Weekend Outlook: Festivals, Celebrations & MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:29PM / Friday, June 14, 2024 | |
 There are a variety of events this weekend, including a festivals, Juneteenth celebrations, and Father's Day events. Durant Park, Pittsfield Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. In recognition of Black Independence Day, Juneteenth, the NAACP Berkshire County Branch will hold multiple activities, including raising the Juneteenth flag at Pittsfield City Hall, a Freedom Walk, a Community Worship Service, and a day-long festival at Durant Park. The festival features food trucks, vendors, community partners, and student scholarships for Black-identifying Berkshire County high school students. There will also be a 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament fundraiser, >> Read More |
Berkshire Organizations Awarded Mass Cultural Council Grants | 03:00PM / Thursday, June 13, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — MassDevelopment and Mass Cultural Council announced the award of a $6,159,900 investment into 88 nonprofit and municipal cultural organizations through the Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF), which the two agencies jointly administer. Berkshire County awardees include: Barrington Stage was awarded $112,000 to install updated theatrical lighting and audio equipment for the St. Germain Stage at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center. Berkshire County Historical Society was awarded $28,000 to support the creation of a new public sewer connection at arrowhead. Berkshire Film and Media was awarded $200,000 was awarded $200,000 to >> Read More |
Barrington Stage Kicks off 30th Anniversary Season | 08:00AM / Saturday, June 08, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, will launch its 30th anniversary season with a new production of the multi-Tony Award-winning musical, "La Cage aux Folles." The production will play June 11-July 6 on the Boyd-Quinson Stage (30 Union Street). Opening night is Sunday, June 16 at 3:00 PM. With a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, "La Cage aux Folles" is based on the play by Jean Poirot that also inspired the 1978 French film of the same name and its American remake, "The Birdcage," starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. BSC's >> Read More |
BMS Announces Talent and Merit Scholarship Auditions| 12:13PM / Friday, June 07, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For the 2024-2025 academic year, Berkshire Music School (BMS) will offer increased need-based financial aid for private lessons, as well as talent- and merit-based scholarships to attract musicians in the region. Students accepted into BMS' Talent & Merit Scholarship Program will benefit from financial assistance, up to 100 percent tuition. In the 2023-2024 academic year, Berkshire Music School awarded more than $28,000 in need-based financial aid and merit-based scholarships to 32 students. Auditions will be held by appointment on Saturday, June 15 for a panel of Berkshire Music School faculty. Auditions are open to the >> Read More |
Berkshire County Historical Society Offers Bird Walk | 03:04PM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Sunday, June 2, the Berkshire County Historical Society will offer a bird walk with Ben Nickley, Director of Berkshire Bird Observatory. According to a press release: Birds are miraculous! Especially in early summer when they dazzle us with bright, nuptial colors and serenade us with a profusion of happy song. On this walk, Nickley will help you find and identify many newly arrived migratory birds as you explore the historic grounds of Arrowhead. The walk begins at 7:30 am, and is limited to twenty participants. Tickets are $10 for BCHS members, $15 for non-members; use the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org to >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: Pride Celebrations and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
There are a variety of events this weekend, including Pride celebrations, music, and more. Various Locations, Berkshire County June 1 through June 9 There will be various Pride events this weekend to celebrate the LGBTQIA-plus community. On , there will be a Pride Pageant at the Adams Theater, where kings, queens, and everyone in between will take the stage to showcase drag artistry and self-expression in a competition for the crown and a one-year stint as the leader of the Berkshire County LGBTQIA-plus community. More information here. The festivities also include a kick-off block party that begins onat noon on the front steps of >> Read More |
Downtown Pittsfield Mural Shows Morningside Students ShiningBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:47PM / Thursday, May 30, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Morningside Community School students smiled and pointed as they saw their own faces in the new mural on the YMCA.
Last Friday, the multi-panel artwork was unveiled on North Street amidst a sea of bubbles and children's laughter. The project is a collaboration between local artists Huck Elling and Marina Dominguez, Morningside, Mill Town Foundation, and MassDevelopment's Transformative Development Initiative.
"We are so thankful that Morningside School was chosen for this project," Principal Nicole Shepardson said.
"I am lucky, I get to see our students shine every single day in their classrooms and in our school but now the whole
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PHS Proteus Theatre Hosts Annual Talent Showcase| 04:00PM / Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield High School's Proteus Theatre will hold its Annual Talent Showcase on May 31 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by students Stephanie Martin, Aaliyah Johnson, and Kayla Hunter, the event will feature performances by PHS students. The showcase will take place in the PHS Theatre, with tickets priced at $5, available for purchase at the door (cash or check) or online. Attendees are advised to enter through the Appleton entrance, while those requiring handicap access should use the back doors and email kblocker@pittsfield.net for assistance. >> Read More |
Berkshire Art Association Announces Call for Art| 10:48AM / Monday, May 27, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The BAA (Berkshire Art Association) invites artists from the New England states and New York to showcase their original art in all media for a biennial juried exhibition, VISIBLE. All artwork must have been made within the past 2 years. According to a press release: Art is created to be shared. Images are made to be seen. Artists make moments in time Visible, drawing the viewer into time and space, making the unseen a Visible experience. Join us as we explore and define the value of being Visible. Artists can submit up to 3 works created between 2022 and 2024 for an entry fee of $25 in total. The deadline for >> Read More |
Berkshire Museum Announces Summer Exhibition| 08:00AM / Saturday, May 25, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum to display "The Animal Art of Julie Bell" an exhibition showcasing the works of one of the acclaimed fantasy artist. On view to the public June 1 through September 29. "When I'm painting animals with all their beauty and wild nature, I experience the kind of at-one-with-the-universe feeling described by people who meditate. It's both soothing and exciting, the way nature itself is. I know without a doubt that this is what I was meant to do," Bell said. Fantasy Artist Julie Bell has received several awards for her work, including nine awards at the 2014 Art Renewal Center's International >> Read More |
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