Warm Up the Winter Musical Supports South Berkshire Residents

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Guthrie Center will host the Warm Up the Winter Musical Celebration on Thursday, March 6, to benefit Construct’s annual winter assistance campaign. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with performances starting at 7:15 p.m.

This year's event, a tribute to working families, features a lineup of local musicians, including Wanda Houston and Jeff Gonzales, youth Elvis tribute band Made in Memphis, and special guest Doug Mishkin. Tickets are $100 and include live music, dinner catered by Juju’s of Great Barrington, and beverages.

Proceeds will support South Berkshire residents with emergency needs such as heating fuel, utilities, and rent assistance. Tickets and donation information are available at constructberkshires.org and the event’s Facebook page.

Great Barrington Fire, Police Respond to Chimney Fire

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
02:48PM / Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Fire Chief Scott Turner called for mutual aid as soon as he saw flames. 

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Firefighters made quick work of a chimney fire on Tuesday afternoon and two police officers aided the occupant in escaping the building. 

 

Fire Chief Scott Turner said the blaze at 205 North St. was reported about 12:38 p.m.

 

"When I arrived on scene, we had a small amount of flames coming out of the eaves of the roof over by the chimney for the wood stove, and then we had light smoke conditions on the second floor," he said. 

 

Police Officers Andres Huertas and Elias Casey were first on the scene and immediately entered the single-family home to find the occupant was on the second floor. 

 

They helped her out of the building, Turner said, "they did a great job."

 

The chimney is a metal chimney and burn marks could been seen where it meets the eaves on the side of the building. 

 

North Street is a narrow residential way and firetrucks from Alford, Egremont, Monterey, Richmond, Stockbridge and West Stockbridge were parked along nearby streets. Scene support was provided by police, Southern Berkshire Ambulance, and National Grid.