October 18   3RD THURSDAYS
North Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 499-9348
100+ vendors will be lining the half-mile stretch. The miniature train rides from Roaming Railroad are back, as the Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club’s Fun Zone at North and Melville.
5-8PM
Web Site

October 18   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

October 18  TOURS FOR TOTS
The Hyde Collection
161 Warren Street - Glens Falls, NY  (518) 792-1761.
A morning program for guardians and children ages 3 to 5. Explore the Museum’s permanent collection or exhibitions with age-appropriate gallery and art-making activities introducing young children to big ideas in art. Different topics are explored each week by use of art materials, books, and play. Suggested donation.
10:30-11:30AM

October 19 - 20   HAUNTED HOUSE
Naumkeag
5 Prospect Hill Road - Stockbridge, MA
Reservations Strongly Suggested. Suggested Age 13+
6:30-9PM
Web Site

October 19 - 21    PUMPKIN FEST
Whitney's Farm Market & Garden Center
1775 South State Road - Cheshire, MA (413) 442-4749
Join Whitney's festivities and fun! Choose from: you pick pumpkins, haunted corn maze, free hay rides, face painting, pony rides, pumpkin bouncer, scavenger hunts and so much more!
FRIDAYS 2-5:30PM/SATURDAY & SUNDAY 11AM-5:30PM
Web Site

October 19 - 20  ADIRONDACK FILM FESTIVAL
The Hyde Collection
161 Warren Street - Glens Falls, NY  (518) 792-1761.
As part of the Adirondack Film Festival, The Hyde Collection will screen “Mrs. Hyde,” a French film about Mrs. Géquil, a teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained? The Hyde Collection will offer an exhibition of works from the permanent collection to accompany the film. More details TBA.

October 19   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
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October  19 - 20   HAUNTED HOUSE
Naumkeag
1 Sargent Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3239
Naumkeag's Haunted House returns with scares that are not for the faint of heart! Inside the historic mansion, visitors will encounter ghouls grimoires, and ghastly ghosts. In the dark and gloomy gardens the chain saw man has sharpend his steel, and other old favorites will beckon you deep into the gloomy gardens. Don't miss the Southern Berkshire's only Haunted House! This is a SCARY haunted house, and is recommended for ages 13 and up.
6:30-9PM
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October  19 - 20   GHOST TOUR
The Mount
2 Plunkett Street - Lenox, MA (413) 551-5100
Creaking floors, slamming doors, and ghostly footsteps…The Mount’s haunted history includes it all! For over a century, The Mount has been home to writers, actors, wealthy families, hardworking servants, and teenage girls. Take a special guided tour of the most haunted parts of the estate to find out who may still call The Mount home. You never know who–or what–might happen to show up!

The 2-hour ghost tour starts at the Stable and ends at the Main House. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Please note that this tour is not suitable for wheelchairs and includes about a half-mile walk with some steep areas.

Two helpful hints: dress warmly and wear sensible shoes!
7-9PM
Web Site

October 19   HORMONES, HEALTH AND LOVE: HELPING COUPLES REMAIN INTIMATE IN MID-LIFE AND BEYOND
Berkshire Community College
1350 West Street, K213H - Pittsfield, MA (413) 236-4500
Speaker: Evelyn Resh, CNM, MPH, CSC, MSN
Location: BCC, 1350 West Street, Pittsfield
Date: Friday, October 19, 2018 / 8:30 – 12:15 p.m.
Fees: $45.00 per person / $45.00 per CEU

Hormonal changes, health issues, and satisfying intimate relationships challenge all long-term couples at some point. However, mid-life is often the starting point, especially, when we consider the sweeping changes brought on by menopause. In addition, “Manopause” can impact individuals and couples as well as is poorly defined, considered, or even mentioned by clients, couples, or other health care providers.

This workshop is designed for mental health practitioners and others who counsel same and/or opposite sex couples who are in mid-life and beyond. The focus will be two-fold; first, to define the most common physiologic changes and challenges faced by men and women in their 50’s, 60’s and early 70’s and second, how these health challenges commonly effect individuals and couples as their contact with the dependence on health care systems and providers increases.

Special attention will be paid to how shifts in health status and treatments for morbid conditions can and do affect self-image and sexual intimacy. Emphasis will be paid on how to help clients adopt health-seeking behaviors that will facilitate a greater sense of empowerment versus infirmity in their intimate relationships as they age, feel more liberated to adopt new and appropriate expectations for sexual satisfaction, and increase their literacy regarding sexuality and aging.
8:30AM-12:15PM
Web Site

October 19   LIVE PIANO MUSIC w/BARBARA HAGELIN
New Boston Inn
101 North Main Street - Sandisfield, MA  (413) 258-4477
8PM
Web Site

October 19   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

October  20 - 21   THE HALLOWEEN TOWN HINSDALE, MA
Camp Emerson
212 Longview Avenue - Hinsdale, MA (800) 782-3395
THE HALLOWEEN TOWN is a Family Friendly Halloween Experience. This is the place for all ages who love Halloween. There are pumpkins & decorating, games, food trucks, face painting, pony rides, caution tape maze, hay bale pyramid, vendors and Puppet Show by Nationally known puppeteer, Sarah Nolen! Of course you’ll wear your costume and then take photos with the Skeleton Families as you trick or treat down Skeleton Lane. There’s nothing scary here, just loads of fun!
10AM-4PM
Web Site

October 20   2018 HOOSAC HARVEST VENDOR AND CRAFT FAIR
Hoosac Valley High School
125 Savoy Road - Cheshire, MA
The Harvest Vendor/Craft Fair will be held on October 20, 2018. There will be lots of amazing vendors and crafters showcasing a variety of items.
9AM-3PM

October  20   MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: SAINT-SAENS'S SAMSON ET DALILA
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle Street - Great Barrington, MA (413) 528-0100
Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic Samson et Dalila stars Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna in the title roles; the pair was last seen together by HD audiences in the acclaimed 2010 transmission of Bizet’s Carmen. Laurent Naouri co-stars as the High Priest, with Elchin Azizov as the Philistine King Abimélech and Dmitry Belosselskiy as the Old Hebrew. Darko Tresnjak, the Tony Award–winning director of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, makes his Met debut directing the first new Met production of the opera in 20 years. Sir Mark Elder conducts.
1PM
Web Site

October 20   FLASHLIGHT SCAVENGER HUNT!
Berkshire Museum
39 South Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 443-7171
Lights out! Explore the Museum’s galleries with only a flashlight in a spooky, after-hours adventure. Explore the new Rarely Seen exhibition of photographs, discover Josh Simpson’s other-worldly planets, and visit the resident mummy, Pahat, all from a twilight perspective. Saturdays, October 13, October 20, October 27, 6 to 7 p.m. $5, Museum members $3
6-7PM
Web Site

October  20   SHEFFIELD BOY SCOUT ROAST BEEF DINNER
American Legion
Route 7 - Sheffield, MA
Sheffield Boy Scout Troop 28
Roast Beef Dinner!!
Delicious and served with a smile by the Scouts!
5-7PM

October  20   PRUNING ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS
Berkshire Botanical Garden
5 West Stockbridge Road - Stockbridge, MA
Autumn is a great time to assess your woody plants for shape and structure and focus on pruning, including when, why and how to shape, renovate, train or rejuvenate your woody plants. Learn about pruning tools, timing and specific techniques available to the home gardener. Members: $25/Non-Members: $35
10AM-1PM
Web Site

October 20  SHAREEF KEYES & THE GROOVE
MASS MoCA - Club B10
1040 MASS MoCA Way - North Adams, MA
Brooklyn-bred artist Shareef Keyes draws equal inspiration from James Brown and Wu-Tang. Together with his band, The Groove, he is earning a reputation for high energy live performances that transport audiences to the golden era of funk. Simply irresistible.
8-11PM
Web Site

October 21   SUNDAY BRUNCH
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue, Rte 8 - Adams, MA (413) 743-0193
10AM-1PM
Web Site

October 21    SUNDAY MUSICAL BRUNCH w/LIVE MUSIC
Starving Artist Creperie & Cafe
40 Main Street, Suite 2 - Lee, MA  (413) 394-5046
11AM-1PM
Web Site

October 21   MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATER, HAUNTED BY MURDER
Ventfort Hall Mansion And Gilded Age Museum
104 Walker Street - Lenox, MA (413) 637-3206
The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns and invites the public to join the fun. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Igor Banaduchi runs a tight ship, or should we say, ran a tight ship. Someone got tired of the squeeze and shipped him to the afterlife before his time. Could it have been his main squeeze, Candy Apple or the sultry assistant, Belinda Blare. Norman Stein wouldn’t have the brains for such a thing, or would he? It isn’t possible it is the straight laced, play by the rules, Jack O’Lantern is it? Well, some time has passed and a Halloween party is in the works. That is the perfect time for the past to haunt you. Come along and help figure out who killed Igor, or just come along for the ride. This show will have a costume contest, so if you like getting dressed up, feel free to wear your best Halloween garb. Costumes aren’t required but you do have to have a sense of humor. Cost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Tuesday, Sept. 11th. Seating is limited. Call us for reservations at (413) 637-3206.
5PM
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October  21   BACKSTAIRS GHOST TOUR
The Mount
2 Plunkett Street - Lenox, MA (413) 551-5100
The Backstairs Tour ticket includes:

-The Backstairs tour
-Mimosas on the Terrace
-Up to 30 minutes of Q&A with the interpreters following the tour
-Full admission to The Mount for the day
-Regular guided house and garden tours
10:30AM-12PM
Web Site

October 23    OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
Web Site

October  24 - 26   BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION: THE FALL MEADOW
Berkshire Botanical Garden
5 West Stockbridge Road - Stockbridge, MA
The meadow in Fall is rich with shapes and textures creating exciting sculptural forms to sketch and draw. Flowers and leaves that have lost their radiant color now await winter with wind-shredded petals, twisted dry leaves, and seed-spilling pods. Capture the textures and patterns of pods, the arching curves and angles of dried grasses and leaves. Materials list available at our website. Members: $315/Non-Members: $350
10AM-4PM
Web Site

October 24   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
Web Site

October 24  ARTFUL AFTERNOONS
The Hyde Collection
161 Warren Street - Glens Falls, NY  (518) 792-1761.
An afternoon drop-in art program for guardians and children ages 6 to 12. Begin by examining a work from the Museum’s permanent collection or exhibitions, then visit the Art Studio to put your discoveries into action. A different topic is explored each week. Suggested donation
2:30-4:30PM

October  24   MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: SAINT-SAENS'S SAMSON ET DALILA (ENCORE)
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle Street - Great Barrington, MA (413) 528-0100
Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic Samson et Dalila stars Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna in the title roles; the pair was last seen together by HD audiences in the acclaimed 2010 transmission of Bizet’s Carmen. Laurent Naouri co-stars as the High Priest, with Elchin Azizov as the Philistine King Abimélech and Dmitry Belosselskiy as the Old Hebrew. Darko Tresnjak, the Tony Award–winning director of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, makes his Met debut directing the first new Met production of the opera in 20 years. Sir Mark Elder conducts.
1PM
Web Site

October 25   PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
Web Site

October  25   GARDENING WITH NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES
Berkshire Botanical Garden
5 West Stockbridge Road - Stockbridge, MA
This course will help students better understand the principles and practices of ecological gardening with a focus on native plant communities. The course also includes Identifying and controlling invasive plant species in addition to restoring areas that have been impacted by invasive. (4 Classes) Members: $175/Non-Members: $185
5:30-8:30PM
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October 25  TOURS FOR TOTS
The Hyde Collection
161 Warren Street - Glens Falls, NY  (518) 792-1761.
A morning program for guardians and children ages 3 to 5. Explore the Museum’s permanent collection or exhibitions with age-appropriate gallery and art-making activities introducing young children to big ideas in art. Different topics are explored each week by use of art materials, books, and play. Suggested donation.
10:30-11:30AM

October 25   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

October 26 - 28   ENTERING THE DAO: A WEEKEND OF THE DAOIST ARTS OF MEDITATION, QIGONG & TEA CEREMONY w/SOLALA TOWLER OCT. 26-28-14 APPROVED CREDITS
Eastover Estate And Retreat
430 East Street - Lenox, MA  (866) 264-5139
A full immersion into the Daoist arts drawing on Solala’s 28 years of study and experience. He will dive deeply into meditation, Dao-in (Daoist yoga), the ancient text Dao De Jing, and on the Daoist Tea Ceremony (pin ming lun dao) - designed to open your heart and hara.

Qigong practice will be an ancient cosmological form called Wuji (Primordial) Gong, created by Zhang San Feng, a Daoist master and legendary originator of Taijiquan (Tai Chi) 800 years ago in the Wudang Mountains of China. This magical form combines circular movement along with visualization and breathing techniques to stimulate the flow of qi (vital force energy) for health, longevity and spiritual opening.
Web Site

October 26 - 27   HAUNTED HOUSE
Naumkeag
5 Prospect Hill Road - Stockbridge, MA
Reservations Strongly Suggested. Suggested Age 13+
6:30-9PM
Web Site

October  26 - 28   FALL FAMILY FUN WEEKEND
YMCA Camp Hi-Rock
162 East Street - Mt. Washington, MA (413) 528-1227
Come join us and celebrate the best of fall in the Berkshires with a host of family friendly activities:

-Specialty fall crafts, hay rides, high & low ropes, and cozy campfires with s’mores

-Scenic hikes with breathtaking views of famous Berkshire fall foliage

-Take a stroll through our very own pumpkin patch

-Everyone is welcome: families, individuals, kids, adults & seniors!

Learn more or register on line at http://camphirock.org/camps/family-camp/
EVENT BEGINS @ 5PM ON 10.26 AND ENDS 1PM ON 10/28
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October 26 - 28    PUMPKIN FEST
Whitney's Farm Market & Garden Center
1775 South State Road - Cheshire, MA (413) 442-4749
Join Whitney's festivities and fun! Choose from: you pick pumpkins, haunted corn maze, free hay rides, face painting, pony rides, pumpkin bouncer, scavenger hunts and so much more!
FRIDAYS 2-5:30PM/SATURDAY & SUNDAY 11AM-5:30PM
Web Site

October 26   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
Web Site

October  26   GHOST TOUR
The Mount
2 Plunkett Street - Lenox, MA (413) 551-5100
Creaking floors, slamming doors, and ghostly footsteps…The Mount’s haunted history includes it all! For over a century, The Mount has been home to writers, actors, wealthy families, hardworking servants, and teenage girls. Take a special guided tour of the most haunted parts of the estate to find out who may still call The Mount home. You never know who–or what–might happen to show up!

The 2-hour ghost tour starts at the Stable and ends at the Main House. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Please note that this tour is not suitable for wheelchairs and includes about a half-mile walk with some steep areas.

Two helpful hints: dress warmly and wear sensible shoes!
7-9PM
Web Site

October 26   EAVESDROP
Hotel On North
297 North Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 358-4741
9-11:30PM
Web Site

October 26   LIVE PIANO MUSIC w/BARBARA HAGELIN
New Boston Inn
101 North Main Street - Sandisfield, MA  (413) 258-4477
8PM
Web Site

October 26   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

October 26  A LASTING LEGACY GALA
The Hyde Collection
161 Warren Street - Glens Falls, NY  (518) 792-1761.
Celebrate The Hyde Collection’s rich history and its accomplishments at this year’s Gala, A Lasting Legacy: Honoring the Past | Celebrating the Present | Building the Future. Go back in time, retracing the steps of Museum founder Charlotte Pruyn Hyde and her husband, Louis, as they traveled the world to build their incredible art collection. We will honor Anne Saile, interim Museum director, with the inaugural Legacy Award for her leadership as she prepares to leave the Museum at the end of the year. For tickets, which range from $225 to $350, visit https://fs23.formsite.com/GlensFallsHyde/form34/index.html or call Kayla at 518-792-1761, ext. 310.
6-9PM

October  27 - 28   THE HALLOWEEN TOWN HINSDALE, MA
Camp Emerson
212 Longview Avenue - Hinsdale, MA (800) 782-3395
THE HALLOWEEN TOWN is a Family Friendly Halloween Experience. This is the place for all ages who love Halloween. There are pumpkins & decorating, games, food trucks, face painting, pony rides, caution tape maze, hay bale pyramid, vendors and Puppet Show by Nationally known puppeteer, Sarah Nolen! Of course you’ll wear your costume and then take photos with the Skeleton Families as you trick or treat down Skeleton Lane. There’s nothing scary here, just loads of fun!
10AM-4PM
Web Site

October 27   THE NICE ONES HALLOWEEN PARTY SHOW
The Egremont Barn
17 Main Street - Egremont, MA  (413) 528-1570
The Nice Ones formed in 2011 and are based in northwestern Connecticut. Vocalist, guitarist, and fiery preacher Patrick Surdam, virtuosic and amply-haired guitarist Sam McGarrity, too-cool-for-school yet old school bassist Dillon Morrison Halas, and savagely nondescript drummer Tyler Beaujon put on infectious and captivating live performances that demand attention from fans of Motown and prog-rock alike. It’s a challenge to describe the band’s music but what’s clear is its dedication to the craft. The result is confounding but appealing. The listener will enjoy. The audience will dance. Thoughts will most certainly be provoked. Marked by relentless DIY work ethic and unforgettable charm, The Nice Ones are gaining speed and without plans to stop.

also appearing, from NYC, Naught Clouds!

NAUGHTY CLOUDS IS......the meeting of the minds of two songwriters from different sides of the Hudson River.

Ray Kubian and Alexis Moon met doing a David Bowie tribute at Arlene's Grocery in NYC (six months before the untimely death of the Thin White Duke.) They became fast friends on social media, "liking" each other's posts on everything from Bernie to Buzzcocks.

At the time, Ray was playing drums with a few renowned NJ and PA bands (as great drummers who sing are wont to do) such as Dean Ween Group, Chris Forsyth's Solar Motel Band, Chris Harford's Band of Changes, and backing up Pulitzer prize-winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon.

Alexis Moon, a native of NYC, had cut her teeth (a few times over) as a solo singer-songwriter performing at venues such as Wetlands Preserve and Knitting Factory in TriBeca, as well as having sung for Joe Gallant's jazz-rock orchestra Illuminati.

In the month that our lord and savior, David Bowie, passed, Ray and Alexis happened to be rehearsing together again for the first time since the previous summer's Bowie tribute. Commiseration was like a salve for both musicians and, that quartet, which featured guitarist Keith Hartel and bassist Tom Shad, eventually became an early incarnation of Naughty Clouds.
8-11PM
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October  27   MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: PUCCINI'S LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST (ENCORE)
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle Street - Great Barrington, MA (413) 528-0100
Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West, alongside star tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw Dick Johnson. Baritone Željko Lučić is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance, and Marco Armiliato conducts.
1PM
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October 27   WORK DAY
Old Mill Trail
Old Dalton Road - Hinsdale, MA (413) 298-7024
Old Mill Trail Work Party
(in partnership with Berkshire Natural Resources Council)
Saturday Oct 27 9:00AM-1:00PM
Meet at the trailhead on Old Dalton Road, Hinsdale
A variety of tasks will be completed including raking, replacing trail markers, removing invasive plants, and other necessary tasks. To register call 413 298 7024 or email: adixon@hvatoday.org
9AM-1PM

October 27   HARRY POTTER HALLOWEEN PARTY
Blantyre
16 Blantyre Road - Lenox, MA  (844) 881-0104
Join us for an adults-only Halloween party inspired by Harry Potter and the magical, mystical world of Hogwarts. Our gilded age mansion serves as the perfect backdrop while live entertainment, inspired food stations and creative cocktails transport guests into J. K. Rowling’s beloved world of witchcraft and wizardry.
7:30-11:30PM/$85
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October 27   FIRST ANNUAL HALLOWEEN DOG PARADE
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
2 Plunkett Street - Lenox, MA  (413) 551-5100
It’s our first annual Halloween dog parade! You and your furry friend are invited to dress up and strut your stuff. Prizes will be awarded for the different categories.

Dogs of all shapes and sizes are welcome but dogs must be leashed at all times, and owners must clean up after their pets. We ask that all pups and their people are on their best behavior – this will be a very social event.
11AM-1PM
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October 27  I AM A SEAGULL
MASS MoCA - Club B10
1040 MASS MoCA Way - North Adams, MA
Immerse yourself in an eccentric community of actors and their frenzied and loving attempt to stage Chekhov’s play The Seagull in upstate NY. Playfully blending documentary and narrative, this film dissolves boundaries between audience and performer, representation and reality. A folksy set from musicians featured in the film starts off the evening.
8-11PM
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October 27   HALLOWEEN MASQUERADE
Greylock Works
508 State Road  - North Adams, MA
Greylock WORKS is producing synergistic collaborations with established and emerging talent in the region to create experiences infused with local flavor and a healthy dose of the exotic.

The gWorks party crew converts this former cotton-spinning mill into the Berkshires’ very own nightclub with ample floor space for dips, twists, shimmies and shakes. When you need a break from the dance pit, find a bean bags or play some Bimini ring toss in the lounge. Cheers with a local craft brew, some bubbles, or our signature cocktails!
8PM
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October 27   FLASHLIGHT SCAVENGER HUNT!
Berkshire Museum
39 South Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 443-7171
Lights out! Explore the Museum’s galleries with only a flashlight in a spooky, after-hours adventure. Explore the new Rarely Seen exhibition of photographs, discover Josh Simpson’s other-worldly planets, and visit the resident mummy, Pahat, all from a twilight perspective. Saturdays, October 13, October 20, October 27, 6 to 7 p.m. $5, Museum members $3
6-7PM
Web Site

October 27   COSTUME PARTY
New Boston Inn
101 North Main Street - Sandisfield, MA  (413) 258-4477
Costume Judging (by you)
Scavenger hunt
Dancing
The whole Inn goes Halloween
No one under 21
9PM-1AM
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October  27   DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS SEASONAL SALADS
Berkshire Botanical Garden
5 West Stockbridge Road - Stockbridge, MA
In this class taught by Anna Gershenson, we will focus on a variety of seasonal salads you can easily throw together. We will start with what you need to have on hand in your pantry and refrigerator, which utensils should be in your kitchen, and how to use grains, beans and local produce. We will also learn how to use herbs and spices to flavor your salads and how to dress them. Members: $45/Non-Members: $55
1-4PM
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October 27   TOT SHABBAT
Temple Israel Of Albany
600 New Scotland Avenue - Albany, NY (518) 438-7858
A fun service filled with songs, stories and more! Perfect for children 5 & under! On every last Saturday of the month in the Kahn Meeting Room at Temple Israel of Albany!
10:45AM
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October 27   SHABBAT TOGETHER
Temple Israel Of Albany
600 New Scotland Avenue - Albany, NY (518) 438-7858
For elementary and middle school families. A little prayer, a little study, and a little fun. Every last Saturday of the month in classroom 10 at Temple Israel of Albany.
10:30-11:45AM
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October 28   SUNDAY BRUNCH
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue, Rte 8 - Adams, MA (413) 743-0193
10AM-1PM
Web Site

October  28   THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966)
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle Street - Great Barrington, MA (413) 528-0100
Clint Eastwood (The Good), Lee Van Cleef (The Bad) and Eli Wallach (The Ugly) star in Sergio Leone’s famed Spaghetti Western. Known for its use of long shots, close-ups, and tension, Leone's Civil War era epic is considered one of the greatest Westerns of all time.
7PM
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October 28  13 NIGHTS
Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort
37 Corey Road - Hancock, MA (413) 738-5500
Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort. Descend into the depths of the mountains’ past as a haunted holdout, where Villagers from the Plantation of Jericho lived in terror of disfiguring diseases, deranged creatures and impending doom. Are you scared yet?! (ages 10+)Hours: 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm (Groups of 6-8 leave every couple of minutes. Space is limited. Last tour leaves at 10:30 pm)
Soaring Eagle & Giant Swing open 6:30 pm – 10 pm
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October 28    SUNDAY MUSICAL BRUNCH w/LIVE MUSIC
Starving Artist Creperie & Cafe
40 Main Street, Suite 2 - Lee, MA  (413) 394-5046
11AM-1PM
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October 28  HALLOWEEN AT HANCOCK
Hancock Shaker Village
1843 West Housatonic Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 443-0188
Come in costume for trick-or-treating throughout the Village. Visit the Brick Dwelling for ghost stories and fortune telling. Enjoy face painting & balloon art (fees apply), make-n-take slime, bobbing for doughnuts, and pumpkin decorating. Hear spooky stories in the barn. FREE to members/included in admission
11AM-3PM
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October  30   MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: PUCCINI'S LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST (ENCORE)
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle Street - Great Barrington, MA (413) 528-0100
Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West, alongside star tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw Dick Johnson. Baritone Željko Lučić is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance, and Marco Armiliato conducts.
1PM
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October 30  4AD PRESENTS TUNE-YARDS + U.S.GIRLS
MASS MoCA - Club B10
1040 MASS MoCA Way - North Adams, MA
Shape-shifting New England native Merrill Garbus a.k.a. tUnE-yArDs released her fourth record, I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life, this year, and it has been praised as “a sleek, radical evolution” (The New York Times). She is joined by 4AD labelmates U.S. Girls, who bring a raucous eight-piece band to perform their new album, In A Poem Unlimited — “a compulsively listenable tour de force that’s one of the best pop records of 2018 so far.” (GQ)
8-11PM
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October  30   SOIL AND SOIL AMENDMENTS
Berkshire Botanical Garden
5 West Stockbridge Road - Stockbridge, MA
This course will explain how plant growth is affected by soils, from drainage to pH and nutrients. Learn how to evaluate soils, improve those that are less than ideal, and amend soils for specific garden uses. Fertilizers, soil amendments, making and using compost, moisture management, and the pros and cons of mulching will be covered. (4 classes) Members: $175/Non-Members: $185
5:30-8:30PM
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October 30    OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
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October 31   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
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October  31   HALLOWEEN PARTY
Red Lion Inn - Lions Den
30 Main Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-5545
7PM
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October 31  ARTFUL "FRIGHTFUL" AFTERNOON
The Hyde Collection
161 Warren Street - Glens Falls, NY  (518) 792-1761.
Join us for Artful Frightful Afternoon this Halloween 2:30-4:30 pm. Learn about the interesting creatures that reside Hyde House. Hear a spooky story at 2:30 and 4pm in the library. In the art studio take inspiration from Dr. Frankenstein as we create creepy, curiously strange creatures of our own. Children may participate in costumes.
2:30-4:30PM