Berkshire County has a variety of events this weekend including festivals, car shows, concerts, and more.
Lenox Apple Squeeze
Downtown Lenox
Lenox Apple Squeeze returns this Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 until 5 p.m. throughout downtown Lenox.
This free event will feature live music, magic, kids carnival with hayrides, and more.
Complete line up of events and locations found here.
Freshgrass Festival 2022
Mass MoCA, North Adams
The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art will be hosting its annual Fresh Grass Festival this weekend from Friday through Sunday. Thousands are expected to be in the city during the three-day event.
Live music will be performed throughout the grounds and at Joe's Field with headliners including featuring Gary Clark Jr., Old Crow Medicine Show, Tanya Tucker andTrampled by Turtles. There will be plenty of vendors will be on site selling merchandise, food, and drinks.
A 3-day adult pass is $174; see more on ticket prices and performance lineup here.
Whitney's Farm Market & Garden Center
Whitney's Farm, Cheshire
It’s pumpkin season! Whitney’s Farm brings back its local favorite, Pumpkin Fest, this Saturday,
Sept. 24.
Pick pumpkins, ride on a hay wagon, get glitter tattoos, walk through a corn maze, and more every weekend through Halloween.
Open every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
Sugar Hill will be hosting a car show this Saturday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. to raise funds for Sugar Hill Senior Living Activities.
Sugar Hill residents and people from the surrounding cities and towns can mingle with one another as they view a variety of different vehicles including antiques, classic, muscle, hot rods, and motorcycles displayed on its 18 acre property
Show car registration cost $20 and includes two free lunch tickets. Check-in starts at 10 a.m.
In the case of rain the show will be on Sunday, Sept. 25.
The Festival Latino of the Berkshires
Town Hall Green Park & Saint James Place Theater, Great Barrington
The Latino Festival of the Berkshires celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month this Saturday from noon until 6 p.m.
This free event will exhibit the history and beauty of the Latin-derived cultures and will feature American folklore dance and music performances, language and cultural activities, artisans, and Latin cuisine vendors.
The Black Legacy Project will be hosting a free screening and concert this Friday at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate the year anniversary of the project's launch.
The will screen the Berkshires episode of the documentary series followed by a Black LP concert featuring local musicians, and will conclude with a talk back with Project directors and musicians.
The Clark Art Institute will be hosting a free meander-themed concert this Saturday from 2 until 5 p.m.
Participants can roam the grounds to encounter performances by musicians and dancers in an effort to complement the "Tauba Auerbach and Yuji Agematsu: Meander" exhibit which will be on view through Oct. 16.
The third annual drive-by art show is this Saturday in Pittsfield from 2 to 6 p.m. (Rain date is Sunday, same times.) This event is free to all participants and community. All profits from sales go directly to the artist.
Artists will be displaying their works -- from sculpture and crafts to music and dance -- on lawns, driveways and porches throughout the city. Everyone is welcome to celebrate the city's creative accomplishments by driving, walking or biking to various locations to see and even buy art.
This event is part of ArtWeek Berkshires and supported by The Pittsfield Cultural Council. Map out your tour with the list of addresses found here.
Lenox Farmer's Market
80 Church St.
The Lenox Farmers Market, located at 80 Church St., formerly the Cafe Lucia, will be open this Friday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Participants can peruse local vendors while enjoying food and listening to music.
Open Friday from 3 until 6 p.m. at First Congregational Church located at 125 Main St.
The market will feature healthy food and products from a variety of local vendors in an attempt to nourish the community by protecting "local small farms, land, bees, and economy."
Powered by Roots Rising, the market is open every Saturday rain or shine from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. through Oct. 8.
Each week the market will have fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, along with meat, eggs, cheese, baked goods by local vendors. Participants can shop for flowers, and artisan goods while listening to music and participate in family activities.
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Michael Cook Sr. Sentenced to 25 Years to Life
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Thursday, Oct. 10 Michael A. Cook Sr. was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years for the 2nd degree murder of his wife, Charli Cook.
The sentences for the remaining four charges will be served concurrently to the lead charge, Murder in the Second Degree. The remaining charges are:
Assault with Intent to Murder
Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon Causin Serious Bodily Injury
Assault and Battery on a Family/Household Member
Armed Assault with Intent to Murder
Michael Cook Sr. will serve his sentence in State Prison.
On July 11, 2019, Michael Cook Sr., of North Adams, broke into the house of his estranged wife Charli Cook. Charli was in her bed when Cook assaulted her with a hammer to the back-side of her head. The assault resulted in significant injury to Charli's skull causing traumatic brain injury. Charli passed away approximately five months after the assault. The Medical Examiner ruled Charli's cause of death as a direct result of the brain injury from the July 11th assault.
The Commonwealth requested that the four lesser charges be sentenced to be served on and after the lead charge. This would extend Cook's sentence by 18 to 20 years; however, the judge denied the request. The Commonwealth made this request based on Cook's extensive, violent criminal history which spans 28 years. The history includes domestic assault and battery of past intimate partners and other violent actions. Michael Cook is a registered level 3 sex offender.
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