Come join us in celebrating the 3rd DownStreet Art Thursday of the season! The theme of DownStreet Art is "Meet your Neighbors", so come downtown to meet your neighbors, shop local vendors at the Night Market, attend gallery openings of local artists, jam out to live music..and more! 

You won't want to miss this chance to #getdown! 

Join us for this celebration of all things motorized!

Friday- Sunday – NEW! Swap Meet at the MASS MoCA Parking Lot behind the Big Y market presented by PopCares, Inc. Vendor spaces still available.

Saturday 7PM– NEW! Drive-In Movie: Grease Sing-a-long in the Center Street parking lot, sponsored by MountainOne and North Adams Movieplex 8. We will start parking cars at 7pm, movie at 8:30pm. Concessions on site. Limit to first 100 cars. Designated picnic/sitting area in front for walk-ins.

Sunday 9AM – 3PM – Motorama Car Show. Downtown North Adams will be taken over by hundreds of motorized vehicles! Classic cars, hot rods, motorcycles, vendors and more!

Eight-week parenting course on Wednesdays beginning Aug. 3 through Sept. 21 at The Family Center. Parents can find ways to be both firm and kind, so that their child can learn cooperation and self-discipline. Class includes a free weekly meal for parents and children. Free on-site child care and transportation if needed. Funded by a grant from The Massachusetts Children's Trust for families with children ages birth to 6 years that are actively parenting.

RESCHEDULED FROM LAST WEEK: This yearly street festival/community block party brings thousands downtown to celebrate with food, shopping, entertainment and conversation. The celebration will include numerous areas dedicated to family games and activities thanks to dozens of local nonprofits and churches. Children will also enjoy face painting, balloon animals, hula hoops, and a special family music performance by Terry A La Berry and Friends!

These concerts combine great music with the beautiful natural backdrop of Windsor Lake. Pack a picnic, bring a chair or blanket, and let the sweet sounds of music and water carry you away on a warm summer night. Concessions are available for purchase at the lake, but people are welcome to bring their own food. Parking is free during these concerts, and swimming, fishing, kayaking, and canoeing are allowed at the lake. All cancellations will be called by 3PM on the day of the concert. Rain Dates tbd.

Greylock Federal Credit Union joins radio stations WUPE FM and WNAW 1230AM in sponsoring the North Adams’ “Party in the Park” each Thursday from July 7 to August 25. Free concerts will entertain the public at Noel Field behind the Steeplecats’ baseball diamond. These are family-friendly events and alcoholic beverages are prohibited.

Mill City Productions is pleased to announce performances of our summertime cabaret, “Tonight, Tonight!”. The show includes music from a variety of genres, including Broadway, pop, rock, and folk.

Roomful of Teeth, the ensemble of Grammy-winning vocal titans led by Williams College faculty, Brad Wells, returns here to its summer home to create new works and hone techniques, culminating in a knock-out performance. We’ll be in our premier venue, the Hunter Center, for this one. Preferred tickets are general admission seats located in the first rows of the theater. Full bar and yummy food are available.

Come out and help support the Berkshire Jammin Critters 4-H Club with a delicious spaghetti supper.

The North Adams Farmers Market is a producer-only market. We accept CC, Debit, and EBT payments and proudly DOUBLE SNAP benefits thanks to generous funding of our SNAPx2 Program.

Live music from 10-12. Join us and visit our local farmers and food producers who will be bringing fresh greensand fruit, eggs, meat, preserves, food plants, flowers, breads, baked goods, pastries, granolas, honey, maple syrup and more!

The North Adams Farmers Market is generously supported by: Adams Community Bank, Berkshire Bank, Berkshire Health Systems, Berkshire Taconic Foundation, the Hardman Fund, Greylock Federal Credit Union, MountainOne Bank, The Porches Inn, and Moresi & Associates.

Last seen at MASS MoCA over a decade ago, the outstanding BQE Project presents its original live score to the hilarious Buster Keaton classicSherlock Jr. (1924), a typically Keaton-esque high-octane romp about a film projectionist who longs to be a detective. BQE warms up for Keaton with two classic animations, Sure-Locked Homes (1928), featuring Felix the Cat, and Fadeaway (1929) What to Expect When the weather holds, this event will be outside. You may order dinner in our café before the show and the bar is always well-stocked. Cheers to live music and warm summer nights!

Zumba in the Berkshires & Miner Combat Fitness are teaming up with local hair stylists to offer FREE Back to School haircuts for kids. We believe that every child should go back to school feeling and looking their best!!!! ALL SCHOOL AGE KIDS WELCOME!!!!! Any child who gets a

haircut will also receive a FREE Back to School backpack from The Berkshire Dream Center (while supplies last).

Rock trio Wild Adriatic blends blues and soul for a raw, irresistible sound. Wild Adriatic has taken its high energy act to major festivals around the country, including Gathering of the Vibes (2013) and Bonnaroo (2015). Praised by critics at Rolling Stone, USA Today and The Huffington Post, Wild Adriatic has performed with rock royalty such as Grand Funk Railroad, Robert Randolph and Blues Traveler. Their latest EP, Strange Persuasions, was released at the 2015 SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Tex. Wild Adriatic recently performed at Levitt SteelStacks in June 2016.

WANTED - Vendors and Crafters

Lenox, MA

We are seeking vendors and crafters who make handmade creations which they may wish to sell at The Holiday Craft Connection, November 19, 2016 from 9 am - 3 pm at The United Methodist Church of Lenox, 6 Holmes Road, Lenox, Massachusetts (located behind NBT Bank). Free admission. For more information please call 413-243-2640 ~ 413-464-2659 or email alliekatt0328@verizon.net. 
 

Sunday 8/21

Yoga on Mount Greylock 
Bascom Lodge on top of Mt. Greylock | Adams
413-822-2034 or rmplaine@hotmail.com
4:30 - 5:30 PM
$10

Stretch and strengthen your body while quieting your mind and nourishing your spirit on the highest mountain in Massachusetts. Enjoy breathtaking mountain views as you surround yourself with nature and become one with the beautiful Berkshires in this all-level yoga class 3,491 feet in the sky at Bascom Lodge atop Mount Greylock. All ages and levels welcome. Registration required.

Thursday 8/18

Adams Library Annual Book Sale
92 Park Street | Adams
(413) 743-8345
6 - 8 PM
Free!
for more information

The Friends of Adams Free Library will hold the annual sale of nearly new, used and donated adult and children’s books, paperbacks, magazines and other items from August 17 through August 19. The sale will be held in the lower Miller Annex on: Wednesday, August 17 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, August 18 from 12 noon to 7:30 p.m. Friday, August 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Also on sale that week will be freshly baked items and raffle tickets for gift baskets. The building is fully accessible through the Melrose Street ramp and elevator. Come early for the best selection.

Tuesday 8/23

Peer to Peer Veterans Group
333 East Street | Room 423 Pittsfield
413-242-8176 or namibc@namibc.org
5:30 - 6:30 PM

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Berkshire County will hold the Peer-to-Peer Veterans Group. The group is a confidential recovery-focused education program for veterans living with mental health disorders. The group provides critical information and strategies for recovery while creating a veteran support network.