Enjoy 18 different art shows featuring work by more than two dozen accomplished regional and student artists in Pittsfield's bustling Upstreet Cultural District during theFirst Friday Artswalk and all month long!
In most venues, artists will be present from 5-8 p.m. A free guided tour begins at 5 p.m. at the Intermodal Center @ BRTA, 1 Columbus Ave.
The Lichtenstein Center for the Artswill be hosting Out of the Studio, featuring the artists of the Lichtenstein, for the month of September. There will be an opening reception during the Artswalk from 5-8 p.m.
Albany Berkshire Ballet presents A Midsummer Night's Dream - one of its most celebrated productions, reinvented with new choreography by Paula Weber. In this magical two-act ballet telling of Shakespeare's beloved comedy, Queen Titania and King Oberon rule over the fairies and toy with the lives of mortals as they manipulate mismatched human lovers in ecstatic dance. With music by Felix Mendelssohn and original set art by Thurston Munson, this is sure to delight all ages and experience levels.7:30p.m.
Saturday'sDesigning with da Vinci and da Vinci After Hoursare your last chances to interact with the exhibitLeonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion before it closes! From September 9 through September 13, the Museum will be closed while it de-installs the exhibit, making room for something new.
Join Cate Wolff every Friday from noon-1 p.m. forEasy Does It Yoga at Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness. This 8-week series runs from September 6 to October 25.Ideal for those wanting to gently increase flexibility and strength, improve balance and reconnect with the body following inactivity, a chronic condition, recovery from an injury or illness or any of life's challenges.
Join Berkshire Humane Society for Woofstock 5K & Dog Walk, its annual fundraiser celebrating you and your dog! Run or walk - with or without your dog - and help raise funds for shelter animals. Enjoy family-friendly activities like food trucks, music, raffles and canine games. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The month-long Out of the Studio exhibit at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts presents a Physical Poetry Workshop with action-based dance artist Stefanie Weber. In this workshop, you'll be guided to use your body as a source for generating moving art that will be witnessed. This movement will be investigative, expressive, and transforming. 6-8 p.m.
Poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton) and literary icon Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki) run in different circles in 1920s London. When the two cross paths, the magnetic Vita decides the beguiling, stubborn, and gifted Virginia will be her next conquest. Vita and Virginia forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly contemporary marriages; an affair that inspires one of Virginia's most iconic novels, Orlando. The film offers a glimpse into the complex nature of relationships and marriages, questioning what it is to be female and feminine, and details the fraught hypocrisies of living in the 1920s.
Let's Go Pink is a cancer awareness exhibit that will be on view at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield throughout October, 2019. The opening reception will be Friday, Oct. 4 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. as part of that month's First Friday Artswalk. Twenty percent of sales will go to BTG PLAYS!, 15% to BMC Integrative Health Program's intuitive painting class for cancer patients, and the other 65% to the artist. Submissions accepted until Friday, Sept. 6. Artists will be notified of acceptance on or before Sept. 9. For more info, email the Let's Go Pink team: auntsessy1@gmail.com
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) announced that three of its primary care provider clinics have received awards from Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) for being among the top practices in Massachusetts for patient experience in primary care.
The "MHQP Patient Experience Awards" is an annual awards program introduced in 2018 by MHQP, a non-profit measurement and reporting organization that works to improve the quality of patient care experiences in Massachusetts. MHQP conducts the only statewide survey of patient experience in primary care in Massachusetts.
"The teams at Adams Internists, Berkshire Internists and Lenox Family Health have worked extremely hard to provide their patients with the highest standard of compassionate, patient-centered care," said James Lederer, MD, BHS Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer. "Berkshire Health Systems is pleased by this recognition, which validates that our patients are receiving the quality communication, care, and support that they deserve, which is our highest priority."
Awards were given to top overall performers in adult primary care and pediatrics in each of nine performance categories. Adams Internists of BMC, Berkshire Internists of BMC and Lenox Family Health Center of BMC received recognition for the following awards for adult care:
Adams Internists of BMC: Distinction in Assessment of Patient Behavioral Health Issues
Berkshire Internists of BMC: Distinction in Patient-Provider Communications and How Well Providers Know Their Patients
Lenox Family Health Center of BMC: Distinction in Patient-Provider Communications and Office Staff Professional Experience
"It is not easy for a primary care practice to thrive in the current environment," said Barbra Rabson, MHQP's President and CEO. "We are thrilled to congratulate each of them on behalf of their patients for their exceptional commitment to excellence."
"Primary care is the foundation of our health care system," said Julita Mir, MD, MHQP's Board Chair. "The practices from all across the state recognized with this award have distinguished themselves where it matters most – in the experiences of their own patients."
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