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Cultural Pittsfield This Week: Nov. 25-Dec. 1

04:01PM / Wednesday, November 23, 2016

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November 25 - December 1, 2016

NOV. 26 Is Small Business Saturday

Celebrate your community by "shopping small" at local stores on Small Business Saturday.

Additionally, the internationally renowned local brand Pine Cone Hill will have another great in-store-only Thanksgiving Weekend Sale at their outlet from Friday, Nov. 25 to Monday, Nov. 28! The sale will run daily from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday from 12 - 4 p.m. Enjoy an additional 30% off discontinued and seconds for the home, including area rugs, quilts, sheets, duvet covers and decorative pillows, as well as scarves, loungewear and more!

MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE

TUE Habitat Happy Hour at Methuselah

You're invited to join Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity's Happy Hour at Methuselah! Drink with friends and colleagues while supporting homeownership in the Berkshires.

From 5-7 p.m., 35% of your drink sales will be donated to Habitat. No entry fee! There will be some snacks to enjoy, and a few celebrity bartenders.

Plus...

FRI Sandy McKnight at The BOOM Room | FRI Rebel Alliance at Underground Pub | FRI Rev Tor Band in "Last Waltz Live at The Colonial | FRI Blue Light Trio at Rainbow | SAT Berkshire Ballroom Formal Dance at Berkshire Hills Country Club | SAT Live Wire at the A | MON The BTU's & Charles Neville at Mission | MON Whitdiots Improv at The Whit | TUE Craft on North at Hotel on North | WED Comedian Liz Miele at The Colonial | WED Gruppo Mondo at Rainbow | THU Jazz Vespers at St. Stephen's Church | THU And The Kids at The Colonial | THU Now PlayingCostume Party at Berkshire Museum

FAMILY FRIENDLY

SAT Parent/Child Yoga at The Funk Box Dance Studio

Parent/child yoga is a great interactive class for both the child and parent, with a mixture of regular and acro yoga that is sure to help the child focus, without them knowing they're getting stronger and closer to the parent. The Funk Box Dance Studio from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Only $5.

Plus...

ONGOING The Berkshire Carousel

| SUN Children's Holiday Extravaganza at The Colonial Theatre | MON Tiny Tots Story Time at Berkshire Athenaeum | TUE WeeMuse: Littlest Learners at Berkshire Museum | THU Kids' Yoga begins at Berkshire Yoga, Dance & Fitness | THU Preschool Play & Learn at Berkshire Athenaeum

WELLNESS

THU Hard "Core" Interval Training at BYDF

Berkshire Yoga, Dance & Fitness presents a free class: Hard "Core" Interval Training with Tammy Rose from 6-7 a.m. This special class will be followed by a mini 5-class program every Tuesday and Thursday from 6-7 a.m. from Dec. 6 - Dec. 20 to help rev up your workouts during the holiday season and get you ready for the New Year!

GET CREATIVE

WED "Winter Barn" BUW Fundraiser at Paint & Sip

Paint "Winter Barn" on a 16'x20" canvas to benefit the Berkshire United Way at Berkshire Paint & Sip. All painting materials, a light snack and a donation are included in the $35 fee. BYOB. 6-8 p.m.

Plus...

SUN "Christmas Tree" PHS Cheerleaders Fundraiser at Berkshire Paint & Sip | TUE Open Studio at Berkshire Paint & Sip | TUE Paint Stunning Still Lifes at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU "Christmas Tree" Four on Four Hoop Challenge Fundraiser at Berkshire Paint & Sip

COMMUNITY

THU Where To Eat On Thanksgiving Day

Don't feel like cooking? Not a problem! Make reservations now for Thanksgiving dinner at Hotel on North or Mazzeo's Ristorante, or a 2 p.m. meal at Brenda & Co. Caterers.

Plus...

NOW Food For Fines at Berkshire Athenaeum | SAT "Poultry Plunge" Special Olympics Fundraiser at Onota Lake | SUN Within/Without Staged Reading by Town Players at The Whit | TUE Giving Tuesday at Berkshire Humane Society

LEARN

SAT Crafts & Cocoa at Hancock Shaker Village

On Saturdays, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. through Dec. 17, drop in to the Hancock Shaker Village Crafting Corner and create a Shaker-inspired gift for you or someone special. And warm your spirit with complimentary cocoa!

A new craft is offered each week: This week, twist a "rope" bracelet in holiday colors. On any Saturday, you can make a one-of-a-kind holiday card and use a quill pen to write your message.

FREE and appropriate for all ages. In lieu of a material fee and in Shaker tradition, please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to a local pantry.

Plus...

ONGOING Monday Drum Class at The Lichtenstein | FRI Turkey Talk & Walk at Hancock Shaker Village | WED 3D Printing Classes at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU Intro to Tinkercad at Berkshire Athenaeum

FILM

The Lennon Report

at The Little Cinema

On Dec. 8, 1980, John Lennon is shot outside of the Dakota apartment building in New York City, and emergency personnel have no idea that their John Doe victim will turn out to be the world's biggest rock star. As surgeons work to resuscitate Lennon, an ambitious young news producer finds himself in a position to break the biggest story of his life.

Click here for screening dates and times.

Plus...

ONGOING

See What's New at The Beacon Cinema

What's Showing at The Licht

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. | Holiday Hours Wed, Fri and Sat 11am-4pm


	Gay by Steve Suzuki.

The Berkshire Art Association presents its biennial juried show, Othering.

Othering runs through Saturday, Nov. 26 with gallery hours Wed, Fri and Sat 11am-4pm.

Click here for more information.

Next up is the Holiday Wreath Art Auction on Friday, December 2 during First Fridays Artswalk, with proceeds going to the Pittsfield Food Pantries.

Click here for more information.

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