Northern Berkshire Community Contra Dance | 11:42AM / Tuesday, August 05, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. There will be a community contra dance on Saturday, Aug. 9. North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance with calling by Andy Davis, and live music provided by local musicians. All are welcome. Come alone, or with friends - most people change partners for each dance throughout the evening. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive by 7:30 for instruction in the basics. The dance will run 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Community Hall of the All Saints Episcopal Church, 59 Summer St., North Adams. Use the door closest to the post office. Admission is pay-as-you-can: $5 - $15, or barter >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: First Fridays, Dancing, and More By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:24PM / Thursday, July 31, 2025 | |
There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including First Friday Festivities, music, and more.
Mass MoCA, North Adams
Thursday-Saturday The annual Bang on a Can festival transforms Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art into a genre-bending musical utopia for innovative composers and performers. During the event special guests, Bang on a Can faculty and young players will take the Hunter Center stage in a series of heady collisions of jazz, classical, rock, and beyond. More information here.
15 Kinnebrook Road, Chester
Aug. 1, 2 and 3 Although not in Berkshire County, the Littleville Fair featuring two classes of oxen draws, line
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MOSAIC Presents Community Arts and Culture Day | 11:12AM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts' (MCLA) MOSAIC presents Community Arts and Culture Day, a family-friendly public arts-engagement event featuring sessions and performances by three regional arts and culture practitioners: storyteller Djeli Celestia, puppeteer Madison J. Cripps, and visual artist Melanie Mowinski. The event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 10am to 1pm at MOSAIC EventSpace, 49 Main St. The MOSAIC Community Arts and Culture Day provides an opportunity for community members to foster connection through a lineup of family-friendly sessions and performances led by regional artists. Spanning storytelling, puppetry, and visual >> Read More |
Tom Bernard Appointed to Mass Cultural Council| 07:53AM / Thursday, July 24, 2025 | |
BOSTON — Mass Cultural Council announced the appointment of Thomas W. Bernard of North Adams as a member of the Agency's governing body. Bernard was appointed to the Council by Governor Maura Healey on July 16, 2025. Bernard recently served as the President and CEO of Berkshire United Way. He also previously served two terms as Mayor of the City of North Adams and as Chair of the North Adams School Committee. "I'm so excited to welcome Tom to the Council," said Marc Carroll, Mass Cultural Council Chair. "His experience working with Berkshire County decision-makers – as both a municipal elected official and a leader in philanthropy - will be >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Picnics & Beach PartiesBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:10PM / Thursday, July 17, 2025 | |
 Check out some of the events happening in the Berkshires this weekend, including live music, dance parties, train rides, and more. Farmers' markets are open for the season and can be found here. Editor's Pick Eagle Street Beach Party Eagle Street, North Adams Time: Saturday, 3 to 6 p.m. Want to play in the sand? Enjoy a day with your family with more than 250,000 pounds of sand filling Eagle Street. Bring a pail and shovel and have some fun. More information here. Mason Public Library, Great Barrington Time: Saturday, 2 p.m. A life-size sculpture of Great Barrington native son W.E.B Du Bois will be unveiled on Saturday as part of the annual Du Bois Forum. Speakers >> Read More |
MCLA's MOSAIC Presents Solo Exhibition| 08:20AM / Wednesday, July 16, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA's MOSAIC presents "I am too, a Piece of Clay," an exhibition that explores the critical role home plays in building alternative epistemologies—sensory, spatial, and affective, stated a press release. Featuring a new body of work, LaRissa Rogers considers the liminal architectural space as a site of rupture that animates the ever-shifting contours of history and relationality, as stated in a press release. On view July 18–September 28, 2025 at Gallery 51. There will be an opeing reception on July 18, from 5 to 7 pm. There will be an artist and curator talk on Saturday, July 19, 11:30 am–12:30 pm. >> Read More |
BAAMS Holding its 7th Summer Jazz Day Camp| 06:03AM / Saturday, July 12, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Each summer, a group of master musicians assembles in North Adams at The Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) to offer the region's youth ages 12 to 18 a full week of learning. This year, Berkshire County musicians ages 12-18 will have the chance to study and play with some of the world’s finest musicians, including NBC's "Saturday Night Live" Band saxophonist and Juilliard faculty member, Ron Blake, guitar master Rodney Jones, along with two master drummer percussionists, Mino Cinelu and Kenwood Dennard. Both drummers are former members of the bands of Sting, Jaco Pastorious, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne
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Williamstown Theatre Festival Cuts Ribbon on North Adams VenueBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
06:24PM / Thursday, July 10, 2025 | |
David Moresi, left, and Adrian White inside the theater. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Workers were busy inside The Annex on Thursday morning, getting the black-box theater ready for the summer season seven days away. Outside, officials were ready to cut the ribbon to mark the first expansion of the venerated Williamstown Theatre Festival. "We purchased this center in 2020 as a strategic step in expanding our footprint and giving us more flexibility. We were intending to build a scene shop right there in the Price Chopper. But the pandemic kind of put that plan on pause," said Kit Ingui, managing director of operations and advancement. "This year, >> Read More |
Northern Berkshire Community Contra Dance| 01:33PM / Thursday, July 10, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On Saturday, July 12 there will be a community contra dance. North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance with calling by Fern Bradley, and live music by local musicians. All are welcome. Most people change partners for each dance throughout the evening. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive by 7:30 for instruction in the basics. Liz Nelson will call all dances, starting the evening with easy dances friendly to newcomers and families with children. The caller teaches new moves and skills as needed, so that beginners can dance with everyone right from the start. Music will be live, by local >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Hoedown, Free Museum Admission and MoreBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:39PM / Thursday, July 10, 2025 | |
 Check out some of the events happening in the Berkshires this weekend, including dancing, celebrations, and volunteer work. Editor's Pick
Cheshire Community House, 191 Church St.
Time: 4 to 8 p.m. Enjoy a day of activities like cow plop bingo, pony rides, face painting, and more. Listen to live music by Whiskey City and dance your heart out. More information here. Friday 90s/2000s DJ Dance Party
Shire Tavern, Dalton
Time: 9 to midnight Come dance your heart out at the newly rebranded Shire Tavern with DJ Justin. After dinner service ends at 8:30 p.m. the tables will be moved for people to dance. Reservations are recommended and there's a $5 cover. It will be 21-plus
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