics Slush Run on Saturday from 10 a.m. until late. The Slush Run begins at 2 p.m., but there's so much more all day long, including a Cookie Race and a Cardboard Box Race for kids; Obstacle Course Races for kids and adults, a concert with Lady Di & The Dukes, skiing until 8 p.m., and a Torch Light Parade followed by a fireworks spectacular to wrap up the fun.
The band Critical Mass kicks things off the night before, on Friday, March 17 (St. Patrick's Day!) at 8 p.m. See the website for a full schedule!
Celebrate a Friday St. Patty's Day with an epic pub crawl around North Street. There will be some snazzy score cards and a very special prize for the 2017 winner!
Proceeds & donations will be going towards a 'Random Acts of Kindness' Fund.
Cost: $5 (cash) charge for each scorecard
There is more Saint Paddy's Day fun at Patrick's Pub all day long. Click here for more.
Berkshire Theatre Group presents Jimmy Webb: The Glen Campbell Years at The Colonial Theatre. Songwriter Jimmy Webb has had chart-topping hits in a range of genres over the last 50 years, but perhaps even more enduring are his hits with Glen Campbell, which include "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston" and many others. 8 p.m. $25/$35/$45.
The Berkshire Athenaeum announces new services targeted to families with children on the autism spectrum. Sensory Story Time is customized to the children's needs, and includes prompts to provide a tangible way for children to follow a story line and a structure that helps with transition from one activity to the next.
The Children's Library has a new collection of sensory tools, including fidget toys and related items, for play in the library. Fidget toys, shaped as small frogs, balls or other simple configurations, can be calming and promote focus, decrease stress and increase tactile awareness. Soft and cuddly weighted plush snakes are filled with 4 pounds of beads and can be hung on a child's shoulders or coiled in their lap, providing calming pressure.
Berkshire Yoga, Dance & Fitness presents a 4-week beginners' ballroom dancing class with instructor Ron Tritto on Fridays from 7-8 p.m. Approach the dance floor with confidence after learning how to foxtrot and waltz. No experience necessary. Pre-registration is required. $55.
Saucy Palette will hold a benefit painting party at the Tavern at The A from 4-7 p.m. Create your own masterpiece with step-by-step instruction from artist/instructor Stephanie Quetti. Paint four birds on a branch and choose your own background color. All proceeds go to send Keiland Cross and Joseph Wiggins on a trip to Spain to play in a basketball tournament against top Spanish clubs. $35. The kitchen and bar will be open for cocktails and food.
The Pittsfield Repair Cafe kicks off its 2017 season in the St. Stephen's Church basement (entrance on Allen St.)! Volunteers are ready to give advice on and fix clothing, small electrical appliances including lamps and vacuums, bicycles, crockery, toys and more! Free!
The Funky Phoenix, at 441 North St., invites you to create your own salvaged wood, 4-hole outdoor beverage table. This table is perfect for the backyard, picnics, the lawn at Tanglewood, or as a unique gift. 6-8 p.m. $20.
A passionate middle-aged philosophy professor (Isabelle Huppert) rethinks her already much-examined life after an unforeseen divorce. Huppert won several nominations and awards for her performance in this film.
Five things to remember about the new downtown parking system:
1. Always enter your license plate number - even for the FREE first 30 minutes.
2. On-street parking is $1 per hour; lot parking is 50 cents per hour. There are also nearly 400 free parking spaces on the city's side streets.
3. You can pay by coin, credit card, or by downloading the Passport parking app.
4. You do not need to display the parking receipt on your dashboard.
5. Parking is FREE on evenings and weekends!
What's Showing at The Licht
Pittsfield's city-owned community arts center, the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, features nine working artist studios, a ceramics studio, a community room and an art gallery with changing exhibitions, classes, performances + more!
28 Renne Ave. | Hours Wed-Sat 11am-4pm
The Berkshire Art Association (BAA) College Fellowship Show features the work of Berkshire County residents enrolled as art majors at any college in the country, as well as non-residents currently majoring in art at a Berkshire County college. Prizes will be awarded to students whose work is selected. The mission of the BAA is to connect artists and the community in order to inspire creativity and increase access to the visual arts.
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) announced that three of its primary care provider clinics have received awards from Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) for being among the top practices in Massachusetts for patient experience in primary care.
The "MHQP Patient Experience Awards" is an annual awards program introduced in 2018 by MHQP, a non-profit measurement and reporting organization that works to improve the quality of patient care experiences in Massachusetts. MHQP conducts the only statewide survey of patient experience in primary care in Massachusetts.
"The teams at Adams Internists, Berkshire Internists and Lenox Family Health have worked extremely hard to provide their patients with the highest standard of compassionate, patient-centered care," said James Lederer, MD, BHS Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer. "Berkshire Health Systems is pleased by this recognition, which validates that our patients are receiving the quality communication, care, and support that they deserve, which is our highest priority."
Awards were given to top overall performers in adult primary care and pediatrics in each of nine performance categories. Adams Internists of BMC, Berkshire Internists of BMC and Lenox Family Health Center of BMC received recognition for the following awards for adult care:
Adams Internists of BMC: Distinction in Assessment of Patient Behavioral Health Issues
Berkshire Internists of BMC: Distinction in Patient-Provider Communications and How Well Providers Know Their Patients
Lenox Family Health Center of BMC: Distinction in Patient-Provider Communications and Office Staff Professional Experience
"It is not easy for a primary care practice to thrive in the current environment," said Barbra Rabson, MHQP's President and CEO. "We are thrilled to congratulate each of them on behalf of their patients for their exceptional commitment to excellence."
"Primary care is the foundation of our health care system," said Julita Mir, MD, MHQP's Board Chair. "The practices from all across the state recognized with this award have distinguished themselves where it matters most – in the experiences of their own patients."
A parking study of North Street will be presented at Tuesday's City Council meeting. The design maintains parallel parking while expanding pedestrian zones and adding protected bike lanes. click for more
Amy Schirmer was recognized as the Volunteer of the Year for creating a weekly therapeutic art class at the George B. Crane Center to help those in recovery from substance use. click for more
