image description — The 34th annual youth baseball exchange between North Adams and Boston's North End kicks off in the city this weekend.

Weekend Outlook: Baseball, Carousels & More

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
12:32PM / Friday, July 25, 2025Print Story | Email Story

Check out some of the events happening in the Berkshires this weekend, including music, comedy, and taking a ride on the carousel.

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LaFesta Baseball Exchange

Joe Wolfe Field, North Adams

Time: Saturday 6 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.

The 34th annual youth baseball exchange between North Adams and Boston's North End kicks off in the city this weekend.

Founder George Canales has collaborated with his friend John Romano of the North End Athletic Association to provide North County ballplayers the opportunity to play against The Hub's squad and give the big city kids a chance to visit the rural Berkshires. The two teams will meet up again Aug. 9 and 10 for games on the home field of the North End Dodgers.

Free admission.

Friday

National Carousel Day
50 Center St., Pittsfield
Time: 5 p.m.

Enjoy an evening at the carousel with face painting and a spin around on the infamous ponies.

More information here.

Greylock Moth Night
30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough
Time: 7 p.m.

Enjoy this free event and learn about moths and how they help our ecosystem. You will also experience nighttime adventures, self-guided activities and craft for national moth week.

More information here.

NBCC Family Movies Under the Stars Night

Noel Athletic Field, North Adams

Time: 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Bring the family and enjoy a free showing of "Toy Story" this Friday night at the field. Enjoy popcorn and make sure to bring your own blankets and chairs.

More information here.

Back to the '80s: Electric Slide and Synth Vibe

Methuselah Bar and Grill, Pittsfield

Time: 9 p.m.

Dress like you're in the '80s, enjoy music and dance the night away. There will be free pizza at 11 p.m. and there’s a $10 cover charge.

More information here.

Common Craft Night

165 East Main St., North Adams

Time: 6 to 8 p.m.

Casual Common Folk gathering for local and visiting makers to work on portable creative activities: knitting, crochet, drawing, needlework, etc. Please no smelly or possibly pet toxic materials. This is in the Walkaway House, the former dentist office.

No registration necessary; held every Friday. More information here.

Songs of Summertime

First Congregational Church, Williamstown

Time: 7 p.m.

Performances by student musicians from Williams College in the church sanctuary, featuring piano, cello, violin and organ. Free and family friendly.

Saturday

Ice Cream Train Ride

3 Hoosac Street, Adams
Time: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., 3 to 4 p.m.

Enjoy some ice cream on a train at 1:30. It's $24 for adults and $18 for kids 3-13. $5 for a toddler or free if they won't have ice cream.

More information and tickets here.

Terry a La Berry Free Concert

334 Main St., Great Barrington

Time: 9:45 a.m.

Bring your kids to enjoy children's performer Terry A La Berry who will sing positive messages for your kids.

More information here.

Printing Workshop
Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Learn how to use corn and corn husks to make unique prints on paper and fabric. Bring your own type of fabrics. Tickets are $12.51 and is held in the Common Room.

Tickets and more information here.

Puzzle and Board Game Swap
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
Time: 10:30 to noon

A part of the library's Adult Summer Reading Program, bring your old and gently used puzzles with no missing pieces and pick a puzzle that's new to you. All are welcome to come.

More information here.

Guster and the Mountain Goats
Mass MoCA, North Adams
Time: 7 p.m.

Enjoy live music that benefits the nonprofit Reverb. It costs $58 in advance with a $1 for charity or $63 day of with $1 for charity. This is fun for all ages and kids 6 and under get in for free.

Tickets and more information here.

ZipStohr Comedy
Adams Theater, Park Street
Time: 7:30 p.m.

Wanting a laugh this weekend? Tim Krompier and John Ziegler from Dry Bar Comedy will make you laugh throughout the night.

Tickets and more information here.

The A is Moved to Parkside
Parkside Restaurant, Pittsfield
Time: 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.

The Full Burn show at The A is moved to Parkside. It's $5 and enjoy live music and dance the night away.

More information here.

Depot After Dark: Come As You Are Dance Party with DJ BFG
34 Depot St., Pittsfield
Time: 8 to 11 p.m.

Have a great time this Friday night with a DJ-led dance party in the alleyway between Titos and Wander, and Crawford Square.

Drinks will be available for purchase at Toto’s, as well as non-alcoholic drinks from Wander. If you come, you are encouraged to bring your own food or order takeout from Tito’s. Everyone of all ages is welcome and there's a $10 cover.

More information here.

Storytelling Through Music

North Adams Public Library

Time: 11 a.m.

Bang on a Can All-Stars cellist Arlen Hlusko offers her process on how she programs music for a concert to share stories with her audiences. She will also perform a short solo cello recital. Part of The Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Held in the third floor community room.

Free and open to the public. More information here.

Ground/work 2025: A Close Look

Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

Time: 1 p.m.

A Clark educator will lead a discussion around the outdoor sculpture "Gathering My Thoughts" by British artist Laura Ellen Bacon. Using willow branches that are tied, looped, and woven together, Bacon's process evokes basket-weaving and the nest-building of birds. Requires a moderate hike on uneven and occasionally steep terrain.

Meet at the Lunder Center at Stone Hill. Free and open to the public; more information here.

Sunday

Keep Moo'ving 5K for Berkshire Bounty
High Lawn Farm, Lenox
Time: 8:30 a.m.

High Lawn Farm is having a 5K race to benefit Berkshire Bounty. Registration fee: $30 Friday, $35 Saturday, $40 race day.

Racers get free ice cream or chocolate milk.

Outdoor Sensory Palooza
Margaret Lindley Park, Williamstown
Time: 4 to 5 p.m.

Come to the park with your kids who are 6 or younger and have them enjoy an evening with paint, Play-Doh, and more. Fee is $20.

Registration required. More information here.

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Pittsfield Schools Schedule Morningside, Budget Hearings This Week

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:23AM / Monday, April 06, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee will hold another public hearing for the potential closure of Morningside Community School.

On Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m., community members will have the chance to give feedback in the Reid Middle School library. Last month, the Pittsfield Public Schools announced the possible closure of Morningside, which serves elementary grades, for the 2026-2027 school year and redistribution of its students to other city schools.

In the last couple of weeks, the district has solicited input from employees and community members through meetings at the school.

Morningside Community School was built in the mid-1970s with an open classroom concept. Morningside serves about 374 students and has a 7 percent accountability score, outperformed by 93 percent of the state.

For fiscal year 2027, the district has allocated about $5.2 million for the school. The committee has also requested a version of the proposed $87.2 million district budget with Morningside closed.

Pittsfield has another open concept school, Conte Community School, that is planned to consolidate with Crosby Elementary School, and possibly Stearns Elementary School, in a new building on the Crosby site by 2030. The status of the project's owner's project manager will be discussed on Tuesday, April 7, at 5 p.m. at Taconic High School during the School Building Needs Commission meeting.

That leaves the school officials wondering if Morningside students could have better educational outcomes if resources followed them to other nearby schools. Interim Superintendent Latifah Phillips has stressed that a decision has not yet been made.

Considerations for the school’s closure include: The feasibility of the facility to provide a conducive teaching and learning environment with an open campus design, the funding allocation needed to ensure Morningside students can have equitable learning opportunities, and declining enrollment across Pittsfield elementary schools.