North Adams Happenings: Jan. 20-26| 10:26AM / Wednesday, January 20, 2016 | |
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Saturday, January 30 – Sunday February 7
North County EATS – Restaurant week
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Enjoy a week of prefix menu deals from many of your favorite North County restaurants! New site and event details to be announced shortly. North County EATS is presented by WNAW and supported by the North Adams Chamber of Commerce and Williamstown Chamber of Commerce.
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Friday February 5 & Saturday February 6
MCLA Presents! & Williams College Off-Center Series invite you to
The Blind Date Project
Hops & Vines
16 Water St., Williamstown, MA
FREE (reservations required)
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The apprehension of going on a blind date is suddenly compounded when a group of people — you the audience — gather to witness an improvised meeting between two complete strangers in a karaoke bar.
Seating is very limited and reservations are required. (2 drink minimum per person). |
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Saturday, February 20th
North Adams Winterfest!
downtown & Windsor Lake
413-664-6180
10 AM – 4PM
Free
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Join us for this annual winter celebration! There will be ice sculpting, the annual chowder cook-off, horse drawn carriage rides on Main Street, sledding, snow shoeing, free ice skating at the Veterans Rink, hot cocoa, a bonfire, and a winter market! |
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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!
Makers’ Mill Fellows Program – Deadline Feb. 1, 2016
Makers’ Mill, the North Adams makerspace, is seeking applicants for a new Fellows program! - apply here!
Fellows will serve a one-year term, receiving free membership, exhibition/curatorial and teaching opportunities, professional development, and a $400 stipend. Fellows will be required to support the Mill by demonstrating an active making practice in the Makers’ Mill studio, and by leading workshops, organizing window exhibitions, and other assistance.
Questions? Contact Kate Barber, Senior Fellow, Makers’ Mill, at info@northadamsmakersmill.org
BENEFITS
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free annual membership to Makers’ Mill ($480 value)
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solo or group exhibition at the Mill, as well as access to a group exhibition space at MCLA
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access to the Makers’ Mill creative community and teaching possibilities
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$400 stipend provided by MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists program over the course of the one-year term
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free financial & business workshops/coaching from Assets for Artists
REQUIREMENTS
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offer 4 annual workshops at the Mill that are designed, taught and marketed to share your area of expertise. Profits will help support Makers’ Mill.
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5 hour/week commitment to actively engaging in making in the Mill, recognizing that this will function as an office-hours type format for member engagement
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minimum 4 hours/month volunteerism as support staff for weekly programs, community outreach, etc
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equipment maintenance (as related to area of practice)
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curating one window exhibition
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attendance, when requested, at board and committee meetings
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serve on of the Makers’ Mill Artists’ Council, which includes planning and participating in bimonthly community meetings
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1 year term
The Massachusetts Cultural Council is now accepting 2016 Artist Fellowship applications in Choreography, Fiction/Creative Nonfiction, and Painting. Deadline: Monday, January 25, 2016.
The Artist Fellowships are competitive, anonymously judged grants of $12,000 and finalist awards of $1,000, providing direct support to individual Massachusetts artists in recognition of artistic excellence. Learn more.
Questions, contact Kelly Bennett at kelly.bennett@art.state.ma.us or 617-858-2705
MA Health Connector’s Open Enrollment 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.
FIGMENT North Adams 2016 Open Call for participatory Art Projects
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Apply today to be part of the inagural FIGMENT North Adams.
FIGMENT North Adams is excited to announce that we are accepting art project submissions for FIGMENT North Adams 2016. A free arts event held at Windsor Lake, showcasing art that encourages participants to play, dance, sing, create, engage, experiment, and explore their environment. The event accepts submissions from artists of all ages and experience. Submit your project using the FIGMENT Artist Submission Portal by March 6th 2016 |
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Free Financial Literacy Classes
The Family Place, 61 Main Street
413-663-7588
5 – 7 PM
Free
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The Family Place, The Family Center and Mountain One are partnering to offer financial literacy classes. January 20th & February 25th at The Family Place, 61 Main Street, North Adams from 5:00-7:00pm. Classes will cover important information about: Credit scores, loans, creating and following a budget and savings. Dinner will be provided. Child care and transportation available. Call The Family Place, at 413-663-7588 to register. |
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Relay For Life Kick-off
Freight Yard Pub, 3 Furnace St.
404-327-6560
6 PM
Free
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The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Northern Berkshire will hold a free kickoff for the annual event at Freight Yard Pub, 3 Furnace St. The program will highlight how the community has benefited from funds raised and will honor last year’s top fundraisers. This year the kickoff will be expo-themed, giving attendees an opportunity to learn more about where their Relay For Life dollars go and what they can expect at this year’s event. Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable canned good to the event and will receive a raffle ticket to be entered into winning wonderful prizes. Visit relayforlife.org/northernberkshirema to learn more about the event, or contact Stephanie Bosley at 404.327.6560 or stephanie.bosley@cancer.org. |
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Teen Writing Workshop Mid-Year Performance
Gallery 51, 51 Main Street
413-663-7588
5 PM
Free
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The Teen Writing Workshop will be hosting a mid-year public performance at Gallery 51 on Thursday January 21st starting at 5pm. The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition’s Teen Writing Workshop will be presenting the work they have created this year, featuring awe-inspiring poetry, and suspenseful short story fiction. Everyone is welcome to attend and listen to the creative expressions and talented writing of young people in their community. Gallery 51 has offered the Teen Writing Workshop and these teenagers a unique opportunity to showcase their true talents in the arts, with a wonderful mix of performance and visual arts on display. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, please contact UNITY Program Associate, Adam Tobin, atobin@nbccoalition.org or call 413-663-7588. |
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THIRDsday Comedy Open Mic
Parlor Cafe
303 Ashland St.
7 - 9PM
Free
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Did you resolve to go out more and have fun this year! Come see the first THIRDsday Comedy Open Mic of 2016! Whether you're trying out material on the mic, or just enjoying some free entertainment, tasty foods and beverages are available for purchase, so bring friends and enjoy a night out! |
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Knitting Night at Makers’ Mill
Makers' Mill
73 Main Street
(413) 749-2073
7-9 PM
Donations welcome
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It's Knitting Night! We have yarn and cookies! We are here 7-9! |
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Laurie Anderson's Heart of a Dog
Club B-10, 1040 MASS MoCA Way
413-662-2111
7:30 PM
$5 - $9
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Laurie Anderson brings us an autobiographical film about love and loss. Anderson weaves childhood memories and video diaries into a touching tribute to Lolabelle, her beloved terrier.
Anderson joins us via Skype for a Q+A following the screening.
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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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Community Sewing Bee
Makers’ Mill, 73 Main Street
10AM – 2PM
Free
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No experience necessary, all are welcome. This event is FREE and open to the public.
We're doing it again! If you missed the last one, now's the chance to participate in this awesome project. The Stargazing Project is a new project from Williams College artist-in-residence Emily Johnson and her company Catalyst. The project includes in equal measure: gathering intentions for a joyful future, making quilts, performance and a night of stargazing. We have held Community Visioning Sessions throughout the country, asking community members what they want for their well-being, the well being of their neighborhood, city, street, or reserve. We have collected these intentions on quilt squares and are now making them into 80 quilts for a night of stargazing and performance, taking place in Williamstown in the spring of 2017. Join us to hand piece these quilts!
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Trivia!
The Parlor Café
303 Ashland St.
(413) 346-4279
5- 7 PM
Free
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Join us for an evening of trivia! You could win NACHOS and bragging rights!
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FreshGrass Presents Birds of Chicago
Club B-10, 1040 MASS MoCA Way
413-662-2111
8 PM
$10- $28
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Birds of Chicago takes a victory lap in Club B10 after blowing minds at this September’s FreshGrass Festival. Mesmerizing husband-wife duo JT Nero and Allison Russell anchors this soul-inflected, groove-based Americana. |
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Our Children, Ourselves
Johnson School
413-664-4821
10- 11 AM
Free
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A FREE group for parents with children who have delays or other identified special needs. Join other parents to share resources, challenges and joys. Snacks will be provided. Transportation and child care available. Please call 413-664-4821 to register for child care and or transportation. This group is focused on parents with children ages birth to eight years. |
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Dad and Me Playtime and Pizza
Haskins Gym, 210 State Street
413-664-4821
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Free
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Dads and grandpas are welcome to bring the kids for a slice of pizza and some active playtime. Drop in or Call 664-4821 for more information. |
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Pitch pARTy
18 Holden Street
7 PM
Free
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Want a sneak peak at the new space? Come on down to the Common Folk studio and share your ideas. Wanna have an event? Got a theme for an exhibition? Need volunteers for a community project? Have a project that you want other artists to help out with? Or do you just have a rad idea to share? A new app? A fun game? Come on down! Bring a song you wanna share, or a poem or a story. Bring your new paintings, or photos you've taken recently. Bring a friend who's interested in getting involved. Bring a URL of your favorite band that you want to come to North Adams.
Don't stress about presentation style. Just be you. Don't have anything to bring? That's totally cool! Just come hang out and see what kinds of ideas are brewing in the minds of Common Folk. Bring you and we'll bring the food. |
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Figure Drawing Collective
Makers' Mill 73 Main Street
(413) 749-2073
7-9PM
$5/members, $10/drop-in
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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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North Adams Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting @ Grazie Ristorante
24 Marshall Street
5 – 7:30 PM
$10/chamber members, $15/non-members
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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Parenting with Positive Discipline
Free 8 week Parenting Series
Johnson School, 21 Williams Street
413-664-4821
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Free
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Tuesdays, January 26 to Tuesday, March 22 from 5:30-7:30p.m. At Head Start Johnson School, 21 Williams St., North Adams. This series shows parents how to be both firm and kind, so that their child can learn creative cooperation and self-discipline. Parents will learn how to defuse power struggles, communicate with love, and build on their children’s strengths, hold children accountable with their self-respect intact, win cooperation at home. Positive Discipline shows parents how to focus on positive outcomes and features ways to use positive discipline in your family. Class includes a free weekly meal for parents and children. Free on-site child care and transportation. Call to register 413-664-4821.This parenting series is being presented by The Family Center and is being hosted by Berkshire County Head Start. The program is funded by The Massachusetts Children’s Trust for families with children ages Birth to 6 years and are actively parenting. |
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Ongoing until Feb 10 - Annual Little Ceasars Pizza Kit Fundraiser
The Drury High School Band is currently holding its annual Little Caesars Pizza Kits Fundraiser. Band members and band parents will be taking orders for various sizes of pizza kits until February 10th. The scheduled delivery date is March 3rd. The Pizza kits are frozen for easy storage, come in a variety of sizes and flavors, and contain all the ingredients for a delicious and convenient meal. All proceeds from this year’s fundraiser will go directly to help fund the band’s trip to the July 4th 2016 parade in Washington , DC. For more information or to order pizza kits please contact Tom Bernard at (413) 664-4942 or email drurybandparents@gmail.com . |
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Saturday January 23
Family Snowshoe Hike Sponsored by Berkshire Sanctuaries
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox
413-637-0320
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Member Adult $10.00, Child free |Nonmembers: Adult $15.00, Child free
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Winter is a great time of year to explore the sanctuary with your family, especially on snowshoes. If you have never snowshoed before, let us introduce you to this fun winter activity. You will learn about equipment and safety then head out for a ramble through wetlands and gentle slopes. We will warm up with hot cocoa at the end! *includes snow rentals.
Instructions and Directions:
Dress warmly and in layers. Bring snowshoes if you have them. A limited number of adult and child snowshoes are available if reserved ahead of time. Please call the Pleasant Valley Office to reserve: 413-637-0320 Registration is required.
Register online or call 413-637-0320 to register by phone.
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Tuesdays through April
Knitting Group
The Milne Public Library, 1095 Main Street, Williamstown
413-458-5369
2 – 4 PM
Free
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All levels of experience are welcome. The program is free and open to the public. Just bring your projects and knit. The group may explore different yarns and items to knit including socks, shawls, sweaters, hats, etc. You can start at any time.
The group coordinator will be Carole Thompson who enjoys exploring yarns and designing her own patterns using body measurements. Carole is the Curator of the Robert Frost Museum in Shaftsbury
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Friday January 22
Tool Time: A morning of stories and exploration!
Adams Free Library, 92 Park Street, Adams
413-664-4821
10 AM
Free
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Friday, January 22, 10:00 a.m. Children and parents will explore age appropriate technology with magnets, magnifying glasses, scissors, markers, and crayons. Join us for the fun!
Polar Bear Picnic. Friday, January 29, 10:00a.m.
Children and parents will enjoy an interactive frosty picnic and learn about basic math skills, counting, shapes and colors. Join us for a “picnic” with polar bears!
Call 664-4821 to register. Space is limited
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Wednesday January 20
1Berkshire Chamber Nite
Greylock Insurance Agency, Allendale Shopping Center, Pittsfield
dthomas@1berkshire.com
5-7 PM
Berkshire United Way’s 16th annual car giveaway drawing or option for $10,000 will take place at 1Berkshire’s “Chamber Nite” at its new location, the Greylock Insurance Agency in the Allendale Shopping Center in Pittsfield. The car being given away is a 2015 Ford Fiesta, sponsored by Johnson Dealerships and Greylock Federal Credit Union. Thousands of tickets have been submitted from across the county, including from over 200 workplace campaigns and individual donors. The car giveaway drawing is one incentive provided by Greylock and Johnson Dealerships to help motivate people to give to their community. Last year, the work of Berkshire United Way and its community partners impacted the lives of over 20,000 people throughout the Berkshires. The event is open to 1Berkshire members and to the press. To register, contact Danielle Thomas at 1Berkshire at dthomas@1berkshire.com.
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