Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events the spring weekend including festivals, musical performances, comedy nights, and more.
Editors Pick:
Annual Baby Animals Festival
Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield
The birds are chirping, the grass is getting greener, signs of spring are showing. What better way to celebrate that than visiting the baby animals at Hancock Shaker Village.
The village's baby animal festival begins this weekend from 11 until 4. Meet the farm's newest editions including lambs, kids, piglets, calves, and chicks.
Festivalgoers can partake in daily events and activities including daily talks about the farm and the Shakers, craft demonstrations, and more.
The library in partnership with Canine Link Therapy Dogs is encouraging readers in kindergarten through 5th grade to sign up for a 15-minute reading session with a certified therapy dog.
Sign-up is required, and a guardian must be present with the reader for the duration of the session.
The garden's newest art exhibit "Nest/Emerge" will be on view from 11 until 3.
Using layers and patterns, the exhibit explores the relationship between the natural and imagined forms.
It will be on view through Sunday, April 30. More information here.
MCLA Community Day of Service
MCLA Quad, North Adams
Interested in volunteering this Saturday? The MCLA hosts its 31st annual Spring Day of Service from noon to 3 on campus and at sites around North Berkshire.
Berkshire Grown holds a farmer's market this Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Housy Dome, located at 1064 Main St.
The location is included on the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority's Route 21. The market features locally grown and produced foods, including fruits and vegetables, cheeses, and more.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is accepted with a SNAP match of up to $25 and market also takes the Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program.
Downtown Pittsfield Inc. will be having a story walk featuring Cara Peckham-Krol's book, "Fairy Slippers: Molly Saves the Bees" starting at 10 a.m. Participants will stop at a dozen downtown locations to follow the story.
The story will be read in both English and Spanish. The walk will start at Dottie's and end with a Fairy Tea Party at South Congregational Church.
There will be an opportunity to meet Peckham-Krol. More information on the event here.
Berkshire Babypalooza 2023
Greylock Works, North Adams
There will be a free event featuring educational sessions topic regarding baby and pregnancy care from 11 until 2.
The event features games, door prizes, and more. Local agencies and vendors will be available to answer questions about pregnancy, birth, breast feeding, baby safety, family planning, and more.
Laugh over a drink at Bright Ideas on the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts campus. The comedy evening is hosted every second Saturday of the month starting at 8 p.m.
This event is produced by Iconix Productions in collaboration with Bright Ideas Brewing. Tickets are $10 to $15 and can be purchased here.
Jazz Performance
Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, Lenox
There will be a debut performance of Berkshires ensemble The Kids 4 Harmony
Virtuoso pianist Ted Rosenthal will be performing wit
Ted's trio will perform the first set which explores the Gershwin catalog.
The Kids 4 Harmony strings ensemble will continue this exploration and the night with conclude with Rosenthal performing "Rhapsody In Blue."
Join Topher for an early spring walk through Cricket Creek Farm's pastures. Learn about the spring flora, meet cows, and explore the growth of nature through the seasons. Learn about pasture rotation and other efforts to create a sustainable working dairy farm.
Lots of walking on uneven and often muddy ground. Wear suitable clothing and boots.
Admission free; goodwill donations accepted. Register here as group size is limited.
Sunday
Berkshire Opera Festival Concert
Saint James Place, Great Barrington
The Berkshire Opera Festival will be having a spring concert starting at 2 p.m.
The festival feature artists Amanda Batista, Yazid Gray, Ryan Capozzo, and Francesco Barfoed.
Tickets range from $20 to $100. More information here.
TLI Chamber Concert
Tanglewood, Lenox
There will be a performance by Tanglewood Learning Institute Chamber starting at 3 p.m.
The concert features musicians Sheila Fiekowsky, Lisa Kim, Mary Ferrillo, Daniel Getz, Adam Esbensen and Oliver Aldort.
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MCLA's Gallery 51: 'Mothering in Migration'
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— MCLA's MOSAIC announces the upcoming exhibition "Mothering in Migration" and opening reception at Gallery 51.
"Mothering in Migration" will be on view from July 26 to August 25 at Gallery 51 with an opening reception on July 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring light snacks and refreshments. A reception will also be held during North Adams' First Friday event on August 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring catering, refreshments, and live music from Yo Soy Arte.
"Mothering in Migration" is part of an ongoing collaboration between artist Luiza Folegatti and Latinas413 that aims to strengthen local support for immigrant mothers while using image-making as a tool for community building. Through photography sessions, interviews, and workshops, the families and the artist celebrated their connection to the natural landscape of the Berkshires, the networks of mutual support between friends and colleagues, and the intimacy of the mother-daughter relationship.
The show is curated by Carolina Porras-Monroy.
According to a press release:
Luiza Folegatti is a Brazilian artist based in North Adams who integrates artistic practice, teaching, and social advocacy work around the rights of women immigrants. Her work focuses on gender and migration through photography, video, performance, and visual anthropology methods. Folegatti strongly believes in the positive impact generated by projects that combine photography, education, and community building. She has taught photography workshops for several years at nonprofits working with immigrants and is currently a visiting faculty member in photography at Bennington College, part-time residency coordinator at MASS MoCA, and Artists At Work grantee.
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