'AV Club' Brings Immersive Visuals, Dance Party to the Adams Theater

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ADAMS, Mass. — Artists Joe Wheaton and musician Geoffrey Carter are collaborating at the Adams Theater this Halloween for a multisensory electronic dance experience, "AV Club," with visuals and DJs Glass Arrowhead, Jason Manatee, H2GO, and TruSounds. 
 
The show will take place from 8pm-midnight on Oct. 31, with 20 percent of profits going to the ACLU. Tickets are $35 at the door; get tickets for $25 in advance at adamstheater.org/events
 
Snacks and bar drinks will be available. Costumes are optional. 
 
Wheaton is an artist who has lived in the Berkshires for decades and has done lots of visual installations for years, many at the Adams Theater (he’s also a board member). Carter is a musician and producer who grew up in the Berkshires and runs BeatNest, a popular local program that introduces kids in the Berkshires to electronic music.
 
Weaton will work from inside a giant birdcage as he runs his visual installation, which will combine disparate footage of costumed humans "from Burning Man to ethnic tribal people of Burma" to create a surreal feeling against dance music, niche hip hop, and drum and bass. 
 
The Adams Theater participates in Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program, in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children Nutrition Program, and the Mass Health Connector.
 
EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders receive free admission to our shows and events by presenting their cards at our Box Office. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.
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America's Best Restaurants Visits Adams, Dalton Eateries

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

M&J's Taste of Home's choices for the Roadshow crew to try. 
ADAMS, Mass. — America's Best Restaurants had breakfast in Adams and lunch in Dalton on Tuesday. 
 
The national media and marketing company spotlights independent eateries around the country and was back in the Berkshires to try two more local favorites: M&J's Taste of Home Diner and the Shire Tavern. 
 
M&J's owners Mark and Jeanne Lapier reopened the classic Park Street dining car almost two years ago and said they couldn't have done it without their customers.
 
"I say all the time, we can have the best food, but without customers, it's not going to get us anywhere. So, obviously there's a bunch of different components that make us successful, but customers are a huge part of that. So it's just, I don't know, it's very humbling," Mark Lapier said.
 
The Lapiers turned to America's Best, which features restaurants on its YouTube channel, to boost their promotion. The video crew's been in the Berkshires before, highlighting other restaurants
 
"They reached out to us in like September, we had actually, ironically enough, two separate customers nominate us," Mark Lapier said. "So they reached out and kind of told us what the program was about. And so we decided to start working with them, and this is a portion of what they offer with their promotions."
 
The diner asked customers on Facebook what should be cooked up for the day and got lots of suggestions — from lobster rolls to peanut butter cookies. 
 
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