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Erika MacDonald: Tea TIME puts the kettle on and welcomes theater-goers new and old with a blend of tea leaves and well-timed f-bombs. Tea TIME is a wildly intimate solo performance, blending chaos, cabaret, ritual, chanting and surprising emotional depth. From the award-winning creators of 13 Dead Dreams of “Eugene” comes a bold new experience that will warm you to your core. Erika MacDonald: Tea TIME invites audiences in for a playful, strange and unexpectedly heartfelt theatrical hour where tea becomes both prop and metaphor. What’s in the pot is not gentle recipes—they’re life-changing potions. Equal parts heart and get the f*** out of my way.

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Community Tickets (Limited Amount): $15
General Admission: $25
Pay-It-Forward (Helps Subsidize Community Tickets): $35

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The Lee Library, 100 Main St., Lee offers weekly children’s programs. Join us Mondays at 10:30am for Storytime, followed by free play. For questions, please contact the Lee Library at (413) 243-0385 or sign up at the Circulation Desk. leelibraryma.org

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Legendary Sligo style fiddler Kevin Burke returns to the Berkshires for the first time after his Dewey Hall sell-out concert last September, and this time he's bringing friends!

Kevin is joined by fiddler Dylan Foley.  Raised in the Catskills and currently living in Nashville, Dylan is the rare American who has won the All-Ireland Fiddle Championship not once, but four times!  He's known for his technical brilliance, dynamic style and has a deep respect for the Irish tradition.

Rounding out this dream team of Irish musicians is Eamon O'Leary, an acclaimed Dublin-born singer, songwriter and musician. Aside from his vocals, he accompanies with understated virtuosity on bouzouki and guitar.   

Together these three masterful players comprise The Strayaways, a collaboration of musical talent and tradition that you will long remember.  A great night of Irish music!  

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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. Please contact the Lee Library at (413) 243-0385 or stop by the Circulation Desk with questions. leelibraryma.org

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Those who are new to Medicare or already enrolled are invited to join Steve Rosenthal, Becket resident and SHINE program representative, to learn more about the Medicare enrollment process as well as details about the many changes to the Medicare system this year. There will be time for individual questions. Refreshments will be served.   SHINE program (Serving the Health Information Needs of Everyone) is administered by local Elder Services organizations throughout the state and provides free health insurance information, counseling, and assistance to people who are Medicare-eligible. The annual Medicare enrollment period runs from October 15 to December 7.   RSVP appreciated.

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Join friends and neighbors for a fun afternoon of Mah Jongg!   We are no longer offering Beginners Lessons but will continue to offer two intermediate/experienced tables. Please bring your own tiles and 2026 National Mah Jongg League cards if you have them. A limited number of cards will be available to use.   We’ll confirm the day before whether we have enough players for a game.   There is a bonus date every 3rd Thursday from 6-8pm (during Game Night).   Registration required.

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Photographer, Lee Everett previews a work in progress. Enjoy photos and stories chosen from thousands in Everett's portfolio of famous musicians whose appearances on Berkshire County stages  have been immortalized by Everett's photographs.

A free event sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.

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Andrew Wells-Oberegger is a Canadian composer, musical arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He has been professionally involved in the early and world music scenes for over twenty years and is known for his mastery of an impressive variety of instruments such as classical guitar, renaissance lute, oud, bagpipes, saz, mandolin, bouzouki and santoor. Relying on a solid academic training coupled with his knowledge of international musical traditions gained through masterclasses around the world, he adds singing as well as playing various flutes and three singular types of percussion —daff, req and Italian tamburello — to the extended list of his possibilities.

TICKETS:
Community Tickets (Limited Amount): $20
General Admission: $30
Pay-It-Forward (Helps Subsidize Community Tickets): $40

Seating/Bar: 7:00PM
Show: 7:30PM
This event is indoors.

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THE STATIONERY FACTORY

with Krishna Guthrie opening at 7:30pm

Shooting Star is the East Coast Authentic and Premier tribute to Bad Company, one of the 70’s/80’s/90’s greatest Rock-n-Roll bands and recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee (2025)! Shooting Star performs Bad Company’s chart-topping hits as well top hits from Paul Rodgers other ventures (Free & The Firm). This extensive song list of nearly 30 top hits allows the band to captivate audiences from start to finish with one great hit after another!

https://www.simpletix.com/e/shooting-star-a-tribute-to-bad-company-tickets-281380

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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.

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THE STATIONERY FACTORY

*** NOTE: This is a 21 plus event***

Berkshire Bewitches presents The Witch's Hallow Halloween Ball

Costume Contest • Live Music • Hors d'oeuvres • Raffles

Proceeds to benefit BCAC Elf Warm Clothing Program

Collection boxes for new outerwear will be at the event for ages newborn to 12 years.

https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-witch-s-hallow-halloween-ball-tickets-281434

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Last day for the Book Sale.  Audiobooks, books, CDs, DVDs, Vinyl, Puzzles, Games and stationary all available for sale. Open to all. Berkshire Athenaeum auditorium, 1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield. 

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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA

Benny Goodman’s musical legacy reaches beyond jazz. Bartók’s Contrasts, written for Goodman and violinist Joseph Szigeti, shares the program with Mozart’s beloved Clarinet Quintet as Close Encounters With Music opens its 35th season.

Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein brings these two works into focus: Mozart’s singing lines and the beauty of the clarinet among the strings, and Bartók’s restless exchanges between clarinet, violin and piano. Beethoven’s spirited Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11, and music by Gershwin complete the afternoon.

Fiterstein performs with pianist Michael Chertock, violinists Xiao-Dong Wang and Helena Baillie, violist Daniel Panner, and cellist and artistic director Yehuda Hanani. Hanani’s lively commentary explores the people and cultural circumstances behind the music, offering more to listen for in each work.

Stay for the Afterglow reception, open to all audience members, to meet the musicians and continue the conversation.

Tickets: $35 balcony / $60 orchestra, plus processing fees.
Reserve your seats at cewm.org.

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Andy Gross is a high-energy comedy-magic headliner known for blending stand-up, jaw-dropping magic, and next-level ventriloquism into one nonstop show. His viral videos have amassed over one billion views worldwide, making them some of the most widely shared and recognized magic videos online. His hit Amazon Prime comedy special Are You Kidding Me? continues to build new and loyal fans around the globe.

Best known for his unbelievable voice-throwing ability, sharp timing, and audience interaction, Andy delivers a smart, funny, and unforgettable live experience that drives strong word-of-mouth and repeat business.

https://www.simpletix.com/e/andy-gross-comedy-magic-tickets-281945

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This event is an annual census of Central Berkshire lakes and wetlands that Tom Tyning has continued from Bartlett Hendricks himself. The trip involves driving in cars to many lakes, getting out, and counting every bird. Bring a scope and lunch, the trip ends at about 3:00 PM. There is very little walking on this trip. There will be a stop for apples and pastries at Bartlett’s Orchard in Richmond!    Meet at the Berkshire Museum on South Street. Be aware, today Daylight Savings Time Ends!

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Join friends and neighbors for a fun afternoon of Mah Jongg!   We are no longer offering Beginners Lessons but will continue to offer two intermediate/experienced tables. Please bring your own tiles and 2026 National Mah Jongg League cards if you have them. A limited number of cards will be available to use.   We’ll confirm the day before whether we have enough players for a game.   There is a bonus date every 3rd Thursday from 6-8pm (during Game Night).   Registration required.

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Join a walk-in grief support group held at Berkshire South. This is open to anyone who has experienced a loss. No registration required. Drop in sessions.

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Book Sale.  members only this first night--can join at the door!  Audiobooks, books, CDs, DVDs, Vinyl, Puzzles, Games and stationary all available for sale.  Berkshire Athenaeum auditorium, 1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield.

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Celebrated wine importer Neal Rosenthal brings the wines of Burgundy to The Cliff House in Egremont for an intimate evening of exceptional food and wine. Join us for a special dinner exploring the character, tradition and terroir of Burgundy, paired with a menu crafted by The Cliff House team. The event begins with a toast by the fire and continues with four stunning wines, hosted by Neal Rosenthal and Chef Polo Dobkin. One night only.

COST: $175/ticket
BOOK: Reservations here

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Book Sale.  Audiobooks, books, CDs, DVDs, Vinyl, Puzzles, Games and stationary all available for sale. Open to all. Berkshire Athenaeum auditorium, 1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield. 

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2 WORLD TOURS-46 CITIES-204 PERFORMANCES

PENNY ARCADE’S AWARD-WINNING LONGING LASTS LONGER

"Penny Arcade combines the anarchy of Lenny Bruce with the pathos of Judy Garland,. She is provocative, intellectually stimulating, perceptive and hilariously funny. Penny Arcade is a wonder to behold; she manages to entertain, absorb and broaden the audience simultaneously. Beg, steal a ticket." -The List UK

Longing Lasts Longer is a unique blend of stand-up comedy and memoir set in a riveting rock and roll soundscape mixed live by Penny Arcade’s collaborator of 29 years Steve Zehentner. Longing Lasts Longer has been performed in 45 cities world-wide, winning three top festival prizes in Edinburgh and Adelaide. Longing Lasts Longer is fierce, visionary and ultimately a forward-looking critique of the erasure of history, the rise of nostalgia and the pervasiveness of cultural amnesia created by international gentrification seen through the lens of New York City. Longing Lasts Longer is a crack in our planet’s post-gentrified landscape and shines a light on the path to individual authenticity.

No one in theater, comedy or rock and roll does anything even remotely similar to Penny Arcade, where she combines poetics, comedy, and rock and roll into what can only be called cultural critique you can dance to! The camaraderie between her and longtime collaborator Steve Zehentner, as he mixes the unique sound score made up of 100 song loops from some of the best popular music of the past 60 years, is infectious! You will be dancing in your seat!

In Longing Lasts Longer, Penny Arcade dares to tackle the straight jacket that binds today's youth culture to the normalization of self-censorship and injects fresh air in the current lockdown of gentrification, the erasure of history and the cultural amnesia affecting not only our cities but our minds.

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PENNY ARCADE (aka Susana Ventura) is an internationally respected writer, poet, actress and theatre maker, and one of a handful of artists who created and continue to define performance art. Penny debuted with John Vaccaro’s explosive Playhouse of the Ridiculous at age 17, and was a Warhol Factory Superstar at 19, featured in the Andy Warhol's Women in Revolt. With an artistic career spanning almost 50 years, Arcade occupies a unique position in the American avant-garde. HM Koutoukas referred to her as ‘the little sister of the avant-garde’ because of her long association with the architects of the American counter culture movement: Andy Warhol, Charles Henri Ford, John Vaccaro, Judith Malina, Taylor Mead, Jack Smith, Harry Smith, Tom O’Horgan, and Charles Ludlam among others.

Her focus on the creation of community and inclusion as the goals of performance and her efforts to use performance as a trans-formative act, mark her as a true original in the American theatre. In this context, Penny has written over ten full-length shows including La Miseria, Sisi Sings the Blues, Bad Reputation and New York Values as well as and hundreds of solos. Her world famous sex and censorship show, Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore!, has been performed in over 30 cities around the world and was successfully revived as a ‘landmark production’ (London Times) for its 20th anniversary in 2012.

In 1991, Quentin Crisp chose Arcade as the woman he most identified with, naming her his anima figure and soul mate. Their friendship became professional as they undertook many performances together until his death at age 91. An Evening with Quentin Crisp and Penny Arcade is now available on DVD to mark Mr. Crisp’s centennial, and the actress Cynthia Nixon portrayed Arcade in the film on Mr. Crisp’s New York life, An Englishman in New York with John Hurt.

In 2010, Semiotexte/MIT Press published a hardcover book on Arcade called “Bad Reputation: performances, essays, interviews.” Her award winning documentary The Lower East Side Biography Project, Stemming The Tide of Cultural Amnesia which she co-creates with long-time collaborator Steve Zehentner is broadcast weekly in New York on Ch 34 Time Warner and RCN 112 and simultaneously at mnn.org.

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TICKETS: (All tickets-tiers are General Admission Seating)
Community Tickets (Limited Amount): $25
General Admission: 35
Pay-It-Forward (Helps Subsidize Community Tickets): $45
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Seating/Bar: 7:00PM
Show: 7:30PM
This event is indoors.
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Venue Accessibility: We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible event environment for all attendees. We strive to provide an event that is welcoming, accommodating, and supportive of diverse accessibility needs.

Our venue is wheelchair accessible. Accessible parking spaces and restrooms are available. And wheelchair accessible seating is available upon request. Please contact us at info@thefoundryws.com or 413.232.5222 for accessibility coordination.
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Parking is limited at the venue so please utilize the three public parking lots in Town. One is across from the Post Office, one is behind Beacon Bank and the other is just off Main Street. They are clearly marked. Do not park at Trúc Orient Express Restaurant or the Post Office or you might receive a ticket.

Visit Amici Berkshires for dinner before the show and with your ticket receive 10% off your meal.

All sales are final – The Foundry is unable to make any returns or exchanges.

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Turn up the volume and step into the smoky, riff-driven world of Texas blues rock as Thunderbeard brings the gritty swagger of ZZ Top to The Colonial Theatre (111 South Street, Pittsfield, MA)! For tickets and more information, please visit berkshiretheatre.org.

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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.

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To honor the 25th anniversary of the landmark Boston Globe investigation that inspired the Best Picture winning film, 1761 Arts, the Berkshire International Film Festival, and The Triplex Cinema are hosting a screening of Todd McCarthy's Spotlight, followed by a talkback with former Boston Globe editor Marty Baron in conversation with Berkshire Magazine's Joshua Sherman, on November 7th at 3 pm. 

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BEYOND PURPLE performs a showcase of the biggest hits from Deep Purple and Whitesnake, as well as Rainbow and Dio; all born out of the Deep Purple family tree. The band faithfully re-creates the vivid experience of live, high-energy music from what many consider to be Rock’s greatest era.

Their high energy show fully engages the crowd, with accurate song renditions that capture the raw energy and power that has made this style of music one of the most popular of all time.

https://www.simpletix.com/e/beyond-purple-tickets-281962

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Join United Counseling Service for our 9th Annual UCS Superhero 5K and Kids’ Dash! This fun, family friendly event will benefit Chickens for Change, a program of UCS that provides an opportunity for elementary through high school-age youth to raise, care for, and sell chickens and eggs in order to promote business, social, and life skills. Register at ucsvt.org/events!

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