Cultural Pittsfield This Week: March 30-April 511:28AM / Friday, March 30, 2018 | |
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Have you heard about the Berkshire Lightscapes Project? When events and performances are scheduled in downtown Pittsfield lightscape spaces (Park Square, City Hall and on Dunham Mall), the City will close off these areas to traffic. Colorful, energy-efficient and eye-catching LED lighting will illuminate and decorate these areas. Examples of lightscape events include dances, musical performances, yoga, craft shows, public school events, food tastings, etc. Anticipated lightscape hours are dusk-11 p.m.
Berkshire Lightscapes has secured a spot in the Commonwealth Places program, which provides a dollar-for-dollar funding match of up to $50,000 from MassDevelopment if the crowdfunding goal is reached within 60 days. Berkshire Lightscapes is asking interested citizens, businesses and organizations to help raise their crowdfunding goal of $50,000, which, when combined with the matching funds, will be used to design and install these permanent lighting projects. Donate to the Berkshire Lightscapes Project fundraiser today - the project has only until May 16 to raise the money!
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Weekend Warriors presents a Latin "Traffic Light" Party with DJ Tiburon at the Tavern at The A. Come dressed as a color to indicate your relationship-seeking status! Green: Single and looking. Yellow: Maybe looking, open to advances. Red: in a relationship or not looking. Purple: LGBTQ+. $5. 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
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On Friday at 5 p.m., Berkshire Paint & Sip will offer a FREE "Fireworks over Lake" paint and pizza party at Berkshire Children and Families. The event is open to middle and high school aged youth currently receiving services from BCF.
On Saturday at 10 a.m., children ages 6 and older (and adults!) are invited to Berkshire Paint & Sip's headquarters at 305 North Street to paint "Popsicle Pals." $25.
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On Thursday, April 5, Township Four will offer a terrarium-making class at 5:30 p.m. and a succulent mini-garden class at 7 p.m. Sign up early - classes tend to sell out!
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Berkshire Athenaeum presents Shake Your Soul every Wednesday night in April. This exercise program led by certified instructor Barbara Pastie is FREE and open to all ages. This movement practice relaxes your nervous system, energizes your body, and awakens your soul through a powerful, fluid dance repertoire set to world music. 6:30-7:30 p.m.
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The 7th annual PDC Night Out is your chance to show your support for Pittsfield's own Pediatric Development Center. Enjoy wine tastings from Balderdash Cellars, beer tastings from Big Elm, light fare from Savory Harvest Catering, a fashion show by Kissy's Boutique, a silent auction, chair massages, a Spin-to-Win game and more. 6-9 p.m. $35.
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This Bridges out of Poverty training session is a FREE day-long workshop where participants will review poverty research, examine a theory of change, and analyze poverty through the lens of the hidden rules of class, resources and language. Throughout the day, participants will receive specific strategies for improving outcomes, but the focus will be to provide a broad overview of concepts. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Tessa Thompson, Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, and Whoopi Goldberg lead a dynamite cast in this rollicking and poignant comedy. In between caring for her mother, a young woman works part time at a prison. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle when she's tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. But things soon spiral out of control, sending the pair on a hilarious, surprising and ultimately touching road trip.
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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. Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
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The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts will be an oasis of green for the month of March thanks to the biennial art show Forty Shades of Green: Celebrating Ireland & Irish Culture. Both contemporary and traditional artwork on the theme will be represented in Berkshire County's only Irish art show. Work includes photography, painting, sculpture and craft.
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