The event will feature live music, art, dance, family fun, shopping, food, and entertainment throughout downtown Pittsfield.

Berkshire Blues Legends will headline on the mobile City Stage. The Amy Ryan Band will play from 5 to 6, followed by Misty Blues.

Persip Park will feature a variety of interactive performances; Sottile Park will feature a live painting demo by local artist and creative sorceress Mollie Kellogg; Jim Horsford will be hosting a free live pottery demonstration at Palace Park, where he will be inviting individuals to help him make pots on the potter's wheel.

Opal Raven will host The Hissing Booth, an education station on reptiles and the Makers' Market will feature more than two dozen vendors and artisans between School Street and Fenn Street.

The Family Fun Zone will be on Dunham Mall and Hot Plate Brewing Co. will host a Beer Garden on School Street.

For more information and a full event listing, visit lovepittsfield.com/first-fridays.

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First Fridays Artswalk transforms downtown Pittsfield retailers, restaurants, and organizations into art galleries. Participating venues include Berkshire Art Center, Berkshire Black Economic Council, Clock Tower Artists, Dottie’s Coffee Lounge/Dorothy's Estaminet, Downtown Pittsfield, Inc., Hotel on North, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Living in Recovery and more. There will also be interactive pottery demonstrations in Palace Park with Jim Horsford and a free kids' paint and sip on Dunham Mall.

Download the Downtown Pittsfield app in the App Store or on Google Play to follow a virtual walking tour of art on your cell phone.

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