Cultural Pittsfield This Week: June 17-23| 01:52PM / Friday, June 17, 2016 | |
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TONIGHT Third Thursday from 5-8 p.m.!
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June's Third Thursday, sponsored by Berkshire Health Systems, will feature a "Health" theme and include Berkshire Running Center's Green Mile Road Race, sponsored by Berkshire Bank (no race day registration); a dance party with DJ BFG at Persip Park; yoga, Zumba and salsa with Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness; Radiance Yoga on the lawn of St. Joseph's Church; performances by TRUCK (a collaboration with Jacob's Pillow) throughout the evening and so much more.
Berkshire Beer Fest will be hosting an Outdoor Beer Garden with beer and tapas for sale on Dunham Mall.
Returning to the festivities this month are miniature train rides from Roaming Railroad, the Community Art Tent and Outdoor Chalk Art Gallery, Carr Hardware's Bounce House, the Pittsfield Boys & Girls Club Fun Zone and more.
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Misty Blues will back up guest musicians to celebrate the blues and contribute to the Berkshire Music School scholarship fund. Confirmed guests include Tor Krautter, Bernice Lewis, Tony Lee Thomas, Aaron Dean, Rob Sanzone, Tyler Fairbanks, Wanda Houston, Chris Merenda, Robin O'Herin, Jack Waldheim, Bobby Sweet and a dozen more.
Additionally, The Crowne Plaza will offer a special $25 per person southern dinner buffet. Call (413) 553-2184 for a dinner reservation. Note: Reservations are only for people with tickets to the benefit. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. $15 in advance/ $20 at the door. More information and tickets.
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Hancock Shaker Village invites you and your favorite father figure to enjoy a day of special programming, talks, and demonstrations, all included in the price of regular admission.
Learn about Beer Basics with home-brewer Chris Finn at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Enjoy food from the Sausage Tent by Savory Harvest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and hoist a beer from Big Elm Brewery from Noon - 2 p.m. Guided walks to the old sawmill and Village reservoir begin at 11 a.m. Observe blacksmithing and woodworking demonstrations throughout the day.
For an additional fee, go behind the scenes on the Attics and Basements Tour at 2 p.m.
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Let your kids loose in the Hotel on North kitchen for an afternoon of culinary fun from 2-4 p.m. There is a 20-person max to ensure there's room for everyone, and kids must be between the ages of 6-15 years old to attend. $25 per child. Advance reservations required. Please call (413) 358-4741 to reserve a spot.
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The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires presents "Chair Yoga" with certified Kripalu Yoga teacher Robin Seeley. Students will learn a variety of yoga postures and breathing techniques that will help increase flexibility, strength, and health. Chair yoga is suitable for all ages, fitness levels, and physical conditions. Free. 10:45 a.m.
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Paint "Trees of Color" to raise funds for the Berkshire Elite All Star Cheerleaders. $38 includes two hours of painting fun, all supplies needed to create your acrylic masterpiece, snacks, and a donation. Cash bar. The Infield at 10 Lyman Street from 6-8 p.m.
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Winner of the prestigious Laurents/Hatcher Award for Best New Play of 2016, this explosive world premiere drama by Christopher Demos-Brown examines our nation's racial divide through the eyes of an estranged, interracial couple (Tamara Tunie of Law & Order: SVU and Michael Hayden of Murder One). Over the course of an evening, the couple's disparate backgrounds collide as they confront an unexpected crisis involving their son, the police, and an abandoned car. June 17 - July 9 at the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage.
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Urban Bush Women, the Brooklyn-based and internationally acclaimed dance company, will be in residence in the Berkshires beginning Monday, June 20 and will hold workshops and performances throughout the county. The Company's performances put a spotlight on the untold and often under-told histories and stories of disenfranchised people. Join them Thursday for a lecture and demonstration at First Church, 27 East Street, beginning at 6 p.m. Click here for more information about the UBW Berkshire County residency.
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Celebrate National Week of Making with special activities in Spark!Lab from Thursday through Saturday at the Berkshire Museum. Children can
explore hands-on activities like The Design a Mask challenge, where participants use materials found inside a paper bag to design wearable art. With Musical Inventions, kids will reuse familiar items to invent a new instrument.
A collaborative mural will be assembled as young artists create compositions using black and white crayons and stencils on red paper. At the Create a Recipe challenge, budding chefs will use the ingredients on the board to invent a new dish.
Saturday, June 18, is Makers Day, where you can hear talks and view demonstrations by local innovators and makers from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participating makers will include a staff member from the Berkshire Athenaeum demonstrating 3-D printing; Crispina ffrench offering textile flower-making; Karen Cellini and Joe Wheaton leading a theater-making workshop; artists from IS183 Art School; and the Museum's Lesley Ann Beck creating original puppets.
Spark!Lab is open Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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In this richly penetrating documentary, Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold shows us a Los Angeles where ethnic cooking is a portal to the mysteries of a city and the soul of America. Combing through colorful neighborhoods in his pickup truck, Gold is sniffing out his next strip-mall discovery - whether that be Oaxacan grasshopper soup, hand-cut tonkotsu ramen, or a particularly unctuous pad see ew. As piping-hot platters are served up, so are stories of immigrants whose secret family recipes are like sacred offerings pledged for the opportunity to build their American Dream. With curiosity, sharp intellect and existential longing, Gold is a culinary geographer taking us where no critic has gone before.
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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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I Am Not Who You Think I Am
This photography exhibit by Julie McCarthy focuses on women who are homeless and their stories. The exhibit is open now and continues through Saturday, June 25.
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