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This is Jake
He's been lost in Pittsfield for weeks but frequently sited. He was last seen heading toward the fire station on Peck's Road. He's tired, dirty and needs seizure medication. He's chipped. If you see him, call Julie at 413-537-5616, the vet 24/7 at 413-499-2820 or animal control at 413-448-9700. |
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BazaarsNov. 7:
VNA & Hospice, Community Room, North Adams
North Adams Elks
10-4; Nov. 8, 9-2
Crafters, Chinese auction, bake sale
For vendor information, Melanie at 413-743-5562.
Nov. 14
Berkshire Community Church, Richmond
10-4; Crafters, bake sale. Contact Evelyn Goggia at 413-445-5747
Lanesborough Elementary School annual Fall Craft Fair from 10 to 4. Free admission, huge variety of arts and crafts, raffles, food and more. Proceeds go to sixth-grade trip to Cape Cod.
Vendors can contact Deb at 413-738-5349 or debhutton@aol.com or Lori at 413-499-0065 or lorittod@yahoo.com to secure a spot.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Contact Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
Planning a bazaar this season? Submit information to info@iberkshires.com to have it listed here. |
Sports | Thursday, Nov. 06
Boys' Soccer: State Vocational Championship Game
McCann Tech 3, Keefe Tech 2
Girls' Soccer: State Vocational Championship Game
Blackstone Valley 8, McCann Tech 0 |
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• Film - DANCE MOViES 2008-2009 Premiere, 7:30 pm, EMPAC @ Rensselaer, 110 8th St., Troy, NY, $5, 518-276-3921, The official premiere of four new works created through this year’s DANCE MOViES Commission, the EMPAC program that brings together moving bodies and the moving image.
• Benefit - Otis Library Breakfast, 8-11 am, Farmington River Elementary School, Route 8, Otis, The cost is Adults $4.99, Seniors/Students $3.99, and Veterans and kids under 5, free., 413-269-0109, The all you can eat event honors America's Veterans. Pancakes, sausages, juice, coffee and tea will be served. Proceeds will go to help expand the library's hours, including Saturday mornings, buy four newer, faster computers for the Otis Library and Museum and to increase the library's book and dvd collections.
• Workshop - Finding your Purpose, Sounding your Note, all weekend, New Lebanon, NY, $135 ($100 early registration), 518-794-7834 x114, Everyone has a purpose to fulfill, a note to sound in life. This workshop will help you identify your purpose and find the spiritual resources in yourself to move toward fulfilling your purpose.
Offered by Sufi Order International at the Abode of the Message.
• Theater - Mountain Film Festival, 7 PM, '62 Center, Route 2, Williamstown, $3, 1-413-597-2425, An evening of mountain and adventure films featuring big mountain skiers, off road unicyclists and alpine adventures. A listing of all films can be found at http://www.mountainfilms.org
• Theater - The Shape of Things, 8 pm, '62 Center, Route 2, Williamstown, $3, Cap and Bells presents The Shape of Things
Written by Neil LaBute and Directed by Michelle Noyer 2011
• Benefit - VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire to hold annual bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., VNA & Hospice Community Room, 535 Curran Highway, North Adams, 413-664-4536, Proceeds from the annual bazaar benefit the VNA & Hospice Fund.
• Special Event - Holiday Craft Show, 10 am - 4 pm, North Adams Elks, 413-743-5562, Crafters, Chinese auction, bake sale
• Music - The Williams College Department of Music presents Forward Kwenda, 8 p.m., Williams College, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williamstown, While this free event is open to the public, 413-597-3146, In Zimbabwe, mbira music is played for religious ceremonies and for general entertainment. The mbira consists of a wooden keyboard with 22 metal keys that are plucked by the thumbs and forefingers.
• Special Event - The "Oldies But Goodies Rock 'N' Roll, 7:30 pm, First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn Street, Pittsfield, $20, 822-1850, The entire proceeds from their performance will benefit United Cerebral Palsy Association of Berkshire County.
• Theater - The Colonial Theatre Presents Diva Nation, 8 pm, The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, Tickets for the performance are $65 (preferred seating with pre-show Artist meet & greet), $40 and $25, 413-997-4444, Join this Fabulous Foursome for a royally hilarious musical journey as they navigate life in the Diva Nation. With their whimsical, hip and sophisticated girl-group harmonies, these hysterically funny and multi-talented musicians let loose on how the new millennium has, in some cases literally, changed the face of The Diva!
• Special Event - The Florida Volunteer Fire Department: Annual Spaghetti Supper, 5 to 7:30 pm, Florida fire station, Mohawk Trail, All you can eat spaghetti and meatballs, Italian bread, salad, dessert and a choice of beverages for $7 for adults. Seniors are $6; kids ages 12 and under are $4 and under 3 are free.
• Special Event - Holiday Craft Show, 9 am - 2 pm, North Adams Elks, 413-743-5562, Crafters, Chinese auction, bake sale
• Family Event - All Roads Lead To The Clark's Roman Holiday Family Day, Noon to 4 pm, The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, All activities and admission are free., 413-458-2303, Learn to photograph architecture, try jousting, make an amulet or mosaic frame, organize family photos into a scrapbook, and discover Rome in the Clark's collection.
• Theater - The Colonial Theatre Presents Seussical, 1 pm and 4 pm, The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, $15, 413-997-4444, “Oh, the thinks you can think” when Dr. Seuss’ best-loved characters and stories hit the stage in this unforgettable musical adventure. The noble Horton the Elephant, the one-feathered bird Gertrude McFuzz and the antics of the Cat in the Hat steal the spotlight in one of Theatreworks’ largest-scale productions to date! Recommended for ages 5 and up
• Meeting - The Zonta Club of Berkshire County, 5 PM, Patrick's Pub, Park Square, Pittsfield, 637-2722, The guest speaker will be Jenn Smith of the Berkshire Eagle. Zonta International is a worldwide service organization working to advance the status of women. Guests are welcome at all meetings.
• Special Event - Alzheimer’s Awareness month with resident-created gallery exhibit, 6:30 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, 413-499-1992, In recognition of Alzheimer’s Awareness month, EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne will display watercolors created by memory care residents in its art gallery throughout the month of November.
• Special Event - Northern Berkshire Writers Read From Their Memoirs, 6:15 PM - 8 PM, Adams Free Library, 92 Park Street, Adams, 413-663-9258, A question and answer discussion
about the memoir writing process will follow the readings. The memoirs represent a range of topics from growing up stories, death of a parent at an early age, to internment during World War II, to tales from a Vermont large-animal veterinarian.
• Meeting - WilliNet, Community Access TV, 4:30 pm, WilliNet, 34 Spring St., Williamstown
• Family Event - Thirteenth Annual Autumn in Austerlitz, 11 am- 4p.m, Old Austerlitz,Rt. 22, Austerlitz, NY, $6.00 adult; under 12, free, 518-392-0062, An early nineteenth century theme, period costume, old buildings, exhibits and demonstrations; soup kitchen, pumpkin painting, games, and a children's parade, silent auction, gift shop, craft, art and antique booths, and live music. Rain or shine. Visit www.oldausterlitz.org for information and details.
• Meeting - Cancer Support Group Meeting, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Radiation Oncology Department at BMC, Pittsfield, 413-395-7965, Berkshire Health Systems is now offering a new Cancer Resource and Support Group for adults who have cancer and for their families and loved ones. The new Cancer Resource and Support Group will meet monthly on the second Wednesday of each month at Berkshire Medical Center.
• Arts - Gallery Talk - "Two Artists: Two Bodies of Work", 4 pm, Williams College Museum of Art, free, 413-597-2429, Join studio art faculty members Mike Glier and Amy Podmore for a walk through their exhibition.
• Music - Midweekmusic at Williams, 12:15 p.m., Williams College, Chapin Hall, Williamstown, This free event is open to the public., The Williams College Department of Music will present their weekly lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. Seating is on the stage of Chapin Hall.
• Special Event - Upcoming events at EPOCH at Melbourne, 2:30 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, 413-499-1992, The ceremony will include readings and the presentation of certificates of appreciation and gifts for all veterans in attendance. The public is invited to attend the ceremony and stay for refreshments.
• Lecture - Proseminar Lecture Series: John McWhorter, 7 pm, Clark Auditorium, Fisher Science & Academic Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230, Free, John McWhorter, Professor of Linguistics, Columbia University
• Theater - Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, 7:30 pm, Daniel Arts Center, 84 Alfrod Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230, Free, The Theater Program presents a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Thursday Nov. 12 at 7:30 pm; Friday Nov. 13 at 7:30pm; Saturday Nov. 14 at 2 pm and 7:30pm; Sunday Nov. 15 at 2 pm,. The production will be directed by Karen Beaumont and Aimee Michel. Sets will be designed by Victor McQuiston and costumes by George Veale.
• Music - Legendary Jazz/Funk Trio Medeski Martin & Wood, 8 P.M., MASS MoCA, Hunter Center, Marshall Street, North Adams, $25 in advance, $29 day of show, 413-662-2111, MASS MoCA concert-goers will be among the first fans to experience their freshly released album. With a broad musical palette, MMW explores and experiments with sound, rhythm, and melody, unafraid to take chances or even to fall on their faces.
• Meeting - Stroke Support Group, Noon to 2 pm, Northern Berkshire VNA/Hospice Community Room, 413-664-4536, The group is open to those who are recovering from a stroke, family members and caregivers of stroke patients.
• Clinic - Blood Pressure & Wellness Clinics, 10 am to 11:30 am, Little's Pharmacy, North Adams, No RSVP's are needed to join us for these events and every person who joins us will recieve a free gift.
• Theater - Company, 8 PM, '62 Center, Route 2, Williamstown, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Directed by Jean-Bernard Bucky
Company, first produced in 1970, was acknowledged to be a new model for musical theatre quite unlike the conventional book musical.
• Lecture - The sessions will include experts on end-of-life care including healthcare workers and clergy., 5:30 to 7 p.m., Williamstown Commons, 25 Adams Road, Williamstown, Both programs are free and open to the public., 413-458-2111, Williamstown Commons administrator Joyce Brewer will moderate as local panelists and experts in end-of-life planning discuss legal requirements, healthcare proxies, how to think about end-of-life wishes, and how to engage reluctant family members in the discussion.
• Theater - Main Street Stage announces their fall production, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, Pay what you can, 413-663-3240, Marcus is Walking, written by Joan Ackerman.
• Lecture - Looking at Lunchtime Talks at the Clark, 12:30 pm, The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, Free, 413-458-2303, Join associate curator of European art Sarah Lees on an exploration of one of Corot's most beloved and well-known paintings, Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome
• Business Networking - Business After Hours, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Guido's Fresh Marketplace, 760 South Main Street, Great Barrington, 413-528-1510
• Clinic - REACH offers free wellness screening, 9 a.m. to Noon, Stop and Shop supermarket, State Road, North Adams, 413-664-5326, The “Know Your Numbers” wellness screening will include a brief medical history including smoking and family history, a blood test to measure cholesterol and blood sugar levels, and a blood pressure measurement.
• Lecture - "When In Rome" Lecture Explores The Foreign Academies, 5:30 pm, The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, Cost is $8 per class ($5 for members and free of charge for college students)., 413-458-0489, The lecture series, led by Clark staff, is a complement to the fall exhibition Steps off the Beaten Path: Nineteenth-Century Photographs of Rome and Its Environs.
• Special Event - “End-of-Life Care: What You Need to Do About it Now,”, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Williamstown Commons, 25 Adams Road, Williamstown, Free and open to the public., 413-458-2111, Williamstown Commons administrator Joyce Brewer will moderate as local panelists and experts in end-of-life planning discuss legal requirements, healthcare proxies, how to think about end-of-life wishes, and how to engage reluctant family members in the discussion.
• Meeting - Berkshire Chamber Member Orientation, 8:00 – 9:00 AM, Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, 75 North Street, Suite 360, Pittsfield, FREE!, 413-499-4000, All new and current members are invited to attend this opportunity to meet the Chamber staff in a relaxed setting. You'll learn more about how the Chamber works to serve and support your business everyday! Not a member? Feel free to attend this orientation to find out how the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce can help your business.
• Music - New Nothing Series: Skeleton$ & Luciano Chessa, 8 pm, EMPAC @ Rensselaer, 110 8th St. Troy, NY, $5 - $15, 518-276-3921, Funk meets Futurism in this paradoxical pairing of artists from far ends of the musical spectrum.
• Special Event - Williams College Planetarium Shows for the Public, 7:30 p.m., Williams College, Old Hopkins Observatory, Williamstown, 413-597-2188, Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005.
• Theater - Company, '62 Center, Route 2, Williamstown, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Directed by Jean-Bernard Bucky
Company, first produced in 1970, was acknowledged to be a new model for musical theatre quite unlike the conventional book musical.
• Theater - Main Street Stage announces their fall production, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, $15/$10, 413-663-3240, Marcus is Walking, written by Joan Ackerman.
• Celebration - MCLA's 115th Anniversary Celebration with Donna McKechnie, 5:30 p.m. Dinner - 8 p.m. Concert, MCLA, Church Street Center, North Adams, $25, $15, 413-662-5204, Celebrate 115 years of excellence at MCLA with dinner and a show. The world of Broadway comes to the Berkshires in an intimate and dazzling evening with the incomparable Donna McKechnie.
• Music - Berkshire Symphony to Perform “Bees, Brahms, and Berio”, 8 p.m., Williams College, Chapin Hall, Williamstown, This free event is open to the public., There will be a pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall.
• Special Event - Sheffield Historical Society presents "Balms, Bones, and Creeping Miasma", 7:30 pm, Sheffield Historical Society, Dewey Memorial Hall, Sheffield, Free and open to the public, 413-229-2694, Dennis Picard, of Westfield, Director of Storrowton Village museum in West Springfield, MA , will share stories of medical emergencies, epidemics and everyday health issues as faced by the citizens of Sheffield and Southern Berkshire County from the time of the earliest English/European settlement to the Revolution in medical thought of the mid-19th century.
• Special Event - Upcoming events at EPOCH at Melbourne, 3:30 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, 413-499-1992, Berkshire Music School to perform at EPOCH: Faculty coach Jean Stackhouse will direct a piano-French horn-violin ensemble for this afternoon concert.
• Music - Simon's Rock Chorus, A Beatles Concert, 8 pm, Kellogg Music Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington MA 01230, Free,
The Music of the Beatles
The Simon's Rock Chorus
Jack Brown, Director
Joe Rose, Accompanist
Saturday November 14, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Kellogg Music Center
The audience is encouraged to come in 60's attire.
Prizes will be awarded.
Free Admission
Sponsered by the Music Department
Bard College at Simon's Rock
• Music - Garth Knox, 8 pm, EMPAC @ Rensselaer, 110 8th St. Troy, NY, $5 - $15, 518-276-3921, A world master of the viola plays an evening of music—some very old, some very new-- written expressly for his instrument and its baroque-era cousin, the viola d’amore.
• Benefit - 12th Annual Berkshire Humane Society Holiday Auction, Crowne Plaza in Pittsfield, $25.00 per person, 413-447-7878 ext 3, The doors will open at 5pm for the Silent Auction, the Special Needs Raffle and the live entertainment. The Live Auction portion of the evening is scheduled for later in the evening. There will be a $5.00 Auction Only admission fee for those who do not want the food portion of the event.
• Theater - Company, 8 PM, '62 Center, Route 2, Williamstown, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Directed by Jean-Bernard Bucky
Company, first produced in 1970, was acknowledged to be a new model for musical theatre quite unlike the conventional book musical.
• Theater - Main Street Stage announces their fall production, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, $15/$10, 413-663-3240, Marcus is Walking, written by Joan Ackerman.
• Special Event - Craft fair, 10 am - 4 pm, Berkshire Community Church, Cemetery Rd., Richmond, 413-445-5747, Crafters, plus Bake sale. all are welcome.
• Special Event - Sweet Brook, will hold its Annual Fall Bazaar and Fundraiser, 3 p.m., Sweet Brook, 1561 Cold Spring Road (Route 7), Williamstown, 413-458-8127, The fall bazaar will offer a Chinese auction; raffles including cash gifts and a 50-50 raffle; a straw raffle for children and other children’s activities; baked goods table; craft items made by residents, staff, family members and friends; a white elephant table; holiday table; lottery tickets raffle; and specialty baskets made by staff. Refreshments will also be for sale during the bazaar including chili and corn bread.
• School Event - Lanesborough Elementary School annual Fall Craft Fair, 10 to 4, Free admission, lots of vendors, huge variety of arts and crafts, raffles, food and more. Something for everyone. Vendors can contact Deb 413-738-5349 or debhutton@aol.com or Lori at 413-499-0065 or lorittod@yahoo.com to secure a spot. Proceeds to benefit the sixth-grade trip to Cape Cod.
• Special Event - “Don’t Nobody Move”, 10:30 am to Noon, Hancock Shaker Village, Lecture fee is $10 for OLLI members; $15 for non-members., 413-236-2190, The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at BCC presents “Don’t Nobody Move”, a look into the hardboiled crime novel genre of the 20th C. The program, lead by retired Literature Professor, David Fine.
• Theater - The Colonial Theatre Presents The Second City, 8 PM, The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, Tickets for the performance are $65 (preferred seating with pre-show Artist meet & greet), $35 and $25, 413-997-4444, The Second City has always served as a bit of a tonic for times of difficulty and upheaval. It's our job to laugh at what scares us; to make the unfunny funny; and to provide audiences with a chance to let go for a couple hours and just laugh.
• Open House - BCC Schedules Open House, 10 to Noon, Berkshire Community College, West Street, Pittsfield, 413-236-1630 or 800-816-1233 (in Mass. only), Ext. 1630., The open house, which will be held in the college’s Susan B. Anthony Center, offers information on academic programs, admissions, financial aid, and transfer and student services. Members of BCC’s student government ambassador program will be on hand to share their experiences at BCC and to answer questions from a student’s point of view.
• Special Event - Wordplay, 7 pm, Papyri Books, 45 Eagle Street, North Adams, Free, Three Slate Roof Poets: Janet MacFadyen, Susie Patlove, and Paula Sayword
• Special Event - Upcoming events at EPOCH at Melbourne, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, 413-499-1992, Annual Craft Fair at EPOCH: Local artisans and Melbourne’s own knitting group, the Knit Wits, will have goods on display for sale. EPOCH will also host a bake sale. All proceeds from the Knit Wits and bake sale tables will benefit Hospicecare in the Berkshires.
• Lecture - "Picturesque and Heroic: Nineteenth-Century Painters Imagining the Eternal City", 3 pm, The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, Admission is free, 413-458-2303, Explore the paradoxes of ancient and modern Rome's place in the nineteenth century with assistant deputy director Tom Loughman at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.
• Lecture - Windsor Chair Presentation, 2 p.m., Old Austerlitz, Rte 22, Austerlitz NY, Free, 518-392-0062, The public is invited to the quarterly meeting of the Austerlitz Historical Society, where English craftsman John Porritt will give a presentation on the history and design of Windsor chairs. Porritt will show chairs from his own extensive collection and talk about the art of crafting them. www.oldausterlitz.org
• Special Event - 2009 Culinary Arts class, at The Red Lion Inn, 5:30 pm, The Red Lion Inn, Great Barrington, Ticket price is $100/person, 413-298-5545, As an additional fundraiser for the program, RSYP will conduct a raffle drawing at the dinner for a one-week stay for 6 at a house in Provence, France. Raffle tickets are on sale now at RSYP for $30/each or 4 for $100.
• Special Event - Knitting and crochet circle, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Adams Free Library, Adams, 743-8345, The purpose of the program is to offer a constructive as well as social outlet for interested knitters and crocheters. Bring your own project to work on, your ideas, and your enthusiasm. The FREE program is open to all skill levels-beginners to advanced. We do not provide lessons. Young adults as well as adults are welcome.
• Lecture - Roundtable Discussion Gathers Congressional Black Caucus Members, 8 p.m., Williams College, Chapin Hall, Williamstown, It is free, but seating is on a first come basis., Five members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will convene on campus along with other distinguished African American figures for a symposium on "Leadership in the Black American Community: Reflections on the Past, Analysis of the Present, and Visions for the Future."
• Special Event - Great Barrington Historical Society Annual Dinner Meeting and Program, 7 P.M., Claire Teague Senior Center, 909 South Main St. (just past fair grounds), Great Barrington, Italian dinner by Jane Green; $20 (members), $25 (non-members); prebook with David Rutstein, 413-528-3002
• Meeting - First ever Berkshire County Coalition for Suicide Prevention, 6 to 8 pm, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Top of the Plaza, Pittsfield, 413-447-2417, “Society’s view of suicide and suicidal behaviors is evolving from seeing such behavior as an individual act directly affecting a single person, to a societal event in which the suicide of one individual affects many facets of a community - a community then must accept a leading role in preventing its occurrence.
• Business Networking - Chamber Nite @ Chapters Bookstore, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Chapters Bookstore, 78 North Street, Pittsfield, FREE and open to all Berkshire Chamber members and their employees, 413-499-4000, Please join us for this popular after-hours event with Chapters Bookstore. Complimentary hors D'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available. Be sure to bring your business cards. Register - http://events.berkshirechamber.com:8080/default.asp?cale_id=111&details=true
or visit www.berkshirechamber.com
• Workshop - ClickBasics, will present a free workshop, 10 am to Noon, Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, 75 North Street, Pittsfield, 413-637-2459, Participants will learn basic concepts and receive practical guidance helping buyers find solutions to their problems online.
• Music - Animalia: Stories of Collapse, Calamity and Departure, 7:30 p.m., MCLA, Church Street Center, North Adams, 413-664-8718, Animalia is an inter-species fairytale that combines live music on singing saw, accordion and strings with movement and projection. Performed within a landscape of mesmerizing video and archival film, Animalia invokes visions of secret bee societies and haunted circus scenes.
• Music - Williams College Department of Music presents MIDWEEKMUSIC, 12:15 p.m., Williams College, Chapin Hall, Williamstown, The Williams College Department of Music will present their weekly lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers. All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music.
• Special Event - Upcoming events at EPOCH at Melbourne, 3 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, 413-499-1992, An EPOCH armchair adventure: ‘Journey Through Venice’: Karen E. Holtslag, M.S., a trainer, counselor and professional coach, will present “Journey Through Venice”
• Film - Unfiction - Examined Life, 7:30 pm, EMPAC @ Rensselaer, 110 8th St. Troy, NY, $5, 518-276-3921, In Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today’s most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas.
• Theater - Thoughts on a Subject, 7:30 pm, '62 Center, Route 2, Williamstown, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Cap and Bells presents Thoughts on a Subject. Created in collaboration with the company and Directed by Jesse Gordon 2011
• Theater - Main Street Stage announces their fall production, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, $15/$10, 413-663-3240, Marcus is Walking, written by Joan Ackerman.
• Special Event - The French Blue at The Mount, 6 pm, The Mount, 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, 413-551-5111, Richard W. Wise is a self-taught goldsmith and a Graduate Gemologist, as well as an international gem dealer. He is a former Gemology Columnist for National Jeweler and contributing editor for Gemkey and Gem Market News.
• Special Event - NBH offers CPR and first aid class, 5 to 9 p.m., VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire Community Room, Curran Highway, North Adams, 413-664-5404, The cost for Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED is $65. Students may opt to take just the CPR portion of the class or just the First Aid portion. If the student opts to take only one half of the class, the fee is $40. The fee covers the cost of instruction, the student workbook, and certification card.
• Lecture - Mt. Greylock CMCA To Sponsor Lecture Series, 7:30pm, Mt. Greylock Regional High school, meeting room, Williamstown, 663-7588, a presentation by Dr. Tara Watson, Associate Professor of Economics at Williams College, titled “Alcohol, Unintended Pregnancy, and the Next Generation." Dr. Watson has done published research in the area of minimum drinking ages and their impact on society.
• Lecture - Dr. David Demsey Discusses the Music of John Coltrane, 11:20 a.m., Williams College, Presser Choral Hall in the Bernhard Music Center, Williamstown, This free event is open to the public., Dr. David Demsey is Coordinator of Jazz Studies; Curator, Living Jazz Archives; and Professor of Music at William Paterson University. He is the author of "John Coltrane Plays Giant Steps" and "Chromatic Third Relationships in the Music of John Coltrane".
• Music - Commonwealth Opera, 8 PM, Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton, $50, $40, $25, $15, 413-584-9032, Commonwealth Opera presents Mozart's Cosi fan tutte with Ian Watson conducting Arcadia Players. This newly staged production by director Eve Summer will be presented at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton using professional singers and a professional orchestra playing on period instruments - just how people attending the premiere in 1790 would have heard it.
• Special Event - Williams College Planetarium Shows for the Public, 7:30 p.m., Williams College, Old Hopkins Observatory, Williamstown, 413-597-2188, Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005.
• Theater - Thoughts on a Subject, 7:30 pm, '62 Center, Route 2, Williamstown, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Cap and Bells presents Thoughts on a Subject. Created in collaboration with the company and Directed by Jesse Gordon 2011
• Dance - Sankofa, Kusika & The Zambezi Marimba Band, 8 pm, '62 Center, Route 2, Williamstown, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Sandra L. Burton, Ernest D. Brown & Sankofa For the first time at the ’62 Center, these three companies will share the MainStage performing traditional and contemporary dance and music from Africa and the African Diaspora. Guaranteed to be exciting!
• Theater - Main Street Stage announces their fall production, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, $15/$10, 413-663-3240, Marcus is Walking, written by Joan Ackerman.
• Benefit - Tag Sale to Benefit Camp Ashmere, 4 - 7 pm, First Baptist Church, 131 Main Street, North Adams
, 663-3780, Please - No Clothing except Coats and No Electronics
• Theater - The Yes Men, at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, Tickets are $15 and $10 for full-time students with ID., 413-528-0100, Berkshire Community Radio and Berkshire International Film Festival will co-present a screening of The Yes Men Fix the World, followed by a Q&A with anti-corporate pranksters, The Yes Men (Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno)
• Theater - The Colonial Theatre Presents Peter Yarrow with Bethany & Rufus, 8 pm, The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, 413-997-4444, Tickets for the performance are VIP: $100 (preferred seating with post-show event), $35 and $25. The VIP tickets include premium concert seating and post-show cocktails and hors d’oeuvres with Peter Yarrow, Bethany & Rufus at Blantyre Resort in Lenox, MA.
• Music - Jupiter String Quartet, 8 p.m., Williams College, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williamstown, Free, Tickets are required for the concert and will be available one hour prior.
• Special Event - Berkshire STEM Career Fair, 8 - 11:30 a.m., BCC, 1350 West Street, Pittsfield, 413-236-2180, The purpose is to expose high school, and college, students to the various STEM careers available in the Berkshires, and for employers to talk to the students about what post-secondary preparation may be necessary for them to pursue these careers. We especially encourage any interactive displays and exhibits which help engage our young people.
• Open House - MCLA hosts three Open Houses this fall, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., MCLA, Campus Center gymnasium, North Adams, 800-969-MCLA, The Open Houses include presentations on academics, admissions, financial aid, student life, and housing.
• Theater - Thoughts on a Subject, 7:30 pm, '62 Center, Route 2, Williamstown, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Cap and Bells presents Thoughts on a Subject. Created in collaboration with the company and Directed by Jesse Gordon 2011
• Dance - Sankofa, Kusika & The Zambezi Marimba Band, 2 pm, '62 Center, Route 2, Williamstown, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Sandra L. Burton, Ernest D. Brown & Sankofa For the first time at the ’62 Center, these three companies will share the MainStage performing traditional and contemporary dance and music from Africa and the African Diaspora. Guaranteed to be exciting!
• Dance - Sankofa, Kusika & The Zambezi Marimba Band, 8 pm, '62 Center, Route 2, Williamstown, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Sandra L. Burton, Ernest D. Brown & Sankofa For the first time at the ’62 Center, these three companies will share the MainStage performing traditional and contemporary dance and music from Africa and the African Diaspora. Guaranteed to be exciting!
• Theater - Main Street Stage announces their fall production, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, $15/$10, 413-663-3240, Marcus is Walking, written by Joan Ackerman.
• Benefit - Tag Sale to Benefit Camp Ashmere, 9 am - 3 pm, First Baptist Church, 131 Main Street, North Adams
, 663-3780, Please - No Clothing except Coats and No Electronics
• Workshop - Marzipan Workshop at Ventfort Hall, 2 pm and 6 pm, Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum, 104 Walker Street, Lenox, $25 per person for adults and $15 for children ages 10 to 17, 413-637-3206, Bellefleur-Burbidge will demonstrate and assist participants in the process of mixing and decorating these traditional sweets, perfect for the holidays. Marzipan has been enjoyed in Europe since the Middle Ages.
• Music - Williams Percussion Ensemble to Perform “Noise/Signal”, 8 pm, Williams College, Chapin Hall, Williamstown , This free event is open to the public., The Williams Percussion Ensemble presents Noise/Signal, a program of mostly recent works for percussion, mixed ensembles, and electronics celebrating the raw and uncontained end of the percussion spectrum.
• Music - Commonwealth Opera, 2 PM, Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton, $50, $40, $25, $15, 413-584-9032, Commonwealth Opera presents Mozart's Cosi fan tutte with Ian Watson conducting Arcadia Players. This newly staged production by director Eve Summer will be presented at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton using professional singers and a professional orchestra playing on period instruments - just how people attending the premiere in 1790 would have heard it.
• Special Event - Discover Creative Ways to Celebrate a Simple Holiday Season, 11:45 am - 3 pm, The First Congregational Church of Williamstown, Free, 413-458-4273, The expense, frantic pace, and over-commercialization of the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas takes a toll on everyone – whether or not you belong to a church, or even identify yourself as a Christian. This intergenerational event is designed to offer a positive, inexpensive, and just plain fun Way to create a simpler, more home-centered holiday season.
• School Event - St. Mary's School Holiday Bazaar, 8 am - 3 pm, ST. Mary School, 115 Orchard Street, Lee, Free Admission, Over 100 Boths- Food All Day!,Coat Check,
Holiday Baked Goods!, All your holiday shopping in one spot!
• Special Event - Upcoming events at EPOCH at Melbourne, 7 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, 413-499-1992, ‘Value of Friendship’ presentation at EPOCH: Rabbi Mitchell will discuss the importance of building and maintaining friendships in the balance of life.
• Clinic - Blood Pressure & Wellness Clinics, 10 am to 11:30 am, Stop and Shop Pharmacy, North Adams, No RSVP's are needed to join us for these events and every person who joins us will recieve a free gift.
• Clinic - Blood Pressure & Wellness Clinics, 10 am to 11:30 am, Nassifs Pharmacy, North Adams, No RSVP's are needed to join us for these events and every person who joins us will recieve a free gift.
• Special Event - Berkshire AHEC Announces World AIDS Day Program, 9 am to 3 pm, Berkshire Hills Country Club, 500 Benedict Road, Pittsfield, $60 if registered by November 16, 2008 and $65 until the day of the program., 413-447-2417, Will present a continuing professional development training in recognition of World AIDS Day entitled “Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise.”
• Meeting - Community Action Meeting, 6:30 pm, Comfort Inn, 249 Stockbridge Road, Rt. 7, Great Barrington, 413-528-1919, What steps should South County take to address drug and alcohol problems in our community? South Berkshire Youth Coalition (SBYC) wants to hear your ideas. We seek community feedback on strategies that will be implemented to address substance use in our community. For more information on the meeting, please visit www.sbycoalition.org. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
• Lecture - Freider Weiss, 8 pm, EMPAC @ Rensselaer, 110 8th St. Troy, NY, Free, 518-276-3921
• Dance - Glow, 7pm and 9pm, EMPAC @ Rensselaer, 110 8th St. Troy, NY, $5 - $15, 518-276-3921, In Glow, by Australian company Chunky Move, a solo dancer both sensual and grotesque thrashes through a constantly shifting habitat of light.
• Special Event - Williams College Planetarium Shows for the Public, 7:30 p.m., Williams College, Old Hopkins Observatory, Williamstown, 413-597-2188, Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public. Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005.
• Lecture - New Parents Gallery Talk series at the Clark, 10:15 am, The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, Admission is free., 413-458-2303, The talks, most appropriate for parents with pre-toddlers. The series gives new parents, along with their babies, an opportunity to meet other new parents and enjoy a Clark curator-led gallery talk geared toward adults. The talks explore a variety of art objects in the Clark's collection.
• Theater - Williamstheatre presents Dialogue ONE Theatre Festival 2009, 7:30PM, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Omar Sangare, Co-directed by David Eppel
• Dance - Dance Company & INISH, 8 PM, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Erica Dankmeyer & Holly Silva - The oldest and youngest of our ensembles will present new work in progress choreographed by students and faculty. This concert represents the unique voice of choreographers using many styles of dance to share ideas and the joy of dance with audiences.
• Workshop - Makeup 101 Holiday and Special Occasion Looks, 11:00, The Orchards Hotel, Free! Just register through Berkshire Bride!, www.berkshirebride.com, Event Description: Come and meet Sabrina, an extremely talented makeup artist who is going to train on application techniques as well shade coordination and selection.
• Music - Jazz Ensemble concert, 8 pm, Daniel Arts Center, 84 Alfrod Road, Great Barrington, Free, Jazz Ensemble concert with guest artists: jazz standards and original works
• Theater - Williamstheatre presents Dialogue ONE Theatre Festival 2009, 2:00PM, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Omar Sangare, Co-directed by David Eppel
• Dance - Dance Company & INISH, 8 PM, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Erica Dankmeyer & Holly Silva - The oldest and youngest of our ensembles will present new work in progress choreographed by students and faculty. This concert represents the unique voice of choreographers using many styles of dance to share ideas and the joy of dance with audiences.
• Theater - Williamstheatre presents Dialogue ONE Theatre Festival 2009, 7:30PM, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Omar Sangare, Co-directed by David Eppel
• Dance - Dance Company & INISH, 8 PM, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Erica Dankmeyer & Holly Silva - The oldest and youngest of our ensembles will present new work in progress choreographed by students and faculty. This concert represents the unique voice of choreographers using many styles of dance to share ideas and the joy of dance with audiences.
• Dance - Dance Company & INISH, 8 PM, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Erica Dankmeyer & Holly Silva - The oldest and youngest of our ensembles will present new work in progress choreographed by students and faculty. This concert represents the unique voice of choreographers using many styles of dance to share ideas and the joy of dance with audiences.
• Dance - Dance Company & INISH, 8 PM, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Erica Dankmeyer & Holly Silva - The oldest and youngest of our ensembles will present new work in progress choreographed by students and faculty. This concert represents the unique voice of choreographers using many styles of dance to share ideas and the joy of dance with audiences.
• Theater - Williamstheatre presents Dialogue ONE Theatre Festival 2009, 3:30, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Omar Sangare, Co-directed by David Eppel
• Theater - Williamstheatre presents Dialogue ONE Theatre Festival 2009, 6 pm, $3, 1-413-597-2425, Directed by Omar Sangare, Co-directed by David Eppel
• Family Event - Holiday Sing, 3:30 p.m., the Austerlitz Church, State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY, Free, 518-392-0062, December 6, 2009 3:30 p.m. Annual Holiday Sing at the Austerlitz Church, State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY. Songs from many traditions, free to the public, seasonal refreshments, gift tables.Visit www.oldausterlitz.org for information and details.
• Music - Simon's Rock Anonymous 10 with the Simon's Rock Collegium, 3pm, Kellogg Music Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, free, A program of Rennaissance Christmas music at Kellogg Music Center
• Music - Vocal Recital, 7 pm, Kellogg Music Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, Free, The vocal students of Gigi Teeley will perform a recital of vocal works with piano, accompanied by Hilda Shapiro.
• Special Event - Charter bus to NYC, 7:45 AM, Windsor Town Hall, $28 pp-- Due Nov 3rd, 413-684-3103, Charter bus from Windsor Town Hall to Rockefeller Center. spend the day shopping, taking in museums, or see a matinee. Bus leaves Windsor at 8AM arrives in NYC at 11:30!----- Stores open at noon. We leave NYC at 6:30PM, and arrive back at the Windsor Town Hall at 10PM.
• Music - Margaret A. Hart '35 Gospel Fest, 3 pm, MCLA, Church Street Center, North Adams, $20 General Admission, FREE MCLA Students, All proceeds benefit the Margaret A. Hart '35 Scholarship.
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