Adams Free Library to Host Improv Artist Robert Rivest on July 13

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Adams MA – The Adams Free Library is hosting master mime performer, comic actor and improv artist Robert Rivest on Wednesday, July 13 at 11:00 a.m. 

Rivest has been doing improv for more than 20 years and his work includes mime stories, spoken word and physical comedy. 

The event is part of the "Read Beyond the Beaten Path" summer reading program, which is sponsored by the Adams Free Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Additional funding is provided by the Friends of the Adams Free Library.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, supported by the Mass Cultural Council. Additional funding is provided by the Friends of the Adams Free Library.

Families and children of all ages are invited to attend. An adult must accompany children under 8 years of age. Library events are free and open to the public.

Attendance at library programs constitutes consent to be photographed; photos may be used in print or electronic publicity for the Adams Free Library.

Call the Adams Free Library at (413)743-8345 or visit www.adamslibraryma.org for more information.


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Bicycle Film Festival Comes to The Berkshires

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) has traveled to London, Tokyo, and Melbourne – in total 100 cities around the globe. 
 
Now, for the first time, this acclaimed festival celebrating the bicycle in all its forms lands in the Berkshires at The Stationery Factory in Dalton on June 16. 
 
Experience a day-long festival featuring two curated screenings of short films accompanied by family-friendly rides and bicycle-related vendors. The festival is hosted by the Pittsfield Community Design Center and the Berkshire Chapter of New England Mountain Biking Association (NEMBA). 
 
The festival's inaugural sponsor is Housatonic Heritage with more to come.
 
According to a press release:
 
BFF: Berkshires is designed to appeal to cyclists of all ages and interests from mountain bikers to long-distance racers and everyone in between. BFF: Berkshires offers an international window into the passionate cycling movement by presenting films of a caliber that speak to film connoisseurs and avid cyclists alike. These films celebrate what makes bicycling special and showcase why bicycling is attracting a growing following worldwide, including in the Berkshires.
 
"I wanted to bring the excitement I experienced watching the virtual Bicycle Film Festival over the past few years in person to my community in Western Massachusetts," BFF: Berkshires' co-producer and Pittsfield Community Design Center organizer Nick Russo said. "This festival promises to kick off a true bike renaissance that builds on work being done countywide from the expansion of the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail to encouraging more students to bike to school."
 
With an Adventure Shorts screening at 2 pm and Select Shorts at 6 pm featuring 16+ films in total, BFF: Berkshires will bring local audiences a full range of documentaries, narratives, and animations by award-winning directors and emerging talents – all sharing equal billing. 
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