12:02PM / Wednesday, September 02, 2009
North Adams EZine
Sept. 1-12
There's live music at Bascom Lodge on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 7 pm. Enjoy the Beeline Ramblers with acoustic favorites. Dinner to follow. Call 413-743-1591.
The North Adams Public Library, Historical Society and Mill City Productions will commemorate Old Home Week, first observed in 1909. Events include the rededication of the Johnson Grays plaque at the gate of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts on Marshall Street, open to the public on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 6, with other activities to follow.
The Eclipse Mill Gallery invites members of the Berkshire arts community and the general public to the opening night reception for "Imaged Words" on Friday, Sept. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will be on display each Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 4 from noon to 5 or by appointment.
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts hosts a double shot of Labor Day entertainment. On Friday, Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. in Club B-10, NPR's 2008 Best New Artist - Son Lux - performs as part of the Alt Cabaret series. Then on Sunday, Sept. 6, at 8 p.m., Courtyard C plays host to an end of summer disco dance, powered by Brooklyn-based Escort. The dance will be moved inside the Hunter Center in the event of rain. Call 413-662-2111.
Rain or shine, the North Adams Farmers Market will be open on Saturday morning, Sept. 5, from 8 to 12:30 p.m. Our favorite market time, with bountiful late summer harvest available. Call 413-664-6180 for more information.
Local historian Paul W. Marino will hold the next in his series of local history walks for the season, a tour of Hillside Cemetery, on Saturday, Sept. 5. It will cover the north section only. Information: 413-207-1344.
Berkshire Family and Individual Resources (BFAIR) invites all to the Mini Golf Tournament and Community day fundraiser at the Range on the Curran Highway, Saturday, Sept. 12, with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. For more information or to register, contact Carol Fox at 413-664-9382 or cfox@bfair.org
The annual Fall Foliage Festival kicks off in North Adams on Saturday, Sept. 26, with the annual Charity Bed Race.
The 54th Fall Foliage Parade is Sunday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m., with the theme "Taste of Northern Berkshire." This year's parade grand marshal is Carl Jenkins, former director of the Drury High School band. For more information on the parade or to volunteer, call 413-499-4000, Ext. 26.
DownStreet Art galleries throughout the city are open daily through Open Studios weekend, Oct. 17-18. Pick up an art map from the Mayor's Office of Tourism at 6 West Main or at Gallery 51 on Main Street. Information: 413-664-8718.
Main Street Stage is accepting playwright submissions for its second annual Short Play Festival. All works must be original, unproduced works, 15-30 minutes in length. Send to Main Street Stage, PO Box 137, 01247 or e-mail, no later than Oct. 31, to spf@mainstreetstage.org. More information: Eric at 518-610-2574.
Submissions to the North Adams EZine must be received by 4 p.m. Monday to be considered for inclusion in that week's issue and are subject to edit. EZine is published by the Mayor's Office of Tourism. All types of artistic, cultural, historical or recreational events happening in the greater North Adams area will be considered for publication. Mayor's Office of Tourism, 6 West Main St., North Adams, call 413-664-6180, fax 413-664-2727 or e-mail tourism@northadams-ma.gov.
