Weekend Outlook: Festivals, Caberets and Toy ShowsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:53AM / Friday, February 09, 2024 | |
 There are a variety of events this weekend in or near the Berkshires including an old toy show, a Queering Perspective Festival, Valentine's Day themed events, and more. '62 Center for Theatre and Dance, Williamstown Dates: Feb. 9, 10, 22-24 Williams College's theater and dance center is hosting the festival to promote dialogue on sexualities, genders, bodies, races, ethnicities, abilities, and desires. It will interrogate conventional, culturally normative performance. The goal is to establish a platform dedicated to supporting individuals who are often marginalized or "othered," providing a space for experimental and subversive >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: First Friday, Live Music, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:49PM / Friday, February 02, 2024 | |
Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events this weekend including First Friday festivities, comedy, live music, and more. Downtown North Adams Time: 5 to 9 p.m. Downtown businesses will extend their hours and host art receptions, and other special events, focused on the theme "I love North Adams." Events include live music and mocktails, an opening for the "Glow Show," a First Friday After Party, and more. Lineup here. Hotel on North, Pittsfield Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Meet Clock Tower Artist Mark Mellinger during an opening reception. Mellinger has an eclectic background that informs his work, >> Read More |
Mass Humanities Announces 2024 Funding Opportunities| 11:34AM / Sunday, January 21, 2024 | |
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Humanities, the Commonwealth's leading funder of humanities programs, announced upcoming opportunities for its 2024 grant season. Application materials for Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) grants are available now on the website, with the application window opening on February 5. EMS grants support projects that collect, interpret, and share stories about the Commonwealth. Special consideration is given to humanities programming, events, and creative works that emphasize the voices and experiences of residents that too often go unrecognized, or have been excluded from public conversation and public history. This year, Mass >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Live Music, Workshops, and More By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:03PM / Thursday, January 18, 2024 | |
Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events this weekend including live music, a talent show, workshops, and more. '62 Center For Theatre & Dance, Williamstown Time: Thursday at 6 p.m. Start your weekend early with Black Arts Council's first annual Talent Show. This free and public event will showcase works from a range of mediums including dance, film, music, fashion, and more. Complete lineup here. The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown Time: noon Experience the Clark's permanent collection in a new light as a Williams College graduate students share their thoughts on an object in >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Music, Comedy, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:41PM / Thursday, January 11, 2024 | |
 Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events this weekend including live music, museum tours, and more.
Zainab Johnson Mass MoCA, North Adams Time: Saturday, 8 p.m. Standup comedian, actor and writer Zainab Johnson will share her perspective that was shaped by growing up as one of 13 siblings in a Muslim family. She is a regular at the Comedy Cellar in New York and the Comedy Store and Improv in Los Angeles. She hosts Netflix's "100 Humans" and can be seen on the Amazon series "Upload." Tickets cost $22 in advance, $32 the week of, and $46 for preferred seating. More >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: First Friday, Live Music, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:42PM / Friday, January 05, 2024 | |
 Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events this weekend including a First Friday event, live music, and last chance holiday light experiences. Downtown North Adams Time: 5 to 9 p.m. Just because the holidays are over does not mean you can't celebrate the winter season. This month the First Friday event will have a "Cozy" theme. Downtown North Adams will be lit up with the LumiNAMA holiday lights festival. Gather with fellow community members to explore downtown businesses that have extended hours. There will also be events including art receptions, a Pajama Party, s'more making, crafts, and >> Read More |
BArT Theatre Presents 'She Kills Monsters' | 11:00AM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — BArT Theatre presents, "She Kills Monsters," by Qui Nguyen. The dates of the performances are: Friday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are available to purchase online at this link. According to a press release: "She Kills Monsters" tells the story of Agnes Evans, an average woman who loses her parents and little sister Tilly in a car accident. Having been very distant from her sister while she was alive, Agnes >> Read More |
North Adams Public Schools Art Teacher Wins Award| 02:08PM / Wednesday, January 03, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — This fall, the North Adams Public Schools (NAPS) District Arts Integration Specialist, Leslie Appleget, won the 2023 Outstanding Community Arts Education Collaborative Multidisciplinary Award from stateside arts collaborative Arts|Learning. The award was conferred at Arts|Learning's 36th Annual Champions of Arts Education Advocacy Awards in November at Boston Renaissance Charter School. Appleget is the only award recipient in the 2023 award cohort to represent arts education work based in Berkshire County. According to a press release, this award recognizes arts educators who have developed a model of arts education collaborative between >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Ringing in the New Year| 11:57AM / Friday, December 29, 2023 | |
 Ring in the New Year with activities and events around Berkshire County this weekend. Tyler Street Lab, Pittsfield Time: 6 p.m. The Women of Color Given Circlehttps://www.facebook.com/wocgc1/ hosts this annaul Kwanzaa event celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa and African American culture. Well-known singer and lead vocalist Wanda Houston will be this year's special guest. 6 Anthony St., Adams Time: 7 to 10 p.m. A wide variety of songs to choose from, so everyone can find something to sing their heart out to with DJ Seth P. Fun, friendly and supportive environment. Admission is free; more information >> Read More |
BAAMS Presents Live at Studio 9| 12:37PM / Saturday, December 23, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshires Academy for Advanced Musical Studies, Inc. (BAAMS) announced a monthly residency at Studio 9 at the Porches' Inn in North Adams beginning in January 2024. Led by BAAMS' founder and Executive Director Richard Boulger, the monthly concerts will feature faculty from the Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies, students, and special guests. The first concert, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20, features Richard Boulger on trumpet flugelhorn, Dario Boente pn piano/keyboards, Tony Lewis on drums and Alex Blake on bass. The monthly concerts will be highlighted by live performances of original jazz, funk, world music, >> Read More |
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