Weekend Outlook: Looking Green This Weekend
There are several events this weekend to help you recharge from your week including St. Patrick's Day celebrations, art, live music, and more.
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Downtown Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
Time: Saturday, 1 p.m.
Annual parade kicks off with more than 40 marching bands and floats at 1 p.m. from Wood Park and down and around Main Street. An Irish festival with Burns Moore Bridge Band begins at noon at the Hoosick Armory, Full Tilt plays from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Hoosick Falls Eagle Club and Toss the Feathers starts at 1 p.m. in the Walloomsac Taproom. Various vendors will be open and a Cousins Lobster truck will be at the Armory.
More information here
Maple Fest
Hopkins Forest, Williamstown
Time: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This annual event at 271 Northwest Hill Road highlights the maple sugaring process, and features tree tapping and wood splitting demos, a chance to see the evaporator in action, syrup tastings, live music, and more. Shuttle vans will also leave from behind the Paresky Center at Williams College every 15 minutes starting at 10.
Free and open to the public. More information here.
Multiple Days
St. Patrick's Day Celebration Weekend
Hudpuckers Pub & Grill, Pittsfield
March 13 through 17
There will be specialty cocktails and food specials, including Irish egg rolls, shepherd's pie, and corned beef dinners and reubens. Additionally, there will be St. Patrick's Day swag giveaways.
Reservations encouraged; more information here.
Irish Street Food Pop-Up
Mass MoCA Way, North Adams
March 16-17, 5 to 10
Casita serves up its second annual St. Patrick's Day celebration starting with a pop-up on Sunday at 5 inspired by late-night eats and streetside fare in Dublin such as curry cheese fries, spice bags and reimagined classics like shepherd's pie and boiled dinner. On Monday, it's more traditional Irish dining. Doors open at 5.
More information here.
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The Bulb Show
Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge
Feb. 21 to approximately March 23
The garden's celebration of beauty, renewal, and the magic of nature's rhythm continues. The Fitzpatrick Conservatory will be open daily between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The show features hundreds of flowering bulbs, including classic favorites like tulips, daffodils, and grape hyacinths, as well as lesser-known varieties.
More information here.
Friday
Trans Art Workshop
141 North St, Pittsfield,
Time: 6 p.m.
The Berkshire Art Center is opening its doors of the Pittsfield location to host the organization's seeing rainbows Trans Art Workshop.
Every fourth Friday, build, draw, sketch, or paint with the trans and non-binary community. More information here.
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Musical Bingo
Bluebird & Co., Hancock
Time: 8 p.m.
DJ Pup Daddy will be at the restaurant hosting its musical bingo featuring 75 mainly up-tempo songs from movies of the 70s, 80s, and 90s such as Grease, The Breakfast Club, and The Lion King.
More information here.
TomKat Performance
Methuselah Bar and Lounge, Pittsfield
Time: 7 p.m.
The band TomKat will be performing a range of music from classic hits to country tunes. More information here.
Lexi Weege and JJ Slater Performance
Hot Plate Brewing Co., Pittsfield
Time: 7 p.m.
The brewery is celebrating being named in USA Today as the third best new brewery in the country with a performance by rock, blues, and soul performers Lexi Weege and JJ Slater. More information here.
St. Paddy's Sip & Glaze
Shire Glass Co., Great Barrington
Time: 6 to 9 p.m.
The 21-plus event welcomes people to paint their own pottery, led by local ceramicist Patsy Cowen, who will demonstrate techniques, tips, and tricks.
Tickets for the workshop start at $50, and a $10 deposit is required to secure a spot. Information here.
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The Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Stationery Factory, Dalton
Time: 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
New York's Slambovian Circus of Dreams will perform its rootsy, rockin' psychedelia. Tickets range from $27.38 to $30. More information here.
Bill Chapman Trio Performance
Dorothy's Estaminet, Pittsfield
Time: 5 to 10 p.m.
The restaurant is collaborating with Core Kitchen residency at Dorothy's. Core Kitchen with Sarita and Ray will be taking over Dorothy's kitchen.
There will be live music from Bill Chapman Trio, who will perform original funky tunes, jazz standards, and classic songs. More information here.
Taconic High School Craft Fair
Taconic High School, Pittsfield
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The theater program is holding a craft fair. Information here.
A symposium held at Mass MoCA in 2019.
Representation and the Public Record
Mass MoCA, North Adams
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The event will gather artists, historians, and designers to discuss how people and groups are shown in public discussions. They will also explore how public records affect this representation.
The day will feature presentations and discussions focused on investigative journalism, archival research, and data analysis.
More information here.
Flower Crown Workshop
393 North St., Pittsfield
Time:
Craft a personalized flower crown with guidance from an expert who will demonstrate how to assemble a floral arrangement. Have a glass of wine from Balderdash while you create.
Tickets are $50. More information here.
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Live Irish Music and Dance
The Store at Five Corners, Williamstown
Time: 1 p.m.
The store is holding its monthly Traditional Music Jam. This month features dancers from Scoil Rince Breifne O Ruairc, an Irish dance school in Pittsfield.
Admission is free and additional parking is available next door at the Williamstown Historical Museum and across the street at Bloedell Park.
More information here.
St. Patty's Day Party
Bousquet, Pittsfield
Time: Noon
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with skiing and music as part of the resort's annual St. Patty's Day Party. The event features live music from Jack Waldheim, Irish-themed food and drink specials at Drifters, and festive decorations like green snow.
More information here.
Snowshoe Trek in Boreal Forests
The Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center, Windsor
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Aimée Gelinas, Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center director and naturalist, will lead a trek on its recently conserved land featuring a new round trip trail and bridge and a cascading waterfall.
The event will include winter Boreal/Northern forest tree identification, wildlife tracking and forest ecology.
Tickets are $20 per person. There is a $5 snowshoe rental fee or participants can bring their own snowshoes.
Sunday Breakfast Buffet
160 Forest Park Ave., Adams
Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Have breakfast with the Berkshire Lodge of Masons at the American Legion. Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, potatoes, bacon, coffee, water and juice
The cost is $15 for adults and $10 for children under 12. More information here.
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