Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events this weekend including live music, free museum admission, workshops, and more.
Editor's Pick
Mass MoCA Free Day
Mass MoCA, North Adams
The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts is opening its doors for free this Saturday. Participate in some of the day's activities including thematic museum tours, art-making in Kidspace, "Firebird" installation viewings, and more.
Local nonprofit WordXWord is holding a story sharing event centered around the theme "New Beginnings."
This free event will feature a range of true, first-person stories that are told, not read.
Tell your story by registering here. Spots are limited.
Disco Night at the Stationery Factory
63 Flansburg Ave., Dalton
Time: 8 to 11 p.m.
There will be drinks, a large dance floor, funky/fun seating, and DJ BFG so that attendees can dance, relax, connect, and enjoy with friends and family.
Berkshire Opera Festival Chorus Community Sing-Along
Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield
Time: 12:15 to 4 p.m.
Singers of all ages and experiences are welcome to sing their heart out to some opera choral classics alongside Berkshire Opera Festival chorus and larger Berkshire singing community, including the Berkshire Concert Choir.
This is free event but registration is required. Singers will be sent music and more information closer to the event, but no preparation is required. Schedule and details here.
Live Pro Wrestling
Masonic Temple, Pittsfield
Time: 5 p.m.
The Xtreme Wrestling Alliance will be having a live pro wrestling event to give community members the opportunity to cheer on their favorite wrestlers. Tickets cost $15. More information here.
Public Ice Skating
Boys and Girls Club, Pittsfield
Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m.
The first 100 people through the door during the public skate at the Boys & Girls Club will receive free admission for skating as well as free skate rentals. More information here.
The Juckets Performance
Methuselah Bar and Lounge, Pittsfield
Time: 7 p.m.
Berkshire-based, acoustic Americana-bluegrass band, The Juckets will be performing. Information here.
The Just-N-Kace Band Performance
Dalton American Legion
Time: 7 p.m.
Dance music, rock 'n' roll and country band Just-N-Kace will be performing. There is a $10 cover charge. Information here.
Full Burn
Bounti-Fare, Adams
Time: 8 to 11
Classic rock and dance band Full Burn performs at the Bounti-Fare for the first time. Free cover.
Mini Cinema: 'Social Life of Small Urban Spaces'
Pittsfield Community Design Center
Time: 8 to 9:30
The design center at 429 North St. is launching a free monthly movie night of city, transportation, sociological and ethnographic videos, films, and clips. This month's choice is a work by William Holly Whyte on a sociological study of the use of public spaces made in the 1980s.
Free and open to the public; more information here.
Sunday
Vertical Challenge
Jiminy Peak, Hancock
Time: 8:30 a.m.
One of the resort's biggest events of the season is back this Sunday. It features free races for all ages and abilities, free product samples on the Crane patio, and a DJ spinning tunes all day.
The Vertical Victory Party will be held at 1 p.m. in Crane East Lodge to announce the race winners.
There will be a pop-up of sampling of prints, drawings, and photographs in the museum’s Manton Study Center For Works On Paper. More information here.
The pop-up sets the stage for the reimagined setting of an industrial American town and themes of the femme fatale, lust, and the dark sides of love as portrayed in the screening of "The Met: Live in HD Carmen."
The screening takes place at 12:55. More information here.
Cork Mushroom Workshop
Savvy Hive, North Adams
Time: 1 p.m.
Artists of all experience levels and ages are welcome to join Savvy Hive for a Cork Mushroom Workshop. Participants will learn to shape, paint, and assemble nature-inspired accessories from corks.
The second annual wassail celebration to bless the 2024 apple harvest is hosted by the Berkshire Cider Project at Tourists resort. A hard cider bar will feature guest ciders, crafts, live music, and wassail rituals.
Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds, Springfield
Time: Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The largest railroad-themed trade show in America will be near the Berkshires this weekend. The show covers all facets of railroad hobbies including model railroads, railroad art and photography, railroad history, and more.
The high school's theater department will be performing "Lost Girl," which follows Wendy Darling's years following her adventures with Peter Pan. Tickets cost $5 for students and $10 for adults. Information here.
If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.
Your Comments
iBerkshires.com welcomes critical, respectful dialogue. Name-calling, personal attacks, libel, slander or foul language is not allowed. All comments are reviewed before posting and will be deleted or edited as necessary.
No Comments
Dalton Elections See High Turn Out; Select Board Incumbent Wins
By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — More than 800 residents cast their votes during Monday's town elections, resulting in Select Board incumbent Robert Bishop retaining his seat.
"I feel like it was it was a high turnout. We had a lot of mail-in ballots … I think the one contested Select Board race definitely brought people out," Town Clerk Heather Hunt said.
"I think we saw a lot of voters that we haven't seen in a very long time, and I think a lot of them came out specifically to vote for the Select Board."
The town sent out approximately 823 mail-in ballots and received back more than half, Hunt said.
Bishop has served on the Select Board for three terms, and the voters agreed they want him for a fourth three-year term.
In a previous interview with iBerkshires, Bishop emphasized the need for collaboration, obtaining project funding, and keeping taxes down while supporting town departments and employees.
Robert Collins challenged Bishop for the seat, running a campaign focused on the need for a new voice on the board and more discussion.
More than 800 residents cast their votes during Monday's town elections, resulting in Select Board incumbent Robert Bishop retaining his seat. click for more
The steps of City Hall were lined with 56 pairs of children's shoes on Friday, representing the average number of children with confirmed abuse and neglect cases each month in the county. The Children's Trust and Child Care of the Berkshires coordinate this shocking visual yearly.
click for more
DPI held its annual meeting at the Berkshire Museum on Thursday, touting the 17 businesses welcomed to the downtown in 2023 and six so far this year.
click for more