Weekend Outlook: Wahconah Goodbye, Fundraisers and More / iBerkshires.com

Check out the events happening in Berkshire County this week including fundraisers, concerts and more. 

Editor’s Picks

Farewell to the Grandstand,

Hello to the Future of Wahconah Park

Wahconah Park, Pittsfield

Time: Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m.

Reminisce and celebrate the memories and the decades of the historic ballpark and learn about its future. Enjoy food and water while sharing your memories on video or write on a baseball-shaped card.

More information here.

‘Once Upon a Dream’ Children’s Concert

Drury High School, North Adams

Time: noon to 2 p.m.

The annual children’s princess concert to benefit the AYJ Fund.  Meet and greet with the Princesses and ticket raffle from noon to 1. Costumes encouraged. 

More information and tickets here.

Multiple Days

‘James and the Giant Peach’

Drury High School, North Adams

Friday, April 10, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, April 11, at 2 and 7

Drury Stage Company presents “James and the Giant Peach,” a musical based on based on the Roald Dahl classic.

Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults at the door.

More information here.

Friday

Berkshire County Line Dancers

Tilly’s Tap & Tavern, North Adams

Time: 7 to 10 p.m.

Line dancing with Tina; Tilly’s is located at Valley Park Lanes on Curran Highway. 

More information here.

Sunset Beaver Watch

Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox

Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m.

See the sanctuary’s beavers in action. Hike about two miles to get a glimpse of what they do when they harvest trees.

NOTE: This event is full but you can sign the waitlist. More information here.

Thrash’em All Metal Friday

Bright Ideas Brewing, North Adams

Time: 9 p.m.

Enjoy your Friday night rocking out to Metallica and more.

More information here.

First Congregational Church, Williamstown

Time: 5 p.m.

 

Annual fundraiser for the Williamstown Food Pantry. Choose a beautiful handmade bowl from Tim Duncan Pottery and share soup, bread and live music. Seatings at 5 and 6:30. 

 

 

Saturday

Get BArT Smart 2026

1 Commercial St., Adams

Time: 6 to 9:15 p.m.

Berkshire Arts & Technology Public Charter School’s biggest fundraising event of the year supports the school’s college preparatory program.

Gather a team of one to six people to compete in a trivia contest throughout the classrooms in subjects like STEAM, Art@BART, and BARThropology.

More information and register here.

Hoosac Valley High School, Cheshire

Time: noon to 2

 

Sponsored by Top Tier Elite, a Berkshires cheerleading program, this inaugural event will showcase the skills of 12 cheer teams.

 

16th Annual Splash-a-thon Fundraiser

Berkshire South Regional Community Center, Great Barrington

Time: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Help raise $20,000 to benefit adaptive swim programs and aquatic equipment. Swim a little or a lot of laps to help or feel free to watch and donate.

More information and tickets here.

Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

Time: 2 p.m.

 

Laurie Norton Moffatt will speak on her 40-year tenure leading the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge. She steered the small local museum into an international center for American art illustration. A reception in the Manton Research Center will follow. 

 

The talk is free and open to the public but registration is required. 

 

 

 

Sunday

Craft Jam with Misa Chappell

Future Labs, North Adams

Time: 1 to 3 p.m.

Bring your own craft and work on it with others at the gallery, 43 Eagle St.

More information here.

‘Once Upon an Opera’

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington

Time: 2 p.m.

Enjoy a free hourlong interactive concert of opera’s best classics. Suitable for all ages. 

More information and reserve here.

2nd Annual Puddle Jumper 5K

Lenox Memorial Middle and High School

Time: 9 a.m.

Lenox Memorial High School’s class of 2028 is hosting this year’s puddle jumper to celebrate health, wellness, and togetherness to raise funds to support the class throughout their high school years. Enjoy the day while maybe getting a little muddy.

More information and tickets here.

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