The Berkshire Eagle presents the second annualBerkshire County's Got Talent at Barrington Stage Company's Boyd-Quinson Mainstage at 6 p.m.! Be there to see the12 finalists compete live for the $1,000 prize. You, the audience, will be the fifth judge!
Local musician Wes Buckley is raising funds to record a new album. In order to support this venture, The Berkshire Music Project will match the $10 ticket price for the first 30 tickets sold! Supporters Yuki Cohen and Methuselah have donated a special treat to all attendees, to be paired by another contribution from Jess Rufo and her team at Tyler & Pine Bakery. The show begins at 7 p.m. at Dottie's.
Are you a Grover Groupie? You will be afterseeing David Grover live at Berkshire Theatre Group's Colonial Theatre. As an ongoing commitment to making quality music accessible to all children, Grover will present a FREE concert in The Garage at 11 a.m.
Join Berkshire Running Center for aFREE fun run through the downtown and the surrounding area. This is a fundraiser for the Eagle Santa Toy Fund, so donate if you can. Now in its 89th year, the Toy Fund distributes holiday gift certificates redeemable at Walmart, allowing families to choose gifts for their children ages 3-11. Children 2 years of age or younger receive a specially chosen gift from the Santa Fund. The fun begins at 9 a.m.
Revel in the joy and redemptive power of Christmas as told in the timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the infamous miser who is shown the error of his ways and reformed by four spirits. Journey back to Victorian England and experience the classic story filled with holiday carols and the wonderment of the season. The Colonial Theatre, $29/$39.
Berkshire Paint & Sip invites you to paint anything you'd like! Walk-ins are welcomed, but reservations are recommended to guarantee your spot. You'll be guided through any painting you wish for $25, all materials included. If you bring your own canvas and paint, the cost is only $15. BYOB drinks and snacks. 6-8 p.m.
The 6th annual Yule for Fuel, co-hosted by the Berkshire Concert Choir at Zion Lutheran Church, is a FREE community sing-along, backed by a large choir, with piano and organ accompaniment. Paula Nuss will conduct the Berkshire Concert Choir, and Amy Renak and Rev. Timothy Weisman will accompany the carols. Special guests include Karen Ketchum, harp; and the Zion Lutheran Church bell choir and all-star kazoo band. A free-will offering will be collected to support the Pittsfield Area Council of Congregations Emergency Fuel Fund. 3 p.m.
On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Berkshire Salsa will hold an open house with free half-hour classes for teens and adults. See the new studio, meet the teachers and try the Argentine tango, kizomba, bachata, salsa, rhythm tap, contemporary jazz, belly-dancing and more.
Fourteen-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry (Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal) - a housewife and a golf pro - in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages at the Canadian border. When Jerry loses his job, he decides to join the firefighters, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves. Forced into the role of an adult, Joe witnesses his mother's struggle to keep her head above water.
Pittsfield's city-owned community arts center, the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, features nine working artist studios, a ceramics studio, a community room and an art gallery with changing exhibitions, classes, performances and more!
The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts would like to thank the community for another successful Wreath Art Auction. Together, we raised more than $5,000 for the South Congregational Church Food Pantry!
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Dalton Planning Board OKs Gravel Company Permit
By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Planning Board approved the renewal of Nichols Sand and Gravel's special permit for earth removal.
The company, located at 190 Cleveland Road, operates a gravel pit there.
The hours of operation will remain 7 to 4 p.m. The commission approved owner Paul Nichols' request to allow trucks to depart the property in either direction.
Nichols has to apply for renewal of the special permit every year. The previous permit required the truck to exit the property to the right.
It makes more sense to go left if truck drivers have to go to the Pittsfield area, Nichols said. He has talked to the residents in the area and they are agreeable to the change.
Former residents requested this stipulation nearly 16 years ago to reduce the number of trucks using the residential street to avoid disturbing the quality of life and neighborhood.
There weren't any residents present during the meeting who expressed concerns regarding this change.
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