Berkshire Running Foundation Announces 2025 Race Calendar

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire Running Foundation recently announced a year-long schedule of races and community engagement.

The season kicks off with the MCLA Sam Gomez 5K on Sunday, April 6.

“The Berkshire Running Foundation is thrilled to be working with the community partners, MountainOne, Berkshire Health Systems, Spectrum Health and many other local organizations to bring these new and classic events to the Berkshires," Executive Director Shiobbean Lemme said. "The impact the running community makes in the Berkshires continues to grow each year, with our work in since 2011 donating over $330,000 to nonprofits in the Berkshires. We are energized at the community growth and passion for these events.”

All registration information is available on the Race Calendar page of the Berkshire Running Center website Race Calendar.

April

MCLA Sam Gomez 5K, April 6

Puddle Jumper 5K for Lenox Memorial Middle and High School, April 12

May

May Day Races for the CRA, Nessacus Middle School, Dalton, May 4

Mother's Day Race, BCC, May 11, 2025

MountainOne Steel Rail Race Weekend, Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, May 17-18

Memorial Day 5K with the Lee Lions Club, May 26

June

Berkshire Pride 2nd Annual 5K, June 1

Gould Farm 5K, June 1

Branches 5K Walk/Run, June 8

Wild Thing 5K/10K, June 14

July

Independence Day 5K, July 4

High Lawn Farm 5K, July 27

August

Pedal and Plod Biathlon, Aug. 3

Greylock 8 Mile Road Race, Aug. 31

September

Spectrum Health’s FIR 5K, Sept. 21

October

BCC Harvest Run, Oct. 18

Red Lion Inn’s Roaring 5K, Oct. 26

November

Soldier On 5K, Nov. 9

MountainOne Thankful 5K, Nov. 27

December

Jingle Bell Run, Dec. 20

Berkshire Running Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization established to promote and support the positive impact the running community makes in the neighborhoods in which we live. For more information contact Lemme at director@berkshrierun.org.

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Berkshire Museum Explores Ancient Egypt With ‘Soulful Creatures’

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
11:33AM / Friday, October 09, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Following its multimillion-dollar renovation, the Berkshire Museum is welcoming an exhibition unlike any it has been able to host before.

Marking the museum's first major exhibition since its renovation, "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt," opening Saturday, Oct. 10, thins the veil between the ever-evolving history of Egyptian culture and society and modern day people.

"The most important thing about history is recognizing people from the past as actual people. Ancient Egyptians are no different than us," said William Dore, the museum's chief curator. "They have different cultures and beliefs and different viewpoints, but you can say the same thing about people today."

When audiences experience the exhibit, they will see the humanity in the people of the past, which in turn helps them connect with different views and perspectives around the world today, he said.

Combining archeology with modern scientific imaging, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Museum curators Yekaterina Barbash and Edward Bleiberg designed an exhibit that works to uncover the mysteries behind these objects and the beliefs and rituals that surround them.

"I think something that people kind of misunderstand about history is none of it's ever settled. ... History is a science that is constantly questioned,” Dore said. "It only works if everyone's constantly rethinking things, learning new things ... which is for me super exciting because as much as we know a lot about the ancient Egyptians, there's a lot we don't know.”

The installation features dozens of artifacts on loan from the Brooklyn Museum that explores the practice of animal mummification and the role animals played in ancient Egyptian religion.

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