Save the Date!
September 12
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MCLA Presents! Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra
MCLA Quad | 375 Church Street | 3 PM | $2 - $12 | 413-662-5320
The Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra is a stunning 11-piece band salsa band which forgoes the standard repertoire of vintage salsa covers and sound-alike originals, instead playing dynamic, dura arrangements of indie rock tunes they love. The ever-evolving set list includes salsa dura arrangements by Archade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Peter Bjorn & John and others.
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Save the Date!
September 18 - 20
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September 18-20: FreshGrass Festival
MASS MoCA Campus
413-662-2111
All Day
Festival Pass: $46 - $115
FREE childresn 6 and under
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Mark your calendar for September 18-20, when FreshGrass returns for three days of fever-pitched bluegrass and roots music. FreshGrass is rich in both traditional and cutting-edge bluegrass, presented in a wide array of venues tucked appropriately into a 19th-century factory turned 21st-century museum. |
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Concerts at Windsor Lake:
Champagne Jam
200 Windsor Lake Road
413-664-6180
6:30 - 8PM
FREE
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Come to Windsor Lake and enjoy a returning classic to the Windsor Lake Summer Series!
Their repertoire of selections includes big band and commercial numbers, classic and modern country/ western, golden oldies from the 50's and 60's, ballroom dance numbers and timeless rock and roll favorites.
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. Parking is free, and swimming, fishing, kayaking, and canoeing are allowed at the lake. All cancelations will be called by 3PM on the day of the concert.
Next Concert:
9/9 – The Eagles Band (rescheduled from 7/1)
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Bereavement Support Group
First Congregational Church, Main Street
413-447-2862 ext. 5634
6 PM
Free
call for information
The Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice is offering a series of support group sessions for Hospice families and others in the community grieving a recent death. The sessions will be held in North Berkshire on consecutive Wednesdays from mid-August to late September, including August 19th and 26th, and September 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd. Each session will be held from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in the first floor meeting room of the First Congregational Church on Main Street in North Adams. Pre-registration is required. To register, please call Marie Coody at the Berkshire VNA and Hospice, toll free at 800-788-2862 or 413-447-2862, ext. 5634.
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Wintergreen Performs at the Bascom Lodge
Bascom Lodge
3 Summit Rd, Adams
413-743-1591
6- 7 PM
Free
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Wintergreen, a folk trio, performs a mixture of traditional and contemporary music from the British Isles of America. Dinner is served at 7:00PM after every event. (RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR DINNER)
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Northern Berkshire Retirees Club
Greylock Community Club
548 State Rd
413-743-9476
10 AM
FREE
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The Northern Berkshire Retirees Club will meet at the Greylock Community Club. Speaker for this meeting will be Patricia Walsh from the Environmental Police. Coffee and doughnuts will be available. Any questions call 413-743-9476 or 413-663-9263.
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Common Folk Presents: GRNDMS // THE BOTTOM
Common Place
87 Main St
(413) 668-4531
9 PM
Free
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Two super awesome groups are coming to the gallery! Similar to the last time Peter from THE BOTTOM and PEAER came down, this is at "be there or be square" levels of cool.
GRNDMS is made of Catherine DeGennaro and Suzy Jivotovski. THE BOTTOM is made of Peter Katz, Mike Arneth, and TJ Stevenson. We're really excited about this show, we've wanted GRNDMS to play for a while now, and were beyond excited when Peter from PEAER said he had another group that wanted to play a show.
Oh and welcome back students. We missed ya!!
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North Adams Farmers Market
St. Anthony’s Municipal Parking Lot
(413) 664-6180
9AM-1PM
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Join us at the market! This year’s market is better than ever offering a wide variety of fresh, local meats, amazing produce, lots of fresh eggs, delicious baked pastries, breads, cookies, granolas and more! We have fresh made crepes, coffee, hops, pet treats, and live music! It’s nearing the end of blueberry season, but we’ve got lots of fresh corn! For more details follow us on FaceBook!
The North Adams Farmers Market at the St. Anthony’s Municipal Parking Lot welcomes more than 20 vendors.
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JD Samson
Courtyard C or Hunter Center
1040 MASS MoCA Way
413-662-2111
8 PM
$5 - $16 day
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A member of the legendary electro-feminist-punk project Le Tigre, the singer and producer JD Samson is an articulate champion of social causes and a party waiting to erupt. She’s here with a live band set and a DJ set for a summer-ending night of progressive love on the dance floor.
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Marafanyi Drum, Dance & Song Fest
Bascom Lodge
3 Summit Rd, Adams
413-743-1591
6-7 PM
Free
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Lara Gonzalez and Yael Shacham, with Lisa Gonzalez-Howell, present an artistic expression that fuses original songs and spoken word with traditional West African rhythm and dance, showcasing indigenous instruments. *Performance is also part of the Marafanyi FEST that includes West African Drum & Dance
Workshops during the day.
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Figure Drawing Collective
Makers' Mill 73 Main Street
413 -749-2073
7-9PM
$5/members, $10/drop-in
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Be part of a new figure drawing collective starting up at Makers’ Mill. Sessions will run every Monday and will focus on long poses, and include a warm up consisting of several short poses.
We’ll be bringing in local models and a local, figure drawing instructor who will drop-in as available. Get in as at the ground level to shape the direction this collective takes. Bring your own lap board, paper, pencils, and creative energy!
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Common Folk Presents:
Ghosts of the American Road & Sophie Lane
Common Place
87 Main St
413-668-4531 7 PM
$15 Suggested Donation
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Fresh Grass at Mass MoCA is just around the corner and we want to get you into the folk mind early! Check out what Ghosts of the American Road are up to! Opening up the evening will be Sophie Lane, a lovely young lady who you can sometimes find strumming in various spaces in the northern Berkshires! There is a suggested $15 Donation to support the main act's tour expenses, but they believe music should be shared with all. Pay if you can, if you can't...come see some great music anyway!
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Thursday September 3
Brooklyn in the Berkshires:
Half Waif & Lacrymosa
Cricket Creek
255 Oblong Rd
Williamstown, Massachusetts
(413) 458-5888
6-9 PM
FREE
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Join us for this special event at Cricket Creek Farm in Williamstown, MA, on Thursday, September 3. Free & open to the public! Bring your family, your friends, and your favorite foods for a picnic under the stars and a concert of original music by Half Waif and Lacrymosa, both on tour from Brooklyn. And yes, there will be delicious Cricket Creek cheese.
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Friday September 4
First Fridays Artwalk
First Fridays Artwalk
Downtown Pittsfield
artswalkpittsfield@gmail.com
5 – 8 PM
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Enjoy seventeen different art shows featuring work by over 25 accomplished regional artists in Pittsfield’s bustling Upstreet Cultural District during the First Fridays Artswalk and all month long! In most venues, artists will be present from 5 to 8 pm on Friday, September 4th! Join us for a free guided tour beginning at 5pm on September 4th at the Intermodal Center @ BRTA, 1 Columbus Ave! The fun doesn't stop at 8! Join us for the Afterwalk Dance Party from 8-10 pm at the Whitney Center for the Arts, 42 Wendell Avenue. Free and open to the public! Visit our website for a full list of venues!
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