Weekend Outlook: Shaker Village Day, Eagles Concert
There are several events this weekend, including a community day, hurricane relief benefit concert, craft fairs, bingo, live music, and more.
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Hancock Shaker Village Community Day
Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield
Saturday from 11 to 4 p.m.
Visit the museum for free and experience various activities, including craft demonstrations of woodworking, blacksmithing, and weaving; interpreter-led tours and Shaker talks.
In addition, visitors can interact with the village's barnyard animals, a community favorite activity.
This year, the museum partnered with the Berkshire Museum, which will display its "Muh-he-con-ne-ok: the People of the Water That Are Never Still" Mobile Museum Unit.
More information here.
Friday
Eagles Band Performance
The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Time: 7 p.m.
The band will be performing its annual concert, which incorporates pieces from different cultures and periods.
The concert is three days before Veterans Day, so it will also feature a medley of service tunes from the Army, Marines, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
There are about a dozen pieces on the list and the concert will run for about 90 minutes with an intermission. The Colonial can seat around 700 people and more than 300 have already reserved a spot.
More information here.
Book Discussion
The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Time: 6 p.m.
Poet, scholar, and Paris Review poetry editor Srikanth Reddy joins novelist and RAP Special Projects Coordinator Sara Houghteling to discuss his latest book, "The Unsignificant: Three Talks on Poetry and Pictures."
In the book, Reddy refracts poems by classic poets such as Homer, Gertrude Stein, and Ronald Johnson through images like Bruegel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, Hermann Rorschach's inkblots, and Galileo's drawings of the moon.
More information here.
Pup Daddy Production's Spooky Spindle
137 Brodie Mountain Road, Hancock
Time: 8 p.m.
Pup Daddy Productions and Bluebird & Co. team up to host "Spindle," music bingo. Players can enjoy a nostalgic trip to the '80s as DJ Pup Daddy plays popular Halloween-related songs.
He will play 1 to 2 minutes of a famous song, and if the song is on your playing card, cross it off for a chance to win prizes.
There is no fee to play, and Bluebird's full menu and bar will be available throughout the event.
More information here.
Open Mic Night
Dorothy's Estaminet, Pittsfield
Time: 7 to 10 p.m.
The restaurant will host its monthly open mic night hosted by Noah and Easton. There is no cover charge or advance sign-ups. Dinner is available starting at 6 p.m.
More information here.
Saturday
Hot Vox Trio
Balderdash Cellars, Pittsfield
Time: 2 to 5 p.m.
The band will be singing three-part harmony with two guitarists. Enjoy the music while enjoying a cup of wine. More information here.
Sweetwood Fall Festival
1611 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The fair will feature vendors selling various goods in the senior independent living community's large barn.
Admission is free. More information here.
Holiday Arts and Crafts Marketplace
Becket Arts Center
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Prepare for the holidays by buying gifts from local artisans, potters, crafters, and vendors. More information here.
Sunday
Mount Greylock Photo Group Meet-Up
Mount Greylock Visitor Center, Lanesborough
Time: 10 a.m.
During this free event, which is suitable for all ages, visitors will embark on a frosty morning meadow walk.
Bring a camera or cell phone and capture the scenery after an overnight frost. No photography experience is necessary.
More information here.
Endorphin-Boosting Morning Activities
75 North St., Pittsfield
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Living In Recovery will host various activities to boost your mood and connect with others.
The event features a yoga session, Soldier On 5K at First Street Common, a cold immersion at Pontoosuc, and a jacuzzi soak at Berkshire Nautilus.
The event is free for all participants. Register by calling 413-570-8243 or visit the Living in Recovery Center to add your name to the list.
More information here.
Rock For North Carolina
The Stationery Factory, Dalton
Time: Noon to 7 p.m.
Whiskey City is hosting a hurricane relief benefit concert featuring a lineup of musical artists, including Hotshot Hillbillies, Lindsay Anne, Misty Blues, All Over The Map, and more.
All proceeds will go to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund to help communities recover. Tickets cost $22.13. More information here.
Pancake Breakfast
Holiday Brook Farm, Dalton
Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Every Sunday in November, the farm is hosting a pancake breakfast.
The all-you-can-eat buffet includes pancakes, eggs, hash browns, sausage, and more. Free kids' crafts and wagon rides are available, weather permitting.
Pricing is $16.95 for adults, and kids aged 2 to 12 pay their age. More information here.
Planters' Nutmobile
Benningtom (Vt.) Museum
Time: noon to 4
The iconic Planters peanut-shaped Nutmobile will be parked in the museum's parking lot. Planters has used similar vehicles since 1935. This 26-foot-long peanut on wheels has three brand ambassords, called "Peanutters," who are traveling around the country.
Animal Support Project
Benson's Pet Center, Pittsfield
Time: Noon to 3 p.m.
The pet store will be providing a photo op for pets. Pet parents can bring home a 4-by-6-inch framed keepsake for $10. Participants can choose between a Thanksgiving or Veteran's Day theme.
More information here.
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