Weekend Outlook: Veterans, Dancing, and More
Check out the events in the county this weekend including movies, First Friday festivities, and Veterans Day inspired events. Check out our list of harvest festivals and craft fairs here.
Editor's Pick
Free Eagles Band Annual Concert
The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Time: Friday, 7 p.m.
Celebrate Veterans Day will a free Eagles Community Band concert featuring a lineup of military inspired pieces and a video showing our communities Veterans day events. Even though the concert is free you must reserve a ticket for a seat.
More information and tickets here.
Multiple Days
9 Eagle S.t, North Adams
Tuesday through Saturday from 4 to 7 until Nov. 29
Carlos Caicedo and Ann Scott will be showing their artwork, which will accompany the gallery's new works by permanent gallery artists Marilyn Cavallari, Sean McCusker, Barbara Patton, Stephen Dankner, and Carol Shumans.
There will be an opening reception on Friday from 5 to 7, which the artists will attend. More information here.
'The Polar Express' Screening
Beacon Cinema, Pittsfield
From Nov. 7 to 13
Celebrate the holidays with Beacon Cinema with a $1 showing of "The Polar Express." Bring the family to enjoy this classic.
More information and tickets here.
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Various venues in Pittsfield
Nov. 9 through 15
The Wandering Dance Festival returns to downtown Pittsfield for a weeklong celebration of movement.
The festival invites people of all ages and backgrounds to connect through dance with free workshops, pop-up performances and interactive sessions led by local and national choreographers.
More information here.
Book Sale
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
Thursday through Saturday
Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum will be selling audio books, books, CDs, DVDs, vinyl, puzzles and games.
Open as follows: Friday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More information here.
Friday
First Friday November
Downtown North Adams
Friday: 5 to 9 p.m.
This month's First Friday carries the theme of "Gather." Bring your family and enjoy a free photo with the "Hatchlings" in the Eagle Street Parklet and enjoy a performance under the Mohawk marquee. There will be live music, food, craft night, and more.
More information here.
Saturday
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge
Time: 4 p.m.
Delaware Art Museum Curator of American Art Heather Campbell Coylewill will explore concepts from "Jazz Age Illustration," the first exhibition to survey the art of American illustration in the 1920s and '30s.
During the event, she will examine how jazz music invented by African American musicians and appropriated by white musicians became the soundtrack and metaphor of a vibrant era marked by dramatic cultural change and the expansion of the popular press.
Tickets are $10 plus admission and free for members. More information here.
Berkshire Natural History Conference
'62 Center for Theatre and Dance, Williamstown
Time: 8 to 4
Learn about native birds, turtles, caves and more at Berkshire Community College's 9th annual conference. Includes knowledgeable speakers, exhibits with local environmental groups, book and natural history sales items, and the annual Natural History Quiz.
Admission is $25; $15 for students.
Learn more and register here.
Pumpkin Smash Bash
Whitney's Farm, Cheshire
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Say goodbye to Halloween by smashing your leftover pumpkins at Whitney's Farm. The pumpkins must not have any chemicals or paint on them. Partnering with Second Chance Composting the pumpkins will be composted. Whitney's will also have its Haunted Corn Maze and giant slide.
More information here.
Deadfall IV Music and Art Fest
The Stationery Factory, Dalton
Time: 4:20
The festival will feature music by Dead Man's Waltz, Marks Brothers, Creamery Station, The Wheel, Krishna Guthrie, craft vendors, food and more.
Tickets range from $32.64 to $43.14. More information and line-up here.
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Burbank Park, Pittsfield
Time: 9 to 11 a.m.
Volunteer to help clean up the dog park before winter with the city's parks department. Bring gloves, and rakes to help keep your dog's favorite spot clean. More information here.
'Street Fighter 2' Champion Edition Tournament
Tyler Street Arcade, Pittsfield
Time: 12 p.m.
Bring your friends and family to take part in the "Street Fighter 2" tournament with double elimination with prizes for first, second, and third winners. Registration is $10 per player. More information here.
906 Main St., Williamstown
Time 7:30 p.m.
Northern Berkshire Community Dance hosts a contra dance at First Congregational Church. Caller Ben Sachs-Hamilton will teach every dance. Dance to live fiddle music by the California-based band Raven and Goose.
Admission is pay-as-you-can. However, there is $12 to $20 suggested donation. More information here.
Strange Magic NY Performance
The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Time: 7:30 p.m.
The Electric Light Orchestra tribute band will recreate the iconic ELO sound by incorporating actual string instruments, vintage keyboards, and intricate vocal harmonies.
Tickets are $30. More information here.
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Bright Ideas Brewing, North Adams
Time: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Laugh over a drink at Bright Ideas on the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts campus. The stand-up event will be hosted by Charlie Nadler and feature performances by Nick Viagas, Sarah Adelman, and Eion Falance. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.
Sunday
Soldier On 5K
Dalton American Legion
Time: 9 a.m.
Soldier On, in partnership with the Berkshire Running Foundation, is hosting its annual 5K benefitting at-risk veterans. There will be prizes for placed winners.
Registration is $30 and students run for free. More information here.
Pancake Breakfast
Holiday Brook Farm, Dalton
Every Sunday in November from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Join Holiday Brook Farm for its annual Sunday pancake breakfasts featuring pancakes, sausage, hash browns, and more. It's $17.95 for adults and kids 2 to 12 pay their age.
More information here.
Winter Farmers Markets
Pittsfield
Zion Lutheran Church
Second Saturday of the month through April, from 9 to 1.
Locally grown food, flowers, plants and products will be available. The market accepts and offers doubling SNAP, HIP, WIC, and Senior market coupons. More information is here.
North Adams
Hotel Downstreet, Main Street.
First Saturdays through May 2, 9 to 1.
Local produce and vendors; SNAP dollars doubled up to $30 and HIP, WIC, and Senior Coupons accepted. Local musicans and craft areas for kids. More information here.
Sheffield
Dewey Hall
Third Saturday, 9 to 1, in November and December.
The market features a diverse range of local food and artisan vendors, along with local services and live music. More information here.
Berkshire Grown Winter Markets
GreylockWorks, North Adams: 10 to 1 on Sunday, Nov. 23 & Dec. 21
Housatonic Community Center, Great Barrington: 10 to 1 on Nov. 22, Dec. 20, Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 21 & April 18
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