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Weekend Outlook: Veterans, Dancing, and More

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
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Check out the events in the county this weekend including movies, First Friday festivities, and Veterans Day inspired events. Check out our list of harvest festivals and craft fairs here
 
Editor's Pick
 
Free Eagles Band Annual Concert
The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Time: Friday, 7 p.m.
 
Celebrate Veterans Day will a free Eagles Community Band concert featuring a lineup of military inspired pieces and a video showing our communities Veterans day events. Even though the concert is free you must reserve a ticket for a seat.
 
More information and tickets here.
 
Multiple Days 
 
Gallery North November Exhibit 
9 Eagle S.t, North Adams
Tuesday through Saturday from 4 to 7 until Nov. 29
 
Carlos Caicedo and Ann Scott will be showing their artwork, which will accompany the gallery's new works by permanent gallery artists Marilyn Cavallari, Sean McCusker, Barbara Patton, Stephen Dankner, and Carol Shumans.
 
There will be an opening reception on Friday from 5 to 7, which the artists will attend. More information here
 
'The Polar Express' Screening 
Beacon Cinema, Pittsfield
From Nov. 7 to 13
 
Celebrate the holidays with Beacon Cinema with a $1 showing of "The Polar Express." Bring the family to enjoy this classic.
 
More information and tickets here.
 
Wandering Dance Festival
Various venues in Pittsfield
Nov. 9 through 15 
 
The Wandering Dance Festival returns to downtown Pittsfield for a weeklong celebration of movement. 
 
The festival invites people of all ages and backgrounds to connect through dance with free workshops, pop-up performances and interactive sessions led by local and national choreographers.
 
More information here
 
Book Sale
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield 
Thursday through Saturday 
 
Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum will be selling audio books, books, CDs, DVDs, vinyl, puzzles and games. 
 
Open as follows: Friday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More information here
 
Friday 
 
First Friday November
Downtown North Adams
Friday: 5 to 9 p.m.
 
This month's First Friday carries the theme of "Gather." Bring your family and enjoy a free photo with the "Hatchlings" in the Eagle Street Parklet and enjoy a performance under the Mohawk marquee. There will be live music, food, craft night, and more.
 
More information here
 
Saturday 
 
Jazz Age Illustration in America
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge
Time: 4 p.m. 
 
Delaware Art Museum Curator of American Art Heather Campbell Coylewill will explore concepts from "Jazz Age Illustration," the first exhibition to survey the art of American illustration in the 1920s and '30s.
 
During the event, she will examine how jazz music invented by African American musicians and appropriated by white musicians became the soundtrack and metaphor of a vibrant era marked by dramatic cultural change and the expansion of the popular press. 
 
Tickets are $10 plus admission and free for members. More information here
 
Berkshire Natural History Conference
 '62 Center for Theatre and Dance, Williamstown
Time: 8 to 4
 
Learn about native birds, turtles, caves and more at Berkshire Community College's 9th annual conference. Includes knowledgeable speakers, exhibits with local environmental groups, book and natural history sales items, and the annual Natural History Quiz.
 
Admission is $25; $15 for students.
 
Learn more and register here
 
Pumpkin Smash Bash
Whitney's Farm, Cheshire
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 
Say goodbye to Halloween by smashing your leftover pumpkins at Whitney's Farm. The pumpkins must not have any chemicals or paint on them. Partnering with Second Chance Composting the pumpkins will be composted. Whitney's will also have its Haunted Corn Maze and giant slide.
 
More information here.
 
Deadfall IV Music and Art Fest
The Stationery Factory, Dalton 
Time: 4:20 
 
The festival will feature music by Dead Man's Waltz, Marks Brothers, Creamery Station, The Wheel, Krishna Guthrie, craft vendors, food and more. 
 
Tickets range from $32.64 to $43.14. More information and line-up here
 
Dog Park Fall Cleanup
Burbank Park, Pittsfield
Time: 9 to 11 a.m.
 
Volunteer to help clean up the dog park before winter with the city's parks department. Bring gloves, and rakes to help keep your dog's favorite spot clean. More information here
 
'Street Fighter 2' Champion Edition Tournament
Tyler Street Arcade, Pittsfield
Time: 12 p.m.
 
Bring your friends and family to take part in the "Street Fighter 2" tournament with double elimination with prizes for first, second, and third winners. Registration is $10 per player. More information here.
 
Contra Community Dance
906 Main St., Williamstown
Time 7:30 p.m. 
 
Northern Berkshire Community Dance hosts a contra dance at First Congregational Church. Caller Ben Sachs-Hamilton will teach every dance. Dance to live fiddle music by the California-based band Raven and Goose.
 
Admission is pay-as-you-can. However, there is $12 to $20 suggested donation. More information here.
 
Strange Magic NY Performance
The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield 
Time: 7:30 p.m. 
 
The Electric Light Orchestra tribute band will recreate the iconic ELO sound by incorporating actual string instruments, vintage keyboards, and intricate vocal harmonies. 
 
Tickets are $30. More information here.
 
Comedy Night 
Bright Ideas Brewing, North Adams
Time: 7:30 to 9 p.m. 
 
Laugh over a drink at Bright Ideas on the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts campus. The stand-up event will be hosted by Charlie Nadler and feature performances by Nick Viagas, Sarah Adelman, and Eion Falance. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here
 
Sunday 
 
Soldier On 5K
Dalton American Legion
Time: 9 a.m.
 
Soldier On, in partnership with the Berkshire Running Foundation, is hosting its annual 5K benefitting at-risk veterans. There will be prizes for placed winners. 
 
Registration is $30 and students run for free. More information here.
 
Pancake Breakfast
Holiday Brook Farm, Dalton
Every Sunday in November from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
 
Join Holiday Brook Farm for its annual Sunday pancake breakfasts featuring pancakes, sausage, hash browns, and more. It's $17.95 for adults and kids 2 to 12 pay their age. 
 
More information here.
 
Winter Farmers Markets 

 

Pittsfield
Zion Lutheran Church
Second Saturday of the month through April, from 9 to 1.

Locally grown food, flowers, plants and products will be available. The market accepts and offers doubling SNAP, HIP, WIC, and Senior market coupons. More information is here
 
North Adams
Hotel Downstreet, Main Street. 
First Saturdays through May 2, 9 to 1.
 
Local produce and vendors; SNAP dollars doubled up to $30 and HIP, WIC, and Senior Coupons accepted. Local musicans and craft areas for kids. More information here
 
 
Sheffield
Dewey Hall
Third Saturday, 9 to 1, in November and December.
 
The market features a diverse range of local food and artisan vendors, along with local services and live music. More information here
 
Berkshire Grown Winter Markets
GreylockWorks, North Adams: 10 to 1 on Sunday, Nov. 23 & Dec. 21
Housatonic Community Center, Great Barrington: 10 to 1 on Nov. 22, Dec. 20, Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 21 & April 18
 

 


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Friday Front Porch Feature: A North Adams Turnkey Home

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Are you looking for a three-story home that's newly renovated? Then this is the home for you.

Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 74 Washington Ave.

This home was originally built in 1880 and has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. It is 2,320 square feet on less than an acre. 

The first floor includes the kitchen, a full bathroom, an office, a large open living room and dining area, and an entry with a staircase to the second floor, which has three bedrooms, a second full bathroom, and a laundry closet. The third floor was turned into a spacious primary suite with a full bathroom.

The house comes with major kitchen and laundry appliances.

It's on the market for $349,900.

We spoke to Allison Pacelli with Pacelli Zepka Corp., which has the listing.

What do you think makes this property stand out in the current market? 

A house at this price point with so much space for several people is not easy to find. There are four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, large living room, kitchen, and a bonus room off the kitchen that could be an office or dining room or possibly even an extra guest room.

What was your first impression when you walked into this home?

I love some of the character of the house. For example, the banister and railing on the stairs is ornate and beautiful.

How would you describe the feel or atmosphere of this home? 

The house is light and bright. It's a great mix of some class features like the stairway and updates like the kitchen and bathrooms.

What kind of buyer do you see this home being perfect for? 

I can see all sorts of people in this house. 

What would you say to a buyer trying to imagine their life in this space?

North Adams is such a vibrant and welcoming community. You can walk to MCLA or downtown. Williams College and Mass MoCA are close. The hospital is nearby, and the house would be great for doctors or nurses. There are a lot of opportunities in the area.

Are there any standout design features or recent renovations? 

The entire house was renovated about two years ago. The owners removed all knob & tube wiring, installed a new boiler, added a new laundry setup on the second floor, and redid the third floor into a great primary suite, with private bathroom. The kitchen and all three bathrooms are also new.

You can find out more about this home on its listing here.

*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.

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