The Downtown Pittsfield Farmers Market, a program of Alchemy Initiative, is asking for the help of the community to raise funds for their Double Value Program. In 2015, the Downtown Pittsfield Farmers Market launched this money-matching program for low-income residents using SNAP, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits, allowing them to spend twice as much…
The John Krol Show is breaking new ground in Berkshire County. The program, streaming live four times a week, is the brainchild of a two-man team, John Krol and Ryan Cowdrey, and is the first and only daily Facebook live show in our area. Ryan, behind the camera, and John, in front of it, celebrate Pittsfield,…
The City of Pittsfield’s annual 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival will take over downtown Pittsfield beginning on February 15th, 2018 for the 7th consecutive year. This winter arts festival, a collaboration between the City of Pittsfield’s Office of Cultural Development and Barrington Stage Company, has continued to grow every year since its inception in 2012, and this year features…
The Whitney Center for the Arts, located in the historic 1865 Thomas Colt House on Wendell Avenue, is adding a new element to its already highly-successful arts programming. “The Whit”, as it is lovingly referred to by those who visit its high caliber art shows during Pittsfield’s First Fridays Artswalk, is adding performing arts producer to its…
A bustling North Street in downtown Pittsfield was the backdrop for today’s 2018 Season Announcement for Barrington Stage Company. Interested parties gathered round the table at BSC’s beautiful, newly renovated Wolfson Center as Artistic Director Julianne Boyd divulged one by one the exciting plays, musicals, and performances to compose this year’s line-up. The 2018 line-up will include three…
For Pittsfield resident Ty Allan Jackson, no passion burns brighter than to instill the value of reading in children. Jackson, the author of four children’s books, is also an inspirational speaker, entrepreneur, and leader of a social media movement, #ReadOrElse. Since writing his first book, “Danny Dollar Millionaire Extraordinaire-The Lemonade Escapade”, in 2009, Jackson has tirelessly…
Berkshire Lightscapes, in conjunction with Philips Lighting and Performance ECM, will showcase a dynamic display of colorful lighting on the facade of 100 North Street, also known as the First Agricultural Bank building, for ten nights beginning on December 21st, 2017. The public is invited to attend a demonstration on Thursday, December 21st at 6 pm which will…
The national small business movement, Independent We Stand, has declared Carr Hardware the winner of the 2017 Independent Small Business of the Year Award (also known as the Indie Award). Carr Hardware was selected by a panel of contest judges after a public vote narrowed the field down to 10 finalists. Carr Hardware was deemed the…
Our Downtown restaurants serve food late into the evening, and feature bar specials and live music! Meet up with friends or stop by after a movie or a show in Downtown Pittsfield! Patrick’s Pub 26 Bank Row. Downtown Pittsfield. Phone: 413-499-1994 Since 1985, Patrick’s Pub has been a staple of Downtown Pittsfield’s dining scene serving fantastic…
Revisiting Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” has been a family holiday tradition for decades. Berkshire Theatre Group has created a Berkshire Holiday Tradition over the past twelve years with its annual community production of this holiday tale adapted by Eric Hill. The first production of Hill’s “A Christmas Carol” took place at Berkshire Theatre Festival’s Unicorn Theatre…