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STORYTIME WITH STAY & PLAY @BECKETATHENAEUM

Becket, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Circle time, stories, movement, music and play for kids birth through age 3. Siblings are always welcome. Coffee and tea for caregivers, snacks for kids. Masks optional.

RSVP appreciated.

MSB FALL FEST & OPEN HOUSE

Windsor | Lenox, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Come visit The Montessori School of the Berkshires for their annual Fall Fest Open House! Enjoy arts and crafts in each classroom, meet the staff and explore the campus. The school serves children from 15 months old through 8th grade. All are welcome!

MINI SPELL JARS FOR TEENS

North Adams, 11:30 a.m.

Youth in grades 6-12 are invited to join Rebecca from Wild Soul River on Saturday, October 19th at 11:30am in the Community Room to create their own mini spell jars! The spell jars to create will be: Self-love/ Self Esteem Anti Bullying / Energy Protection Happiness Focus Vibe Reset And “Sweetening” Situations / Dynamics (smoothing out drama) Registration for this program is highly encouraged. To register call (413) 662-3133 ex. 14 or email hdix@northadams-ma.gov North Adams Public Library with Wild Soul River

DEADFALL 3 MUSIC & ARTS FEST

Dalton, 3 p.m.

A family friendly Music and Arts Festival featuring Dead Man’s Waltz, Mystic Dead, A Phone Connection, Just Garcia Band The Picky Bastards vendors & more!

3-11pm

Full bar & food available

www.stationery-factory.com

DOWNTOWN PITTSFIELD… IT’S ALIVE! NIGHT CIRCUS
Pittsfield, 4 to 7 p.m.
Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. has announced the return of Downtown Pittsfield… It’s Alive! to celebrate the Halloween season. This year’s event will be on Saturday, October 19 and will feature 2 parts: a Kids’ Zone on the St. Joseph’s Church lawn from 12 to 3 pm; and a Night Circus from 4 to 7 pm on Dunham Mall, North Street, and School Street. The It’s Alive! Night Circus (4-7PM) will feature live music by the Housie Shakers, fire dancing with Opal Raven Cirque, belly dancing by Rosebud Red, a beer garden at Hot Plate Brewing Co., food vendors (Marie's North Street Eatery, Otto's Kitchen & Comfort, and Cravins Ice Cream), free Tarot and Rune readings, free Caricatures by Matt Bernson, free face-painting for adults, and select vendors including Always Love, Auntie Janet's Gifts, Fandom Forge, and Truffles by Tarah. Tarot is with A. Whim and Rune readings are by Damon. The rain location for the Downtown Pittsfield… It’s Alive! Night Circus will be Hot Plate Brewing Co., 1 School Street. Downtown Pittsfield… It’s Alive! is presented by Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. thanks to support from Mill Town Foundation, MassDevelopment’s TDI (Transformative Development Initiative), The Feigenbaum Foundation, Pittsfield Cultural Council, and the City of Pittsfield. For more information on Downtown Pittsfield… It’s Alive!, visit downtownpittsfield.com or call Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. at 413-443-6501.

15TH ANNUAL ZOMBIE PUB CRAWL

Pittsfield, 5 - Midnight
Mark your calendars for the 15th annual Zombie Pub Crawl in downtown Pittsfield, MA! Join us as we take over the streets in your most creative Zombie costumes for a spooktacular night of fun and festivities. Don't miss out on this thrilling event! Fundraising for Soldier On (Veterans) Special Guest: Witch Slapped - INFO TO COME If you can't make the event but you'd like to make a donation please send it to our Cashapp: $ZombiePubCrawl413 ----------------------------- CRAWL TIPS: • Please Bring Cash For Zombie Merch and Donations • Bring your ID/License • BE AWARE: We love Special FX Makeup, however, if you do not look like your ID, bartenders have the right to deny serving you. Please don’t get angry with them. They are doing their job. • BE SAFE! Plan to have a DD, Taxi, Uber/Lyft Driver, or Walk. Bird Scooters will be accessible, however, we ask that you DO NOT ride these intoxicated. ----------------------------- LOCATIONS: TBA First Stop: Hot Plate Brewing Co 5-6PM ----------------------------- *21+ FREE EVENT TO ATTEND

CLARKSBURG ANNUAL HAUNTED HAYRIDE

Clarksburg, 6 - 9:30 p.m.

The annual haunted hayride will return to Clarksburg State Park, 1199 Middle Road, to delight families during the Halloween season. This year's event will be held on Saturday, October 19th from 6:00-9:00 pm with a rain date of Saturday, October 26th. Admission is $10 and $5 for children 5 and under. Families will enjoy riding on hay covered trailers down a pumpkin lined road into the "haunted" camping area, where you will be treated to spooky scenes and decorations. Make sure to visit the concession stand for yummy treats and drinks. The entire event is organized and staffed by volunteers from the Clarksburg School, the local community, and local businesses. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Clarksburg School 8th Graders. This is a cash only event.

RED CASE BAND AND CHRIS WILTSHIRE AT LENOX CONTRA DANCE

Windsor | Lenox, 7:15 - 10:30 p.m.

Come join us contra dancing to live music. We have a different band and caller each month. Dances are held on Third Saturday nights in Lenox, Massachusetts in the Lenox Community Center, at 65 Walker Street. Experience the pleasure of dancing on a beautiful wood floor, in a high-ceiling second floor (handicap accessible) ballroom with a raised stage.

Admission is $12-15 for adults and $8-10 for students. New Dancers - 2nd dance free!

Dances begin with a 15 minute beginner introduction at 7:15 followed by dancing from 7:30 to 10:30. Refreshments are offered during the social break from dancing. All the dances are taught. No partner necessary. Come alone or bring friends.

Please do not come to a dance if you have any symptoms or recently tested positive for COVID-19 or were in close contact with someone who recently tested positive.

LAKE EFFECT AND CHRIS WILTSHIRE AT LENOX CONTRA DANCE

Our next dance will be held, Saturday, October 19th, with music by Lake Effect - Chuck Abell (guitar and vocals), Matt Sloboda (fiddle, mandolin), and Catherine Sloboda (fiddle), with caller Chris Wiltshire.. Roles will be Larks and Robins.

Admission is $12-15 for adults and $8-10 for students. New Dancers - 2nd dance free!

Please do not come to a dance if you have any symptoms or recently tested positive for COVID-19 or were in close contact with someone who recently tested positive.

SUNDAY - OCTOBER 20, 2024

THE LAST NEW YORKER, WITH HARVEY WANG

Amherst, 2 p.m.

Lifelong friends and New Yorkers Lenny Sugarman (Dominic Chianese) and Ruben Liebner (Dick Latessa) barely recognize the city of their youth. When Lenny, a small-time investor who’s always managed by rolling the dice on Wall Street, can no longer keep up with the times, Ruben hatches a plan to get them both out of the city they know and love. But Lenny’s not going anywhere. He’s got two last rolls of the dice: one for the money, and one for the love of a beautiful mystery woman.

The Last New Yorker is a tale of friendship, love, and the world’s greatest city.

Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes; English

Following the film screening there will be a talkback with the director, Harvey Wang.

WEST STOCKBRIDGE CHAMBER PLAYERS HARVEST CONCERT

W. Stockbridge, 4 p.m.

Don’t miss the all-Mozart West Stockbridge Chamber Players Harvest Concert on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 4 p.m. in the West Stockbridge Old Town Hall. Featuring Chamber Players’ artistic director Catherine Hudgins on Basset horn, William Hudgins on Basset horn, Andrew Sandwick on Basset horn, Sheila Fiekowsky on violin, Daniel Getz on viola, and Adam Esbensen on cello, the program includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Divertimento No. 1 in B-flat major for 3 basset horns, KV 439b/I, his Divertimento “Don Giovanni” for 3 basset horns (arr. Schottstädt), and his Divertimento in E-flat major for string trio, K. 563. Old Town Hall, 9 Main Street, West Stockbridge. Tickets ($35 for members; $40 for nonmembers) can be reserved at weststockbridgehistory.org. Limited attendance — first come, first served.

MINI MAKER MARKET @ GREYLOCK WORKS

North Adams, 9:30am - 1:30pm

The mini maker market @ Greylock WORKS is an intimate, synergistic gathering of regional artisans. This uniquely curated Sunday market provides an opportunity for the community to connect + shop with these local creatives at our 150 year old, renovated mill building.

The market spreads throughout the courtyard, alongside the on-site restaurant The Break Room, Berkshire Cider, The Distillery, Railroad St. Collective, 328North Farm Studio, and open artist studios - the perfect opportunity to make a day of it in the Berkshires!

The mini maker market will run on the following Sundays from 9:30am - 1:30pm: 7/21, 8/18, 9/29, and 10/20.

Learn More.

TUESDAY - OCTOBER 22, 2024

MEMOIR WORKSHOP: MAKING A PRESENT OF YOUR PAST

Lanesborough, 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Want to Preserve Your Memories? Lanesborough Public Library presents professional storyteller, Mary Jo Danckert Maichack, leading an engaging and fun four-part workshop in memoir writing for adults. Under a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant to the Lanesborough Public Library, professional storyteller, Mary Jo Danckert Maichack, will lead a four-part workshop in memoir writing in the Lanesborough Town Hall Community Room. Adults of any experience level may attend any number of the events. Writing prompts from literature will serve as models of strong memoir writing. Want to Preserve Your Memories? Come to this Engaging & Fun Workshop for Adults. Have you wanted to create your memoir and leave a record of your life, but haven’t found a way to get started? This workshop can help you! Using memoirs from writers past and present, professional storyteller Mary Jo Danckert Maichack gives you prompts for jogging important memories and events from your life so you can get into a writing flow. Interesting questions get your heart remembering and your hand writing. Easy, fun, totally non-judgmental, invaluable—as only you really know your life story. What a gift to leave for others! Free & Open to the Public. No registration required, but please plan to attend all 4 sessions! Tuesday afternoons, 1 - 2:30 pm. Oct. 15, 22, 29 and Nov. 12th, 2024 Lanesborough Town Hall Community Room, 83 North Main St Lanesborough. The Community Room is on the lower level of Town Hall (driveway just north of the building) and fully accessible. Contact the Lanesborough Public Library with any questions. 413-442-0222. Special thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support in providing this program.

BABY & TODDLER PLAYGROUP @BECKETATHENAEUM

Becket, 10 to 11 a.m.

Circle time, stories, movement, music and play for kids birth through age 3. Siblings are always welcome. Coffee and tea for caregivers, snacks for kids. Masks optional.

RSVP appreciated.

WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 23, 2024

MEDITATION WORKSHOP

Adams, 6:30 p.m.

Meditation Workshop is a series of classes for silent meditation at Anahata Schoolhouse Yoga and Healing Arts Center 201 North Summer Street North Adams MA. The focus is help people enter into deeper states of peace in meditation and the active hours of life.

Meditation Workshop is an Interfaith gathering. People of all faith and philosophical traditions are welcome. After a brief introduction to meditation practice, there is a 30 minute silent meditation. Following the time of silence there is an informal conversation about ways to quiet the mind.

Emphasis is also on applying mindful awareness more consistently at work and home and in the context of all one's relationships and conversations. Will Raymond is an experienced meditation teacher. he is able to tailor comments to beginners and those with established meditation practice.

THURSDAY - OCTOBER 24, 2024

A HISTORY OF SHIPWRECKS WITH CAPTAIN GREG KETCHEN

Becket, 1 - 2 p.m.

Join us for this virtual program about historic shipwrecks that have occurred south and east of Massachusetts. The region has been called the Graveyard of the North Atlantic with over 3,000 wrecks there since European sailors first began exploring the shores of the western Atlantic. Because of the hazards experienced by ships sailing these waters, Massachusetts was the 18th century birthplace of the modern United States Coast Guard. This presentation will include an overview of shipwrecks, their causes, and the evolution of response resources and programs. RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program. Presented in partnership with Friends of the Ashfield Public Library and other libraries from across MA & NH. Register for this Zoom presentation. @BecketAthenaeum

MEDICARE READINESS SESSION

Great Barrington, 12 PM to 1 PM

Fairfield Inn & Suites
249 Stockbridge Rd
Great Barrington, MA 01230

Register or find other community Medicare sessions at healthnewengland.org/medicare/sessions, email msupport@hne.com for a 1:1 meeting, or call (877) 443-3314 for more information.

MEDICARE READINESS SESSION

Great Barrington, 12 PM to 1 PM

Fairfield Inn & Suites
249 Stockbridge Rd
Great Barrington, MA 01230

Register or find other community Medicare sessions at healthnewengland.org/medicare/sessions, email msupport@hne.com for a 1:1 meeting, or call (877) 443-3314 for more information.

MEDICARE READINESS SESSION

Great Barrington, 12 PM to 1 PM

Fairfield Inn & Suites
249 Stockbridge Rd
Great Barrington, MA 01230

Register or find other community Medicare sessions at healthnewengland.org/medicare/sessions, email msupport@hne.com for a 1:1 meeting, or call (877) 443-3314 for more information.

MEDICARE READINESS SESSION

Great Barrington, Noon to 1 p.m.

Learn about Health New England's 2025 Medicare Advantage options from your local team. Health New England Medicare experts will explain the company's 2025 Medicare Advantage options and what you need to know when choosing a Medicare plan. Register or find other community Medicare sessions at healthnewengland.org/medicare/sessions, or email msupport@hne.com for a 1:1 meeting.

FRIDAY - OCTOBER 25, 2024

BFAIR 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Incorporated in 1994, we are thrilled to celebrate our organization’s 30th year providing services to people of all abilities around Berkshire, Hampden, and Hampshire Counties. This event will take place at Williams Inn on October 25th, 2024 from 4:30pm- 8:30pm, with VIP hour from 4:30pm-5:30pm. To fully celebrate this milestone, we’re inviting guests to party like it’s 1994 with BFAIR!

Over the past 30 years, we’ve had the opportunity to provide quality, individualized services to people with developmental disabilities, autism, and acquired brain injury. We are so grateful to our supportive community of individuals, families, and businesses who have championed this work. As we look towards the next 30 years, we are excited to celebrate and reflect on all the tremendous services provided and the impact it has made for so many people.

AILEY II

Great Barrington, 8 p.m.

$36 – $76 Mahaiwe Member & Youth Discount Event

$36 Reserved
$56 Preferred
$76 Premium

Members receive $5 off each ticket
$15 ages 30 and under (visit the Box Office or call 413-528-0100, Wed – Sat, 12-4pm)

This year, Ailey II – The Next Generation of Dance – marks its 50th anniversary of merging the spirit and energy of the country’s finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding and emerging choreographers. Founded by Alvin Ailey in 1974, this universally renowned company embodies his pioneering mission to establish an extended cultural community that provides dance performances, training, and community programs for all people. Under the leadership of Sylvia Waters, who served as artistic director for 38 seasons, Ailey II flourished into one of the most popular modern dance companies, combining a rigorous touring schedule with extensive community outreach programs. Today, with Artistic Director Francesca Harper at the helm, she brings fresh perspectives to Mr. Ailey’s legacy, while nurturing new creative voices and propelling the company forward.

SATURDAY - OCTOBER 26, 2024

MEDICARE READINESS SESSION

Lenox, 10 AM to 1 PM

Learn about Health New England's 2025 Medicare Advantage options from your local team. Health New England Medicare experts will explain your options and what you need to know when choosing a Medicare plan.

Marriott Courtyard
70 Pittsfield Rd.
Lenox, MA 01240

Register or find other community Medicare sessions at healthnewengland.org/medicare/sessions, email msupport@hne.com for a 1:1 meeting, or call (877) 443-3314 for more information.

STORY TIME AT THE CLARKSBURG TOWN LIBRARY

Clarksburg, 10:00 a.m.

Join Miss Emilee and our wonderful community at the the Clarksburg Town Library as she leads us in stories, singing, and more. Ages 5 and under.

711 W Cross Rd
Clarksburg, MA

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

STORYTIME WITH STAY & PLAY @BECKETATHENAEUM

Becket, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Circle time, stories, movement, music and play for kids birth through age 3. Siblings are always welcome. Coffee and tea for caregivers, snacks for kids. Masks optional.

RSVP appreciated.

AILEY II

Great Barrington, 3 p.m.

$36 – $76

Mahaiwe Member & Youth Discount Event

$36 Reserved
$56 Preferred
$76 Premium

Members receive $5 off each ticket
$15 ages 30 and under (visit the Box Office or call 413-528-0100, Wed – Sat, 12-4pm)

DALTON COUNTRY FEST

Dalton, 6 p.m.
The 1st Annual Dalton Country Fest featuring Hotshot Hillbillies, Whiskey Sour (members of Whiskey City), Kollin Kozlowski and Square Dancing with Cliff Brodeur & Terry Hall! Food will be available from Biggins Diggins This is a benefit for the Dalton Lions Club which is a fellowship of dedicated men and women volunteers who share a vision, passion and energy to make a positive impact helping others while making friends in a club atmosphere. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: The first 100 tickets are only $25 GA $30 Full bar available www.stationery-factory.com

2ND ANNUAL SPOOKTACULAR HAYRIDE

Florida, 6 p.m.

MONDAY - OCTOBER 28, 2024

EVEN MORE HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSES OF NEW ENGLAND

Becket, 7 - 8 p.m.

Lighthouses and ghost stories often seem to go hand in hand. In the past, Jeremy has discussed the lovelorn spirit known as Ernie at Connecticut's New London Ledge Light, the piano playing ghost of Maine's Seguin Light, the mysterious Woman in White in the Isles of Shoals, as well as the spirit of a drowned lighthouse keeper at Penfield Reef in Connecticut. Who knows what fascinating and haunting tales Jeremy will come up with this time!

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program. Presented in partnership with Friends of the Ashfield Public Library and other libraries from across MA & NH.

Register for this Zoom presentation. @BecketAthenaeum