Weekend Outlook: Musical Performances, Bingo, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:41PM / Friday, April 07, 2023 | |
Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events this warm weekend including live music, Bingo, outdoor activities, and more. Look for Easter egg hunts and scrambles here.
Head to Downtown North Adams on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. for the monthly First Friday event.
Galleries, businesses and organizations are participating in the April First Friday "Clean & Green" event.
Second Chance Composting and the city of North Adams will be accepting recyclables and composting materials under the Mohawk marquee, the Hissing Booth is back at Plant Connector, WallaSauce will be making fanny packs out of old material and a number of galleries will be hosting receptions and works.
Friday
Max Creek performance
Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
The multi-genre band Max Creek is performing at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets cost $29. More information here.
Live Musical Performance
The Foundry, West Stockbridge
The R&B groove and improvisational jam band What? will be performing at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets cost $15. More information here.
Ballet Performance
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
The Albany Ballet Junior Company and the Cantarella School of Dance will perform excerpts from the comic ballet "Coppelia."
The event is free and starts at 4 p.m. More information here.
Florence Dore
Apple Tree Inn, Lenox
Nashville-born, North Carolina-based singer Florence Dore will be performing at 7 p.m.
Laufey
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington
Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter Laufey will be performing at 8 p.m.
Tickets range from $24 to $44. More information here.
Saturday
Pre-Easter Bash
VFW Post 996, North Adams
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 996 will be having a pre-Easter celebration featuring drinks and cross generational music.
Mount Greylock Photography Group Meet-up
Roaring Brook Trailhead, Williamstown
New and experienced photographers have the opportunity to meet up and take pictures of Roaring Brook and mountain landscape. Participants will explore the west side of the mountain.
Meet up at Roaring Brook trailhead, on Roaring Brook Road, at 1 p.m. The program is free and open to all ages.
WildHeart Tribute
The Stationery Factory, Dalton
Tribute Artists Jami D, and Stevie Nicks will be performing at 7:30 p.m.
The band performs songs from the band Fleetwood Mac and singer Stevie Nicks.
Tickets cost $20. More information here.
Dancing Stories
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
Children 4 to 12 are encouraged to explore reading and story-telling through movement with dancer and educator Olivia Martin.
This free event starts at 10:30 a.m. More information here.
Indoor Pittsfield Farmers Market
Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield
The region's first teen-run market, Roots Rising, will be having a indoor farmers market this Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Zion Lutheran Church.
This market features live music, chief demos, workshops, children's activities and more.
Sunday
Drag Bingo
Marjoram and Roux, Great Barrington
Join drag queen, Bella Santarella for Bingo and get a chance to win prizes like cash, gift certificates to local businesses, gift baskets, and tarot readings.
There will be seatings at noon and 2 for a performance by comedian Shawn Hollenbach and Daire Rooney. Santarella will also be doing a number
Tickets cost $5. More information here.
Jazz Brunch
The Stagecoach Tavern, Sheffield
Purchase a meal and enjoy music by the Don Mikkelsen Trio from noon until 3 p.m.
The Trio will be playing classic jazz and American Songbook standards, and a few original compositions.
Multiple Days
Family Self-Guided StoryWalk
The Old Mill Trail, Hinsdale
Berkshire Natural Resources Council has opened a display on the Old Mill Trail to introduce children, ages 6 to 11, to ecological restoration.
Take a self guided tour of the display from dawn until dusk. The display will be available until Sunday, April 30.
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