SBCC Newsletter

August 7, 2025


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  • Chamber News
  • August Spotlights
  • New Member Welcome
  • Library Events
  • News & Announcements
  • Quick Guide to This Weekend
  • Event Calendar
  • Save the Dates
  • Job Openings

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SBCC Mission Statement:


"To advocate for business prosperity and promote a healthy, inclusive community by providing information and services for its members."



Southern Berkshire Towns: Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Monterey, 

Mt. Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Sandisfield & Sheffield

Chamber News

August BAH


The BAH member networking event for August will be hosted by The Triplex Cinema in partnership with Berkshire Busk! on Thursday, August 14 from 5-7pm.


Members of the Southern Berkshire Chamber are invited to register by clicking below.


2025 Business Person of the Year

Tickets Now Available Online

Join the Southern Berkshire Chamber for the celebration in honor of our 2025 Business Person of the Year, Erik Bruun of SoCo Creamery!


The event will be on Wednesday, September 10 at 5pm at Catamount Mountain Resort.


Register online, or call the Chamber office at (413) 528-4284.

Read the August Spotlight Profiles

*Spotlights are drawn at random each month.

WELCOME

New Chamber Members!


Local Libraries

Co|Constructors: Construction Business Services


BerkshiresBliss


Sherwin Williams


Edible Berkshires


Southern Berkshire Regional School District


Coco's Candy


Hearth & Hound


Sheffield Historical Society


L'io Beauty & Wellness


Essential~Wholeness LLC


bear butter


EILEEN FISHER, Inc.


Matrushka Toys & Gifts


Robbie's Community Market


Agave's Mexican Grill


Recover Hospitality


Jake's Barbershop


Hammertown


Mason Library

August 9 - Balloons Galore Link




Bushnell-Sage Library

August 19 - Sensory-friendly Bubble Show Link

News and Announcements

Jacob's Pillow Cancels The Rest of Its Season (The Berkshire Edge)


Construct Executive Director Jane Ralph to Step Down After Nine Years of Leadership


Ventfort Hall Reclaims Historic Gardener's Cottage in Landmark Acquisition

Adams Community Bank Announces Employee Promotion


1Berkshire Announces Fall Foliage Parade in North Adams, Oct. 5


Orion Magazine Accepting Pitch Submissions Through Aug. 15

Quick Guide to This Weekend

Friday, Aug. 8


Creativity Studio, 1pm - Berkshire Food Co-op


Sheffield Farmers Market, 3-6pm


Mobile Farmers Market, 3:30-5:30pm at the Monterey Community Center


Great Barrington Summer Concert, 5:30pm


Tableaux Vivants or Living Pictures, 5:30pm - Chesterwood


Berkshire Busk!, 6:30-8:30pm


Movie: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), 7pm - The Mahaiwe


The Mousetrap, 7pm - Berkshire Theatre Group


The Best Medicine, 7:30pm - Great Barrington Public Theater


Joan, 7:30pm - Barrington Stage Co.


Joshua Bell and Dvořák Symphony No. 9, From the New World, 8pm - Tanglewood


Saturday, Aug. 9


Great Barrington Farmers' Market & GB Arts Market, 9am-1pm


Church Bazaar, 9am-3pm - First Congregational Church, Great Barrington


Opening Lecture: Isamu Noguchi - Landscapes of Time, 11am - The Clark


Salon: An Outdoor Co-Creation Experience, 1-4pm - Berkshire Natural Resources Council


The Mousetrap, 2pm - Berkshire Theatre Group


Joan, 2pm - Barrington Stage Co.


The Best Medicine, 3pm - Great Barrington Public Theater


Live Music, 3-5pm - Berkshire Mountain Distillers


TLI Spotlight Series: Sebastian Smee in dialogue with Sam Amidon and Shahzad Ismaily, 5pm - Tanglewood


Summer Music Series, The Hey Nows (Final Concert of the Season), 5-8pm - Catamount Mountain Resort


Classical Summer Concert, 6pm - Saint James Place


Berkshire Busk!, 6:30-8:30pm


Christian Sands, 7pm - Music Mountain


The Mousetrap, 7pm - Berkshire Theatre Group

Saturday, Contin'd


Joan, 7:30pm - Barrington Stage Co.


The Best Medicine, 7:30pm - Great Barrington Public Theater


An Evening with Galactic Featuring Jelly Joseph, 8pm - The Mahaiwe


John Williams' Film Night, 8pm - Tanglewood




Sunday, Aug. 10


The Middle Season: Navigating Perimenopause from a Naturopathic Perspective, 10am - Berkshire Food Co-op


On Being Live: Krista Tippett in Conversation with D. Graham Burnett - Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence?, 10:30am - Tanglewood


The Mousetrap, 2pm - Berkshire Theatre Group


Yo-Yo Ma, Pépin, Saint-Saëns, and Mendelssohn, 2:30pm - Tanglewood


The Best Medicine, 3pm - Great Barrington Public Theater


Ying Quartet, 3pm - Music Mountain


Joan, 3pm - Barrington Stage Co.


Overtures and More, 6pm - Saint James Place


TLI Presents: TMC Silent Film Project, 7pm & 9pm - Tanglewood

Events Calendar
(Click image to go to event website)

August 7 - Great Barrington Rotary

Raffle Drawing

August 7 - GB Memorial Park

Community Day

August 7 - Great Barrington Fire Department

Main Street Car Show

August 8 - Sheffield Farmers Market

MDAR Event

August 8 - Chesterwood

Tableaux Vivants

August 9 - Saint James Place

Concert

August 9 - The Mahaiwe

Concert

August 12 - Ventfort Hall

Tea & Talk

August 13 - Fairview Hospital

Wellness Talk

August 14 - Berkshire Community Action Council

Community Day

August 14 - Berkshire South

Concerts

August 15 - Berkshire Pulse

Performance at Chesterwood

August 15 - Tom's Toys

Stuffed Animal Adoption

August 15 & 17 - Greenagers

Fundraisers

Save The Dates

August 16 & 17 - Stockbridge Chamber

Arts & Crafts Show

August 16 - Berkshire Community College

Community Fest

August 16 - Norman Rockwell Museum

Art of Brewing Festival

August 16 - Catamount Mountain Resort

Dinner & Comedy Show

August 23 - Sandisfield Arts Center

Mushroom Walk

August 26 - Dewey Hall

Ice Cream Social



August 29 - Berkshire County Head Start

Teacher Pep Rally

August 30 - Blue Rider Stables

Fun Day

August 30 - Tanglewood

Concert

August 31 - CDCSB

Block Party

September 18 - 1Berkshire

Celebrate the Berkshires

September 20 - Rural Recovery

Smash the Stigma Event

Sept. 27 - Families Like Ours

Fundraiser

October 7 - Brien Center

Conference

Job Fairs & Openings

The Marketplace - Office Administrator


Okun Services - Full or Part-Time Position


Cafe Adam - Part-Time Server


Taft Farms - Multiple Positions


Town of Egremont-Transfer Station Attendant



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