Category: Current Events

“30 Years of Exoplanets: What Have We Learned?” Lecture and Stargazing with the Northern Berkshire Astronomical Society

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th, 2026 7:30PM

32 NEW ASHFORD ROAD, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA

Join us on Saturday, September 12th at 7:30pm at the Williamstown Historical Museum for an evening of astronomy with the Northern Berkshire Astronomical Society! Northern Berkshire Astronomical Society member Dr. Bob Donahue will present a lecture on the remarkable discoveries made over the past 30 years in the study of exoplanets: planets orbiting stars beyond our Solar System. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and, weather permitting, a stargazing session.

Since the 1990s, astronomers have confirmed more than 6,000 exoplanets. What are these distant worlds like? Are any of them like Earth? Is our Solar System unusual? And what are we likely to learn next?

Come learn more about the worlds beyond our Solar System and join members of the Northern Berkshire Astronomical Society for an opportunity to explore the night sky.

Visit the Northern Berkshire Astronomical Society’s website for more information: https://nbasastro.org/articles/2026/08/nbas-public-observing-williamstown-historical-museum/

Flatbed Jazz Band. music/dance

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28th, 2026 6PM

32 NEW ASHFORD ROAD, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA

Suggested donation $10/person $25/family, cash or card at the door! Doors open at 6pm, music starts at 6:30pm.

Join us for an upcoming night of music with The Flatbed Jazz Band, Friday, August 28th, with WHM’s Dancing in the Barn! Bring a picnic blanket and the entire family to enjoy New Orleans-style jazz right here in Williamstown.We can’t wait to see you there!

Five Pound Horse music/dance

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14th, 2026 6:30PM

32 NEW ASHFORD ROAD, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA

Suggested donation $15/person $30/family, cash or card at the door! Doors open at 6:30, music starts at 7pm.

5 Pound Horse has created a regional and international buzz around electric live performances where anything’s on the table — French-language songs, banjos, marimbas, melodies from Africa and Ireland and anywhere else they draw inspiration. They’ve graced Berkshires institutions like The Dream Away Lodge and MASS MoCA’s FreshGrass Festival, appeared at Pittsburgh venues like the Thunderbird Music Hall and James Simon’s sculpture studio Pittsburgh PA, and thrown legendary parties at their home BarN in Williamstown, MA. They toured Europe in 2024 playing as The Durgas and 5 Pound Horse combined into one group. The band are poised to record their first EP with producer Ronan Chris Murphy (King Crimson, etc). Heart-stirring, original, and epiphany-inducing, 5 Pound Horse is ready to ride into a town near you for a night to remember. Saddle up!