Fantastick Patrick to Perform at BCC

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PITTSFIELD, Mass — Patrick Connor, the face behind "Fantastick Patrick: The One-Man Variety Show," will perform at Berkshire Community College (BCC)'s Robert Boland Theatre on Friday, March 8 at 2 pm and 5 pm. The performances are free and open to the public. 
 
According to a press release:
 
His unique blend of comedy, circus tricks and live music creates an explosive experience for all. Expect Fantastick Patrick to wow the crowd with everything from juggling swords and riding a giant unicycle to yo-yo tricks, plate-spinning and free-balancing massive objects on his face.  
 
Connor is an experienced entertainer known for his hilarity and crowd interaction. He keeps the audience fully engaged throughout the entire show, enrapturing even the smallest of children and providing laughs for the adults, too.  
 
He performs regularly for Carnival Cruises and also entertains at major corporate events, which he has done for companies and venues like Facebook, Old Navy, Walmart, Pasadena Rose Bowl and Dodger Stadium. He has also worked in television and film, appearing in an episode of the Netflix series "100 Humans," on the 2019 Emmy Awards for a spot introducing the variety category with actor Adam DeVine, and, currently, in a national Hilton commercial. 
 
Connor is a BCC alum and was first introduced to the College at a summer circus camp when he was 10 years old. A Pittsfield native, he recently moved back to the area with his wife and children after spending more than 20 years in Los Angeles.  

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By Brittany Polito & Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

The closest iBerkshires got was a thumbs up from James Taylor. Most local media was kept outside and iBerkshires has no access to pool photos. 
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vice President Kamala Harris fired up a capacity crowd at the Colonial Theatre on Saturday afternoon. 
 
The presumed presidential nominee for the Democratic Party was met in Westfield by Gov. Maura Healey before traveling to Pittsfield to give a 15-minute stump speech — more than an hour later than planned. 
 
"It was incredibly inspiring and comforting," said Lee Prinz of Pittsfield. "I felt heard, I felt like, oh, there are people, they are doing something, and we have like-minded individuals and people are taking action. 
 
"It was inspiring because it's also a lot of the responsibility is on us to make this change."
 
Prinz said the veep stuck to the stump speech she's been honing over the last week since President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the campaign. 
 
He said she touched on the administration's successes like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, and topics such as bodily autonomy and "hope versus hate." 
 
Harris also talked about Project 2025, a controversial Heritage Foundation document laying out a very conservative path should Donald Trump win the election. Prinz said he was glad to see discussion of the plans break into the mainstream because of how "scary" it is. 
 
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