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Weekend Outlook: Halloween!By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:03PM / Thursday, October 27, 2022 | |
 Berkshire County is hosting a wide range events during the last week of the spooky season, including parades, pumpkin carving, and more Tyler Street, Pittsfield Tyler Street will be a haunting ground for ghosts and ghouls once more this year. The city's annual Halloween parade returns on Friday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last parade was in 2019. This will be the 76th Halloween parade in the city. It was originally held on North Street and was moved to Tyler Street in 2011. The parade route will begin on Tyler Street at the corner of Tyler and Smith streets and end at Woodlawn 0 Comments
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Eagles Band Community Concert Coming to Pittsfield Nov. 4By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
02:01PM / Tuesday, October 25, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Eagles Band's annual Community Concert returns to the Colonial Theatre next week, featuring a range of musical works from the 1700s to the modern day. On Friday, Nov. 4, the free event will include a more than 60-musician concert band and the stage band. It will be opened by the Eagles' trombone ensemble.
The concert begins at 7 p.m. and the trombone ensemble will begin shortly after doors open at 6:15 p.m.
"This is an opportunity to hear the Eagles concert band and other ensembles at the Colonial Theatre," stage band conductor and board President James Stakenas said.
"It's a free concert and we're very excited
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Hancock Shaker Village Executive Director Works to Honor the Shaker's LegacyBy Sabrina Damms,
06:56AM / Sunday, October 23, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nathaniel Silver assumed the role of Executive Director and CEO of Hancock Shaker Village on Sept. 19 and hopes to preserve the inclusive and diverse history that is ingrained in the 20 historic buildings on the campus. "Everybody's been incredibly welcoming. And I'm really really grateful for the warm welcome since I've been here and especially fellow leaders of cultural institutions who have reached out to me in the last couple of weeks to meet and to welcome you to the area and so I'm incredibly grateful for everyone's support" he said. “Hancock Shaker Village is an extraordinary place, beloved by our community. And
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Berkshire Museum Welcomes New Trustees| 08:00AM / Saturday, October 22, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Trustees of Berkshire Museum held their Annual Meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 - the first fully in-person board meeting since early 2020 – at which they elected officers and appointed three new Trustees. Ethan Kelpetar will continue as President for one more year. Jeffrey Belair will serve a full two-year term as Vice President, as will Rachel Melendez Mabee as Secretary, and Brian Tremblay as Treasurer. Judith Bookbinder, James Greenfield, and Charles Walker were all duly elected to serve full terms on the Berkshire Museum's Board of Trustees. "This is an exciting time at the Museum. We are thrilled to have Kim Bush 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Pub Crawls, Festivals, and More!By Sabrina Damms,
12:00PM / Friday, October 21, 2022 | |
Berkshire County will be hosting a variety of events this cool cloudy weekend including Pub Crawls, festivals, and haunted hikes. Various Venues, Pittsfield Downtown Pittsfield will be hosting a variety of events to celebrate the spooky season this Friday, October 21 from 4 to 8 p.m. Various venues will be hosting events for people of all ages throughout the night including an outdoor movie night, a Kids’ Fun Zone, Kids’ Monster Hunt, a night market, live music, and more. A complete list of participating locations and line-up here. Various venues, Pittsfield At the end of the night Pittsfield will have its 0 Comments
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Virtual Tour of Arrowhead With 'Elizabeth Melville'| 12:21PM / Thursday, October 20, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Wednesday, Oct. 26, actress and Arrowhead docent Francine Ciccarelli will portray Herman Melville's wife Elizabeth and lead a virtual tour of the house, sharing anecdotes about life at Arrowhead, her children, her gardens, and her work as Herman's copyist. Tickets are $10 for Berkshire County Historical Society (BCHS) members; $15 for non-members. Reservations are required, visit https://berkshire-county-historical-society.square.site/events to reserve. This project is sponsored by the Mass Humanities Bridge Street Foundation. Francine Ciccarelli is an actor and singer from Great Barrington. Her most recent acting credits 0 Comments
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Berkshire Libraries Fall Crawl| 12:10PM / Monday, October 17, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — One dozen Berkshire county libraries are hosting The Berkshire Libraries Fall Crawl from October 17 to October 22, 2022. All are welcome to explore the Berkshires by visiting public libraries across the county. Participants can pick up a passport at the first library they visit and then drive from library to library, collecting passport stamps and small prizes. Participants are asked to take a photo of themselves at each library along the way and use the tag #BerkshireLibraryCrawl2022. Those who are unable to make the trip in person can participate in a virtual crawl at https://www.milnelibrary.org/fall-crawl-2022 to be entered into a prize 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Cider Tastings, Comedy Nights, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:54PM / Thursday, October 13, 2022 | |
 Berkshire County has a variety of events this cool fall weekend including cider tastings, comedy nights, and more. The Transformer Comedy Fest will feature three days of comedians from across the nation at Flat Burger Society and Dottie's Coffee Lounge. The event runs from Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with headliners Caitlin Cook, Anthony DeVito, and Josh Gondelman. On Thursday, Oct. 13, Caitlin Cook kicks off the festival at the Comedy Grotto at Flatburger. On Friday, Oct. 14, writer and comedian Anthony DeVito takes the stage of Dottie's Coffee Lounge. On Saturday, Oct. 15, author, producer, and comedian Josh Gondelman will headline at the Comedy 0 Comments
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Ventfort Hall Celebrating Halloween Oct. 28 to 31| 10:04AM / Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — Ventfort Hall will be decorated for Halloween weekend, Friday, Oct. 28 through Monday, Oct. 31, 2021. Guests are invited to wear their Halloween costumes or Halloween themed outfits at any event or visit over the course of the weekend. The mansion will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday for regular self-guided tour admission, as well as special extended hours for regular self-guided tours from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday evening. At 11 p.m. Friday night, join Robert Oakes, author of "Ghosts of the Berkshires," for a late-night edition of his Ghost Tour of the mansion. On Saturday, the mansion will be open for regular self-guided tours from 10 a.m.
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First Annual Transformer Comedy Fest Comes to Pittsfield| 02:23PM / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Transformer Comedy Fest will feature three days of comedians from across the nation at Flat Burger Society and Dottie's Coffee Lounge. The event runs from Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with headliners Caitlin Cook, Anthony DeVito, and Josh Gondelman. The festival is independent and homegrown festival with local and regional comics in supporting roles at each show. It is being produced by the Comedy Grotto at Flat Burger Society, a monthly professional comedy production, in cooperation with Dottie's. Flat Burger Society is located on McKay Street and Dottie's is located at the corner of North Street and Maplewood Avenue. Caitlin Cook kicks off the
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