iBerkshires.com - The Berkshires online guide to events, news and Berkshire County community information.

BERKSHIRE ATHENAEUM: BILINGUAL STORYTIME
Pittsfield, 6 to 7 pm

Join library staff and Pittsfield CFCE for a program of songs, rhymes, crafts, and read-a-loud books. Take home a free book for each child. Ideal for families with children of a variety of ages.

TUESDAY - MARCH 24, 2026

FIRE IN A WIRE: HOW ELECTRICITY IS GIVING RISE TO A NEW SPECIES OF HUMAN
Pittsfield, 4 pm

Just as fire enabled the evolution of prehistoric humans, so too is electricity enabling the evolution of modern humans. Electricity is the new fire. Fire in a wire.

This talk is sponsored by Berkshire OLLI, as part of its Distinguished Speakers Series. Attend in person at Berkshire Community College or online via Zoom. For more details about location and the Zoom link, and to register for free, go to berkshireolli.org

WEDNESDAY - MARCH 25, 2026

READINGS AT ROCKWELL: THE JAZZ AGE NOVEL
Stockbridge, 6:00PM

In partnership with The Mount, the Norman Rockwell Museum presents the Jazz Age Novel, a literary program organized in conjunction with the exhibition Jazz Age Illustration.

Each program will begin with a short talk about the author and the featured novel followed by dramatic reading of select passages by an actor or actors.

5:30 pm Jazz Age Illustration Exhibition open for viewing

6 pm Reading at Rockwell in the Galleries

$25; $20 for Members

https://www.nrm.org/events/readings-at-rockwell-the-jazz-age-novel-3/

THURSDAY - MARCH 26, 2026

BOOK TALK: RUSS & DAUGHTERS: 100 YEARS OF APPETIZING WITH NIKI RUSS FEDERMAN AND JOSH RUSS TUPPER
Amherst, 7:00pm

On Zoom. The iconic Jewish appetizer shop Russ & Daughter’s is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Join Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper, fourth-generation owners and authors of Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing. Drawing inspiration from the book, they will share the rich history of the shop through family anecdotes and characters on both sides of the counter. They will also share stories of Russ & Daughter’s most famed offerings.

FRIDAY - APRIL 10, 2026

AUTHOR TALK WITH GAIL GELBURD
W. Stockbridge, 6:00 to 7:30 pm

Local artist and author Gail Gelburd will discuss her biographical fiction novel inspired by the rediscovered letters and archives of the adventurous 20th-century figure Sue Moody. The presentation explores Moody’s extraordinary life, from hitchhiking across America to surviving the outbreak of WWII in Paris as an aspiring journalist. A reception and book signing with the author will follow the reading and discussion at the Town Hall.

SUNDAY - APRIL 19, 2026

EL ILUMINADO: A MYSTERY OF SANTA FE WITH ILAN STAVANS
Amherst, 2:00pm

At the Yiddish Book Center

The graphic novel, El Iluminado, tells the story of a secret history of religion in the Americas, showing how thousands of European refugees have left a trail of ghostly footprints—and troves of mysteries—across the American Southwest. Author and cultural critic Ilan Stavans will talk about the book and the newly released paperback edition, which includes a new afterword recounting the amazing events that occurred after the original publication, including the real-life discovery of the long-lost memoir of Luis de Carvajal and its restoration to Mexico.

SATURDAY - AUGUST 29, 2026

LENOX LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL BOOK SALE
Lenox, 9am

Explore one of the area’s biggest book sales, featuring 8,000 like-new books in over 30 categories at bargain prices, all donated from Berkshire homes. All proceeds from this event, the Lenox Library’s Association’s biggest fundraiser of the year, support the library’s programs, materials, and resources. This event is sponsored by the Lenox office of Apella Wealth.

SUNDAY - AUGUST 30, 2026