Weekend Outlook: Jazzy Days

Check out the events happening this weekend in the county including spring cleaning, jazz, and more.

Editor's Pick

Pittsfield City Jazz Festival
Celebrate jazz this week in Pittsfield with events and concerts. It starts with a Jazz Jam at 7 p.m. on Friday at Hot Plate Brewing and then follows on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with rising artist Georgia Heers at Mr. Finn's Caberet (Barrington Stage.)

More information here.

Friday

Free Zumba Class with Jos
740 Williams St., Pittsfield
Time: 6 to 7 p.m.

Get a workout at this free Zumba class at On Pointe Barre & Fitness Studio.

More information here.

Common Craft Night
165 East Main St., North Adams
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.

Bring a craft you have been working on and join others to socialize.

More information here.

Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff

Downtown Pittsfield Spring Cleanup
413 North St., Pittsfield
Time: noon to 4 p.m.

Downtown Pittsfield Inc. hosts its annual downtown spring cleanup. This year, more than 150 volunteers representing over a dozen local businesses and organizations will take to the streets for this competitive annual event.

More information here.

Saturday

'From Sea to Shining Sea': a Concert for America at 250
First United Methodist Church, Pittsfield
Time: 3 p.m.

The Eagles Community Band is hosting its annual "From Seas to Shining Sea" concert to celebrate America's 250th anniversary.

More information here.

Under the Night Sky at Mount Greylock
Mount Greylock Visitor Center, Lanesborough
Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Stargaze with Kevin Collins and his planetarium projector. You will learn about stars and much more astronomy, physics, and mythology.

More information here.

Berkshire Book Con
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
Time: 12:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Celebrate reading and writing with contests, a community read with a local author, an adult book fair, and trivia night. With participating partners Hot Plate Brewing Co and Indie Readery Records.

More information here.

Pittsfield Community Pantry Rock & Bowl
Masonic Lodge, 116 South St. Pittsfield
Time: 5 to 8 p.m.

The Pittsfield Community Pantry is hosting an "Empty Bowls" fundraising event. Join in and pick out a handcrafted bowl made by a local artist. Also enjoy soup, bread, desserts, and more while dancing.

More information here.

Memory Lane Doo Wop Show
Nessacus Regional Middle School, Dalton
Time: 1 to 4 p.m.

This show will take you back to the 1950s and '60s. Ticket sales will benefit the Boys & Girls Club's Camp Russell.

More information here.

Sunday

Family Friendly Earth Walk
Mount Greylock Visitor Center, Lanesborough
Time: 1 to 3 p.m.

Enjoy a nice and easy walk to enjoy the nature around you. Be sure to wear sturdy boots and dress appropriately.

Call 413-499-4262 to register. More information here.

'On the Wings of Song'
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington
Time: 4 p.m.

Heinrich Heine's poetic themes of love and betrayal set to music and song with Robert Schumann's "Dichterlibe" and Mendelssohn's Piano Trio. 

Tickets are $25 to $60; student tickets at the door are $15

More information and reserve tickets here.

Berkshires Remember First Responders, Military Personnel Lost at 9/11 and Aftermath

By Jack Guerino & Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
02:30PM / Friday, September 11, 2026

North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey, with Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre speaks at Friday's memorial. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The county's two cities held memorials on Friday morning to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. 

Great Barrington was scheduled to hold a dedication of piece of steel from the World Trade Center at 6 p.m.

North Adams held its ceremony in the fire station's side garden starting at exactly 8:46 a.m., the time Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower.

 

The small square of grass was packed with police officers, firefighters, wire and alarm personnel, dispatchers, and Northern Berkshire EMS employees, and city employees, officials and community members. 

 

After the ceremonial tolling of the bell, an honor guard presented the colors.

 

Mayor Jennifer Macksey said it felt odd welcoming people to a very solemn event.

 

"What happened 25 years ago put a mark on emergency services. It put additional pressure on police, fire, EMS, and dispatchers," Macksey said. "While we remember those who lost their lives during 9/11, and those who ran to help as many as they could during 9/11, we have to pause and appreciate those who continue to serve despite that awful threat that occurred 25 years ago."

 

She said it was a direct attack on the United States and all of its people.

 

"It was a question of our freedoms and our ability to be safe in our communities," the mayor said. "I can say today that here in North Adams, it could happen to us, but I know with the professionalism of our Fire Department, Police Department, EMS, and our dispatch team, we are a better community; we are a safer community than we were 25 years ago."