Chrissi Poland to Perform at Indigo Room| 11:31AM / Friday, February 13, 2026 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Soul singer Chrissi Poland will perform her show "Forever Muscle Shoals" at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center's Indigo Room on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. "Forever Muscle Shoals" celebrates the songs and sounds recorded in Muscle Shoals, Ala., in the late '60s and early '70s, where soul, blues, rock and country converged to create some of the most important recordings in American music. Deeply inspired by sharing the stage with Muscle Shoals icons like Mavis Staples, Ronnie Wood and more, Chrissi Poland is bringing her vocal power, interpretation and stories to songs from Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Wilson >> Read More |
Berkshire Pulse Announces Summer Programs| 03:24PM / Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Pulse unveiled its Summer 2026 schedule of dance, music, and creative arts classes for area youth, teens, and adults. Berkshire Pulse provides opportunities for dancers of all ages and experience levels to learn, grow, and be inspired. For the complete program schedule, please visit the Pulse website: https://berkshirepulse.org/summer-intensive-programs/ Dance Discovery (Ages 8-13)
July 6-10 | half-day option for ages 8-9 (mornings only)
Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm; 9am-12pm half day An exciting journey into the engaging and rewarding world of dance, this week-long program provides an introduction to dance forms including
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Mahaiwe Presents Selected Shorts: Lovers & Strangers| 07:35AM / Monday, February 09, 2026 | |
 GREAT BARINGTON, Mass. — The radio show and podcast Selected Shorts returns to the Mahaiwe on Friday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m., for an evening of romance and intrigue. Join as actors including Jane Curtin and Lauren Ambrose perform funny, mysterious, and poignant short stories about love, competing desires, and unexpected encounters. Selected Shorts is produced by Symphony Space in New York City and broadcast on more than 150 stations around the country. The Selected Shorts podcast consistently ranks as one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes, with over 100,000 downloads every week. The series began in 1985 and enjoys sold-out performances to this >> Read More |
Berkshire Bach Society Announces Two Organ Recitals | 11:46AM / Friday, January 30, 2026 | |
 GREAT BARINNGINTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Bach Society (BBS) announces two organ recitals on historic organs in Housatonic and Great Barrington as part of its Organ Masters series. The recitals take place on Feb. 7, 2pm, at the UU Meeting House in Housatonic, and on May 2, 3pm, at the First Congregational Church in Great Barrington with master organists Renée Anne Louprette and Peter Sykes. "We celebrate Bach and his circle in our Organ Masters series and give our audience a chance to hear two of today's most distinguished organists bring the repertoire to life on important organs in our region," said Terrill McDade, >> Read More |
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo at the Mahaiwe | 07:05AM / Friday, January 30, 2026 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo brings its troupe of male dancers to the Mahaiwe on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., to perform a combination of skillful pointe work and parodying of classical ballet favorites like Swan Lake. According to a press release: Founded in New York City in 1974, the company, affectionately known as the Trocks, began by appearing in late-late shows in off-off Broadway lofts for small audiences who appreciated the iconoclastic humor of it all. In the over 50 years since then, the company has grown to achieve great appeal among more mainstream audiences who, each season, flock to theaters >> Read More |
OtherWords Reading Series Welcomes Cynthia Zarin, Michael Gottlieb| 11:50AM / Monday, January 19, 2026 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Friends of Great Barrington Libraries and the Board of Library Trustees present an evening of poetry and prose featuring writers Cynthia Zarin and Michael Gottlieb as part of the OtherWords Reading Series. The event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, at the Mason Library on Main Street in Great Barrington, and will be hosted by poet Evelyn Reilly. Cynthia Zarin is the author of the new novel "Estate,"" as well as the novel "Inverno" and six books of poetry, including "Orbit and Next Day: New and Selected Poems." A longtime contributor to The New Yorker, Zarin teaches at Yale >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: After-Holiday FunBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:28PM / Friday, January 16, 2026 | |
 Check out all of the events happening this weekend including crafts, music, plays, wrestling, and more. 1000 Main St., Williamstown Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter 10th to 12th grade theatre ensemble is presenting a collection of six short, comedic one-act plays in the anthology “All in the Timing” by David Ives. Tickets bought in advance are $8 for students and seniors and $13 for adults. Tickets bought at the door will be $10 for students and seniors and $15 for adults. More information here. 165 E Main Street, North Adams Time: 6 to 8 >> Read More |
Monterey Marks 250th Celebration of the Knox Trail| 07:42AM / Monday, January 12, 2026 | |
 MONTEREY, Mass. — Join the Monterey Historical Society, Monterey Library and the Bidwell House Museum for a celebration of the 250th anniversary of Henry Knox's Noble Trail of Artillery through the Southern Berkshires. Beginning in December of 1775 from Fort Ticonderoga in New York, 25-year-old Henry Knox led an expedition to move 60 tons of captured British artillery to the Continental army in Boston in order to force the British to evacuate the city. Knox's journey took three months and came through the Berkshires in January 1776, during the depths of winter, using little more than ox and horse-drawn sledges and manpower. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of
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Comedian David Drake to Perform at the Mahaiwe| 08:28AM / Friday, January 09, 2026 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Comedian David Drake will perform at the Mahaiwe's Indigo Room on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m., as part of the ongoing Indigo Comedy Night series. David Drake has been featured on Comedy Central, HBO, Sirius XM, Cracked, Don't Tell, and Fox. He was named one of Complex Magazine's "Comics to Watch Under 30," although is now 38, and one of New York Comedy Festival's "Comics to Watch," but they did not specify any age boundaries. He is a producer of the long-standing New York showcase Comedians You Should Know NYC and a regular at the Comedy Cellar. With six stand-up albums and three >> Read More |
Great Barrington Public Theater Appoints Artistic Director | 09:57AM / Monday, December 29, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Great Barrington Public Theater announced that Associate Artistic Director Judy Braha will now join Jim Frangione at the helm as Artistic Director of Great Barrington Public Theater. "We at Great Barrington Public Theater are thrilled that Judy Braha will assume the role of Artistic Director alongside myself. I couldn't have asked for a better partner to help advance the interests of the theater as we move into the next phase of growth as the region's premiere developmental theater," Founder & Artistic Director Jim Frangione said. "Judy brings a tremendous amount of experience and value to our company and has, in just a few >> Read More |
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