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All Ages
Celebrate the culmination of Ten Days of Play! Families are invited to explore this year’s engaging, exciting, child-directed Ten Days of Play activities, free of charge.

Learn how to identify plants growing in the Berkshires year-round. Through field observations, we will learn the most common trees and shrubs in our forests and strategies to identify herbs even in the depths of winter. This event is a walk and talk, outside the whole time so please dress for the weather. Meet in the parking lot by Springside House.

This exhibit will examine the history of women’s suffrage in the Berkshires though ten themes that include: education, religion, work, abolition and civil rights, temperance, fashion, and the important women from the Berkshires that made their voices known.

Presented by the Berkshire County Historical Society in partnership with OLLI and the Berkshire Athenaeum

Bousquet provides your tube in the cost of your admission!Release form required

Join the Berkshire Natural Resources Council for a sunset stroll along the floodplain forest at Fred Garner Park. Learn about conservation in the Berkshires, look for animal activity and identify trees along the river.
This event is free and open to the public. Hot beverages will be provided. Please dress in layers.

Featuring ten different artists and their three dimensional art, sculpture,pottery and glass.

In celebration of Pittsfield’s literary past, present, and future, The Mastheads has asked 10 exciting local writers to read one short piece of their writing alongside a piece by a historic Berkshire author. Admission is free for this time-traveling literary revel, and food, drinks, books, and Mastheads swag will be available for purchase.

These writings are inspired, funny, angry, heartfelt, tragic, and beautiful but above all, together they create a true and profound portrait of this issue’s effect on every one of us. A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer is a call to the world to demand an end to violence against women. 100% of the proceeds to benefit the Elizabeth Freeman Center.

Every 10 minutes, a new play begins! Join us for ten 10 minute plays by 10 playwrights, featuring a dynamite group of actors.

Every 10 minutes, a new play begins! Join us for ten 10 minute plays by 10 playwrights, featuring a dynamite group of actors.

Group run of any distance from 1-10 miles. All welcome, and and all levels. Feel free to use BRC as your base camp and set out for a run either Downtown or take your adventure out to the outskirts of Pittsfield, our staff will provide you with options of distances.

Ages 3+
A bubble volcano. Bubble roller coaster. A kid in a bubble? Jeff Boyer takes bubbles to the max in this one-man bubble extravaganza. It’s the craziest, most creative bubble show around. Jeff juggles bubbles, sculpts and builds with bubbles, makes fog-filled bubbles and more. Mixing comedy, music and interactive bubble-magic, he engages and delights audiences of all ages.

Help prepare delicious, nutritious meals for the creatures in the Aquarium or meet the residents of the Aquarium’s Discovery Tank in guided, drop-in experiences designed for ages 3 and up.

The Pittsfield Cooperative Bank, The City of Pittsfield Recreation Program and the Boys & Girls Club of the Berkshires invite the first 100 people through the door during the Public Skate at the Pittsfield Boys & Girls Club to free admission for skating as well as free skate rental if needed (limited size availability).

Join choreographer Joanna Haigood in a workshop for people of all ages and abilities that explores the text of W.E.B. Du Bois, and its relevance today, through conversation, movement, and community. All are welcome; no previous experience or special clothing necessary.

Questions about the workshop/accessibility? Contact us at 413.243.9919 x161.