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Weekend Outlook: Car Shows and Festivals

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
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Check out the events happening in the Berkshire's this weekend including car shows, plays, and more.

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North Adams 13th Annual Motorama
Main Street, North Adams
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cool cars, hot rods and intriguing motor vehicles of all shapes and sizes will fill the downtown for this year's Motorama. Also enjoy food and shop vendors, with live music, giveaways and more.

More information here.

Common Ground Festival
Bousquet Mountain, Pittsfield
Time: 3 p.m.

The Common Ground Festival is back for a second year with a free day of family-friendly activities. Live music, face painting, climbing wall and instrument playground, and food and beverage vendors. Local organizations and cultural venues and youth groups will offer performances and information.

More information here.

Multiple Days

'Circus & the Bard'
70 Kemble St., Lenox
Select Times until Aug. 31.

Shakespeare & Company collaborates with Spirit of Circus for an intersection of professional circus acts with Shakespeare's characters.

More information and tickets here.

Cummington Fair
Fairgrounds Road
Thursday-Sunday
 
The 157th annual Cummington Fair offers four days of entertainment, exhibits and carnival fun. Catch the Shelburne Falls Military Band on Friday and country music jamboree on Saturday; the Silver Circus will be on the main state Thursday and roving the carnival; demolition derby on Friday and Saturday; and lots of livestock, harvest goods and country fair exhibits. 
 
Tickets discounted until 4 p.m. Thursday; more information and tickets available here

Friday

'Back to the Garden 1969'
Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Time: 7:30 p.m.

Celebrate the music and spirit of Woodstock in theater. Make sure to address the part with tie-dye and beads. Tickets are $30.

More information and tickets here.

Depot After Dark with DJ Tru Sounds
Liberty Street, Pittsfield
Time: 8 to 11 p.m.

Beverages will be available from Tito's, and non-alcoholic cocktails and other specialty drinks will be available from Wander. If you plan to attend you can bring your own food or order takeout from Tito's.

There is a $10 suggested cover charge or pay what you can.

More information here.

Family Movies Under the Stars
Noel Field Athletic Complex, North Adams
Time: 8 to 10 p.m.

Northern Berkshire Community Coalition sponsors a free movie night. Bring blankets or chairs and some snacks to watch Pixar's "Toy Story."

More information here.


Saturday

Clarksburg Townwide Tag Sale
Town Hall, River Road
Time: 10 to ?
 
The Historical Society is hosting a tag sale in the rear of Town Hall; stop by and pick up a map for sales throughout the town. 
 
Lanesborough Day
Bill Laston Memorial Park
Time: 11 to 5
 
A celebration of all things Lanesborough, with family-friendly activities, local businesses and organizations, live music and food and refreshments. 
 
More information here.
 
Drag Story Hour
The Foundry, West Stockbridge
Time: 3 p.m.
 
Local drag artists Poppy DaBubbly, Bella Santarella and Vuronika Baked join award-winning drag queen Yuhua Hamasaki for an afternoon of family-friendly storytelling. The trained, background-checked drag performers lead story hours that celebrate diversity, literacy, and self-expression.
 
Admission is free but registration is requested here
 

Ground/work 2025: A Close Look
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Time: 1 p.m.
 
A Clark educator leads an examination and discussion around the outdoor sculpture the "End" by American artist Hugh Hayden, best known for his works in salvaged wood. Participants will consider how Hayden's work is in active dialogue with the Clark's natural environment.
 
This event is free and held outdoors; wear suitable clothing. Extreme weather cancels. More information here.

Sunday

Mat and Mimosas: Pilates on the Lawn
Gateways Inn, Lenox
Time: 9 a.m. to noon

An hourlong pilates session at the Walker Street Inn followed by a mimosa or orange juice afterwards. Hosted by Bousquet Sports each Sunday morning. Cost is $25.

More information here.

Shop 'n' Shred
Appleton Avenue, Pittsfield
Time: noon to 5
 
The Pittsfield Skate Plaza hosts a skateboarding event and flea market hosted by Bomb Shack Vintage and Downtown Pittsfield Inc. Approximately 20 vendors are expected to be on hand selling accessories and vintage items related to skateboarding. Open shred session, featuring small jams throughout the park where you can compete for cash and prizes.
 
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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North Adams Finance Committee Warned of Coming Sludge Costs

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Waste treatment plan supervisor Brad Furlon warned the Finance Committee last week to expect a future 500 percent increase in sludge disposal.
 
"Even though the district is still has the approval of suitability to apply compost to land, we no longer do it, primarily because of the contaminant, PFAs," he said. "Compost plant supplies is a $200,000 increase this year. There's no way around this cost whatsoever. ...
 
"Unfortunately, these costs are going to go up. They expect this sludge disposal cost in the next five to 10 years to increase 500 percent."
 
PFAs, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are considered "forever chemicals" because of how long it takes for them to breakdown. They are used in numerous products and have become endemic in air, soil and water.
 
The Hoosac Water Quality District, a shared regional waste treatment system between North Adams and Williamstown, had planned to accept sludge from other communities and sell off the resulting compost through waste hauler Casella. But that proposal ran into opposition; Williamstown has a citizens petition on its annual town meeting warrant this year that would prohibit the use of contaminated compost. 
 
The district is still producing compost, which has to be removed. 
 
"We had a backlog of about 2,500 yards of compost that was on site," Furlon said. "We worked on a plan to dispose of our compost. Even though the district is still has the approval of suitability to apply compost to land, we no longer do it, primarily because of the contaminant, PFAs. ... the most feasible way and economical that we looked at was to be able to take our compost to a landfill in Ontario, N.Y."
 
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