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This Week in Williamstown: Sept. 21-27

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This Week In Williamstown:
 
 
 
Looking and Lunching
Thursday, September 20, 12 - 1:15 p.m.

Take a closer look at the Clark’s collection during Looking and Lunching, a half-hour discussion focusing on one work from the collection followed by continued discussion over lunch with the presenter and fellow art lovers. 

Free with gallery admission. Plan to arrive early to pre-order and purchase your meal, or bring your own lunch. Rain or shine. Limited seating available. Meet at the admissions desk in the Clark Center.
 
This week Purple Dragon Games is hosting:
Thursday, September 20, 6 - 10 p.m., Open Board Games
Friday, September 21, 6:30 - 10 p.m., Friday Night Magic Draft
Sunday, September 23, 2 - 5 p.m.Dungeons & Dragons
Wednesday, September 26, 6 - 10 p.m., Magic the Gathering Brawl
 
Talk Together: Cultural Appropriation
Thursday, September 20, 7 p.m.

This student-led community dialogue will offer space to surface and dig into issues of cultural appropriation in art from both historical and contemporary contexts.

 
Musical Bingo
Thursday, Sept. 20, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Mingo's Sports Bar & Grill
 
If you love music, than you'll love Musical Bingo. Similar to Bingo but instead of numbers being called out DJ Bizz will play 45 seconds of a song and you need to cross it off your card...that's if you have it!!! And don't worry if you don't know the song, you can always ask your friend. Free to play and lots of great prizes to win.  FREE.
 
Drop-In Construction Q&A
Friday, September 21, 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Spring Street Market

Members of the College’s office of Design and Construction will be on hand to answer any of your questions.
 
Tasting: Currency Coffee
Friday, September 21, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Currency Coffee, from the home of all American currency paper, Dalton, MA, produces certified fair trade organic coffee. Roasted to bring out the best of the varietal flavors and character, these rich, delicious brews are also certified Kosher.
 
Live Music featuring:  
Melissa Brinton & Graham Sturz
Friday, September 21, 6 - 9 p.m.


Enjoy great music and good food.
 
Dada Masilo: Giselle
Friday, September 21, 8 p.m.
'62 Center, Main Stage

Throwing caution to the wind, Johannesburg-based choreographer Dada Masilo has indelibly remixed the classical French ballet Giselle. Drawing from contemporary idioms and traditional Tswana dance, Masilo responds with a feminist defiance to the constrained beauty of inherited balletic forms. 
 
Planetarium Shows
Friday, September 21, 8 pm
Hopkins Observatory

Please call Michele Rech at 597-2188 for reservations or email mcr4@williams.edu.  Observing is dependent on weather.

 
 
 
Register Here
 
Saturday, September 22, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Spring Street Parking Lot

ALL LOCAL offerings ~ find farmers, bakers, chefs, artisans, and musicians, plus picnic tables with umbrellas!
Rain or Shine.
 
The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales
Saturday, September 22, 11 a.m.
Sunday, September 23, 1 & 8 p.m.

Matinee shows in English.
Sunday 8pm show in French with English subtitles.

From the creators of the Academy Award-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits destined to become a classic. If you think life in the country is a walk in the park, think again! But underneath the gags (and there are plenty of them), the three stories offer a sensitive and beautiful portrayal of family and the anxieties of modern life.
 
German Filmfest 2018: Power / Frauen: Women and Power
Monday, September 24, 7 - 9 p.m.

One show only — Free admission!

The second film in the 2018 German Film Festival is "Toni Erdmann" (2015) by Maren Ade.
Toni Erdmann
A dedicated career woman living in Romania gets a surprise visit from her exasperating father, a retired music teacher with an inexhaustible fondness for practical jokes.  In all the madness, Ines begins to understand that her eccentric father might deserve some place in her life after all.

 

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Clark Art Presents Music At the Manton Concert

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute kicks off its three-part Music at the Manton Concert series for the spring season with a performance by Myriam Gendron and P.G. Six on Friday, April 26 at 7 pm. 
 
The performance takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.
 
According to a press release:
 
Born in Canada, Myriam Gendron sings in both English and French. After her 2014 critically-acclaimed debut album Not So Deep as a Well, on which she put Dorothy Parker's poetry to music, Myriam Gendron returns with Ma délire – Songs of Love, Lost & Found. The bilingual double album is a modern exploration of North American folk tales and traditional melodies, harnessing the immortal spirit of traditional music.
 
P.G. Six, the stage name of Pat Gubler, opens for Myriam Gendron. A prominent figure in the Northeast folk music scene since the late 1990s, Gubler's latest record, Murmurs and Whispers, resonates with a compelling influence of UK psychedelic folk.
 
Tickets $10 ($8 members, $7 students, $5 children 15 and under). Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. Advance registration encouraged. For more information and to register, visit clarkart.edu/events.
 
This performance is presented in collaboration with Belltower Records, North Adams, Massachusetts.
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