North Adams Happenings: Aug. 12-18| 12:24PM / Wednesday, August 12, 2015 | |
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Save the Date!
Thursday August 27
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DownStreet Art Thursday
Downtown North Adams
(413) 663-5253
6PM-9PM
Free
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DownStreet Art continues with permanent and pop-up gallery exhibition openings, temporary installations, and live music performances. In addition to the new exhibit openings in multiple galleries, this event will feature a work-in-progress showing by Jarvis Rockwell, a public performance piece with artist Stephanie Weber, a continuation of the ReVision Chalkboard Project, music at the Mohawk Marquee and more. |
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Save the Date!
Sunday August 30
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Motorama
MainStreet, North Adams
(413) 664-6180
9AM-3PM
Free
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Motorama returns for its fifth year in North Adams. Main, Holden and Eagle Streets will be closed to all but pedestrian traffic as downtown North Adams fills with hundreds of cars, trucks, motorcycles, snowmobiles and tractors. This vehicle show offers fun for everyone. Attendees can enjoy music, 50/50 raffles, food, shopping and more!
A huge thank you to our presenting sponsors:
WUPE 100.1 FM AND WNAW 1230AM |
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Downtown Celebration
Downtown North Adams
(413) 664-6180
5:30PM-9PM
Free
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2015 marks the 19th year of North Adams’ Annual Downtown Celebration. Main, Eagle, Holden and the northern portion of Ashland Street will be closed to all but pedestrian traffic. Groups, businesses and organizations distribute information, hold contests and giveaways, while bands play everything from Dixieland to Rock and Roll. Delicious aromas fill the air as our local restaurants and vendors provide all kinds of wonderful food. This all-ages street fair is sure to please. |
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Back-Packed for Success
The Family Place, 61 Main Street
(413) 663-7588
1PM-3PM
Free
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The Family Place is hosting a back-to-school event for kids entering K through 6th grade at local northern Berkshire elementary schools. Students and their parents will receive a free backpack filled with school supplies. The event for families living in Williamstown, North Adams, Clarksburg, Adams, & Cheshire will be located at The Family Place, 61 Main Street, North Adams on Thursday, August 13 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. This event requires pre-registration to ensure that we have the backpacks ready for each child, as supplies are limited. Please contact The Family Place at (413) 663-7588 by Friday, August 7. |
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Collage Club
Makers' Mill 73 Main Street
(413) 749-2073
6PM-11PM
Free
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Become part of the Mill community, join our open member studio night filled with all types of making. We are creating a club of doers who meet regularly to push and inspire each other to explore themselves in new ways, to work around each other weekly and listen to great records. This weekly creative gathering will be led by Danny O., who has been dreaming about art since he was a small child. He loves collage, painting both acrylic and oil and likes to sing and day dream as well. |
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Party in the Park: T Bone Daddy
Noel Field
(413) 499-3333
6PM-8PM
Free
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Party in the Park is an annual summer concert series that is free and open the public. The shows run every Thursday night starting at 6:00pm and ending at 8:00pm at the Noel Field behind the Steeplecats baseball diamond. With ample seating and plenty of food vendors, this is a great opportunity to listen to some great music outside. This concert series is presented by local radio stations WNAW 1230AM and WUPE 100.1FM. |
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Common Folk Presents: The Coteries & Tim Martin
Common Place, 87 Main Street
7PM
$3 suggested donation
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Come check out The Coteries at Common Place Gallery in North Adams! Our friend Tim Martin will be kicking off this wonderful night of music. Check out this video!
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Chalet Session - Exhibiting artist Clifford Ross
1040 MASS MoCA Way
(413) 662-2111
7PM
Free
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Every Thursday and Friday at dusk, adjacent to our summer beer garden, the concert courtyard will be flooded with colorful harmonium videos by Clifford Ross and a soundscape curated with his musical collaborator, John Colpitts (aka Kid Millions): from Satie to Sinatra, madrigals to makossa, Kuti to Kyrie, and beyond. |
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MountainOne Bank Week:
North Adams Farmers Market
St. Anthony’s Municipal Parking Lot
(413) 664-6180
9AM-1PM
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The North Adams Farmers Market at the St. Anthony’s Municipal Parking Lot welcomes more than 20 vendors offering a variety of local foods including, fresh local produce, locally raised meat, preserves, eggs, bread, granola, baked treats, plants, handmade goods, and more. The market is great place to find a wide variety of fresh local produce and prepared foods in the northern Berkshire County area. MountainOne Bank will be at the market giving away coupons for FREE MountainOne reusable market bags. |
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JP2 Family Fun Run & Walk
70 Marshall Street
(413) 344-4472
9AM-1PM
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The St. Vincent de Paul Society is hosting a 5K race and 1-mile walk at St. Elizabeth of Hungary on Marshall Street to benefit its efforts to stomp out poverty. The 5K road race starts at 9:15 a.m. The 1-mile fun run starts at 9:20 a.m. A pancake breakfast, included with race registration, runs from 9-11:30 a.m. |
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Introduction to Calligraphy
Makers' Mill 73 Main Street
(413) 749-2073
1PM-5PM
$10
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Students will learn the basics of how different alphabets are structured and begin to letter the foundational (roman) hand. In this workshop, broad-edged markers will be used to allow students to focus on the lettering.Dip pens will be demonstrated. Time permitting, students will write out a short quotation.
All materials and supplies will be provided. A $10 materials fee is included in the workshop cost. |
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Pigpen Theatre Co.
1040 MASS MoCA WAY
(413) 662-2111
8PM
$16 - $26 preferred
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The 2014 Williamstown Theatre Festival darlings are back! Part innovative theatre company and part rollicking indie folk band, PigPen Theatre Co. creates albums that turn into musicals that can be performed as fully staged productions or straightforward concerts. They’re here for the latter, playing material in the works for a new record. |
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Screen Painting, Printing Basics
Makers' Mill 73 Main Street
(413) 749-2073
10AM
$75
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These workshops will focus on mixing color, fabric preparation and registration, printing, safety and clean up. These are hands on classes where everyone will be up and printing right away. We will learn from each other how to identify printing problems, how to fix them, and how to thinking in printed layers. After taking one of the courses below, you will be ready to learn how to create your own film.
Pick ONE of the two basic printing courses below:
-PRINTING ON FABRIC 10am-12
Learn how to screen print by making your very own Makers’ Mill tote.
-PRINTING ON PAPER 1-3pm
Learn how to screen print by making your very own Makers’ Mill poster. |
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Figure Drawing Collective
Makers' Mill, 73 Main Street
(413) 749-2073
7PM-9PM
$10
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Be part of a new figure drawing collective starting up at Makers’ Mill. Sessions will run every Monday and will focus on long poses, and include a warm up consisting of several short poses.
We’ll be bringing in local models and a local, figure drawing instructor who will drop-in as available. Get in as at the ground level to shape the direction this collective takes. Bring your own lap board, paper, pencils, and creative energy! |
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Wednesday August 12
Live on the Lake Concert Series: Kluster (an all-star funk review)
Burbank Park, Pittsfield
(413) 499-9344
6PM-8PM
Free
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Wildcard: For the fourteenth consecutive season the concerts will be offered every Wednesday evening, beginning July 8th through August 26th, from 6 pm to 8 pm at Burbank Park on Onota Lake in Pittsfield. According to May, a shuttle service will be offered again this year for people parking at Taconic High School. In addition, parking will be available on Vin Hebert Boulevard. The Pittsfield Police Department would like to remind those who attend that alcohol is not permitted at Burbank Park during these concerts and no parking is allowed on Lakeway Drive Extension (located off Pecks Road). The Pittsfield Police Department will be on patrol during these shows and parking violations will be cited. |
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Wednesday August 12
Cu at the Cinema
Beacon Cinema
57 North Street, Pittsfield
(413) 358-4780
7PM
Free
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The Beacon Cinema presents The "CU at The Cinema" Summer Movie Series, sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union! A FREE family movie every Wednesday at 7, ALL SUMMER LONG! Tickets are FREE, and will be issued on a first come first served basis beginning at 6pm every Wednesday. Because space is limited, you must be present to receive a ticket. This is a great opportunity to show your kids what your favorite movies looked like on the BIG SCREEN! Here's the schedule:
8/12 Back to the Future
8/19 Hook
8/26 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone |
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Thursday August 13
Music at the Mansion
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
104 Walkter St., Lenox
(413) 637-3206
7:30PM
$20
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Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum, 104 Walker St., will offer concerts on Thursday evenings on Aug. 13,New York City Cabaret singer & pianist Ron Ramsay and vocalist Samantha Talora, both Berkshire natives, will perform classics from the Great American Songbook. Oakes & Smith and Samantha Talora & Ron Ramsay return with a joint concert on Aug. 27. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the museum. Ticket price includes complimentary snacks. Wine and craft beer will be available for purchase. Contact Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206 to reserve tickets in advance |
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Wednesday August 12
"A Tale of Trails The Hoosic River Trail" with Lauren Stevens
Bascom Lodge, 3 Summit Road, Adams
(413) 743-1591
6PM-7PM
Free
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Most of the Mount Greylock range drains into the Hoosic River, which collects in Cheshire Reservoir and southern Vermont before winding across Rensselaer County, New York, to the Hudson at Schaghticook. The Hoosic River Watershed Association is at work on projects along the Hoosic and its tributaries in three states to create a “river trail,” a series of put-ins, carries, trails and greenways to enhance recreation, bring more of the population closer to the river and increase appreciation for this natural asset.
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Thursday August 13
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Friday August 14
Summer Theatre Lab
'62 Center for Theatre and Dance
1000 Main Street, Williamstown
(413) 597-4839
7PM
Free
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The Williams College Summer Theatre Lab returns this summer for its 11th season in residence at the Center Stage of the ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance. This summer’s season of theatrical work will be created, produced and performed by Williams students in collaboration with visiting artists and alumni professionals. The lab will culminate in the Open Lab Weekend, a festival of productions and projects that takes place in the Center Stage of the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance (1000 Main St.). Admission is free. Reserve tickets online or call (413) 597-4839. |
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Sunday August 16
"The Natural Playhouse"
Bascome Lodge, 3 Summit Road, Adams
(413) 743-1591
6PM-7PM
Free
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"Theater Performance By The Nutshell Playhouse" A scrumptious mix of original music andpuppets. For children of all ages!
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