Majesty of the Berkshires Drag Pageant Returns to Adams Theater

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Majesty of the Berkshires Drag Pageant will return to the Adams Theater for its third annual event on Friday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m.

The pageant, which precedes Pride Month, will feature drag performers competing for the title and a one-year role as a representative of the Berkshire County LGBTQIA+ community. Tickets are available for purchase at AdamsTheater.org/events.

The competition will showcase drag artistry and self-expression. The evening's program, created and presented by Bella Santarella and hosted by Shawn Hollenbach, is scheduled to include guest performers, musical and dance numbers, and lip-sync performances. A component of the competition involves contestants collaborating with Berkshire businesses on a drag commercial.

Vuronika Baked, the 2024 winner, and Poppy DaBubbly, the 2023 winner, are expected to attend. Organizers note that the event has sold out in the previous two years and encourage early ticket purchase.

 


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Adams Applies for CDBG Grant to Address Blight

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The town continues its efforts to address blight in the community by applying for funds through the Community Development Block Grant, as it has done years prior.  
 
The Select Board recently approved the grant application requesting $950,000 to fund the highly anticipated Winter Street reconstruction and the town's Adams Housing Rehabilitation Program. 
 
CDBG is a federally funded competitive grant program administered by the state. It can be used for activities that address blight, housing, beautification, demolition and economic development.
 
The need for these funds is substantial as towns work to balance addressing high-cost infrastructure repairs with limited state and federal funding, such as Chapter 90, said Donna Cesan, community development director. 
 
"Adams is one of the poor communities in the commonwealth.  Here in the Northern Berkshires, we're still recovering from the '60s and the loss of our manufacturing base, so it's been a slow recovery," she said. 
 
Cesan has been working with the town for more than 20 years and during that time has seen improvements but there are still setbacks, including the rising costs to address the communities needs. 
 
"To continue to work on projects like this to improve the community. So, I think Adams is very deserving of this. I think the community needs this," she said. 
 
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