Weekend Outlook: Wahconah Goodbye, Fundraisers and More

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
11:56AM / Thursday, April 09, 2026Print Story | Email Story

Check out the events happening in Berkshire County this week including fundraisers, concerts and more.

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Farewell to the Grandstand,
Hello to the Future of Wahconah Park
Wahconah Park, Pittsfield
Time: Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m.

Reminisce and celebrate the memories and the decades of the historic ballpark and learn about its future. Enjoy food and water while sharing your memories on video or write on a baseball-shaped card.

More information here.

'Once Upon a Dream' Children's Concert
Drury High School, North Adams
Time: noon to 2 p.m.

The annual children's princess concert to benefit the AYJ Fund. Meet and greet with the Princesses and ticket raffle from noon to 1. Costumes encouraged.

More information and tickets here.

Multiple Days

'James and the Giant Peach'
Drury High School, North Adams
Friday, April 10, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, April 11, at 2 and 7

Drury Stage Company presents "James and the Giant Peach," a musical based on based on the Roald Dahl classic.

Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults at the door.

More information here.

Friday

Berkshire County Line Dancers
Tilly's Tap & Tavern, North Adams
Time: 7 to 10 p.m.

Line dancing with Tina; Tilly's is located at Valley Park Lanes on Curran Highway.

More information here.

Sunset Beaver Watch
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox
Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.

See the sanctuary's beavers in action. Hike about two miles to get a glimpse of what they do when they harvest trees.

NOTE: This event is full but you can sign the waitlist. More information here.

Thrash'em All Metal Friday
Bright Ideas Brewing, North Adams
Time: 9 p.m.

Enjoy your Friday night rocking out to Metallica and more.

More information here.

Empty Bowl Dinner

First Congregational Church, Williamstown

Time: 5 p.m.

Annual fundraiser for the Williamstown Food Pantry. Choose a beautiful handmade bowl from Tim Duncan Pottery and share soup, bread and live music. Seatings at 5 and 6:30.

Tickets are $35. More information here.

Saturday

Get BArT Smart 2026
1 Commercial St., Adams
Time: 6 to 9:15 p.m.

Berkshire Arts & Technology Public Charter School's biggest fundraising event of the year supports the school's college preparatory program.

Gather a team of one to six people to compete in a trivia contest throughout the classrooms in subjects like STEAM, Art@BART, and BARThropology.

More information and register here.

Cheerleading Showcase

Hoosac Valley High School, Cheshire

Time: noon to 2

Sponsored by Top Tier Elite, a Berkshires cheerleading program, this inaugural event will showcase the skills of 12 cheer teams.

Tickets are $15 adults, $10 children; more information here.

16th Annual Splash-a-thon Fundraiser
Berkshire South Regional Community Center, Great Barrington
Time: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Help raise $20,000 to benefit adaptive swim programs and aquatic equipment. Swim a little or a lot of laps to help or feel free to watch and donate.

More information and tickets here.

'Growing an Art Museum'

Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

Time: 2 p.m.

Laurie Norton Moffatt will speak on her 40-year tenure leading the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge. She steered the small local museum into an international center for American art illustration. A reception in the Manton Research Center will follow.

The talk is free and open to the public but registration is required.

Registration and for more information here.

Williamstown Winter Market

Williamstown Elementary School

Time: 9 to 1

The final winter market is this Saturday in the school cafeteria with a wide variety of vendors; SNAP dollars are doubled. The next market will in May 16.

More information here.

Sunday

Craft Jam with Misa Chappell
Future Labs, North Adams
Time: 1 to 3 p.m.

Bring your own craft and work on it with others at the gallery, 43 Eagle St.

More information here.

'Once Upon an Opera'
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington
Time: 2 p.m.

Enjoy a free hourlong interactive concert of opera's best classics. Suitable for all ages.

More information and reserve here.

2nd Annual Puddle Jumper 5K
Lenox Memorial Middle and High School
Time: 9 a.m.

Lenox Memorial High School's class of 2028 is hosting this year's puddle jumper to celebrate health, wellness, and togetherness to raise funds to support the class throughout their high school years. Enjoy the day while maybe getting a little muddy.

More information and tickets here.

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Mother Plans Memorial Bench at Clapp Park

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
06:38PM / Thursday, May 21, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Parks Commission has OK'd a memorial bench for a young man who had many happy memories at Clapp Park.

"I hate this. I lost my son in December to a fatal overdose, and so I am looking to have a memorial bench installed for him at Clapp Park. He was 23 when he passed," said Sarah DeJesus, through tears.

"The first half of his life, we lived in that neighborhood … and so we have so many great memories at Clapp Park."

DeJesus has worked to mitigate health complications from substance use for years as the program manager of Berkshire Harm Reduction. The bench will be placed above the park's splash pad overlooking the area in honor of Premier Ashton DeJesus.

As for cost, DeJesus said she will fund the bench, installation, and associated expenses.

"I've always thought that the top of the hill could use some seating opportunities, and I think this is a perfect opportunity to sort of honor a young person who Clapp Park was very meaningful to him and to the family," Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath said.

She and McGrath have selected a durable bench that can be fixed to the concrete, with a plaque on the back.

DeJesus said her son went to summer camp at the park, movie nights, sledding, played sports there, met friends, and gained independence as a child.

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