Shire City Sanctuarywill again host its Holiday Shindy, featuring more than 60 artisan vendors, yummy food, warm drinks and live music. Long-time returning vendors will mingle with emerging talents. Saturday hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3. Children under the age of 12 are free.
Join Berkshire Young Professionals for a fun evening in your worst gear at Methuselah Bar & Lounge. The one whose clothing brings the most eye pain shall be crowned Winner of Terrible Taste! A party in the back room will include holiday music, a specialty drink, snacks and seasonal decorations. Cash bar. $10 BYP members/$15 guests. Bring your business card to enter to win a door prize! 6-9 p.m.
The 11th Annual Gingerbread House Decorating Party at Dottie's will feature two sessions - one for kids and one for adults. $35 includes homemade a gingerbread house, frosting and decorations. Kids decorating will be from 4-6 p.m., followed by adult decorating from 6:30-8:30 p.m. with beer and wine for sale. Reservations and payment in advance required.
Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness presents an on pointe barre class withJillian Bamford held every Sunday from 10:45-11:45 a.m. starting Dec. 10.Barre combines Pilates, yoga and ballet moves to strengthen, tone and balance the entire body. A perfect workout for any fitness level! $10 per class. Drop-ins welcome.
Berkshire Paint & Sip invites everyone (ages 6 to adult) to create personalized holiday gifts for family and friends. Choose any 4 items to paint - wine glasses, Mason jars, vases, ornaments and more - for only $35! All supplies, instruction and a light snack included. BYOB. 1-3 p.m.
The heartwarming holiday tradition returns to The Colonial Theatre. Revel in the joy of Christmas as told in the timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the infamous miser who is shown the error of his ways. Journey back to Victorian England and experience the classic story filled with holiday carols. Community & Sensory-friendly Performance: Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.
The Jewish Federation's Connecting with Community series will present the timely topic of the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. Hugh Black will discuss the historical significance of the letter that the UK's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour sent to Lord Walter Rothschild, declaring support of the "national home for the Jewish people"...the Jewish State of Palestine.
From the bucolic hinterlands of rural Massachusetts comes a disquieting new dramedy from Dipso director Teddy Collatos. Invited by a dippy, well-meaning curator type (Josephine Decker), playwright Claire (Dameka Hayes) is spirited away to an artists' retreat to present her latest work. Claire is accompanied by her fiancee, Monica (Carolina Monnerat), to this welcomed weekend getaway. But an unexpected visit from town weirdo Mutty (Matt Shaw) casts a threatening pall on their romantic idyll. Q&A with Teddy Collatos after Saturday night's screening.
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 and more!
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The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts will host agroup of student curators from Miss Hall's School who are taking an arts administration class. Together, we'e created a pop-up gallery featuring young local artists. Each of the seven students in the class has reached out to an artist of their choice and curated a collection of their work. View the exhibit on Friday, Dec. 8 from 8-10 p.m.
HOLIDAY PARKING
Stay tuned to this page for updates on free parking over the next few weeks during the holiday season.
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Tickets On Sale for Berkshire Flyer
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Amtrak, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), announced tickets are now on sale for the Berkshire Flyer.
The Berkshire Flyer is a seasonal summer passenger rail service that operates between New York City from Moynihan Train Hall and Pittsfield. The service, which began as a successful pilot in 2022, is scheduled to resume on Friday, June 21 through Monday, Sept. 2 for Labor Day weekend. Trains depart New York City Friday nights and return at the end of the weekend, leaving Pittsfield Sunday afternoon.
In addition, for the first time this year, the Berkshire Flyer service now includes a train from New York City to Pittsfield on Sunday mornings.
"We're thrilled to announce this season's Berkshire Flyer service," said Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt. "The Berkshire Flyer makes visiting Western Massachusetts on weekends convenient, relaxing, and easy. We are pleased to continue our successful partnership with Amtrak, the New York State Department of Transportation and CSX."
The Berkshire Flyer departs from Moynihan Train Hall at 3:16 p.m. on Fridays and arrives at Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center in Pittsfield at 7:27 p.m. The train will make all intermediate station stops as the scheduled Amtrak Empire Service train does in New York State on Fridays, which include Yonkers, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie, Rhinecliff, Hudson, and Albany-Rensselaer Station.
The Sunday return trip, making all the same station stops, will depart Pittsfield at 3:35 p.m. and arrive in New York at 7:55 p.m. The new Sunday Berkshire Flyer train from New York City to Pittsfield will depart Moynihan Train Hall at 10:50 a.m. and arrive in Pittsfield at 3:15 p.m.
The Berkshire Flyer is building upon two successful seasons where some of the Pittsfield-bound trains were sold out well in advance. Based on that experience, passengers planning a trip are encouraged to purchase tickets early by visiting Amtrak.com, the Amtrak app or by calling 1-800-USA-RAIL.
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