North Adams Events: Feb. 3-7
North Adams Events
Wednesday, February 1 - Tuesday, February 7
SAVE THE DATE | TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14 |
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Minerva Arts Center Fundraiser Valentine's Day (Dinner, Dessert, and Dance) featuring love songs by talented local singers and a DJ for after dinner and dessert. Tickets will be for sale at the PNA in Adams, at The Minerva Tag Sale in Williamstown, and online at MinervaArtsCenter. com |
NOW ON VIEW | THROUGH MARCH 2012 |
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Ed Carson and Sharon Carson Click here for more info. |
FRIDAY, FEB 3 | |
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Zammuto in Concert Nick Zammuto, local favorite of The Books, unveils his hotly anticipated new band Zammuto. The four-piece band’s concert debut will focus on cuts from Zammuto, also featuring classic and never-before-performed tracks from The Books. The concert begins with a screening of the 35-minute film Achantè, for which Zammuto wrote the score. The film is a portrait of Haitian Vodou, featuring four communities in the south of Haiti and paralleling the Vodou creation story with the historical creation of the free nation of Haiti. |
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Click here for more info. |
SATURDAY, FEB 4 | |
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Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium A world of justice, fulfillment, and sustainability is not a fantasy for the distant future. It is a reality into which millions of people around the world are waking up and taking action. Awakening the Dreamer workshops enable participants to trade old dreams rooted in consumption, competiotion and inequality for a new vision of the human family, founded on the desire we all share for justice and peace. |
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Jeremiah Ward: How to Start a Cooperative Business Jeremiah Ward serves as the Housing Program Organizer under CDI's NEROC program and is also CDI's newest Cooperative Development Specialist. He has worked for a number of cooperatives in different sectors in the United States and has conducted extensive research on agricultural and worker cooperatives in Mexico. Jeremiah also has expertise in the field of urban development. |
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7th Annul Blues and Funk Festival: Blitz the Ambassador Blues and Funk festival's celebration continues with Ghanian-born, New York-based MC, composer, and producer Blitz The Ambassador. Calling upon the flow of old school hip-hop and the unique shifting between English, West African, and Ethiopian jazz, Blitz The Ambassador never stumbles over his words and messages. Special pricing for both nights: $15.00 (Friday and Saturday) |
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Wrba-Weiss Quartet Enjoy this high energy jazz quartet, while enjoying a pint of craft beer! Don't forget about the late night menu! |
SUNDAY, FEB 5 | |
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The Descendents (413)663-6300 Click here for showtimes. From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning Sideways, set in Hawaii, The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. |
MONDAY, FEB 6 | |
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Berkshire County Line Dancing Berkshire County Line dancers offer beginner lessons. Come on down and try something new! All are welcome. |
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Trivia Night |
TUESDAY, FEB 7 | |
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Toddler Story Time |
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Tricks of the Trade: Integration of Art and Community |
OPPORTUNITIES |
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CALL FOR ARTIST |
WIN A STUDIO VISIT - WinterFest Ice Sculpting Contest MCLA's Berkshire Cultural Resource Center in collaboration with the City of North Adams' Office of Tourism & Community Events is pleased to announce a call for artists for the 2012 Winterfest Ice Sculpting Contest on February 25, 2012. Ice blocks will be available in downtown North Adams for you to sculpt the morning of the event. Tools are not provided, but access to power is available upon request. The competition will be judged by Denise Markonish, Curator at MASS MoCA who will visit the studio of the winning artist. This is a great opportunity to be involved with a community event that brings thousands to downtown North Adams and to have your work displayed in front of professional eyes! |
CALL FOR ARTIST |
Exhibit Space for Local Artists Central Radio is a locally owned locally operated company offering appliances, bedding, and furniture. They are trying to help out local artists by displaying their work throughout their store on Roberts drive. They have 3 floors that would be able to supply wall space for paintings and the top 2 floors would be able to put other art throughout. Contact them directly if interested. Their Dalton store can be used as well. |