$72K Raised in Berkshire Humane, Haddad Subaru Clinic

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. Haddad Subaru and Berkshire Humane Society raised $72,000 during their rabies and microchip clinic in October.

During the event, Dr. Charlotte Barkley of Pittsfield Veterinary Hospital administered approximately 50 vaccines and 50 Microchips to cats and dogs. The funding for this clinic was provided by Subaru Loves Pets-specific grant.

John Perrault of the Berkshire Humane Society and Chris Kramek, General Manager of Haddad Subaru pulled the winner of the "Choose Your Subaru Raffle," and Barry Collins of Lanesboro was the winner of a 2023 Subaru. Other prizes given away include a remote start from Haddad Subaru and a Yeti Cooler Package.

Ticket sales from the event raised $72,000. The proceeds from the event go to helping the Berkshire Humane Society care for homeless animals. The event is the largest single contribution to the Humane Society each year.

"This is our 10th year partnering with the Berkshire Humane Society for the Subaru raffle. It was important to us to make the event bigger and better than ever. The work the Berkshire Humane Society is second to none, and we are happy to continue to support their efforts in helping homeless animals," said Chris Kramek General Manager of Haddad Subaru.

Higher Bar a new mocktail and cocktail truck was on site providing free craft mocktails. Fat Frogs food truck provided food and Bartlett's Orchard provided cider and donuts.

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John Rubinstein on 'Eisenhower,' Trump, Fosse, Sondheim & Williamstown Theatre Festival

By Alan PetrucelliSpecial to iBerkshires
12:10PM / Thursday, September 17, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It's a rainy Saturday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio, and John Rubinstein is driving to the Berkshires. He left his Los Angeles home a few days ago, and his next stop is Cleveland. Once he gets to Pittsfield, he readies for his return appearance as Dwight D. Eisenhower in "Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground," a one-man show Rubinstein first did at the Barrington Stage Company last summer.

The show has been brought back by rave reviews and popular demand; it opens Sept. 16 and runs through Sept. 26.

Rubinstein, who turns 80 in December, has been crisscrossing the country, doing the show for the past four years: "I can't wait to do it again and again and again," he said. "It's one of the great crowning pieces of luck of my career."

And what a career: "Crazy Like a Fox," "Family," numerous Broadway plays and musicals and TV movies and feature films and two Tony awards for "Pippin" (1972) and "Children of a Lesser God" (1980). A surprise many fans don't know: Rubinstein has scored the music to several films and TV shows, including "Jeremiah Johnson," "The Candidate," "The Dollmaker" and "China Beach."

During an exclusive interview over a 75-minute phone call, Rubinstein talks about liking Ike and loving "Eisenhower," as well as Donald Trump, Stephen Sondheim, Bob Fosse and the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

How did you hook up with 'Eisenhower?'

Director Peter Ellenstein sent me an email that said, "I have a play about Eisenhower, and I'd like to send it to you to consider." I read it. It was 40 pages long and single-spaced, one guy talking. I thought. "Jesus Christ, I don't know if anybody's gonna want to hear that, a two-hour monologue." But I liked it. I respected it. I found it fascinating but (a) I wasn't sure it would work as a play, (b) if I could memorize it and (c) if I could memorize it and it was a good play would anyone want to go see it? So I didn't commit myself at first. But Peter said, "Why don't you come and meet with me and the playwright, Richard Hellesson, and read the play out loud?"

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