Weekend Outlook: Enjoy Art & Music This WeekendBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:23PM / Thursday, March 27, 2025 | |
 There are several events this weekend to help you recharge from your week, including fundraisers, live music, and more.
Becket Arts Center is auctioning works by local artists to fund children's programming. Becket Arts Center Time: 7 p.m. Raise funds for the center's children's programming by viewing and bidding on the many unique art pieces made by our amazingly talented community. Tickets are $25 or $20 for members. More information here. Methuselah Bar and Lounge, Pittsfield Time: 7 p.m. The band All of Us will present a collection of music and artists dedicated to caring for the >> Read More |
North Adams Announces Downtown Crosswalk Art Project| 10:56AM / Friday, March 21, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— The City of North Adams announced a public art project for downtown North Adams. The project involves the selection of four artists to create artwork for eight downtown crosswalks. Each selected artist will receive a $2,000 honorarium for design and implementation. The project aims to enhance the visual appeal of the city for residents and visitors. The initiative follows a previous project that placed artwork on ten downtown electrical boxes. The project is a collaboration between the Cultural District Committee, Public Arts Commission, Assets for Artists, City Councilor Andrew Fitch and Mayor Jennifer Macksey. Project Details: Four artists will each paint >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Thunderfest ReturnsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:30PM / Thursday, March 20, 2025 | |
 There are several events this weekend to help you recharge from your week including fundraisers, live music, and more. Adams Visitor Center Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. The annual outdoor festival celebrating the historic Thunderbolt Trail and Race returns bringing live music, food from local vendors, local craft, retail, and recreational vendors, a campfire and marshmallows, local craft beer and wine, and more. Admission is free. More information here. Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge Ends Sunday The garden's celebration of beauty, renewal, and the magic of nature's rhythm concludes this weekend. The >> Read More |
Steeple City Social Slowly Opening in North AdamsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
07:13AM / Saturday, March 08, 2025 | |
Andrew Fitch and Meghan Daly wanted a place where residents can gather for a coffee or a drink. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A new cafe, bakery, and bar is open on Eagle Street. The long-awaited Steeple City Social is in "soft open" mode at the moment. Last weekend, friends and bakery partners Meghan Daly and Andrew Fitch opened the doors for people to see the new spot and try some of their items. "It's right in the name with 'social' that we want it to be a space where people could hang out, spend time together, get a nice, you know, something nice to eat, and just really be in communication with each other," Daly said. Fitch, >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: First Friday, Ghost Tours & MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:24PM / Thursday, March 06, 2025 | |
There are several events this weekend, including First Friday festivities, live music, a ghost tour, and more. Downtown North Adams Friday, 5 to 8 p.m. It's the first Friday of the month, and North Adams knows what that means – First Friday events. This month, the activities aim to cure your winter cabin fever with downtown fun. Businesses will have extended hours, and many galleries will host openings, closings, and other special events, including an artist fundraiser for Gaza humanitarian relief, live music and film, and a "Women Walking to Water" group show. There will also be a First Friday >> Read More |
BAAMS to Hold 7th Annual Summer Jazz Band Day CampStaff Reports ,
12:23PM / Saturday, March 01, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The nonprofit music academy Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies, Inc. (BAAMS) will hold its seventh annual music day camp this summer, offering a full week of music learning and performing for young people. "It's a rare, memorable experience," said Richard Boulger, founder and executive director. "No enthusiastic young musician should miss, to be able to learn from some of the finest musicians in the country, right here close to home." The 7th Annual Berkshires' Summer Jazz Band Day Camp will take place July 14-18, 2025, at BAAMS headquarters in Building 6 at Heritage State Park, off Furnace Street, in >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Film Screenings, Live Music, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:08PM / Thursday, February 27, 2025 | |
There are several events this weekend to help you recharge from your week, including film screenings, museum activities, live music, and more. The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. The museum is opening its doors for free to provide people the chance to see its permanent and temporary collections. This month, it will celebrate the final days of its exhibit "Wall Power! Modern French Tapestry from the Mobilier National, Paris," which closes on March 9. At 11:15 am, a Clark educator will lead a guided tour of the exhibition, pick up a ticket at the admissions desk on a first-come, first-served >> Read More |
MCLA's MOSAIC Presents 'ReWritten'| 08:06AM / Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) and its public arts program, MOSAIC, will present "ReWritten," a multimedia dance-theater performance exploring the complex relationship between authors Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The production will take place at MCLA's Venable Theater on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. and March 1 at 2 p.m. Blending dance, live music, visual art, projection, and theater, "ReWritten" reimagines an intergenerational queer love story through the lens of Melville and Hawthorne's remaining letters and literary influence. The performance explores themes of longing, artistic inspiration, and societal
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North Adams Arts Commission OKs 'Hatchlings' Installations for DowntownBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
10:28AM / Monday, February 17, 2025 | |
Vanessa Hooper of Studio HHH gives a presentation on the light structures to the Public Arts Commission on Thursday. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A light installation that's graced the Esplanade and Greenway in Boston the last couple years will spend the spring, and likely the summer, in North Adams. The Public Arts Commission last week enthusiastically approved a proposal by Studio HHH to set up the "Hatchlings," six lighted half shells, at points around the downtown. The studio has offices in Greylock Works, where the Hatchlings were built. The half shells are a metal framework strung with LED lights that can be programmed. Two are >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Valentines Dances & Glow ForestsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:18PM / Thursday, February 06, 2025 | |
 There are several events this weekend to help you recharge from your week, including a dance, live music, and animal photo-ops. Cheshire Community House Friday and Saturday Put your dancing shoes on and bring your loved ones for a night of dancing to celebrate Valentine's Day. Tickets to this semi-formal event are $10. More information here. Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge Feb. 7 through 23; Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Berkshire Botanical Garden is kicking off its 2025 Art/Garden exhibitions this Friday with an opening reception of its news exhibit 'Dreamscapes' >> Read More |
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