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Cultural Pittsfield This Week: Sept. 20-26

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TONIGHT, Sept. 19 is 3rd Thursday: Walk a Mile!

The final 3rd Thursday of 2019 is 3rd Thursday: Walk a Mile, a fun annual fundraiser which raises money for the Elizabeth Freeman Center. Plus enjoy a live performance from Whiskey Treaty Roadshow, Barkha Dance Company in the Jacob's Pillow Dance Zone, food, vendors and other entertainment for the entire family. 5-8 p.m.
 
MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE
A Night in New Orleans features Rev Tor & Friends celebrating the life, music and spirit of three New Orleans legends: Dr. John, Charles Neville and Art Neville. The concert will feature two sets of Big Easy-flavored jams. Berkshire County's own piano legend Benny "Fingers" Kohn will be at the grand piano for a set of Dr. John classics; and Rev Tor will lead a set full of The Meters and Neville Brothers NOLA Funk, featuring Max Creek's Mark Mercier and a special appearance by Khalif Neville. There will be an appearance by the Berkshire Theatre Group Youth Choir, and a few other surprises, too! Pre-show entertainment by Tom Corrigan at 6:30 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m. $25 and up.
Plus... 
FRI Burger Friday for Autism Connections at Otto's | FRI Mark Kelso at Bread & Roses Coffee House | FRI Smoothini Las Vegas Comedy Magic at The A | FRI Abandoned Building Brewery Beer Dinner at Hotel on North | FRI Melissa Brinton at Rusty Anchor | FRI Blue Light Trio at Rainbow | FRI JB's Acoustic Gravel at Proprietor's Lodge | FRI Tom Savoy at Hotel on North | FRI-SAT Wine, Cheese and Trees at Bousquet | FRI-SUN Orion at The Whitney | FRI-THU Hold These Truths at Barrington Stage | SAT Ballroom Dancing at Zion Lutheran Church | SAT Mary Ann Palermo & First Take at Mission | SAT F-Bomb at The A | SAT Patient Zero Fest at American Legion | SAT Sawyer Country at Rusty Anchor | SUN The Young@Heart Chorus at The Colonial | SUN Duets for Piano at Zion Lutheran Church | MON Milton's Gang: "Funny Moments" at Berkshire Athenaeum | MON Jazz Night at Mission | TUE Berkshire Humane Society Pasta Dinner at Zucco's | WED Riverside Brothers at Methuselah | WED Gruppo Mondo at Rainbow | THU Pete Boyd at Proprietor's Lodge | THU Kung Fu & Shokazoba at The Colonial | THU The Picky B's at Mission
 
FAMILY FRIENDLY
Explore local educational opportunities at Miss Hall's School during the Berkshire County School Fair from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Meet with representatives from PreK-12 schools, learn about their programs, and collect some giveaways. View a list of participating schools on the website. No reservations necessary.
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FRI WeeMuse Adventures at Berkshire Museum FRI-THU Parenting Classes & Play Groups at 18 Degrees (formerly Berkshire Children & Families) SAT Chow Time at Berkshire Museum SAT Pop-up Play Day at Berkshire Museum SAT Curiosity Day at Berkshire Athenaeum SUN Discovery Tank Program at Berkshire Museum MON Tiny Tots Story Time at Berkshire Athenaeum MON Teen Mural Design Team Info Session at Berkshire Athenaeum MON+ Teen Book Giveaway at Berkshire Athenaeum TUE WeeMuse Littlest Learners at Berkshire Museum TUE Cherub Choir for Young Singers at Berkshire Music School TUE Teen Tech Reboot Info Session at Berkshire Athenaeum WED Make & Take: Tile Art at Berkshire Athenaeum THU Preschool Play & Learn at Berkshire Athenaeum THU Farm Friends at Hancock Shaker Village THU Lego Club at Berkshire Athenaeum THU Dungeons & Dragons at Berkshire Athenaeum THU Rock Ensemble Series begins at Berkshire Music School
 
WELLNESS
Join Diane Firtell, Nia Black Belt, for a FREE introductory class from 9-10 a.m. at Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness. Nia workouts are a joyful, playful and enjoyable fitness experience. Charged by the sensation of pleasure and healing arts into a dynamic, motivating and sustainable practice, Nia is effective for all levels of health, fitness, and experience.
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FRI-THU Various Classes at Berkshire Running Center | FRI-THU Various Classes at Berkshire Family YMCA | FRI-THU Various Classes at Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness FRI-THU Various Classes at Radiance Yoga | FRI-THU Various Classes at Berkshire Salsa FRI-THU Various Classes at Pilates Fit SAT Radiant Child & Family Yoga at Pittsfield Farmers Market | SUN Pelvic Rehab Workshop at Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness | MON Journey to Health Workshop Series at Zion Lutheran Church | TUE Gentle/Moderate Vinyasa at Berkshire Running Center
  COMMUNITY
 
 
Visit Carr Hardware to purchase a yellow bucket for a donation of $4.99, then get 25% off any regularly priced items you can fit in the bucket! (Excludes power tools, gift cards, town trash stickers, sale/clearance items.) Best of all, the $4.99 from each bucket sale will benefit the Berkshire Humane Society!
Plus...
ONGOING Library Card Sign-up Month with Berkshire Athenaeum & Downtown Pittsfield | ONGOING Pittsfield Photo Challenge with Downtown Pittsfield | ONGOING Make an Offer Sale at Deidre's Special Day | SAT Pittsfield Farmers Market on The Common SAT Radiant Child & Family Yoga at Pittsfield Farmers Market SAT Harvest of Hope Festival on The Common | SAT Fall Cleanup at Springside Park | SAT Record Your Berkshire Immigrant Story at Berkshire Athenaeum | SAT Rainbow Seniors Talk & Listen Group at Berkshire Athenaeum | SUN Brunch w/Eric Fernandez at Dottie's | SUN The Young@Heart Chorus at The Colonial | SUN Calf Cuddling at Hancock Shaker Village | SUN Duets for Piano at Zion Lutheran Church | MON Age 50+ Job Fair at Berkshire Athenaeum | TUE Berkshire Humane Pasta Dinner at Zucco's THU Play Reading: God in the Goat at Knesset Israel | THU 40th Birthday Celebration at Guido's | THU Pittsfield Squares Open House at South Congregational Church
  LEARNING
Berkshire Athenaeum will host a forum discussing some of the big climate change issues facing the Berkshires: big storms and water runoff. Learn what's being done and what you can do to prepare. This event will include presentations and a Q&A session. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Plus...
ONGOING What's in the Attic? at Hancock Shaker Village FRI FREE Birding at Canoe Meadows SAT Saturday Morning Ukulele Class at Berkshire Music School SAT Row by Row at Hancock Shaker Village SAT Basket Weaving Workshop at Hancock Shaker Village SAT-SUN Blacksmithing 101 Workshop at Hancock Shaker Village SUN Shaker Foodways: Why Pie? at Hancock Shaker Village MON Raise the Roof at Knesset Israel | MON Cabaret Workshop begins at Berkshire Music School | MON West African & Caribbean Drumming Classes at The Lichtenstein TUE Laugh & Live Better at Berkshire Athenaeum WED+ Timber Framing Workshop Intensive at Hancock Shaker Village
 
FILM
FRI-MON Raise Hell at The Little Cinema
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins tells the story of the media firebrand who took on "good old boy" corruption wherever she found it. Intimidatingly brilliant and quintessentially Texan, Ivins was politically blue in a scarlet red state and unabashedly brash in her famously lauded political assessments. She dedicated four decades of her life to tackling corruption, defending free speech, and making all the right frenemies. Her razor sharp wit left both sides of the aisle laughing. She knew the Bill of Rights was in peril, and said that "polarizing people is a good way to win an election and a good way to wreck a country." Molly's words have proved prescient. 
Plus...
ONGOING See What's New at The Beacon MON Raise the Roof at Knesset Israel

 

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North Adams Regional Reopens With Ribbon-Cutting Celebration

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

BHS President and CEO Darlene Rodowicz welcomes the gathering to the celebration of the hospital's reopening 10 years to the day it closed. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The joyful celebration on Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital was a far cry from the scene 10 years ago when protests and tears marked the facility's closing
 
Hospital officials, local leaders, medical staff, residents and elected officials gathered under a tent on the campus to mark the efforts over the past decade to restore NARH and cut the ribbon officially reopening the 136-year-old medical center. 
 
"This hospital under previous ownership closed its doors. It was a day that was full of tears, anger and fear in the Northern Berkshire community about where and how residents would be able to receive what should be a fundamental right for everyone — access to health care," said Darlene Rodowicz, president and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems. 
 
"Today the historic opportunity to enhance the health and wellness of Northern Berkshire community is here. And we've been waiting for this moment for 10 years. It is the key to keeping in line with our strategic plan which is to increase access and support coordinated county wide system of care." 
 
Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, under the BHS umbrella, purchased the campus and affiliated systems when Northern Berkshire Healthcare declared bankruptcy and closed on March 28, 2014. NBH had been beset by falling admissions, reductions in Medicare and Medicaid payments, and investments that had gone sour leaving it more than $30 million in debt. 
 
BMC was able to reopen the ER as an emergency satellite facility and slowly restored and enhanced medical services including outpatient surgery, imaging, dialysis, pharmacy and physician services. 
 
But it would take a slight tweak in the U.S. Health and Human Services' regulations — thank to U.S. Rep. Richie Neal — to bring back inpatient beds and resurrect North Adams Regional Hospital 
 
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