Be among the first to see this year's chart-topping Festival of Trees, Often Heard, featuring more than 100 dazzling, decorated holiday trees, each depicting a popular song. Join your friends and neighbors to discover the song behind every tree, savor delicious appetizers and drinks, and enjoy exciting surprises.
Plus, your ticket includes an exclusive, after-hours concert with members of the Whisky Treaty Roadshow at 7:30 p.m. in the Museum's theater!
Local musician Johnny Irion celebrates the release of his new album, Driving Friend, with help from Pat Sansone of Wilco and other special guests.Whitney Center for the Arts, 42 Wendell Ave., at 7 p.m. $15.
The musicians in Start Making Sense, a 7-piece Talking Heads tribute band, take pride in faithfully recreating the ground-breaking music of the Talking Heads, with hit songs such as "Burning Down The House," "Once in a Lifetime," "Psycho Killer" and more.The Colonial Theatre at 8 p.m. $25. (Pre-show entertainment by Jack Waldheim in the Garage begins at 6:30 p.m.)
The winner of "Best Family Show" by NYC's Off Broadway Alliance, Cinderella follows a troupe of poor "Italian" actors as they present a twisted version of the well-known fairytale - with daffy llamas, roller-skating fairy godmothers, selfie-taking stepsisters and Carol Channing. Done in the style of Commedia dell'Arte, the show incorporates improvisation and loads of audience participation.Barrington Stage Company's Boyd-Quinson Mainstage. 2p.m.
Treadmills are great tools for training. Come learn from Berkshire County's running professionals how to use these machines the way they are intended to be used.Berkshire Running Center,located at 34 Depot Street. 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Learn to paint this beautiful fall scene on a 16x20 canvas at Berkshire Paint & Sip. Two hours of instruction, all materials, light snacks and a donation tothe Berkshire Force 10U Softball Teamare included. BYOB 6-8 p.m.
From Monday, Nov. 19 through Saturday, Nov. 24, The Outlet at Pine Cone Hill will hold its annual Thanksgiving sale, featuringan extra 25% off discontinued and seconds of Annie Selke's Dash & Albert area rugs and Pine Cone Hill bedding, decorative pillows, throws and more.
Stefanie Weber will teach a class that focuses on the acoustics rather than the aesthetics of tap. The emphasis is on what the dancer says with his or her sounds rather than the way the dancer looks when executing those sounds. Six classes for $60 or $12 drop-in. Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Berkshire Salsa, 307 North St.
The "Exhibition on Screen" series journeys from the streets of Paris to the heart of a superb exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, whose extensive collection of Degas' works is the most representative in Britain. With exclusive access to view rare and diverse works, this film tells a fascinating story of Degas' pursuit for perfection through both experimentation with new techniques and lessons learned from studying the past masters.
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!
From now until Nov. 16, The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts will featureBerkshire Art Association's biennial juried show,Showing Up: For Your Neighborhoods, Communities and Each Other, which address civic engagement and community. More than 30 artists from throughout the Northeast will present paintings, drawings, sculpture and photography, showing wide-ranging interpretations on the theme.
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Pittsfield Resident Victim of Alleged Murder in Greenfield
By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A man found dismembered in a barrel in Greenfield on Monday has been identified as Pittsfield resident.
The Northwestern District Attorney's Office identified victim as Christopher Hairston, 35, and subsequently arrested a suspect, Taaniel Herberger-Brown, 42, at Albany (N.Y.) International Airport on Tuesday.
The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported that Herberger-Brown told investigators he planned on visiting his mother outside the country.
Herberger-Brown was detained overnight, and the State Police obtained an arrest warrant on a single count of murder on Tuesday morning, the Greenfield Police Department said in a press release.
According to a report written by State Police Trooper Blakeley Pottinger, the body was discovered after Greenfield police received reports of a foul odor emitting from the apartment along with a black hatchet to the left of the barrel, the Greenfield Recorder reported.
Investigators discovered Hairston's hand and part of a human torso at Herberger-Brown’s former apartment, located at 92 Chapman St, the news outlet said.
According to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Herberger-Brown originally told investigators that he had not been to the apartment in months because he had been in and out of hospitals.
Officials celebrated Arbor Day on Friday by installing a commemorative plaque next to the American elm sapling. This is a tree that James McGrath, the city's park program manager, said Presutti would have been particularly proud of.
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Albert Ingegni III was applauded for four decades of service on the Zoning Board of Appeals during City Council. Mayor Peter Marchetti presented him with a certificate of thanks for his commitment to the community.
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Between disagreements about site design and a formal funding process not yet established, more time is needed before a decision can be made.
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The Ordinances and Rules subcommittee on Monday unanimously supported a pay raise for election workers, free downtown parking for veterans, and safeguards to better protect wetlands.
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