Cultural Pittsfield This Week: April 14-20

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April 14 - April 20, 2017

SAT+ Baby Animals at Hancock Shaker Village

The event for which you've been waiting all winter is finally here! Baby Animals on the Shaker Farm at Hancock Shaker Village begins this Saturday and runs through May 7. This is your chance to snuggle the Village's piglets, lambs, calves, chicks, ducklings and kids (baby goats) - all included with general admission.

Special events this opening weekend will include live music from Mark Stewart of Bang on a Can on Saturday at 11 a.m.

On Easter Sunday, join in an old-fashioned egg hunt at 12:30 p.m., reserve your spot for lunch (with mimosas!) in the new Seeds Market Cafe, and meet Jennifer Trainer Thompson - the Village's new president and author of The Fresh Egg Cookbook - at 2 p.m.

MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE

WED Dining For Doggies at Mission Bar + Tapas

Mission Bar + Tapas will donate a portion of Wednesday evening's sales to the Sonsini Animal Shelter. Order from the regular menu or from a special prix fixe menu. Tables will be first come, first serve. 5-10 p.m.

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FAMILY FRIENDLY

SAT Eggstravaganza Egg Scramble at Morningside

Morningside Community School will host a FREE egg hunt and visit by Mr. Bunny for all Pittsfield children ages 2-9. Please see website for times divided by age group. A prize will be awarded in each age group for whomever finds the lucky golden egg!

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ONGOING T-Shirt Art Contest at Berkshire Athenaeum | FRI Teen Book Giveaway at Berkshire Athenaeum | FRI WeeMuse: Adventures at Berkshire Museum | SAT Imagination Playground at Berkshire Museum | SAT FREE David Grover Concert at The Colonial | SAT Chow Time at Berkshire Museum | SAT-THU Easter Fun at Berkshire Carousel | MON Nutshell Playhouse at The Whit | TUE WeeMuse: Littlest Learners at Berkshire Museum | TUE Sensory Story Time at Berkshire Athenaeum | TUE Technology Tuesday at Berkshire Athenaeum | WED Wildlife Encounters at Berkshire Athenaeum | WED Screening of Zootopia at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU Kids Love Broadway at Berkshire Museum

WELLNESS

TUE+ FREE Yoga Classes at Berkshire Athenaeum

Beginning tonight, Berkshire Athenaeum will offer FREE yoga classes with Kripalu-certified instructor Katie Fortier. Join her from 7-8 p.m. for a gentle/moderate class that will cultivate breath and body awareness, stretch and tone muscles, alleviate tension, support mental clarity, invite deep peace, and honor inner wisdom. See the library website for other days this class will be offered in April and May.

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FRI FREE Yoga for Beginners at Berkshire Yoga, Dance & Fitness | SAT Deep Spiritual Connection at Berkshire Yoga, Dance & Fitness | TUE Total Body HIIT at Berkshire Yoga, Dance & Fitness | WED Run to North at Hotel on North | THU Managing Stress & Your Health at Knesset Israel

GET CREATIVE

THU Paint A Tote Bag for Berkshires ALS Team

Berkshire Paint & Sip, at 305 North Street, will host a canvas tote bag painting fundraiser for Berkshire County ALS Team. No painting experience needed. The $35 fee includes instruction, snacks and supplies, and a donation of $10 to the fundraiser. BYOB. 6-8 p.m.

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FRI Paint An Arrow Sign at The Funky Phoenix | TUE Craft on North at Hotel on North | THU "Owl" Family Painting Party at Berkshire Paint & Sip | THU FREE Pastel Workshop at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU+ Spring Trunk Show at Yummy Treasures

COMMUNITY

SAT Repair Cafe at St. Stephen's

The April Repair Cafe takes place in the usual venue, the downstairs dining room of St. Stephen's Church, on Allen Street opposite Berkshire Bank parking lot.

Bring in lamps, knives, scissors, garden nippers and trimmers in need of sharpening; nonfunctional vacuum cleaners, radios and other electrical or electronic equipment; bicycles and anything else needing raising from the ashes.

There will be a free table to donate to or pick up from.

Refreshments served. Saturday, April 15. Hours 12:30-4p.m.

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FRI BYP Coffee Hour at Dottie's | FRI Autism Collaborative Meeting | FRI Spring Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. at First United Methodist | FRI-SAT Food for Fines at Berkshire Athenaeum | SAT Repair Cafe at St. Stephens Church | SAT Autism Connections Book Fair at Barnes & Noble | SUN Easter Brunch at Mazzeo's | SUN Easter Dinner at Hotel on North

LEARN

SAT Landscapes of the Clark at Berkshire Museum

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at BCC presents a talk by Clark Art Institute President Olivier Meslay, at 2 p.m. at the Berkshire Museum. Enjoy a visual tour of the Clark's sweeping collection of landscapes, from Turner to Monet. Tickets are $10 for OLLI and Berkshire Museum members, and $15 for general admission.

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FRI-SAT Docent-led Tours of Tell Me More Exhibit at Berkshire Museum | SAT Berkshire County's Industrial Heritage at Berkshire Athenaeum | MON Drum Class at The Lichtenstein | THU Managing Stress & Your Health at Knesset Israel

FILM

Miss Representation

at Berkshire Community College

This documentary exposes how mainstream media and culture contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film reveals how the media's limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls makes it difficult for women to feel powerful and achieve leadership positions. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion and a Q&A session. Ages 13+. FREE. Please register.

Saturday, April 15 at 2 p.m.

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ONGOING

See What's New at The Beacon Cinema | FRI-MON I AM Not Your Negro at Berkshire Museum's Little Cinema

Attention All Artists: Four Calls for Submissions

The Deadlines For Submissions Are Approaching!

Pittsfield Artscape is once again partnering with Berkshire Money Management to bring more public art to the downtown with the Pittsfield Paintbox Project. Artists will transform typically drab electrical boxes into artful streetscapes. The deadline has been extended. Submissions accepted through Wednesday, April 19.

The City of Pittsfield's Office of Cultural Development, in collaboration with theTransformative Development Initiative (TDI), is looking for art suitable for a mural to fit on a 12ft. x 15ft. surface (concrete or brick) on Tyler Street. The deadline for submission is Friday, April 21 at 3 p.m.

In solidarity with the national Nasty Women's art movement, a Berkshire Nasty Women exhibit will be presented at the Colonial Theatre from May 4 - May 14. All proceeds will be donated to the ACLU or League of Women Voters at purchasers' discretion. Submit your piece before May 1!

The Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville's Arrowhead will feature "Enchanted Berkshires: Where Fairies Dance" - a full slate of programs that will include an exhibit of one-of-a-kind, artist-created fairy houses. Be a part of the show! Submissions must be mailed in by May 8.

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. | Hours Wed-Sat 11am-4pm

Andres Ramirez of The Funk Box Dance Studio will curate a show of regional graffiti artists as part of the Funkdation Hip Hop Art Festival. The exhibit will open during First Fridays Artswalk on April 7 from 5-8 p.m. Live performances and an artists' reception will be part of the Funkdation Festival on Saturday, April 29.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARKING METER PLAN

Five things to remember about the new downtown parking system:

1. Always enter your license plate number - even for the FREE first 30 minutes.

2. On-street parking is $1 per hour; lot parking is 50 cents per hour. There are also nearly 400 free parking spaces on the city's side streets.

3. You can pay by coin, credit card, or by downloading the Passport parking app.

4. You do not need to display the parking receipt on your dashboard.

5. Parking is FREE on evenings and weekends!

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Dalton Select Board Argues Over Sidewalk Article

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:27AM / Wednesday, April 24, 2024

DALTON, Mass. — A heated discussion concerning sidewalks during Monday night's Select Board meeting resulted in the acting chair calling a recess to cool the situation.

The debate stemmed from the two articles on the town meeting warrant for May 6 at 7 p.m. at Wahconah Regional High School.

One proposes purchasing a sidewalk paver for $64,000 so sidewalks can be paved or repaired for less money, but they will use asphalt rather than concrete. The other would amend the town's bylaws to mandate the use of concrete for all future sidewalks.

The article on concrete sidewalks was added to the warrant through a citizen petition led by resident Todd Logan.

The board was determining whether to recommend the article when member John Boyle took the conversation in a new direction by addressing how the petition was brought about.

"I just have a comment about this whole procedure. I'm very disappointed in the fact that you [Logan] have been working, lobbying various groups and implementing this plan and filed this petition six weeks ago. You never had any respect for the Select Board and …" Boyle said.

Before Boyle could finish his statement, which was directed to Logan, who was in the audience, Chair Joe Diver called point of order via Zoom.

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