Berkshire Athenaeum to Host Teen Art Party

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum will host a Teen Art Party on Jan. 13, 2025, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the library, located at 1 Wendell Avenue.
 
The event, open to teens aged 12 to 18, will feature a mini canvas contest, painting, drawing, crafts, food, and games. Participants can use the Library's craft materials to create projects and take them home. The mini canvas contest will begin at 3 p.m., and winners will be announced at 4 p.m. Entries must be completed between 3 and 4 p.m., and winners must be present to receive their prizes.
 
The event was organized in collaboration with the Teen Advisory Board and is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
 
For more information, contact Vanessa Justice, young adult librarian, at vanessa@pittsfieldlibrary.org or call the Berkshire Athenaeum’s Children’s Library at (413) 499-9480, ext. 5.

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Striking Out Cancer in Berkshires Holds Sunday Party Before June 27 Games

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Striking out Cancer in the Berkshires has been bringing smiles for half a decade.
 
This year, it also is bringing Smiley.
 
A day of community baseball and softball games that act as a fund-raiser for the Jimmy Fund is the brainchild of Joe DiCicco, who has expanded the event’s footprint over the years and seen a steady growth in money raised as a result.
 
This year’s games are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on June 27 on Buddy Pellerin Field at Clapp Park.
 
But the festivities begin this Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Sideline Saloon on Fenn Street, where DiCicco invites families to come down, free of charge, to take photos with a Boston Red Sox World Series Trophy and meet Boston mascot Wally the Green Monster and Smiley, the mascot of the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.
 
“It’s just a little way to give back to the community to start the week,” DiCicco said. “Last year, we had the trophy for the first time, and they want to bring it back, so that’s a good thing. Wally is different, and so is Smiley.”
 
What has not changed is DiCicco’s dedication to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund, inspired by Einar Gustafson, a child who beat cancer with the help of Dr. Sidney Farber in 1948 and shared his story with the world under the name Jimmy to protect his anonymity.
 
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