Community Education Workshops 2025

Community Education Workshop Refund Policy: If you withdraw at least one week before the first meeting, you will receive a 100% refund less a $15 processing fee. No refund is given for withdrawals made less than one week before the course starts. If BCC cancels a workshop, you will receive a 100% refund of all fees. Please allow at least three weeks for processing refunds.

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Email lmorelli@berkshirecc.edu with your name, workshop title and brief description.

Landscape Painting

• Instructor: Leila DiGirolamo, Artist
• Saturdays, Sept. 13 and 27, 2025
• 12 – 3 p.m.
• BCC Room K118
• $75

Landscape Painting

Mosaic Monstera Leaf Plant Stand

• Instructor: Lisa Mendel, Consultant
• Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025
• 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
• BCC Room K118
• $45

Mosaic Monstera Leaf Plant Stand

Bottle Painting

• Instructor: Lisa Mendel, Consultant
• Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025
• 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• BCC Room K118
• $25

Bottle Painting

Beginner’s Cake Decorating

• Instructor: Melissa Albano, Consultant
• Saturdays, Sept. 27 – Oct. 18, 2025
• 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• BCC Kitchen
• $145

Beginner’s Cake Decorating

ServSafe Certification

Instructor: Nancy Ruderman, Consultant

Bartending and Mixology

• Instructor: Victoria Spencer, Consultant
• Mondays, Oct. 20 – Nov. 24, 2025
• 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
• Polish Falcons, 32 Bel Air Ave, Pittsfield, MA
• $189

Bartending and Mixology

Essential Knife Skills

• Instructor: Katie Hickey, Chef
• Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025
• 6 – 8:30 p.m.
• BCC, Susan B. Anthony Center, lower level, Kitchen
• $65

Essential Knife Skills

Introduction to Sourdough

• Instructor: Scout Swonger, Consultant
• Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025
• 10 – 12 p.m.
• BCC Kitchen
• $50

Introduction to Sourdough

Thanksgiving Made Easy: A Hands-on Cooking Workshop

• Instructor: Katie Hickey, Chef
• Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025
• 6 – 8:30 p.m.
• BCC, Susan B. Anthony Center, lower level, Kitchen
• $65

Thanksgiving Made Easy

Sourdough Discard Exploration

• Instructor: Scout Swonger, Consultant
• Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025
• 10 – 12 p.m.
• BCC Kitchen
• $50

Sourdough Discard Exploration

Festive Holiday Cooking

• Instructor: Katie Hickey, Chef
• Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025
• 6 – 8:30 p.m.
• BCC, Susan B. Anthony Center, lower level, Kitchen
• $65

Festive Holiday Cooking

Conversational French

• Instructor: Danielle Steinmann, Consultant
• Tuesdays, Sept. 2 – Oct. 14, 2025 (no class Sept. 23)
• 5:30 – 7 p.m.
• BCC Hawthorne Hall, Room 201
• $75

Conversational French

Conversational Italian

• Instructor: Thomas Towne
• Tuesdays, Sept. 30 – Dec. 9, 2025 (no class Nov. 11)
• 5:30 – 7 p.m.
• BCC Melville Hall, Room 211
• $140

Conversational Italian

Berkshire Showstoppers — A Musical Theatre Choir Like No Other

• Instructor: Ellen Shanahan, Professor of Music
• Mondays, Sept. 8 – Dec. 8, 2025 (no class Oct. 13 and 20)
• 5:30 – 7 p.m.
• BCC Koussevitzky Arts Center, Room 111
• $95

Berkshire Showstoppers

Getting Paid to Talk: An Introduction to Professional Voice Over

• Instructors: Voice Coaches, Consultants
• Monday, Oct. 20, 2025
• 6:30 – 9 p.m.
• BCC Room G12
• $50

Getting Paid to Talk

Dr. Vodder School Level 1 Practical

• Instructor: Sondra Willis, OTR/L, CLT-LANA
• Thursday – Sunday, Sept. 11 – 14, 2025
• 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• BCC Susan B. Anthony Center, lower level, Room G12
• $1,000

Dr. Vodder School Level 1 Practical

Reiki for Healthcare 1

• Instructor: Ann Shacar, RMT
• Tuesdays, Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, 2025
• 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
• BCC Room h304
• $189

Reiki for Healthcare 1

Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License (CSL) Exam Prep

• Instructor: Construction Supervisor Training LLC Staff
• Tuesdays, Oct. 7 – Nov. 25, 2025 (no class Nov. 11)
• 6 – 9:30 p.m.
• BCC Melville Hall, Room 213
• $525

Registration link coming soon.

Mission-ready: Designed for Nonprofit Leaders, Educators and Changemakers – Systems for Clarity, Flow and Follow-through

• Instructor: Patrick Danahey, Consultant
• Tuesdays, Oct. 7 – 21, 2025
• 6 – 7:30 p.m.
• BCC Melville Hall, Room 102
• $50

Mission-ready

Unlock the Power of Hypnosis: Become a Certified Hypnotist

• Instructor: Victoria Layden, Board Certified Hypnotist, Certified Instructor, and Emotional Intelligence Coach
• Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 14 – Dec. 4, 2025 (no class Nov. 25 – 29)
• 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
• BCC Main Campus, Room G12
• $2,375

Unlock the Power of Hypnosis: Become a Certified Hypnotist

Body's Blueprint for Orthopedic Massage Techniques: Overcome Mobility Issues, Tension and Aches in the Head, Neck and Shoulders

• Instructor: Anna Gammal, LMT and Joe Frazer, LMT
• Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025
• 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• BCC Hawthorne Hall, Room 302
• $220

Body's Blueprint for Orthopedic Massage

Body's Blueprint for Orthopedic Massage Techniques: Arm, Elbow, Wrist and Thumbs

• Instructor: Anna Gammal, LMT and Joe Frazer, LMT
• Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025
• 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• BCC Hawthorne Hall, Room 302
• $220

Body's Blueprint for Orthopedic Massage Techniques

Introduction to Film Production Assisting

• Instructor: Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative Staff
• TBA
• $85

Unlock Your Mind: Self-Hypnosis for Focus, Calm, and Confidence

• Instructor: Victoria Layden, Board Certified Hypnotist, Certified Instructor, and Emotional Intelligence Coach
• Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025
• 5 – 7 p.m.
• BCC Room G12
• $30

Unlock Your Mind

Introduction to Ecopsychology

• Instructor: Arleta Mongue, MA
• Friday, Oct. 10, 2025
• 4 – 6 p.m.
• BCC Hawthorne Hall, Room 202
• $35

Introduction to Ecopsychology

What Your Trees Say About You: The Hidden Language of Tree Drawings

• Instructor: Victoria Layden, Board Certified Hypnotist, Certified Instructor, and Emotional Intelligence Coach
• Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025
• 5 – 7 p.m.
• BCC Room G12
• $30

What Your Trees Say About You

Healthy Habits, Hypnotist Style: Making Good Choices Automatic

• Instructor: Victoria Layden, Board Certified Hypnotist, Certified Instructor, and Emotional Intelligence Coach
• Monday, Oct. 20, 2025
• 5 – 7 p.m.
• BCC Room H111
• $30

Healthy Habits, Hypnotist Style

The Power of Suggestion: Influence and Persuasion Secrets

• Instructor: Victoria Layden, Board Certified Hypnotist, Certified Instructor, and Emotional Intelligence Coach
• Monday, Oct. 27, 2025
• 5 – 7 p.m.
• BCC Room G12
• $30

The Power of Suggestion

Illusions and Instincts: What Optical Tricks Reveal About the Mind

• Instructor: Victoria Layden, Board Certified Hypnotist, Certified Instructor, and Emotional Intelligence Coach
• Monday, Nov. 3, 2025
• 5 – 7 p.m.
• BCC Room G12
• $30

Illusions and Instincts