• Special Event - The Festival of Books, 10AM - 5PM, Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Free, (518) 392-3693, Fifth annual celebration of books and reading. Author readings, panel discussions, children's events, cookbook cafe, giant used book sale.
• Special Event - Labor Day Canoe Trip, 9 a.m. - Noon, Bartholomew’s Cobble, Weatogue Rd, Ashley Falls, Sheffield, Adults $30. Children $15. Trustees Members $24/$10., 413-229-8600, With The Trustees of Reservations, enjoy the Labor Day holiday with a guided leisurely paddle along the Housatonic River down to the Konkapot River and back. All equipment provided.
• Music - Song Sailor Singers: Deadline for Children's Choir (Grades 3 to 6) Registration, $100 tuition for fall semester, Registration forms can be found by emailing songsailormusic@yahoo.com or by going to www.songsailor.com, This 15-person ensemble will rehearse Wednesday evenings from 5 to 6 p.m. at Jill Wheat's home studio, Song Sailor Studio, in North Adams, in the neighborhood of the Northern Berkshire YMCA. Rehearsals will culminate in a performance of nature and animal- themed music on Friday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. Rehearsal dates are Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29 & Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27. Depending on the fall interest level, there is hope of continuing the Singers with a winter and spring semester. School-year private lesson scheduling in voice and piano is beginning now as well.
• Special Event - 143rd Annual Blandford Fair, 10 North St., Blandford, Mass., $7 for adults; $4 for seniors; $children under 12 free; $4 for parking, Visit www.theblandfordfair.com for schedule of events.
• Music - Guitarist Doug Schmolze, 6:30 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, Free & open to the Public., 413-499-1992, Schmolze is a trained classical guitarist, composer and voice specialist, and his special interest is performing as a solo tenor. He studied at the Berklee School of Music, and has performed with the Berkshire Choral Festival, Berkshire Opera, Cantilena Chamber Choir and Crescendo Chorus of Lime Rock, Conn.
• Special Event - Afghanistan Is Topic for Stephentown Book Group, 7 p.m., Community Room, Stephentown Memorial Library, Main Street, Stephentown, NY, Free, open to the public., 518-733-5750, Special guest speaker is J. Thalia Cunningham, M.D., FACEP. Dr. Cunningham, an emergency physician, travel writer and playwright, will discuss her experiences in Afghanistan. She will join the group in discussing “Back to Afghanistan: My Journey from California to Kabul” by Said Hyder Akbar.
• Special Event - North Adams Public Library: Toddler Time (Ages 1-3), 10 a.m., North Adams Public Library, Youth Services Department, 74 Church Street, North Adams, 662-3133
• Special Event - 4th annual Cruise Night, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Williamstown Commons, 25 Adams Road, Williamstown, 413-458-2111, The Night CruZers Car Club is a popular club of auto enthusiasts in Berkshire County and the surrounding area. Cars on display at Williamstown Commons will include classic cars manufactured from the 1930s to late 1960s. 
• Special Event - North Adams Public Library: Pre-school Story Time (Ages 3-6), 10 a.m., North Adams Public Library, Youth Services Department, 74 Church Street, North Adams, 413-662-3133
• Special Event - 7th Annual Women in Business Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m., Berkshire Hills Country Club, Pittsfield, The cost is $30 for Chamber members and $45 for non-members and includes a plated lunch., 413-499-4000 x 26, Assistant District Attorney and Chief District Court Prosecutor, Kelly Mulcahy Kemp, will be welcomed as the event’s keynote speaker.
• Theater - Inside/Out, 6:15 p.m., Jacobs Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Free, 413-243-0745, Bring family and friends of all ages to the Inside/Out series, which offers free performances by emerging and established dance companies, sneak previews, and presentations by dancers of The School at Jacob's Pillow every Wednesday through Saturday at 6:15pm during the Festival. Jacobs Pillow
• Farmer's Market - A-Z Farmer's Market, 3 to 6 p.m., Nutrition Center, 940 West Avenue, Great Barrington, 413-429-8110
• Farmer's Market - Berkshire Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Berkshire Mall Parking Lot, Cheshire Road, Lanesborough, 413-569-3663
• Business Networking - Business After Hours, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., American Institute For Economic Research, 250 Division St., Great Barrington, Please RSVP to visitor@rnetworx.com
• Theater - Inside/Out, 6:15 p.m., Jacobs Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Free, 413-243-0745, Bring family and friends of all ages to the Inside/Out series, which offers free performances by emerging and established dance companies, sneak previews, and presentations by dancers of The School at Jacob's Pillow every Wednesday through Saturday at 6:15pm during the Festival. Jacobs Pillow
• Benefit - Spaghetti Dinner, State Rep. Candidate Ed MacDonald, 4 to 7 p.m., American Legion, North Adams, $5, Tickets are available at the door, American Legion, and State Street T. Proceeds from the dinner will be donated to the American Legion Baseball Team to pay for their uniforms.
• Special Event - 50/50 Pool Tournament to Benefit Nicholas Burdick, 8 p.m., Family Billiards, 510 State Road, North Adams, $10, For more information call Bill at 413-664-7555., Burdick is an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia. Proceeds go to defray cost of medical treatment.
• Music - EPOCH to host the eclectic music of Adam Bergeron, 3 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, Free & open to the Public., 413-499-1992, Bergeron’s experiences as a musician transcend the boundaries of a typical classical pianist and composer. During the past 20 years, he’s studied the works of Chopin, Brahms, Debussy and Copland while also exploring more recent artists such as The Moody Blues, Dave Matthews, Bob Marley and Dream Theater.
• Theater - Mengelberg and Mahler, 8 p.m., Shakespeare & Company, Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, 413-637-3353, After fifty celebrated years leading the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Holland during which he famously championed the work of Jewish composer Gustav Mahler legendary maestro Willem Mengelberg is faced with the unexpected prospect of exile, in retribution for his perceived collaboration with the Nazis during their occupation of The Netherlands. Shakespeare & Company
• Theater - Inside/Out, 6:15 p.m., Jacobs Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Free, 413-243-0745, Bring family and friends of all ages to the Inside/Out series, which offers free performances by emerging and established dance companies, sneak previews, and presentations by dancers of The School at Jacob's Pillow every Wednesday through Saturday at 6:15pm during the Festival. Jacobs Pillow
• Farmer's Market - Adams Farmer's Market, Noon to 6 p.m., 60 Columbia Street, Adams
• Farmer's Market - Lenox Farmer's Market, Noon - 4 p.m., Triangular Park, Main Street, Lenox, 413-528-8950
• Special Event - Harvest Market, 3 - 7 p.m., Ralph Froio Senior Center, North Street, Pittsfield, 413-281-4114
• Benefit - BFAIR, 10 am - 4 pm, THE RANGE, RT 8, North Adams, MA, 413-664-9382, Please come join our friends and families for a round of miniature golf and our Community Day fair events to help provide services for people with developmental disabilities, autism, and aquired brain injuries.
• Special Event - The 47th annual Jewelry, gem and mineral show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., American Legion Post #90, Rte. 7, Pownal, VT., $4 and children 15 and under are free when accompanied by an adult., 413-663-8430, The show will feature choice minerals, gems, jewelry, gifts, fish pond for children, prizes and refreshments.
• Special Event - Third Annual Fun Run, Registration will be at 9 a.m. Races at 10., Williams College Cole Field House/ Poker flats, off Park Street., The cost for the 5K race is $15 per runner and for the 1Mile Walk/Run $15 per individual or per walking family. Students and Seniors are $5., 413-458-2443, The Fun Run races are open to everyone; veteran runners or first time runners, along with daily walkers or occasional walkers. Families with pets and strollers are also welcome to join the fun.
• Special Event - Waste oil paint and used motor oil collection set, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Lenox DPW, Advance registration with CET is required., 888-577-8448 ext. 10, This collection is for the 16 participating towns.
• Special Event - Material Manifestations: The Legacy of the Shakers, 10 a.m., Tannery building, Darrow School, New Lebanon NY, Free admission, 518-794-9100, Shaker Museum and Library and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Architecture present “Material Manifestations: The Legacy of the Shakers,” an exhibit, book launch, and discussion from RPI students who conducted a semester-long study of Shaker artifacts.
• Special Event - Remembrance Ceremony and Walk, 9:00 am, Ashuwillticook Trail at Farnam Road, Cheshire, Free, 413-443-2994, Registration begins at 8 am at Farnum Road, off Rt 8 in Cheshire. The walk will start at 9 am with a brief ceremony to honor, celebrate and remember loved ones. Immediately following the ceremony, the Berkshire Highlanders will lead the walk proceeding north along the Ashuwillticook Trail. The roundtrip walk is approximately three miles, but participants may walk any distance, at their own pace to enjoy the serenity of the trail. Each walker will receive buttons inscribed with their loved ones' names.
• Theater - Bad Dates, 3 p.m., Shakespeare & Company, Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, 413-637-3353, The whirlwind winter hit of 2009 is back! By popular demand, S&Co. favorite Elizabeth Aspenlieder returns to the stage in the role for which she won a prestigious Elliot Norton Award (Best Solo Performance 2009) and was nominated for a 2010 IRNE Award. Shakespeare & Company
• Theater - Inside/Out, 6:15 p.m., Jacobs Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Free, 413-243-0745, Bring family and friends of all ages to the Inside/Out series, which offers free performances by emerging and established dance companies, sneak previews, and presentations by dancers of The School at Jacob's Pillow every Wednesday through Saturday at 6:15pm during the Festival. Jacobs Pillow
• Farmer's Market - Great Barrington Farmer's Market, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Historic Train Station, 670 South Egremont Road, Great Barrington, 413-528-8950
• Farmer's Market - Berkshire Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Berkshire Mall Parking Lot, Cheshire Road, Lanesborough, 413-569-3663
• Music - The Apollo Trio, 4:30 p.m., Meeting House on the Green, New Marlborough, $25 / $20 members, 413-229-2785, The Apollo Trio is comprised of three outstanding soloists and chamber music performers in their own right: Naumberg-Award winner, violinist Curtis Macomber; founding member of the Brentano String Quartet, cellist Michael Kannen; and pianist Marija Stroke, The ensemble was formed in 1997 after playing together in the Soirées des Junies Music Festival in the south of France and has performed to critical acclaim in the United States and in Europe.
• Farmer's Market - North Adams Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Municipal Parking Lot, St. Anthony Drive, North Adams
• Farmer's Market - Farmer's Market of Otis, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Papa's Healthy Food & Fuel - Parking Lot, 200 East Otis Road, Otis, 413-269-9931
• Farmer's Market - Park Square Farmer's Market, 3 to 7 p.m., Park Square, Pittsfield, 413-281-4114
• Farmer's Market - Williamstown Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. - Noon, South End of Spring Street, Williamstown, 413-458-3365
• Celebration - The 4th Annual Fall Fusion Festival, 2 to 6 p.m., Williamstown, 413-458-9077, This event was conceived to welcome back the Williams College community, and to introduce new students and faculty to the neighborhood. In this spirit, local shops, restaurants, innkeepers, and health practitioners will be highlighting their businesses with sales, coupons, and giveaways. Music, artisans, food and “info-tainment” will be provided along Spring Street.
• Special Event - First Annual Scrabble Tournament, 2 to 5:30 p.m., Sedgwick Reading Room, Lenox Library, 18 Main St., Lenox, $60 per four-person team, For more information, and to register to play, please contact Director Sharon Hawkes at 413-637-2630 or shawkes@lenoxlib.org, In this new fundraising event to benefit the Lenox Library, teams of four will compete in three 30-minute games of the SCRABBLE Brand Crossword Game for prizes and bragging rights. Each team should bring in a minimum of $60 in pledges to participate. The Grand Prize, a beautiful SCRABBLE ® game board, goes to the team with the most donations, so team members are encouraged to collect as much sponsorship as they can. The highest total point-winners for the three games will have their names inscribed on a plaque to be displayed for a year. The team with the best "library" word and the winner of a game of Word Mine will also each receive a prize. "Literate" refreshments will be served.
Registration is required by September 1. Sponsorship donations are due on tournament day.
All proceeds from this event will benefit the services and programs offered to the public by the Lenox Library year-round, free of charge.
• Theater - Bad Dates, 8 p.m., Shakespeare & Company, Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, 413-637-3353, The whirlwind winter hit of 2009 is back! By popular demand, S&Co. favorite Elizabeth Aspenlieder returns to the stage in the role for which she won a prestigious Elliot Norton Award (Best Solo Performance 2009) and was nominated for a 2010 IRNE Award. Shakespeare & Company
• Special Event - ‘Grandpersons Social’ in honor of National Assisted Living Week, 2;30 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, Free & open to the Public., 413-499-1992, David Pierce of R.S.V.P. of Berkshire County will be on hand to discuss volunteer opportunities for seniors in the area and to honor several EPOCH residents who volunteer in the local community.
• Film - Clark Art Institute presents a film, Will It Be a Likeness?, 3 p.m., The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, 413-458-2303, Will It Be a Likeness? is a film version of the award-winning theater piece originally conceived for radio by the artist Juan Muńoz and the writer John Berger.
• Music - "Resonant Foundation", 3 p.m., Rebar Forest, End of Thiel Road, Greylock Glen, Adams, free, For more information call 413-743-9605 or email create@topiaarts.org, Presented by Topia Arts Center.
Wear shoes that can get muddy
Natural insect repellant provided (no DEET please). Resonant Foundation is a site-specific musical composition performed live in the Greylock Glen. Using the rebar from a failed development that is "growing" from the ground surrounded by forest, composer Nana Simopoulos will perform a commission written specifically for this location. Marafanyi, a percussion duo from North Adams will be the featured guest artists this year. Caryn Heilman will be performing a site-specific dance piece among the rebar to its resonant sounds during the musical performance. Simopoulos is a composer/ instrumentalist who has written many commissions for theater, dance, film and has performed worldwide with her ensemble as well as a soloist for orchestras. Heilman is a former dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Co and has her own company, LiquidBidy Dance.
• Meeting - Living with Loss Support Group, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Berkshire South, Great Barrington, free, 413-443-2994, Sponsored by HospiceCare in The Berkshires for those who have lost any loved one.
• Business Networking - Business After Hours: A Meet-and-Greet with Adam Falk, 5 - 7 p.m., Williams College Museum of Art, $10 per person, 413-458-9077, President Falk will talk about his first impressions of the region, the college's involvement with the community, and his family's experience of running a retail store.
• Meeting - Berkshire Business & Professional Women, 5:30 p.m., Jae’s Spice, Pittsfield, The cost to attend is $28 for BBPW members and guests may attend free of charge., Networking begins at 5:30 PM and hors d’oeuvres and cash bar will be available. Attendees will have an opportunity to network with BBPW members and learn more about the organization. To register, email Maureen Phillips at mphillips@greylock.org by Wednesday, September 8.
• Meeting - The Zonta Club of Berkshire County, 5 p.m., Patrick's Pub on Park Square in Downtown Pittsfield, The guest speaker will be Cindy Haddad. She is a Pharmacist who was the successful Plaintiff in the Haddad vs. Wal-Mart discrimination lawsuit. The meeting includes a brief networking time, business meeting, speaker and dinner.
• Lecture - First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, 7 p.m., Williams College, Griffin Hall, Room 3, Free, Lecture and discussion with Loung Ung, author, landmine activist. Loung is a survivor of the killing fields of Cambodia, one of the bloodiest episodes of the twentieth century. She was five years old when the Khmer Rouge invaded Phnom Penh.
• Meeting - Living with Loss Support Group, 5:30 to 7 p.m., 877 South Street, Pittsfield, free, 413-443-2994, Sponsored by HospiceCare in The Berkshires for those who have lost any loved one. Please call to register.
• Lecture - Criminal Offender Record Information Training, Registration / light snack: 12:30 p.m.; Program: 1-3 p.m., Berkshire Hills Country Club, 500 Benedict Road, Pittsfield , $13 Advanced Registration & Payment Required., 866-976-2432, Massachusetts Criminal Systems History Board Staff. This training is for agencies that are certified to request Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) for non-criminal justice purposes pertaining to the CORI Regulations and general processes and requirements.
• Special Event - A seminar for Certified Public Accountants, 8 a.m. to Noon, Pittsfield Country Club, 413-243-0089, Titled “Workers’ Compensation: A CPA’s Guide,” the seminar will be presented by Kevin Ring, Lead
Workers’ Comp Analyst for the Institute of WorkComp Professionals, as well as John Toole, President, and Kim Baker, Account Executive, from the L. V. Toole Insurance Agency.
• Special Event - North Adams Public Library: Toddler Time (Ages 1-3), 10 a.m., North Adams Public Library, Youth Services Department, 74 Church Street, North Adams, 662-3133
• School Event - Middle School Family Night, 5PM - 7:30PM, BArT Charter Public School, Free + $7/$5 for fund raising dinner, 413-743-7311, Come listen to a brief presentation by Principal Klompus at 5PM, meet your child’s middle school teachers, enjoy a 6PM fund raiser dinner hosted by BArT's Model UN Club, meet some of the fantastic parents in BArT’s CFAC (Community Family Advisory Council) & and enjoy some cake (Yes! CAKE!!!) as we celebrate our soon-to-be announced MCAS scores.
• Meeting - Adams Library Friends Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Adams Free Library, 92 Park Street, Adams, 413-743-8345, Anyone interested in helping the Library is encouraged to attend.
• Special Event - Alzheimer’s support group, 7 to 8:30 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, Free & open to the Public., 413-499-1992, This group meets the third Wednesday of each month and is open to families, friends and caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s and other memory-related diseases. Social worker Rachel Durlock facilitates the group. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
• Special Event - North Adams Public Library: Pre-school Story Time (Ages 3-6), 10 a.m., North Adams Public Library, Youth Services Department, 74 Church Street, North Adams, 413-662-3133
• Lecture - NYC Dutch Historian To Speak About Gov. Island, 7 p.m., Great Barrington Historical Society's meeting, 917 So. Main St (Claire Teague Senior Center)., The speaker is a graduate of Columbia University's MBA finance program and worked on Wall Street until 1998, when he left to found a foundation to acquire Governor's Island for historic preservation.
• Arts - Epoch hosts gallery opening for resident art, 7 p.m., Epoch Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, All are welcome to attend the reception., 413-499-1992, Many of the residents whose work will be on display for the opening and the entire month have been working weekly with artist Patricia Navarino, whose father is also an EPOCH resident.
• Meeting - National Suicide Prevention Week, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brien Center, First Floor Conference Room, 333 East St., Pittsfield, (413) 499 0412 or (800) 252 0227, The mission of the coalition is to save lives through building resilience in the community, educating the public and strengthening the response to community need.
• Theater - Inside/Out, 6:15 p.m., Jacobs Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Free, 413-243-0745, Bring family and friends of all ages to the Inside/Out series, which offers free performances by emerging and established dance companies, sneak previews, and presentations by dancers of The School at Jacob's Pillow every Wednesday through Saturday at 6:15pm during the Festival. Jacobs Pillow
• Farmer's Market - A-Z Farmer's Market, 3 to 6 p.m., Nutrition Center, 940 West Avenue, Great Barrington, 413-429-8110
• Farmer's Market - Berkshire Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Berkshire Mall Parking Lot, Cheshire Road, Lanesborough, 413-569-3663
• Special Event - Bones and Joint Health, 5 to 8 p.m., Berkshire Hills Country Club, Pre-registration for this free event is required, 413-447-2060, The event will feature presentations by Kevin Mitts, MD, and Mark Sprague, MD, board certified orthopaedic surgeons from Berkshire Orthopaedic Associates and Jennifer Ward, a Registered Dietitian and Certified Personal Trainer from the BHS Wellness at Work program.
• Arts - "Paper Makers", 6-8 p.m., Storefront Artist Project, 124 Fenn Street, Pittsfield, 413-442-7201, Opening Reception: Pittsfield’s 3rd Thursday - The show is being presented as part of the Housatonic Paper Trail, a series of exhibitions, film screenings and other events that celebrate the rich history and influence of paper mills in the region.
• Theater - Inside/Out, 6:15 p.m., Jacobs Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Free, 413-243-0745, Bring family and friends of all ages to the Inside/Out series, which offers free performances by emerging and established dance companies, sneak previews, and presentations by dancers of The School at Jacob's Pillow every Wednesday through Saturday at 6:15pm during the Festival. Jacobs Pillow
• School Event - High School Family Night, 5PM - 7:30PM, BArT Charter Public School, Free + $7/$5 for fund raising dinner, 413-743-7311, Come listen to a brief presentation by Principal Klompus at 5PM, meet your child’s high school teachers, enjoy a 6PM fund raiser dinner hosted by BArT's Model UN Club, meet some of the fantastic parents in BArT’s CFAC (Community Family Advisory Council) & and enjoy some cake (Yes! CAKE!!!) as we celebrate our soon-to-be announced MCAS scores.
• Special Event - 50/50 Pool Tournament to Benefit Nicholas Burdick, 8 p.m., Family Billiards, 510 State Road, North Adams, $10, For more information call Bill at 413-664-7555., Burdick is an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia. Proceeds go to defray cost of medical treatment.
• Theater - Inside/Out, 6:15 p.m., Jacobs Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Free, 413-243-0745, Bring family and friends of all ages to the Inside/Out series, which offers free performances by emerging and established dance companies, sneak previews, and presentations by dancers of The School at Jacob's Pillow every Wednesday through Saturday at 6:15pm during the Festival. Jacobs Pillow
• Farmer's Market - Adams Farmer's Market, Noon to 6 p.m., 60 Columbia Street, Adams
• Farmer's Market - Lenox Farmer's Market, Noon - 4 p.m., Triangular Park, Main Street, Lenox, 413-528-8950
• Special Event - Harvest Market, 3 - 7 p.m., Ralph Froio Senior Center, North Street, Pittsfield, 413-281-4114
• Dance - Lenox Contra Dance Series, 8 - 11:30 p.m., Lenox Community Center, 65 Walker Street, Lenox, $5 for students • $10 Adults • New Dancers, 2nd dance free, Music by Magic Foot (or mostly Magic Foot) Jon Greene is teaching and calling the dances.
• Lecture - Life in the Past Lane VII, 8:00 - 4:30, Williams Inn, Williamstown, MA, (413) 743 - 2732, The Friends of the National Archives – Pittsfield, MA, will present its annual Full-Day Genealogy Conference, Life in the Past Lane VII, on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the Williams Inn in Williamstown, MA. The day will include lectures by Jean Nudd, Leslie Albrecht-Huber, and Gregory Pomicter. The registration fee includes morning and afternoon refreshments, lunch, and a roundtable question and answer period hosted by a panel of experts. Vendors will be on hand to provide products of interest to genealogists.
• Film - International Family Film Series Kickoff: Aardman Animation Retrospective, 10 a.m., Images Cinema, 50 Spring St., Williamstown, The series will continue every third Saturday through May 2011. Tickets are $5. Family Subscriptions, which are available for $100, gains a family free admittance for all screenings in the series., www.imagescinema.org, (For ages 6 to adult;, 1 hour 14 minutes; UK) This collection includes the Academy Award-winning "Creature Comforts," "Wallace and Gromit in A Matter of Loaf and Death" (nominated for an Academy Award!), plus other masterpieces encompassing 25 years of creative output from the claymation geniuses at Aardman Animations.
• Special Event - Sunset Serenade on Hurlburt’s Hill, 5 - 7 p.m. (rain date next day), Bartholomew’s Cobble, Weatogue Rd, Ashley Falls, Sheffield, Adults $10. Children $1. Trustees Members $8/FREE., 413-229-8600, The Trustees of Reservations invite you to enjoy an evening of outdoor Bagpipe music with Don Worth at one of the best sunset views in the Berkshires. Bring a picnic, chair or blanket to throw in the truck and hike up the hill.
• Theater - Inside/Out, 6:15 p.m., Jacobs Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Free, 413-243-0745, Bring family and friends of all ages to the Inside/Out series, which offers free performances by emerging and established dance companies, sneak previews, and presentations by dancers of The School at Jacob's Pillow every Wednesday through Saturday at 6:15pm during the Festival. Jacobs Pillow
• Farmer's Market - Great Barrington Farmer's Market, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Historic Train Station, 670 South Egremont Road, Great Barrington, 413-528-8950
• Farmer's Market - Berkshire Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Berkshire Mall Parking Lot, Cheshire Road, Lanesborough, 413-569-3663
• Farmer's Market - North Adams Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Municipal Parking Lot, St. Anthony Drive, North Adams
• Farmer's Market - Farmer's Market of Otis, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Papa's Healthy Food & Fuel - Parking Lot, 200 East Otis Road, Otis, 413-269-9931
• Farmer's Market - Park Square Farmer's Market, 3 to 7 p.m., Park Square, Pittsfield, 413-281-4114
• Arts - An Afternoon with Rockwell’s Models, Noon to 4 p.m., Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Route 183, Stockbridge, 413-298-4100, Meet Dick Clemens and Eddie Locke (The Runaway), and other original Rockwell models who will share stories about their experience posing for America’s favorite illustrator. Norman Rockwell Museum
• Farmer's Market - Williamstown Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. - Noon, South End of Spring Street, Williamstown, 413-458-3365
• Music - The Doerfels Rock the Clark, 4 p.m., The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, General admission tickets are $10 ($8 members and students), 413-458-2303, The five exceptional Doerfel siblings brought audience members to their feet when they performed at the Clark in 2009, and this year’s concert promises to be just as much fun for the whole family.
• Lecture - Seven Pillars House of Wisdom Presents Mirabai Bush and Arthur Zajonc, 7 to 9 p.m., Meditation Hall at the Abode of the Message, Retreat and Conference Center, 5 Abode Road, New Lebanon, N.Y. 12125, $10 adults; $5 under 18, wisdom@sevenpillarshouse.org, 518-794-8777., Lecture, discussion, and guided experience in meditation practice
Advance registration is recommended but not required.
• Benefit - Woofstock, Pancake breakfast: 8 a.m., Walk: 11 a.m., Burbank Park, Pittsfield, breakfast is $6 for adults, $4 for children under 9; walk participants collect donations, www.berkshirehumane.org; Call Diane Briggs at 413-447-7878, ext. 31 for more information, The event, open to dogs, their owners and others who love animals, begins with a pancake breakfast and ends with a 1.5 mile dog walk along Onota Lake. Individuals and teams raising the most money will be among Woofstock’s special honorees. Those who raise a minimum of $2,500 will also receive an Alpha Society Award and have their name engraved on the Alpha Society plaque that is on display at BHS.
The pancake breakfast begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 11; The walk begins at 11, with registration at 10.
• Meeting - Parent Loss Support Group, 5:30 to 7 p.m., 877 South Street, Pittsfield, free, 413-443-2994, Sponsored by HospiceCare in The Berkshires. For adult children coping with parent loss. Please call 443-2994 to register.
• Sports - WGAM – Senior Women’s Championship, Taconic Golf Club, 19 Meacham Street, Williamstown, 413-458-3997
• Meeting - Tourism Talkback Generation X, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., MASS MoCA, 187 Marshall St., North Adams, Attendees are invited to visit the galleries before or after the talkback session. Free and open to all businesses in Berkshire County
• Meeting - Spouse/Partner Loss Support Group, 10 to 11:30 a.m., 877 South Street, Pittsfield, free, 413-443-2994, Sponsored by HospiceCare in The Berkshires for those who have lost a spouse or partner. Please call to register.
• Special Event - Housatonic River Moonlight Paddle, 6 - 8 p.m., Bartholomew’s Cobble, Weatogue Rd, Ashley Falls, Sheffield, Adults $30. Children $15. Trustees Members $24/$10., 413-229-8600, Watch for beaver, bats and evening wildlife and the rising moon with a Trustees of Reservations guide. All equipment provided.
• Special Event - North Adams Public Library: Toddler Time (Ages 1-3), 10 a.m., North Adams Public Library, Youth Services Department, 74 Church Street, North Adams, 662-3133
• Special Event - North Adams Public Library: Pre-school Story Time (Ages 3-6), 10 a.m., North Adams Public Library, Youth Services Department, 74 Church Street, North Adams, 413-662-3133
• Special Event - Williamstown Commons Seminar on The New Guardianship Law, 6 p.m., Williamstown Commons, 25 Adams Road, Williamstown, 413-458-2111, The seminar will provide insight on the recent changes to guardianship and conservatorship, which are often suggested as the best solutions in situations where an elderly or disabled person appears unable to handle his or her affairs, or is seen to be making decisions against their own interest.
• Special Event - Timebank of the Berkshires will host a potluck dinner, 6 p.m., St. Stephens Church, 67 East St., Pittsfield, Free, 518-781-4686, Existing members,guests and public are encouraged to attend.
• Film - International Family Film Series Kickoff: Aardman Animation Retrospective, 3:30 p.m., Images Cinema, 50 Spring St., Williamstown, The series will continue every third Saturday through May 2011. Tickets are $5. Family Subscriptions, which are available for $100, gains a family free admittance for all screenings in the series., www.imagescinema.org, (For ages 6 to adult;, 1 hour 14 minutes; UK) This collection includes the Academy Award-winning "Creature Comforts," "Wallace and Gromit in A Matter of Loaf and Death" (nominated for an Academy Award!), plus other masterpieces encompassing 25 years of creative output from the claymation geniuses at Aardman Animations.
• Special Event - 3rd Annual Vermont Life Wine & Harvest Festival, Wilmington & Dover, VT, 802-464-8092, The Mount Snow Valley and Vermont Life Magazine invite you to The Third Annual Vermont Life Wine & Harvest Festival a weekend showcase for Vermont wines, Vermont specialty foods and artisans of all types celebrating the rich uniqueness, quality and ingenuity of Vermont producers.
• Music - Music at the Mansion series, 6:30 p.m., North Adams Public Library, library lawn, North Adams, All concerts are free and open to the public., Bring your lawn chair or blanket and sit back and enjoy. Wintergreen sing and play a mixture of traditional and contemporary music from the British Isles and America.
• Special Event - 50/50 Pool Tournament to Benefit Nicholas Burdick, 8 p.m., Family Billiards, 510 State Road, North Adams, $10, For more information call Bill at 413-664-7555., Burdick is an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia. Proceeds go to defray cost of medical treatment.
• Music - A composer and classically trained guitarist, 8 p.m., Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, Tickets range from $47 (discounted Mahaiwe Member price) to $72, with a special $122 ticket that includes both the concert and a private reception with the artist., 413-528-0100, Although Bernie Williams first captivated national attention as an All-Star for the New York Yankees, his love for music runs as deep as his love for baseball.
• Arts - Mid-Hudson Woodworkers Fourth Annual Show, 10 AM to 5PM, Hurley Reformed Church, 12443, Admission is $3.00, free to children under the age of 12., 518-945-1636, This year's Show will feature some excellent displays of our members' work. It will also feature demonstrations by our local experts. There will be ongoing demonstrations of different aspects of woodturning, scrollsaw and hand tool demonstrations.
We will be conducting a “Children's Workshop” throughout the day. Each child can make a birdhouse to take home (free). We will also have wooden cars as gifts for younger children.
There will be a raffle of selected woodworking items and a sale of other items.
http://www.midhudsonwoodworkers.org/Midhudsonshow.htm
• Music - Leaf Peeper Concerts, 7:30 p.m., St. James Church, Routes 203 & 66, Chatham NY, $20; series pass (4 concerts) $70; students free w/adult, 518-325-3805, Baroque Concert in Chatham. Music of France, for harpsichord, oboe and violin. With Edward and Virginia Brewer, Sanford Allen. Tickets at door or by calling 518-325-3805.
• Benefit - The Berkshire Alzheimer's Memory Walk, 9 a.m., Farnam's Rd. causeway, along the shore Cheshire Lake, 413-499-0691, Walkers will stroll the Ashuwillticook Trail. All Memory Walk donations benefit the Alzheimer's Association, the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research.
• Music - Keith Robinson, cello and Donna Lee, piano, 4:30 p.m., Meeting House on the Green, New Marlborough, $25 / $20 members, 413-229-2785, A brilliant solo cellist with an exquisitely beautiful tone, Keith Robinson hails from a distinguished musical family that includes Sharon Robinson, cellist of the Kalichstien-Laredo-Robinson Trio, and Hal Robinson, principal bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra. As a member of the famed Miami String Quartet, Keith can be heard with the Quartet on numerous CD’s.
• Celebration - Hancock Shaker Village 50th Anniversary Country Fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hancock Shaker Village, Route 20, Pittsfield, Children 12 and under and Hancock Shaker Village members are admitted free of charge. Admission for adults is $17.00 and youth visitors aged 13 to 17 are $8., 800-817-1137, Hancock Shaker Village’s 50th anniversary Country Fair promises fun for the whole family with Shaker-inspired games in the Kids Tent, a farmers’ market with samples of heirloom vegetables to taste, a juried fine craft show, wagon rides, antique engines and tractors, sustainable gardening tips, a pie contest, square dancing demonstration, quilt show, and more.
• Benefit - 2010 Fairview Hospital Gala, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, 413-854-9609, The event will be an exhilarating and uplifting evening which is a major benefit for Fairview Hospital, the 25 bed federally designated critical Access Hospital in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
• Special Event - Fall Foliage Canoe Trips, 9 a.m. - Noon, Bartholomew’s Cobble, Weatogue Rd, Ashley Falls, Sheffield, Adult $30; Child $15. Trustees Members $24/$10., 413-229-8600, Paddle a gentle section of the Housatonic River watching for hawks and bald eagles with a Trustees of Reservations naturalist guide. All equipment provided.
• Celebration - Hancock Shaker Village 50th Anniversary Country Fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hancock Shaker Village, Route 20, Pittsfield, Children 12 and under and Hancock Shaker Village members are admitted free of charge. Admission for adults is $17.00 and youth visitors aged 13 to 17 are $8., 800-817-1137, Hancock Shaker Village’s 50th anniversary Country Fair promises fun for the whole family with Shaker-inspired games in the Kids Tent, a farmers’ market with samples of heirloom vegetables to taste, a juried fine craft show, wagon rides, antique engines and tractors, sustainable gardening tips, a pie contest, square dancing demonstration, quilt show, and more.
• Special Event - Local medium, Connecting with the Beyond to the Colonial, 3 p.m., The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, $35, 413-997-4444, Local medium Vicki Baird has been communicating with the spirit world as long as she can remember. In addition to having the ability to communicate with the energy around a person, she is able to communicate with those who have left their physical bodies. Baird recalls that having this ability has not always been easy, but with humor and kindness anything can be accepted.
• Special Event - North Adams Public Library: Toddler Time (Ages 1-3), 10 a.m., North Adams Public Library, Youth Services Department, 74 Church Street, North Adams, 662-3133
• Lecture - 2010 Book One Lecture: Rita Dove, 7 p.m., Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon, free
• Special Event - Crooner Jimmy Mazz, 3 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, Free & open to the Public., 413-499-1992, Mazz entertains audiences with songs made popular by Sinatra and other swing-era greats.
• Business Networking - Employer Recognition Breakfast, 7:00 (Registration/Breakfast), Berkshire Hills Country Club, Free to Registrants, 413-443-1038 x32 Registration, Partnerships In Employment cordially invites you to our Employer Recognition Breakfast to recognize Berkshire County employers who support the employment of individuals with disabilities.
• Special Event - North Adams Public Library: Pre-school Story Time (Ages 3-6), 10 a.m., North Adams Public Library, Youth Services Department, 74 Church Street, North Adams, 413-662-3133
• Special Event - Dover Bicentennial, Dover, VT, Join the Town of Dover in Celebrating their 200th birthday all weekend long. Tentative schedule includes (more events will be posted as they are finalized):
• Music - Leaf Peeper Concerts, 7:30 p.m., Copake United Methodist Church, Church Street, Copake NY, $20; series pass (4 concerts) $70; students free w/adult, 518-325-3805, Baroque Concert in Copake. Theme of “madness,” using songs of Henry Purcell, composers of same period. Musical performances by Sanford Allen and Edward Brewer, soprano Julianne Baird, plus readings.
• Special Event - Fall Foliage Canoe Trips, 9 a.m. - Noon, Bartholomew’s Cobble, Weatogue Rd, Ashley Falls, Sheffield, Adult $30; Child $15. Trustees Members $24/$10., 413-229-8600, Paddle a gentle section of the Housatonic River watching for hawks and bald eagles with a Trustees of Reservations naturalist guide. All equipment provided.
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