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MAY 5 |
 EVENT |
MCLA Presents! Day into Night Featuring: Spose, Hannah Cranton and the ReMINDers MCLA Quad & Venable Gym 375 Church Street (413)664-8718 3-10pm FREE for MCLA students and children under 12 years old , General Admission is $10 Click here for the Facebook Event page. Are you ready to enjoy a day of entertainment filled with music, dance, food workshops and more! Day Into Night is the place where you have to be. We have special performances from Spose, a Maine Hip- Hop artist, Hannan Cranton, The ReMINDers and OnewayOut. Along with workshop and performance from MCLA Allegrettos, Harlequin, Nexxus, and the Jazz Band. Check out the Facebook page, there are giveaways, videos of performances and updates on the event. Bring your family and friends all ages are welcome! |
| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 |
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Pre-School Story Time (Ages 3-6) North Adams Public Library 74 Church Street, 2nd Floor (413)662-3133 ext. 14 10:30am FREE Click here for more information. Bring your children for some storytelling and singing! Event is suitable for children ages 3-6. For more information, contact Kim Di Lego at naplib@yahoo.com. |
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North Berkshire Chess Club Lickety Split @ MASS MoCA 87 Marshall Street (413)458-8271 6-9:30pm FREE Come to play or come to watch! The North Berkshire Chess Club is open to all interested chess players from novice to expert. Instructions are available with sets and boards. The only thing you need to bring is a chess clock if you wish to use one. |
 PERFORMANCE |
Agamemnon MCLA Venable Gym 375 Church Street (413)662-5123 8pm $10 general admission/$5 MCLA faculty and staff/FREE MCLA students Click here for more information. MCLA’s Theatre Laboratory class will be presenting the modern adaptation of the Greek tragedy, Agamemnon, by British playwright, Steve Berkoff. The play is about the heat of battle, as well as the fatigue, the marathon and the obscenity of modern wars. The show will be running |
| THURSDAY, APRIL 25 |
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 EXHIBITION OPENING |
Opening Reception Pathways to Perception MCLA Gallery 51 51 Main Street (413)664-8718 5-7pm FREE Click here for the Facebook Event page. Pathways to Perception will showcase the work of the seven spring 2013 graduating MCLA art majors, David Camilo, Carrie Converse, Andy Cross, Adam Duchemin, Will Dunbar, Nicole Proulx, and Eric Walsh. The work in this exhibit will span a variety of mediums including, but not limited to, painting, sewing, photography, and digital imagery. Thematically, the show will touch upon a number of subjects, from science and childhood memories to madness and the human condition. |
 SEMINAR |
Final Green Living Seminar MCLA Murdock Hall 218 375 Church Street (413)662-5303 5:30pm FREE Click here for more information. Padraic Steinschneider, |
 DOCUMENTARY |
The Human Tower MASS MoCA 1040 MASS MoCA Way (413)662-2111 7:30pm $9 adults/$5 students/10% discount for members Click here for more information. The history and culture of one of the world’s most spectacularly unusual team endeavors – the building of multi-story human towers, which has parallel traditions in Catalonia and India – provides the framework for this exhilarating documentary about perseverance and triumph. |
 TRIVIA |
Trivia Pitchers Mound Pub 218 Ashland Street (413)663-8390 8pm FREE Let Andy “The Machine” Racine twist your brain and call you names! Prizes awarded! Stick around for the trivia night after party featuring DJ Jon. |
PERFORMANCE |
Agamemnon MCLA Venable Gym 375 Church Street (413)662-5123 8pm $10 general admission/$5 MCLA faculty and staff/FREE MCLA students Click here for more information. MCLA’s Theatre Laboratory class will be presenting the modern adaptation of the Greek tragedy, Agamemnon, by British playwright, Steve Berkoff. The play is about the heat of battle, as well as the fatigue, the marathon and the obscenity of modern wars. The show will be running |
 EVENT |
Karaoke Crystal Hard Hat Saloon 55 Union Street 9pm FREE Come on down and see what’s going on! Good times and a great crowd! Sing with all your friends who are 21+. Great singers and even not-so-great ones will take the mic and sing their hearts out on the Crystal Hard Hat Stage! |
| FRIDAY, APRIL 26 |
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 ARTIST TALK |
Artist Xu Bing Presentation MASS MoCA 1040 MASS MoCA Way 5pm $8 general admission/FREE Williams students, faculty, staff, MASS MoCA members Click here for more information. In conjunction with his new exhibition at MASS MoCA Xu Bing: Phoenix, the artist will discuss his work of the past twenty years, and in particular will address the events surrounding the making of his controversial Phoenix Project. |
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Mill City Productions: James and the Giant Peach Mill City Theatre Western Gateway Heritage Park Building 4n 7pm $10 Come see Mill City Production’s James and the Giant Peach for a night of laughs for the whole family! The show runs from April 19-21 and 26-28 at 7pm and matinee shows on April 20, 21, 27, 28 at 2pm. |
PERFORMANCE |
Agamemnon MCLA Venable Gym 375 Church Street (413)662-5123 2pm/8pm $10 general admission/$5 MCLA faculty and staff/FREE MCLA students Click here for more information. MCLA’s Theatre Laboratory class will be presenting the modern adaptation of the Greek tragedy, Agamemnon, by British playwright, Steve Berkoff. The play is about the heat of battle, as well as the fatigue, the marathon and the obscenity of modern wars. The show will be |
 MOVIE |
Night of the Living Dead with Live Score North Adams Movieplex 80R Main Street (413)663-6300 8pm Tickets available by calling the box office Click here for more information. Enjoy George A. Romero’s horror classic Night of the Living Dead with a live score by the Andrew Aldean Ensemble. Aldean, a North Adams native, will bring musicians into the theatre to delight the audience as they enjoy this classic film on the big screen. |
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Open Mic Parlor Cafe 303 Ashland Street (413)346-4279 8pm FREE Click here for more information. Grab a coffee or tea and try your hand at performing at a new weekly open mic in North Adams. All types of performers welcome. Come to perform or just listen. |
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Tom Corrigan Freight Yard Pub 1 Furnace Street, Building #3 (Heritage State Park) (413)663-6547 8pm FREE Click here for more information. Come down for drinks and listen to local favorite: Tom Corrigan. |
| SATURDAY, APRIL 27 |
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21st Annual Community Day of Service MCLA Church Street Center 375 Church Street (413)662-5251 9am-1pm FREE Click here for the Facebook Event page. Be part of the amazing MCLA and City of North Adams partnership and come together as a community to clean up our city. Email Spencer Moser at spencer.moser@mcla.edu to sign up. |
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Eagle Street Rising Click here for the Facebook Event page. Eagle Street Rising is a community revitalization project that aims to demonstrate how temporary changes can create a vibrant and walkable street. These changes include art, landscaping, multi-modal transportation, pop-up businesses, and street life. Eagle Street Rising is North Adams’ first Better Block Project. |
PERFORMANCE |
Agamemnon MCLA Venable Gym 375 Church Street (413)662-5123 2pm/8pm $10 general admission/$5 MCLA faculty and staff/FREE MCLA students Click here for more information. MCLA’s Theatre Laboratory class will be presenting the modern adaptation of the Greek tragedy, Agamemnon, by British playwright, Steve Berkoff. The play is about the heat of battle, as well as the fatigue, the marathon and the obscenity of modern wars. The show will be |
PERFORMANCE |
Mill City Productions: James and the Giant Peach Mill City Theatre Western Gateway Heritage Park Building 4n 2pm/7pm $10 Click here for more information. Come see Mill City Production’s James and the Giant Peach for a night of laughs for the whole family! The show runs from April 19-21 and 26-28 at 7pm and matinee shows on April 20, 21, 27, 28 at 2pm. |
 MOVIE |
Nosferatu with Live Score North Adams Movieplex 80R Main Street (413)663-6300 8pm Tickets available by calling the box office Click here for more information. Â Enjoy F.W. Murnau’s original vampire classic Nosferatu with a live score by the Andrew Aldean Ensemble. Aldean, a North Adams native, will bring musicians into the theatre to delight the audience as they enjoy this classic film on the big screen. |
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Live Music: Patrick Grey Freight Yard Pub 1 Furnace Street, Building #3 (Heritage State Park) (413)663-6547 8pm FREE Click here for more information. Come down for dinner or drinks and listen to live music! |
 PERFORMANCE |
The Lisps: Futurity MASS MoCA 1040 MASS MoCA Way (413)662-2111 8pm $12 in advance/$16 day of show/$10 students/10% discount for members Click here for more information. Futurity is an original indie-rock musical by The Lisps, a |
| SUNDAY, APRIL 28 |
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PERFORMANCE |
Mill City Productions: James and the Giant Peach Mill City Theatre Western Gateway Heritage Park Building 4n 2pm/7pm $10 Click here for more information. Come see Mill City Production’s James and the Giant Peach for a night of laughs for the whole family! The show runs from April 19-21 and 26-28 at 7pm and matinee shows on April 20, 21, 27, 28 at 2pm. |
| MONDAY, APRIL 29 |
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 TRIVIA |
Eat + Think Trivia PUBLIC: Eat+Drink 34 Holden Street (413)664-4444 9pm FREE Click here for more information. Test your skills and knowledge against others while enjoying a pint from PUBLIC’s fine beer selection. Winning team take home a $25 Gift Certificate! |
| TUESDAY, APRIL 30 |
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Toddler Time Stories & Songs North Adams Public Library 74 Church Street, 2nd Floor (413)662-3133 ext. 14 10:30am FREE Click here for more information. Bring your kids for exciting children’s activities and stories at the North Adams Public Library. Suitable for kids ages 1-3. |
 EHIBIT |
Community Art Program North Adams Regional Hospital 71 Hospital Avenue (413)664-5000 5pm-7pm FREE North Adams Regional Hospital will kick off its 14th season with an exhibition of more than 200 works by 20 local artists. The hallways and waiting rooms on the four floors will have displays. The community is invited to the reception, with refreshments being served at the short stay waiting room, just off the main lobby. The curator, North Adams artist Sharon |
 MOVIES |
$5 Tuesdays! North Adams Movieplex 86 Main Street (413)663-6300 All Day $5 non-3D movies/$6.50 3D movies Click here for more information. $5 Tuesdays are back! Come down to the North Adams Movieplex with the family for cheap movies! |
| DSA ON THE ROAD |
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The Creative Process: Within You and Without You IS183 Art School of the Berkshires Citzens’ Hall 13 Willard Hill RD Stockbridge, MA 01262 (413)298-5252 6-8pm FREE Click here for Facebook Event page. Join a free ranging discussion with therapists, artists and artistic activities on the internal and external dynamics of the creative process. The role of the unconscious, dreams, regression and emotional struggle in creativity will be introduced. Issues of motivation and reluctance to show will be addressed. There will be time for questions and discussion. Joanne Yurman, PhD will moderate and panelists are: Anne Rocheleau, PhD, Joan Burkhard, MEd., MSW and Jonathan Secor, BFA. |
| OPPORTUNITIES | |
 CALL FOR ARTISTS |
MCLA Presents! Day Into Night: Call for Artists The Performing Arts Management class, curators of the Day Into Night Festival, May 5th, 2013, are looking for visual artists who are interested in presenting there work at an outdoor showing space. Curated entirely by students, Day Into Night will draw a large audience from both the college and surrounding communities. Please contact Jonathan Kinney with any questions, comments, or if you are interested. |
 CALL FOR HOUSING |
Solid Sound Festival: Call for Housing Listings
A call for local accommodations and extra rooms has been raised by MASS MoCa for the Solid Sound Festival. For the weekend of June 21-23, organizers are urging people who wish to rent rooms to register at Airbnb.com. Patrons who are looking to rent a local room will be sent to this website for listings. Provide photos when possible. While there is no fee to list your room, Airbnb collects a small percentage of the rental fee for processing the transaction. |
 VENDERS WANTED |
Attention Crafters, Artisans and Artists!
The Farmers Market in North Adams, MA is looking for artisans and crafters to attend the 2013 summer Farmers Market. Any crafter with a food or kitchen-related focus (cutting boards, pottery, aprons, etc.) will be given preference, but others will be considered. Please keep in mind that this is a market for items that are crafted or created by individuals and artists. The market will take place every Saturday from June 29th to October 26th, between 8:00am-12:00pm. Vendors are required to set up by 7:45AM and stay for the entire market. To sign up as a vendor, please email preferred dates and any questions regarding this year’s market to Shanali Weeresinghe, shanali.weeresinghe@gmail.com |
 SURVEY |
Survey of Artist’ Financial Circumstances
Click here to take the survey. Calling all artists! Assets for Artists is asking working artists of all stripes to complete our quick & painless online survey about their financial circumstances. The information we |
 OPEN CALL |
Berkshire Salon
Click here to download Prospectus & Application. Now in its sixth year the annual Berkshire Salon, organized by the Eclipse Mill Gallery in North Adams, is a much anticipated exhibition. The Berkshire Salon is open to participation by all Berkshires-based artists who are at least 21 years of age. Artists will be accepted into the exhibition in the order in which their applications are received, up to the limit of available space. Exhibit Dates: May 10 – June 2, 2013 |
Wednesday, April 24 – Tuesday, April 30
