Cultural Pittsfield This Week: Feb. 17-23| 10:46AM / Friday, February 17, 2017 | |
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February 17 - February 23, 2017
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The Festival takes place February 16-26, 2017 and features music, art, theatre, dance, comedy, film, and more. There is something for the entire family, from Barrington Stage's 10x10 New Play Festival to 10 Days of Play at the Berkshire Museum to a fireworks extravaganza at the Pittsfield Common to a Dance Ten performance showcasing ten Berkshire dance companies.
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The On The Stage Series gives audiences the chance to see their favorite performers up close and personal, with artists and audience together on the stage.
Hailed as "contemporary and timeless" by The New York Times, Jeffrey Foucault is an American songwriter who has been everything from a solo country-blues troubadour, to frontman for a six-piece rock 'n roll band. The Colonial Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $25.
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Ten Days of Play is expanding throughout the entire Museum due to popular demand! The Crane Room will be transformed into a child-directed play zone. New experiences include an early childhood center in LAB 102, dramatic forest play in Berkshire Backyard, and a Tinker Lab in the Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation. Included with regular Museum admission.
Help kick off 10 Days of Play at the FREE community play night this Friday, Feb. 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
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Berkshire Yoga, Dance & Fitness presents a 2-hour Candlelight Partner Thai Yoga Bodywork workshop with Johanna Wise and Brian Begley. This class is suitable for singles and couples. Bring a friend or we will provide a partner. 8-10 p.m.
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As part of the 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival, Barrington Stage Company again presents its 10x10 New Play Festival at the St. Germaine stage, located at 36 Linden St. From Feb. 16 - March 5, enjoy ten 10-minute comedies and dramas starring six professional actors. Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., as well as matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m.
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Berkshire Paint & Sip invites you to gather a group of friends and come to Cim's Tavern, at 429 Fenn Street, to paint "Snowy Cardinal." All painting materials and instruction included. cash bar. $30. 6-8 p.m.
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The Berkshire Art Association presents its popular annual event. Artists from the Berkshires and beyond have contributed 10×10 inch original work to be auctioned off for $25 each. The Preview Party begins at 6 p.m. and the auction starts at 7 p.m. To guarantee a piece of art, purchase an ARTtix at the Berkshire Museum before the event. Tickets are on sale now until the event (or until they sell out).
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The Williamstown Theatre Festival and OLLI: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community Collegepresent a free community theater workshop. No experience required, and all are invited. For more information and to RSVP, please contact OLLI. 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
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Best of Shorts at the 10x10 Festival
The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF)
presents a fantastic array of some of the best shorts from its annual festival. FREE.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARKING METER PLAN
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1. Always enter your license plate number - even for the FREE first 30 minutes.
2. On-street parking is $1 per hour; lot parking is 50 cents per hour. There are also nearly 400 free parking spaces on the city's side streets.
3. You can pay by coin, credit card, or by downloading the Passport parking app.
4. You do not need to display the parking receipt on your dashboard.
5. Parking is FREE on evenings and weekends!
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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. | Hours Wed-Sat 11am-4pm
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10 Spot: Photography will feature 10 artists displaying 10 photographs as part of the 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival.
Artists include Bob Avakian, Zachary Burns, Ken Dreyfack, Susan Evans Grove, Roberto Falck, Ralph Mercer, Rebecca Moseman, Astrid Reischwitz, Carl Rubino and Denise Tarantino.
This is a collaborative exhibition with the Sohn Fine Art Gallery in Lenox.
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