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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FreshGrass Kicks Off at Mass MoCABy John Durkan,
12:24PM / Saturday, September 21, 2013 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — FreshGrass — it's the bluegrass music festival at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art that just keeps growing.
At its third year, Mass MoCA Director Joseph Thompson expects around 3,500 festivalgoers on Saturday, which will double last year's figure of around 1,600.
"There's an interest in bluegrass," Thompson said. "The lineup, I think, is super."
Thompson credits the festival's growth with the word-of-mouth circulation, the reasonable price ($78 for the entire festival), the family-friendly atmosphere and the entire museum open for 0 Comments
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Are We There Yet?: Founders' FunBy Rebecca Dravis,
10:17AM / Friday, September 20, 2013 | |
After a hot and humid last gasp of summer a week ago, fall came roaring back — and even brought with it a hint of winter with a frosty morning earlier this week. Ah, gotta love Berkshire weather!
But as the calendar indeed officially turns to autumn this weekend, one of my favorite Berkshire events is back: Lee Founders Weekend. Billed as "the town of Lee's annual birthday celebration," the event features three days of fun for the entire family.
The celebration kicks off on Friday, Sept. 20, with vendors and events running from 3 to 10 p.m., in the middle of which is the "Taste of Lee" event featuring more than a dozen local restaurants showing off
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Are We There Yet?: Fundraising FunBy Rebecca Dravis,
01:14PM / Friday, September 13, 2013 | |
Let's admit it: Fundraising, though it is critical for schools and nonprofit organizations, can be a pain. I mean, there's only so many times you can hit up Grandma for magazines and wrapping paper. That's why I absolutely love what the Central Berkshire Regional District has done — go all out with one big bang, the Hilltown Hoot.
The Hilltown Hoot's website (www.hilltownhoot.com) explains it this way: "With budget cuts over the last few years, our schools have had to look for other means to maintain programs and services many of us enjoyed as students not so long ago. The Hilltown Hoot is 'fun'-raising in the Hilltown style: local people 0 Comments
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Are We There Yet?: Thrifty NatureBy Rebecca Dravis,
10:26AM / Friday, September 06, 2013 | |
Raising a child is expensive. That's why, since I've become a parent, I've gotten cheap. As in, I don't pay full price for anything for my daughter. The most expensive thing I've recently bought for her is a clearance sundress at the new Ocean State Job Lot in North Adams. It was $8 and I cringed at that.
Yes, clearance racks are gold mines for me, but there is another option: local fundraising used clothing and toy sales. And there are several this weekend worth checking out.
First is the now-once-a-year sale at Williamstown Elementary School on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the school's gymnasium. As a WES parent, I 0 Comments
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