Cultural Pittsfield This Week: Sept. 19-Oct. 5| 11:16AM / Friday, September 29, 2017 | |
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September 29 - October 5, 2017
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Berktoberfest, an annual fundraiser held to benefit the Elizabeth Freeman Center and Moments House, will be held from 1-5 p.m.* on McKay Street. The 10th annual fest will feature regional brews from Bright Ideas, Big Elm, Wandering Star, Angry Orchard, Sam Adams, Glass Bottom, White Lion, von Trapp and many more.
Enjoy food from your favorite local restaurants, including Hot Tomatoes, Flavours of Malaysia, Otto's Breakfast & Deli and more, plus live music and games all day!
*A VIP ticket gets you in an hour earlier, at Noon, and a free t-shirt!
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New Opportunities for Massachusetts Artists!
Assets for Artists is accepting applications for its Matched Savings Grant Program and fall/winter Professional Development Workshops. Artists/makers in Mass. are eligible for grants of up to $2,000, as well as two free workshops (a personal finance "boot camp" and a business planning workshop), and one-on-one financial and business coaching. Applications are due by October 9!
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Live From Laurel Canyon: Songs & Stories of American Folk Rock is an homage to the musical legacy of Laurel Canyon, with interpretations of classic songs and narrated stories. Songs will include those by The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Mamas & the Papas, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Eagles, Jim Morrison, Neil Young and more! The Colonial Theatre, 8 p.m. $25/$40.
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Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness welcomes back Julie Pellerin-Herrera for a special 8-week kids yoga class held every Sunday from 12:30-1:30 p.m., Sept. 24-Nov. 12 for boys and girls ages 5-11. Pre-registration is required.
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Join Melissa at Berkshire Salsa for mixed martial arts-inspired workouts designed to slash inches off your waist, blast belly fat, and sculpt total-body definition - no equipment needed. Take on boxing, kick-boxing and muay Thai in 3-minute rounds. This class is offered
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m.
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Barrington Stage Company presents the story of a suavely handsome man who is slowly driving his wife to the brink of insanity by sowing seeds of doubt, memory loss and misperceptions. Playwright Patrick Hamilton has built and sustained some of the most brilliant, suspenseful sequences in modern theatre. Boyd-Quinson Mainstage.
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Township Four, the new florist, gallery and antiques store located at 419 North Street, presents its first workshop. Learn to make a pumpkin floral centerpiece - no gutting of pumpkins required! Reservations are required and may be made by calling (413) 347-3244. $40. 7-8:30 p.m.
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The annual Crop Hunger Walk begins with registration at 1 p.m. at First Church of Christ on Park Square. Walkers will follow a 2-mile loop on North and South Streets, and return to the church for refreshments. Participants walk to raise awareness and funds to combat hunger all over the world. 25% of all donations come back to the Berkshires to support the Western MA Food Bank.
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The Downtown Pittsfield Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the First Street Common! This Saturday, enjoy music from the Banulis & Miller Jazz Duo from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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Jacob's Pillow Dance presents What the Body Knows, a FREE, all ages/all levels movement class led by Paloma McGregor and Meghan Abadoo. Dancewear is not required. Light refreshments will be provided. 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Unite with over 100,000 film-lovers around the world and view this year's Final 10 short films, representing an extraordinary range of genres: comedy, drama, horror, sci-fi, animation and martial arts!
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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 and more!
28 Renne Ave. | Open Wednesday - Saturday from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts presents Illuminated Broadsides: Word & Image, curated by Julio Granda.
In this exhibition, at least 25 poets and artists have collaborated to create works of art that incorporate a variety of printing methods - letter press/offset/silkscreen/inkjet - to achieve an unusual but beautiful marriage of word and image.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARKING METER PLAN
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Five things to remember about the new downtown parking system:
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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