Naumkeag Pumpkin Show Returns in October| 07:40AM / Monday, September 29, 2025 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — For the sixth year, thousands of carved pumpkins and "gently spooky" attractions await visitors at a variety of Trustees of Reservations properties this fall including the Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show. The Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show will be open Wednesdays through Sundays from Oct. 1-31. Each show includes thousands of carved pumpkins, mums, light displays, and themed decorated areas all set among the grounds of the two historic properties. Both shows will have new elements this year, including interactive displays. The pumpkin shows are family-friendly events geared toward all ages. New this year are two additional daytime >> Read More |
Monterey To Host Three Stooges Festival| 09:30AM / Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | |
 MONTEREY, Mass. — The Monterey Community Center at 468 Main Rd. will host a Three Stooges Festival at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26. Stooges fan Bernie Klem will serve as emcee for the event, introducing five Three Stooges short films and sharing behind-the-scenes details and trivia. This is a family-friendly event. Admission is free but seating is limited so reservations are recommended. For more information or to register, visit ccmonterey.org or contact the community center at (413) 528-3600. >> Read More |
Triplex International Youth Film Festival | 08:00AM / Monday, September 15, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announces Trifest, the Triplex's inaugural International Youth Film Festival to be held Sept. 19 – Sept. 21, 2025 at the Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington. Trifest will showcase and celebrate films made by young filmmakers from around the world, aged 25 years and younger. The festival will screen films in all categories, including narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation, with programs focusing on both the international and local perspectives. Films, can be any genre or length, made with any camera, – including mobile phones and other devices. The festival weekend will include an opening >> Read More |
Triplex to Screen 'Psycho Beach Party'| 03:45PM / Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announces a special 25th anniversary screening of the cult classic comedy horror film "Psycho Beach Party," directed by Robert Lee King, written by Charles Busch, and starring Lauren Ambrose, Thomas Gibson, Amy Adams, and Charles Busch. After the screening, Lauren Ambrose and screenwriter/star Charles Busch will join Triplex board member Sam Handel for a discussion after the film. The screening is Saturday, Sept. 13 at 7:00 pm and tickets are available for purchase at www.thetriplex.com. Released in 2000, Pyscho Beach Party tells the story of "Chicklet," a wannabe surf girl with a split >> Read More |
Triplex to Screen 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'| 11:37AM / Tuesday, September 09, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema and Great Barrington Mason Library announce a special free screening of Stephen Chbosky's acclaimed film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, based on his novel of the same name. This screening is part of the Banned Books on Film Series collaboration between the Triplex and Mason Library. Starring Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller and Emily Watson, the film tells the story of an introverted teenager named Charlie and chronicles his trials, tribulations, and triumphs as he navigates his freshman year of high school. Perks also stars Mae Whitman, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, Joan Cusack and Paul Rudd in supporting roles. This film is >> Read More |
Stockbridge Grange Community Dinner | 03:42PM / Monday, September 08, 2025 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Stockbridge Grange is having a community dinner Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, featuring stuffed breast of chicken, mashed potato, vegetable, and coleslaw with dessert choices of chocolate cream or apple pie. Dinner is $15.00 per person, take out only with noon to 1:30 pm pick up at the Stockbridge Grange Hall at 51 Church Street, Stockbridge. Orders may be made by calling 413-243-1298 or 413-443-4352. Grange Community Dinners are designed to raise money for non-profit projects and building maintenance. >> Read More |
The Mount, Straw Dog Writers Guild Open Applications for Residency| 11:26AM / Saturday, September 06, 2025 | |
LENOX, Mass. — The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home, is once again collaborating with Western Massachusetts' Straw Dog Writers Guild to offer a residency experience for nine emerging writers. The residency focuses on writers who are developing their craft in the genres of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and plays. The residencies run weekly from March 1 - March 21, 2026. Three writers will be selected for each week. Residencies include lodging at a neighboring inn, a workspace at The Mount, breakfast, lunch, and a $500 stipend. Applications opened on Sept. 1 and will close on Oct. 1, 2025, at 5:00 pm, or once 300 applications have been received. 2026 >> Read More |
Galactic to Perform at the Mahaiwe| 08:14AM / Thursday, September 04, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.—Funk band Galactic will perform at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Saturday, August 9 at 8 p.m., joined on stage by singer Jelly Joseph. According to a press release: For over 30 years, Galactic has been a powerhouse of New Orleans music, fusing funk, jazz, rock, and soul into a sound that’s unmistakably their own. Originally coming together in the '90s as a late-night funk band, the group has grown into a genre-defying collective that continues to evolve while staying true to their roots. Their high-energy live shows and adventurous collaborations have earned them a loyal following around the >> Read More |
Music in Common Returns to Guthrie Center for Black Legacy Project Album Release Concert| 10:40AM / Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | |
 HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Berkshire-born Music in Common returns to the Guthrie Center for an Album Release concert for the new Black Legacy Project record, Vol. 2. The Aug. 23 show is part of the Guthrie Center's annual summer Troubadour Series. Tickets are available online. Black Legacy Project, Vol. 2 features 12 songs reimagined and written by musicians in the Mississippi Delta, Boise, Atlanta, and the Berkshires. The three Berkshire songs feature Wanda Houston, Billy Keane, Matt Cusson, Rufus Jones, and more than a dozen other local artists. The album's first single, "It's About More", was written and recorded in the >> Read More |
Opera Meets Hollywood at Ventfort Hall| 03:51PM / Monday, August 18, 2025 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — The Prima Music Foundation's returns to Ventfort Hall with their popular Opera Meets Hollywood concert on Thursday, Aug. 21 at 5:30 pm. This special evening at Ventfort Hall, presented by Anastasia Dedik Prima Music Foundation Artistic Director, features a blend of opera, musical theater, and iconic piano works from film. Anastasia Dedik founded the Prima Music Foundation, Prima Music Academy, and the Prima Music Institute & Festival Summer Camp that is held every summer in Berkshires. Her students have performed at Carnegie Hall and won top national and international awards. She is an internationally acclaimed pianist Dedik
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