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Cultural Pittsfield This Week: April 20-2627-May 4
09:50AM / Friday, April 27, 2018
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Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team are returning to Massachusetts! They plan to film episodes of the hit History Channel show American Pickers throughout the Northeast. The documentary series explores the fascinating world of antique "picking" and they're always excited to find sizable, unique collections and learn the stories behind them. The pair hopes to give historically significant objects a new lease on life, while learning a thing or two about America's past along the way, and they'd love to explore your hidden treasure. If you or someone you know has a large, private collection or accumulation of antiques that the Pickers can spend the better part of the day looking through, send them your name, phone number, location and description of the collection, with photos, to americanpickers@cineflix.com or call 1-800-OLD-RUST.

 
MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE

 
Hancock Shaker Village presents Shaker Up Sausage & Beer Night, a multi-course, farm-to-table dinner featuring brews, meats, sausages and charcuterie from the Berkshires and the Hudson Valley, including Bright Ideas Brewing, Shire Breu-Hous and more. 6:30 p.m. $80. Tickets benefit HSV's farm internship program.
Plus... 
FRI Blue Light Trio at Rainbow FRI House of Hope Fundraiser at The Funky Phoenix FRI RadioActive at The A | FRI After Ours Duo at Hotel on North | MON Jazz Night at Mission | MON Race in America/Poets Creating Conversation at Berkshire Museum | MON Paint a Pint Night at Thistle & Mirth | TUE Dine-to-Donate for Berkshire Humane at 99 Restaurant | WED Gruppo Mondo at Rainbow | THU Moonshine Holler at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU Comedy Night at Methuselah | THU Berkshire Nursing Families Benefit at Thistle & Mirth | THU Dine-to-Donate for BART Student Ambassadors at Applebee's

 
FAMILY FRIENDLY

Berkshire Theatre Group presents Disney's The Lion King, Junior. This beloved coming-of-age musical brings the "Circle of Life" to the Colonial for one weekend only (three performances). With music and lyrics by Academy, Grammy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winners Elton John and Tim Rice, the show includes the classic songs, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," "Hakuna Matata," "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and more! Tickets: adults $15, children $10.
Plus... 
ONGOING Baby Animals at Hancock Shaker Village FRI Homeschooling Community Collective at Berkshire Museum | FRI WeeMuse: Adventures at Berkshire Museum FRI-THU Parenting Classes & Play Groups at Berkshire Children & Families SAT Kitchen Ka-boom! at Berkshire Museum SAT Chow Time at Berkshire Museum SAT "Bunnies" Paint Party at Berkshire Paint & Sip MON Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Workshop at Berkshire Athenaeum MON Tiny Tots Story Time at Berkshire Athenaeum | TUE WeeMuse: Littlest Learners at Berkshire Museum THU Preschool Play & Learn at Berkshire Athenaeum THU Lego Club at Berkshire Athenaeum

 
GET CREATIVE

 
Get ready for summer fun by painting a beach scene on a 16" x 15" canvas bag with Berkshire Paint & Sip. The $30 fee includes all materials and instruction, and a donation to support The Boys & Girls Club of Pittsfield. BYO snacks, cash bar. Berkshire Hills Country Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Plus...
FRI Succulent Wreath Class at Township Four SUN Paint "Trees of Color" at Berkshire Paint & Sip | MON Paint a Pint Night at Thistle & Mirth THU Open DIY Night at Patrick's Pub

 
WELLNESS

Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness presents a Let Your Yoga Dance series with Megha-Nancy Buttenheim on Wednesdays from May 2 through Oct. 24. This class is specially designed for the Parkinson's community. Wheelchairs welcome, caregivers and loved ones wanted, elevator access available, no experience needed. 10:10-11:10 a.m. Suggested donation of $5-$10 per class.
Plus...
FRI-THU Various Classes at Berkshire Running Center | FRI-THU Various Classes at Berkshire Family YMCA | FRI-THU Various Classes at Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness FRI-THU Various Classes at Radiance Yoga | SUN Wild Woman Inspired Journey Dance at Rogue Yoga | SAT Herbal Hour: Autism at Wellness Underground | TUE Tuesday Bike Ride at Springside Park | THU Easy Chair Yoga at Knesset Israel

 
COMMUNITY

Hancock Shaker Village invites you to Sheep-shearing Weekend, where you can meet the merinos and watch sheep get their annual haircuts. Throughout the weekend, follow the wool from sheep to cloak with demos of shearing (with champion shearer Fred DePaul), spinning, dying and weaving. See rarely displayed Shaker-made woolen items, meet local fiber artisans, enjoy hands-on activities and learn how fleece becomes clothing. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Plus...
FRI Arbor Day Celebration at Wellesley Park FRI House of Hope Fundraiser at The Funky Phoenix | SAT Volunteer Day at Canoe Meadows | SAT MS Walk at Taconic High School | SUN Domingo Brunch w/Jane Rosen & Bob Shepherd at Dottie's | MON Clapp Park Community Input Session at Ralph Froio Center | MON Monthly Technology Meetup at Framework | TUE Dine-to-Donate for Berkshire Humane at 99 Restaurant | TUE Tuesday Bike Ride at Springside Park | THU Live Pet Connection w/Steve Caporizzo at Berkshire Humane Society | THU Berkshire Nursing Families Benefit at Thistle & Mirth | THU Dine-to-Donate for BART Student Ambassadors at Applebee's

 
LEARN

The Berkshire Eagle presents four dynamic speakers to energize your mind. Dr. Tim Jay (MCLA, retired) will tackle The Psychology of Swearing; Jay M. Pasachoff (Williams College)
will speak on The Glory of the Solar Eclipse; June Sprigg Tooley (BCC) presents Dwarfs in Europe's Royal Courts: A Brief History; and Katherine M. Kidd (OLLI) will give the lecture Corruption in Russia: Why Does it Matter for the U.S.?
 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Plus...
SAT The History of Tea & Chocolate at Berkshire Athenaeum SAT Inventing the Shaker Aesthetic Lecture at Hancock Shaker Village SUN Knitting Workshop at Hancock Shaker Village SUN Meet Berkshire Seed Library at Hancock Shaker Village MON West African & Caribbean Drumming Class at The Licht | MON Our Dogs Understand Hebrew at Knesset Israel

 
FILM

FRI-MON Ismael's Ghosts at The Little Cinema
Twenty-one years ago, she ran away. And 21 years later, Carlotta is back from the void. But Ismael has been busy rebuilding a life for himself with Sylvia and working on his next movie. As Ismael's trials and tribulations unfurl, so too do those of his film's protagonist - the idle, funny and reckless diplomat Ivan Dédalus.
 
Plus...
ONGOING See What's New at The Beacon | SAT Frank vs God at Knesset Israel

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 and more! 

28 Renne Ave.   Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
 
 
 
The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts will present the Berkshire Art Association (BAA) College Fellowship Show for the month of April. The exhibit features the work of Berkshire County residents enrolled as art majors at any college in the country, as well as non-residents currently majoring in art at a Berkshire County college. Prizes will be awarded to students whose work is selected. 

 
BERKSHIRE LIGHTSCAPES PROJECT

The Berkshire Lightscapes Project Needs You!
How cool is this? When events are scheduled in Pittsfield's Park Square, City Hall or Dunham Mall, the City will close off these areas to traffic. Colorful, energy-efficient LED lighting will illuminate these areas. Examples of events include dance and music performances, yoga, craft shows, public school events, food tastings and more. The Lightscapes project has secured a dollar-for-dollar funding match of up to $50,000 from MassDevelopment if its crowdfunding goal is reached by Wednesday, May 16. Please consider funding these beautiful and exciting permanent lighting projects.
 

 
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