Are We There Yet?: Stay Empowered This WeekendBy Rebecca Dravis,
11:16AM / Thursday, July 10, 2014 | |
So now that we have power up here in the Northern Berkshires — for now — let's take a look at this weekend.
Actually, let's start with Friday, July 11, and if the power goes out on this event, who cares? I'm talking about Eagle Street Beach Party in North Adams, and a lack of electricity might actually enhance this event by removing the music that's always way too loud on one end of the street.
But I digress. From 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., kids are invited to come play in the more than 250,000 pounds of sand dumped on the street. There are games and contests, and the Eagle Street merchants always get in on the fun, too. The event is only held if there is no
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Are We There Yet?: Big Games & Family FunBy Rebecca Dravis,
12:24PM / Friday, January 31, 2014 | |
It's Super Bowl Sunday weekend.
(Wait: Am I allowed to say that? I just read that the NFL won't let companies say "Super Bowl" unless they pay for it, explaining why all the Price Chopper and WalMart ads on TV say "the big game."
I think the media is exempt from the NFL copyright police ... for now!)
While I hated seeing Peyton Manning beat my beloved Tom Brady in the AFC Championship game, I have to admit I enjoy the game more when the Patriots are NOT playing in it. Too stressful. This Sunday, I can sit back and root for the Seattle Seahawks to pound Peyton into that cold, hard New Jersey turf. Hey, I can dream.
But besides the game,
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Are We There Yet?: Craft Season BeginsBy Rebecca Dravis,
02:08PM / Friday, November 01, 2013 | |
The Boston Red Sox are world champions!
I have a couple Berkshire family events to mention this weekend, but ...
The Boston Red Sox are world champions!
The last couple of weeks were very exciting, nerve-wracking, heart-breaking, et cetera, and I feel bad that so many our kids got to see very little of it since most of the games didn't even start until the elementary school-age crowd was getting ready to head to bed. I let my daughter watch an inning or two here or there and I was very excited to tell her Thursday morning that ...
The Boston Red Sox are world champions!
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Are We There Yet?: Halloween Comes EarlyBy Rebecca Dravis,
04:24PM / Thursday, October 17, 2013 | |
Who says you can't get into the spirit of Halloween two weeks early?
That's the theory behind the last 3rd Thursday celebration of the year, set for Thursday, Oct. 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. in downtown Pittsfield. The theme is "Monster Mash," and the highlight for kids is the annual Greylock Children's Costume Contest and Parade, which will be held at the corner of North Street and Columbus Avenue again this year.
Greylock Federal Credit Union will be giving goodie bags to all kids in costume, who are invited to march in the parade at 6 p.m. This year, costume judging will be done by secret judges between 5 and 6 p.m. and during the parade. Fifty gift
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Are We There Yet?: Fine Fall OfferingsBy Rebecca Dravis,
12:10PM / Friday, September 27, 2013 | |
Last weekend, we officially welcomed fall to the Berkshires, but this weekend features a few events that really usher in the season.
First up is the annual Country Fair at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, which celebrates the bounty of the harvest with agricultural demonstrations, wagon rides, a farmers' market, family activities and more. The fair is free with regular admission of $18 for adults and $8 for children 13 to 17 (kids 12 and under with an adult are always free!) and runs both Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28 and 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Then there is the 34th annual Lenox Apple Squeeze & Harvest Festival, which transforms downtown Lenox into a giant
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