Berkshire county has a variety of events this weekend including Easter Bunny experiences, festivals, and more, including the return of Thunderfest in Adams.
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ThunderFest is an annual outdoor festival celebrating the historic Thunderbolt Trail and Race. The event runs from noon until 5 p.m. on Saturday featuring live musical acts, local craft beer and local wine, craft exhibitors, and more.
Relieve your cabin fever by getting toasty by the fire with marshmallows and other activities, including train rides with Berkshire Scenic Railway, right across Hoosac Street at Adams Station. The Easter Bunny will be riding the train this weekend and the popular cabaret train runs at 5 p.m.
The Easter Bunny will hop onto the Hoosac Valley Train to give out colored eggs.
The train departs at noon, 1, and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for children up to 13 years of age, and $2 for toddler.
There will be a Family Friendly Outdoor Adventures event from 1 until 2:30 p.m.
Join the center for an afternoon of winter activities including snow tubing, a snowshoe demonstration, and a guided hike along the Bradley Farm Trail from
This program is free and open to all ages. Children younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at the Visitor Center.
For more information or for weather related updates call the Visitor Center at 413-499-4262. More information here.
Pancakes with the Easter Bunny
Lakeside Bar & Grill, Lanesborough
Enjoy some pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit with the Easter Bunny from 8 until 11. The event is cash only and costs $10 for adults and $5 for ages 10 and younger.
The blues & country bands Misty Blues and Whiskey City will be performing starting at 7 to help raise funds for Misty Blues' upcoming United Kingdom tour.
Tickets cost $20. Dinner reservations must be made directly with Proprietor's Lodge 413-344-9546.
There will be a "Forward March" wrestling match starting at 6. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $5 for Children between the ages of 6 and 12; kids 5 and younger are free.
Comedian Colin Mochrie and hypnotist Asad Mecci bring their cross-genre performance to the Berkshires starting at 7:30 p.m.
During the performance, 20 random volunteers from the audience will be put under hypnosis. The volunteers will be whittled down until five remain and Mochrie will take the stage to improvise with them while they are still under hypnosis.
Shake the winter blues away with a performance by Season 22 "The Voice" singer Cara Brindisi starting at 7 p.m.
The show is presented by Canna Provisions. Show your Canna Provisions receipt to the Locker Room staff when purchases are made before the show and get 15 percent off your dining experience.
Benson's Pet Center's photo op for pets runs from noon until 3. For a $10 donation, pet parents can bring home a 4-by-6 inch framed keepsake. This month's theme will be Easter and Springtime.
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Adams Sees No Races So Far
By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — With less than a week left before nomination papers are due, there are currently no contested seats.
Only selectman incumbent John Duval has returned papers. Selectman Howard Rosenberg has decided not to seek re-election.
Rosenberg, who was elected in 2021, said he has chosen not to run again to make room for younger candidates.
"I feel strongly, we need younger people running for public office, as the future of our town lies within the younger generation. The world is so fundamentally different today and rapidly changing to become even more so. I believe we need people who are less interested in trying to bring back the past, then in paving the way for a promising future. The younger generation can know that they can stay here and have a voice without having to leave for opportunities elsewhere," he said.
The only person to return papers so far is former member the board Donald Sommer. Sommer served as a selectman from 2007 to 2010 and before that was a member of the School Committee and the Redevelopment Authority. He ran unsuccessfully for selectman in 2019 and again in 2021 but dropped out of before the election.
Incumbent Moderator Myra Wilk and Town Clerk Haley Meczywor have returned papers for their respective positions.
Assessor Paula Wheeler has returned papers and incumbents James Loughman and Eugene Michalenko have returned papers for library trustees.
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