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The museum is opening its doors for free on Saturday for its annual community celebration.

Weekend Outlook

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
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There are several events this weekend to help you recharge from your week including a free museum day, live music, and winter activities. 
 
Editor's Pick 
 
Mass MoCA Free Day 
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams 
Time: Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 
The museum is opening its doors for free on Saturday for its annual community celebration. Attendees can visit the museum's galleries and experience its "thematic museum tours, art-making in Kidspace, workshops, and performances." 
 
More information here. 
 
Friday 
 
Friday Supper Club
Dorothy's Estaminet, Pittsfield 
Time: 5 to 10 p.m. 
 
The restaurant is collaborating with Core Kitchen residency at Dorothy's. Core Kitchen with Sarita and Ray will be taking over Dorothy's kitchen on a weekly basis for six weeks. This Friday will feature live music from Rounders Revival.
More information here. 
 
Bring Your Own Vinyl Night 

 
 
 
Hot Plate Brewing Co., Pittsfield
Time: 7 p.m.
DJ Pup Daddy will spin some of his favorite albums and encourages the community to bring their own. More information here.
 
Saturday 
 
Mountain Mindfulness: Winter Wonderland Walk
Mount Greylock Visitor Center, Lanesborough
Time: 1 p.m. 
 
There will be a mindful walk at Mount Greylock led by Suzy Conroy. The walk blends forest bathing, meditation, and mindful breathing with the aim to connecting visitors to nature by encouraging awareness of our surroundings. 
 
More information here. 
 
Print Room Pop-Up: Aida
The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown   
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.               
 
The museum will showcase special works on paper display to set the stage for its screening of the opera Aida Live HD by The Met. 
 
The selected prints, drawings, and photographs showcase the natural and built environments of Egypt, including the ancient ruins that inspire the setting for the new production. More information here.  
 
The screening of Aida will take place at 12:30 p.m. During the opera, American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi's Aida by Michael Mayer. 
 
Tickets cost $25, $22 for members, $18 for students, and $5 children 15 and under. More information here. 
 
Diva & The Dirty Boys 
The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge 
Time: 7 p.m. 
 
There will be guitar grooves, steamy vocals and kickin' keys by Diva & The Dirty Boys. More information here. 
 
Apres-Ski: Retro-Soul 
Ski Butternut, Great Barrington 
Time: 2 to 4:30 p.m. 
 
Spend some time skiing and then take a break to warm up by listening to Retro-Soul, a post-modern music genre, spun by DJ Pup Daddy. 
 
The event will take place at Channing's Upstairs Bar at the resort's Upper Lodge. 
 
Galentine's Candle & Wreath Workshop
Thistle ‘n Thorn Floral, Pittsfield
Time: 5 to 7 p.m. 
Create your moss heart shaped wreath, a dough bowl heart candle all while enjoying a cocktail or mocktail from Methuselah. Tickets cost $75. More information here. 
 
Family Friendly Outdoor Adventures
Mount Greylock State Reservation
Time: 12:30 to 3 p.m. 
 
There will be a variety of winter activities including snowtubing, snowman making, mindful walks, a winter wildlife tracking, hot chocolate and a warm fire in the fireplace. 
 
Space is limited on mindful walks, geocaching 101 and winter wildlife tracking programs so please call the visitor center to register in advance at (413) 499-4262.
 
More information here. 
 
Sunday 

Vertical Challenge

 
Jiminy Peak, Hancock
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m 
There will be a free amateur ski and snowboard race series featuring games, prizes, music and free product samples.
 
Free registration but lift ticket or season pass is required. Register at the registration table or in advance online. 
 
More information here. 
 
 
Family Scavenger Hunt & Snowshoe
Arrowhead, Pittsfield
Time: 
 
There will be a 1-mile guided hike led by Taylor of Berkshire Natural Resources Council. The hike combines a family-friendly scavenger hunt with an introduction to the historic site by the Berkshire County Historical Society. 
 
More information here. 
 
Public Skate

Boys & Girls Club of the Berkshires, Pittsfield
Time: 3 p.m. 
 
Skate at the club's ice skating rink. Tickets are cash only and cost $5 for members and $10 for non-members and adults
 
Skate rentals are free. Space is limited. More information here. 
 
 
Snowshoe Trek at Notchview
Notchview, Windsor
Time: 1:30 p.m.
 
Aimée Gelinas from the Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center will lead a round trip, 2-mile snowshoe trek on the Hume Brook Trail. 
 
The event will focus on boreal spruce-fir forest ecology, wildlife tracking, and tree identification in the Notchview area. 
 
The fee is $25 per person, which includes snowshoe rentals if needed. Registration required, email aimee@gaiaroots.com to register. 
 
More information here. 

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Pittsfield Seeks CPA Funds for Bike Racks, AED

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city plans to apply for Community Preservation Act funds for park bike racks and an AED machine at the pickleball fields. 

On Tuesday, the Parks Commission endorsed Pittsfield’s applications for CPA funds. 

"Both of those projects are certainly, relative to CPA funds, low cost but high benefit," Commissioner Anthony DeMartino said. 

Through CPA, bike racks are proposed for a few city parks, and the Berkshire Mountain Pickleball league is looking to place an automatic external defibrillator at the Benedict Avenue pickleball fields. 

Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath and Recreation & Special Events Coordinator Jennifer VanBramer presented the two small project applications, which will go through an eligibility period before full consideration in the spring of 2027. 

During the city’s free, six-week, summer playground program, it was observed that many kids access parks by bicycle. The plan is to buy between six and eight racks to be placed at Durant Park, the Common, and Clapp Park; other parks are being considered as well. 

McGrath explained that the three parks hosting the playground program don’t have bike racks, and they wind up on the ground and sometimes become a distraction. 

"The ancillary benefit to having bike racks is that it encourages that mode of transportation for folks that want to come to the park on their bike," he said. 

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