FAMILY FUN DAY
August 10th 10am-3pm
Becket Federated Church
Vendors, kids activities, bake sale, raffle baskets, water slide, hamburgers and hot dogs for sale. An amazing D.J. and more. Raffle calendars $5 ea. to raise money for the Food Pantry. Contact Laurel Burgwardt at (413) 464-6169 for more information.
Yoked Parish of Becket Holds Annual Chicken BBQ
The Yoked Parish of Becket will host the annual Chicken BBQ on Saturday, August 31 (rain date Sept 1) at the First Congregational Church Guild Hall on YMCA Road from 12-2. The menu is 1/2 chicken, potato salad, corn on the cob, green bean salad, and homemade blueberry crisp with real whipped cream. Funds raised will benefit the fuel, electricity, plumbing, and Food Pantry assistance programs for this community. Eat in or take out. Drinks provided for those eating there. Cost is $18.00 per meal. Call 623-8300 or 623-6455 for reservations by August 28th.
Becket Arts Center – Music, Exhibits, Talks, Performances & More
Summer is in full swing at the BAC. We say hello to two new exhibits on Fri. Aug. 9 and Aug. 23 (5-7pm), goodbye to two exhibits on Sun. Aug. 4 and Aug 18 (2-4pm); Music Brings Communities Together welcomes Simon Guthrie and Amy Attias on Sat. Aug. 10 and Bobby Sweet and the BSweet Band on Sat. Aug. 24, 5-7pm. Rob and Elisa Bildner speak about their “The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook” on Thurs. Aug. 8, 5-6pm. We welcome Jim and John Demler’s “My Evil Twin” genre-bending musical on
Fri. Aug. 9, 8-9pm. PLUS, join us Sun., Aug. 25 at Camp Watitoh for food, drinks, music, and dancing at our annual Becket Bash fundraiser; it’s our first ever Hoe Down. Tickets are $55 in advance, $65 at the door: Becketartscenter.org
Becket Athenaeum Events Plus Book Sale Fundraiser
There’s so much to do at the library in August. Kids, come learn about animals from John Burns on August 5, 10am, enjoy Ice Cream Storytime on the 9th at 3pm (at Topsy’s Treats in Hinsdale), and hear storyteller Davis Bates at 10:30am on August 17. Adults, sign up to bring a dish from The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook to the Cookbook Club meeting on the 12th where you can chat with authors Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert Bildner. On August 22 at 11:30am, Pat Vint, author of Into Sight: My Journey From Legally Blind To A World of Clarity & Depth, reads and discusses her book. This year’s final Book & Bake Sale Fundraiser is Aug 31 & Sept 1 from 10am-4pm (weather permitting). The library will be open both days. August is the last month for Summer Reading—there’s still time to earn prizes.
