Weekend Outlook: Dance for a Good Cause

Check out the events happening this week, including egg hunts, fundraising events, and live music and dancing.

Editor's Pick

Northern Lights Ball
Elks Lodge, North Adams
Time: 8 p.m. to midnight

Dress in your favorite fun attire and glitter and dance the night away with DJ BFG There will also be drag performances, karaoke, snacks, and more. Hosted by Berkshire Pride. 

General admission: $20

More information and tickets here.

Multiple Days
Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
Lenox Memorial High School
Time: Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.

The high school's drama team is performing Disney's "The Little Mermaid." Enjoy the classic story and dress up as your favorite character and grab a photo with the cast.

Admission is $10 for seniors and students, $15 for adults; children free if in costume for the Saturday 2 p.m. showing only.

More information here.

Friday

Groove for Good Miracles for Miles Dance Party
Stationery Factory, Dalton
Time: 7 to 11 p.m.

Help raise money for Boston's Children Hospital. Never stop dancing for the chance to win $1,000.

Tickets range from $25 to $50, with $100 for a vendor sponsor table.

More information and tickets here.

'Under the Sea'

Saturday

36th Annual Pittsfield Rotary Auction
Berkshire Hills Country Club, Pittsfield
Time: 4:30 to 9 p.m.

Support and invest in the community with the annual auction. Enjoy entertainment, appetizers, and more. 

More information and tickets here.

'Wild Hope: Building for Birds'

Benefit Concert with the Berkshire Chamber Players
Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield
Time: 7 p.m.

Enjoy a concert by former musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

More information and tickets here.

Easter Bunny Hop Train
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum, Adams
Departure Times: 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. 

The Easter Bunny will hop onto the Hoosac Valley Train to greet families and give out colored eggs. 

Tickets in coach range from $4 to $22; first class ranges from $4 to $37. A first-class table, which includes seats for four, is $127.20. 

More information and tickets here.

Generation X Rock
Proprietors Lodge, Pittsfield
Time: 8 to 11 p.m.

Live music from the '80s and '90s. Enjoy lake views, dancing, and more.

More information here.

Sunday

Easter Egg Hunt
196 Valentine Road, Pittsfield
Time: 2:30 p.m.

Hillcrest Commons is inviting the public to enjoy an egg hunt with their families. Bring your favorite basket and go search what the Easter Bunny left out.

More information here.

Youth Center Inc.'s Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Valley Street Field, Adams
Time: 1 to 2 p.m.

A hunt for colorful eggs with a surprise inside. Three age groups; bring a basket.

More information here.

Northern Berkshire United Way: 1950s Sees New Name, Same Mission

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
07:01PM / Sunday, March 29, 2026

Northern Berkshire United Way is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Each month, we will take a look back at the agency's milestones over the decades. This first part looks at its successes and challenges during the war years.

 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Frank Bond, a founding member of the community chest, had the honor of cutting a cake at the 1956 annual meeting to mark the 20 years since its establishment. 

 

The organization had successfully grown over the past 20 years and, by the end of the decade, would see its campaign drives pass the $100,000 mark and the number of agencies under its umbrella grow to 17. 

 

The community chest had also changed names, becoming a United Fund, a natural outgrowth of its establishment to bring multiple local social service campaigns under one umbrella, and would include both Clarksburg and Stamford, Vt.

 

But that impetus for its founding would continue to bedevil the United Fund as more organizations, some national, would continue to compete for local dollars. 

 

At the beginning of the decade, Executive Secretary Estelle Howard said there were still too many independent appeals and that "serious thought must be given to this problem."

 

"Competition for the contributors' dollar, for volunteer workers' time and for publicity are getting out of bounds," she said.