Community Corner
🌱 Which acclaimed dance companies are performing at Jacob’s Pillow this October?
And on the Becket Patch calendar - Fun Sized Tiny Public Art Festival

Good morning Becket! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which acclaimed dance companies are performing at Jacob's Pillow this October?
Also on today's calendar: Fun Sized Tiny Public Art Festival and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers late in the afternoon, with a high of 75 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 44.
- Saturday: Not as warm, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• From 'Swan Lake' to Shanghai Ballet: Your guide to fall's must-see dance around the region (timesunion.com) — Several major dance events are headed to Jacob's Pillow in Becket this fall, including Youth America Grand Prix's "Fresh Voices in Dance" and Doug Varone & Dancers' 40th anniversary program. The broader regional roundup highlights innovative ballet, modern, and international companies performing across the Capital Region, but Becket residents can especially look forward to multiple October weekends of high-profile performances right in town.
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📸 Around Becket
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Becket
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★ Featured events ★
- Fun Sized Tiny Public Art Festival →
Downtown Northampton, Main Street,
10:00 am
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- Game Night + Mah Jongg →
Becket Athenaeum, 3367 Main St, Becket
6:00 pm - Route 8 Pub →
Route 8 Pub, 3235 Main Street, Becket
7:00 pm - Rounders Revival live at Route 8 Pub →
Route 8 Pub, 3235 Main Street, Becket
7:00 pm - Fresh Voices in Dance →
Jacob's Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 26
Thursday October 15
📣 Becket Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Yoga with Ben Corbett →
Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
9:00 am - Mary Kate →
Monterey Library, 452 Main Road, Monterey
11:00 am - Thursday Mahjong →
Monterey Community Center, 468 Main Rd, Monterey
1:30 pm - Cousins Maine Lobster Food Truck – Canna Provisions Lee →
Canna Provisions Lee, 220 Housatonic St, Lee
4:00 pm - Cousins Maine Lobster Food Truck →
220 Housatonic St, Lee
4:00 pm - Lee Premium Outlets, Baseball in the Berkshire →
Lee Premium Outlets, 17 Premium Outlets Blvd, Lee - The Fascinating Story of Baseball in the Berkshires →
Lee Premium Outlets, 17 Premium Outlets Blvd, Lee - Baseball in the Berkshires →
17 Premium Outlets Blvd, Lee
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I just found these two on Algerie Road.
Does anyone know whose dogs they are? 8 AM Tuesday morning. (Nextdoor Wade Inn Rd)
- Capital Vacations posted a job opening for Hospitality Specialist- Front Office in Lenox. Apply here.
- Canyon Ranch posted a job opening for Beauty Services Assistant (Part Time) in Lenox. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Becket here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lee
- Lee Golfers Win at Taconic (iberkshires.com)
- BERKSHIRE FOOD NEWS: News from Sanctum Gallery Café and Juju's in Lee (theberkshireedge.com)
- Berkshire's youngest entrepreneurs to showcase their creations at Lee Family Fun Day inaugural market (theberkshireedge.com)
Lenox
- THEATER REVIEW: 'The Norwegians' plays at Shakespeare & Company's Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre through Oct. 4 (theberkshireedge.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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