To celebrate June, we are painting rainbows!! Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. will present Indoors Out! Free Kids’ Paint & Sip on Friday, June 3, 5 to 7:30 pm, at the parklet and outdoor seating area at The Marketplace Cafe - Pittsfield, 53 North Street. This free event is best suited for ages 5 to 12, although […]
Enjoy dozens of art shows, receptions and events each month year-round in Pittsfield's Upstreet Cultural District in the heart of the Berkshires of western Massachusetts.
June First Fridays Artswalk Opening Receptions on Friday, June 3, 5 to 8 pm Enjoy 9 brand new art shows and exhibits during the First Fridays Artswalk on Friday, June 3, 5 to 8 pm. Event Highlights: Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. will present Indoors Out! Free Kids’ Paint & Sip on Friday, June 3, 5 to 7:30 pm, at the […]
The annual Berkshire Pride Festival is back in person with a parade to kick things off. Watch Berkshire County's most inclusive and diverse businesses show their pride this year! The line up for the parade is on Eagle and North Streets for an 11:30am kick-off. The parade will go into the Common where the festival will continue until […]
B.R.O.K.E.N code B.I.R.D switching by Tara L. Wilson Noth directed by Kimille Howard Previews: Thursday, June 23 at 7pm and Friday, June 24 at 7pm Opening/Press Night: Saturday, June 25 at 7pm Sensory Friendly: Tuesday, July 5 at 7pm Closing: Saturday, July 9 at 7pm Tickets: Preview: $45 Tickets: Sensory Friendly: $15 Tickets: $56 After unbearable loss, a grieving attorney takes a […]
Join artist Jim Jasper for a walk-through of drawings from his work, Moby Dick, a chapter-by-chapter reading of Melville's novel in 140 drawings. Jim will talk about the visual references in the drawings and their relationship to the chapters they represent. This event is sponsored by Berkshire Bank.
Moving quickly past general background, process, and materials, this illustrated art talk highlights how Loomings addresses our world’s instability through the metaphors at work in Moby-Dick, Herman Melville’s apocalyptic vision of the American quest. Volpe finds in Melville’s account of the doomed commercial whaling voyage of the Pequod a dark, foundational myth of American materialism (and an even darker apocalyptic prophecy […]