MCLA Announces Theatre, Music Productions for 2023-2024 Season | 02:00PM / Wednesday, October 04, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Theatre and Music departments announced the 2023-2024 season of performances with four productions including visiting performing artists, guest directors, and student directors in addition to two student concerts. The fall season opens on Nov. 3 with a MainStage production titled "Antigone by Sophocles" translated by Anne Carson and guest director Rudy Ramirez. The show is scheduled to run on Nov. 3-4, 10-11 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. in Venable Theatre. Rudy Ramirez, Benedetti Teaching Artist in Residence, is a director, writer, and teaching artist specializing in >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Fairs, Festivals, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:26PM / Friday, September 29, 2023 | |
 There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including fairs, festivals, live music, and more. Main Street, North Adams Time: Sunday, 1 p.m. The annual Fall Foliage Parade returns this Saturday with a "Once Upon a Time in North Berkshire" theme. Watch as your favorite characters from children's books and fairytales march through downtown North Adams. The parade will kick off at the the intersection of State Street and Old State Street and marches 1.2 miles through downtown North Adams. More information here. Methuselah Bar and Lounge, Pittsfield Time: 7 to 10 >> Read More |
Clark Art Expands RX for Wellbeing Program| 11:04AM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute and Berkshire Medical Center are teaming to provide a new mental health service aimed at providing assistance to trauma victims. The Clark currently offers a county-wide program, Rx for Wellbeing at the Clark, through local mental health practitioners as a means of encouraging engagement with art as part of a therapeutic treatment plan for those dealing with issues like depression, anxiety, and social isolation. The new initiative with Berkshire Medical Center, Access to Wellbeing at the Clark, extends the program to offer victims of trauma opportunities to engage with art as a part of their recovery efforts. To date, the Rx >> Read More |
Clark Art First Sundays Free Program Returns| 08:00AM / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's First Sundays Free program returns on Sunday, Oct. 1. Offering free admission to the galleries and special exhibitions from 10 am–5 pm, the day also features a series of special activities from 1–4 pm, and a pop-up display of works on paper on view from 11 am–1 pm. October's theme is "Grounding." According to a press release: Explore what it means to be grounded both inside and outside of the galleries. Engage your senses through a guided forest bathing experience—the Japanese practice of consciously connecting with nature in order to slow down and be present in the >> Read More |
LumiNAMA Calls for Holiday Window Displays Artists| 03:29PM / Monday, September 25, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The LumiNAMA Light Festival is seeking artists and community groups to create holiday window displays for unoccupied storefronts in downtown North Adams this holiday season. LumiNAMA is an annual festival of lights and events begun in 2022 to brighten and celebrate downtown North Adams during the holiday season. It kicks off with the city's tree lighting on Nov. 22 and lasts through New Year's Day. Last year, eight unoccupied storefronts were illuminated once again by the creative talents of local artists in addition to dozens of business owners who created holiday displays for their own windows. In the first ever LumiNAMA Awards, 30 >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: A Festival, Fairs, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:59AM / Friday, September 22, 2023 | |
 There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including community days, apple squeeze, live musical performances, and more. Various venues, Lenox The annual Apple Squeeze is taking over Lenox streets this Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The event features family activities, live music and performances, over 75 artisan crafts vendors, and more. This year, Antimony Brewing with Mama Lo's BBQ will be hosting a beer garden at the 67 Church St. parking lot. More information here. Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield The village will be hosting its annual county fair this Saturday and Sunday >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Lee Founders Day, Live Music & MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:31PM / Friday, September 15, 2023 | |
 There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including a founders day weekend, live music, hikes, and more. Various locations, Lee Celebrate the town's 246th birthday this Friday through Sunday. The festivities will include live music, local art, a hometown parade, fireworks, crafts, magic show, face painting, and more. Founders Day Weekend Schedule here. will be visible from Main Street on Friday around 8 p.m. Thewill take place on Main Street beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday and will be aired on Community Television for the Southern Berkshires. The street will be >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: 'Little Amal,' Polish Picnic and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:30AM / Friday, September 08, 2023 | |
 There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including the arrival of "Little Amal," a Polish picnic, a comedy night, and more. *Do you want your market or event included in the outlook? Email info@iberkshires.com. Mass MoCA, North Adams Time: Sunday, Sept. 10, at 1 p.m. The contemporary art museum provides residents the opportunity to welcome the internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet "Little Amal." Amal is a puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl. She is named after the Arabic word "Amal" meaning hope. She was created in an effort to draw attention to children >> Read More |
Dance School Opens in North AdamsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:47AM / Tuesday, September 05, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Creative Soul invites dance students of all ages and experiences to explore themselves and their paths through a holistic approach to dance education. Creative Soul owner and artistic director Ashley Oladehin's entire life has been leading up to the opening of Creative Soul. From a very young age, she has loved everything creative from music, to dance, to art, and poetry. She quite literally felt like a creative soul. It is that feeling that inspired the name Creative Soul, she said. The word soul acts as a reminder that we are so much more than our physical bodies, Oladehin said. "Come as you >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Garlic Fest, Community Picnic, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:32PM / Friday, September 01, 2023 | |
There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including a garlic festival, a community picnic, an artwalk, and more. Bennington, Vt. Time: Saturday, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Bennington is hosting its annual garlic festival this Saturday in celebration of all things garlic and agriculture. Just 20 minutes from North County, the event will feature bands, beer, food trucks, and a curated group of more than 120 vendors. The festival will run in two areas, or "cloves," on Main Street at the old Greenberg's and on Depot Street near Bennington Station. Participants can walk or take a shuttle between >> Read More |
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