Director of Circus Amok to Return to MCLA

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Jennifer Miller
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jennifer Miller, a bearded woman and the founder and director of Circus Amok, will return to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) on Monday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in the Amsler Campus Center’s Sullivan Lounge.

Miller will give the slide show presentation "Is Your House on Fire?" The presentation will provide a short history of Circus Amok, focusing on queer bodies, public spaces and the fostering of democracy. She also will present some solo, circus sideshow performance pieces. A question and answer session will follow the show.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Miller is the founder and director of Circus Amok, an alternative queer theater that gives free performances in poor and ethnic neighborhoods in New York City. She has won numerous awards for her work on the circus. She teaches at the Pratt Art Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Miller has been doing alternative circus, theater, and dance for 20 years, including seven years on the Coney Island circuit. She also has appeared on the Jerry Springer, Ru Paul and Joan Rivers TV shows. Circus Amok has won several prestigious awards, such as the Bessie in 1995 and the OBIE in 2000.
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New North Adams Restaurant Approved for Liquor License

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A new restaurant on Main Street, a provisions shop and a convenience store all got the nod from the License Commission on Tuesday.
 
Siblings Colleen and Sean Taylor are expanding their cuisine empire yet again with the establishment of Main & Mill in the old TD Bank. They were before the commission to apply for an all-alcohol license. 
 
The building is owned by Ginko on Main Street LLC, which has granted 20 years exclusive possession of the property to Latent Builds as the developer. Jack and Suzy Wadsworth, behind Ginko, are development partners with Salvatore Perry and Karla Rothstein of Latent.
 
The bank closed in early 2021 and purchased by Ginko late that year. Plans for the property unveiled three years ago envisioned a restaurant, retail, a park and rooftop bar. 
 
The building's hosted some pop-up eateries and is currently under construction for the new restaurant. 
 
Colleen Taylor said the restaurant will be open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner, and be open early for coffee. 
 
"It's not going to be a very big restaurant. It's about the same size as Trail House, except for Trail House has a bigger patio, so about the same seating," she said.
 
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