North Adams Happenings: Jan. 6-12| 11:29AM / Wednesday, January 06, 2016 | |
North Adams Happenings: January 6 - 12
Brought to you by the MCLA Berkshire Cultural Resource Center
and the North Adams Office of Tourism & Community Events
We are thrilled to announce the 2016 Levitt AMP Grant Awards winners. Each made a compelling case for how the Levitt AMP Music Series will activate a public space and strengthen the social and economic fibers of their communities," says Sharon Yazowski, Executive Director of the Levitt Foundation. "As North Adams’ new main public park, the soon-to-be re-launched Colegrove Park will be an ideal setting for the Levitt AMP North Adams Music Series, bringing the community together and creating a welcoming destination for all to enjoy."
Hooray! Thank you all for voting! We're thrilled to bring a new 10-week music series to Colegrove Park. Stay tuned for more updates as we plan (& launch) Levitt AMP [North Adams] this summer/fall. |
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Saturday, January 16
Daniel Wohl: Holographic
Hunter Center, 1040 MASS MoCA Way
413-662-2111
8 PM
$8 - $22 Preferred
for more information
Artist Daniel Schwarz’s lush visuals accompany composer Daniel Wohl’s “boldly surreal” (The New York Times) music, synching audio and visual content projected in real time for this multisensory audience experience. Co-commissioned by MASS MoCA, Wohl’s new album Holographic comes to life in this work-in-progress performance. |
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Tuesday, January 26th
North Adams Chamber of Commerce
Annual Meeting @ Grazie Ristorante
24 Marshall Street
5 – 7:30 PM
$10 - $15
email for more information
Come join us at Grazie's Italian Ristorante! Our newest Chamber member is Grazie's and its owner Matt Tatro is excited to host our 2015 Annual Meeting at their 24 Marshall Street location. We are honored to be his first guests and to have a taste of what is to come from the latest addition to our great restaurants here in North Adams. Come and enjoy great food and enter to win one of the door prizes. $10.00 for members and $15.00 for non-members for the evening. Guest Speaker: Keith E. Girouard, Regional Director of the MA Small Business Development Center |
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Free Blood Pressure Screening
First Baptist Church
Use Eagle Street entrance
9:30 – 11:30 AM
Free
Get Cuffed Berkshires free blood pressure screening at the Friendship Food Pantry in North Adams every Wednesday in October. Ask about the Apple Crunch! You could win a $50 Guido's gift certificate!
99 show opening on Thursday, December 3 from 5-7 pm.
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Northern Berkshire Retirees Club
Greylock Community Club
548 State Rd
413-743-9476
10 AM
call for information
Northern Berkshire Retirees Club will meet at 10:00 A.M. Thursday January 7th 2016 at the Greylock Community Club. The speaker for this meeting will be an officer from the North Adams Police Department who will provide the members with an update on what is happening in North Adams. There will be a question and answer period following the talk. Coffee and doughnuts will be available. Any questions call 413-743-9476 or 413-663-9263. |
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Knitting Night at Makers’ Mill
Makers' Mill
73 Main Street
(413) 749-2073
7-9 PM
Donations welcome
for more information
It's Knitting Night! We have yarn and cookies! We are here 7-9! |
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G.A.B.E. – Gathering Around Bereavement Enlightenment Group Meeting
St. Elizabeth’s Parish Center
70 Marshall St.
413-346-4626
7 – 9 PM
Free
call for information
A bereavement group for people that have lost children at any stage - pregnancy, birth or beyond. We meet every first Thursday of the month. 7-9pm at St. Elizabeth's Parish Center, 70 Marshall Street. |
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Northern Berkshire Interfaith Action Initiative
First Baptist Church (Eagle Street entrance)
413-663-7588
10 AM
Free
The next meeting of the Northern Berkshire Interfaith Action Initiative (NBIAI) will be held in the Eagle Street Room of the First Baptist Church of North Adams. The guests will include Wendy Penner of the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, who will speak about the work of the RX/Heroin Work Group. Annie Rodgers and Jessica Sweeney of the Coalition’s Northern Berkshire Neighbors program also will speak about the 2016 Community Outreach Worker trainning and what it has to offer. |
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Kids’ Night Out
NB YMCA
22 Brickyard Court
413-663-5700/ 413-663-6529
5:30-8:30 PM
$5 (only for ages 8-14 years)
For more information
The Northern Berkshire YMCA welcomes youth and teens ages 8-14 years for a night of fun, active play at Kids’ Night Out, held every Friday night until Dec. 18 at the YMCA on Brickyard Court. Parents can enjoy a night out while their youth and teens have fun in a safe, secure environment. Youth and teens enjoy an evening of fun and games, gym time and pool time (bring your bathing suits)! A movie with a snack will finish the evening. The cost is $5 for each night. For more information, contact Jeremy Levesque at 413-663-6529. |
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Winter Blues Jam
North Adams Eagles 310, 515 Curran Hwy
8 PM
$8
Beat those winter blues with a double bill of Misty Blues and Ed Moran's Blues Affair. $8 at the door. Ed Moran's Blues Affair will be performing followed by Misty Blues. In that respect it is a show, but we fully expect that both bands wil mash up for a few tunes at the end of the evening...hence, a jam! |
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The Parlor Café
303 Ashland St.
(413) 346-4279
7- 9 PM
Free
for more information
Open mic night at the Parlor Café. Sign-up at the bar starts at 6:30PM. |
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Free Skate Fridays
Peter Foote Veterans Memorial Skating Rink
1267 Church Street
413-664-8185
8 – 10 PM
Free
Call for more information
Fridays from 8-10PM there will FREE skating at the rink from November 27th to December 18th! Bring your own skates or rentals will be available. |
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Saturday Dad and Me- Playtime and Pizza Lunch
210 State Street
413-664-4821
11 AM
Free
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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Auditions for Ronald K. Brown’s
On Earth Together
exPress Gallery
49 Main St.
6 - 8 PM
Free
for more information
Community members, families, and dancers of all ages are encouraged to audition for Ronald K. Brown's, "On Earth Together". "On Earth Together" features the music of Stevie Wonder and brings Brown’s signature humanity, grace and generosity back to Berkshire County. Stories of compassion in personal interaction and in larger societal relationships come to life in expressive physicality of the dancers and the smooth soulfulness of the music. This iteration of the piece will feature community members of all walks of life sharing the stage with EVIDENCE, A Dance Company. This residency and performance are part of a larger community engagement project, undertaken by The Center Series at the 62 Center for Theatre and Dance with generous support from the Mellon Foundation. "On Earth Together" will be performed along with the Berkshire debut of "The Subtle One" featuring the music of Jason Moran on January 22nd at 8pm on the Main Stage at the 62 Center for Theatre and Dance. Tickets are available by calling the box office at 413-597-2425 or by visiting 62center.williams.edu. More information on EVIDENCE, A Dance Company can be found at www.evidencedance.com. |
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Tommy T and Black Velvet Benefit
Eagles, 515 Curran Highway
413-443-1230
7 PM
$15/person, 2 for $25
for more information
Tommy T and the ladies of Black Velvet will be hosting a concert fundraiser at the Eagles, 515 Curran Highway, in support of UCP of Berkshire County program, which supportsmore than 2,400 individuals with any type of physical or developmental disabilities and their families. Tommy T and Black Velvet are a completely volunteer singing group that supports many nonprofit groups around Berkshire County throughout the year. The headliner and the Berkshires very own Elvis is Tom Taglieri, and the members of Black Velvet are Bet Azar, Jean Golin and Bonnie Couchman. The group covers Elvis tunes and a variety of oldies. Admission tickets for the event are $15 or two for $25 and can be purchased at UCP of Berkshire County, Pittsfield and North Adams offices or Alliance Appliance in Pittsfield. For more information visit ucpberkshire.org or call Alliance Appliance at 413-443-1230.
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Ben Mancino – Open Studio
MASS MoCA
Building 13, Second Floor
(518) 915-0547
12 – 4PM
Free
for more information
Ben Mancino’s studio is finally set up and and ready to be seen! He will be hosting an Open Studio on Sunday, 1/10/16 from 12pm-4pm (free & open to the public, 18+ recommended).
The exhibit features photography & illustrations. |
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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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Apply for B-HIP - Applications Due January 25
The Berkshire Hills Internship Program (B-HIP) is an intensivearts management internship program that combines hands-on work experience with classes taught by arts administration faculty, talk-backs with the area’s leading arts professionals, and the chance to fully participate in cultural events throughout Berkshire County. B-HIP offers educational and career advancement opportunities that are hard to find elsewhere!
The Studios at MASS MoCA - Studio Residency Program - Apply by January 15 MASS MoCA invites artists and writers to apply for professional development residencies from 1 week to 10 weeks in length.
Residents will receive:
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A private studio in attractive space on MASS MoCA’s re-purposed mill campus, with generous natural light, 24-hour studio access, plywood floors, a work table and chair in each studio, and shared slop sinks and bathrooms
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Housing across the street from the museum, in newly renovated apartments (private bedroom/Queen bed + shared kitchen and bath). These are lovely apartments, but note that it’s communal living (4 people to an apartment) in an active downtown location
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One communal meal per day, in the company of 7 other artists-in-residence.
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MASS MoCA member benefits for the duration of the residency, including free access to the museum’s galleries and discounts on performing arts events and museum store purchases.
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Free access to Makers’ Mill, a printmaking and fiber arts makerspace on Main Street in North Adams (a short walk from the museum), offering shared use of letterpress, silkscreen and book-making equipment, as well as looms, sewing machines and work tables.
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Optional one-on-one artist-focused financial and business counseling through MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists program (www.assetsforartists.org) that helps artists and writers in all disciplines strengthen the business side of their artistic practice.
MA Health Connector’s Open Enrollment begins November 1st and runs
through January 31st, 2016
Call Ecu-Health Care at 663-8711 if you:
- Need to update income, family size, address etc. for your current MA
Health Connector health insurance plan
- Do not have health insurance
- Have a Connector Care Plan or other health insurance through the MA
Health Connector and want to change to a different plan
- Have questions about the affordability of your employer’s health sponsored
insurance.
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Friday January 8
New Parents Gallery Talks at the Clark
225 South St., Williamstown
413 458 2303
10:15 AM
Free
for more information
The Clark Art Institute kicks off its popular New Parents Gallery Talk series, free, informal gallery talks held in the permanent collection galleries. This program is best suited for parents with pre-toddlers; strollers and front-style baby carriers are permitted. Reservations are not required. Subsequent gallery talks in the series take place on Fridays Dec. 4, Jan. 8, Feb. 5 and March 4.
BarNtone Presents the Suitcase Junket
The Williams Inn 1090 Main Street, Williamstown
7:30 – 10:30 PM
$12 donation at the door, RSVP required
for more information
Matt Lorenz -- known as The Suitcase Junket -- is a one man band who crafts and hones his songs. He plays up to four instruments at a time with his feet, arranging unique objects around himself so that he's a singer, guitarist, drummer and percussionist all at once. With tinges of Tom Waits and Bob Dylan evident in his vocal styling, his singing voice is both guttural and hummingbird nectar-sweet. The overall energy and vibrancy he injects into his music is a force of nature.
Saturday January 9
Pittsfield Winter Farmers Market
Boys’ & Girls’ Club Lighthouse Café
16 Melville, Pittsfield
9 AM – 1 PM
Free
for more information
Join us the second Saturday of every month during the winter for pasture-raised meats, eggs, cheese, fruits, vegetables, breads, baked goods, coffee, wine, art, and more.
‘Start with Art’
225 South St., Williamstown
413-458-2303
10 AM
Free
for more information
The Clark Art Institute’s popular Start with Art program, designed for 3- to 6-year-olds and their parents, includes themed talks, gallery guides, and art-making activities specially designed for this age group. Start with Art is free and open to the public; no registration is required. Art project appropriate clothing is encouraged.
Berkshire Music School Open House
30 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield
413-442-1411
10 AM – Noon
Free
for more information
Berkshire Music School at 30 Wendell Ave. will host a free open house for prospective students of all ages. Come and meet some BMS faculty members and try out an instrument at an Instrument Petting Zoo. Call 413-442-1411 for more information.
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