Featured Events in Great Barrington in January, 2025 (July Updated)

This is a purposefully inclusive class designed to meet you where you are. A mix of weighted, and body weight movements along with agility and balance, with pacing to improve cardio and heart health. Core targeted throughout with occasional hyper focused core work. What to Bring: Shorts, Tee Shirt, Sweatshirt, Water Bottle, shoes you can move comfortably in (& are your indoor shoes that do not have road/sidewalk salt, sand, or mud on them). Instructor Todd DiMario has been a certified trainer in Berkshire county for over a decade. In addition to strength and conditioning, many of my clients also train for “life strength”, which gives them greater confidence, flexibility and balance. I am certified in Functional Movement Screen (FMS). I use this detailed screening process to create a base point of a client’s agility and overall condition. FMS allows me to assess clients accurately. I focus the training to eliminate/improve asymmetries that people have developed through the years, bringing people into balance. Clean, full range movements make it possible to train hard, and avoid injury. I know which exercises have an impact, and how to sequence them safely. That is where the finesse of personal training comes into play. Information Source: Q-MoB (Queer Men of the Berkshires) | eventbrite

High Intensity Interval Training is the gold-standard of ultra-efficient functional movement training that helps you build cardio capacity, strength, agility, burn fat, and increase your mood and your metabolic efficiency. It is one of the most well-studied fitness techniques that has been shown to help prevent or reduce symptoms of heart disease, diabetes, depression, obesity, and even chronic pain. This class is challenging in a really fun way. What to Bring: Shorts, Tee Shirt, Sweatshirt, Water Bottle, shoes you can move comfortably in (& that are your indoor shoes that do not have road/sidewalk salt, sand, or mud on them). Instructor: Will Stanley Personal Trainer, Group Instructor, and TONE Coordinator My greatest passion is helping people develop self-confidence and a lifelong love for fitness. Fitness has been a cornerstone of my life since childhood. In my early 20s, I became a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter. During my 11 years in the MMA world, I learned new ways of moving my body and navigating through tough challenges. This journey instilled in me a deep respect and appreciation for my body and its capabilities. It naturally led me to bodybuilding and becoming a personal trainer. I love sharing my passion for fitness with people of all ages and witnessing the profound benefits it brings to their lives. Information Source: Q-MoB (Queer Men of the Berkshires) | eventbrite

High Intensity Interval Training is the gold-standard of ultra-efficient functional movement training that helps you build cardio capacity, strength, agility, burn fat, and increase your mood and your metabolic efficiency. It is one of the most well-studied fitness techniques that has been shown to help prevent or reduce symptoms of heart disease, diabetes, depression, obesity, and even chronic pain. This class is challenging in a really fun way. What to Bring: Shorts, Tee Shirt, Sweatshirt, Water Bottle, shoes you can move comfortably in (& that are your indoor shoes that do not have road/sidewalk salt, sand, or mud on them). Instructor: Will Stanley Personal Trainer, Group Instructor, and TONE Coordinator My greatest passion is helping people develop self-confidence and a lifelong love for fitness. Fitness has been a cornerstone of my life since childhood. In my early 20s, I became a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter. During my 11 years in the MMA world, I learned new ways of moving my body and navigating through tough challenges. This journey instilled in me a deep respect and appreciation for my body and its capabilities. It naturally led me to bodybuilding and becoming a personal trainer. I love sharing my passion for fitness with people of all ages and witnessing the profound benefits it brings to their lives. DONATEORBECOME A MONTHLY SUSTAINING MEMBER: Please donate $10-$20 to help assure Q-MoB can continue to offer more than 25 activities & multiple resources & services to rural queer men all over the region. If you attend 2 or more Q-MoB events/month, please consider becoming a monthly sustaining donor member. By donating $25, $50, $75, or $100/month you can help to sustain the incredible variety of activities, services, and resources Q-MoB provides and assure all of these activities are accessible to men regardless of their age, income, or ability,and best of all you can avoid having to donate at each and every event you attend. Monthly Sustaining Members pay only once a month and then can attend all our activities with no further donation. Information Source: Q-MoB (Queer Men of the Berkshires) | eventbrite

This is a purposefully inclusive class designed to meet you where you are. No matter what your age, movement can help keep you healthy and protect you from injury. The aim of this class is to build muscular strength, coordination, and balance at a slow and safe pace. INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca Carberry is an ACE-certified trainer with an associate degree in Physical Fitness. If you’re ready to push yourself in a positive and supportive environment, I’m here to help. I prioritize functional fitness to improve your everyday living with increased strength, flexibility, and balance. What to Bring: Shorts, Tee Shirt, Sweatshirt, Water Bottle, shoes you can move comfortably in. Information Source: Q-MoB (Queer Men of the Berkshires) | eventbrite

This movement class for trans and nonbinary folx takes a gentle somatic approach to breath, movement, and self-expression. The class will incorporate improvisation and basic dance technique to explore an all-levels approach to moving and grooving. Beginning with a guided improvisational warm-up, the class will build energy and heat through passes across the floor and opportunities to workshop movement in the center. Each class will end with a short phrase exploration or dance-making prompt. Alternatives will be provided to accommodate all levels of movers. Participants are encouraged to wear pants and long sleeves for ease of movement, and class will be taught in socks or barefoot. Our instructor for this class will be Berkshire Pulse Youth Performing Arts Program Coordinator Gillian Ebersole. Trans Dance Class is inclusive of anyone who identifies as not-the-gender-they-were-assigned-at-birth, so trans, nonbinary, and all gender-nonconforming folx are welcomed. The class is for ages 12-adult, and children under the age of 12 are welcome to accompany their trans/nonbinary parents. Questions may be directed to info@seeingrainbows.org or berkshire.pulse@gmail.com. FREE - General Admission $25 - Suggested donation (for those who can afford it) $50 - Sponsoring donation (if you can afford to cover the cost of another attendee) About Gillian Ebersole Born in Portland, Oregon, and raised in Denver, Colorado, Gillian Ebersole (they/them) is a dancer and choreographer, as well as a poet, dance writer, and researcher. Gillian graduated Summa Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles with a dual degree in Dance and English. Performed on stages in Los Angeles, Denver, and Paris, as well as across Berkshire County, their choreographic work merges a love for language and for movement. Gillian trained with Denver contemporary dance company Wonderbound, Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, Whyteberg, Gibney, and Bill T. Jones. Most recently, Gillian has performed and presented work at multiple venues in Berkshire County, including Jacob’s Pillow, The Foundry, and Chesterwood. Drawn to the communal embodied experience. Gillian is a certified yoga instructor and has taught both dance and yoga in studios and community spaces. After moving to Western Massachusetts to work for Jacob’s Pillow, Gillian became a Teaching Artist Fellow as part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Creative Youth Development program. Currently, Gillian works for Berkshire Pulse as the Youth Performing Arts Program Coordinator and is proud to be a member of their Modern Dance Faculty. Information Source: seeing rainbows | eventbrite