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Weekend Outlook: Thunderfest is Back

By Breanna SteeleSpecial to iBerkshires
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Check out the events happening this weekend including karaoke, fundraisers, and the annual Thunderfest. 

Editor's pick

Thunderfest
Adams Visitor Center
Time: noon to 5 p.m.

The annual outdoor festival celebrating the historic Thunderbolt Trail and Race returns with live music, food from local vendors, local craft, retail, and recreational vendors, a campfire and marshmallows, local craft beer and wine, and more. 

Admission is free. More information here.

Multiple Days

'The Little Mermaid'
March 20, 21, 27, 28
Lenox Memorial High School
Time: 7 to 10 p.m.

The high school's drama team is performing Disney's "The Little Mermaid." Enjoy the classic story and dress up as your favorite character and grab a photo with the cast.

$10 for seniors and students, $15 for adults, and children free if in costume for the March 28th 2 p.m. showing only.

More information here.

Friday

Broadway Karaoke Night at Methesulah
391 North St, Pittsfield
Time: 9 p.m.

Belt out your favorite musical with your friends and family. 

More information here.

Berkshire Botanical Bulb Show
Stockbridge
Time: 9 to 4

Friday is the last day to visit the Fitzpatrick Greenhouse at Berkshire Botanical Garden and welcome the new season amongst hundreds of flowering bulbs. 

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

Saturday

Line and Partner Dance Social
Dalton CRA
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.

Bring your partner and dance the night away. More information here.

Easter Bunny Hop Train
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum, Adams
Departure Times: 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. 

The Easter Bunny will hop onto the Hoosac Valley Train to greet families and give out colored eggs. 

Tickets in coach range from $4 to $22; first class ranges from $4 to $37. A first-class table, which includes seats for four, is $127.20. 

More information and tickets here.

Back in Black
The Stationary Factory, Dalton
Time: 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy the "True AC/DC Experience" by Back in Black, who replicates their music new and old. The 413s will be opening the show.

Tickets $25 in advance. More information here.

Skeeter Creek
Proprietor's Lodge, Pittsfield
Time: 8 to 11 p.m.

Enjoy live music from the country rock band Skeeter Creek. Tickets are $25 in advance.

More information here.

Seed Library Opening
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
Time: 10:30 to noon
 
The annual seed library and exchange opens at the athenaeum. Use your library card to pick up vegetable and wildflower seeds; share seeds, ideas, and advice with your neighbors; and learn about gardening and food access from local organizations.
 
More information here

Sunday

Auxiliary Annual Craft and Vendor Fair
Dalton American Legion
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Legion Auxiliary is hosting its annual craft and vendor fair. Vendors can email daltonamericanlegionaux155@gmail.com to be on the waitlist and the mailing list for the next event.

More information here.

Goodnight Moonshine
Studio 9, North Adams
Time: 4 p.m.
 
Railway Concerts presents Molly Venter and Eben Pariser as Goodnight Moonshine. The duo played for Valentine's Day last year but this year's concert had to be postponed to this weekend. They are touring now with their latest release, "Business Unusual," of which the Railway audience will be getting a sneak peek. Studio 9 is located at the Porches inn on River Street. 
 
Tickets and more information are available here

Cornhole Fundraising Tournament
Greenock Country Club, Lee
Time: noon

Help raise money for the Ninja Fit Playground and enjoy a round of cornhole with your friends. 

Cost is $35 per player. More information here.

 


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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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