Weekend Outlook: Activities From 'Wicked' to Ninjas

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
03:10PM / Friday, August 21, 2026Print Story | Email Story

Check out the events happening this weekend in the county including live music, races, playgrounds and more.

Editor's Pick

Wild in the Valley
Lebanon Valley Dragway
Friday and Saturday

Two days of nonstop drag racing and car show.

More information and tickets here.

Friday

Cynthia Erivo at Tanglewood
Tanglewood, Lenox
Time: 8 p.m.

There's still time to see "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo with the Boston Pops.

More information and tickets here.

Friday Karaoke
Dalton American Legion
Time: 6 p.m.

More information here.

Roomful of Teeth

Mass MoCA, North Adams

Time: 7 p.m.

Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth is back at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art to create a new concert-length work — The Puerto Rico Experiment — with Puerto Rican-born composer Angélica Negrón and Brooklyn-based indie electronic transnational band Balún. Q&A to follow.

Tickets and more information here.

Saturday

Tunes for Tone
The Venue at Skyline, Lanesborough
Time: 1 to 6 p.m.

Enjoy the fourth annual Tunes for Tones, a benefit for the Antonio Cardeno Scholarship. Live music, bring a picnic. There will also be raffles, face painting, and more.

More information and tickets here.

Sounds of Santana
Stationary Factory, Dalton
Time: 8 p.m.

Guitarist Joe Cruz and a seven-piece band that is performing the favorite tunes of Carlos Santana. Tickets range from $25 to $30.

More information and tickets here.

NinjaFit Playground Grand Opening
Lee Athletic Field
Time: 9 a.m.

Meet with Ninja Warrior athletes on the finally completed NInjaFit playground. Experience the course with the athletes while you take on the obstacles. Read our story about the playground here.

More information here.

Hittin the Note

Adams Theater, Park Street

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Regional Allman Brothers tribute band Hittin the Note peforms two sets with intermission. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets and more information here.

Christian Center Community Day
Christian Center, Pittsfield
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Family friendly with free food, games, prizes, a bounce house and a back-to-school clothing drive.

More information here.

Seth Rudetsky Concert Series with Lillias White

'62 Center, Williamstown

Time: 7 p.m.

Tony Award-winner Lillias White brings her dynamic stage presence to Seth Rudetsky's concert series. White's stage credits include "Hadestown," "Dreamgirls," "Cats," and "Chicago."

Hosted by Rudetsky, on the piano, the evening blends songs from White's career with conversation and behind-the-scenes stories from life on stage and screen.

Tickets and more information here.

Beavers in the Berkshires
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox
Time: 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Learn about beavers and listen to the role they have in the county.

Sunday

Free Family Sundays at The Mount
The Mount, Lenox
Time: 11 a.m.

Enjoy a free day exploring The Mount as well as live music, storytelling, arts and crafts and more. Free family concert under the tent at 11 a.m.

More information here.

Bennington Wings & Wheels

William Morse State Airport

Time: 10 p.m.

This family-friendly fly-in at the airport off Walloomsac Road in Bennington, Vt., will include aircraft, displays, a tour of the maintenance hangar and refreshments. Meet the team at Avid Aviation Vermont and the Civil Air Patrol, which will support operations and activities. LLQ Body and Fender will be on site to showcase custom vehicles. Free and open to the public and visiting pilots.

NOTE: weather postpones. More information here.

Farmer's Markets

Great Barrington Farmers Market
18 Church St.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The market is open every Saturday. Every week, locally grown food, flowers, and plants will be available, along with other local vendors. The market accepts and offers doubling SNAP, HIP, WIC, and Senior market coupons.

More information is here.

Lee Farmers Market
The Town Park
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The market offers locally grown produce, prepared foods, locally created arts and crafts, and herbal products. YogaLee offers free community yoga from 9:30 to 10:30 on the first Saturday of each month.

The market accepts SNAP, HIP, Senior Coupons, and WIC Coupons and also offers Market Match.

More information here.

Lenox Farmers Market
St. Ann's Church
Fridays: 11 to 3.

This market is open every Friday through Sept. 12 and features fresh produce, pastries, cheeses, and more.

More information here.

New Marlborough Farmers Market
Village Green
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Opens June 7 through Oct. 1. The market has local vendors that offer a variety of goods from produce, eggs, baked goods, jams, hand-knit items, maple syrup, and more.

More information here.

North Adams Farmers Market
Main Street
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The south side of Main Street from American Legion Drive will be closed to make room for the city's weekly farmers market, which will kick off this Saturday. Explore downtown North Adams and discover local businesses and fresh produce from local farms.

More information here.

Otis Farmers Market
Papa's Healthy Food & Fuel
Saturdays: 3 to 6 p.m., 9 to 1.

Located at 2000 East Otis Road and runs through Oct. 8. Eggs, baked goods and desserts, micro greens, maple products, honey, pasture-raised pork, grass-fed beef, bison, elk, canned goods, jams, jellies & fruit butters and more.

More information here.

Pittsfield Farmers Market
Pittsfield Common
Saturday: 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Roots Rising, the region's first teen-run market, will hold an indoor farmers market this Saturday. The event will feature live music, chef demos, workshops, children's activities, and more.

More information is available here.

West Stockbridge Farmers Market
Foundry Green
Thursdays: 3 to 6 p.m., through Oct. 1.

Wide range of local producers and fare including vegetables, breads, teas, herbs, dairy, sweets, jams and crafts. Runs through Oct. 1; more information here.

Williamstown Farmers Market
Spring Street
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The market focuses on a wide range of local food and artisan vendors, as well as local services and music.

More information here.

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Another West Nile Virus Mosquito Found in Pittsfield

Staff reports02:11PM / Friday, August 21, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has confirmed another West Nile virus-infected mosquito sample in the city.

On Friday, Pittsfield announced there was an isolation on outer West Street near Lillybrook Road. Last week, two isolations of WNV were found at the Pittsfield-Richmond town line on Route 41 and the other at Garland Avenue.

There are currently no confirmed human cases of WNV, but residents are encouraged to take preventative actions. According to a risk map provided by the MDPH, Pittsfield is now at moderate risk for WNV.

WNV is most commonly transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquitoes that carry this virus are common throughout the state and are found in urban as well as more rural areas. While WNV can infect people of all ages, people over the age of 50 are at higher risk for severe infection.

Berkshire County had early virus activity; Clarksburg saw the state's first WNV mosquitoes of the season in June. Pittsfield had a positive WNV sample later that month in a spot with repeated occurrences near the Pittsfield Cemetery.

Pittsfield, through the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project, continues larvicide application, conducting targeted education programs, distribution of fact sheets on WNV and on reducing exposure to mosquitoes, and treating catch basins.

In 2021, the former City Council voted to opt out of adult mosquito control spraying.

Earlier this month, Chris Horton, superintendent of the mosquito project, told the Board of Health that he doesn't envision the WNV positives amplifying, and the peak transmission weeks are at the end of August and early September.