June's 3rd Thursday celebrates health and fitness with the running of the 10th annualGreen Mile Road Race to benefit the Pittsfield Parade Fund at 5:30 p.m. At Persip Park, enjoy drumming with the Berkshire Rhythm Keepers, an interactive dance party with Berkshire Salsa, and a special performance from Berkshire Theatre Group's Shrek. These performances will move into the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts in the event of inclement weather.Micaela Taylor's TL Collective will perform in front of St. Joseph's Church in the Jacob's Pillow Dance Zone. In case of rain, the performance will move into Zion Lutheran Church. Enjoy free outdoor classes all evening with Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness at Palace Park or, in case of rain, in the BYDF studio on North Street.
The Bread & Roses Coffee House at South Congregation Church welcomes The Hoping Machine and friends. These talented local musicians will be performing the songs of Pete Seeger in celebration of his 100th birthday. 7-9 p.m. Donations accepted at the door. Proceeds benefit the Church's Solar Energy Project.
Cantarella School of Dance invites children ages 3-5 to dance their way through the Magic Garden full offlowers, birds and butterflies. Join Miss Destiny for dancing, arts and crafts and music. Dance experience is not necessary! 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join Rachael Plaine and Lawrence Carroll for a special FREE yoga class on The Common to celebrate International Day of Yoga, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. If it rains, the class will move into the Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness studio on North Street.
Barrington Stage Company presents a world premiere by Stacey Rose. America v. 2.1: The Sad Demise & Eventual Extinction of The American Negro is a day in the life of a troupe of Black actors who are charged with re-enacting the revised history of the once-thriving American Negro. It quickly becomes a day of reckoning. This is a provocative, funny and dark look at Black Americans in post-apocalyptic America. At the St. Germain Stage through June 30.
The Pittsfield Irish Sister City Committee will host a cultural exchange music bingo fund raiser at Friends Grille from 7-9 p.m. There is a $20 donation, with prizes and raffles. Funds raised go to support a concert at the Colonial Theater featuring the 12-member men's singing group The Troubadours from Ballina and County Mayo, Ireland, with The Berkshire Concert Choir and the Brefny Irish Dancers from the Terpsichore Dance Center. A special corned beef and cabbage dinner will be available for purchase, along with Friends' regular menu.
This multi-use basket is perfect for serving bread or can be used as a handy counter catch-all. Using an oak base, weave your basket using natural and multi-colored dyed reed, add a sturdy rim and leather handles. Advance registration is required. Hancock Shaker Village. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This is an unflinching look at the #FeesMustFall student movement that burst onto the South African political landscape in 2015 as a protest over the cost of education. It morphed into the most militant national revolt since the country's first democratic elections in 1994. The story is told by four student leaders at Wits University and their Vice Chancellor, Adam Habib, a left-wing, former anti-apartheid student activist. When Habib's efforts to contain the protest fail, he brings 1,000 police on to campus. One young leader is arrested and charged with serious offenses, another is shot 13 times with rubber-coated bullets; others, fearing the involvement of the state security agencies, go into hiding.
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North Street Parking Study Favors Parallel Parking
By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A parking study of North Street will be presented at Tuesday's City Council meeting. The design maintains parallel parking while expanding pedestrian zones and adding protected bike lanes.
The city, by request, has studied parking and bike lane opportunities for North Street and come up with the proposal staged for implementation next year.
While the request was to evaluate angle parking configurations, it was determined that it would present too many trade-offs such as impacts on emergency services, bike lanes, and pedestrian spaces.
"The commissioner has been working with Downtown Pittsfield Inc. and my office to come up with this plan," Mayor Peter Marchetti said during his biweekly television show "One Pittsfield."
"We will probably take this plan on the road to have many public input sessions and hopefully break ground sometime in the summer of 2025."
Working with Kittleson & Associates, the city evaluated existing typical sections, potential parking
configurations, and a review of parking standards. It compared front-in and back-in angle parking and explored parking-space count alterations, emergency routing, and alternate routes for passing through traffic within the framework of current infrastructure constraints.
The chosen option is said to align with the commitment to safety, inclusivity, and aesthetic appeal and offer a solution that enhances the streetscape for pedestrians, businesses, cyclists, and drivers without compromising the functionality of the corridor.
"The potential for increasing parking space is considerable; however, the implications on safety and the overall streetscape call for a balanced approach," Commissioner of Public Services and Utilities Ricardo Morales wrote.
Bike lanes and parking have been a hot topic over the last few years since North Street was redesigned.
In September 2020, the city received around $239,000 in a state Shared Streets and Spaces grant to support new bike lanes, curb extensions, vehicle lane reductions, and outdoor seating areas, and enhanced intersections for better pedestrian safety and comfort.
A parking study of North Street will be presented at Tuesday's City Council meeting. The design maintains parallel parking while expanding pedestrian zones and adding protected bike lanes. click for more
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