Weekend Outlook: Community Day, Performances and MoreBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:08PM / Thursday, August 07, 2025 | |
Take a look at some of the events happening this weekend in the Berkshires including live performances and celebrations.
2 Plunkett St, Lenox
Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Enjoy a day of music and art with the family. There will be performances, baby goats, face painting, and more. You will also be able to step inside Edith Wharton's estate for free from 2 to 5 p.m. More information here. Downtown West Stockbridge Time: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Depot and Center streets will be filled with vendors and zucchini-flavored activities, including a costume contest and weigh-off. There will also be children's games and activities and a pet parade, plus live music, a rock-climbing wall, and a food >> Read More |
Two Downtown Murals Unveiled in Pittsfield By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:27PM / Sunday, August 03, 2025 | |
The murals are part of Let It Shine's Emerging Artists Mentorship. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Downtown is a little more colorful with the unveiling of two new murals. The pieces entitled "Burbank Place" and "Downtown Bound" were presented during the First Friday at Five Festivities. The works are through the Let It Shine public art partnership, a group that aims to make art accessible to everyone, build city pride, and strengthen connections between residents and downtown, said Rebecca Brien, managing director of Downtown Pittsfield Inc. Let It Shine's Emerging Artists Mentorship program was established in 2024 to >> Read More |
BMS Announces Talent and Merit Scholarship Recipients | 10:19AM / Saturday, August 02, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Music School announced the 2025-2026 Talent and Merit Scholarship recipients. Students who are accepted into the Talent & Merit Scholarship Program benefit from up to 100 percent tuition assistance. Last year, BMS awarded over $35,000 in Talent, Merit, and Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarships. BMS continues to take Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarship applications on a rolling basis, with enrollment open in August. The BMS Scholarship Program, which includes the Talent & Merit Scholarships and the rolling Need-Based Financial Aid Scholarships, remains integral to its mission of allowing students to learn and grow in >> Read More |
Barrington Stage Company's Devised Theatre Ensemble Presents 'Jack and the Beanstalk'| 06:07PM / Friday, July 25, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass — Barrington Stage Company's Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund's Devised Theatre Ensemble (DTE) presents an original musical: "Jack & the Beanstalk," running July 26–31 at the Boland Theatre at Berkshire Community College (1350 West Street, Pittsfield). According to a press release: A delightful theatrical experience for audiences of all ages, this modern reimagining promises giant laughs, surprising twists, and unforgettable fun. This wildly inventive take on the classic fairy tale bursts with original music, puppetry, and clever contemporary humor. When
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Weekend Outlook: Baseball, Carousels & MoreBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:32PM / Friday, July 25, 2025 | |
Check out some of the events happening in the Berkshires this weekend, including music, comedy, and taking a ride on the carousel. Joe Wolfe Field, North Adams Time: Saturday 6 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. The 34th annual youth baseball exchange between North Adams and Boston's North End kicks off in the city this weekend. Founder George Canales has collaborated with his friend John Romano of the North End Athletic Association to provide North County ballplayers the opportunity to play against The Hub's squad and give the big city kids a chance to visit the rural Berkshires. The two teams will meet up again Aug. 9 and 10 for games on the home field of >> Read More |
Ninth Annual 'Moby-Dick' Read-A-Thon| 10:50AM / Thursday, July 24, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. —The Berkshire County Historical Society's annual "Moby-Dick" Read-a-Thon will begin July 31 at 10 am, continuing daily until the book is finished. Participants will read aloud for 15 minutes with the next participant picking up where the prior reader left off. The event is held at Melville's historic home Arrowhead where the novel was written. Advanced sign up is required by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org. Participation is free, but a $5 donation is suggested. The annual event commemorates Melville's birthday Aug. 1, 1819. On Aug. 3 beginning at 9 a.m., hikers are invited to celebrate the day (Aug. >> Read More |
Pittsfield Releases First Cultural PlanBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:28PM / Sunday, July 20, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arts are in the genetic makeup of Pittsfield, and now the city has a formal plan to support creatives and restore civic pride.
The first Cultural Plan was released in late June. A collaboration between the city, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, and its nonprofit Berkshires Tomorrow, it recommends actions to "enhance Pittsfield's status as the arts and cultural hub of Berkshire County for the benefit of all."
This includes increasing the accessibility of arts and culture for all, supporting multi-modal ways of travel, expanding arts integration programs in schools, and helping artists earn a living wage.
An Our Town
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The Classical Beat: Tanglewood & Sevenars: Classical Music HeavenBy stephen dankner, iBerkshires Columnist
05:07PM / Wednesday, July 16, 2025 | |
 Tanglewood enters its third week, and the highlights are many; indeed, every concert will be memorable. On July 16, in a celebration of the 150th birthday of the great post-Impressionist French composer Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), the phenomenal young pianist Seong-Jin Cho performs the master's complete solo piano works in Ozawa Hall. Two days later, Rachmaninoff's magisterial "All-Night Vigil" — among the masterpieces of Russian choral works — will be performed by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Another great Russian work — the exuberantly joyful "Souvenir de Florence," for chamber strings by Tchaikovsky will be performed by TCM string Fellows
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CATA Exhibits More Accessible than EverBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:22PM / Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Community Access to the Arts kicked off its annual art show last week, and this year it is more accessible than ever before. For more than three decades, CATA has been providing artistic opportunities for people with disabilities to tell their stories and perspectives through a wide range of media and performance. This year's art show, themed "I Am a Part of Art," features 150 works created by CATA artists at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts and 50 more in the Clark Art Institute's Lunder Center at Stone Hill in Williamstown. The works will be on display in the Lichtenstein Center until Aug. >> Read More |
Playwriting Reception and Reading at Arrowhead| 10:29AM / Friday, July 11, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society invites visitors to hear selected works by playwrights who attended the July 13-18 playwriting intensive held at Arrowhead and lead by Elizabeth Doss. The free event is being held at Arrowhead July 18 at 7 pm. In addition, on July 19 Ms. Doss will "talk back" to "The Confidence Man", the last published and completed novel by Melville in his lifetime. The event begins at 7 pm in the barn at Arrowhead. Tickets: $15 for BCHS members, $20 for non-members and can be purchased by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org. >> Read More |
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