Weekend Outlook: Fall Foliage Parade, Homelands Powwow and more
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| The Fall Foliage Parade steps off at 1 p.m. Sunday. |
The Berkshires are roaring to life this weekend as the fall foliage season officially begins.
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Northern Berkshire Fall Foliage Parade
Downtown North Adams
Sunday, Oct. 4, 1 p.m.
With the theme "70 Years in Motion: Time Traveling Through North Berkshire," all are invited to honor the parade's 70th anniversary by taking a journey through the decades and celebrate the people, places, and moments that have shaped our communities. The parade starts at the intersection of State Street and Old State Street and ends at the intersection of Ashland Street and Washington Avenue.
Events leading up to the parade include the Dog Costume parade from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at City Hall and the Children's Parade and Fair on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Noel Field Athletic Complex, 310 State St.
More information here.
Multiple Days
Homelands Powwow
Shakespeare & Company, Lenox
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4
10 a.m.–6 p.m.
The gathering held on the ancestral homelands of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, in the heart of the Berkshire region of Western New England, aims to honor and reconnect the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican people with their ancestral lands. Funds raised support travel and lodging for tribal members who wish to return to these sacred homelands.
Information here.
Eastern States Exposition
West Springfield
Through Oct. 4
The Big E is the region's biggest fair with live entertainment, a midway, circus, exhibits, parades, booths, food, agricultural competitions, and presentations by each of the New England states.
Tickets and information here.
Thursday
An Evening with David Sedaris
The Colonial, Pittsfield
7 p.m.
With sardonic wit and incisive social observation, David Sedaris has become one of America's preeminent humor writers.
Tickets and information here.
Friday
'Making Marks' Opening Reception
Berkshire Art Center, 437 North St., Pittsfield
5–7 p.m.
An opening reception will be held for "Making Marks" by Caroline Kelley at 437 North Street. Born and raised in the Berkshires, Kelley studied art at Bard College and has continued to deepen her practice through a range of immersive learning experiences, including studies at the Woodstock School of Art in Woodstock, New York, and the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill in Truro, Massachusetts. The exhibition will be on view through Oct. 29.
Information here.
'The Art of Resistance' Opening Reception
Gallery 51, 51 Main St., North Adams
5–7 p.m.
An opening reception will be held for "The Art of Resistance" Gallery Show, which will feature resistance art, buttons and signs, films, photography, and music inspired by the large spectrum of events and issues we have dealt with as we have exercised our First Amendment rights to protect democracy and our Constitution over the past two years. The exhibition runs through Dec. 11.
Information here.
Berkshire Symphony
Chapin Hall, Williams College, Williamstown
7:30 p.m.
The Williams College Department of Music presents the Berkshire Symphony with director Andrew J. Kim. This concert consists of music that comes from an extra-musical inspiration. There is a pre-concert talk with Kim at 6:45 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, adjacent to the Chapin Hall lobby.
Information here.
Planetarium Show
Milham Planetarium, Williams College, Williamstown
8–9 p.m.
Weekly planetarium shows are held on Friday nights at the Milham Planetarium to see all that the night sky has to offer, from mythology to astrophysics and cosmology.
Registration here.
Friday Karaoke
Dalton American Legion
6 p.m.
More information here.
Saturday
Thrifting Williamstown
Williamstown
9 a.m.–3 p.m.
One town. Dozens of sales. Endless treasures! Explore tag sales at homes and local businesses throughout Williamstown. Grab your friends, bring your shopping bags, and spend the day thrifting, discovering, and shopping local!
Information here.
'Laps for Liam'
Abbott Memorial School, Florida
11 a.m.–3 p.m.
"Laps for Liam" walkathon is being held to raise funds for the Lescarbeau family in the town of Florida. Their son, Liam, was diagnosed with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia days after celebrating his 9th birthday. The event will feature food and treats, basket raffles, 50/50 raffle, a lottery tree, family games and other family activities.
Information here.
Manhattan Short Film Festival
Becket Athenaeum, Becket
7–9:30 p.m.
The Becket Athenaeum presents the 29th Manhattan Short Film Festival. This collaborative event brings together 100,000 film lovers across the world in more than 500 cities on six continents to view and vote on the 10 finalists' films
Information here.
Sunday
'Into the Breeches' Staged Reading
Robert Boland Theatre, Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield
2 p.m.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College (OLLI at BCC) Players will present a staged reading of a play called "Into the Breeches." The comedy is set in 1942 somewhere in the Berkshires. The local theater is struggling as the director and leading men are away, fighting at the Front in World War II. The director's wife sets out to produce an all-female version of "The Henriad," two of the Shakespeare's "Henry" plays, assembling an increasing unlikely cast that comes together to prove that the show must go on.
Registration and information here.
Screening of 'The Librarians'
Dalton Free Library, Dalton
3 p.m.
To kick off National Banned Books Week, the Dalton Free Public Library will screen the 2025 Emmy Award winning documentary The Librarians, a chilling cautionary tale and rallying cry for freedom told through the personal experiences of librarians under siege and the everyday patriots who join their ranks in defense of the books
Information here.
Eyes on Art Town Reception
Spring Street Market, Williamstown
3–5 p.m.
A reception with the artists and jurors of the Eyes on Art Town banner exhibition will be held at the Spring Street Market & Café, where the original art of the images being featured on the streetlight banners throughout the fall is displayed.
Information here.
New Lebanon Flea Market in the Berkshires
435 Columbia Pike, New Lebanon, N.Y.
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Find treasures at this weekly flea market if weather permits.
More information here.
Adams Quaker Meeting House Hours
Maple Street Cemetery, Adams
1-4 p.m.
Free tours of the 1782 meeting house, place of worship of the family of Susan B. Anthony, born in Adams in 1820, through Oct. 11.
More information here.
Farmers Markets
Great Barrington Farmers Market
18 Church St.
Saturdays 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
The market is open every Saturday through Nov. 14. Every week, locally grown food, flowers, and plants will be available, along with other local vendors. The market accepts and offers double SNAP, HIP, WIC, and Senior market coupons.
More information here.
Lee Farmers Market
The Town Park
Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The market offers locally grown produce, prepared foods, locally created arts and crafts, and herbal products through Oct. 10. 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.
New Marlborough Farmers Market
Village Green
Sundays 10 a.m- 1 p.m.
The market has local vendors that offer a variety of goods, including produce, eggs, baked goods, jams, hand-knit items, maple syrup, and more through October.
More information here.
North Adams Farmers Market
Main Street
Saturdays 9 a.m.-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 through Oct. 31. Explore downtown North Adams and discover local businesses and fresh produce from local farms.
More information here.
Otis Farmers Market
2000 East Otis Road, Otis
Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Eggs, baked goods and desserts, microgreens, maple products, honey, pasture-raised pork, grass-fed beef, bison, elk, canned goods, jams, jellies & fruit butters and more through Oct. 10.
More information here.
Pittsfield Farmers Market
Pittsfield Common
Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Roots Rising, the region's first teen-run market, features live music, chef demos, workshops and children's activities through Oct. 10.
More information here.
West Stockbridge Farmers Market
Foundry Green
Thursdays 3-6 p.m.
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
Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
The market focuses on a wide range of local food and artisan vendors, as well as local services and music through Nov. 7.
More information here.
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