Berkshire County and the surrounding areas are having a variety of events this weekend including First Friday festivities, comedy, live music, and more.
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First Friday
Downtown North Adams
Time: 5 to 9 p.m.
Shake off the winter blues with this month's First Friday Festivities centered around the theme "Cabin Fever."
The event features a variety of activities including local business bingo, girl scout cookie table, pizza and pajama party, live music, crafts, and more.
Dress on glittery gowns, sparkling accessories and dance to spins by DJ BFG, who will curate a playlist of classic diva anthems and contemporary beats including Beyonce's "Break My Soul," Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," and Britney Spears' "Toxic."
A free, opening reception to celebrate the opening of Community Access to the Arts (CATA) and Berkshire Botanical Garden's 30-plus works exhibit.
The exhibit features a collection of paintings, drawings, photographs, and collages inspired by nature, created by artists with disabilities. It will be on display Tuesdays through Sundays, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m until March 24.
Explore the rolling landscape at Greylock Glen, at the foot of Mount Greylock, with an "easy" hike led by Hilltown Hikers Liz Massa.
These free easy-paced, 1 to 3-mile guided hikes are geared for seniors, but open to all ages. Meeting location is the South Bellows Trail Parking Area at the end of Gould Road.
Dress in your best 90's themed outfit and dance to some of the 90's classic hits during this dance party. There is a $5 cover charge. More information here.
ZipStohr's Comedy
Holiday Inn & Suites, Pittsfield
Time: 8 p.m.
Comics Sean Donnelly, Bret Raybould, and Gary Sharp will be performing. Tickets range from $35 to $315. More information here.
Dr. Seuss Birthday Party
Springfield Museums
Time: 10 to 5 p.m.
The museum will be celebrating the 150th birthday of children's author and Springfield-native Theodor Seuss Geisel with free admission.
The event features meet and greets with some of Seuss's characters including The Cat in a Hat and the Lorax, puzzles, a reading of "The Cat in the Hat," balloon animal, crafts, and more.
Entry to the Dr. Seuss Museum is limited and will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Welcome Center on the day of the event.
Local musician Brian Benlien will be performing. Call the pub to make a reservation (413) 243-2662. Information here.
Like Magic: Screening Series
Mass MoCA, North Adams
Time: 2 p.m.
The contemporary art museum will be having the first in a series of screenings of short videos by artists and filmmakers addressing technologies of magic. This screening will feature films by Adrian Garcia Gomez, Colectivo Los Ingrávidos, and Bi Gan.
This event is free with museum admission. More information here.
Drag Story Hour Launch Party
34 Depot St., Pittsfield
Time: 2 to 4 p.m.
Berkshire Pride will be celebrating the launch of Drag Storyhour Berkshires which celebrates reading through drag.
This is part of the nonprofit Drag Story Hour which "creates diverse, accessible, and culturally-inclusive family programming where kids can express their authentic selves and become bright lights of change in their communities."
First Child in the Woods: Caregiver and Infant/Young Child Walk
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox
Time: 10 to 11 a.m.
During this hour-long hike children from birth to 5 years old can discover the natural world around them. Admission is $5 but first time participants receive free admission. More information here.
Sunday
First Sunday Free Clark
The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Time: 1 to 4 p.m.
The Clark Art is offering free admission to the galleries, special exhibitions, and activities. This First Friday theme is "Center Stage."
The event will feature activities including crafting, an original theatrical performance, a pop-up installation of theater-inspired prints and drawings, and more.
Participants can transform a box into a miniature theater using special images from the Clark's collection, and create a comedy or tragedy mask.
Support the Cheshire Fire Department by attending a pancake breakfast. The breakfast does have a gluten free option available.
Admission is $12 for anyone 12 and older and $8 for children 6 to 11. Children 5 and under are free. More information here.
Livio Gravini Performance
Zinky's Pub, Dalton
Time: 2 p.m.
Chicopee songwriter Livio Gravini will be performing. His songwriting style reflects the cultural roots of blues and rock 'n' roll. More information here.
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ConCom Sends Enforcement Order to Pittsfield Country Club
By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Conservation Commission is disappointed to see wetland violations at the Pittsfield County Club, stating the maintenance superintendent should "know better."
Last week, the panel ratified an enforcement order for unauthorized land disturbance and vegetation removal within bordering land subject to flooding, bordering vegetated wetlands, inland bank, and buffer zones.
"Essentially what happened was the golf course superintendent had cleared woody vegetation, some of the woody vegetation was substantially sized, along areas that the commission regulates," Conservation Agent Robert Van Der Car said.
He displayed pictures of the violations within the golf course playing area, with vegetation removed near an intermittent stream and at the edge of a pond. There was also hydrophilic vegetation and a substantial amount of trees removed.
"The enforcement order required restoration and White Engineering, they're working on a restoration plan here now," the conservation agent reported.
Chair James Conant recused himself from the conversation, as he retired from the club last year after a long career as the course superintendent. Commissioner Thomas Sakshaug commented that he is sure Conant instructed the new superintendent "quite well" on the rules.
"I will just put it on the record as saying that as a golf superintendent in this community, the current one, it's disappointing," Commissioner Jonathan Lothrop said, pointing to the certificate of compliance that was issued to the club for a culvert last year.
"It just slightly boggles the mind, this is somebody that should know better, frankly. That's a huge worry for me."
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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.
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