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PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Boys’ & Girls’ Club is now accepting registrations for the fall session of the its swim lessons program for Berkshire County children. Classes are offered for swimmers Levels 1 through 5 Mondays or Fridays from 5 to 5:45 p.m. or Wednesdays from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Level 1 through 3 lessons…
PITTSFIELD — Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theater in downtown Pittsfield, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, recently announced the two of its 2013 productions to be presented on its Boyd-Quinson Mainstage at 30 Union St., in Pittsfield. Opening the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage season in June is the landmark…
PITTSFIELD – The Berkshire’s Hancock Shaker Village will celebrate its 15th annual Country Fair extravaganza on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29 and 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The two-day event will feature locally grown food, crafts for sale, best in show awards, bluegrass music and agricultural-derived activities for the whole family. Families can visit…
BECKET — Besides the Guthrie Center in Housatonic, The Becket Arts Center, The Mullen House Educational Center/Becket Land and Trust and the Becket Athenaeum will join together to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox on Sunday, Sept. 23, by hosting the second annual Autumnal Equinox Party and Community Celebration in Becket. The celebration will begin at noon…
Another week has gone by and I feel as if I spend most of my time either on the sidelines of some sporting event or other, or behind the computer screen. But if I don’t get out of this office and enjoy some of the Fall Foliage fun the Berkshires has in store for all…
By KELLY BEVAN GREAT BARRINGTON —President John F. Kennedy once said, “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future,” and this Saturday, Sept. 22, the Berkshire-based Center for Peace through Culture and the Guthrie Center are taking that to heart as they celebrate the International Day of Peace with a…
LEE — The Town of Lee will host its annual birthday celebration, Founders Day Weekend, Friday, Sept. 21, through Sunday, Sept. 23. The three-day South Berkshire event will be filled with plenty of family fun featuring live music, food tastings, entertainment, sidewalk sales, a parade and more. The event will run from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.…
WILLIAMSTOWN — Sunday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m., the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s new Ballet in HD series begins with a broadcast of George Balanchine’s “Jewels.” Known as one of Balanchine’s most revered ballets, “Jewels is performed by the famed Mariinsky Ballet and is set to the music of Fauré, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. Running…
PITTSFIELD — There are only two opportunities left this year to experience Pittsfield’s 3rd Thursday events, one of which is this Thursday, Sept. 21, the other will take place Thursday, Oct. 18. This weeks event, which runs from 5 to 8 p.m. in Pittsfield’s Upstreet Cultural District will feature family-friendly activities that tie in with…
