BASIC Berkshires

Moving Life Stories (Pittsfield)
2024-01-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-27 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) and 12 more dates | Berkshire Family YMCA, 292 North St, Pittsfield, 01201
Open to all ages; FREE
Pittsfield Series:
Tuesdays, Apr 4 – May 23
6-8pm
Location: Pittsfield YMCA
292 North St, Pittsfield, MA 01201
To express interest or get in touch, please contact berkshire.pulse@gmail.com or call 413-274-6624.
Moving Life Stories (MLS) is a creative movement class created for and geared toward the immigrant population and their allies in the Berkshires. MLS provides opportunities to share personal journeys, stories, and connections to places past and present through movement games, exercises, dancing, and community building.
In this series of workshops, we will learn various ways to tell and embody our stories through play, creative movement, and the creation of mini-dances. No prior movement experience is required, and the class is appropriate for all ages.
A Spanish-speaking interpreter will be present, childcare is provided, and transportation can be arranged.
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Historias de Vida en Movimiento es una clase de movimiento creativo creado para la comunidad inmigrante en los Berkshire. La clase brinda la oportunidad de compartir experiencias personales e historias de y conexiones con lugares de su pasado y presente a través del movimiento, ejercicios, baile y construcción de comunidad.
En esta serie de talleres aprenderemos varios métodos para contar y expresar nuestras historias a través del juego, movimiento creativo, y la creación de bailes cortos. No se requiere experiencia previa y la clase es apta para todas las edades.
Un traductor de habla hispana estará presente y se puede organizar el transporte gratuito.

Community Day
2024-05-25 11:00 - 16:00 | Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA, 01240
Shakespeare & Company will host a free, family-friendly Community Day on its campus in Lenox, Mass. on Saturday, May 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring food, music, and several other Berkshire-based nonprofits on hand to share the myriad ways each serves the region.
Company Manager Natalie Love explained that this new endeavor is designed to offer an accessible event for all Berkshire County residents, and to foster greater awareness of Berkshire County’s nonprofit resources including cultural institutions, education programs, professional development opportunities, health and human services, and others.
The event’s entertainment will include a drag story-hour, a performance by the Eagles Band Trombone Ensemble, and guided talks about Shakespeare & Company’s season, in addition to theater games for kids. CHP Berkshires will be present with a mobile health unit to offer their health services, and local food trucks La Chalupa Y La Enchilada, BB’s Hot Spot, and Charlie’s Bistro Bus will sell food throughout the day. Water will be provided for free, and Josie’s Place, a full-service bar at the Tina Packer Playhouse lobby, will be open for beverage purchases.
Nonprofits such as Ventfort Hall, Lenox Library, Drag Story Hour Berkshires, and UCP (United Cerebral Palsy) of Western Massachusetts have signed on to participate. Local organizations interested in participating at Community Day may fill out an interest form. For more information, visit shakespeare.org, or call (413) 637-1199, ext. 339.

VIM Community Group
2024-06-13 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-07-11 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-08-08 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-09-12 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-10-10 17:30 - 19:30
If you are new to the community — or you have been here for a while and want to get to know new people, learn about the important things happening here, participate in recreational activities, and live a healthy and fulfilling life — WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN our VIM community group. We will meet at the new clinic located at 199 South St. in PITTSFIELD.

Challenges: A Story Telling Event
2024-07-20 16:30 - 18:00 | New Marlborough Meeting House, 154 Hartsville-New Marlborough Road, New Marlborough, 01230
Join some LitNet learners, live and on stage, at the New Marlboro Meeting House sharing true, personal vignettes on the theme of CHALLENGE. Each storytellers will take to the stage to share a 5-8 minute story (without notes/Moth-style.) All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. FREE.

Family Resource Fair in Great Barrington
2024-08-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Great Barrington Family Resource Center, 141 West Ave, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
Bring your family to the Great Barrington Family Resource Center on Saturday, August 24 for a Family Resource Fair organized by Clinical & Support Options! Get connected with over a dozen community organizations that can help your family, get free backpacks and school supplies, and enjoy live dance demonstrations, a taco truck, and games for the whole family.
See flyer for details: Family Resource Fair 2024

Fiesta Latina
2024-08-25 15:00 - 19:00 | The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home, 2 Plunkett St, Lenox, MA, 01240, United States
The Mount invites you to a free musical celebration of Berkshire LatinX culture and artistry on Sunday, August 25 at 3 pm! Bring the whole family and enjoy a performance under the tent from Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra, whose original blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms draws from Salsa, Merengue, Cha-cha, Bomba, Plena, and Latin Jazz to bring the sounds of Latin America to this corner of the Berkshires. Bring a picnic or visit La Chalupa y La Enchilada Mexican food truck parked on site. There will be face painting, bubbles, and craft activities for the kiddos. Join us!
See flyers in Spanish and English below.

Festival Latino of the Berkshires
2024-09-28 12:00 - 18:00 | Great Barringtown Town Hall Saint James Place, 352 Main St, Great Barrington, 01230, United States
Experience a day filled with vibrant music, dance, and performances that will transport you to the heart of Latin America!
