North Adams Happenings: May 30 - June 5
MCLA's Berkshire Cultural Resource Center and The North Adams Office of Tourism
Wednesday, May 30 - Tuesday, June 5
| SAVE THE DATE | SATURDAY, JUNE 9 |
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NAMA Prom 2012: Sweet Dreams Click here for facebook invite. Join us at the North Adams Elks Lodge for this legendary night of dancing, flirting, and over-the-top shenanigans! This year, TWO fabulous Berkshire County DJs: DJ Brawny+ DJ Allen Wrench will be featured. The halls will be decked out with candy-themeddecorations (enormous lollipops, cotton candy clouds, gumdrop trees). Mark your calendar and invite your friends (21+ friends only, as ever). |
| SAVE THE DATE | THURSDAY, JUNE 28 |
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DownStreet Art 2012 Kick-off A city-wide celebration of the arts in North Adams with dozens of visual artsdestinations and happenings throughout the summer and fall. |
| WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 | |
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Play and Learn Group for Toddlers Click here for more info. |
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Preschool Story Time Click here for more info. |
| THURSDAY, MAY 31 | |
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Gillian Jones: 20 Years of Photojournalism in the Berkshires Click here for more info.
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"Digging the Surface: The Paintings and Sculpture of Jamie Townsend" Over the past year, Townsend has been focusing both his two-dimensional and three-dimensional work upon breaking up the space until it resolves the original chaos, to one degree or another, that he'd brought to it. A bold new mix of form and eye-popping color that you will not want to miss. |
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Trivia Night Let Andy "the MaChine" Racine twist your brain and call you names! Prizes awarded! Stick around for the trivia night after party featuring DJ Jon. |
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Key West Open Mic with Rebel Alliance Rebel Alliance is a working class band assembled from various corners of the county. They combine elements of Jazz, Rock, Ska, and Reggae to make a sound they all dig. Catch them every Thursday Night for free at Key West at their open mic! It's a great way to meet fellow musicians in the area! If you like to dance on your Thirsty Thursday, stop on by. You'll be glad you did. |
| FRIDAY, JUNE 1 | |
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Play and Learn Group for Babies This group is for infants up to 15 months old. Siblings are welcome. The Play and Learn Group setting is a way to introduce young children and their families to educational and social learning experiences through play. |
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Live Music: Jeff and Vinnie Grab a pint and enjoy the local music hosted by FYP. |
| SATURDAY, JUNE 2 | |
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Photo 101 This class is basic enough to help acquaint the most novice photographer (or new camera owner) to the world of photography and yet can challenge long-time shutterbugs as they are introduced to more advanced techniques. Subject matter includes: understanding exposure, basic camera controls, how your camera works, understanding light, composition, and specific techniques for specific situations. |
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Season Opening Festivities Bascom Lodge is a rustic stone and wood Lodge perched atop Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's to provide accommodations for hikers, vacationers, and nature enthusiasts. The events will start with a tepee raising and drumming, 1pm mountain blessing, 2 p.m. storytelling and 4 p.m. music by Joseph Firecrow. At 7pm there will be a three coursePrix-Fixe dinner. Call the lodge for dinner reservations or email:mail@bascomlodge.net. |
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'Dancing the Night Away' A Benefit for Zach Porio Click here for Pitcher's Mound facebook page. The funky group Jungle Work will perform to help raise money for Zachary Porio, an Adams resident who is paralyzed from the chest down after a motorcycle accident in March. There will be a 50/50 raffle. |
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Live Music: JT Murphy Band Head over to one of North Adams’ most popular restaurants for a night of music, food and fun provided by the JT Murphy Band. |
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Mohawk Calling! Reggae Soul Dance Party Click here for facebook invite. Mohawk Calling! Come out of the cupboard you boys and girls. The sounds will be booming and the bodies will be moving. Join in the fun with your favorite dance crew and Rebel Beat Sound System. See you there.
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Breakfast Fundraiser for Zach Porio
The Greylock Community Club will be hosting a bake sale, plant sale, and jewelry sale. Also on hand will be a Chinese auction and a 50/50 raffle. Proceeds will help fund medical equipment for Zachary Porio, who was paralyzed from the chest down after a motorcycle accident in March. |
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Farewell to Factory Towns? The North Adams Historical Society will sponsor a showing of “Farewell to Factory Towns?" Professor Emeritus Maynard Seider will be in attendance for questions and answers following the showing. While much of the focus is on Sprague Electric and its predecessor Arnold Print Works, many area residents are interviewed and the current occupants of the Marshall Street complex, Mass MoCA, are also featured. |
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Beekeeping Demo Beekeepers from the Northern Berkshire Beekeeping Association will explain how to start your own collection of hives and speak to the joys of beekeeping and raw honey! Cultural Presentations are provided in collaboration with the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area. |
| MONDAY, JUNE 4 | |
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Trivia Night |
| TUESDAY, JUNE 5 | |
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Toddler Story Time Join the North Adams Public Library team for exciting children activities. Bring your little one, it's story time! Story Time is suitable for ages 1-3! |
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Wildflowers of Manitoba Click here to view previous install. Male performers are needed to perform in “The Wildflowers of Manitoba” as part of the Oh, Canada exhibit at MASS MoCA. In "The Wildflowers of Manitoba," Artists Gonickand Jacob portray queer youth exploring the majesty of the Canadian landscape. The description of the project is as follows: "Housed in a geodesic dome where anonymous flower children slumber, the geometric frame swells with hallucinatory visions of a tribe of nude boy-folk exploring the splendors of the Canadian Prairies. Their wistful wanderings and homo-social activity animate a mythical vision of Utopiaas a blissful, sensual - and sexual - return to the land. Staged for the camera, yetchasing spiritual transcendence, the set and subjects evoke the spirit of alternative collective lifestyles." Interested performers can contact Matthew Lax:mlax@massmoca.org for more information. |
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North Adams Open Studios |
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