Weekend Outlook: Garlic Festival, Fair, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:44PM / Thursday, August 29, 2024 | |
There are a variety of events this weekend, including a garlic festival, fairs, opera, and more.
See a list of Farmer's Markets here.
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Garlic Town
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 cloves.
Tickets are $12; $5 for kids 12 and younger. For more information, visit the website.
Multiple Days
Columbia County Fair
182 Hudson Ave, Chatham, N.Y.
Aug. 28 to Sept. 2
The fair returns this week, featuring rides, competitions, food, animals, and agriculture.
The event will have three daily demolition derbies on Thursday and Friday, a monster truck pull, live performances including Grammy-nominated artist Sammy Kershaw, and much more.
General admission is $15 or free for active military personnel, with ID or uniform. More information here.
Three County Fair
54 Fair St., Northampton
Time: Friday to Sunday
The 207th consecutive Agriculture Fair opens Friday at 4 p.m. with rides, exhibits, shows, livestock and more.
Tickets are $10 to $15, children 11 and younger free; discount on advance tickets here.
Friday
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Dotties Coffee Lounge, Pittsfield
Time: 11 a.m.
The Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes will be performing "Peter and The Wolf." The performances are free and take place on the side patio. More information here.
Berkshire Opera Festival: Faust
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington
Time: 7:30 to 10:15 p.m.
There will be a performance of Charles Gounod's five-act opera "Faust." The opera tells the story of Dr. Faust selling his soul to the devil to regain his youth, leading to devastating consequences.
Tickets are starting at $20. There are $15 tickets for those 30 and under. More information here.
Saturday
Ice Cream Train Rides
4 Hoosac St., Adams
Time: Saturday-Monday, departure times at 1:30 and 3 p.m.
Take a journey on a train and have ice cream. Tickets cost $22 for adults, $15 for children 3 to 13 years of age, and are free for infants and toddlers two and under.
Rusted Chains Performance
Bounti-Fare, Adams
Time: 8 to 11 p.m.
Acoustic band Rusted Chains will be performing a number of bands such as "Nirvana," "Alice In Chains," "Stone Temple Pilots," and more, serving up a tribute to 90’s grunge, alternative rock, and pop rock.
Totally MAD! Artmaking Activities
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Join the museum for an afternoon of art-making inspired by the magazine MAD every Saturday this summer.
Projects will highlight different aspects of MAD magazine, featuring recurring characters, comic strips, bits, and other highlights of its history through drawings, collages, and more.
This event is free with museum admission. More information here.
Farm-to-Table Dinner Party
444 North St, Pittsfield
Time: 5 to 9 p.m.
Heart & Soil Collective is hosting its first Farm-To-Table Dinner Party to raise funds for delivering fresh produce from local farms to homes in Berkshire County.
The event will feature a dinner menu including a variety of dishes, and tickets are priced at $150 each, which includes a Local Produce Guide and a raffle ticket for a bag of goods from partner farms.
The Knights Orchestra
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Time: 4 p.m.
To celebrate the Guillaume Lethière exhibition, the orchestra will play a double violin concerto by the artist's contemporary, the Chevalier de Saint-George, plus a new composition by Kyle Sanna. Held at the reflecting pond; brigh a chair or blanket to sit.
Free and open to the public. More information here.
Sunday
Photography by Matthew Lerman
9 Eagle St., North Adams
Time: 4 p.m.
Opening reception for Matthew Lerman, who will be showing his photography at Gallery North. The exhibit will accompany new work by permanent gallery artists Marilyn Cavallari, Ghetta Hirsch, Sean McCusker, Mallory Rich, and Barbara Patton from Sept. 1 to 30.
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