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NORMAN ROCKWELL’S STOCKBRIDGE WALKING TOUR
Stockbridge, 1 - 2:30 p.m.

$20; separate from Museum Admission
These tours do not take place at the Museum. Tour groups will meet on Main Street. Transportation to Main Street from the Museum is not provided.

Take a guided walking tour of downtown Stockbridge and discover how the town and its inhabitants both inspired Norman Rockwell and appeared in some of his most iconic works of art. Explore the history of this 1734 village–including its Mohican origins.

For more information, visit https://www.nrm.org/events/list/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=807&hide_subsequent_recurrences=1

TRAIN COLLECTORS & RAILFANS: "MAKE AN OFFER" TAG SALE
Stockbridge | Lee | Lenox | Pittsfield, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Looking for rare Lionel items or authentic railroad memorabilia? We are opening the vaults at the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum for a massive Tag Sale on Saturday, June 6th from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM!

Here is the twist: MAKE US AN OFFER! We are highly motivated to find these items a great home, and no reasonable offer will be refused. Track down your next favorite piece of history.

What’s up for grabs:

-Lionel Trains & Accessories: Vintage and modern rolling stock, track, and transformers.

-Railroad Memorabilia: Authentic lanterns, signs, timetables, and unique historical pieces.

-And More: A treasure trove of model railroading gear and collectibles.

#LionelTrains #Railfan #TrainCollector #TCAMembers #ModelRailroad #Berkshires #TagSale

SUMMER SATURDAYS AT NRM
Stockbridge, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Join Museum Educators weekly, June - August 2026, for artmaking activities for all ages inspired by the American Stories: Revolution to Rockwell exhibition. Explore the galleries and then get creative. Everyone is welcome.

Free with Admission, Drop-in – no reservation required.

For more information, visit https://www.nrm.org/events/list/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=795&hide_subsequent_recurrences=1

TAG SALE, BAKE SALE AND CRAFT SALE
Pittsfield, 10 a.m.

Join us at the Italian American Club on June 6th for a combination of Tag, Bake and Craft Sale.

There are still spaces available to rent, For more Information and Vendor Applications please contact Kathy Turner 413-329-9792.

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TAMARACK HOLLOW NATURE & CULTURAL CENTER HIKE
Windsor, 10 am to 12:30 pm

Boreal Spruce- Fir Forest Flower, Tree, Wild Edibles & Waterfall Hike at the Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center in Windsor, MA with Naturalist & Director Aimee Gelinas M.Ed. Learn about the unique fauna and flora of high elevation forests and fields plus a visit to Georgie’s Falls on this 2 mile hike. $20pp. To register (required) email: full_circle_o@yahoo.com. Visit www.tamarackhollow.org

EXPLORING BIRD NESTING BEHAVIOR
Lenox, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
After a short indoor workshop, explore Pleasant Valley in search of birds during their nesting season, and learn how to reduce your impact on nesting birds. ADULTS Where: Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, 472 West Mountain Rd. Lenox, MA 01240 Cost: Members $15, Non-members $20 For more info: berkshires@massaudubon.org /413-637-0320 Link to register: https://www.massaudubon.org/programs/pleasant-valley/101692-exploring-bird-nesting-behavior

BECKET MOVING FREESTYLE
Becket, 10:30 a.m. - Noon

Delsie Dunn will again bring the music, some context and we move – sway – dance – explore stillness – release stress! No dance experience is necessary. We are all participants – we all can move!

This week, we'll go over the basics of moving freestyle (conscious movement) and I'll introduce simple contact improv dance techniques that adds a fun way to connect with other (willing) participants. Then enjoy moving to specially curated music for this event!

Come join me in the beautiful "Gallery" space of the Becket Arts Center.

Guidelines :

1. No talking on the dance floor

2. Drug-Free, Smoke-Free, Alcohol-Free environment

3. No photos or videos, cellphones muted and out of sight

4. Respect for the space and for one another

5. Move your body however you wish! You can move alone, or with partners – your choice.

What to Bring:

? Loose-fitting clothes that let you move your body freely

? Footwear: Dance barefoot, in socks or indoor soft soled shoes (to keep the floor clean of debris)

? Water bottle and maybe a small towel

STORYTIME WITH STAY & PLAY
Becket, 10:30 a.m. to noon

Becket Athenaeum hosts a storytime from 10:30 to 11 followed by an hour of stay and play with toys, games, puzzles, and snacks for the kids, along with coffee, tea, snacks, and time for connection for the caregivers. Stop by for either or both.

RSVP appreciated.

RIVERFEST
North Adams, 11am-2pm

Join HRR, HooRWA, and Trout Unlimted for a day of celebrating the Hoosic River! This FREE, family-friendly RiverFest event will take place on Saturday, June 6th at the Beaver Mill riverside parking lot on Rt. 8 in North Adams. The event will feature hands-on activities for all ages,
including fly casting, guided river walks, crafts, fishing, water quality monitoring,
snacks, and information about all three of the hosting organizations.

Special programming features include a community sing-along at 1:30 p.m., an 11-2pm
clay animal workshop led by North Adams Clay, as well as representatives from
MassWildlife onsite to teach participants how to fish. Closing the event will be a riverside
clean-up from 2-3 p.m.

WHERE: Historic Beaver Mill riverside parking lot, 189 RT-8, North Adams, MA 01247
WHEN: June 6th, 2026, 11am- 2pm
WEATHER: Heavy rain cancels the event; June 7th is the rain date. Updates will be
posted on the HRR, Trout Unlimited, HooRWA social media accounts.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a picnic blanket or chair to relax by the river and to
consider exploring the famous Natural Bridge State Park which is next to the Beaver
Mill.

FAMILY DANCE PARTY WITH SARAH DAUNT
Lee, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

A free and relaxed program of rhythm, movement, and games led by Jacob's Pillow dance educator Sarah Daunt. Open to all. Designed for kids, parents, grandparents, and caregivers to participate together. Sponsored by Lee Youth Commission and held in the Scolforo Gallery at the Lee Library.

BERKSHIRE BACH SOCIETY FINAL CONCERT OF THE SEASON
Great Barrington, 3 pm

The Berkshire Bach Society (BBS) concludes its 2025-2026 season with Musik vor Bach: 17th c French Airs de cour, a concert of early Baroque music featuring James Reese, tenor, and Brandon Acker, Baroque guitar and lute at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting of South Berkshire, 1089 Main Street, Housatonic (MA). Tickets through BerkshireBach.org/events. Children and students under 25 with valid ID are admitted FREE.

COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, IMPACT FUND, INITIATIVES PLANNED AS BCC PRESIDENT PREPARES TO RETIRE
Pittsfield, 4 to 6 pm

In honor of Berkshire Community College (BCC) President Ellen Kennedy's 14 years of leadership, the College will hold a community-wide celebration. The community celebration is open to all students, alumni, employees, retirees, partners, donors and community members. To register for the free event, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/retirement.

CELEBRATING THE ART OF WITNESSING!
Pittsfield, 4:30 - 6 p.m.

Join us for a joyful, family-friendly experience of expressive movement and intergenerational collaborative dance-making led by Jacob’s Pillow Curriculum in Motion™ artists Michael Richter and Alexis Diggs, in collaboration with the Common Room at Zion Lutheran Church. Together, we’ll create dances that celebrate each person’s individuality and our shared strength as a community. Every Body is welcome - families, elders, and all ages and abilities, with a special invitation to our unhoused neighbors and seniors. No dance experience needed - just bring curiosity and an open heart!

Children must be accompanied by a participating adult. Pre-registration encouraged.

Questions about accessibility accommodations? Please contact community@jacobspillow.org

A HORSE OBSERVED: AN EQUESTRIAN EXHIBITION
Vermont, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

This equestrian-themed exhibition is presented in conjunction with a retrospective of Sam Savitt, honoring his influence on the art of the horse. On display through June 21 at the Monument Arts & Cultural Center, 44 Gyspy Lane, Bennington. Galleries are open Friday through Sunday fom 11 to 4.

AMERICAN STORIES GALA
Stockbridge, 6:00PM

Join us for our American Stories Gala—an evening marking 250 years of American stories and honoring the extraordinary 40-year leadership of Laurie Norton Moffatt.

A landmark exhibition. A remarkable legacy. A future filled with possibility.

Be among the first to see American Stories: From Revolution to Rockwell, a Museum-Wide exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, exploring our shared history through the powerful lens of illustration art.

For more information, visit https://www.nrm.org/summer-2026-gala/

THE BEST OF THE 70'S WITH DIZZYFISH & THE UPTOWN HORNS
Dalton, 7 p.m.

THE STATIONERY FACTORY

The show features the timeless songs of artists like Neil Young, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Rolling Stones, Eagles, Elton John, Bob Seger, Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, John Denver, Pink Floyd & More!

“The Best of the 70s” features a great band DizzyFish led by Eric Herbst with Backup Singers Angela Clemmons and Sharon Jerry-Collins plus The legendary Uptown Horns!

https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-best-of-the-70-s-w-dizzyfish-the-uptow-tickets-264621

GRAMMY-WINNER COMES TO ADAMS THEATER FOR PIANO SOLO SHOW
Adams, 7:30 pm

Three-time GRAMMY-winner Gustavo Casenave will be presenting a concert experience at the Adams Theater. Tickets are available at www.adamstheater.org/events.

ADAMS LIONS CLUB GOLF TOURANMENT
Adams, 7:30am

The Adams Lions Club’s annual golf tournament at Forest Park Country Club in Adams, MA.

Teams of four will compete in a 9-hole caption ‘n’ crew format with tee times beginning at 8 am. The entry fee is $50 per player/$200 per team and includes nine holes of golf, carts, longest drive and closest-to-the-pin contests, and a chance to win $10,000 for a hole-in-one. Lunch from the Adams Lions Club food truck is included in the cost.

To register for the tournament, sign up at Forest Park, call Forest Park at 413-743-3311, or text or call Lion Nick Staffin, event chair, at 413-822-5732.

www.facebook.com/Adamslionsclub

100 YEARS OF MOVIES: “ALL ABOUT EVE” (1950)
Great Barrington, 7pm

$8 / $5 ages 12 and under. ConnectorCare/WIC/EBT Card to Culture

Ambition and experience are just two themes at play in ‘All About Eve,’ a film starring Bette Davis as Broadway legend Margo Channing and Anne Baxter as the eager upstart Eve Harrington. Deception drives the plot in this six-time Oscar-winning classic from Joseph L. Mankiewicz. (No rating, 2h 18min.)

https://mahaiwe.org/event/100-years-of-movies-all-about-eve-1950/

SUNDAY - JUNE 07, 2026

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: “EL ÚLTIMO SUEñO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO”
Great Barrington, 1pm

$25 / $10 ages 21 and under. ConnectorCare/WIC/EBT Card to Culture*

The Metropolitan Opera's 2025–26 Live in HD season comes to a close with American composer Gabriela Lena Frank's first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico's painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz. The story depicts Frida, sung by leading mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead and reuniting with Diego, portrayed by baritone Carlos Álvarez. The famously feuding pair briefly relive their tumultuous love, embracing both the passion and the pain before bidding the land of the living a final farewell.

https://mahaiwe.org/event/met-opera-live-in-hd-gabriela-lena-franks-ultimo-sueno-de-frida-y-diego/

MUSIC MOUNTAINS 97TH SEASON OPENING BENEFIT
Connecticut, 3:00 PM

225 Music Mountain Road, Falls Village, CT

Concert and Reception. Benjamin Hochman & Friends from the Met Opera

Please join us at the free reception with the artists immediately following the concert, on the Great Lawn, in front of Gordon Hall.

HARVEY GRANAT SINGS THE GENIUS OF GERSHWIN
Dalton, 4 p.m.

THE STATIONERY FACTORY

Harvey Granat pays tribute to an American treasure, the composer George Gershwin. You'll hear some of his greatest songs, including "I Got Rhythm", "Summertime", "Embraceable You", and many more. Harvey will share wonderful stories behind the Gershwin songs, film and Broadway shows - some of them from his personal collection of original Gershwin correspondence, which now resides in the Library of Congress. Harvey Granat is an entertainer and music historian who has appeared at the 92nd St. Y in New York City, over 350 shows at Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts, Birdland and a host of others.

Music Director: Rob Kelly

https://www.simpletix.com/e/harvey-granat-sings-the-genius-of-gershwin-tickets-271488

MONDAY - JUNE 08, 2026

TODDLER IRISH DANCE
Great Barrington, 3:15 - 4 p.m.

For ages 2-3

Six-week dance class. Your child will explore Irish Dance (Tir Na Nog) through play and body awareness while developing coordination, movement, posture, balance, muscle strength, rhythm, timing, social skills, and confidence. Throughout the class, instructor Deirdre Walger, an EEC-certified Irish dancer, uses parachutes, dance scarves, stretchy bands, floor ladders, musical instruments, balance beams, stepping stones, hula hoops, tunnels for obstacle courses, jumping hurdles, and of course Irish dance music.

*A parent/guardian is NOT required to stay for the class.

Berkshire South Members: $70

Guests: $70

Berkshire South Regional Community Center

TUESDAY - JUNE 09, 2026

BABY & TODDLER PLAYGROUP AND CAREGIVER CONNECTION
Becket, 10-11 a.m.

A casual drop-in group at the Becket Athenaeum where parents/caregivers can connect, share, and feel supported, alongside movement, stories, and play for babies and toddlers. Coffee and tea for adults, snacks for kids provided. RSVP Appreciated. In collaboration with the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement program, which is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.

LEE LIBRARY: STORYTIME WITH NANDI THE DOG
Lee, 10:30 a.m.

Nandi, the Therapy Dog, will join one of the librarians for Storytime in the Children’s Room at the Lee Library, 100 Main St., Lee on Tuesday, June 9th and Tuesday, June 16th at 10:30am. Please contact the Lee Library at (413) 243-0385 or stop by the Circulation Desk with questions. leelibraryma.org

LEE LIBRARY: 3D PRINTING DROP-IN SESSION
Lee, 3:30 p.m.

Discover the process of 3D printing and see live demonstrations at the Lee Library, 100 Main St., Lee, on Tuesday, June 9th from 3:30 - 4:30 pm. Open to all ages. Registration is not required. Please contact the Lee Library at (413) 243-0385 with questions. leelibraryma.org

JUNE CARNUTE DINNER AT THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB
Pittsfield, 6 p.m.

Join us for a Roast Pork Dinner prepared by Carnute Catering on June 9, 2026 at 6:00 pm at the Italian American Club, 203 Newell Street.

Reservations Required. 413-326-4233

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WEDNESDAY - JUNE 10, 2026

EASY TAI CHI - 6 WEEK CLASS
Great Barrington, 1 p.m.

Wednesdays, June 10th – July 15th

1:00 – 2:00pm

Instructor: Corey Chapman

Members: $100

Guests: $130

This practice includes simple tai chi moves and Qigong methods. Slow fluid movement, self-applied massage, deep breathing exercises, and meditation releases the relaxation response in the brain. Enjoy the benefits of lower blood pressure, less joint pain, improved balance and stability, reduced stress, and over all well-being. All levels and ages will benefit. No equipment required.

Berkshire South Regional Community Center

BABY & TODDLER PLAYGROUP AND CAREGIVER CONNECTION
Becket, 10-11 a.m.

LEE LIBRARY: STORYTIME
Lee, 10:30 a.m.

The Lee Library, 100 Main St., Lee offers weekly children’s programs. Join us Wednesdays at 10:30am for Storytime. There is a new theme each week! For questions, please contact the Lee Library at (413) 243-0385 or sign up at the Circulation Desk. leelibraryma.org

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