Events in Dalton today

This 50-kilometer mountain bike ride makes a full loop around Mount Greylock on a mix of singletrack and doublewide trails, gravel roads, and a short stretch of pavement. The Thunderbolt Ski Runners are organizing the ride.

PMC Unpaved is a community-focused gravel ride and camp experience in the Berkshires, hosted by the Pan-Mass Challenge to raise funds for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Riders can choose from three routes of approximately 20, 30, or 50 miles, nicknamed The Owl, The Raven, and The Eagle. After the ride, the camp atmosphere continues with live entertainment, activities for participants and their loved ones, and a speaker program featuring PMC leadership and members of the PMC Living Proof® community. Every rider-raised dollar supports cancer research and care at Dana-Farber. Now marking its fifth year, this edition is set at Camp Mah-Kee-Nac. Registration is $200, and a minimum fundraising commitment of $2,300 applies.

Browse locally grown produce, bakery favorites, desserts, and handcrafted wares at a weekly market. It happens every Saturday and goes on regardless of the weather, so you can shop rain or shine.

Makers on Main is a marketplace with a mission, creating a lively hub that connects what happens in studios with the people who want to see it. It offers a professional setting where up-and-coming artists and established makers can share work, pilot fresh ideas, grow passion projects, and strengthen their place in the local economy. Vendor opportunities are available.

Tilly's Harvest Fest brings music, dancing, and activities to the parking lot at Tilly's Tap & Tavern at Valley Park Bowl. The lineup features a DJ, the Berkshire County Line Dancers, a bounce house, and Bowey the Magic Clown, with food available for purchase. Hosted by Tilly's Tap & Tavern. Vendors can apply online for space, with single 10x10 and double 20x20 options. The fee is $50 per 10x10 space.

Buskers perform at the Great Barrington Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. See who is scheduled to appear.

Ronstadt Rewind pays homage to Linda Ronstadt with a high-energy concert devoted to her most beloved songs. Katherine Winston leads the show with a powerful voice and heartfelt delivery, supported by a seasoned live band that channels the spirit and sound of Ronstadt onstage. The set spans her early breakthrough with the Stone Poneys on Different Drum through radio favorites like When Will I Be Loved, That'll Be the Day, Heat Wave, It's So Easy, Blue Bayou, Poor Poor Pitiful Me, You're No Good, Tumblin' Dice and more. Created for lifelong fans and curious newcomers alike, this uplifting, sing-along celebration blends authenticity, passion and plenty of rock and roll, and Winston's dynamic performances have connected with audiences across the country.

A welcoming Mahjong session in the Berkshire Athenaeum auditorium offers a friendly space for social play and learning. Players of any experience level, from first timers to seasoned regulars, can take part with tutors available to provide guidance and instruction. Game sets are available on site. Bring a Mahjong card if you have one, or borrow one from the library.

Common Folk Writer’s Jam welcomes writers looking for a supportive place to move a project forward. Bring prose, poetry, or anything in between and connect with fellow writers in a relaxed, no-judgment setting. Share pages for constructive feedback, spark ideas with prompts, brainstorm as a group, or settle in to write alongside others. Please bring a notebook and pencil or a word processing device. Open to members and non-members.

This uninstructed, drop-in portrait drawing session welcomes artists of all experience levels to practice likeness, proportion, and lighting at a comfortable pace in a no-critique environment. A single model maintains one portrait pose for the full session, arranged in 20 minute drawing periods with short stretch breaks and a longer 10 to 15 minute pause halfway through. Please bring your own paper and drawing supplies. Graphite, charcoal, conté, colored pencils, ballpoint pens, and clean, mess-free sketchbooks are recommended. Oil painting is not allowed at this time while ventilation and disposal solutions are being evaluated, with the aim of permitting oils in the future. Participation is pay what you can, with a suggested contribution of $20. Fees support model compensation and help sustain the studio space. RSVP by emailing NorthAdamsDraws@gmail.com.

Adults coping with loss can take part in a peer-led grief support group that offers conversation and mutual support. Sessions take place at the Youth Center building. For more information, call the Youth Center at (413) 458-5925.

The Great Barrington Family Resource Center introduces Family Activity Hour, a refreshed version of its weekly Art Hour for caregivers and kids. It keeps the creative spirit of the original while adding even more ways to play, learn, and connect. Families can explore hands on arts and crafts alongside family board and backyard games, movement and wellness activities, and seasonal events offered throughout the year. The setting is friendly and supportive, with an emphasis on making memories and strengthening family bonds. Snacks and drinks are provided, and activities are available in both English and Spanish.

Wharton on Wednesday brings Edith Wharton’s short fiction to life in a friendly café setting at the Terrace Café, where local performers share readings with a scenic backdrop. This installment features Ryan Winkles presenting His Father’s Son, the story of an artistic young man who confronts the practical businessman who raised him after uncovering signs that his birth father is a renowned violinist. Touched with gentle satire, it explores identity, family ties, and the sway of rumor. Refreshments are available from the Café, and the setting offers a pleasant view as the reading unfolds.

Hosted by HospiceCare in the Berkshires, Inc., this grief support group offers a compassionate space for anyone who has experienced a loss. Participants can share their stories, listen to others, and find connection with people who understand. Meetings are held at Berkshire South. Attendance is free, and no preregistration is required.

Summer, 1976 is an intimate two-actor play by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Auburn, whose acclaimed work, including Proof, often explores intellect, memory, and the delicate threads of human connection. A longtime collaborator with Berkshire Theatre Group, Auburn has both written and directed multiple projects for BTG, and here he turns his attention to an unlikely friendship between two women during the Bicentennial summer. A chance meeting grows into a relationship that lingers for years, shaping the course of both lives. The production is directed by Isadora Wolfe, returning to BTG after many seasons as a performer, choreographer, and co-director. An Artistic Associate with Punchdrunk in the UK and former Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director for the New York production of Sleep No More, she brings a vivid physical and visual approach to the stage. Her collaborations with artists such as Martha Clarke, Maxine Doyle, Eric Hill, Richard Jones, and Johannes Wieland, along with her work on the faculty of The Juilliard School and as a Fellow at NYU Center for Ballet and the Arts, inform a style that highlights subtle shifts in time, recollection, and connection within Auburn’s close-knit script. Reflective and resonant, this production offers a gentle look at friendship and the quiet moments that can change a life. Recommended for ages 12 and up.

Set in the near future, two sisters look back on the lives they have shared while preparing for separate futures as one plans a move to Mars. Their relationship is tested by distance and change, asking whether their connection can endure across time and the space between worlds. It is a story about memory, family, and staying connected when far apart.

Build practical mending skills in a friendly repair club led by repair specialist @thesensiblesheep. This drop-in gathering offers a welcoming space to learn techniques that help clothes last longer. A sewing machine will be set up, and attendees can bring their own projects to repair alongside others or seek guidance on how to fix them. This program is funded in part by the Local Cultural Council of the Northern Berkshires, with support from Mass Cultural Council.

A six-week Play & Learn series featuring the Boston Children's Museum Nature curriculum offers playful, nature-focused learning for young children. It is best suited for ages 2 to 4, and each family receives a kit to keep. This is a registered program, and registration is required by calling 413-664-4821.