Cultural Pittsfield This Week: Sept. 23-29| 04:42PM / Friday, September 23, 2016 | |
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September 23 - September 29, 2016 |
Friday The Mastheads Opens at The Lichtenstein
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The Mastheads Construction Exhibit and Kickoff, at The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts from 6-8p.m., will showcase the final designs of five writing studios that will be constructed in Pittsfield in 2017, as the backbone of a new writers' residency program in the city.
The Mastheads project recognizes Pittsfield's legacy of writers of the American Renaissance, including Melville, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Longfellow, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, while providing a platform for new voices to engage with the contemporary city through the written word.
This exhibition will focus on the innovative construction techniques of the writing studios, which will be composed of panelized cross-laminated timber, such that they can be re-installed each summer to appear at new sites across the city.
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Six Berkshire County bartenders are given a variety of Berkshire Mountain Distillers spirits and five ingredients from the farmers market to choose from. They have a couple of weeks to experiment and perfect their cocktail.
On the day of the event, attendees sample the drinks and choose a favorite to be deemed the "People's Choice."
After that, the show begins. Each competitor creates their cocktail LIVE for the judges to sample. Judges narrow down the competitors to three, who move on to Round Two. The three then are given a "mystery market ingredient" and must craft a cocktail in under two minutes. Judges sample the concoctions and announce the winner.
To close out the evening, DJ BFG takes over and gets the dance party going! Proceeds benefit the Downtown Pittsfield Winter Farmers Market. Hotel on North from 5-11 p.m.
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The Secondary-School Fair of the Berkshires is the place to learn about options in independent education in and around the county. Participating schools include The Academy at Charlemont, Buxton School, Darrow School, Berkshire School, Miss Hall's, Bard Academy at Simon's Rock, Berkshire Waldorf High School, St. Joe's, Hawthorne Valley, and Salisbury School.
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Join Anthony & Britney at Berkshire Yoga, Dance & Fitness every Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for a full body, intermediate, hatha, vinyasa yoga class.
"Minds Align Yoga" will share traditional yoga knowledge moving to the rhythm of music to align our minds as "one" to be in the present while aligning our bodies during the practice to bring energy, enhance flexibility, balance and strength. Focusing on fusing our breathe with movement we will flow through slow salutations to bring heat and awareness to prepare for more challenging open postures.
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The Dirty Brush, at 141 North Street, invites you to paint your own pottery on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights this week from 6-8 p.m. Or, on Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m., paint a brand-new canvas - "Pumpkin Patch."
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Barrington Stage Company presents a return engagement of this explosive new drama that examines our nation's racial divide through the eyes of an estranged, interracial couple. Over the course of one evening, the couple's disparate backgrounds collide as they confront an unexpected crisis involving their son, the police, and an abandoned car. Boyd-Quinson Mainstage, Pittsfield. Now - Sunday, Sept. 25.
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Celebrate the bounty of the harvest on the grounds of Hancock Shaker Village, with a food truck rodeo that will include Big Elm Brewing and Balderdash Cellars, a farmers' market and the best local and regional crafts - all for sale! Enjoy live music, watch agricultural demonstrations, and even jump in a pile of hay! There will be plenty of activities for kids, too, including games, chicken races, face painting, balloon animals and more. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day.
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Shire City Sanctuary presents an introduction to silkscreen printing. Learn how to create single-colored prints with non-toxic inks and emulsions and 100% recycled paper.
Bring a t-shirt and print your very own custom design! 40 Melville Street. $35. 6-9 p.m.
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Established in New York City in 1998, the Manhattan Short festival is a global celebration of some of the best short films screening in the world. Each year the festival receives over 600 entries from more than 45 countries. Ten of these short films are selected as finalists and for one week only, at host venues around the world, audiences can view the films and vote for the one they think is best. This year's winner will be announced on October 5.
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What's Showing at The Licht |
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Pittsfield's city-owned community arts center, the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, features nine working artist studios, a ceramics studio, a community room and an art gallery with changing exhibitions, classes, performances + more!
28 Renne Ave. | Wed-Sat, 11-4
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The Mastheads Construction Exhibit
Now - October 1.
This exhibit will showcase the final designs of five writing studios that will be constructed in Pittsfield in 2017 as the backbone of a new writers' residency program in the city. The Mastheadsproject recognizes Pittsfield's legacy of writers of the American Renaissance, including Melville, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Longfellow, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, while providing a platform for new voices to engage with the contemporary city through the written word. The exhibit will focus on the innovative construction techniques of the writing studios, which will be composed of panelized cross-laminated timber, so that they can be re-installed each summer at new sites across the city. The studios and exhibition are designed by architects Chris Parkinson and Tessa Kelly.
Opening Reception: Friday, September 23 at 6 p.m.
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