North Adams Happenings: Sept. 30-Oct. 4| 11:00AM / Wednesday, September 23, 2015 | |
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Save the Date!
Sept. 30 - Oct. 4
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Fall Foliage Festivities and 60th Fall Foliage Parade!
Sept 30-Oct 4
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9/30
-Fall Foliage Ziti Supper at Saint Elizabeth’s of Hungary
10/2
- Annual Children’s Parade on Main Street
- Chicken Dinner & a Movie at the Eagles
10/3
- North Adams Farmers Market: Bring Your Dog to the Market
- the Fall Foliage Craft Fair in Downtown North Adams
- the Eagles Fraternal Order Tag Sale
- the Fall Bazaar at VFW Post 996 – Mohawk Trail
- the 5th Annual Dog Parade
- JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes Fundraiser: Hotel Transylvania 2
- Fall Foliage Dance at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles
10/4
- All You Can Eat Breakfast at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles,
- Fall Foliage 5k Race
- and of cours the 60th Fall Foliage Parade!
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Fall Equinox High Elevation/Boreal Forest Summit Walk & Nature Photo Slideshow
Mt. Greylock Summit
6 PM
Free /Donations suggested
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Join Naturalist Aimee Gelinas M.Ed, Director of the Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center for a Fall Equinox High Elevation/Boreal Forest Summit Walk and Nature Photo Slideshow at Bascom Lodge and Mt Greylock Summit. Learn how to identify high elevation trees, shrubs and plants such as Balsam Fir, Red Spruce and Mountain Maple then see photos in the lodge of high elevation boreal forest flora and fauna taken at Tamarack Hollow, a forest akin to Mt Greylock Summit. Handmade, local Balsam Fir Balm will be available for sale after the program (cash/check only). For more info email . Stay for a summit dinner afterwards, dinner reservation required. |
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Bereavement Support Group
First Congregational Church, Main Street
413-447-2862 ext. 5634
6 PM
FREE
call for information
The Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice is offering a series of support group sessions for Hospice families and others in the community grieving a recent death. The sessions will be held in North Berkshire on consecutive Wednesdays from mid-August to late September, including August 19th and 26th, and September 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd. Each session will be held from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in the first floor meeting room of the First Congregational Church on Main Street in North Adams. Pre-registration is required. To register, please call Marie Coody at the Berkshire VNA and Hospice, toll free at 800-788-2862 or 413-447-2862, ext. 5634.
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Thursday September 24 #getdown with DownStreet Art
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DownStreet Art
Downtown North Adams
5 – 9 PM
This is the final DownStreet Art Thursday of the 2015 season. The evening will include permanent and pop-up gallery receptions, performances and community events.
DownStreet Art welcomes all members of the community to visit local businesses, experience visual and performing arts in downtown North Adams, and to join us in a closing celebration of the 2015 DownStreet Art Season. All events are free and open to the public.
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Performance reservations suggested. Join us for the last DownStreet Art Thursday of 2015! Featuring four performances of Bridgman | Packer Dance's TRUCK presented by MCLA Presents! with support from DownStreet Art & NEFA (New England Foundation for the Arts). |
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Friends of the North Adams Public Library
Book SALE
St. Elizabeth’s Parish
70 Marshall Street
(413) 663-5316
9 AM – 4 PM
for more information
The North Adams Public Library is having their annual Book Sale at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Church Parish Center. Huge book selection with prices from 25 cents to $3. There will also be a bake sale, silent auction and quilt raffle. Support your local library and join us!
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Open Mic Fridays
The Parlor Café
303 Ashland St.
(413) 346-4279
7- 9 PM
Free
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Open mic night at the Parlor Café. Sign-up at the bar starts at 6:30PM.
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North Adams Farmers Market
St. Anthony’s Municipal Parking Lot
(413) 664-6180
9AM - 1PM
For more information
The North Adams Farmers Market at the St. Anthony’s Municipal Parking Lot welcomes more than 20 vendors every Saturday. Join us at the market! This year’s market is better than ever offering a wide variety of fresh, local meats, amazing produce, lots of fresh eggs, delicious baked pastries, breads, cookies, granolas and more! We have fresh made crepes, coffee, hops, pet treats, and live music! It’s nearing the end of blueberry season, but we’ve got lots of fresh corn! For more details follow us on FaceBook!
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Friends of the North Adams Public Library
Book SALE
St. Elizabeth’s Parish
70 Marshall Street
(413) 663-5316
9 AM – 4 PM
for more information
The North Adams Public Library is having their annual Book Sale at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Church Parish Center. Huge book selection with prices from 25 cents to $3. There will also be a bake sale, silent auction and quilt raffle. Support your local library and join us! |
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UNO Annual Community Block Party
@ the Community Brick Pizza Oven
In the community garden
across from The Porches Inn on River St.
413-663-7588
Noon – 2 PM
Free
for more information
Join the United Neighborhood Organization for their Annual Community Block Party at the community pizza oven in the garden across from the Porches Inn. All are welcome! Bring you smile and community spirit and let’s celebrate with some brick oven pizza!
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Saturday Dad and Me
Playtime and Pizza Lunch
210 State Street
413-664-4821
11 AM
Free
call for more information
The fun starts at 11:00 am. We will play in the Haskins Center Gym, 210 State Street, North Adams, for active fun followed by a pizza lunch. Please call the Family Center office at 413-664-4821 to register. Stepdads, grandfathers, uncles or other male caregivers are welcome!
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Children’s Races and Family Fair
Noel Field Athletic Complex
315 State Street
(413) 663-9062
10 AM – Noon
Race Registration: 10:30 AM
FREE
for more information
The Youth Center Inc. and BCAC coordinate a foot race and family fair. This event is open to all ages, with categories for various age groups, and awards for group winners. The fair includes obstacle courses, games, give-a-ways, entertainment, and food. Children’s Fair booths are hosted by local community organizations. Awards are sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union.
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The Family Center’s “Dollar Cents” Workshop
Haskins Center
210 State Street
413-664-4821
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Free
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Unsure about your household budget? Looking for additional ways to stretch your dollar? We could all use some help with stretching our dollars these days! Join our FREE budgeting workshop with Berkshire Community Action Council. Come learn about how set up a basic budget and how to start saving. Parents will receive a FREE notebook & calculator. Snacks will be provided. Child care and transportation available by request, call 413-664-4821 to register. |
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Figure Drawing Collective
Makers' Mill 73 Main Street
413 -749-2073
7-9PM
$5/members, $10/drop-in
For more information
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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Saturday September 26
5th Annual Hike 4 Mike
Bernard Farm Trail Gate
Notch Road
9 AM
Registration fees are $20/person, which includes a "Hike 4 Mike!" t-shirt, $10/person without the t-shirt, or a special $5 for high school students for the hike only.
for more information
Mill City Productions is pleased to announce a fundraising event to benefit the Mike Grogan Memorial Fund. The hike will start at the Bernard Farm Trail Gate on Notch Road in North Adams. Parking is available at the entrance to the trail. Participants are encouraged to wear hiking boots or sneakers as well as bring their own water and a snack. All proceeds will go towards Mill City's Mike Grogan Memorial Fund, which gives scholarships to local theatre students as well as helps with capital improvements to Mill City's theatre. |
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Saturday September 26
36th Annual Apple Squeeze
18 Main St. , Lenox
413- 637-3646
10 AM – 5 PM
Free
for more information
The highlight of New England’s fall season is the Lenox Apple Squeeze now celebrating its 36th year as a harvest festival weekend filled with fun for everyone.
The Historic Village of Lenox will host this magical weekend on Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year with more vendors than ever, handmade crafts, sculptures, and original art works fill the streets along with handmade jewelry, textiles, wood carvings, leather goods, and hand woven clothing.
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Saturday September 26
V.F.W. Post #9144
11Th Golf Tournament
Stamford Valley Golf Course
(413) 662-2438 or (413) 663-8710
9 AM
Call for Pricing
18 hole Golf Tournament with dinner. For more information, please call Ed @662-2438 or Joe @ 663-8710.
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Saturday September 26
Drug Take Back Day – Prescription Rx Round-up!
10 AM.- 2 PM
Community coalitions from across the county have joined forces to host the biannual prescription drug take back day on September 26th, 2015 from 10am-2pm. There will be four locations across the county: Adams Police Station (4 School St.); the Dalton CRA (400 Main St.); the Lee Ambulance Service (177 Main St.); and the Lenox Town Hall (6 Walker St.). Anyone with unused, unwanted and expired prescription, over-the-counter and controlled medications should stop by to dispose of them safely. Personal needles are also accepted in puncture proof plastic containers. The process of dropping off medication is anonymous, takes only a minute, and could end up saving lives.
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Tuesday September 29
College Prep
Information Night
Williams Inn
1090 Main St., Williamstown
413-749-1165
7 PM
Free
call or email to register
Joshua Mendel, senior associate director of Admissions at MCLA , will present an information session on the college search and application process at the Williams Inn in Williamstown. Guidance will be provided to students and parents regarding the college search and application process. Mendel will share tips on choosing where to apply, important timelines, essay writing, interviewing and the application process. The event is being sponsored by Adams Community Bank and is free but registration is requested to Kris Bona. |
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