North Adams First Friday Focuses on 'Flower Power'
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— First Friday will be held on May 5 from 5-8 p.m. in downtown North Adams to celebrate the start of spring, floral outfits, and more.
The Flower Power-themed event will include sprucing up flower beds, creating a floral chalk mural, dance performances, live music, and downtown shops with special hours and events.
Eagle Street will be closed to car traffic for the evening, and activities and flower vendors will be available on the street.
Several downtown shops, galleries, restaurants, and the First Friday crew will be organizing events focused on spring.
Events:
- The First Baptist Youth Group and NAMAZING Initiative will lead a cleanup and replanting of grass and flowers in the Eagle Street pocket park. Meet under the Mohawk Theater Marquee at 5:00 pm.
- North Adams' dysFUNKcrew dance group will help us celebrate Flower Power as well as their 10th anniversary with a variety of dances and beats Under the Mohawk Theater Marquee on Main Street at 8:00 pm.
Gallery, Shop, & Restaurant events:
- Savvy Hive: Tea Tasting hosted by Molly & Herbs and Babe Botanics. 5:00 pm-7:00 pm | 53 Main Street.
- Common Folk Artist Collective: Button Making station during craft night. 6-8 pm | 12 Holden Street
- Gallery 51 will host Catherine Monahon for an artist talk and mini-installation of their work from the Conversations with the Material World (CwtMW). CwtMW consists of four sculptures and four soundscapes. Visitors are allowed and encouraged to touch the art as they listen. Gallery 51/MAC: Arts Lab: 5:00 pm-7:00 pm | 49/51 Main Street
- Installation Space: ENMESHED Opening Reception 4:00 pm-8:00 pm | 49 Eagle Street
- Bear and Bee books: "Make your own flowers, create the world you want to live in!" All gardening and activism books will be 10 percent off at the Bear and Bee | 28 Holden Street
- The Plant Connector is offering free mini eucalyptus shower bouquets, paper flower arts, and free seed bomb kits. 5:00 pm-8:00 pm | 73 Main Street
- Hearts Pace mocktails and live music. Mocktails start at 6:00 pm and live music goes from 7:00 pm-9:00 pm | 15 Eagle Street
- Alison Pebworth will open her 40 Eagle Street Studio and Project Space with a new Spring window display and Alethea Morrison will return to Dispense more Kindness from her Listening Booth from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm | 40 Eagle Street
- Megan Karlen of ConscientiousCloth is offering $5 for 15 minutes of weaving. Loom will activate every 20 minutes starting at 2:00 pm. Start signing up on Thursday, May 4. | 77 Main Street
- WallaSauce is hosting a flower patch event. Bring a garment, pick a flower-themed patch for $5 each and they will sew it on. Some basic upcycled garments will be available for purchase if participants don't have anything on hand. | 77 Main Street.
Supporting organizations and businesses include Installation Space, City of North Adams, North Adams Chamber of Commerce, MCLA Arts & Culture, Walkaway House, Northern Berkshire Community Coalition (nbCC), Andrew Fitch, and supporting community members.
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