January 6   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
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January 6  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
Web Site

January 6  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
Web Site

January 6  TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

January 7    THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
The Apple Tree Inn
10 Richmond Mountain Road - Lenox, MA (646) 761-2635
The Elephant in the Room
Fridays January 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th at 8PM (restaurant opens at 7PM)
Apple Tree Inn Restaurant
10 Richmond Mountain Road, Lenox, MA 01240
Tickets: $25, (21yrs old or older please) Proof of Vaccination or negative covid test within 48 hours required.
Contact for tickets and info: melanie.s.greenberg@gmail.com 646-761-2635

Winner of Best Comedy Award at the 2021 United Solo Festival

The Elephant in The Room is the tale of a nice Jewish girl who goes on a psychedelic odyssey though Pentecostal churches, psych wards, the Ivy League and 12-step meetings that finally brings her closer to God, herself and a resolution of intergenerational trauma. But Funny! And with music!

At fifteen, Melanie Greenberg pawned her mother’s fur coat, ran away from home on the Upper East Side and took up with a family of Pentecostal born-agains in Houston. In her quest for freedom, Greenberg unwittingly set off a chain of events that would imprison her literally and figuratively for decades to come.

From the psych ward to a cult-like “therapeutic” boarding school for troubled youth, to the Ivy League, to rehab, Melanie Greenberg spent her adolescence and early adulthood moving through the full spectrum of American institutions, all while trying to make sense of a fraught relationship with her mother. Narrated through the context of a psychedelic ayahuasca trip, one-woman musical The Elephant in the Room outlines this revelatory experience in brutally honest and often hilarious detail, all while paying tribute to the showtunes that helped Greenberg survive the whole ordeal.

By marrying trauma with music and comedy, The Elephant In The Room acts as the narrator’s invitation to the audience to reshape and reclaim their own stories. The process of creating this work has only served to deepen Melanie’s belief that sharing stories is the key to understanding ourselves and others.

What People Are Saying About Elephant in the Room:


“The show’s surprises and its power comes from its author/star’s talent at weaving...episodes into a thematically and artistically coherent cabaret-like evening and putting it all across with verve, charm and plenty of humor.” Jon Sobel, blogcritics

“With a light touch and a smart wit, through showing us one woman’s journey, The Elephant in the Room shines a light on all of ours.” Jon Sobel, blogcritics

“Unignorably funny.” Adrienne Sowers, The Reviews Hub

“A revealing story told with a rare fragrant blend of humor and hard-earned wisdom, a vulnerable humility and touching flair for song and bombast.” Award-winning Film Director Roger Ingraham (Sundance, MIFF, Illuminate)
8-10PM
Web Site

January 7   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 7   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
Web Site

January 7  BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
Web Site

January 7   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
Web Site

January 7   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
Web Site

January 7   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
Web Site

January 8 - 9  BERKSHIRE CONCERT CHOIR PRESENTS SEASON OF LIGHT
St. Ann Church
134 Main Street - Lenox, MA (413) 442-6120
Berkshire Concert Choir will present Vivaldi's “Gloria” at St. Ann Church, 134 Main St., Lenox, on Saturday, January 8, at 7 pm and Sunday, January 9, at 3 pm, accompanied by an eight-piece chamber ensemble and soloists Marcella Bradway and Karen Ketcham, sopranos, and Patience Jenkins, mezzo. Other pieces to be performed include "The Shepherd's Farewell” by Berlioz and "The Work of Christmas" by Dan Forest. Karen Ketcham will play “The Son of Mary” by Miguel Llobet, arr. Cindy Bevins, on Irish harp.

Now in its 44th year, Berkshire Concert Choir is directed by Matthew O. Thomas. Mr. Thomas is also the dean of the Berkshire Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, music director of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Williamstown, and a music educator at St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Adams. The choir's accompanist is Amy Renak, who is also music minister at Zion Lutheran Church and a music educator at Berkshire Music School, both in Pittsfield.

Tickets: $20; students & seniors $15, available at the door or from a choir member. Tickets are also available at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/berkshire-concert-choir-winter-concert-tickets-204771405787. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to Kids 4 Harmony, administered by 18 Degrees Family Services for Western Mass. The choir has distributed complimentary tickets to music students and their guardians at Kids 4 Harmony and middle and high school students at the Berkshire Music School.

Berkshire Concert Choir has recently performed at the Berkshire Museum and for the Yule for Fuel benefit concert at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield.

The choir provides yearlong choral music in the Berkshires. Choir members come from Berkshire County and nearby towns in New York and Connecticut.

St. Ann Church is handicapped accessible.

COVID-19 Protocols will be in place: Attendees 19 and over will be required to show COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards and identification. Singers will be masked, and concert goers will be required to wear face masks as well. Social distancing will also be required.
For more information, call 413-442-6120, or visit

www.berkshireconcertchoir.org or www.facebook.com/BerkshireConcertChoir.
3PM & 7PM
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January 8  SONNY SINGH
MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way - North Adams, MA
For the last decade, Sonny Singh has brought his fiery trumpet playing to audiences around the globe with the bhangra brass band Red Baraat, last at MASS MoCA for FreshGrass 2017. In 2020, Singh struck out on his own with boundary-defying Punjabi anthems that uplift and ignite. Simultaneously spiritual and rebellious, Singh brings his exhilarating sound to North Adams with a full band in tow. Don't miss this blazing start to the new year.

MASS MoCA Member pre-sale begins Thursday, December 2, 10am
Not yet a member? Become one here.

General on-sale begins Friday, December 3, 10am
8PM

January 8  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
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January 8    HERITAGE GRAPE VARIETIES OF NEW ENGLAND AND HERITAGE WINE TASTING
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Author, grape grower, and winemaker, J. Stephen Casscles will talk about the many wonderful grape varieties that were developed in Massachusetts and the rest of New England. He will present information and slides on New England grape hybridizers such as E.S. Rogers of Salem, MA; E. Bull and Jacob Moore of Concord, MA; and others. As we review these heritage grape varieties, wines made from them will be presented. $35/Members: $25
2-4PM
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January 8 - 9    SCIENCE OF PLANT PROPAGATION
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Find out about the art and science of plant propagation from Broken Arrow Nursery’s Container Production & Horticulture Manager, Adam Wheeler, who will focus on the basic botany needed to understand and successfully propagate plants. Sexual and asexual propagation methods including sowing seeds, cuttings, grafting, layering, and division will be covered. Students will learn the fascinating science behind propagation along with the various techniques used to create new plants. (2 classes) $210/Members: $185
9AM-4PM
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January 10  HIKE WITH ASHLI
CHP
Great Barrington, MA
Mary Flynn/Laura's Tower Trail, Stockbridge
Join Ashli for a hike and a story!
Pre-registration required. Email chpplaygroups@chpberkshires.org
11AM

January 10   JAZZ w/ANDY WRBA & FRIENDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
Monday features Andy Wrba on bass along with a rotating cast of musicians on a weekly basis playing jazz to blues to funk. This group of musicians are sure to entertain.
7-10PM
Web Site

January 11   BINGO
Hinsdale Lions Club
337 Maple Street - Hinsdale, MA (413) 655-2973
6:45PM
Web Site

January 11    OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
Web Site

January 11    DJ DREW KARAOKE
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

January 12   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
Web Site

January 12    ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING - ONLINE CLASS
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Led by Maria Zordan, co-owner and operator of MX Morningstar Farm, a diversified organic vegetable farm in the Hudson Valley, this class is designed for those starting or caring for a vegetable garden. This online course will include discussion of seed selection, seeding schedules, bed preparation and successful planting practice. During the first two sessions, students will learn about these practices, as well as what different vegetable families needed to be successful. For the third class, students will demonstrate their learning by completing a vegetable garden design to be implemented at their own homes. (3 classes) $65/Members: $55
4-5:30PM
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January 13   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 13  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
Web Site

January 13  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
Web Site

January 13    DRAFTING FOR GARDEN DESIGN
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Led by Steven Foster, this five-week studio intensive is essential for those who would like to take their in-garden planning and design to the next level. Learn basic drafting skills necessary to record and effectively communicate scaled site plans. The course will cover reference books, drafting supplies, media/paper types, line weights, lettering and scale reading. Drafting demonstrations will familiarize students with professional drawing techniques, and students will begin to draft basic site plans and explore map-making. During the last half of the course, students will learn to develop a landscape graphic palette to illustrate trees, shrubs, perennials and groundcovers, as well as hardscape materials such as stone terraces. This course is designed for beginner to intermediate students. (5 classes) $285/Members: $265
1-4PM
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January 13  TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

January 14   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
Web Site

January 14   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 14   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
Web Site

January 14  BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
Web Site

January 14   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
Web Site

January 14   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
Web Site

January 15  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
Web Site

January 15    GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY MANAGEMENT
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Led by William Florek, this course will focus on the fine points of controlling the greenhouse environment. Whether maintaining a conservatory collection of ornamental plants or producing greenhouse crops, participants will learn how to grow, care for and maintain plants in a greenhouse setting. The relationship between temperature, water, light, fertilization, plant health and diseases will be covered, with a strong emphasis on IPM (integrated pest management). This program is appropriate for homeowners with conservatories, glassed-in porches and greenhouses. (4 classes) $210/Members: $185
9AM-12PM
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January 15    THE CUTTING GARDEN - ONLINE
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Dreaming of a luscious cutting garden that produces blooms all season long? Join Colie Collen, the grower and designer behind Flower Scout, for this comprehensive course on planning, starting, troubleshooting and maintaining a prolific cut flower garden. $25/Members: $15
12-2PM
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January 17   JAZZ w/ANDY WRBA & FRIENDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
Monday features Andy Wrba on bass along with a rotating cast of musicians on a weekly basis playing jazz to blues to funk. This group of musicians are sure to entertain.
7-10PM
Web Site

January 18   BINGO
Hinsdale Lions Club
337 Maple Street - Hinsdale, MA (413) 655-2973
6:45PM
Web Site

January 18    SUSTAINABLE GARDEN CARE & MAINTENANCE - ONLINE
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Learn about the maintenance considerations that should be integrated into the design process of your sustainable garden. Students’ horticultural knowledge will expand to factor in sustainable maintenance concerns with cost-effectiveness into plant selection. Learn procedures for perennials, woody plants, and lawns, including transplanting, staking, fertilizing, winterizing, mulching, plant pathology, and pest control with an emphasis on deer control. (6 classes) $210/Members: $185
5:30-7:30PM
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January 18    OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
Web Site

January 18    DJ DREW KARAOKE
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

January 19   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
Web Site

January 20   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 20  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
Web Site

January 20  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
Web Site

January 20  TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

January 21   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
Web Site

January 21   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 21   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
Web Site

January 21  BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
Web Site

January 21   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
Web Site

January 21   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
Web Site

January 22  COMMUNITY DAY 2022
MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way - North Adams, MA
Free for all (!!!) who walk through the doors, our annual community celebration will be brimming with art-making, gallery tours, live music, pop-up performances, fun photos, and tons more to inspire and explore. Get it on your calendar—more details to come.
10AM-5PM

January 22  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
Web Site

January 22    ART OF GROWING FOOD - ONLINE
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Join Ellen Ecker Ogden to learn her six steps to successful kitchen garden design. In this class you will learn how to organize, and simplify your efforts. Starting with an overview of how a kitchen garden can be more than simply a place to grow food, you will begin with a design on paper, learn about garden beds and paths, and select the right plants for the best flavor and productivity. This is a live Zoom class, taught on a virtual platform for optimal sharing of ideas with other students. Templates are provided from Ellen’s books (The Complete Kitchen Garden and The New Heirloom Garden, both for sale in the BBG shop) to help you formulate a working plan that fits your own landscape. Each class presents a step-by-step method to simplify and add beauty. (6 classes) $250
10:30AM-12PM
Web Site

January 24  HIKE WITH ASHLI
CHP
Great Barrington, MA
Mary Flynn/Laura's Tower Trail, Stockbridge
Join Ashli for a hike and a story!
Pre-registration required. Email chpplaygroups@chpberkshires.org
11AM

January 24   JAZZ w/ANDY WRBA & FRIENDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
Monday features Andy Wrba on bass along with a rotating cast of musicians on a weekly basis playing jazz to blues to funk. This group of musicians are sure to entertain.
7-10PM
Web Site

January 25   BINGO
Hinsdale Lions Club
337 Maple Street - Hinsdale, MA (413) 655-2973
6:45PM
Web Site

January 25    OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
Web Site

January 25    DJ DREW KARAOKE
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

January 26   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
Web Site

January 27   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 27  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
Web Site

January 27  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
Web Site

January 27  TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

January 28   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
Web Site

January 28   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 28   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
Web Site

January 28  BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
Web Site

January 28   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
Web Site

January 28   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
Web Site

January 29  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
Web Site

January 31   JAZZ w/ANDY WRBA & FRIENDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
Monday features Andy Wrba on bass along with a rotating cast of musicians on a weekly basis playing jazz to blues to funk. This group of musicians are sure to entertain.
7-10PM
Web Site