Cultural Pittsfield: Jan. 20-26
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Friday: Diva Night at Bisque, Beads & Beyond! Bisque, Beads & Beyond presents Diva Night, a night of creativity and fun. Enjoy food, fun and friendship while partaking in bingo and trivia to win diva dollars! Reservations are required.
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Friday–Monday: Tomboy at Little Cinema The Little Cinema presents Tomboy, a French film about two daughters, 10-year-old Laure and 6-year-old Jeanne, who move to a new neighborhood during the summer holidays. Laure is mistaken for a boy by the local kids and passes herself off as Michael. Filmmaker Céline Sciamma brings a light and charming touch to this drama of childhood gender confusion. Entertainment Weekly called Tomboy "a beautiful, matter-of-fact French drama.” Friday–Monday, January 20–23 | 7pm; Monday 1:30pm matinee | Berkshire Museum | 39 South Street | 413-443-7171 | $5 |
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Friday: Electronica Night at The Underground The Underground Pub presents Electronica Night, hosted by DJ Bruno D77, featuring the best in dubstep, techno, house, trance and club music. If it is hot, it will be played, with live mashups, perfect mixes and unique remixes. RSVP to the Facebook event and you get in for free. |
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Friday & Saturday: Live Music at Flavours Flavours of Malaysia presents live music entertainment featuring Modest Me on Friday and the Arthur Holmes Blues Band on Saturday. Formed in the fall of 2010, Modest Me has something for every one: reggae, retro, ska, jazz, funk, blues, & rock, while the Arthur Holmes Blues Band is a straight-shooting blues band, performing with the technique you'd expect from veteran musicians. 21+ with ID. Friday & Saturday, January 20 & 21 | 10pm | Flavours of Malaysia | 75 North Street | 413-443-3188 | $5 |
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Saturday: Taking Flight Opens at the Berkshire Museum The Berkshire Museum presents a new exhibition entitled "Taking Flight: Audubon and the World of Birds,” centering on John James Audubon's passion for birds. The Opening Day Celebration features family-friendly activities 10am–12pm; talks on "Days of Their Lives: the Life & Art of John James & Lucy Audubon” at 2 pm, and at 4 pm, "Mill Grove & Audubon: Where It All Began.” Events are free with museum admission. Afterwards an opening reception will be held 5pm to 7 pm, when visitors can enjoy refreshments and view the new exhibition. Saturday, January 21 | 10am – 7pm | Berkshire Museum | 39 South Street | 413-443-7171 | $13 adults, $6 children; FREE to the public after 5pm; members and children 3 and under FREE all day |
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Saturday: The Enchanted Island at the Beacon Cinema The Beacon Cinema presents this brand-new production entitled The Enchanted Island on the big screen, from the Metropolitan Opera live in HD. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau and a new libretto by Jeremy Sams. Saturday, January 21 | 12:55pm | Beacon Cinema | 55 North Street | 413-358-4780 | $25 adults, $20 students |
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Saturday: A Night of Ballroom Dancing at the Masonic Temple Berkshire Ballroom Dancers/USA Dance host this night of dancing, featuring ballroom dancing and free light refreshments. Music by DJ Dancing Time will kick off the dance party at 7:45pm. Dancin' Dave will provide free, basic lessons in West Coast Swing prior to that at 7pm. Saturday, January 21 | 7pm–11pm | Masonic Temple | 116 South Street | 413-684-1510 | general admission $13, USA Dance members $9, students $5 |
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Saturday: Hip Hop Showcase featuring Brooklyn35 and Nostalgia For the first time, The Garage showcases hip hop at its new location inside The Colonial Theatre. Brooklyn35 is a progressive collective of musicians, singers, emcees and producers who, instead of being pigeon-holed by the hip-hop genre, hang their hat on versatility. Nostalgia, based in Pittsfield, is comprised of members DRAMATIC, J.Soul and QuikMonee, who have been performing together for the past 10 years. Best of all, the show is open to all ages! Saturday, January 21 | 9pm | The Colonial Theatre | 111 South Street | 413-997-4444 | FREE |
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Saturday: The Blend at Spice Dragon Spice Dragon presents The Blend, a cover band playing your favorites in 70's funk and soul music. The performance will take place downstairs in the main dining area. It is free and open to the public. Saturday, January 21 | 9pm–12am | Spice Dragon | 297 North Street | 413-443-1234 | No cover |
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Saturday: Latino Night with DJ Sabor at Chameleons It's time to warm up with the hottest Latin dance music! Chameleons Nightclub presents Latino Night, featuring DJ Sabor playing the best of reggaeton, bachata, merrengue, salsa, reggae, hip hop, R&B music and much more. Saturday, January 21 | 9pm–midnight | Chameleons Nightclub | 1350 East Street | 413-499-2582 | $5 |
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Sundays: Kids Club at Bisque, Beads & Beyond Bisque, Beads & Beyond presents Kid's Club, the weekly creative session for kids ages 7–12. Whether it is painting with fuzzy yarn, hand-painting with clay, or bubble painting, your kids will get creative, get engaged, and get to take something handmade home from this FUN and easy art club. Every Sunday | 1pm | Bisque, Beads & Beyond | 141 North Street | 413-442-9300 | $20 |
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Sunday: Hot Coffee, Cool Jazz at EPOCH EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne hosts Hot Coffee, Cool Jazz, featuring award-winning saxophonist Allen Livermore, pianist David Bartley and bassist Dan Broad. The trio will play cool jazz sets, as residents and guests enjoy a selection of coffees, cappuccinos and lattes served by Coffee Concepts. This event is free and open to the public. Sunday, January 22 | 2pm–4pm | EPOCH Assisted Living | 140 Melbourne Road | 413-499-1992 | FREE |
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Sunday: Town Players Read Smudge at the Lichtenstein The Town Players of Pittsfield presents a play reading of Smudge at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts. The play Smudge is a contemporary dark sci fi comedy written by two-time Emmy winner Rachel Axler and directed by Michael Murphy. It's a dark comedy about the changing face of the American family and the limits of love and cheesecake, as a hopeful young couple give birth to a smudge. There is strong language and adult content. Sunday, January 22 | 2pm | Lichtenstein Center for the Arts | 28 Renee Avenue | 413-499-9348 | $5 suggested donation |
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Sunday & Tuesday: Cendrillon at the Little Cinema The Little Cinema hosts a screening of Cendrillon, a presentation by The Royal Opera. For the first time ever, Massenet's opera performs the story of Cinderella. The production is by Laurent Pelly, whose previous work includes the spectacularly successful La Fille du régiment, a heart-warming L'elisir d'amore and last season's stylish new Manon. Sunday & Tuesday, January 22 & 24 | Sunday 2pm , Tuesday 7pm | Berkshire Museum | 39 South Street | 413-443-7171 | $18, members $16 |
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Monday: Race: The Power of an Illusion, Part 2 The Beacon Cinema & BRIDGE present a free three-part film series called Race: The Power of an Illusion. This documentary, previously shown on PBS, debunks popular myths surrounding the distinction of race. The second installment of the series, entitled Episode 2: The Story We Tell, uncovers the roots of the race concept in North America, the 19th century science that legitimated it, and how these ideals came to be held fiercely in the western imagination. The film will be followed by a discussion facilitated by the Multicultural BRIDGE Race Task Force. Monday, January 23 | 5:30pm | Beacon Cinema | 55 North Street | 413-358-4780 | FREE (donations to Multicultural BRIDGE are encouraged) |
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Tuesday: Chinese New Year Buffet at Flavours Flavours of Malaysia celebrates the Chinese New Year with it's annual Chinese-Malaysian-style gourme Tuesday, January 24 | 5:30pm OR 7pm | Flavours of Malaysia | 75 North Street | 413-443-3188 | $25 |
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Tuesdays: Calligraphy Class Berkshire Community College offers a calligraphy this semester. The 12-week course, taught by Ann Kremers & entitled Copperplate Calligraphy, gives students lessons on how to use the pointed pen to achieve the thicks and thins of letters through demonstration, examples and practice. Once the letters are learned, composition of a calligraphed page will be explored. For more information, or to register, please contact the Office of Community Education at 413-236-2127 or lpierce@berkshirecc.edu. Tuesday, January 24 – Tuesday, April 10 | 7pm – 9pm | Berkshire Community College | 1350 West Street | 413-236-2127 | $30 |
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Tuesday: Steve Jobs' Biographer Live from NY's 92nd Street Y at Barrington Stage Barrington Stage Company presents Live from NY's 92nd Street Y, simulcasts of the popular series of lectures, interviews and readings from nationally and internationally recognized political figures, entertainers, newsmakers and authors. This Tuesday, Walter Issacson, author of a new biography of Steve Jobs, discusses the significance of Jobs' contributions to the business world and explains his drive as it revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing and digital publishing. Tuesday, January 24 | 8pm | Barrington Stage Company Mainstage Theatre | 30 Union Street | 413-236-8888 | $10 general admission, $24 for three-program package |
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Thursday: Charles Neville at the Athenaeum Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum present Charles Neville's Memphis Blues and the Chitlin' Circuit in collaboration with the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Office of Education. The Neville Brothers sold millions of records worldwide and have gold and platinum records in six different countries. Charles Neville's experience on saxophone includes rhythm & blues, funk, jazz, be-bop, popular and American Indian music. He cites his influences as Louis Jordan, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins and Professor Longhair. Thursday, January 26 | 7pm | Berkshire Athenaeum | 1 Wendell Avenue | 413-499-9480 | FREE |
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Thursday: Domino Theory at The Garage The Garage presents Domino Theory, a local band which fuses many styles together, including jazz, blues, reggae and freak-out to form a genre-bending, progressively original sound. With 15 years of experience playing together, founding members Alan Lucas (bass, keys, lead vocals) and Ward Woolverton (guitars, vocals) share an instantly recognizable chemistry with Brad Greene (drums, vocals) allowing for creative song writing and fearless live performances. Thursday, January 26 | 9pm | The Colonial Theatre | 111 South Street | 413-997-4444 | $5 |
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