Cultural Pittsfield This Week: April 29-May 5| 10:50AM / Friday, April 29, 2016 | |
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FRI-SAT Prince Tribute Nights at HON & The Whit
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Celebrate The Purple One all weekend long with a Purple Reign Tribute Dance Party at Hotel on North on Friday night. DJ BFG will spin all your favorites from 9 p.m.-Midnight. No cover.
On Saturday night, come to the Whitney Center for the Arts for a Purple Rain Celebration, which will feature a special screening of the film, followed by music and dancing. No cover. Doors open at 6 p.m., screening begins at 7 p.m.
Costumes are encouraged for both events and The Whit will award prize money to to costume contest winners. Dress up as Prince, a member of his band, anything inspired by the 1980s, or wear purple and/or paisley. "Let's go crazy!"
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It's the big kickoff event for BOOM (Berkshire Organization for Original Music). Come out and meet your creative and talented neighbors, and show your support for the arts! It's free, there will be food and drink, and all ages are welcome. Enjoy live music by Leap The Dips, Jeb Barry, Long Journey, The Matchstick Architects, Robin O'Herin and many others. Whitney Center for the Arts.
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This national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids will be filled with fun, active and educational activities to help parents improve their kids' lifestyles for the long term. Enjoy face painting, arts and crafts, games, family fitness classes and fun food. Learn bike safety tips, get a vision or back screening and more. Please bring a new toiletry donation for Hope Baskets to support those who live in a local transitional home. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. All ages welcome.
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Michelle Reagan will teach a metal jewelry workshop at Moments House from 2-4 p.m. Learn to make either a chakra pendant or a scarf pin. Cost is $25. Call 413-443-6800 to register, as space is limited. More.
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Join Lisa Lutton for this special workshop from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Learn how the Alexander Technique can help transform your movement patterns, so you can feel better whether you're in downward facing dog, or just walking the dog. The Technique is a self-care method that helps you recognize and release harmful patterns of tension, allowing you to move more efficiently, with less strain on the body. $45. Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness.
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Rainbow Restaurant and Berkshire Craft Beer Festival join together for a "pre-fest" event, where you can sample brews, and win swag and tickets to this year's festival on June 11. Rainbow Restaurant. 6:30 p.m.
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Plus...
TUE-THU Taco Tuesday is extended for Cinco de Mayo at Hotel on North
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The evening begins with an opening reception at 5 p.m., with light fare provided by Mazzeo's Ristorante. At 6 p.m., the "She Knows Where She's Going Award" will be presented to Ruth Blodgett. College scholarships will be awarded to local high school girls at 7 p.m. More info here.
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Author Eileen Myers and the Berkshire County Historical Society will discuss and sign copies of the new book Pittsfield, a Postcard History Series, which celebrates the scenic beauty, the cultural heritage and the inventiveness of the people and places of the town using nearly 200 vintage images. 12-2 p.m. Barnes & Noble.
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Embrace of the Serpent
at the Little Cinema
This Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film centers on Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman, and the two scientists who build a friendship with him. The film was inspired by the journals of two explorers who traveled the Amazon in search of the sacred Yakruna plant.
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Met Opera:
Elektra at Beacon Cinema
The Met: Live in HD presents Strauss's Elektra. Director Patrice Chéreau's vision lives on with soprano Nina Stemme, who portrays Elektra's primal quest for vengeance. Legendary mezzo-soprano Waltraud Meier is chilling as Elektra's fearsome mother, Klytämnestra.
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What's Showing at The Licht
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Pittsfield's city-owned community arts center, the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, features nine working artist studios, a ceramics studio, a community room and an art gallery with changing exhibitions, classes, performances + more!
28 Renne Ave. | Wed-Sat, 11-4
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Last Weekend of The Tobin Trifecta
The Tobin Trifecta offers a collaboration of color, composition & sculpture. The show features Jesse Tobin, Bill Tobin and J.J. Tobin, and runs through Saturday, April 30. Click here for photos.
Coming in May: Art in Our Schools featuring the work of middle and high school art students in Pittsfield.
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