Cultural Pittsfield This Week: Sept. 18-24| 11:20AM / Friday, September 18, 2015 | |
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Office of Cultural Development | City of Pittsfield
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Attorney Michael Hinkley and his son are regular participants in the Walk a Mile event. |
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Hundreds Walked a Mile during Third Thursday
Thank you to everyone who came out for Third Thursday last night. A special thank you to the Elizabeth Freeman Center and the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes committee for another successful event. And another shout out to Laurie Mick and the Office of Community Development for assuring that the Downtown Streetscape Project was cleaned up for festivities.
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Little ones can explore the Aquarium and three Museum galleries! Each week features songs, stories, scavenger hunts, play time, and more. Check our weekly e-news for each week's theme. This program is geared towards children 18 months to 3 years. Older and younger siblings are always welcome.
Friday, September 18 | 11am-11:30am | Berkshire Museum | 39 South Street | 413-443-7171 | FREE
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In Boston in 1978, a manic-depressive mess of a father (played by Mark Ruffalo) tries to win back his wife (Zoe Saldana) by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier. Based on a true story, Infinitely Polar Bear is a funny and heartbreaking portrait of the many unexpected ways in which parents and children save each other.
Friday- Monday, September 18 - 21 | Fri - Mon 7pm, Fri 4pm, Mon 1:30pm | Berkshire Museum | Little Cinema | 39 South Street |413-443-7171 | $5 Museum Members, $7.50 Museum Non Members
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Bread and Roses Coffee House at South Congregational Church is ready to start a new season. The first concert of the season will benefit the Elizabeth Freeman Center and will feature Justin Hillman and Linda Worster. If you would like a sneak preview of their music check out Justinhillman.com and Lindaworster.com
Friday, September 18 | 7pm | South Congregational Church | 110 South Street | Free Will Offering
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Friday: First 75th Concert at Berkshire Music School
The best chamber music playing this side of Tanglewood! Music of Bernstein, Brahms, Poulenc and Bartok, performed by Paul Green, clarinet, Eugenia Zukerman, flute, Sheila Fiekowsky, violin, Ron Feldman, cello and Doris Stevenson, piano. Gala concert; very limited seating, reservations being accepted now. Evening includes a silent auction.
Friday, September 18 | 7:30pm | Berkshire Music School | Taft Recital Hall | 297 North Street | 413-442-1411 | $50, $100
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Town Players of Pittsfield presents "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball. The play is set in the home of the bride in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the newly married couple's ostentatious wedding reception. The five reluctant bridesmaids are hiding out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings downstairs. As the champagne begins to flow, these five very different women discover a common bond they never expected. This funny, irreverent and touching celebration of women's spirit will make you laugh, cry, and fall in love with each of its characters.
Tickets may be reserved by calling the Town Players' Box Office at 413-443-9279.
Fridays-Sundays through September 27 | Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm | Whitney Center For The Arts | 42 Wendell Ave | 413-443-9279 | $15; $12 for seniors, students and groups of 10+; and $10 for members of Town Players
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Join Pittsfield's own for an evening of dancing and fun at The A. Playing top 40, classic and country, plus lots of new material added. Must be 21 and up.
Friday, September 18 | 9pm | Tavern at the A | 303 Crane Ave | 413-448-9009 | $5
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Join us for a day of health and wellness and a whole lot of movement! Demos and information from health practitioners, fitness instructors, nutritionists and more. There will be live music from 11am to 1pm. Come get fresh with us! Get your weekly fill of pasture-raised meats, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables, breads, baked goods, coffee, wine, cut flowers, plants and more. The Market will run rain or shine. SNAP (EBT/Food Stamps) accepted.
Saturdays through October 31 | 9am-1pm | The Common | 1st Street and Eagle Street | info@farmersmarketpittsfield.org | NO COVER
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Explore the art and science of brewing a perfect cup with Julia Doyle, co-founder of Pittsfield's own micro-roastery, Assembly Coffee Roasters. This hands-on workshop will feature demonstrations of the French Press, Chemex, pour-over, and AeroPress. Seating is limited, so reservations are requested: call 413.443.7171 ext. 360.
Saturday, September 19 | 10am-11:15am |Berkshire Museum | 39 South Street | 413-443-7171 | FREE with museum admission
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The lawns of Arrowhead will be filled with crafts and treasures with free admission to the grounds.
Saturday, September 19 | 10:30am-4pm | Arrowhead | 780 Holmes Road | 413-442-1793 | NO COVER
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Come meet Clifford the Big Red Dog! Hear a special guest reader, make a craft, explore different musical instruments and much more. No registration required. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult, age 18 or older, at all times
Saturday, September 19 | 10:30am-12pm | Berkshire Athenaeum | One Wendell Ave | 413-499-9480 | FREE
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Saturday morning Play & Learn with Jenn will include STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) presentations for families, caregivers and teachers. For infants to early elementary-aged students. No registration required.
Saturday, September 19 | 10:30am-12pm | Berkshire Athenaeum | One Wendell Ave | 413-499-9480 | FREE
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Noted historian and author Cornelia Brooke Gilder will give an illustrated talk entitled "Past Private Gateposts and Up Winding Drives: Historic Country Houses in the Berkshires." Gilder, co-author of Houses of the Berkshires and Hawthorne's Lenox, will give a virtual tour of these storied "Gilded Age" places, telling about the big houses at the end of the driveways and the fascinating families who built them.
Saturday, September 19 | 10:30am | Berkshire Community College | 1350 West Street | 413-442-1562 | $10 for OLLI members, BCC students and staff, $15 general public, free to youth 17 & under
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The NFL Punt, Pass & Kick football competition allows youngsters to showcase their talents in punting, passing and kicking with scores based on distance and accuracy. The competition is free and open to boys and girls ages 6-15. Age classification is as of December 31 at 11:59 p.m. local time of the current year.
Saturday, September 19 | 11am |Taconic High School | 96 Valentine Road | 413-499-9370 |FREE
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Do you have a couch cushion with a broken zipper? Or a bike that needs maintenance? A broken lamp? Take it to the Repair Cafe and get it fixed for free! Anyone with a repairable broken item, such as small appliances, clothing, toys, small furniture items, and so on may bring it to the Repair Cafe, but guests are asked not to bring shoes, watches, or CRT TVs or monitors. Volunteers will fix as many articles as possible. The Repair Cafe is a project of the Pittsfield Resilience Circle.
Saturday, September 19 | 1pm-5pm | St. Stephen's Church Basement | 67 East Street | 413-212-8589 | FREE
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Presenter Julie Salvato presents a green smoothie demonstration and tasting. Participants will learn the health benefits of raw green food smoothies as they're created and sampled. Free and no registration required.
Saturday, September 19 | 2pm | Berkshire Athenaeum | One Wendell Ave | 413-499-9480 | FREE
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Come and enjoy the festivities of our annual "Back to School" celebration dance. Lesson begins at 7:00pm, general dancing from 8:00pm to 10:30 -- featuring a varied playlist of ballroom and social dance music. And do enjoy our fabulous snack table
Saturday, September 19 | 7pm-10:30pm | Masonic Hall | 116 South Street | 413-441-7806 | $10 for members, $15 non-members
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Berkshire Performing Arts Academy presents a concert featuring amazing, young vocal talent with Ron Ramsay and Samantha Talora. Please RSVP to 413-212-4449.
Saturday, September 20 | 7pm| Lichtenstein Center for the Art | 28 Renne Avenue | 413-212-4449 | $10
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This is the Kiwanis Club of Pittsfield Annual School Supplies Stuff-A-Bus event. Any school supplies or monetary donations will be appreciated. Look for the yellow school bus! For more information, please call 413-242-6363.
Sunday, September 20 | 9am-3pm | Walmart | 555 Hubbard Ave | 413-242-6363 | NO COVER
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Journey through the history of the gilded age Colonial Theatre as historians, Bob Boland and Bill Munn, share the story of the 1903 world-class theatre, movie house, National Historic Treasure appointment by Hillary Clinton, restoration, and 2006 grand re-opening. The tour is one hour. Wear sensible shoes for standing and stair climbing through three levels and backstage areas, elevator access available. This is part of the Housatonic Heritage Walks Weekend.
Sunday, September 20 | 10am-11am | Colonial Theatre | 111 South Street | 413-448-8084 | NO COVER
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The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires' Connecting with Community series presents "Jazz in Blues & The American Songbook" with guitarist Sam Rosen and pianist Richard Evans. Jazz is the quintessential American music and the performers will explore the roots of jazz in an entertaining and educational performance.
Monday, September 21 | 10:45am-12pm | Congregation Knesset Israel | 16 Colt Road | 413-445-4872 | FREE
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Monday: Town Players of Pittsfield Membership Meeting at The Whitney Center for the Arts
Town Players of Pittsfield will have its first Membership Meeting of the 95th Season (2015/2016). It's an opportunity to learn more about what makes this community theater, that is the oldest theater in the county and one of the oldest non profit, continually running theaters in the country, tick. Anyone with an interest in theater, whether on stage, behind the scenes or in the audience is welcome. Members are encouraged to bring friends.
Town Players is looking for new members, new leadership and new ideas to celebrate this landmark season. Come and hear about the successes of this past season and the plans for the current season. The short business meeting will be followed by entertainment and refreshments.
Monday, September 21| 7pm | Whitney Center For The Arts | 42 Wendell Ave | FREE
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For ages 1 1/2 - 3. No registration required. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult, age 18 or older, at all times.
Tuesday, September 22 | 10am | Berkshire Athenaeum | One Wendell Ave | 413-499-9480 | FREE
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Utilizing centuries-old techniques and tools, participants craft the parts of a small building and assemble its frame over the four days of this intensive course. Hands-on learning is supplemented by demonstrations and discussions. Register directly with either Jack Sobon 413-684-3223, or Dave Carlon, 413-684-3612.
Wednesday, September 23 | All day | Hancock Shaker Village | 1843 West Housatonic Street | 413-443-0188 | Members $558, Non-members $620
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Sean Donnelly is a NYC-based comedian and actor. He made his network TV debut on The Late Show with David Letterman and 2015 is a huge year for the affable comic with appearances on Comedy Central's @midnight, Broad City, and The Amy Schumer Show. Donnelly's first Comedy Central special is set to premiere on November 14th.
Wednesday, September 23 | 8pm | Colonial Theatre | 111 South Street | 413-997-4444 | $10 in advance, $12 at the door
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Come hear stories, sing songs and play some games! For ages 1 1/2 - 5. No registration required. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult, age 18 or older, at all times.
Thursday, September 24 | 10am | Berkshire Athenaeum | One Wendell Ave | 413-499-9480 | FREE
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Join volunteers, Jan, Angela and Vera, in learning how to organize and plan your family research. Also learn how to use the census on an introductory level. It is highly suggested to take this class along with Vital Records/Begining Immigration Research and the Introduction to Ancestry.class com to achieve the full value of the courses. There will be two sessions, one beginning at 10am and the other at 1pm.
Thursday, September 24 | 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm | Berkshire Athenaeum | One Wendell Ave | 413-499-9480 | FREE
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Thursday: Knitting Circle at Dotties
Meet with like-minded knitters at this open circle. All levels are welcome. This group meets every Thursday, from 2pm-4pm.
Thursday, September 24 | 2pm-4pm | Dottie's Coffee Lounge | 444 North Street | 413-443-1792 | NO COVER
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The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires' Connecting with Community series introduces Paul Sturtz, the new artistic director of the WFF Presents: Wind-Up Fest - formerly the Williamstown Film Festival (WFF). Now in its 17th year, the festival welcomes big changes with a new name, new faces, and new programming concept. Sturtz will talk about why he chose to take the festival in a new direction, his interest in the northern Berkshires, and the programming he curated that includes the creators and makers of documentary film and other forms of nonfiction.
Thursday, September 24 | 10:45am-12pm | Congregation Knesset Israel | 16 Colt Road | 413-445-4872 | FREE
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