Weekend Outlook: Circus, Festivals, and More
There are a variety of events this weekend, including a festival, circus, live music, and more.
See a list of Farmer's Markets here.
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Cheshire Summer Festival
Cheshire Community House Grounds
Time: Saturday, 5 to 8 p.m.
The town's free second annual Summer Festival returns this Saturday.
The event will feature live music, kids' entertainment, including magic shows, face painting, and balloon art, as well as the popular Cheshire Cornhole Cup.
There will also be raffle prizes from local businesses and a 50/50 raffle. Ozzie's Food Truck will be serving food. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets.
More information here.
Eagle Street Beach Party
Eagle Street, North Adams
Time: 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Historic Eagle Street will be covered with 500,000 pounds of sand for the 24th annual Eagle Street Beach Party. Sand pails and shovels will be handed out as will certificates to Jack's Hot Dog to 250 SteepleCats tickets for children 12 and younger. First come, first served. In case of rain, or a serious threat-of-rain, the event will be the following week, Saturday, Aug. 3.
Multiple Days
Big Top Circus
Adams Agricultural Fair Grounds
Select Times on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
The circus is in town featuring clowns, aerial rope acts, and more. Tickets range from $7 to $39 for family packs. More information here.
Friday
Berkshire Singer Showcase
573 Mohawk Trail, North Adams
Time: 9 p.m.
Veterans of Foreign Wars 996 is hosting a singing competition. Cheer on vocalists and pick your favorite. There is a $5 cover. More information here.
Summer Movie Night
Clapp Park, Pittsfield
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Visit the park to watch the Disney film "Lightyear." The film follows Buzz Lightyear, and his recruits as they go on an intergalactic adventure and work together to escape Zurg and his robot army. More information here.
Taylor Swift Glow Night
Ready Set Play, Pittsfield
Time: 5 to 8 p.m.
Sing along to Taylor Swift songs and play in the indoor playground's glow lights. The first 50 kids will get a Taylor Swift gift. More information here.
Saturday
All Saints Episcopal Church Tour And Concert
59 Summer Street, North Adams,
Time: 1 p.m.
Free tours of the historic church at 1 followed by a concert by Matthew McConnell at 3 p.m.
Berkshire Scenic Railway Anniversary
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum, Lenox
Time: 4 to 8 p.m.
The museum at 10 Willow Creek Road celebrates 40 years with special guests and the midcentury Roger Williams train set. Visitors will be able to walk through the train, sit in the engineer's seat, and hear the engines run while touring the museum grounds in Lenox. Official remarks begin at 5 followed by hors d'oeuvres and drinks. Fundraiser to kick off a capital campaign to restore the Roger Williams and the museum's Budd cars.
Sunday features the Pellegrino Band at the Stockbridge Station.
Ticket for both events can be purchased here.
Storytime With Stay and Play
Becket Athenaeum
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
There will be an hour of storytime followed by an hour of playtime with toys, games, puzzles, and snacks for the kids.
The event will also feature coffee, tea, snacks, and time for connection for caregivers. RSVP appreciated.
SoulMonic Sound Healing and Sonic Energy Medicine Experience
Yoga Lee Studio
Time: 6:30 p.m.
SoulMonic creator Three Trees will offer a sound healing experience that combines contemporary and ancient techniques using a variety of instruments and sounds.
The experience has "physical, energetic, and spiritual benefits" such as stress relief, increased awareness, relaxation, lower blood pressure, spiritual connection, and more.
Tickets are $45. More information here.
Diva & the Dirties Performance
The Lion's Den, Stockbridge
Time: 7 p.m.
The soulful, dirty boy rock band will be performing 60s and 70s tunes. Information here.
Totally MAD! Artmaking Activities
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Join the museum for an afternoon of art-making inspired by the magazine MAD every Saturday this summer.
Projects will highlight different aspects of MAD magazine, featuring recurring characters, comic strips, bits, and other highlights of its history through drawings, collages, and more.
This event is free with museum admission. More information here.
Exhibit Lecture
The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield
Time: 2 p.m.
The curator of the museum's "Imaging Women in the Space Age in the Space Age" exhibit will talk about images of female astronauts and aviators, as well as space-age women in movies, fashion, and television. More information here.
Sunset Soul Concert
Bousquet Mountain, Pittsfield
Time: 6 p.m.
Pop and R&B singer Matt Cusson and R&B and Soul singer, songwriter, and producer will be performing. Tickets range from $5 to $25. More information here.
ARKAI Performance
The Foundry, West Stockbridge
Time: 7:30 p.m.
The electroacoustic duo ARKAI, will be performing. Tickets are $25. More information here.
Sunday
Summer on the Lawn
The Barn Kitchen and Bar, Williamstown
Time: 5 p.m.
Berkshire-based pianist and singer Benny Kohn and guitarist and singer Susan Davis will be performing a blend of swinging Jazz, earthy Blues, and acoustic-folk. More information here.
Sip & Sparkle: Summertime Fairy Tea Party
109 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield
Time: 1 to 3 p.m.
The event, produced by WitchSlapped, Drag Story Hour Berkshires, and The DollHaus will include light bites and drinks that sparkle and the opportunity to craft a wand.
Drag Story Hour Berkshires will also take the stage. Tickets are $12 for a child, $8 for adults, and $5 for each additional child in a family. More information here.
Bee Friendly Williamstown Field Lecture: Pollinators & Flowers
60 Main St., Williamstown
Time: 4 to 5 p.m.
Williams College biology professor Joan Edwards speaks on the exquisite adaptations of flowers to the insect species that pollinate them.
Hand lenses provided. This event is child-friendly and wheelchair-accessible on unpaved terrain. Meet at picnic tables near the multi-use path parking. The event is canceled if it rains.
Information here.
Eagles Band Concert
Adams Visitors Center
Time: 3 p.m.
Free concert by the Eagles Band on the lawn at the Visitors Center. Bring a chair or blanket.
Emily Robb & Glenn Jones
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Time: 5 p.m.
Free concert by guitarists Glenn Jones and Emily Robb, blending rock and experimental music. Food from Door Prize available for purchase. Rain moves the performance to the Manton Research Center. Presented in collaboration with Belltower Records.
More information here.
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