Weekend Outlook: Cabin Fever

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
01:20PM / Friday, March 06, 2026Print Story | Email Story

Check out the events happening in Berkshire County this weekend, including art, fun, maple sugar and more.

Editor's picks

North Adams First Friday
Downtown North Adams
Time: 5 to 9 p.m.

Music, art, and games will fill downtown North Adams for its First Friday event, themed "Cabin Fever."

Participating businesses will have extended hours and many galleries will host openings, closings, and other special events.

More information here.

Multiple Days

Berkshire Botanical Bulb Show
Feb. 20 to March 20

The Fitzpatrick Greenhouse at Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to welcome the new season amongst hundreds of flowering bulbs.

The greenhouse is free and open to the public. More information here.

Lee High Drama Presents 'The Addams Family'
300 Greylock St., Lee
Friday through Sunday

Lee Memorial High stages the musical comedy of the infamous Addams family in the auditorium.

Tickets are $10 adults and $8 for students and seniors.

More information and tickets here.

Maple Weekend
Various Sugarhouses
Saturday and Sunday

Local sugarhouses will be open for tours and selling products during Maple Weekend. Read our story here. More information here.

Friday

Disney After Dark Karaoke
Methuselah Bar, Pittsfield
Time: 9 p.m.

Enjoy drinks and belting out your favorite Disney tunes.

More information here.

'Glow Ocean': First Friday Opening Reception
Eagle Street, North Adams
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.

Future Gallery's opening reception makes it look like you're under water. The walls will be glowing with underwater creatures, coral, and more. The work was made by 75 locals.

Stay for the after-party dancing at 8.

More information here.

AYJ Musical Bingo

American Legion, North Adams

Time: 7 p.m.

Great prizes, raffles, and snacks, all supporting children with cancer. Hosted by AYJ Fund's volunteer and princess Rhaya Wright.

Tickets are $30; more information here.

Saturday

Cosmic Bowling: Strike Out Glioblastoma
K&M Bowling, Pittsfield
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.

Enjoy music, black lights, party lights, and of course bowling for a good cause. There will also be raffles and T-shirt sales to help raise money for glioblastoma research.

More information here.

Nice & Easy Trail Hike

Greylock Glen, Adams

Time: 1 p.m.

These easy-paced, 1 to 3-mile guided hikes are geared for seniors, but open to all ages. A wonderful opportunity to join other hiking enthusiasts who share in the joy of the great outdoors. Hiking times may vary from 90 minutes to two hours. Be prepared for variable weather, wear appropriate clothing and sturdy boots.

For weather information and to register, call 413-499-4262. More information here.

CATA 'Garden Dreams'

Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge

Time: 11 to 3

The exhibit features more than 40 paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures created through Community Access to the Arts' year-round workshops serving children, teens and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Works are professionally matted, framed and available for sale, with proceeds supporting commissions for the individual artists.

Exhibition hours are Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free.

More information here.

'Dance the Blues Away'

Stationery Factory, Dalton

Time: 5 p.m.

The 5th annual "Dance the Blues Away" Gala to support Love of T and peer-to-peer suicide prevention services in memory of Teresa Fitzgerald. Features Dave Bartley Jazz Quartet, a silent auction, food by KJ Nosh and DJ Connor Ryan to cap off the night.

Tickets are $95, $750 table; more information here.

Edgar Allen Poe Speakeasy: Chapter Two

Monument Arts & Cultural Center, Bennington, Vt.

Time: 6 p.m.

The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy returns for a haunting sequel that delves even deeper into the macabre. Four new tales from Poe's dark imagination, each paired with a fresh selection of classic cocktails.

Tickets are $65; more information and tickets here.

Flannel Kings

Proprietor's Lodge, Pittsfield

Time: 8 p.m.

From grunge and alternative to power pop and punk, the Flannel Kings play all the hits that made the era iconic in their debut at the lodge.

Admission is $10 at the door. More information here.

Sunday

Dale Derby Cardboard Box Race
Bousquet Mountain, Pittsfield
Time: 11 a.m.

Get your friends and decorate a fun cardboard box using only that and duct tape. Bring it to Bousquet and race others in the snow for the snowbox derby.

More information here.

Cabin Fever Storytime: Artists and Authors of Mount Greylock
Mount Greylock Visitor Center, Lanesborough
Time: 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Enjoy a story near the fire from park interpreter Mike as he tells you about the artists and authors who helped to shape the image of Mount Greylock through their work. Participants are encouraged to share their own works from the county as well.

More information here.

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After the Slush: Warmer Weather Arrives

Staff Reports12:15PM / Thursday, March 05, 2026

Yuck. After Tuesday's surprise snowstorm (1 to 2 inches??), which sent kids home early and canceled activities, there's another mess headed our way.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for all of Western Massachusetts, Southern Vermont, northern Connecticut and most of Upstate New York and the Capital Region.

The warning runs from 5 p.m. on Thursday to noon Friday, with a forecast of snow and sleet and icy rain.

The region can expect total accumulations of one to 2 inches, with greater expectations of ice totals in the higher elevations.

This will start as rain on Thursday afternoon, before changing over to sleet and freezing rain, and then snow across the northern region. This is expected to taper off on Friday morning.

The evening and morning commutes will be messy with black ice and slippery roads.

Greylock Snow Day's confidence meter is at 45 percent for school delays on Friday morning.