BArT Announces January Theater Performances

07:30AM / Monday, January 05, 2026Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School invites the community to support local student theater with two upcoming performance events this January.

On Friday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m.: "Haters & Brian the Comet" at the school. Admission is free.

Enjoy an evening featuring two one-act plays. The 8th-grade creative studio will perform the comedy "Haters," followed by a dramatic ensemble piece, "Brian the Comet," performed by the 9th-grade theater class. Haters is a one-act comedy play script by Don Zolidis, and "Brian the Comet" was written by Emily Hageman, based on a book by the same title.

On Jan. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m.: "All in the Timing." The performances will be held at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance in Williamstown.

An evening of wit, wordplay, and absurdity as the Grades 10 through 12 ensemble presents David Ives' "All in the Timing."

Online tickets are $8 for students and $13 for adults. Use code IVES26 at checkout. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for adults at the door.

To showcase the talent of 29 student actors, the show has been double-cast.

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After More Than a Century, Heating Failure Puts Adams Turners' Future at Risk

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
07:20AM / Sunday, September 27, 2026

ADAMS, Mass. — For more than a century, generations have gathered for dances, community gatherings and bowling at Turn Hall, but that longtime tradition is now in jeopardy after the building's aging heating system failed.

The Adams community is known for rallying behind local people and organizations in times of need, and now Adams Turners is asking for that same support said Gail Burda, the group's financial secretary.

The boiler, referred to as "the Beast" by board members, is as old as the building itself, which was constructed in 1902. It started out burning coal, was later switched to oil and then to gas President Virginia Fuller said.

For several years, the nonprofit social club, a 501(c)7, has struggled with the aging system, with members periodically checking on it throughout the day during the winter to ensure it was still operating, she said.

Now, "the Beast" has reached the end of its life but the Adams Turners don't have the funding to replace it, prompting them to establish a GoFundMe.

At the time of writing, the GoFundMe has raised $1,750 and members have donated more than $2,500 toward the $30,000 needed to secure an additional $25,000 grant and $25,000 loan from American Turners, the national organization under which the club operates.

The nonprofit hopes to hire a contractor to install a multi-zone hydronic system, a project estimated to cost $81,443. The work would include new heating systems for the apartment, bar area, gym and bowling alley, along with new baseboards, gas lines, permits and other necessary fittings.

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