Bob Dylan with his band will return to Wahconah Park for a concert

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Bob Dylan at Wahconah Park on August 26th.

To ease congestion in the area of Wahconah Park for the Bob Dylan concert Saturday evening, there will be bus shuttles running from the McKay Parking Garage to Wahconah Park. The shuttles will run from 4:30 p.m. until the after the concert. Mayor James M. Ruberto and Lisa Willey-Fein and Gene Fein of Berkshire Music Glen Productions announced that Bob Dylan will return to Wahconah Park a year after headlining the biggest concert in the history of Pittsfield. On Saturday, August 26, Dylan will return with a full evening of entertainment, including performances by Jimmie Vaughan with Lou Ann Barton, Junior Brown, and Elana James and the Continental Two. Tickets will be on sale at Wood Brothers Music store at 10:00 a.m., July 8, and tickets will also be available on Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. on the day of the show. â€œItâ€™s extremely rare for Bob Dylan to return to a venue that he played in the previous yearâ€™s tour,â€ said Ruberto. â€œWeâ€™re thrilled to have Bob Dylan return to Pittsfield: the entertainment and cultural hub of the Berkshires.â€ Last summer, the Bob Dylan Show was the biggest concert in the history of Pittsfield and was hailed as both a critical and logistical success. Lisa Willey-Fein and Gene Fein offered the following statement: â€œWe couldnâ€™t be happier to welcome back Bob Dylan to Wahconah Park on Saturday, August 26th, 2006. We are very thankful to Bob Dylan and his management for returning to Wahconah Park and to JAM and Mass Concerts for working with us again. We would also like to thank the honorable Mayor of Pittsfield James Ruberto, John Krol, and Paula King for their support, as well as Police Chief Riello, Lt. Winston, and Marc Maddelena, Fire Chief Duffy, Joe Carchedi, Jim McGrath, Chuck Garivaltis, Dr. John Herman, and the rest of the Parks Commission, Bill Thornton, Brian Andrews at County Ambulance, Ernie Fortini, Berkshire Medical Center, Joyce Bernstein and Larry Rosenthal of Spice Restaurant, Richard Oâ€™Brien, Ed Merritt, and everyone else who has contributed to making this, and past events, come to fruition.â€

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Rip City 14U Team Wins N.Y. Tournament

iBerkshires.com Sports05:51PM / Sunday, September 27, 2026

CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Ryker Williams went 3-for-3 with four runs batted in Sunday to lead the Rip City 14-and-under travel baseball team to a 17-3 win over the DP Canes in the championship game of the Perfect Game tournament on Sunday.

Rip City went 1-1 in pool play on Saturday before winning the tournament semi-final, 9-0, over the Northeast Pride Prestige on Sunday behind a combined two-hitter from pitchers Andrew Scalise and Lador Lawson.

Roman Raifstanger went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double against Northeast.

"In the championship, our guys came out on fire and put up a quick nine runs in the top of the 1st and never looked back," Rip City coach Rick Paris said. "It was a great team effort. The hustle and effort was absolutely fun to watch. These boys are growing by leaps and bounds from where the were at in the summer."

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