Berkshire Comedy Festival Returns

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Comedy Festival returns this summer at their new home, Barrington Stage Company. 
 
The Comedy Festival will run over three days of the Memorial Day Weekend, with performances on each of Barrington Stage Company's three stages: Mr. Finn's Cabaret (Opening Night), St. Germain Stage (Night Two), and the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage for the big Comedy Festival closing night finale.
 
The dates of the shows are Thursday May 23, Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25. All performances are 8pm show times.
 
Tickets start at $25.
 
The Comedy Festival is produced by Comedian, Producer and Promoter Paul Anthony and the Long Island Comedy Festival. 
 
"We are so pleased to announce the re-launch of The Berkshire Comedy Festival to kick off the summer season in the Berkshires," said Paul Anthony. "Our new home at Barrington Stage Company is an exciting opportunity for us to expand the Comedy Festival, which was our plan from the very beginning. This will be our 6th year producing the Berkshire Comedy Festival, which will now run over three days, giving us an opportunity to feature so many more comedians."
 
He added that the Berkshire Comedy Festival celebrates the art if live Stand-Up Comedy, and will feature comedians from the New England comedy scene, the NYC comedy scene, and beyond. 
 
Each performance will feature a different line-up of 4-6 comedians. 
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Pittsfield City Council Weighs in on 'Crisis' in Public Schools

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff

A half-dozen people addressed the City Council from the floor of Monday's meeting, including Valerie Anderson, right.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After expressing anger and outrage and making numerous calls for accountability and transparency, the 11 members of the City Council on Monday voted to support the School Committee in seeking an independent investigation into allegations of misconduct by staff members at Pittsfield High School that have come to light in recent weeks.
 
At the close of a month that has seen three PHS administrators put on administrative leave, including one who was arrested on drug trafficking charges, the revelation that the district is facing a civil lawsuit over inappropriate conduct by a former teacher and that a staff member who left earlier in the year is also under investigation at his current workplace, the majority of the council felt compelled to speak up about the situation.
 
"While the City Council does not have jurisdiction over the schools … we have a duty to raise our voices and amplify your concerns and ensure this crisis is met with the urgency it demands," Ward 5 Councilor Patrick Kavey said.
 
About two dozen community members attended the special meeting of the council, which had a single agenda item.
 
Four of the councilors precipitated the meeting with a motion that the council join the School Committee in its search for an investigation and that the council, "be included in the delivery of any disclosures, interim reports or findings submitted to the city."
 
Last week, the School Committee decided to launch that investigation. On Monday, City Council President Peter White said the School Committee has a meeting scheduled for Dec. 30 to authorize its chair to enter negotiations with the Springfield law firm of Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas to conduct that probe.
 
Ward 7 Councilor Rhonda Serre, the principal author of the motion of support, was one of several members who noted that the investigation process will take time, and she, like Kavey, acknowledged that the council has no power over the public schools beyond its approval of the annual district budget.
 
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