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North Adams Happenings: Feb. 19-25

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March 7 - Indoor Farmers Market
This month at the market: Square Roots Farm, Mountain Girl Farm, MonArtistic Pet Products, Cricket Creek Farm, Jaeschke Fruit & Flowers Center, Many Forks Farm, Cookies & More, Polish Roadside Grill, Fahey Family Honey Farm, Natalya's Ethnic Cuisine, Bees n' Blossoms, Red Shirt Farm, Highland Ledge Farm, Peach Tree Jewelry, Ashford Heights Farm, Twin Pines Jewelry, bread from A-oK Berkshire Barbeque and music! Please join us at the Market on Saturday, March 7 from 9am to 1pm.
ROOTS Teen Center will also be there to talk about their upcoming events. Please join us for awesome produce from our farmers, great food, and beautiful music.
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Wednesday 2/19
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, Do You See the Dodo Bird? North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, (413) 662-3133 More Information

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


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

1:30 P.M. (FREE), KIDS, Lego Block Party! North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, (413) 662-3133 More Information

5:30 P.M. (FREE), TALK, LOCAL COLOR: MATT CARTER The Neuroscience of a Good Night's Sleep TOURISTS Welcome, 915 State Road, (413) 346-4933 More information.

7:00 P.M. (FREE), WORKSHOP, Right to the City: Alternative Tours in North Adams Common Folk, 73 Main Street More information.

8:00 P.M. (FREE), MUSIC, Local Comedy Booked Open Mic HiLo North Adams, 55 Union Street More information.

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

Thursday 2/20

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

 

11:30 A.M. (FREE), KIDS, Family Fun Skate Day Vietnam Veterans Skating Rink, 1267 South Church Street, (413) 663-7588 More Information

2:00 P.M. (FREE), KIDS, Uncharted Wild: Live Animal Show North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, (413) 662-3133 More Information

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

5:30 P.M. (FREE), LECTURE, MCLA's Green Living Lecture Series: “Water Quality in the Hoosic River Watershed,” presented by Matt Reardon, environmental analyst — Nonpoint Source Program Manager at the MassDEP Division of Watershed Management MCLA Feigenbaum Center, RM 121, 375 Church Street, 413.662-5303 More information.

5:00 P.M. (FREE), OPEN STUDIO, Assets 4 Artists Open Studio MASS MoCA, 1040 MASS MoCA Way, 413-662-2111 More information.

7:00 P.M. ($5-9), FILM, Let the People Decide MASS MoCA, 1040 MASS MoCA Way, 413-662-2111 More information.

7:00 P.M. (FREE), WORKSHOP, Short Fiction Writing Workshop Common Folk, 73 Main Street More information.

7:00 P.M. ($5/members, $10/non-members), KIDS, Open Gym Night J Star Gymnastics, 69 Union Street More information.

7:30 P.M. (FREE), GAMES, Musical Bingo! Mingo's Sports Bar & Grill, 41 Roberts Drive,
(413) 346-4067 More information.

7:00 P.M. (FREE), MUSIC, Jess Renèe - In Residence HiLo North Adams, 55 Union Street More information.

Friday 2/21
10:00 A.M. (FREE), KIDS, Drop-In Playgroup The Family Center, 210 State Street, (413) 664-4821 More information.

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

2:00 P.M. (FREE), KIDS, All About Owls Storytime with BNRC North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, (413) 662-3133 More Information


6:00 P.M. ($1 and up), GAMES, BINGO! North Adams Elks 487 Lodge, 100 Eagle Street, (413) 664-9039 More information.

6:30 P.M. (FREE), OPEN MIC, ROOTS Open Mic Night ROOTS Teen Center, 43 Street More information.

7:00 P.M. ($5-10 Suggested), MUSIC, Align The Parlor Cafe, 303 Ashland Street More information.

8:00 P.M. ($15 advance/$20 at door), MUSIC, Bella's Bartok HiLo North Adams, 55 Union Street More information.

8:00 P.M. (FREE), MUSIC, Sawyer Country VFW Post 996 North Adams, 573 Mohawk Trail, (413) 664-9042 More information.

9:00 P.M. (FREE), MUSIC, Karaoke Friday! State Street Tavern, 167 State Street, (413) 664-9152 More information.
Saturday 2/22
8:00 P.M. (SOLD OUT/ Call for waitlist), PERFORMANCE, Criminal Live Podcast MASS MoCA, 1040 MASS MoCA Way, 413-662-2111 More information.

8:00 P.M. ($15 advance/$20 at door), MUSIC, Chelsey Carter HiLo North Adams, 55 Union Street More information.
Sunday 2/23
7:00 P.M. ($15 advance/$20 at door), MUSIC, Laini's Railway Concerts @ HiLo: Bernice Lewis & Mariah Lewis HiLo North Adams, 55 Union Street More information.
Monday 2/24
5:00 P.M. (FREE), WORKSHOP, Pedal N' Wrench Bike Collective Open Hours North Adams Armory, 206 Ashland Street, More information.
 

6:00 P.M. (FREE), GAMES, TREE Trivia Bright Ideas Brewing, 111 MASS MoCA Way, (413) 346-4460 More information.

Tuesday 2/25
10:30 A.M. (FREE), KIDS, Toddler Story Time North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, (413) 662-3133 More Information

1:00 P.M. (FREE), WORKSHOP, Financial Resources for Homeowners Mary Spitzer Senior Center, 116 Ashland Street, 413-686-9013

2:00 P.M. (FREE), WORKSHOP, Financial Resources for Renters Mary Spitzer Senior Center, 116 Ashland Street, 413-686-9013

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, After-school Story Time North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, (413) 662-3133 More Information

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

5:00 P.M. (FREE), WORKSHOP, Intro to Plant Allies - Working on Wellbeing Workshop Series UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, (413) 664-4612 More information.

5:00 P.M. (FREE), TEENS, nbCC's Youth Leadership Program  nbCC Conference Room, 61 Main Street, (413) 663-7588 More information.

6:00 P.M. ($5-10 Suggested Donation), MUSIC, Tuesday Tunes:Quiet Houses 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.
 

 

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Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

Adams Select Chair Christine Hoyt, NBCTC Executive Director David Fabiano and William Solomon, the attorney representing the four communities, talk after the session. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public access channels should be supported and made more available to the public — and not be subject to a charge.
 
More than three dozen community members in-person and online attended the public hearing  Wednesday on public access and service from Spectrum/Charter Communications. The session at City Hall was held for residents in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and North Adams to express their concerns to Spectrum ahead of another 10-year contract that starts in October.
 
Listening via Zoom but not speaking was Jennifer Young, director state government affairs at Charter.
 
One speaker after another conveyed how critical local access television is to the community and emphasized the need for affordable and reliable services, particularly for vulnerable populations like the elderly. 
 
"I don't know if everybody else feels the same way but they have a monopoly," said Clarksburg resident David Emery. "They control everything we do because there's nobody else to go to. You're stuck with with them."
 
Public access television, like the 30-year-old Northern Berkshire Community Television, is funded by cable television companies through franchise fees, member fees, grants and contributions.
 
Spectrum is the only cable provider in the region and while residents can shift to satellite providers or streaming, Northern Berkshire Community Television is not available on those alternatives and they may not be easy for some to navigate. For instance, the Spectrum app is available on smart televisions but it doesn't include PEG, the public, educational and governmental channels provided by NBCTC. 
 
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