image description — Take a look at some of the events happening this weekend in the Berkshires including live performances and celebrations.

Weekend Outlook: Community Day, Performances and More

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
12:08PM / Thursday, August 07, 2025Print Story | Email Story

Take a look at some of the events happening this weekend in the Berkshires including live performances and celebrations.

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The Mount Community Day
2 Plunkett St, Lenox
Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Enjoy a day of music and art with the family. There will be performances, baby goats, face painting, and more. You will also be able to step inside Edith Wharton's estate for free from 2 to 5 p.m.

More information here.

Zucchini Festival

Downtown West Stockbridge

Time: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Depot and Center streets will be filled with vendors and zucchini-flavored activities, including a costume contest and weigh-off. There will also be children's games and activities and a pet parade, plus live music, a rock-climbing wall, and a food court. The evening program begins at 4:30.

More information here.

Adams Townwide Tag Sale
Time: Saturday, 9 to 4

The annual townwide event features 52 tag sales throughout Adams. Find the map here.

Multiple Days

The Mousetrap Performance
The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Select times until Aug. 17

Berkshire Theatre Group stages Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap," a classic whodunit set in a remote guesthouse where strangers are snowbound, a murder occurs, and there's a race to identify the culprit.

Each guest has their secrets, heightening the tension as suspicion grows.

Tickets are $75 and up. More information here.

The Grow Show
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Aug 9 and 10

Floral designers and backyard gardeners are the celebrities at the Garden's annual Grow Show, where floral arrangements and summer harvests are spotlighted in this judged event. Five design and nearly 80 horticulture classes will be on display in the Exhibition Hall.

Anyone can enter, from a single bloom to an entry in every category. There is no charge to participate or to view the exhibit.

More information here.

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
70 Kemble St, Lenox
Thursday through Sunday

Shakespeare & Company will be screening Shakespeare's romantic tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" under the Berkshires' summer skies.

Tickets range from $26.50 to $94.50 including fees. More information and tickets here.

Friday

Maplebrook Farm & Appalachian Naturals Tasting
320 Main St., Williamstown
Time: 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Enjoy a special tasting of Vermont cheeses with Appalachian Naturals dressings at Wild Oats Market.

More information here.

Depot After Dark with DJ Gabo Cross
34 Depot St., Pittsfield
Time: 8 to 11 p.m.

A DJ-led dance party will take place in the alleyway between Tito's and Wander, and Crawford Square.

Drinks will be available for purchase at Toto's, as well as non-alcoholic drinks from Wander. Attendees a bring their own food. All ages are welcome and there's a $10 cover.

More information here.

DJ BFG Dancy Party
The Stationery Factory, Dalton
Time: 8 to 11 p.m.

There will be a dance party in the factory's North Room featuring drinks and tunes mixed by DJ BFG. Tickets range from $11.63 to $13.73. More information here.

Saturday

Cruz Night and Fireworks
191 Church St., Cheshire
Time: 4 to 9:30 p.m.

The Cheshire Fire Department is hosting its annual Cruz Night. Enjoy food, fireworks, raffles, and other vendors. There will also be a concert at 7 p.m. and fireworks start at 9:30 p.m.

More information here.

Ice Cream Train Ride
3 Hoosac Street, Adams
Time: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., 3 to 4 p.m.

Enjoy some ice cream on a train. It's $24 for adults and $18 for kids 3-13. $5 for a toddler or free if they won't have ice cream.

More information and tickets here.

Community Contra Dance

59 Summer St., North Adams

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Andy Davis is the caller; held in the Community Hall of All Saints Episcopal Church. Open to all, newcomers welcome.

Suggested donation is $5 to $20. More information here.

After Hours Nerf Fest and Pizza Party
David and Joyce Milne Public Library, Williamstown
Time: 5 to 7 p.m.

The library is hosting a Nerf party with pizza and challenges throughout the night. You're able to bring your own Nerf gun with certain limitations and make sure to mark your ammo. This is for ages 12 to 17 and there must be parent permission.

More information and registration here.

Volunteer Opportunity: Invasive Hardy Kiwi Plant Removal
Burbank Park, Pittsfield
Saturday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

If you're looking to volunteer and help save one of the city's parks you can join the Berkshire Environmental Action team to help remove some invasive hardy kiwi.

Participants meet at the Onota Lake Boat Launch parking lot, not the main parking area for Burbank Park. More information and registration here.

Fire on the Mountain Jam II
Bousquet Mountain, Pittsfield
Time: 5 to 11 p.m.

Enjoy a night of live music from regional artists and dancing while looking up at the backdrop of the Bousquet Mountain views.

Participants can bring their own lawn chairs as there are a limited number of Adirondack chairs available. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

Tickets cost $39 for adults and $15 for youth. More information here.

Greylock Photography Group Meet-Up
Jones' Nose Trailhead, Cheshire
Time: 10 a.m.

Mount Greylock State Reservation is hosting a free photography group meetup. Attendees will take a walk on Jones' Nose Trailhead while sharing their love of nature and photography with others. More information on this free event here.

Sunday

Free Terry A La Berry Concert
334 Main St., Great Barrington
Time: 9:45 a.m.

Terry A La Berry and Friends will be performing during this hour of interactive positive messages for children and their families through song and dance.

More information here.

Fall See Glass Window Workshop
Pittsfield-Adams Elks Lodge 272
Time: 2 to 4 p.m.

This workshop will cover how to create a custom-prepared window with shells, sand, ocean-themed accessories, colored glass, and more.

Register beforehand to ensure getting a custom made frame in the size of your choosing is ready for you. Sizes cost $25 for a 5-by-7-inch and $55 for an 8-by-10 inch.

Proceeds benefit the Elks Lodge scholarship fund.

Class size is limited; contact sisters.sea.glass24@gmail.com to register. More information here.

Mount Greylock Summit Tour
Mount Greylock Scenic Byway, Lanesborough
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Park at the summit and join Native Plant Trust's Ted Elliman for a walk along the high-elevation trails of Mount Greylock.

Participants will explore its red spruce–balsam fir zone, an ecosystem rarely found in Massachusetts and most prominently represented at the mountain's peak.

Along the way, visitors will examine a range of montane-zone flora uniquely adapted to the environment, including mountain ash, Bartram's shadbush, hobblebush, and many other species that thrive in the cool, spruce-fir forests of Greylock's upper slopes.

More information here.

Community Concert: Michelle Citrin and Band
Duffin Theater, Lenox Memorial High School
Time 7:30 to 9 p.m.

The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires' annual summer concert features Michelle Citrin and Her Powerhouse Band.

General admission tickets are $25, $20 for under 30, and kids 13 and under are free.

More information and tickets here.

Farmers Markets

Great Barrington Farmers Market
18 Church St.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The market is open every Saturday. Every week, locally grown food, flowers, and plants will be available, along with other local vendors. The market accepts and offers doubling SNAP, HIP, WIC, and Senior market coupons. More information is here.

Lee Farmers Market
The Town Park
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The market offers locally grown produce, prepared foods, locally created arts and crafts, and herbal products. YogaLee offers free community yoga from 9:30 to 10:30 on the first Saturday of each month.

The market accepts SNAP, HIP, Senior Coupons, and WIC Coupons and also offers Market Match. More information here.

Lenox Farmers Market
St. Ann's Church
Friday: 11 to 3.

This market is open every Friday through Sept. 12 and features fresh produce, pastries, cheeses, and more.

More information here.

New Marlborough Farmers Market
Village Green
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The market has local vendors that offer a variety of goods from produce, eggs, baked goods, jams, hand-knit items, maple syrup, and more. More information here.

North Adams Farmers Market
Main Street
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The south side of Main Street from American Legion Drive will be closed to make room for the city's weekly farmers market, which will kick off this Saturday. Explore downtown North Adams and discover local businesses and fresh produce from local farms. More information here.

Pittsfield Farmers Market
Pittsfield Common
Saturday, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Roots Rising, the region's first teen-run market, will hold an indoor farmers market this Saturday. The event will feature live music, chef demos, workshops, children's activities, and more. More information here.

Sheffield Farmers Market
125 Main St.
Fridays, 3 to 6 p.m.

The market features healthy food and products from a variety of local vendors, aiming to nourish the community by supporting "local small farms, land, bees, and economy."

More information here.

Williamstown Farmers Market
Spring Street
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The market features a diverse range of local food and artisan vendors, along with local services and live music. More information here.

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BRTA Focuses on a New Run Schedule

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
01:26PM / Wednesday, April 29, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority is still working on maintaining its run schedules after dropping the route realignment proposal.

Last Thursday's meeting was Administrator Kathleen Lambert's first official meeting taking over the reins; retiring director Robert Malnati stayed during a transition period that ended last month.

Lambert is trying to create a schedule that will lessen cancellations. There was a two-hour meeting the week before with the drivers union to negotiate run bids and Lambert is working with the new operating company Keolis, which is taking over from Transdev.

The board spoke about anonymous emails from drivers, which Lambert said she has not seen. iBerkshires was not able to see those letters, but has received some.

"They were lengthy emails from someone describing themselves as concerning BRTA employee, and there was a signed letter from a whole group of employees basically stating their concerns. So, you know, to me, it was a set of whistleblowers, and that, what my understanding is that this really triggers a need for some type of process to review the merits of these whistleblowers, not going to call them accusations, but basically expressions of concern," said member Stephen Bannon.

A letter iBerkshires received spoke of unhappy drivers who were considering quitting because of decisions being made without "input from frontline staff," frustration and falling morale, and the removal of the former general manager shortly after Lambert came in.

Lambert said it's difficult to navigate a new change. She also noted many drivers don't want to do Saturday runs and it has been hard negotiating with drivers on the new runs.

"I would like you all to keep in mind that the process of change is super difficult. Transdev has been here for 20 years, and some of these drivers have never known any other operating company, the way some of the operations have been handled has been archaic," she said. "So getting folks up to speed on how a modern transit system works is going to be painful for them. So I don't want to say that I'm unsympathetic, because I am sympathetic, but I am trying to coax people along with a system that's going to seem very strange to them."

The board spoke about better communication between them and Lambert, citing cooperation will be best moving forward.

"There's just a lot of stuff in the air right now, and there are a lot of fires to put out to make this a coordinated effort. And if we don't keep our communications open and be straightforward, then you get blindsided about how you know the input that you could get from us about your position, and how you know what's going on in your direction, and we get blindsided. And I think that we have to make sure that this is a collaboration," said member Sherry Youngkin.

"Both sides have responsibilities, because in the long run, this advisory board is going to have to make decisions as to how we brought forward and if we've gone forward in a fair and helpful way. And I think that's hopefully what everybody is looking for also."

Transdev and Keolis held a three-day recruiting event interviewing almost 40 candidates and offering jobs to eight, but only three stayed on to start training. Lambert said it was disappointing but she will keep trying to retain more people.

In her first report to the board, she noted that ridership dipped a little over 10 percent, but still remains higher than last year, adding that was because of cancellations of services because of the lack of drivers.

Like the last meeting, some of the advisory board members were torn over the start of the Link413 service, worried that the start of the service took drivers away and the numbers of riders are low.

Lambert, however, said the ridership has doubled from last month.

"As I've spoken before, we have, generally, a six-month adoption for brand-new service before you can really go in and evaluate, are you being successful based on the grant that my predecessor wrote along with the team for PBTA and RTA, we are ahead of schedule, which is pretty good, so I'm hoping that will continue to improve," she said.

Member Renee Wood said the board never approved the service, adding the only thing she could find in the minutes was a vote to accept the equipment. She said it was supposed to be put on the agenda to discuss.

"The Link413 service has been three years in the making. It's been a grant that was accepted and has been working with our partners, PVTA and FRTA, to put into place. So I don't have the entire history of how that process worked, but it's been three years in the making, and did we not understand that once we accept that grant that we were going to put in new service?" Lambert said.

The board discussed if Title VI, the Civil Rights Act, was followed with an accurate review and accurate amount of time for public comment period on the service changes and if its attorney should review if the grant conditions were properly followed.

Lambert said changes had the 60-day comment period included in the proposed route realignment packet, giving the opportunity for the community to respond to that as well but will look into the legality of the situation with their attorney.

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