The Berkshires branch of the NAACP invites everyone to the 46th Annual Gather-In Festivalat Durant Park (formerly Pitt Park) for a FREE, family friendly, fun, jam-packed day! Enjoy food, community vendors, kids' activities, music and more! 1-7 p.m.
The Shaker Barn Music Seriespresents The Mammals:Ruth Ungar, Mike Merenda and a cohort of compelling collaborators on fiddle, banjo, guitar, organ, bass and drums. Calling themselves "subversive acoustic traditionalists" or a "party band with a conscience," The Mammals re-emerged from a hibernation period during which the band's founders explored new songwriting terrain. 7:30 p.m.
Follow the troupe of poor "Italian" actors (a.k.a. Ragtag Theatre) as they present a twisted musical romp through the fairytale Hansel and Gretelwith PTA moms, a raccoon dressed as an owl and a cottage made out of Mucinex boxes. Done in the style of Commedia dell'Arte, the show is highly interactive, incorporating improvisation and loads of audience participation. Now through August 10 at Berkshire Museum. $20 adult/$15 youth.
Join certified personal trainer Thomas Davis for a 5-week Low Impact Strength, Core & Stability program held every Tuesday from 4-5 p.m. and Saturday from 6:30-7:30 a.m. from July 30 to August 31 at Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness.This class combines low impact movements with flexibility training, core stability, balance work and muscle toning to enhance daily living and overall well-being.
Passion. Deception. Power. Gertrude and Claudius is a love story for the ages based on the brilliant book by John Updike, and told through the uncanny lens of Mark St. Germain. A provocative prequel to Hamlet. At Barrington Stage Company's Boyd-Quinson Mainstage through August 3.
Come visit Moments House and learn about its programs and services. Make new friends, enjoy light refreshments, and meet the organization's new Director of Programs and Services, Sarah Suriner! 6-8 p.m.
Wellness Day at the Market will feature demonstrations, talks, local community organization info booths, giveaways and more! Learn about bees, watch a cooking demo, take a kundalini yoga class, make a free reusable bag, check your blood pressure and more. Plus, live music andFREE summer lunch for kids 18 and younger! 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the First Street Common.
Join the Berkshire Athenaeum as they celebrate Herman Melville's 200th birthday with free tours of its Melville Room and the dedication of a Literary Landmark plaque at 1 p.m. From 2-4 p.m., enjoy tours at Arrowhead and music by Woody Printz. The celebration culminates in a party at the Country Club of Pittsfield at 4:30 p.m. with heavy hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, a special program with Tina Packer of Shakespeare & Company, a Prosecco toast and birthday cake. Proceeds benefit the Berkshire County Historical Society.
Romed Wyder's And There Was Israel returns to the origins of the creation of the State of Israel and looks at historical facts as they pertain to the responsibility of the Western world. Through the analysis of internationally renowned scholars and cinematographic archives, the film shows that in adopting the zionist project, Great Britain and other Western countries have been guided mainly by their own agenda. Thus, the West does not only bear a heavy responsibility in terms of the fate of Jews in Europe at the time, but also in terms of the fate of the Palestinians today.
Let's Go Pink is a cancer awareness exhibit that will be on view at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield throughout October, 2019. The opening reception will be Friday, Oct. 4 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. as part of that month's First Friday Artswalk. Twenty percent of sales will go to BTG PLAYS!, 15% to BMC Integrative Health Program's intuitive painting class for cancer patients, and the other 65% to the artist. Submissions accepted until Friday, Sept. 6. Artists will be notified of acceptance on or before Sept. 9. For more info, email the Let's Go Pink team: auntsessy1@gmail.com
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North Adams Regional Reopens With Ribbon-Cutting Celebration
By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
BHS President and CEO Darlene Rodowicz welcomes the gathering to the celebration of the hospital's reopening 10 years to the day it closed.
Hospital officials, local leaders, medical staff, residents and elected officials gathered under a tent on the campus to mark the efforts over the past decade to restore NARH and cut the ribbon officially reopening the 136-year-old medical center.
"This hospital under previous ownership closed its doors. It was a day that was full of tears, anger and fear in the Northern Berkshire community about where and how residents would be able to receive what should be a fundamental right for everyone — access to health care," said Darlene Rodowicz, president and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems.
"Today the historic opportunity to enhance the health and wellness of Northern Berkshire community is here. And we've been waiting for this moment for 10 years. It is the key to keeping in line with our strategic plan which is to increase access and support coordinated county wide system of care."
Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, under the BHS umbrella, purchased the campus and affiliated systems when Northern Berkshire Healthcare declared bankruptcy and closed on March 28, 2014. NBH had been beset by falling admissions, reductions in Medicare and Medicaid payments, and investments that had gone sour leaving it more than $30 million in debt.
BMC was able to reopen the ER as an emergency satellite facility and slowly restored and enhanced medical services including outpatient surgery, imaging, dialysis, pharmacy and physician services.
But it would take a slight tweak in the U.S. Health and Human Services' regulations — thank to U.S. Rep. Richie Neal — to bring back inpatient beds and resurrect North Adams Regional Hospital
The joyful celebration on Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital was a far cry from the scene 10 years ago when protests and tears marked the facility's closing. click for more
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously gave Superintendent Joseph Curtis the green light for the SOI to the Massachusetts School Building Authority by April 12.
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The projects not making the cut were in the historic preservation and open space and recreation categories and though they were seen as interesting and valuable projects, the urgency was not prevalent enough for this cycle.
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The Licensing Board on Monday gave Pancho's Mexican Restaurant the OK to close one hour later — extending last call to 12:30 p.m. and closing at 1 a.m. There have been no reported incidents since a weeklong license suspension.
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