Southern Berkshire Chamber

10/07/2026

Bring out your inner artist at the Community Mural, one of the activities at our Sheffield Fall Festival on October 17! The Community Mural will be up from 3-7pm. Pick a square, pick out paints, and see where your creativity takes you!
www.southernberkshirechamber.com/events/fall-festival

10/07/2026

The Triplex Cinema is welcoming Spooky Season with The Triplex of Terror! Throughout October, they'll be presenting special horror screenings, starting with
the horror classic Possession with the late Sam Neill this Saturday, October 10 at 8pm.
Get tickets online at www.thetriplex.org/home

10/07/2026

Today we're shining the Spotlight on Edible Berkshires, a local, independently owned quarterly magazine committed to telling the stories of farmers, growers, makers, brewers, chefs, restauranteurs, and others who contribute their energy and passion to creating a healthy, sustainable and delicious local food system for all!
Find out what's in season, get seasonal recipes, and browse the digital edition of the Fall magazine at edibleberkshires.com

10/07/2026

Berkshire Community College will be holding a workshop on AI for Nonprofits on Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Early bird registration is just $50 through October 18. After that, the price goes up to $75.

Be in the room for the conversation shaping what’s next for nonprofits. Join us for AI for Nonprofits at BCC and explore practical ways to use ChatGPT, NotebookLM and other AI tools to research smarter, manage knowledge and build new solutions.

📅 Wednesday, Nov. 18 | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Early bird registration is just $50 through October 18. After that, the price goes up to $75.

Seats are limited. Save yours now.

🔗 Register 👉 https://buy.stripe.com/00wcN538Ucbj3ZX5gJ73G0O

10/06/2026

The Watercolor Landscapes class at Berkshire Art Center starts October 22!

Chasing light. Capturing the landscape.

Ready to take your watercolor landscapes to the next level?

In Watercolor Landscapes, instructor Jill McLean Jill A. McLean will guide intermediate and advanced artists through the art of painting light, texture, atmosphere, and space to bring vistas and scenes to life.

Each week, explore a different approach or technique through instructor demonstrations and plenty of time to put it into practice. Experiment, refine your skills, and discover new ways to translate the beauty of the landscape into watercolor. ✨

🎨 Watercolor Landscapes
📅 Thursdays, Oct. 22 – Nov. 19
⏰ 6–8:30pm
📍 Berkshire Music School, Pittsfield
👩‍🎨 Instructor: Jill McLean

Come paint the landscape in a whole new way. 🌿🖌️

👉 Register at berkshireartcenter.org/classes-shop/2d04f26

10/06/2026

Get ready to show off your cooking or baking skills in our fall-themed Cook-off/Bake-off at the Sheffield Fall Festival on October 17. The only rule is: anything pumpkin! Bring your favorite pumpkin dish or baked goods to the contest tent for judging, and you might win an award.
Find the entry form athttps://files.constantcontact.com/573830ca001/5f728692-2b2e-435c-9f7f-a81712faf117.pdf
or go to https://www.southernberkshirechamber.com/events/fall-festival

10/06/2026

Berkshire Magazine has extended the deadline of this year's photo contest to October 15!
https://www.berkshiremag.com/photo-contest

Because we made an error on one of the photo contest forms and put the deadline of October 15 instead of October 5, we have decided to extend the deadline for this year’s photo contest until—you guessed it—Thursday, October 15! So you still have time to enter the contest—and win a prize as well as be published in Berkshire Magazine. The link to enter is in our profile, or go to berkshiremag.com/photo-contest …. This year’s theme is “Feeling Free in the Berkshires.” The operative word is “free,” and we are open to however you want to reflect that in the photos you submit to the contest. Enter now—there’s still time! We’d love to see your images.

10/06/2026

CATA’s exhibit "Roots, Stems, Leaves, Sky" is coming to the Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary! The exhibit will be on view from October 10 to November 18, and there will be a free exhibit celebration on Thursday, October 22 from 3-5pm with the artists!

10/05/2026

Perfect time to enjoy the leaves. Catamount Mountain Resort has so many different ways to do that.

10/05/2026

Another great article about our 2026 Business Person of the Year, Will Conklin, founding director of Greenagers, partner in Konkapot Tree and Timber and owner of Sky View Farm. Well deserved!

William Conklin was this year's Business Person of the Year, recognizing his work as founder and executive director of Greenagers, a nonprofit that helps youth and children engage in work in environmental conservation, sustainable farming, natural resource management, and vocational skills building. Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/35en5dze