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Montague Soapbox Races, spooky local history, Wine Thunderdome

The 8th annual Montague Soapbox Races feature homemade carts powered by gravity. We head to Turners Falls where some of us are not defying gravity, but hoping it helps us and our relative need for speed. The 8th Montague Soapbox Races take place Nov. 1 with community built and first-law-of-physics-powered vehicles of all sorts and contortions. We speak with some of folx involved to hear how this event has made local impact.

Montague, MA · 4d
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BIFF’s Busy November: Music, Farming, Mental Health and a Former Boston Globe Editor talks "Spotlight" 25 Years Later

The Berkshire International Film Festival wrapped its 20th edition in the spring, but its year-round programming picks up this month with four screenings, each paired with a guest or a panel. Three are at the Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington and one is at the Tanglewood Learning Institute in Lenox.

Lenox, MA · 4d
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Long before the Salem witch trials, Connecticut executed its own

Connecticut was the site of the first known witchcraft executions in America — decades before the infamous Salem witch trials.

Connecticut · 7d

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Escape artist Harry Houdini died 100 years ago on Halloween

A century after his death, legendary escape artist Harry Houdini continues to influence modern magic and entertainment worldwide.

Chicopee, MA · 6d

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REVIEW: “Lend Me a Tenor” at The Majestic Theater

“Sometimes, we just want to laugh” says Myka Plunkett, the director of LEND ME A TENOR, now playing at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield. And laugh you will if you come to see this rollicking evening of hilarity. Playwright Ken Ludwig is a master of the form of bedroom farce, and this TENOR delivers it, all in sidesplitting, operatic mayhem.

West Springfield, MA · 6d

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The Lehrer Report: Oct. 29, 2026

1. Change clocks on Saturday, Halloween night. If you are driving Saturday night, please be careful and aware of trick-or-treaters. 2. Real estate taxes are due Monday, Nov. 2. 3. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Please vote if you haven’t done so. I will be working at Crocker Farm...

Amherst, MA · 7d

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Trunk or treat event being held in South Hadley on Friday

South Hadley is scheduled to host a trunk-or-treat event at Beers & Story on Friday night.

South Hadley, MA · 7d

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The Extraordinary Career of Shelton Windham

Williston teachers are often multi-talented, but Math Teacher Sheton Windham takes it to the next level. Windham is in demand on both math floor of the Schoolhouse this year and also working with students as Assistant Director of “Clue.” Theater is hardly a new medium for Windham though. His theatrical career started in his junior year of high school, debuting as the titular role in “The Music Man.”

Easthampton, MA · 6d

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Northampton gallery honors past, present in children’s illustration

NORTHAMPTON — Lovers of children’s books of all ages are invited to meet their favorite illustrators and authors at a Northampton gallery’s biggest party of the year. On Sunday, Nov. 8, R. Michelson Galleries will present the annual Children’s Illustration Celebration, marking the gallery’s 47th anniversary and the 37th celebration of the work it houses.

Northampton, MA · 7d

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Lee Bank Foundation Awards Grant to Berkshire Art Center

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Lee Bank Foundation has awarded Berkshire Art Center (BAC) a $5,000 grant to support creative learning for children throughout Berkshire County and help make art accessible to all. The grant will support free after school programs in Pittsfield and North Adams and scholarships for studio...

Pittsfield, MA · 5d

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Discovering treasure at historical society’s Antiques Road Show

They came in the rain. They came with jewels and a dragon, and the ubiquitous pocket watch last worn by grandfather. They came with memories of family members who have passed and, doubtless, more than one secretly hoped for a fortuitous windfall. A quartet of appraisers was seated in the...

Granby, CT · 6d

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Granby student qualifies for National Bowling Tournament

Cayden Mele, a sophomore at Granby Memorial High School, earned a spot in the prestigious Junior Gold National Championship Bowling Tournament in Indianapolis in July 2027. On Sept. 27, he bowled in the Connecticut River Travel Tournament at Callahan’s Bowling alley in Newington. Cayden bowled well, including a 225 game to start his four-game set, on a very difficult oil pattern to earn a spot in the national championships.

Granby, CT · 6d

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Sunderland Cornfield Grows Mona Lisa, King Tut and Einstein Faces Visible From Above

Out in Sunderland, the Mona Lisa, King Tut and Albert Einstein have all taken a turn staring up at the sky, each one grown from rows of corn. A WCVB look back at the Pioneer Valley's giant cornfield portraits resurfaced this week, and the tradition behind them is still very much alive.

Sunderland, MA · 8d

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Step into 1890s America at these Gilded Age estates in Lenox and Stockbridge

The Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts hold a string of enormous summer estates from the Gilded Age, roughly the 1880s to the early 1900s. Wealthy families built these places and called them “cottages,” which tells you something about the era. The towns of Lenox and Stockbridge kept several...

Lenox, MA · 8d

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Photos of the Week: 2026 Fall Foliage Gallery

This week we present Indy’s annual Fall foliage gallery. Thanks to all who shared their photos. You can check out our previous fall foliage galleries below. Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer. We invite local photographers to share their photographs here. Please include a description/caption and an indication of who is to be credited.

Amherst, MA · 7d

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Marlon Wayans joins Echoes of Us ahead of Springfield show

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – If you’ve ever laughed through Scary Movie, White Chicks, or The Wayans Bros., you’ll want to check out the latest episode of Echoes of Us. 22News reporters Sara Bien-Aime and Areta Odiah sat down with comedian, actor and producer Marlon Wayans ahead of his upcoming Wild Child Tour, which includes a stop in Springfield on November 14.

Springfield, MA · 7d

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Westside Legends to Unveil ‘Pride of the Westside’ Mural on Nov. 11 in Durant Park

PITTSFIELD — Westside Legends will unveil a permanent mural, “Pride of the Westside,” on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 1:30 p.m. in Durant Park, 30 John St., Pittsfield. Designed by artist N. Carlos Jefferson, the mural depicts members of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, including its chaplain, the Rev. Samuel Harrison, who later became the first pastor of Second Congregational Church, Berkshire County’s first Black church. The 54th included 81 men from Berkshire County, 14 of them from Pittsfield, and saw significant action at Fort Wagner, a battle depicted in the film Glory.

Pittsfield, MA · 8d