Cultural Pittsfield This Week: Nov. 1-7

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November 1 - November 7, 2019

REMINDER THAT TRICK OR TREAT IS POSTPONED UNTIL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

LEAVE YOUR LIGHT ON, BABY LEAVE YOUR LIGHT ON (JUST LIKE THE WHISKEY TREATY SONG!)

IF YOU WILL BE HANDING OUT CANDY

5:30-7PM

TONIGHT, OCT. 31 Free Screening of Hocus Pocus at the Berkshire Athenaeum

To keep the Halloween spirit going until trick-or-treating on Saturday, the library will be offering a free screening of "Hocus Pocus" in the Auditorium!

Movie will begin at 5:30!

Stay dry and have some festive fun! Light snacks will be provided and costumes are welcome! This is a free, all ages, family friendly event. No registration is required.

For more information call the Children's Library, 413-499-9480 x111.

TONIGHT, OCT. 31 Trick-or-Trivia at The Colonial

Trick-or-Trivia at The Colonial is a fun evening for all ages! Festivities begin with a performance by Miss Berkshire 2019 Jai Mason Miranda Moirai. Then, grab your team and put on your thinking caps to play trivia for cash prizes, free classes at IS183, free VIP Tickets to the Only In My Dreams Events 2020 dance party at the Colonial, and more! Close the evening by participating in the costume contest for a chance to win even more goodies! 6 p.m. Youth under age 13 are free; those ages 13-20 are $10, and adults ages 21+ are $25.

This Friday, Nov. 1 is First Friday Artswalk & More!

Enjoy 15 different art shows featuring work by more than two dozen accomplished regional and student artists in Pittsfield's bustling Upstreet Cultural District during the First 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.

MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE

NEXT THU Berkshire Guitar Summit at The Colonial

The Berkshire Mountain Guitar Summit will showcase 10 of Berkshire County's own guitar heroes, playing and singing iconic hits backed by Rev Tor & Friends. Selected by a committee of local music industry professionals and fans, this year's lineup includes Jason Ennis, Jay Fruet, Garrett Lechowski, Robin O'Herin, Fabrizio Perotti, Dave Reed, Rob Sanzone, Bobby Sweet, Jack Waldheim and more. Plus an appearance by The BTG Youth Chorus backed by the Berkshire Music School Kids Rock Ensemble. 8 p.m. $25 and up.

Plus...

FRI Artswalk Artisan Fair at Funky Phoenix | FRI UCP Fundraiser w/Tommy T & Black Velvet at The A | FRI Karaoke Night at Friends | FRI Blue Light Trio at Rainbow | FRI JB's Acoustic Gravel at PortSmitt's | FRI Apocalypse Halloween Dance Party at Bousquet | FRI Jason & Trev at Proprietor's Lodge | FRI Grahm Sturz at Hotel on North | SAT Live Wire at The A | SUN Jason & Trev at O'Laughlin's | MON Trivia Night at Methuselah | MON Jazz Night at Mission | WED Gruppo Mondo at Rainbow | THU Friends Preview Night at the Book Sale at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU Jazz Vespers w/Todd Reynolds at Zion Lutheran Church | THU The Picky B's at Mission

FAMILY FRIENDLY

SUN Radiant Child Yoga at Berkshire Yoga Dance

Boys and girls ages 5-10 are invited to join Julie Pellerin-Herrera for an 8-week Radiant Child Yoga class held Sundays 12-1 p.m. from November 3 through December 22. Kids will have fun developing self-awareness, strength, balance and flexibility. They'll learn how to center their minds through focused breathing exercises and explore their imagination through fun games and visualizations.

Plus...

FRI WeeMuse Adventures at Berkshire Museum | FRI-THU Parenting Classes & Play Groups at 18 Degrees | SAT WeeMuse Art Lab at Berkshire Museum | SAT We Shape History at Berkshire Museum | SAT Chow Time at Berkshire Museum | SAT Saturday Story Time at Berkshire Athenaeum | SUN Discovery Tank Program at Berkshire Museum | MON Tiny Tots Story Time at Berkshire Athenaeum | MON Dungeons & Dragons at Berkshire Athenaeum

| TUE WeeMuse Littlest Learners at Berkshire Museum | WED Petite Picassos at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU Preschool Play & Learn at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU 3D Printing Drop-in Hours at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU Lego Club at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU Special Needs/Autism Open Swim at Gladys Allen Brigham Center

WELLNESS

THU Vinyasa Flow at Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness

Join Lisa Darling every Thursday from 7:15-8:15 a.m. beginning November 7 and running through January 9 for an 8-week series of Vinyasa Flow Yoga. This class is designed to begin with a warm-up to prepare the body for a moderate Vinyasa flow, and move through postures using Sun Salutations. $90 for the entire series or $10 drop-in.

Plus...

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 | SUN Ripped Instructor Training at Berkshire Fitness & Wellness | WED Adult Pick-up Soccer at The Infield

COMMUNITY

FRI Dia de los Muertos at Whitney Center for the Arts

Celebrate Dia del los Muertos (Day of the Dead) at The Whitney Center for the Arts from 5-8 p.m. during the First Friday Artswalk. This family-friendly, community art-making event is held in conjunction with the Arts in Recovery for Youth (AIRY) show, "Finding Our Light." To celebrate Dia de Los Muertos and remember loved ones who have passed away, art-making activities will include memory boxes, calaveras, face tattoos and more. On view will be more than 90 works of art by young people in the AIRY program. FREE.

Plus...

ONGOING Pittsfield Photo Challenge | FRI-SAT Employment Open House at Miss Hall's School | SAT Fall Bazaar at Elks Lodge | SAT Small Planet Dancers at Berkshire Athenaeum | SAT Antiques & Estate Auction at Fontaine's Auction Gallery | SUN Domingo Brunch at Dottie's | SUN Jazz Brunch at Hotel on North | MON Berkshire Trans Group at Berkshire Athenaeum | THU Special Needs/Autism Open Swim at Gladys Allen Brigham Center

LEARNING

NEXT THU Printmaking at The Lichtenstein

Join IS183 Art School instructor Lucie Castaldo for a 4-class series. Printmaking in Pittsfield: Gelli Plates will teach you how to create beautiful layered prints without a printing press. Learn how to mix, pour and create your own food-grade gelatin plate, which can be used for the entire course. The class will focus on using stencils, stamping, drawing, and layering inks and textures. 6-8 p.m. $140 + materials fee.

Plus...

SAT Paint a Ceramic Christmas Tree at Berkshire Paint & Sip | SAT Tours at Arrowhead | SAT Beginner Line Dance Lessons at Ready Set Learn Preschool | MON Literature of the Berkshires at Knesset Israel | MON West African & Caribbean Drumming Classes at The Lichtenstein | THU Living in a Time of Climate Change at Knesset Israel | THU 3D Printing Drop-in Hours at Berkshire Athenaeum

FILM

NEXT THU Under Pressure Screening & Talk at BCC

Under Pressure is a documentary created by the class of 2019 at Four Rivers Charter Public School that covers the September 2018 Merrimack Valley Columbia Gas explosions and the "natural" gas industry in Mass. and nationally. This film explores the complex truth of fracked gas as an energy source as well as the struggles of local families and small businesses as they attempt to rebuild their lives after this unprecedented gas distribution system disaster. Following the showing, there will be a discussion of the disaster and health and safety hazards of fracked gas in the home with Dr. Curt Nordgaard and Dr. Nathan Phillips.

Thursday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m.

Plus...

ONGOING See What's New at The Beacon | SAT-MON Citizen Jane at The Little Cinema

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Dalton Planning Board OKs Gravel Company Permit

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Friday, April 19, 2024

DALTON, Mass. — The Planning Board approved the renewal of Nichols Sand and Gravel's special permit for earth removal.

The company, located at 190 Cleveland Road, operates a gravel pit there.

The hours of operation will remain 7 to 4 p.m. The commission approved owner Paul Nichols' request to allow trucks to depart the property in either direction.

Nichols has to apply for renewal of the special permit every year. The previous permit required the truck to exit the property to the right.

It makes more sense to go left if truck drivers have to go to the Pittsfield area, Nichols said. He has talked to the residents in the area and they are agreeable to the change.

Former residents requested this stipulation nearly 16 years ago to reduce the number of trucks using the residential street to avoid disturbing the quality of life and neighborhood.

There weren't any residents present during the meeting who expressed concerns regarding this change.

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