Berkshire County Historical Opens Arrowhead on May 17| 04:29PM / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society (BCHS)will open Herman Melville's historic home, Arrowhead, for guided tours beginning May 17. Melville lived at Arrowhead from 1850-1863 and there wrote his masterpiece "Moby-Dick" inspired by the view of Mount Greylock outside his study window. Tours are offered Thursday through Monday on the hour with the first tour beginning at 10 am and the last at 3 pm. Rates for guided tours are: adults $20, students $10, children 12 and under free. Reservations are not required but can be made by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org. Group tours are available by appointment for >> Read More |
Berkshire County Writers Recognized On The 2025 Mass Book Awards Longlists| 07:30AM / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | |
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — The longlisted titles for the 25th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards, announced by the Massachusetts Center for the Book (MCB), include recognition for authors from Berkshire County. The MCB, a nonprofit established in 2000, is dedicated to fostering a love of reading, celebrating the Commonwealth's literary heritage, ensuring open access to books and libraries, and promoting literacy and learning across Massachusetts. Among the recognized authors are: Eden Robins of North Adams, longlisted in Fiction for "Remember You Will Die." Elizabeth Kolbert of Williamstown, longlisted in Nonfiction for "H is >> Read More |
Downtown Pittsfield 'Flying and Flourishing' With New MuralBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:10PM / Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Burbank Place now has two murals bringing it to life through a public art partnership.
On Friday, the Pittsfield Let It Shine! Public Art Partnership debuted "Flying and Flourishing" in the corridor. Just steps from a tile mural debuted last year, this colorful work showcases the synergy of flowers and insects.
Pittsfield High School students worked with artist in residence Huck Elling and public art intern Sophie Possick twice a week over the winter to create the three-part mural hanging in former window arches.
"This is a really awesome opportunity for students at PHS not only to get to make art and experience the whole process beginning to
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BCC Invites Public to Student Art Show | 08:04AM / Thursday, May 01, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a student art show Thursday, May 8 from 4-7 p.m. in the Koussevitzky Art Gallery, located on BCC's main campus at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. The student art show, a BCC Visual Arts department tradition that began in the early 1980s, is held every spring. All students enrolled in a studio art class show their artwork, and the event is run like a professional gallery, explained Professor of Fine Arts Lisa Griffith. "Each art major must assist in the installation of their >> Read More |
BCC Players to Present Musical 'Lucky Stiff'| 11:26AM / Monday, April 28, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Community College (BCC) Players will present the musical "Lucky Stiff" by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty during the weekends of May 2 and May 9 at the Robert Boland Theatre. The production is directed by BCC alumnus Joseph Sicotte. "Lucky Stiff" is a musical farce about a British shoe salesman who inherits six million dollars with the condition that he takes his deceased uncle's body on a final trip to Monte Carlo. Performance dates and times are as follows: Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at 2 p.m. Friday, May 9, at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at 2 p.m. All
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Berkshire Arts Organizations Gets a Boost from State Funding| 08:15AM / Friday, April 25, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Mass Cultural Council has announced $3.57 million in grants for 57 performing arts centers across Massachusetts. The announcement was made today at The Guthrie Center. "Performing arts centers serve as cornerstones of our communities, fostering creativity, connection, and economic vitality," said Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council. "These organizations offer access to transformative artistic experiences, and these awards help ensure that they're able to continually and successfully draw and book touring artists for their audiences to see and enjoy." The grants are part of the Fiscal >> Read More |
Berkshire Music School Hosts Matt Cusson Performance| 11:32AM / Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Music School (BMS) will present a performance featuring Grammy-nominated alumnus Matt Cusson on April 26, 2025, at the St. Germain Stage. The event will also include performances by BMS scholarship recipients and community group classes. The event aims to celebrate community and support BMS's outreach programs. BMS reports serving 1,900 students through community outreach in Berkshire County schools and providing financial aid to 51 students, totaling over $35,000 annually. Additionally, 60 percent of the 250 students enrolled in BMS's "pay-what-you-wish" group classes do not pay for the classes. Matt Cusson, a >> Read More |
Berkshire Art Association Honors College Student Artists in 2025 Fellowship Show| 08:06AM / Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Art Association (BAA) is recognizing student artists in its 2025 College Fellowship Show. The exhibition, featuring 40 artworks by 16 students, is on display at the Lichtenstein Center of the Arts from Friday, April 4, to Friday, April 28, 2025. The participating students, majoring in visual arts at colleges within Berkshire County or those with Berkshire County residency studying elsewhere, were selected by a panel of artists representing various disciplines. The 2025 BAA Fellowship recipients are: Matthew Brinton, Sergio Demo, Maxwell Fyfe, Jean-Charles Innocent, and Max Sweeney from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; Julianna >> Read More |
Pittsfield Celebrates Jazz Art Contest WinnersBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:39PM / Wednesday, April 09, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For the month of April, Pittsfield High School students' jazz-inspired works bring color and design to the corridors of City Hall.
Kayleigh Capitanio secured the first-place award for the Berkshires Jazz Student Art Contest with a vibrant work depicting a guitar, piano, and music notes. The piece was created in art teacher Lisa Ostellino's classroom while listening to the music that inspired it. "I didn't think that idea was going to be good until I started drawing," Capitanio explained. "And then I think what really helped was that we were listening to jazz music and it just got me in the groove, I guess."
Each year, Berkshire
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Eagles Community Band Hosting a Free Stage Band Concert By Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:09PM / Sunday, March 30, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Eagles Community Band's stage band is bringing a concert to the community on Saturday, April 5, at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church on Fenn Street. The event will feature local musician and trumpeter Jeff Stevens. "This is something new for us. We typically have our concerts on Sunday at three o'clock," said stage band director James Stakenas. The band was encouraged to bring something to Pittsfield at a time of year when it's not usually playing, hoping it gives the community something to come and enjoy that's free. Stakenas said, "Stage band just sort of roundly describes the fact that we're a 16-piece
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