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Pittsfield, 5 - 8 p.m.
The City of Pittsfield, Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. (DPI), and the Downtown Pittsfield Cultural Association (DPCA) have announced details for the June 7 First Fridays at Five. The event will feature live music, art, dance, family fun, shopping, food, and entertainment throughout downtown Pittsfield. Headlining the June 7th event is the Happy Together Band on the mobile City Stage from 6 to 8 pm. This group is comprised of 7 members and features keyboard, two guitars, bass, drums, and vocals galore including two female leads with pitch perfect harmonies that will transport you back to the 1960s. Members are Tony Gubelman, Phil Grover, Matt McKeever, Tom Kitterman, Bob Jones, Michele Marano, and Melissa Campbell. The City Stage will be located at the south end of the road closure on North Street near Park Square. City Stage entertainment will move inside in the case of inclement weather. Berkshire Art Center, 141 North Street, will feature Free Drop-in Art Making from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. All ages are welcome to stop in to participate in a free art activity with the guidance and support of a faculty artist. There will be many downtown restaurants serving food outside during the event or stick around for a bite after 8. There will be live music with local cover band, Mr. Doubtfire, at Dorothy’s Estaminet, 438 North Street, from 7 to 10 pm. First Fridays at Five is a brand-new event led by the City of Pittsfield and Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. taking place in downtown Pittsfield from May-September. A portion of North Street and School Street will be closed during the event.
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Becket, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
This creative movement offering is designed to provide an opportunity for children to exercise their imagination, strengthen their fine and gross motor skills, and support the development of social skills and emotional intelligence.
RSVP appreciated. Masks optional. @BecketAthenaeum
Laurel Lenski is a Berkshire County native with a passion for sharing the power of movement and expression. Scholastically, she holds an A.A. in Dance and a B.S. in Expressive Art Therapy. Since obtaining those degrees, she has applied her knowledge and experience through various professional roles in the human services field. Many of those roles afforded her the opportunity to lead exercise and movement classes for senior citizens, residents of long term care communities, and creative movement groups for preschool age children.
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BIDWELL HOUSE MUSEUM SUMMER HISTORY TALK
Monterey, 11 am
Unlearning in Order to Learn: A Conversation about Local Indigenous Histories with Professor Alice Nash. In-Person, Members $15 & Non-Members $25. Zoom, Members free & Non-Members $15. Lecture will be held at the Tyringham Union Church and via Zoom. 11 a.m.
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WEST MASS BRASS BAND CONCERT
Pittsfield, 1:00 om
The West Mass Brass Band (WMBB), a brass band in the British tradition, will be performing a free concert at St. Joseph’s Church, at 414 North Street, Pittsfield, MA, on Saturday 6/8/24 at 1 PM in participation of the church’s 175 years anniversary festivities. There will also be a cookout. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. (if rain, the concert will be inside.) For more information contact Ken McCance – kmccance@aol.com, 413-659-2622
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LICH GATE CONCERTS IN THE PARK
Sheffield, 4 p.m.
World-Class Chamber Music in the Berkshires! Lich Gate Concerts invites you to immerse yourself in a delightful afternoon of chamber music under the graceful canopy of the wooden Pavilion in Sheffield Town Park.
George Frideric Handel - Concerto Grosso No. 3 in e minor for string quartet Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, the “Harp”
Our renowned string quartet members are Jorge Ávila, Violin I; Rachel Handman, Violin II; Orlando Wells, Viola; and Sarah Hewitt-Roth, Cello, and Guest Soloist, William R. Hudgins, Principal Clarinet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
TICKETS: https://lichgateconcerts.ludus.com QUESTIONS: Office@LichGateConcerts.org
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BERKSHIRE BACH SOCIETY CONCERT
Great Barrington, 4 pm
The Berkshire Bach Society concludes its regular 2023-2024 season with A Baroque Spring Posy: Music for Baroque Violin and Harpsichord, at Kellogg Music Center on the campus of Bard College at Simon's Rock (84 Alford Road, Great Barrington). Tickets
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THE WEST STOCKBRIDGE JAZZ SERIES
W. Stockbridge, 7 p.m.
Guitarist Peter Einhorn is an award-winning composer who has scored dozens of documentary films and videos. He is a graduate of the University of Miami jazz guitar program and holds Masters degrees in music composition and mathematics. His performancevenues range from numerous New York City jazz clubs to the Metropolitan Opera. He has performed and/or recorded with jazz greats including Ira Sullivan, Joe Lavona, Jimmy Cobb, Steve Swallow and Eddie Daniels and on the classical side with Placido Domingo. His most recent recording is “Seems Like Old Times”. Others include Karl Berger’s “StillPoint” with John Lindberg (NY String Trio) which is internationally distributed on Sunny Moon records and Ira Sullivan’s “Strings Attached” on Pausa Records. He is a “Meet the Composer" grant recipient.
For this performance Peter will be joined by Emily Kate Einhorn-vocalist, Lou Pappas-bass and Scott Neumann-drums.
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PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Williamstown, 9 to 11 a.m.
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Windsor | Lenox, 4 p.m.
11:30am - 3:30pm
Social Prescription Symposium (RSVP)
Gordon Studio at the Linde Center
3 W Hawthorne Rd, Lenox, MA 01240
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Longwood Symphony Orchestra Concert with Longwood Chorus (tickets)
Seiji Ozawa Hall
297 West St, Lenox, MA 01240
AUGUSTA READ THOMAS Fanfare of Hope & Solidarity
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 5
BRAHMS Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
BEETHOVEN from Christ on the Mount of Olives: Hallelujah
The concert at Ozawa Hall is $30 for adults, $25 for seniors, and $10 for students. Tickets here: https://longwoodsymphony.org/concerts/june9-2024
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Becket, 10 - 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!
RSVP Appreciated. Masks optional. @BecketAthenaeum
In collaboration with the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement program which is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
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KIDS' PICKUP KICKBALL
Lee, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
The Lee Youth Commission is offering kickball on Tuesday through June 11 at the Athletic Field, weather permitting. Free and open to all ages; no registration required. More information here or contact youthcommission@lee.ma.us.
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COUNTRY BLUES WITH RALPH ROSEN
Becket, 6 - 7 p.m.
Through audio & video recordings, hear how its melodies, song forms, and rhythms came from “field hollers” often used by enslaved Afro-Americans. Discover how acoustic Texas and Mississippi Delta Country Blues gave rise to the electrified City Blues known around the world.
Ralph Rosen, a drummer, had a lengthy jazz career with notable greats while growing and managing Berklee School of Music’s Stan Getz Library Media Center for 31 years. He continues to compose, arrange, and record original music locally.
RSVP appreciated. @BecketAthenaeum
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Pittsfield, 6 p.m.
68% of ticks, of any size, now carry disease; 100 strains of Lyme Disease and over 350 possible Co-Infections. Learn how to safely remove a tick, or if embedded where to go for removal, how to preserve it and where to send it in for analysis to see if it was carrying disease. Suffering from Lyme Disease and Co-Infections? Looking for answers, prevention, accurate testing? Need help finding a Lyme Literate doctor, and an effective protocol? We can help. We've been there and are healing successfully and will share with you how to do so. Berkshire Lyme Alliance MEETS WEDNESDAY EVENINGS at 6 PM - June 12, July 10 Location: Berkshire Athenaeum (Pittsfield Library) Ground Floor Auditorium 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201 Public Welcome ~ First To Arrive Wins The Door Prize
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Becket, 6 - 8 p.m.
Join friends and neighbors for a fun evening of board and card games! If you have a favorite, please bring it along to share/teach to fellow gamers! Games the Athenaeum owns include Monopoly, Code Names, The All American History Trivia Game, Sorry, Chess, Quiddler (word game), SET, and many more! Refreshments will be served! You're welcome to bring your beverage of choice (including alcohol). Masks optional. Ages 13+ are welcome. RSVP appreciated. @BecketAthenaeum
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INDIE NIGHT: CREEK ROAD
Dalton, 7 p.m.
Indie Night is a monthly series highlighting emerging independent artists. CREEK ROAD IS A NY BASED COUNTRY BAND. THE GROUP WAS FORMED THROUGH CONNECTIONS MADE AT PONYBOY BAR IN BROOKLYN. THE BANJO, HARMONY SINGING AND A MULTI GENRE APPROACH IN PRODUCTION GIVES CREEK ROAD A UNIQUE SOUND IN THE CURRENT POPULAR MUSIC LANDSCAPE. THE BAND IS SINGER/LEAD GUITARIST WILLIAM DUFAULT, DRUMMER ROBERT MARCELLO, AND BASSIST JESSE SERRANO. CREEK ROAD OPENED FOR ACTION BRONSON IN SPRING/SUMMER 23' AND JUST RECORDED AN ALBUM IN WOODY CREEK COLORADO. The Stationery Factory www.stationery-factory.com
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, 7 p.m.
On Friday, June 14th at 7:00 PM, we’ll have our third program in the Berkshire Nature Talk Series. Dr. Thea Kristensen, along with one of her undergraduate students from Amherst College, will talk about the MassMammals project, including its subsidiary MassBears, which seeks to explore black bear distribution and behavior in Massachusetts. MassMammals provides educational information about local wildlife, working with community participants to collect various forms of sightings data, and collaborating with local schools and organizations. Dr. Kristensen and her student will share the origins and status of the research project along with current research directions, and how residents can get involved.
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Becket, 1 - 2 p.m.
John Porcino, local storyteller & musician, will share funny and moving stories from many of the world’s people and play fascinating and beautiful musical instruments from many of the places they come from.
This event replaces our morning Storytime. @BecketAthenaeum
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COJIRO AND MAGGIE MCRAE
Lenox, 7:15 p.m.
Our next dance is scheduled for Saturday, June 15th, with music by Cojiro - Jess Newman (Fiddle), Mark Price (Guitar, mandolin, cello), Ben Graubart (fiddle, mandolin), with caller Maggie McRae. Roles will be Larks and Robins
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.
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Amherst, 2 p.m.
Join us at the Yiddish Book Center on Sunday, June 16 at 2:00 p.m. for a conversation with celebrated photographer and filmmaker, Harvey Wang. Wang will be in conversation with Lisa Newman, director of publishing and public programs, about his exhibit, Harvey Wang’s New York, opening that same day at the Yiddish Book Center.
The iconic portraits in Harvey Wang’s New York show the men and women performing New York’s vanishing jobs. A 97-year-old scrap-metal collector, a pillow maker, and a mannequin maker, are just a few of the professions featured in these beautiful and poignant portraits. His photographs entertain and inform while documenting a way of life before it disappears.
This event is free and open to the public. No advanced registration is required.
The Yiddish Book Center’s museum is open Sunday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Plan your visit to the Center here.
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Becket, 10 - 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!
RSVP Appreciated. Masks optional. @BecketAthenaeum
In collaboration with the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement program which is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
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MOVIE NIGHT FOR ADULTS
Becket, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
The movie with the most votes as of March 30 will be shown
Movie starts at 7pm
Popcorn, candy, & non-alcoholic beverages provided
You're welcome to bring your beverage of choice (including alcohol)
Older children, 13+, may come with an adult at the discretion of their guardian
Masks optional @BecketAthenaeum
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Becket, 7 - 8 p.m.
From TikTok stardom to full-blown author, join us as we virtually welcome famous trans handywoman, Mercury Stardust! You can either attend anywhere from your own device on Zoom OR join us at the library for a live watch party on the big screen with free popcorn! This author talk & moderated Q&A with Mercury herself is hosted by the Rowley Public Library and presented in conjunction with 50+ other MA libraries. Mercury is the acclaimed author of Safe and Sound: A Renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair and has also dedicated her time to helping people on TikTok reclaim their independence through home improvement. As an out and proud non-binary trans feminine person, Mercury has also used her platform to help raise over $2 million for trans healthcare. Ages 13+ welcome. Option 1: Attend anywhere from your own device on Zoom. Registration required. Option 2: Watch live on the big screen at the library. RSVP appreciated. @BecketAthenaeum
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North Adams, 10:00 a.m.
Youth Services invites youth and their families for a viewing of Nutshell Playhouse’s new play “Saving Jazzy” "Can Mambo and Nemonee save the beautiful but endangered Floratius Serendipitus? Follow them on their hilarious adventures around the globe as they look for the special ingredients that will do the trick. Featuring masks, movement, live music and puppetry, this original performance provides a wonderful chance to awaken young children to Earth's mysteries and the delicate balance of nature." SUMMER READING SIGN-UP BEGINS AT THIS EVENT!
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STORYTIME WITH STAY & PLAY @BECKETATHENAEUM
Becket, 10:30am-12:30pm
Join us to hear a story and make a craft*!
Storytime: 10:30 to 11:30am
Stay & Play: 11:30am to 12:30pm
Kids and caregivers are invited to stay at the library after Storytime for Stay & Play! We’ll keep the party going with toys, games, puzzles, and snacks for the kids, along with coffee, tea, snacks, and time for connection for the caregivers! Families are not required to attend Storytime to join in on Stay & Play - stop by when you can!
*Second Saturday of the month, the craft project is replaced by creative movement with Laurel Lenski and no formal Stay & Play will be held but families are always welcome (and encouraged!) to hang out in the library.
RSVP appreciated. Masks optional.
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BRANDON PATRICK GEORGE, FLUTE
New York, 7:30 p.m.
This Grammy-winning flutist and member of the Imani Winds was recently profiled in the NY Times under the headline, “A Flutist Steps into the Solo Spotlight.” His solo program features an hour-long meditation of flute classics and new works that draw inspiration from them.
TwoFold
Works of CPE and JS Bach, Debussy, Takemitsu, Crawford-Seeger, and others
Tickets and more information: https://capitalregionclassical.org/product/brandon-patrick-george/
Explore the full Tannery Pond series: https://capitalregionclassical.org/tannery-pond-concerts/
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BEN FOLDS – PAPER AIRPLANE REQUEST TOUR
Great Barrington, 8 p.m.
Mahaiwe Member & Youth Discount Event
$65 Upper Balcony (Limited)
$80 Reserved
$95 Preferred
$120 Premium
Members receive $5 off Reserved, Preferred, and Premium tickets
$15 ages 30 and under (visit the Box Office or call 413-528-0100, Wed – Sat, 12-4pm)
Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. Born and raised in North Carolina, Folds first rose to fame in the mid-’90s with Ben Folds Five, whose acerbic, genre-bending take on piano pop helped define an entire era of alternative rock. After scoring multiple hit singles and a gold record with the band, Folds launched his solo career in 2001, releasing a series of similarly acclaimed albums that would firmly establish him as one of the most ambitious and versatile songwriters of his generation. For the past three decades, he’s toured as a pop artist, while also performing with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras.
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WILD THING 5K & 10K TRAIL RACE AND WALK
Lenox, 9 a.m.
Mass Audubon's Wild Thing 5K and 10K Trail Race and Walk is a wooded trail run starting and ending at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, 471 West Mountain Road. The race goes through a variety of elevation in both distances. Wild Thing benefits Mass Audubon's conservation and environmental education programming in Berkshire County. More information here.
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W. Stockbridge | Alford | Egremont | Great Barrington | Lee | Lenox | New Marlborough | Pittsfield | Sheffield | Stockbridge
June 24 – 29 | Ages 8 to 13, half-day option for ages 8-9 (mornings only)
Monday to Saturday, 9am-3pm; 9am-12pm half day
An exciting journey into the engaging and rewarding world of dance, this two-week program provides an introduction to dance forms including ballet, modern, African, and more. Dancers will also have a chance to practice dance-making of their own!
Tuition assistance is available. Learn more and register → https://bit.ly/BP-intensives
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Lee, 1 pm
This program will be held at the Lee, MA Library, 100 Main Street, on Monday 24 June starting at 1:00 p.m. Enjoy this family friendly interactive magic performance full of comedy and suspense as Ed the Wizard weaves together the importance of building and maintaining one’s reading skills.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lee Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Becket, 10 - 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!
RSVP Appreciated. Masks optional. @BecketAthenaeum
In collaboration with the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement program which is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
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