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Saturday, September 17 – Arrowhead Community Day, 10am-4pm
Enjoy the start of the fall season at Arrowhead with a food truck, music, cider tastings, hands-on activities, local history exhibits, a bouncy house, and free landscape tours. Tickets for house tours required.

The deadline is coming up fast! Register for the Elf/Warm Clothing today, visit https://bcacinc.org/warm-clothing-program/ to download an application or call Michelle at 413-418-3675 for more information. Deadline to apply is September 30th.

🔍 Join us for Berkshire Backyard Exploration this Wednesday, 3pm to 4pm! 🌱

In the Berkshire Backyard gallery, play animal bingo, learn how to recognize footprints, and get an up-close look at skulls of beavers, coyotes, and more.

Best enjoyed by ages 4 to 16
Included with admissions

Today! Sep 13 job fair.

TOMORROW is our career fair! We'll be in our soon-to-be Community Room with a few other local businesses. Stop by on Tuesday, September 13th between 1pm and 3pm to talk with hiring managers, fill out an application, and even get interviewed on the spot. There will be snack, music, and free stuff! Spread the word! Let's get your career started!!

Berkshire Teens: Do you want to get PAID for making friends and creating a story together? Join the Barrington Stage Company Ed. Department Playwright Mentoring Project! 💥

PMP is a program that creates a brave and welcoming space where you can share important ideas and generate exciting theatre that will be performed for your peers. This is a place to be authentically YOU. NO prior theatre experience is required!

Learn more and sign up at BarringtonStageCo.org/PMP.

Join us Thursday, September 29th at the BIC - or via live stream - for an informative conversation with MassCEC and the BIC's clean tech partners. https://berkshireinnovationcenter.com/programming/bic-presents-events

The Friends of Springside Park are holding their annual clean up Saturday, September 17th!

Participants needed for the return of Pittsfield’s Halloween Parade!

The parade will return Friday, Oct. 28 on Tyler St and begin at 7 p.m.

Schools, community, and civic groups are invited to participate in this beloved Pittsfield tradition, said Becky Manship, recreation and special events coordinator.

Every participating unit will need to review and complete the Halloween parade application packet. A link to the application and more information is available here:
https://www.cityofpittsfield.org/departments/community_development/parks_and_recreation/fall/halloween.php

The deadline for submission is Friday, Oct. 14.

There will be one float seminar held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in room 203 of City Hall. All entities that plan to have a float in the parade must have a representative in attendance.

Additionally, there will be a mandatory meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24 for new parade participants in which one representative from each organization must attend as well. This meeting will also be held in room 203.

City Hall is located at 70 Allen St. For more information, please call Manship at 499-9371 or email [email protected].

Women’s mindfulness group starting September 22nd at 10am!

We are excited to welcome volunteer consulting clinician Deb Cole-Duffy, LICSW to the 2nd Street program. She has been gracious enough to offer her years of knowledge and skills to provide this 5 week group series! See below for more information.

Contact Lindsay Maynard at 413-770-9031 for more info or if you’re interested!

In the neighborhood, at the 2nd Street facility- check out BCC’s tuition free programs!

This Friday 9/16 at 1:00pm, Berkshire Community College will be offering an informational session at The 2nd Street program about tuition free programs at BCC! Come check it out! See below for more information.

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month and to celebrate, local businesses will be offering special discounts exclusive to Berkshire Athenaeum library card holders. The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s Public Library, has joined forces with Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. to coordinate these deals in downtown businesses for the month of September 2022. Simply show your library card to receive the offer!

This weekend is a SUPERSIZED Second Saturday with our friends at CozQuest LLC! We're talking 35+ vendors at the Pittsfield Common this Saturday, September 10 from 9AM-1PM! 🥳🥳

Plus it's the second-to-last Second Saturday of the season (try saying THAT ten times fast!). Bring a friend and catch all your favorite vendors this Saturday!
FarmersMarketPittsfield.org

An evening of big band jazz with Grace Kelly and the UConn Jazz Ensemble https://bit.ly/3cR5tbW

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BOO! Pittsfield Halloween Parade is Back PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tyler Street will be a haunted ground of ghosts and ghouls once more this year. The city's annual Halloween parade returns on Friday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. after a...

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City of Pittsfield announces return of Halloween Parade

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (Sept. 7, 2022) – The city of Pittsfield’s Department of Community Development Recreation Program has announced the return of the city’s Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct. 28 on Tyler St. The parade will begin at 7 p.m.

Schools, community, and civic groups are invited to participate in this beloved Pittsfield tradition, said Becky Manship, recreation and special events coordinator.

Every participating unit will need to review and complete the Halloween parade application packet. A link to the application and more information is available here: https://www.cityofpittsfield.org/departments/community_development/parks_and_recreation/fall/halloween.php

The deadline for submission is Friday, Oct. 14.

There will be one float seminar held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in room 203 of City Hall. All entities that plan to have a float in the parade must have a representative in attendance.

Additionally, there will be a mandatory meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24 for new parade participants in which one representative from each organization must attend as well. This meeting will also be held in room 203.

City Hall is located at 70 Allen St. For more information, please call Manship at 499-9371 or email [email protected].

MISTER G at The Mount! Latin GRAMMY Award-winning musician, activist, author, and educator—MISTER G—fuses music and storytelling with his picture book Señorita Mariposa. Illustrated by Marcos Almada Rivero, the story chronicles the extraordinary migration of monarch butterflies from Canada to Mexico. In partner

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Something that leaves you feeling satisfied, tired, and fulfilled at the end of the day?

Maybe you’re looking for coworkers with a little more feathers or fur and a little less drama?

Perhaps it’s a fresh environment you need, someplace where you can see the sky and feel the wind on your face?

Or do you need to be doing work that makes a concrete, measurable difference in your community?

If you answered yes to any of these, you should probably get in touch. Full and part time positions available, at least $15/hr to start.

Soak in the sunshine and celebrate Labor Day weekend this Saturday at the Pittsfield Farmers Market! Catch all your favorite local vendors this Saturday September 3 from 9am-1pm at the Pittsfield Common (100 First Street)!

Plus: 🎸 Groove to classic hits with Sean Eric Callaghan's Incredible Power Trio from 10am-12pm

🚌 Our pals at Good Bites & Glass Pints have been working on a special design for the farmers market. Come check out their skoolie, The Blog Bus, and watch as they silkscreen our design to fresh new prints!

🚀 Every week the Pittsfield Farmers Market DOUBLES SNAP, WIC and Senior Farmer Market Nutrition Program coupons with our Market Match program. Stop by the Market Manager's booth on Saturday to learn more!

See you Saturday! FarmersMarketPittsfield.org

BCAC is now accepting applications for the Elf/Warm Clothing Program. Keep your children "Berkshire Warm" — apply soon! Application deadline is September 30th!
Visit https://bcacinc.org/warm-clothing-program/ for applications and more information.

Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. will present Indoors Out! Free Kids’ Paint & Sip on Friday, September 2, 5-7 pm, at the parklet and outdoor seating area at The Marketplace Café, 53 North Street. This event will be held in conjunction with the September 2nd First Fridays Artswalk which will take place in a dozen locations in downtown Pittsfield from 5 to 8 pm.

This free event is best suited for ages 5 to 12, although older children are welcome. All materials, snacks, and juice will be provided. For the September Paint & Sip, children can paint whatever they like! Children must be accompanied by an adult and masks are recommended. The alternate rain location will be at Hot Harry’s covered outdoor seating area at 37 North Street.

Indoors Out! Free Kids’ Paint & Sip is presented by Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. and funding has been provided by the Commonwealth Places Program created by MassDevelopment. The event is presented in partnership with First Fridays Artswalk.

Fall 2022 After-School Programs Fall 2022 After-School Programs at the Berkshire Museum Students in grades 1 & 2 and 3 – 6 are invited to get creative and explore their world with three enriching after-school experiences at Berkshire Museum. Led by Museum Educators in our galleries and classrooms, these immersive, interactive