The 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festivaltakes place Thursday, Feb. 14 - Sunday, Feb. 24 and features music, art, theater, dance, film and more. There is something for the entire family, from Barrington Stage's 10x10 New Play Festival and live jazz at The Whitney, to 10 Days of Play at the Berkshire Museum and a fireworks extravaganza on the Pittsfield Common.
Berkshire Theatre Group presentsthe all-woman quartet Lez Zeppelin, who have gained critical acclaim as one of the most exciting live acts around, becoming the first female rock act to pay homage to Led Zeppelin. One-man-band Jack Waldheim will warm up the crowd in The Garage at 6:30 p.m. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. $25.
The Love Yourself art exhibit openingwill be a day of art, music, dance, poetry, film and story to raise awareness about youth suicide prevention in Berkshire County. Enjoy performances from Berkshire Pulse, Grace Ida Marks and members of the BTG Kids Chorus. Students from AIRY (Arts in Recovery for Youth) will share poetry and stories and a documentary film by Raymond Brown will be shown. FREE. 2-5 p.m.
Don't hide from the winter - come out and stay in touch with your running friends! Berkshire Running Center presents the second in a 4-part series of Frosted Mug 5K races. For this race, J. Allen's Clubhouse will provided a buffet from noon to 1 p.m. for the runners, included in your race registration fee! Run your race at 11 a.m. and stay to catch up with the running community. One Boston Beer Company adult beverage for runners 21+ is also included! Registration fee per race is $30, or $35 day-of-race registration.
Town Players of PittsfieldpresentsGay Monteverde's smart, sexy romantic comedy for people over 60. Based loosely (and lovingly) on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the play is set in a small, hip bookstore where Liz, the 65-year-old proprietor (and former activist), hosts a weekly book group for women. While her adult son designs websites and his annoying wife hosts a weekly food blog, Liz and her colorful friends meet to discuss life and literature. This East Coast premiere is directed by the author's son, John Monteverde. BCC's Boland Theatre.
New Moon Giftspresents a workshop that will offer gentle guidance in the creation of a heart mandala ornament/hanger. This is an intermediate level class and basic brush skills are helpful but not necessary. April Jenks will guide the class in the usage of a variety of tools and acrylic paints to help you create a unique piece. Simple history facts and the symbolic influence of mandalas will be touched upon. 5-6:15 p.m. $30.
In the Latino culture, Three Kings Day is an event that celebrates the coming of the Three Kings to the Christ child. The "I Have a Dream" Four Kings Event also will promote the values of love and equity of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.Berkshire Salsa invites everyone to celebrate with dancing, poetry, music, Puerto Rican food, gifts for children and more! $10 by donation for food. No one will be turned away! All proceeds benefit the programs of Hopeseed Empowerment Co-op and Manos Unidas. 4-7 p.m.
For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-nominated short films, with all three categories offered: documentary, animation, and live action. This is your annual chance to predict the winners!
Pittsfield's city-owned community arts center, 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 and more!
As part of the 8th Annual 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival, the gallery will feature The Ten Spot Photography Show, an invitational exhibit featuring ten photographers from the Berkshires and beyond. An artists' reception will be held Thursday, Feb. 14 from 5-7 p.m., which is the official kickoff of the 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival.
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Dalton Man Accused of Kidnapping, Shooting Pittsfield Man
By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Dalton man was arrested on Thursday evening after allegedly kidnapping and shooting another man.
Nicholas Lighten, 35, was arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on Friday on multiple charges including kidnapping with a firearm and armed assault with intent to murder. He was booked in Dalton around 11:45 p.m. the previous night.
There was heavy police presence Thursday night in the area of Lighten's East Housatonic Street home before his arrest.
Shortly before 7 p.m., Dalton dispatch received a call from the Pittsfield Police Department requesting that an officer respond to Berkshire Medical Center. Adrian Mclaughlin of Pittsfield claimed that he was shot in the leg by Lighten after an altercation at the defendants home. Mclaughlin drove himself to the hospital and was treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries.
"We were told that Lighten told Adrian to go down to his basement, where he told Adrian to get down on his knees and pulled out a chain," the police report reads.
"We were told that throughout the struggle with Lighten, Adrian recalls three gunshots."
Dalton PD was advised that Pittsfield had swabbed Mclaughlin for DNA because he reported biting Lighten. A bite mark was later found on Lighten's shoulder.
Later that night, the victim reportedly was "certain, very certain" that Lighten was his assailant when shown a photo array at the hospital.
According to Dalton Police, an officer was stationed near Lighten's house in an unmarked vehicle and instructed to call over the radio if he left the residence. The Berkshire County Special Response Team was also contacted.
Lighten was under surveillance at his home from about 7:50 p.m. to about 8:40 p.m. when he left the property in a vehicle with Massachusetts plates. Another officer initiated a high-risk motor vehicle stop with the sergeant and response team just past Mill Street on West Housatonic Street, police said, and traffic was stopped on both sides of the road.
Lighten and a passenger were removed from the vehicle and detained. Police reported finding items including a brass knuckle knife, three shell casings wrapped in a rubber glove, and a pair of rubber gloves on him.
The response team entered Lighten's home at 43 East Housatonic before 9:30 p.m. for a protective sweep and cleared the residence before 9:50 p.m., police said. The residence was secured for crime scene investigators.
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