Cultural Pittsfield This Week: May 24-30

10:29AM / Friday, May 24, 2019Print Story | Email Story

SATURDAY Food Truck Feastival at Wahconah Park

The 3rd annual Food Truck Feastival returns to Wahconah Park from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This is a public event featuring food trucks and vendors from all around Berkshire County! Free admission. $3 for parking.

MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE

SUN The Suitcase Junket at Hancock Shaker Village

The Shaker Barn Music series at Hancock Shaker Village kicks off its 2019 season with The Suitcase Junket. One-man virtuoso Matt Lorenz's signature sound is a mash-up of mountain ballads, original rock anthems, blues manifestos and dance-hall festivity. Williamstown, Mass. native Eliza Edens will open the show. 7:30 p.m.

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FAMILY FRIENDLY

NEXT THU Latin American Music at Herberg School

"A Journey into Latin America Through Music" will feature La Voz de Tres with special guest Marcelo Woloski and The Herberg Middle School Concert Band and Concert Chorus, who will be premiering two new arrangements along with other Latin American music selections. Herberg Middle School, 7 p.m.

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FRI WeeMuse: Adventures at Berkshire Museum | FRI-THU Parenting Classes & Play Groups at Berkshire Children & Families | SAT Chow Time at Berkshire Museum | SAT Kitchen Ka-Boom! at Berkshire Museum | SAT Designing with da Vinci at Berkshire Museum | SAT da Vinci After Hours at Berkshire Museum | SUN Discovery Tank Program at Berkshire Museum | TUE WeeMuse: Littlest Learners at Berkshire Museum | TUE Youth Chill Zone at Tyler Street Lab | THU Preschool Play & Learn at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU Farm Friends at Hancock Shaker Village | THU Fandom Thursday at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU Lego Club at Berkshire Athenaeum

WELLNESS

SUN Goat Yoga at Hancock Shaker Village

Goat Yoga is baaaack by popular demand at Hancock Shaker Village. Bring a mat, a towel and an open mind and practice yoga with the farm's adorable goats. 10-11 a.m. $25/$22.50 for HSV members.

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FRI-THU Various Classes at Berkshire Running Center | FRI-THU Various Classes at Berkshire Family YMCA | FRI-THU Various Classes at Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness | FRI-THU Various Classes at Radiance Yoga | FRI-THU Various Classes at Berkshire Salsa | FRI-THU Various Classes at Modig Internal Disciplines | FRI-THU Various Classes at Pilates Fit | FRI Learn to Belly Dance at The Here and Now | SAT Sunrise Yoga on the Deck at Rusty Anchor | SAT Restorative Yoga w/Massage at Radiance Yoga | MON Barre Class on the Deck at Rusty Anchor

GET CREATIVE

FRI Paint a Birdhouse at Bisque, Beads & Beyond

Bisque, Beads & Beyond invites you to paint a handcrafted pine birdhouse to hang in your yard. The price depends on the style of birdhouse. There are six styles to choose from and they range from $35-$45. Call the studio to reserve your house and your spot! 6-8 p.m.

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WED Kokedama Class at Township Four | THU Paint "Cardinal in Bloom" at Berkshire Paint & Sip

PERFORMANCE

WED+ Hold These Truths at Barrington Stage

Jeanne Sakata's Hold These Truths is the story of unsung American hero Gordon Hirabayashi (Joel de la Fuente). During WWII, he defies the U.S. government's orders to forcibly remove and mass incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry, launching a 50-year journey from college to courtroom and eventually to a Presidential Medal of Freedom. A story filled with hope, this play will leave you cheering for a man who stood up for the true meaning of patriotism. Barrington Stage Company's St. Germain Stage.

COMMUNITY

SAT Block Party at Westside Riverway Park

Join the fun at the Westside Riverway Park Block Party on Saturday, May 25 from 12-5pm.

The party, hosted by the Westside Legends, will take place at the Westside Riverway Park at 181 Dewey Ave.

There will be gospel performances from Pittsfield churches followed by dance performances from the Albany Berkshire Ballet, Funk Box Studio, and Youth Alive.

There will also be river science activities run by the Housatonic Valley Association, and craft and activity tables for kids.

NEXT THU Morningside Celebration Night

Morningside Initiative will hosts a resource fair at Morningside Community School. Social service agencies from across Pittsfield will come together in one place to provide information to the community. Family oriented. Games and activities provided. 5-7 p.m.

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FRI Meet Weaver Bea Butler at Township Four | FRI-MON Memorial Day Tent Sale at The Outlet at Pine Cone Hill | SAT Downtown Pittsfield Farmers Market | SAT Lyme Alliance Meeting | TUE Entrepreneurial Meetup at Framework | SUN Brunch w/Redshift at Dottie's | SUN Exhibition Openings at Hancock Shaker Village | THU Opening Day at Wahconah Park

LEARNING

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FRI FREE Birding at Canoe Meadows | MON West African & Caribbean Drumming Classes at The Lichtenstein | THU Turkish Kurdistan at Knesset Israel | THU Crystal Grids at New Moon Gifts

FILM

FRI-MON Hail Satan? at The Little Cinema

Chronicling the rise of one of the most colorful and controversial religious movements in American history, Hail Satan? is an inspiring and entertaining documentary from acclaimed director Penny Lane (Nuts!, Our Nixon). When media-savvy members of the Satanic Temple organize a series of public actions designed to advocate for religious freedom and challenge corrupt authority, they prove that with little more than a clever idea, a mischievous sense of humor and a few rebellious friends, you can speak truth to power in some truly profound ways. As charming and funny as it is thought-provoking, the film offers a timely look at a group of often misunderstood outsiders whose unwavering commitment to social and political justice has empowered thousands of people around the world.

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Pittsfield Affordable Housing Initiatives Shine Light, Hope

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
07:08AM / Saturday, December 20, 2025

Housing Secretary Edward Augustus cuts the ribbon at The First on Thursday with housing officials and Mayor Peter Marchetti, state Sen. Paul Mark and state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The holidays are here and several community members are celebrating it with the opening of two affordable housing initiatives.

"This is a day to celebrate," Hearthway CEO Eileen Peltier said during the ribbon-cutting on Thursday.

The celebration was for nearly 40 supportive permanent housing units; nine at "The First" located within the Zion Lutheran Church, and 28 on West Housatonic Street. A ceremony was held in the new Housing Resource Center on First Street, which was funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

The apartments will be leased out by Hearthway, with ServiceNet as a partner.

Prior to the ribbon-cutting, public officials and community resource personnel were able to tour the two new permanent supported housing projects — West Housatonic Apartments and The First Street Apartments and Housing Resource Center.

The First Street location has nine studio apartments that are about 300 square feet and has a large community center. The West Housatonic Street location will have 28 studio units that range between 300 to 350 square feet. All units can be adapted to be ADA accessible.

The West Housatonic location is still under construction with the hope to have it completed by the middle of January, said Chris Wilett, Hearthway development associate.

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