North Adams Happenings: Sept. 4-10
MCLA's Berkshire Cultural Resource Center and The North Adams Office of Tourism
| SAVE THE DATE | September 15 |
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Berkshire Food Festival Click here for more information. Each year North Adams plays host to the annual Berkshire Food Festival on its scenic Main Street. The event, one of the largest festivals of its kind in Berkshire County, features the cuisine of many local restaurants, along with micro-brewed beer and wine tasting, an eclectic mix of live music and drawings for gift certificates from participating eateries. This event is proudly sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union. |
| WEDNESDAY, September 4 | |
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A Brief History of the Charcoal Industry
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Concerts at Windsor Lake Click here for more information. Head up to Windsor Lake to catch the last concert of the season! Bring a blanket or a chair, and take in the scenery by the lake as Wintergreen takes the stage. Wintergreen plays traditional and contemporary folk music, and songs of their own composition, carrying on in the tradition of the Weavers and Peter, Paul and Mary. Intricate three-part vocal harmonies are accompanied by guitar, hammered dulcimer, bass, mandolin and bowed psaltery. The members are Jared Polens of North Adams and Larry and Alice Spatz of Lanesborough. Wintergreen has performed at coffeehouses, schools, folk festivals and concerts throughout the Northeast and have concertized in Germany. |
| THURSDAY, September 5 | |
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Trivia Click here for the Facebook Event page. Let Andy "The Machine" Racine twist your brain and call you names! Prizes awarded! Stick around for the trivia night after party featuring a live DJ! |
| FRIDAY, September 6 | |
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Live Music: Dan Hamilton
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| SATURDAY, September 7 | |
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A 50th Annual Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Click here for the Facebook Event. The 50th annual Gem, mineral and fossil show, sponsored by the Northern Berkshire Mineral Club in North Adams, returns for another year of showcasing geological treasures. The show will feature choice minerals, gems, jewelry, and gifts, in addition to activities for children, door prizes and refreshments. |
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Chad Kleitsch: The Botanical Mind With Photographer Chad Kleitsch, the Brill Gallery shall explore the technique of Scanography (the process of creating art with a scanner) by one of its pioneers. Chad Kleitsch explores the BOTANICAL MIND with more than 40 amazing images of flowers and leaves. Enjoy the visual, sensual, architectural, and majesty of these gifts of nature. Kleitsch's techniques get the viewer and personal with roses, peonies, Irises, and more like no Hasselblad could ever accomplish. |
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North Adams Farmers Market: Fit At the Farmers Market Click here for more information. The North Adams Farmers Market provides its customers with fresh, quality, locally grown produce and products in a safe and fun environment. Patrons of the market can find fresh fruits and vegetables, canned goods, baked goods, eggs and meat. The market runs on Saturdays from 9am - 1pm through October 26, 2013. |
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Live Music: CJ Field Click here for more information. Grab a pint and enjoy the music local country star CJ Field. |
| SUNDAY, September 8 | |
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A 50th Annual Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Click here for the Facebook Event. The 50th annual Gem, mineral and fossil show, sponsored by the Northern Berkshire Mineral Club in North Adams, returns for another year of showcasing geological treasures. The show will feature choice minerals, gems, jewelry, and gifts, in addition to activities for children, door prizes and refreshments. |
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Book Reading and Signing: Hailed by Library Journal as one of "24 Poets for the 21st Century,” Ellen Doré Watson is the author of the recent poetry collections This Sharpening and Dogged Hearts, as well as the new translation of poems by Adelia Prado, Ex-Voto. She is the director of The Poetry Center at Smith College and is the poetry and translation editor for The Massachusetts Review. Jeffrey Harrison's fifth collection of poetry, What Comes Next, has won the Dorset Prize from Tupelo Press and will be published in 2014. His other recent collections include Incomplete Knowledge and The Names of Things: New and Selected Poems. He has taught widely and received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. |
| MONDAY, September 9 | |
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Eat + Think Trivia Click here for more information. Test your skills and knowledge against others while enjoying a pint from PUBLIC'S fine beer selection. Winning team take home a $25 Gift Certificate!
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| TUESDAY, September 10 | |
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$5 Tuesdays! Click here for more information. $5 Tuesdays are back! Come down to the North Adams Movieplex with the family for cheap movies! |
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Vendors Wanted Click here for more information. Berkshire Food Festival is seeking restaurants, caterers, and beer and wine producers to join this annual event. The event, one of the largest festivals of its kind in Berkshire County, features the cuisine of area restaurants along with micro-brewed beer and wine tasting, an eclectic mix of live music and drawings for gift certificates from participating eateries. |
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North Adams Open Studios: Registration Open Click here for more information. North Adams Open Studios is a city wide event that showcases the studios and work of area artists. Artist registration is now open! This is a non-juried event and you do not need to have a studio to participate. Artists can register on the Open Studios website as the link listed above. Contact Gail Sellers at 413-664-0197 or e-mail gail@riverhillpotter.com with questions. |
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Volunteers Wanted North Adams Visitors booth needs some more volunteers. It is IMPORTANT and easy! Be a friendly greeter to visitors and help them find their way around, while bragging about North Adams and the surrounding area. Meet visitors from around the world! A few weekly 3-hour shifts are open - or people can substitute on an as-needed basis for the season. The booth looks great, and is a great place to learn about attractions in the area. Even volunteering to sub for one shift would be a big help! Contact Kathy Keeser at (413) 346-7196 to volunteer. |
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