Cultural Pittsfield This Week: April 7-1311:35AM / Friday, April 07, 2017 | |
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Enjoy a dozen different art shows featuring work by over 20 accomplished regional artists in Pittsfield's bustling Upstreet Cultural District during the First Fridays Artswalk and all month long! In most venues, artists will be present from 5-8 p.m. A free guided tour begins at 5 p.m. at the Intermodal Center @ BRTA, 1 Columbus Ave.
Grafitti art is filling the walls of the Lichtenstein this month, all leading up to the Funkdation Hip Hop Festival, curated by the Funk Box Dance Studio.
April is Autism Awareness Month, and to celebrate, Berkshire County organizations are launching a campaign to increase awareness of services available to individuals and families impacted by autism in the Berkshires. A kickoff celebration, held from 5-8 p.m. at AdLib at 215 North St., will feature autism resource provider information, a First Fridays art show, and student performances.
At Berkshire Music School, Sally-Jane Heit presents her one-woman show, My Alternative Facts of Life, to benefit the music school. 7 p.m.
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The Colonial Theatre welcomes members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for a 3 p.m. concert of high-quality, relevant and engaging chamber music. The program will last approximately one hour and will be followed by a coffee and dessert reception for the audience. Tickets are free and can be reserved online or by calling (617) 266-1200.
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The Funk Box Dance Studio, at 307 North Street, will offer a class with Rogue Yoga from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Parents and children ages 5 and older are invited to breathe together, stretch together and challenge each other with some acro yoga! There will also be a craft or activity. Beginners are welcome - no experience needed! $10 per duo.
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Berkshire Salsa, located at 137 North Street, presents a fun workout that will help you stay healthy as you move to contagious music. Zumba uses a mix of Latin rhythms (such as salsa, merengue, bachata and flamenco) and cardio movements for an energizing workout experience. 5:15-6:15 p.m.
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Berkshire Community College will host an annual production of short plays by women playwrights and performers. This year's featured performers are playwright and actor Anne Undeland, playwright Jane Denitz Smith, filmmaker and playwright Cindy Parrish, and playwright and actor Maizy Broderick Scarpa.
Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets: $10 general admission and FREE for students, staff and seniors.
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) presents a six-week expressive arts class at Berkshire Community College. The class will focus on topics specific to women's creativity and empowerment. Classes are Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. beginning April 12 and ending on May 17.
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Enjoy all the pizza you can eat, live music by Misty Blues, a photobooth, balloon animals and tons of raffles. Plus you get to pick the winners in the categories of Best Sauce, Best Crust, Most Unique, and Best Overall.
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Shire City Sanctuary will hold its April cooking class with Mariana Bergtold, a Cordon Bleu-trained chef who used to run the Dancing Vegan restaurant in Pittsfield. Learn to make four varieties of vegan muffins -gluten-free corn; gluten-free banana; blueberry; and pecan cinnamon. Participants will make a batch of muffins and swap at the end of class so that everyone has all four types to take home. 3-5 p.m. $15 for adults, $8 for children under 16.
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The Eagle Huntress
This documentary follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and to rise to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries.
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Attention All Artists: Four Calls for Submissions
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The Deadlines For Submissions Are Approaching!
Pittsfield Artscape is once again partnering with Berkshire Money Management to bring more public art to the downtown with the Pittsfield Paintbox Project. Artists will transform typically drab electrical boxes into artful streetscapes. The deadline has been extended. Submissions accepted through Wednesday, April 19.
The City of Pittsfield's Office of Cultural Development, in collaboration with the Transformative Development Initiative (TDI), is looking for art suitable for a mural to fit on a 12ft. x 15ft. surface (concrete or brick) on Tyler Street. The deadline for submission is Friday, April 21 at 3 p.m.
In solidarity with the national Nasty Women's art movement, a Berkshire Nasty Women exhibit will be presented at the Colonial Theatre from May 4 - May 14. All proceeds will be donated to the ACLU or League of Women Voters at purchasers' discretion. Submit your piece before May 1!
The Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville's Arrowhead will feature "Enchanted Berkshires: Where Fairies Dance" - a full slate of programs that will include an exhibit of one-of-a-kind, artist-created fairy houses. Be a part of the show! Submissions must be mailed in by May 8.
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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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Andres Ramirez of The Funk Box Dance Studio will curate a show of regional graffiti artists as part of the Funkdation Hip Hop Art Festival. The exhibit will open during First Fridays Artswalk on April 7 from 5-8 p.m. Live performances and an artists' reception will be part of the Funkdation Festival on Saturday, April 29.
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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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