Cultural Pittsfield This Week: Oct. 28-Nov. 3

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October 28 - November 3, 2016
SAT OZ Halloween Party at Shire City Sanctuary
 
Berkshire Shenanigans and IS183 Art School of the Berkshires are throwing another awesome Halloween Party...OZ at Shire City Sanctuary. Have the night of your life while you help raise funds for IS183!
The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a pre-party banquet dinner at Hotel on North.

From 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., come to the Sanctuary for a dance party extravaganza, featuring DJ HUSH, projections by Drew Suto and Joe Wheaton, live performances by Heart-Shaped Box and more!
 
Note: Buy your tickets now. There will be no tickets sold at the door. And don't forget to buy your raffle tickets - $25 to win a 10-day trip for 2 to Australia! 
 
MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE
Did you know that everyone Wednesday night, beginning at 7:30 p.m.,  Gruppo Mondo performs live jazz at Rainbow Restaurant? No cover charge. The core group of expert musicians are often joined by famous friends. You never know who will drop in!
 
Dinner service begins at 5 p.m. Enjoy a full dinner menu plus specials, wood-fired pizza, a full bar and 20+ craft beers on tap. Make your reservation by calling (413) 443-0002.
Plus... 
FRI Nightmare on North Street at the Crowne Plaza | FRI Blue Light Trio at Rainbow SAT Paul Green & Friends at Berkshire Music School | SAT Dan Gingras at Rainbow | SAT '80s Halloween with BA Dario at Mission | SAT Latin Night at Pancho's | SAT Halloween Party at The A | MON Games on North at Hotel on North | MON Jazz Night at Mission TUE Craft on North at Hotel on North | TUE Black Hog Brewing Tap Takeover at Thistle & Mirth | WED Gruppo Mondo at Rainbow THU Drew Angus at The BOOM Room
 
FAMILY FRIENDLY
In The Lemonade Escapade, adapted from the book by local author Ty Allan Jackson, Danny Dollar is an ordinary kid who also happens to have more odd jobs than you can count on two hands and aspires to be a millionaire by the time he's 21! But his grand ideas don't always go as planned. From his lemonade stand, to town hall, to a big company board room, it's all part of the typical, every-day life of Danny Dollar, Millionaire Extraordinaire! The Colonial Theater, 7 p.m.
Plus...  
| FRI WeeMuse: Adventures at Berkshire Museum | FRI Halloween Parade at Berkshire Athenaeum | SAT Paint "Moonlight Mushrooms" at Berkshire Paint & Sip | SAT Flashlight Scavenger Hunt at Berkshire Museum | MON Tiny Tots Story Time at Berkshire Athenaeum | TUE WeeMuse: Littlest Learners at Berkshire Museum | THU Preschool Play & Learn at Berkshire Athenaeum
 
WELLNESS
Berkshire Yoga, Dance & Fitness welcomes back Luana Dias David, straight from Brazil, for a special Zumba Master Class. This Latin-based dance cardio class is designed to get your heart rate up and your body moving. Enjoy good music, fun moves and get a great workout. Learn salsa, cha cha, merengue, cumbia, swing, reggaeton and more. All ages and abilities welcome. 3:30-5 p.m. $15. 
 
If you're a certified Zumba instructor and a current ZIN member, join Luana early, from 12-3 p.m. for a Reggaeton ZIN Jam Session.
Plus... 
FRI Halloween Glow & Flow at Rogue Yoga FRI Stretching for Cyclists at Berkshire Bike & Board MON Chair Yoga at Knesset Israel TUE Healthy Backs at Berkshire Yoga, Dance & Fitness 
 
GET CREATIVE
Join Diane Firtell at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts and discover the thrill of transforming surfaces using your own or found images to personalize everything from jewelry to wall art. Use basic collage and image transfer techniques on a wide variety of surfaces including paper, canvas, wood and fabric. All levels welcome. Five Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. 
Plus... 
TUE Craft on North at Hotel on North TUE  "October Moon" Cancer Fundraiser at Berkshire Paint & Sip WED "Winter Stroll" Mending Visions Fundraiser at Berkshire Paint & Sip
 
COMMUNITY

This year's Halloween Parade will be held on Tyler Street from 7-8 p.m. The parade route will begin on at the corner of Tyler and Smith Streets and end at Woodlawn Avenue. See the event website for street closure information.
Plus... 
SAT Fall Tag Sale at South Congregational Church | SAT Open House at Berkshire Humane Society | SAT Volunteer Day at Canoe Meadows | SAT One Day Open Studios and Art Sale | SAT Harvest Supper at Hancock Shaker Village | TUE+ Food For Fines at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU Friends Preview Night Book Sale at Berkshire Athenaeum
 
LEARN
 
Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF) returns to Berkshire Community College's Boland Theatre for a free OLLI workshop. No theater experience is needed! Lucy Thurber and Laura Savia, creators of "Orpheus in the Berkshires," will lead a two-hour workshop beginning at 10:50 a.m.
Plus...  
FRI Meet Artist Morris Bennett at The Lichtenstein TUE Intro To Tinkercad begins at Berkshire Athenaeum THU BYP Public Speaking Power Hour at Hilton Garden Inn
 
FILM
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
at Beacon Cinema

This low-budget cult classic/cultural institution concerns the misadventures of Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) inside a strange mansion they come across on a rainy night.  Greeting them at the door is a ghoulish butler named Riff Raff who introduces them to a bacchanalian collection of partygoers. The host of this gathering is a transvestite clad in lingerie, Dr. Frank N. Furter (Tim Curry), a mad scientist who claims to be from another planet. With assistants Columbia and Magenta looking on, Frank unveils his latest creation - a young blonde beefcake. Just when Brad and Janet think things couldn't get any stranger, a biker (Meat Loaf) bursts onto the scene.
 
 
Plus... 
ONGOING
See What's New at The Beacon Cinema |
FRI-SAT
The Birds at The Little Cinema |
SUN-MON
Witch at The Little Cinema
What's Showing at The Licht
Pittsfield's city-owned community arts center, the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, features nine working artist studios, a ceramics studio, a community room and an art gallery with changing exhibitions, classes, performances + more! 

28 Renne Ave. | Wed-Sat, 11-4
 
Meet The Artist: Friday, October 28 from
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Morris Bennett will be at the Lichtenstein to give you a personal tour of the show and discuss his work. 
 
The Visual Poetry of Suburban Pittsfield, oil on canvas paintings by artist Morris Bennett, will be on view now through October 29 at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts.
Gay by Steve Suzuki.
Coming in November

The Berkshire Art Association presents its biennial juried show Othering.  The exhibit opens during First Fridays Artswalk on Friday, November 4 from 5pm-8pm. 

 

 

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MassDOT Project Will Affect Traffic Near BMC

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Prepare for traffic impacts around Berkshire Medical Center through May for a state Department of Transportation project to improve situations and intersections on North Street and First Street.

Because of this, traffic will be reduced to one lane of travel on First Street (U.S. Route 7) and North Street between Burbank Street and Abbott Street from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday through at least May 6.

BMC and Medical Arts Complex parking areas remain open and detours may be in place at certain times. The city will provide additional updates on changes to traffic patterns in the area as construction progresses.

The project has been a few years in the making, with a public hearing dating back to 2021. It aims to increase safety for all modes of transportation and improve intersection operation.

It consists of intersection widening and signalization improvements at First and Tyler streets, the conversion of North Street between Tyler and Stoddard Avenue to serve one-way southbound traffic only, intersection improvements at Charles Street and North Street, intersection improvements at Springside Avenue and North Street, and the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of First Street, North Street, Stoddard Avenue, and the Berkshire Medical Center entrance.

Work also includes the construction of 5-foot bike lanes and 5-foot sidewalks with ADA-compliant curb ramps.  

Last year, the City Council approved multiple orders for the state project: five orders of takings for intersection and signal improvements at First Street and North Street. 

The total amount identified for permanent and temporary takings is $397,200, with $200,000 allocated by the council and the additional monies coming from carryover Chapter 90 funding. The state Transportation Improvement Plan is paying for the project and the city is responsible for 20 percent of the design cost and rights-of-way takings.

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