Edited by Laura Rogers-Castro.
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Sandisfield Select Board Meetings are currently through Zoom and in-person at 6:30 p.m. on Mondays unless otherwise posted. Please visit sandisfieldma.gov or call 258-4711 for information.

Playgroup on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Otis Town Hall. Sponsored by South Berkshire Kids. No pre-registration is necessary. Led by Nina Carr. This fun program includes free play, crafts, stories, and songs! A great time to meet up with friends and meet new friends! For confirmation of dates, please call Nina Carr (258-3314). Free!

Coffee Hour on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. at the Council on Aging, Town Hall basement. Snacks and conversation! For more information, contact Nina Carr (258-3314). Free.

Chair Yoga with Wendy Larsen on Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. at the Old Town Hall at 3 Silverbrook Road, sponsored by the Council on Aging. For more information, contact Nina Carr (258-3314). Free.

Card Playing on Thursday, August 7 at 1:00 p.m. at the Council on Aging, Town Hall. Come join us.

Town Plan Survey Report and Pizza Party on Friday, September 12, at 6:00 p.m. at Old Town Hall at 3 Silverbrook Road. Hear survey results, add your own ideas, free pizza, soft drinks.

Pig Roast on Saturday, September 13 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The American Legion-Post 456 on Route 8. Live music by Full Burn, food, bouncy house. Please RSVP sandisfieldevents@recreationcommittee.info by September 5. Free, but registration required to help order enough food/supplies. No pets.

Live from New York Cabaret, An Evening of Song on Saturday, September 13 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Sandisfield Arts Center located on 5 Hammertown Road. Direct from Linda Mironti's smash New York cabaret performance at Don't Tell Mama, this musical journey features songs from jazz to Broadway and the Great American Songbook with Linda, Lennie Watts, Tracy Stark, and Deborah Zecher. Prosecco and dessert to follow. Visit sandisfieldartscenter.org for tickets or pay at the door. $50.

New Boston Church Worship Service on Sunday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome. There will be a Church Council Meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The New Boston Congregational Church is located on Route 57. For more information and to view the calendar, visit newbostoncongregationalchurch.org.

NOT Your Ordinary Yard Sale on Friday and Saturday, September 19 and 20, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, at the New Boston Congregational Church at 4 Sandisfield Road. See page 19 for details.

Open Mic on Friday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sandisfield Arts Center on 5 Hammertown Road, Bring your music, poetry, comedy, dance or other creative talent you have to share! Come to enjoy some live entertainment. Free.

Chronic Pain and the Mind-Body Connection on Saturday, September 20 at 10:00 a.m. at the Sandisfield Arts Center. Anni Crofut is a Mind-Body Coach specializing in helping people find relief from chronic pain and other persistent mind-body symptoms. $10.

Tag Sale and Tractor Pulls on Sunday, September 28, at the American Legion Pavilion. Tag sale, 8:00-a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tractor pulls, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. See page XX for details.

ONLINE EVENTS

A Farm and Garden Show alternates Bill Taylor and Jaye Alison Moscariello's interviews with pioneers in regenerative, organic, or permaculture growing with a pair of Tom Christopher's Growing Greener shows. Hosted by Sandisfield folks! Every Monday 10-11 AM live streaming and available anytime up to 2 weeks after the stream under Programs at berkshireradio.org.

EVENTS IN SURROUNDING TOWNS

Fishing Derby on Saturday, September 13 from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at the Berkshire National Fish Hatchery on Hatchery Road in Monterey. Open to children ages 13 and under. Learn to fish and compete for prizes. No child goes away empty handed! Open House will follow the Derby. Free.

Live Music in the Hills with Bruce Mandel on Saturday, September 13 at 6:30 p.m. on the Tolland Town Green (in the church in case of rain). Free cof-feehouse style with light refreshments.

Live Music in the Hills on Saturday, August 2, at 6:30 p.m. on the Tolland Town Green (or in the church in case of rain). Free coffeehouse style with light refreshments.

Art Day on Monday, September 15 at 9:30 a.m. at the Public Safety Complex on 402 West Granville Road in Tolland. Coffee, light refreshments, card mak-ing, scrapbooking, and papercrafting. Basic supplies will be available. Adults of all ages are welcome!

Friends of Main Street's 25th Fall Foliage Festival & Car Show on Saturday, September 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (weather permitting) on Main Street in Winsted, Connecticut. Cars, crafts, artisans, food, music.

SAVE THE DATE

OktoberFest on Saturday, October 4 from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., at Looking Glass Gardens, 19 Dodd St., sponsored by Recreation Committee. Live music, hayrides, pony rides, beer, and more. RSVP by September 26 to sandisfieldevents@recreationcommittee.info.

Town-Wide Tag Sale sponsored by Sandisfield Historical Society, Saturday, October 11. See Historical Society report, page XX.

"The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow" by the Sandisfield Players at the Arts Center, Saturday, October 25. A staged radio play. See ad on page XX..