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Sales surge at half price booth
 | | Ticket deals: sales up this year |
17.JUL.08
Business is booming for the region’s half-price entertainment ticket program.
Sales of last-minute half-priced theater, music and dance ducats through the Pittsfield Visitors Center and affiliated locations are up more than 40 percent compared to 2007.
“We are way above sales from last year,” said Linda Beach, who manages the annual summer program for the Berkshire Visitors Bureau.
On Saturday afternoon, a couple dozen bargain-hunters waited in line for the 2 p.m. release of tickets. The group of Half-Tix patrons proved so large that they had to relocate because they were in the path of Colonial Theatre customers in the shared South Street space. [more] |
Colonial perks up box seats
 | | On display: box seats at Colonial |
17.JUL.08
They’re not the best seats in the house — but they’re definitely the most visible.
The Colonial Theatre has begun charging a premium for eight sets of box seats in the historic South Street auditorium. To add to the uniqueness of the high-profile seats on the first and second levels, the theater is offering patrons in those seats a glass of champagne or sparkling water to sip during performances. [more] |
Ticket surcharges proliferate
17.JUL.08
The price one pays for most entertainment tickets in the Berkshires is a couple dollars higher than the costs listed in brochures and calendars.
While they promote discounts, venues in the Berkshires also continue to add “convenience,” “handling” and “service” fees for the privilege of purchasing tickets.
Purchase tickets online or by phone for Tanglewood and $5.50 per ticket will be added to the listed price.
One mile away at Shakespeare & Company, there’s no fee for phone orders. But online purchases incur a $4.50 per ticket cost.
Call or order online tickets from the Williamstown Theatre Festival and there’s no per ticket fee, but there’s a $5 per order charge, whether one purchases one or 100 tickets. [more] |
Summer meals program grows
 | | Free meals: officials hope to boost summer numbers |
10.JUL.08
Colby Padgett knows a good deal.
Dining on a ham and cheese grinder with a side of fresh fruit on Tuesday, the Conte Community School student said the price of a summertime lunch is hard to beat at the school cafeteria.
“It’s free,” he explained. “It’s good for people who can’t afford food.” [more] |
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08.MAY.08 Mall owners appeal Petricca permits
08.MAY.08 Museum salutes 'Story'
24.APR.08 Colonial sets cautious schedule
17.APR.08 Hibbard offers renewed hope
17.APR.08 Cinema costs soar, again
09.APR.08 Eberwein named Pittsfield superintendent
27.MAR.08 Theater, VFW will share building
27.MAR.08 Quo vadis? City sends message to diocese
20.MAR.08 City faces incentive issues
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