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North Adams Happenings: Sept. 4-10

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North Adams Happenings September 4 - 10, 2019

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SEPTEMBER 20th - 22nd - FreshGrass Festival 2019
An opportunity for enthusiasts to both appreciate and participate, FreshGrass is a family-friendly festival, brimming with bright talent on four stages, and also in our galleries, brick-lined courtyards, and grassy field, produced in partnership by MASS MoCA, the FreshGrass Foundation, and No Depression.

Music starts early in the museum courtyards, moves to our spacious (and grassy!) urban concert meadow, and then continues until past your bedtime with wild and woolly late-night barn dances in the Hunter Center on Friday and Saturday nights. The lineup is jam-packed with guitar gods and banjo gurus, traditionalists, and trailblazers — artists you already know and love interspersed with FreshGrass discoveries. Taken together, it’s an expansive group of performers who both draw on the past and look to the future. We like to think of it as “great music uprooted.
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OCTOBER 6th - 64th Annual Fall Foliage Parade
Join us for the 64th Annual Fall Foliage Parade in North Adams. This is a free event and is fun for the whole family. This year's theme is "There's No Place like Home in the Berkshires"! 

If you'd like to participate in the parade as a float, band/music unit, marching unit, veterans unit or public safety unit you can complete the application here: https://1berkshire.com/events/fall-foliage-parade/parade-application/

Sponsors and volunteers are also still being accepted for the parade, information can be found here: https://1berkshire.com/events/fall-foliage-parade/
Wednesday 9/4
9:00 A.M. (FREE), SOCIAL, Open Hours UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, (413) 664-4612 More information.

10:00 A.M. (FREE), KIDS, 1,2,3 Magic Workshop The Family Place, 61 Main Street, Room 2018 (413) 663-7588 More information.  

10:00 A.M. (FREE), KIDS, Terrific Tots Playgroup The Family Center, 210 State Street, (413) 664-4821 More information.  

10:30 A.M. (FREE), KIDS, Preschool Story Time North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, (413) 662-3133 More information. 


11:30 A.M. (FREE), KIDS, Little Wonders Baby Playgroup The Family Center, 210 State Street, (413) 664-4821 More information. 

6:00 P.M. (FREE), PARENTS, Parent Support Group 61 Main Street More information. 


6:30 P.M. (FREE), WRITING, Let's Write... UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, (413) 664-4612 More information.

8:00 P.M. (FREE), GAMES, Trivia Night! Ramunto's, 67 Main Street, (413) 398-5152 More information.

8:00 P.M. (FREE), MUSIC, John Wiese at Belltower Records Norad Mill, Suite 301, 60 Roberts Dr More information.

Thursday 9/5
9:00 A.M. (FREE), SOCIAL, Open Hours UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, (413) 664-4612 More information.

4:00 P.M. (FREE), TUTORING, After School Program UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, (413) 664-4612 More information.

5:00 P.M. (FREE), ART, Open Studios Assets for Artists, 1320 Mass Moca Way More information.

6:00 P.M. (FREE), BIKING, Downtown Bike Around St Anthony's Municipal Parking Lot More information.

7:30 P.M. (FREE), BINGO, Musical Bingo at Mingo's Sports Bar and Grill 41 Roberts Drive More information.

8:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. (FREE), MUSIC, The Chalet: DJ Elixer, DJ Fuzd and DJ iamsam The Chalet at Courtyard D, MASS MoCA, 1040 MASS MoCA Way More information.
Friday 9/6
7:30 A.M. (FREE), MEET AND GREET, Coffee Date at the NAMAzing Eagle Street Parklet NAMAzing Eagle Street Parklet More information.

10:00 A.M. (FREE), KIDS, Drop-In Playgroup The Family Center, 210 State Street, (413) 664-4821 More information.

11:00 A.M. (FREE), KIDS, Kidleidoscope New England's Natural Bridge, 1 McCauley Road More information.

12:00 P.M. (FREE), SOCIAL, Open Hours UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, (413) 664-4612 More information.

7:00 P.M. (By Donation), CRAFTING, Knitting Nights with Common Folk Common Folk, 73 Main Street More information.

7:00 P.M. ($1 and up), GAMES, BINGO! North Adams Elks 487 Lodge, 100 Eagle Street, (413) 664-9039 More information.

7:30 P.M. ($10 adv, $12 at the door), CONCERT, The Big Takeover HiLo North Adams, 55 Union Street More information.

8:00 P.M. (FREE), CONCERT, Ray Gifford Greylock Community Club, 548 State Rd More information.

9:00 P.M. (FREE), CONCERT, Pitcher's Mound, Jason & Trev LIVE! Pitcher's Mound Pub, 218 Ashland St More information.

9:00 P.M. (FREE), MUSIC, Karaoke Friday! State Street Tavern, 167 State Street, (413) 664-9152 More information.
Saturday 9/7
9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. (FREE), MARKET, North Adams Farmers Market St. Anthony's Parking Lot at Marshall Street and St. Anthony's Drive, (413) 664-6180 More information.

9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. ($5), CAR WASH, Drury High School Band Car Wash Carr Hardware, 179 State Road More information.

10:00 A.M. (FREE), GARDENING, Gardening Program UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, (413) 664-4612 More information.

7:00 P.M. ($12 adv, $15 at the door), CONCERT, Oshima Brothers HiLo North Adams, 55 Union Street More information.
Sunday 9/8
4:00 P.M. (FREE), MUSIC, Racks and Stacks- Barbecue and Vinyl Music A-ok Berkshire Barbeque, 2601 MASS MoCA Way, (413) 398-5079 More information.
Monday 9/9
5:00 P.M. (FREE), VOLUNTEERING, ROOTS Volunteer Training ROOTS Teen Center, 43 Eagle Street More Information
 
7:00 P.M. (FREE), TRIVIA, Trivia Night Bright Ideas Brewing, 111 Mass Moca Way More Information
Tuesday 9/10
10:30 A.M. (FREE), KIDS, Toddler Story Time North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, (413) 662-3133 More Information

3:30 P.M. (FREE), KIDS, Preschool STEM Group The Family Center, 210 State Street, 413-664-4821 More Information

3:30 P.M. (FREE), KIDS, Preschool Art Club The Born Learning Trail at Joe Wolfe Field, 413-664-4821 More Information

4:00 P.M. (FREE), KIDS, 4-H Wacky STEAMsters UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, (413) 664-4612 More information.

6:00 P.M. (FREE), MUSIC, Common Folk Presents Tuesday Tunes Bright Ideas Brewing, 111 Mass Moca Way More Information

6:30 P.M. (FREE), TUTORING, After School Program UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, (413) 664-4612 More information.

FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
 

Sunday, September 8, 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. - PITTSFIELD - Woofstock 5K & Dog Walk

Multiple Upcoming Dates  - ADAMS - Hoosac Valley Train Ride

Monday September 9 - ADAMS- Trekking Pole Demo and Guided Walks in Adams
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Clarksburg Sees Race for Select Board Seat

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The town will see a three-way race for a seat on the Select Board in May. 
 
Colton Andrews, Seth Alexander and Bryana Malloy returned papers by Wednesday's deadline to run for the three-year term vacated by Jeffrey Levanos. 
 
Andrews ran unsuccessfully for School Committee and is former chairman of the North Adams Housing Authority, on which he was a union representative. He is also president of the Pioneer Valley Building Trades Council.
 
Malloy and Alexander are both newcomers to campaigning. Malloy is manager of industrial relations for the Berkshire Workforce Board and Alexander is a resident of Gates Avenue. 
 
Alexander also returned papers for several other offices, including School Committee, moderator, library trustee and the five-year seat on the Planning Board. He took out papers for War Memorial trustee and tree warden but did not return them and withdrew a run for Board of Health. 
 
He will face off in the three-year School Committee seat against incumbent Cynthia Brule, who is running for her third term, and fellow newcomer Bonnie Cunningham for library trustee. 
 
Incumbent Ronald Boucher took out papers for a one-year term as moderator but did not return them. He was appointed by affirmation in 2021 when no won ran and accepted the post again last year as a write-in.
 
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