Weekend Outlook: Exploring Food, Figure Skating, Home ExpoStaff reports iBerkshires staff 04:00PM / Friday, March 12, 2010
There's a variety of free and inexpensive stuff going on in the region this weekend, from theater to figure skating performances to film festivals. And if the weather this week got you thinking of spring, why not take a trip to the Berkshire Home Expo, where you might find some inspiration for your next project?North Adams Main Street Stage, 57 Main St., puts on its second annual Short Play Festival, featuring five new original plays that range from the absurd to the dramatic, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more information, call 413-663-3240 or visit mainstreetstage.org. Adams Organizers of the 75th anniversary Thunderbolt Ski Race say it's on, rain or no. Nearly 100 skiers and snowboarders are expected to hike Mount Greylock on Saturday and race down in time trials. The last skier leaves the mountaintop no later than 1:50 p.m.; each race is about 6 minutes. Spectators can park near the Greylock Glen along West Mountain Road or take the free shuttle from the former Waverly Mill on Hoosac Street. It's a two-hour trek to the top to watch skiers off; a spectators' trail is about a 30-minute hike from the glen. Refreshment will available for sale.
Pittsfield There's a free opening reception for the Berkshire Veterans Photography Project, at the Lichenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave., on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, call 413-499-9348. On Friday and Saturday, the Pittsfield Figure Skating Club performs "Magic on Ice," showcasing the skating talents of its own skaters, as well as guest skaters Cathy and Chris Reed, U.S. Novice Ice Dance champions and Japanese Ice Dance gold medalists. Friday's show is at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday's shows are at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. The rink is located at 16 Melville St.; for more information, call 413-448-8258 or click here.
This is the last weekend to view the Storefront Artist Project's Mentor Show, which showcases artwork created by area high school students who participated in the 2009 Storefront Mentor program. The gallery, located at 124 Fenn St., is open from noon to 5 p.m. Visit www.storefrontartist.org for more information. Williamstown
There's a lot going on at the Williams College campus Friday night. The '62 Center for Theatre and Dance, 1000 Main St., stages Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $3; call 413-597-2425 for more information. At 8 p.m., the '62 Center puts on Inish, an Irish music and dance show that melds traditional and contemporary elements. Tickets are $3, for more information, call 413-597-2425 for more information. The Berkshire Symphony Orchestra will perform the free concert "Ironic Juxtapositions," at 8 p.m. in Chapin Hall. For more information, call 413-597-3146. Additionally, the college continues its free series of planetarium shows at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory. The show is at 7:30 p.m.; for reservations (recommended), call 413-597-2188. On Saturday, First Congregational Church on Main Street will hold a children's fair from 9 to 3. The fair's theme is "It's Easy Being Green," and includes games, a cupcake walk, an obstacle course, prizes and a variety of performers including the Nutshell Playhouse puppets. There is a suggested donation of $5 for children and $7 for adults for the Nutshell Playhouse show. Call 413-458-4273 for more information. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., will host a free "Start with Art" program for parents and their preschoolers to hear a gallery talk and complete an art project, on Saturday from 10 to noon. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit clarkart.edu. Also on Saturday, The Clark will host author Kevin O'Hara, who will read from his recently published book "A Lucky Irish Lad," a memoir of growing up in Pittsfield during the 1950s and '60s. The free event begins at 3; for more information, call 413-458-2303. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Hopkins Memorial Forest will be the site of MapleFest. The free event allows visitors to observe the process of creating maple syrup from start to finish. Vans will be available to transport visitors from Chapin Hall. Throughout the weekend, "Farm Film Feast," a film festival about food, will be going on at Images Cinema, 55 Spring St., with related events going on in town. Tickets for individual films are $5; a pass to all films is $35. A portion of the proceeds will go to support the REACH Community Garden Project in North Adams. An abbreviated film schedule appears below; for more information, visit www.farmfilmfeast.com
Friday "Do You Miss the Cows?" and "Sweet Soil", 7 p.m. Saturday "Sparkle" and "What's On Your Plate?" followed by children's activities, 10 a.m.; "Mad City Chickens," 11 a.m. A book signing with Jenna Woginrich, author of "Made From Scratch," will take place at 1 p.m. "Bernie" and "The Garden," 1:30 p.m. "A Farm for the Future," 3:30 p.m "Dirt! The Movie," and "Planting Hope," 4:30 p.m. Panel discussion: "Farming in the Future," and a screening of "Greenhorns," 8:30 p.m. Sunday "Our Daily Bread," 1 p.m. "Soil in Good Heart" and "HomeGrown," 2:30 p.m. To wrap up the festival, Mezze Bistro and Bar, 16 Water St., will host "Carharrts and Cocktails," a celebration of farmers and community members who embrace local, seasonal food, from 4 to 6 p.m. To make a reservation, call 413-458-0123. On Saturday at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m., WilliamsTheatre Studio Series presents the Pinter plays "The Lover" and "Ashes to Ashes," directed by Williams sophomore Amanda C. Keating, in the '62 Center Directing Studio. The plays are free and star Williams students. For more information, call 413-597-2425. Williams Men's Basketball continues...
The Williams College Chandler Gym will be the site of the Sectional Semifinals and Finals in the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament, on Friday and Saturday. Friday's matchups will feature Rhode Island College (22-7) against Brandeis
(21-6) at 6, and Williams (27-1) versus SUNYIT (26-4) at 8. Friday's winners will play on Saturday at 7 for the right to advance to the Final Four in Salem, Va. on March 19 and 20. Tickets prices are $7 for adults, and $4 for seniors, students and children over 2. Tickets will be sold on Thursday from 9 to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. and on Friday from 9 to noon, in Lasell Gym lobby (enter from Spring Street). Remaining tickets will go on sale on Saturday at Chandler Gym at 4:30. Lanesborough
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at the Berkshire Mall, Route 8, the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce will hold the 2010 Berkshire Home Expo, featuring more than 50 of the area's leading businesses exhibiting their wares and services, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call 413-499-4000, ext. 26 for more information.
LeeOn Saturday, St. Mary's School, 115 Orchard St., will have a St. Patrick's Dinner and Dance from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m., with music by the Kelly Family, corned beef by Joe Sorrentino, and a full cash bar. Dinner and dancing costs $15; dancing only (after 7:30 admittance) is $10, and dinner only is $10. Tickets for kids under 10 are $7.50. There will be a limited number of tickets sold at the door; call 413-243-1079 or 413-243-0275 for more information. For more events, click here. Sheffield Mount Everett Regional School stages the fractured fairy tale "Into the Woods" on Friday and Saturday night at 7:30, with a matinee suitable for children age 7 and under at 2 on Saturday. Ticket prices are $10; $6 for seniors and children. The matinee price for children is $5. |
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