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Weekend Outlook: Cool Cars and Pickles

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
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Check out this weekend events happening in the Berkshires including pickles, ice cream, cool cars, and more.

Editor's Pick

Picklefest 2026
Clarksburg Town Field
Time: Noon to 6 p.m.

Come and get your fill of pickles on Saturday with this year's Picklefest. There will be food, music, games, a car show, a bounce house, and more.

More information here.

Friday

Beaver Detectives
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox
Time: 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Learn and investigate the way beavers live and try and find them as you walk the sanctuary's trails.

Register in advance; tickets are $12 and $15. More information here.

Pokemon Trade Night
307 North Street, North Adams
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.

If you're into Pokémon cards, come to this free event organized by card collectors Berkshire Sports Cards and Bomb Shack Vintage to buy, sell, trade or just go to hang out and enter giveaways.

More information here.

Children's Programming
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The library is hosting a number of programs including Dungeons and Dragons, take-home crafts, switch and play, and an escape game. 

More information here.

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

More information here.

Common Craft Night
165 East Main St., North Adams
Time: 6 to 10 p.m.

Bring your own craft and work with others.

More information here.

Bring your own Vinyl with DJ Pup Daddy
Hot Plate Brewing Co., Pittsfield
Time: 7 to 10 p.m.

Have any vinyl you would like to show off? Bring it to Hot Plate Brewery or pick from a collection. Listen to while you enjoy your time in the brewery.

More information here.

Saturday

Carrie Underwood
Tanglewood, Lenox
Time: 7 p.m.

There is still time to secure your spot on the lawn at Tanglewood to see singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. 

More information and tickets here.

Ice Cream Train
Hoosac Train, Adams
Time: 1:30 or 3 p.m.

A trip in the restored vintage train car with a sweet treat afterward.

More information and tickets 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 Berkshire Enviroment. 

Register in advance; tickets are $12 and $15. 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. Postponed last week because of weather.
 
More information here.
 

Sunday

North Adams Motorama
Main Street, North Adams
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Come and take a look at all the different automobiles for the 14th annual Motorama. Hundreds of classic cars, motorcycles, trucks, and more will fill downtown, along with food trucks, and the local food and shops will be open to enjoy.

More information here. *Rain date: Saturday, Sept. 5.

Berkshire Museum Free Day
39 South St., Pittsfield.
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Explore the newly reopened Berkshire Museum for free. 

More information here

Judy Collins
Tanglewood, Lenox
Time: 2:30 p.m.

There is still time to get tickets for singer Judy Collins.

More information and tickets here.

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.

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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North Adams School Committee Filling Two Seats

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Committee is in need of new members to fill two unexpired terms until Jan. 1, 2028.
 
The candidates will be voted on by a joint convention of the School Committee and City Council on Oct. 5. 
 
In the two months since the last School Committee meeting, members Emily Daunis and Cody Chamberlain have resigned. 
 
The committee was expected to review the process at its Tuesday meeting but did not. A timeline provided by Mayor Jennifer Macksey, chair of the committee, states the calls for statements of interest will occur on Monday, Aug. 31, along with a pre-convention meeting notice. 
 
Statements of interest and nominations will be accepted via email to btassone@napsk12.org until 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24; these will be disseminated to committee and City Council members four days later. 
 
Any resident of the city of North Adams who is eligible to vote is eligible to be elected to serve on the School Committee.
 
Daunis was elected in this way to the School Committee in 2020 to fill the unexpired term and elected to a four-year term in her own right the following year and again in 2025. 
 
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