The first 3rd Thursday of 2019 will celebrate youth, with performances by
the Berkshire Pulse youth drummers led by Aimee Gelinas w/guest dancers,
the Breffny Irish Dancers, Youth Alive, the Reid Middle School Orchestra, the Taconic Guitar Ensemble, Kids 4 Harmony, Berkshire Theatre Group and Rock On!
Berkshire Yoga Dance and Fitness will be leading a FREE Zumba class at 6:30 p.m. in Park Square.
And the Jacob's Pillow Dance Zone will feature a 3rd Thursday All Styles Dance Battle. The battle is free to enter and open to participants of all ages, abilities and styles. DJ BFG will spin tracks live and community judges will decide who will be crowned the winner, for a $250 cash prize. 5-.8 p.m.
The Purple Xperience is a 5-piece Prince tribute band led by Marshall Charloff and hailing from the hometown of Prince himself: Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band embodies the image, intensity and sound of The Purple One, with non-stop energy and changing scenery. They'll perform all of your favorite Prince hits, from "Little Red Corvette" and "Purple Rain" to "1999" and more. 8 p.m. $25/$35/$45.
Berkshire Theatre Group seeks child actors who are currently in kindergarten through 6th grade for Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka KIDS. The roles are open to members of the Berkshire community and to actors of all ethnicities. Auditions will take place Monday and Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at The Colonial Theatre. Auditions are by appointment only. To schedule a time slot, please call (413) 448-8084, Ext. 23. Students should come prepared to learn and sing a song from the show!
The morning begins with a one-mile kids run at 8 a.m. The 42nd Women's Running Race begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the Everyone Can Run 5K at 9:45. The race is FREE, and all money raised from the sale of race shirts ($20 each) goes directly to the Elizabeth Freeman Center. Everyone who buys a shirt is invited to enter a raffle to win restaurant gift cards. Berkshire Community College.
Join artist Janet Schwartz at Berkshire Athenaeum for a hands-on workshop designed for aspiring artists who want to learn a technique that will help "jump-start" their creativity. Although geared toward individuals with minimal art background, experienced artists have also benefited from this unique program. The concepts and strategies taught can be applied to any art medium. 6 p.m.
Pittsfield High School's Proteus Theatre Group presents the hit 1966 show Cabaret The Musical. Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, it focuses on the nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub, and revolves around American writer Cliff and his relationship with English performer Sally. A sub-plot involves the doomed romance between German boarding house owner Fräulein Schneider and her suitor Herr Schultz, a Jewish fruit vendor.
The Downtown Pittsfield Farmers Market opens forits 7th outdoor season this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Common Park, located at 100 First Street. Shop for fresh, local and seasonal fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, cheese, baked goods, coffee, flowers, art and more.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) presents The Constitution Under Stress at the Berkshire Museum.Tom Gerety is a Collegiate Professor of law and humanities at New York University. He came to NYU in 2003 to head its Brennan Center for Justice. Prior to that, he served as President of Amherst College from 1994-2003 and of Trinity College from 1989-1994. As a law professor he taught and wrote on constitutional law and political philosophy, with a special emphasis on the First Amendment freedoms of speech, privacy and conscience. He wrote and narrated the PBS series "Visions of the Constitution" and is the author of the book of essays The Freshman Who Hated Socrates. 3 p.m. $10/$15.
Be The Seen will be performing a live, improvised score to the classic animated tale Fantastic Planet, right after 3rd Thursday events wrap up. The film follows the relationship between the small human-like Oms and their larger blue-skinned oppressors, the Draags, who rule the planet of Ygam. While the Draags have long kept Oms as illiterate pets, this hierarchy shifts after an Om boy becomes educated. This leads to an Om rebellion, which weakens Draag control. Will the Oms and the Draags find a way to coexist? Or will they destroy each other?
Artscape invites you to apply to a juried art auction to benefit public art in Pittsfield. Up to three pieces will be accepted in all media including fine art, photography, jewelry, ceramics, etc. Artists may choose to submit as a donation or receive 30% of the proceeds. Artists will receive promotion in the Berkshires as well as free entry to the event.
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ADOPTED! Companion Corner: Cali and Kyzer at Berkshire Humane Society
By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
Great news, Kyzer and Cali found a home for Christmas already! Still looking for a new friend for the holidays? There are plenty of dogs and cats and small animals at Berkshire Humane who would love to go home with you.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There's a bonded dog pair awaiting a new family at the Berkshire Humane Society.
Kyzer and Cali are both poodles. Kyzer is the male and is 7 years old, a quite a bit bigger than his sister Cali, who is a miniature of Kyzer and 8 years old.
Canine adoption counselor Rhonda Cyr introduced us to the two.
"They came from a household that couldn't hold on to them, and it sounds like they may have been abandoned by their previous owner with somebody else, and so they came to us looking for a new home," she said.
The two love to be around you and snuggle. But both are very happy dogs.
"Kyzer is 7 years old, and his personality is that he kind of wants to be in everything. He's very loving, very snuggly, as you can tell. And Callie here, she's 8 years old, and she is kind of like the life of the party," said Cyr. "She wants to tell you everything about her day, and she's a little bit of a little ham."
The two are considered seniors and really like soft treats as Cali just had a few teeth removed and Kyzer has a tooth procedure coming up.
"Currently, they really like soft treats, because they are both on the senior side of things. So they have had some dental work, so they are really in need of something softer. They are not big chewers at this age, really, their main focus right now is just really socializing and cuddling," Cyr said.
The two would love a quiet home with someone who wants to snuggle. They shouldn't go to a home with bigger dogs but if you have a dog, you can bring them in for a visitation with the poodles to see if they will get along. Cats will be fine and the preference is for older and more responsible children so that the pups don't get hurt, as they are senior citizens.
"The perfect home for them would be a quiet home that's not too active. Like I said, they're very social, so they could handle some visitors," she said. "They're very friendly, but I don't think that they would really enjoy any other dogs in the home."
Poodles need to be regularly groomed, and the prospective adopter will have to keep an eye on their health. Kyzer has a heart murmur that needs to be monitored. This doesn't mean he is in bad health, as he could live a perfectly normal life, but he will need to be checked by a veterinary specialist routinely.
"Ideally, he would go to a home that could provide further health care with a specialist in cardiac care. And you know, he could very well live out the rest of his life comfortably and happy," Cyr said. "We just don't have all that information at the moment, but I think that you know the way he's going right now. He's got a good spirit, and he seems to be pretty happy."
The shelter is hoping the to get them a home for the holidays.
"We would love to get them a home in time for the holidays. They've been here since the eighth of November, and they're really, really looking as much as the staff loves them here, we're really looking to get them into a home and somewhere nice and cozy so they can spend the rest of their life together," she said.
Kyzer and Cali are both poodles. Kyzer is the male and is 7 years old, and a little bigger than his sister Cali, who is a miniature of Kyzer and 8 years old.
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A 700-square-foot outdoor water attraction is planned for the 2.1-acre park at 30 John Street. City officials hope to have it operational by summertime.
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Jewish Federation of the Berkshires President Arlene Schiff opened the festivities with a recognition of the victims of Sunday's mass shooting in Australia and praise for a hero who helped stop the killing.
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