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Pittsfield's StoreFront Artists Project Closing ShopBy Joe Durwin, Special to iBerkshires
10:48AM / Sunday, November 13, 2011 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — When rumors of internal strife at Storefront Artist Project, and its possible closing, first surfaced publicly over the summer, leaders of the initiative said they wouldn't fade quiety.
"If we go out, we'll go out with a bang," Maria Mingalone, board chairman, told iBerkshires.
Bang or not, the nonprofit organization, credited by many with starting the cultural revitalization of downtown, will close up shop at its Pittsfield gallery next month, after nearly 10 years bringing of bringing art into the retail face of downtown. The gallery will host its annual "12x12" fundraiser auction for local schools on Dec. 12 as its final act at the 31 South 5 Comments
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Cultural Pittsfield: Nov. 4 -11| 09:03AM / Friday, November 04, 2011 | |
Friday: 200th Anniversary of 1st Aggie Fair! You're invited to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first modern agricultural fair in the U.S., the precursor to the and so much more! It was held right here in Pittsfield in Park Square& we're celebrating tomorrow. There'll be sheep, oxen, horses andtractors on display, and a special citation from the Governor and theState House. Everyone's invited! Friday, November 4 | 4pm | Park Square | corner of West, North, East, & South Streets | 413-499-9321 | Free Click here to read the Eagle's front page story on the anniversary. Friday: Free Eagles Band Concert at the Colonial The Eagles Band, the oldest
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'The Last Rites of Joe May': Requiem for a LightweightBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
09:57PM / Monday, October 31, 2011 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Tribeca Films
Dennis Farina is a small-time hood seeking warmth and inspired storylines in 'The Last Rites of Joe May.'
Writer-director Joe Maggio's "The Last Rites of Joe May" asserts that even insignificant characters aren't exempt from very great tragedies. A petty hood most contented when he has a trunk full of phony Rolexes to sell, Chicago's Joe May nonetheless figures he was destined for greatness. Gosh knows why the last 60 years have proved differently.
Portrayed with fine skill and touching sympathy by Dennis Farina, Joe exits the county hospital after a long bout with pneumonia. Although quite unprepared for 0 Comments
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Norman Rockwell Museum Announces New Board Members| 02:03PM / Monday, October 31, 2011 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Peter D'Ambrosio, Johnny Haney, Lucy Holland, Robert T. Horvath, John Hyson and Ned Lamont were elected to three-year terms on Norman Rockwell Museum's board of trustees.
The elections were announced at the board's annual meeting held on Sept. 23. Outgoing trustees include Jay Ireland, Michelle Gillett, Deborah McMenamy and Mark Selkowitz.
"We are delighted to welcome our new board members," said Chairman Thomas L. Pulling. "These talented individuals offer us a great breadth of experience in the dynamic forces shaping the world today. They bring expertise in the illustration arts field, community connectivity, as well as corporate experience, 0 Comments
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'Tricks of the Trade' Series Resumes in November| 02:59PM / Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tricks of the Trade: "Culture Making" begins Nov. 8 at MCLA Gallery 51 and will include 19 interactive seminars held across Berkshire County through May 2012.
The monthly seminars will provide topics and speakers on the evolving conversation between art and community, including unexplored opportunities and ideas for the artists and creatives.
Presented by Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, the Ferrin Gallery and IS183 Art School, Tricks of the Trade is made possible with support by Appelbaum-Kahn Foundation, Excelsior and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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Berkshire Theatre Group Issues Audition Call| 11:25AM / Monday, October 24, 2011 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Theatre Group seeks young actors for this December's production of "A Christmas Carol," adapted by Eric Hill and co-directed by Hill and E. Gray Simons III.
Boys and girls in Grades 3 through 12 are needed to fillthe roles of Belle, Turkey Boy, Fan, Belle's Daughter, Villagers,Cratchit Children and Tiny Tim. Auditions take place Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 6 to 9 at the Colonial Theatre. Auditioners should have a shortChristmas carol to sing and will be asked to read from the play.
Rehearsals will begin Monday, Nov. 28, and will be held afterschool, evenings and weekends. The production runs Dec. 17–30 withseveral school productions at 10 0 Comments
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'The Ides of March': Et tu, George Clooney?By Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
08:41PM / Friday, October 14, 2011 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Columbia Pictures
Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling) finds himself deep in political intrigue in his quest to put a governor who looks just like George Clooney in the White House.
Along the way to reaffirming your worst fears about our current state of affairs in the U.S., George Clooney's "The Ides of March" smartly reminds that things really haven't changed since the days of Caesar. Heck ... it goes back further than the Sumerians, maybe even before Alley Oop first wrote bad things about Barney Rubble on the cave wall.
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Cultural Pittsfield: Sept. 14-20| 07:22AM / Friday, October 14, 2011 | |
 Friday-Sunday: Last Chance to See The Best of Enemies
Durham,North Carolina, 1971. C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan,is pitted against African-American Civil Rights worker Ann Atwater in afight over desegregation in the schools. An explosive, moving new dramafrom the playwright of the acclaimed ."This is the truly cosmic new play of the Berkshire season that willinevitably find its way to New York and the world stage.” – Click Here for Tickets Friday-Sunday, October 14-16 | Fri + Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm | Barrington Stage Company | 30 Union Street | 236-8888 | $15 - $40 and A.R.T. (Artistic Realization Technologies) will exhibit 0 Comments
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Pittsfield 250 Ends With Comedy Opera, Celebration| 11:06PM / Wednesday, October 12, 2011 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield 250, the yearlong celebration of the bicenquinquagenary anniversary of the city, will conclude with an open house, a community celebration and the performance of a comic opera at the Colonial Theater on Nov. 26.
The Colonial open house will take place from 10 to 4. The celebration featuring performances and awards will be held from 11 s.m. to 12:30 p.m. The day concludes at 4 with the performance of "Happy Day or the Wizard of the Elm," which was first performed on the same stage in 1904 to rave reviews. A cast of local actors and some surprise guests will re-enact the production.
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Berkshire Museum Receives IMLS Grant| 03:58PM / Friday, October 07, 2011 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum has been awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America grant in the amount of $77,615 to fund the second phase of a project dedicated to cataloguing and researching the Museum’s collection of an estimated 30,000 natural science, art, and historical objects.
The project, Cataloguing the Berkshire Museum Collection Phase II, will focus on documenting large collections of minerals, mollusks (shells), and decorative arts, including 500 Japanese and Chinese objects. Once the project is complete, it will offer greater access to and deeper understanding of the Museum’s valuable holdings to Museum staff, the 0 Comments
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