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Great Barrington — Downtown Great Barrington was alive with music, art, and performances as the fourth season of Berkshire Busk! started on Friday, June 28, and Saturday, June 29. This year, the event will be held on Fridays and Saturdays, starting at 6:30 p.m.

, at various locations throughout downtown Great Barrington up until Saturday, August 31. The outdoor summertime event started back in 2020 during the pandemic in order to bring people to the downtown area through live musical performances and performances by magicians, circus artists, and dancers. The June 28 portion of the event included Noah Robertson, 14, from Australia, performing blues songs on Railroad Street.



Noah is currently attending The Berkshire College of Music’s summer program in Boston. “Playing here is so much fun,” Noah told The Berkshire Edge before his performance. “I love busking because it’s great to get out and play to the people.

To me, Great Barrington is an electrifying town, and the people’s love for music is so cool.” As June 28 went on, music was played all throughout the downtown area by Garrin Benfield, Carolyn Shapiro, Brian Hailes, and Josh Driver. Also performing on June 28 were fire dancer Luna Faun, children’s balloon artist Balloon Ben, and The Funk Box Dance Studio from Pittsfield.

The second day of Berkshire Busk! was held on Saturday, June 29 in conjunction with LGBTQ+ organization Berkshire Pride. The event included a Drag Story Hour event at The Triplex and a t.

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