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Join friends and neighbors for a fun afternoon of Mah Jongg!   We are no longer offering Beginners Lessons but will continue to offer two intermediate/experienced tables. Please bring your own tiles and 2026 National Mah Jongg League cards if you have them. A limited number of cards will be available to use.   We’ll confirm the day before whether we have enough players for a game.   There is a bonus date every 3rd Thursday from 6-8pm (during Game Night).   Registration required.

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Join a walk-in grief support group held at Berkshire South. This is open to anyone who has experienced a loss. No registration required. Drop in sessions.

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Book Sale.  members only this first night--can join at the door!  Audiobooks, books, CDs, DVDs, Vinyl, Puzzles, Games and stationary all available for sale.  Berkshire Athenaeum auditorium, 1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield.

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Celebrated wine importer Neal Rosenthal brings the wines of Burgundy to The Cliff House in Egremont for an intimate evening of exceptional food and wine. Join us for a special dinner exploring the character, tradition and terroir of Burgundy, paired with a menu crafted by The Cliff House team. The event begins with a toast by the fire and continues with four stunning wines, hosted by Neal Rosenthal and Chef Polo Dobkin. One night only.

COST: $175/ticket
BOOK: Reservations here

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Book Sale.  Audiobooks, books, CDs, DVDs, Vinyl, Puzzles, Games and stationary all available for sale. Open to all. Berkshire Athenaeum auditorium, 1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield. 

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2 WORLD TOURS-46 CITIES-204 PERFORMANCES

PENNY ARCADE’S AWARD-WINNING LONGING LASTS LONGER

"Penny Arcade combines the anarchy of Lenny Bruce with the pathos of Judy Garland,. She is provocative, intellectually stimulating, perceptive and hilariously funny. Penny Arcade is a wonder to behold; she manages to entertain, absorb and broaden the audience simultaneously. Beg, steal a ticket." -The List UK

Longing Lasts Longer is a unique blend of stand-up comedy and memoir set in a riveting rock and roll soundscape mixed live by Penny Arcade’s collaborator of 29 years Steve Zehentner. Longing Lasts Longer has been performed in 45 cities world-wide, winning three top festival prizes in Edinburgh and Adelaide. Longing Lasts Longer is fierce, visionary and ultimately a forward-looking critique of the erasure of history, the rise of nostalgia and the pervasiveness of cultural amnesia created by international gentrification seen through the lens of New York City. Longing Lasts Longer is a crack in our planet’s post-gentrified landscape and shines a light on the path to individual authenticity.

No one in theater, comedy or rock and roll does anything even remotely similar to Penny Arcade, where she combines poetics, comedy, and rock and roll into what can only be called cultural critique you can dance to! The camaraderie between her and longtime collaborator Steve Zehentner, as he mixes the unique sound score made up of 100 song loops from some of the best popular music of the past 60 years, is infectious! You will be dancing in your seat!

In Longing Lasts Longer, Penny Arcade dares to tackle the straight jacket that binds today's youth culture to the normalization of self-censorship and injects fresh air in the current lockdown of gentrification, the erasure of history and the cultural amnesia affecting not only our cities but our minds.

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PENNY ARCADE (aka Susana Ventura) is an internationally respected writer, poet, actress and theatre maker, and one of a handful of artists who created and continue to define performance art. Penny debuted with John Vaccaro’s explosive Playhouse of the Ridiculous at age 17, and was a Warhol Factory Superstar at 19, featured in the Andy Warhol's Women in Revolt. With an artistic career spanning almost 50 years, Arcade occupies a unique position in the American avant-garde. HM Koutoukas referred to her as ‘the little sister of the avant-garde’ because of her long association with the architects of the American counter culture movement: Andy Warhol, Charles Henri Ford, John Vaccaro, Judith Malina, Taylor Mead, Jack Smith, Harry Smith, Tom O’Horgan, and Charles Ludlam among others.

Her focus on the creation of community and inclusion as the goals of performance and her efforts to use performance as a trans-formative act, mark her as a true original in the American theatre. In this context, Penny has written over ten full-length shows including La Miseria, Sisi Sings the Blues, Bad Reputation and New York Values as well as and hundreds of solos. Her world famous sex and censorship show, Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore!, has been performed in over 30 cities around the world and was successfully revived as a ‘landmark production’ (London Times) for its 20th anniversary in 2012.

In 1991, Quentin Crisp chose Arcade as the woman he most identified with, naming her his anima figure and soul mate. Their friendship became professional as they undertook many performances together until his death at age 91. An Evening with Quentin Crisp and Penny Arcade is now available on DVD to mark Mr. Crisp’s centennial, and the actress Cynthia Nixon portrayed Arcade in the film on Mr. Crisp’s New York life, An Englishman in New York with John Hurt.

In 2010, Semiotexte/MIT Press published a hardcover book on Arcade called “Bad Reputation: performances, essays, interviews.” Her award winning documentary The Lower East Side Biography Project, Stemming The Tide of Cultural Amnesia which she co-creates with long-time collaborator Steve Zehentner is broadcast weekly in New York on Ch 34 Time Warner and RCN 112 and simultaneously at mnn.org.

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TICKETS: (All tickets-tiers are General Admission Seating)
Community Tickets (Limited Amount): $25
General Admission: 35
Pay-It-Forward (Helps Subsidize Community Tickets): $45
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Seating/Bar: 7:00PM
Show: 7:30PM
This event is indoors.
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Venue Accessibility: We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible event environment for all attendees. We strive to provide an event that is welcoming, accommodating, and supportive of diverse accessibility needs.

Our venue is wheelchair accessible. Accessible parking spaces and restrooms are available. And wheelchair accessible seating is available upon request. Please contact us at info@thefoundryws.com or 413.232.5222 for accessibility coordination.
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Parking is limited at the venue so please utilize the three public parking lots in Town. One is across from the Post Office, one is behind Beacon Bank and the other is just off Main Street. They are clearly marked. Do not park at Trúc Orient Express Restaurant or the Post Office or you might receive a ticket.

Visit Amici Berkshires for dinner before the show and with your ticket receive 10% off your meal.

All sales are final – The Foundry is unable to make any returns or exchanges.

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Turn up the volume and step into the smoky, riff-driven world of Texas blues rock as Thunderbeard brings the gritty swagger of ZZ Top to The Colonial Theatre (111 South Street, Pittsfield, MA)! For tickets and more information, please visit berkshiretheatre.org.

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Becket Athenaeum hosts a storytime from 10:30 to 11 followed by an hour of stay and play with toys, games, puzzles, and snacks for the kids, along with coffee, tea, snacks, and time for connection for the caregivers. Stop by for either or both.

RSVP appreciated.

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To honor the 25th anniversary of the landmark Boston Globe investigation that inspired the Best Picture winning film, 1761 Arts, the Berkshire International Film Festival, and The Triplex Cinema are hosting a screening of Todd McCarthy's Spotlight, followed by a talkback with former Boston Globe editor Marty Baron in conversation with Berkshire Magazine's Joshua Sherman, on November 7th at 3 pm. 

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BEYOND PURPLE performs a showcase of the biggest hits from Deep Purple and Whitesnake, as well as Rainbow and Dio; all born out of the Deep Purple family tree. The band faithfully re-creates the vivid experience of live, high-energy music from what many consider to be Rock’s greatest era.

Their high energy show fully engages the crowd, with accurate song renditions that capture the raw energy and power that has made this style of music one of the most popular of all time.

https://www.simpletix.com/e/beyond-purple-tickets-281962

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Join United Counseling Service for our 9th Annual UCS Superhero 5K and Kids’ Dash! This fun, family friendly event will benefit Chickens for Change, a program of UCS that provides an opportunity for elementary through high school-age youth to raise, care for, and sell chickens and eggs in order to promote business, social, and life skills. Register at ucsvt.org/events!

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The Angels Calling Tour is a 75-minute immersive experience featuring Mary Verdi’s original music which has a distinctive angelic thread throughout. The trio is surrounded by a 28-foot Angel Installation creating a multi-sensory experience. Seven Angel Messages are featured throughout the concert. This is not a religious concert, Angels are Universal.

The fLIGHT Trio:

Mary Verdi Creator, Songwriter, Vocals, Keyboard, Guitar Eileen Markland Violin, Viola, Penney Whistle Adrian Bennett Hand Percussionist

Angels Calling Art Installation. Co-created by Calista/Calista Ascension® from Scotland and a world peace activist/visual artist, Marie Fourzali from Lebanon

https://www.simpletix.com/e/mary-verdi-angels-calling-tour-tickets-282803

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This trip is an annual census of Northwest Connecticut lakes. Bring lunch and a scope. The trip ends at about 2:00 PM. Meet at Bartholomew’s Cobble, 105 Weatogue Road, Sheffield

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Returning to The Foundry for the fourth time, Itay Dayan and his Band are coming for an unforgettable night of klezmer – with a few surprises along the way. The evening will feature classic bulgars, beloved Yiddish songs, and original compositions infused with Middle Eastern flavors.

Itay Dayan (b. 1999) is a clarinetist and singer-songwriter who has established himself as a prominent figure in the global Klezmer and Jewish music scene, and is now carving a path as an independent artist. His original works weave together his deep roots in Klezmer with the influences of contemporary Israeli music and artists.

As a clarinetist, Itay maintains an extensive international career performing with two leading ensembles in the field: the Israel Klezmer Orchestra and the Klezmer Conservatory Band. He performs regularly on stages across Israel, Europe, and the United States. He earned his musical education at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and the New England Conservatory in Boston.

Beyond his work as a performer, Itay is involved in a wide range of stage projects. These span from producing and performing the Israeli premiere of Oded Lev-Ari’s Triple Helix (2022) to writing and producing the original children's show A Giant Cooked Soup (2023) in collaboration with the Israel Klezmer Orchestra. In 2024, his Klezmer album Hoffman’s Farewell received significant acclaim, being named one of the local albums of the year by Boston's WBUR.

Since 2025, Itay has shifted his focus toward his solo career, releasing a series of successful singles. These include "The Champ" (a tribute to Ibrahim Maalouf) and "In Twos", which garnered tens of thousands of streams.

Currently, Itay is putting the finishing touches on his upcoming album, Only Questions for Now (Rak She'elot Beinteyam). The album features his newest single, "Standing Still" (Omed BaMakom), released in February 2026, and is set for full release later this year.

Itay’s artistic development and career have been generously supported by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, the Ronen Foundation, the Sidai Prize for Musical Creativity and the Zvi and Ofra Meitar Family Fund.

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Our events are tiered through a three ticket system labelled Community, General Admission, and Pay-It-Forward to provide a more equitable and accessible balance to attendees.

All of these ticketing tiers offer the same general admission seating experience while also giving us the ability to offer a small batch of “Community” tickets at a lower tier to those in the community that do not have the funds to comfortably meet our General Admission price.

“Community” tickets can be claimed without proof of need, and we trust that those that need the offering will use it. The “Pay-It-Forward” tier is for those in the community that have the funds to purchase a ticket that helps to subsidize the community ticket category for each event.
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Seating/Bar: 7:00PM
Show: 7:30PM
This event is indoors.
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VENUE ACCESSIBILITY:
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible event environment for all attendees. We strive to provide an event that is welcoming, accommodating, and supportive of diverse accessibility needs.

Our venue is wheelchair accessible. Accessible parking spaces and restrooms are available. And wheelchair accessible seating is available upon request. Please contact us at info@thefoundryws.com or 413.232.5222 for accessibility coordination.

Parking is limited at the venue so please utilize the three public parking lots in Town. One is across from the Post Office, one is behind Beacon Bank and the other is just off Main Street. They are clearly marked. Do not park at Trúc Orient Express Restaurant or the Post Office or you might receive a ticket.

Visit Amici Berkshires for dinner before the show and with your ticket receive 10% off your meal.

All sales are final – The Foundry is unable to make any returns or exchanges.

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Join the more than 2.6 million First Aiders who have chosen to be the difference in their community. Learn how to support your friends, family, and neighbors. Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults. You’ll build skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to those who are struggling. You’ll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.

This training is open to the public and is currently offered at no cost, however, space is limited.

Location: 100 Ledge Hill Drive, Bennington, VT

For more information or to register, contact MLindsey@ucsvt.org.

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Becket Athenaeum hosts a storytime from 10:30 to 11 followed by an hour of stay and play with toys, games, puzzles, and snacks for the kids, along with coffee, tea, snacks, and time for connection for the caregivers. Stop by for either or both.

RSVP appreciated.

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Knitters, crocheters, other crafters and beyond are welcome to join us to meet with other LGBTQ+ friends old and new for a twice-a-month craft and social time at Wander Cafe, 34 Depot Street, Pittsfield, first floor.

Want to draw for an hour and a half, drink tea and chat?  How about learning to knit?  Need a time to finish up that project-in-process?  

All ages are welcome. For more information email info@rainbowseniors.org

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TICKETS  “Show Up, Kids!”

For kids 3-10 and their guardians “Show Up, Kids!” is an interactive, critically-acclaimed, one-person comedy with music for kids and their grownups.

TICKETS: (All tickets are for General Admission seating.)
Kids (12 and Under): $15
Adults: $25
Pay-It-Forward (Helps Subsidize Accessible Tickets): $35
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Desperately Seeking the Exit

This performance is a special live reading presentation of the solo show, with bonus footage!

In 2007, American actor and playwright Peter Michael Marino wrote a musical based on the film Desperately Seeking Susan, featuring the music of Blondie. It opened on London’s West End…and closed a month later. Whoops!

TICKETS:
Community Tickets (Limited Amount): $15
General Admission: $25
Pay-It-Forward (Helps Subsidize Community Tickets): $35
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Seating/Bar: 7:00PM, Show: 7:30PM. This event is indoors
 

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Interweaving the classic songs and jams of The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band and The Band, Dead Man's Waltz (formerly Steal Your Peach) is an all-star collective from the Northeast festival scene. Dead Man's Waltz features top-notch musicianship and offers a refreshing twist to the music of three legendary and iconic bands. While staying true to the spirit of the music, the band members put their own dynamic spin on a vast catalog of beloved songs that are now part of the new American song book.

Rev Tor Band will be opening at 7:30pm

https://www.simpletix.com/e/dead-man-s-waltz-tickets-286400

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Join friends and neighbors for a fun afternoon of Mah Jongg!  We are no longer offering Beginners Lessons but will continue to offer two intermediate/experienced tables. Please bring your own tiles and 2026 National Mah Jongg League cards if you have them. A limited number of cards will be available to use.   We’ll confirm the day before whether we have enough players for a game.   There is a bonus date every 3rd Thursday from 6-8pm (during Game Night).   Registration required.

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Wrathchild has been entertaining audiences in the northeast for close to 20 years with a reputation as the best Iron Maiden tribute on the circuit. It is the ultimate Iron Maiden experience with soaring vocals ala Bruce Dickinson, accurate note for note guitar work, galloping bass and drums and faithful visual recreations. The show features a full "Live After Death" stage set with possible menacing from mascot Eddie and other surprises! The setlist will have you on your feet all night with all the best songs from Iron Maiden's classic era. Come enjoy being transported to a totally memorable Iron Maiden concert experience.

https://www.simpletix.com/e/wrathchild-iron-maiden-tribute-tickets-284309

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Becket Athenaeum hosts a storytime from 10:30 to 11 followed by an hour of stay and play with toys, games, puzzles, and snacks for the kids, along with coffee, tea, snacks, and time for connection for the caregivers. Stop by for either or both.

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Recognized around the world as the #1 Disney tribute band—praised by Disney, Broadway.com, ABC News, and more—The Little Mermen bring Disney’s most beloved songs to life with a rock-infused twist to The Colonial Theatre (111 South Street, Pittsfield, MA). For tickets and more information, please visit berkshiretheatre.org.

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