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june
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We are delighted to invite you to attend nbCC's 35th Annual Meeting on Friday, June 18, 2021, from 11:30am to 1:30pm at Greylock WORKS in
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We are delighted to invite you to attend nbCC’s 35th Annual Meeting on Friday, June 18, 2021, from 11:30am to 1:30pm at Greylock WORKS in North Adams.
This year, we are excited to honor our Northern Berkshire Heroes, reflect on the past year, and invite community members to share their thoughts on and hopes for our community.
The cost is $25 per ticket. You can register up to 7 additional people, but please note that we’ll be seated at long communal tables rather than round ones. (You can specify whether you and your guests would like to be seated together!) Scholarships are available (community members only, please).
We hope you can join us. Get your tickets today at https://bit.ly/nbCC35.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us at 413-663-7588, or email Liz Boland at [email protected]
Finally, thank you so much for your support this past year. We look forward to seeing you!
Time
(Friday) 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Location
Greylock WORKS
508 State Road, North Adams, MA 01247
Steeple City Sound - Night 1 - Berkshire Jazz Collective featuring Todd Reynolds
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North Adams Armory
- 206 Ashland St, North Adams, MA 01247
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More details here. The first concert of Steeple City Sound will be played by the Berkshire Jazz Collective featuring violinist Todd Reynolds. This
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The first concert of Steeple City Sound will be played by the Berkshire Jazz Collective featuring violinist Todd Reynolds. This free performance will take place behind the North Adams Armory on June 18.
Founded by Andy Wrba in 2012, the Berkshire Jazz Collective has served to showcase the talent and diversity of a multitude of local artists, creating music that supports the Berkshires and beyond.
We hope you’ll join us!
Learn more about the Berkshire Jazz Collective at https://www.berkshirejazzcollective.com/. And thank you to Mass Cultural Council , Assets for Artists , and HannWriting Inc. for making this event possible!
Time
(Friday) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
North Adams Armory
206 Ashland St, North Adams, MA 01247
IN PERSON: North Adams Farmers Market
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St. Anthony's Municipal Parking Lot
- Corner of St. Anthony Drive & Marshall St.
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We're BACK! Meet us at the St. Anthony's parking lot at Marshall St. and St. Anthony Drive, IN PERSON, starting SATURDAY June 5th between 9AM and 1PM for the first
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We’re BACK! Meet us at the St. Anthony’s parking lot at Marshall St. and St. Anthony Drive, IN PERSON, starting SATURDAY June 5th between 9AM and 1PM for the first open air summer farmers market of our 2021 outdoor season. We are so excited to see everyone!
The North Adams Farmers Market is a producer-only market serving the community since 1978.
At this time the state has lifted all COVID restrictions that applied to the market. Please, if you feel more comfortable wearing a mask, masks are very much welcomed, but will not be required for customers or vendors. Be sensible and do what makes you feel safe and comfortable at the market. If you are sick, stay home. We recommend wearing a mask if you are not vaccinated, but again this is not a requirement.
To see who’s coming each week and what’s available follow us at: North Adams Farmers Market
DID YOU KNOW? If you are a SNAP/EBT customer you can TRIPLE your benefits at the farmers market!
$1 of EBT is matched with $1 of HIP (up to whatever your monthly limit is) and $1 of Market Match (up to $30 each week) *Always use your HIP benefits first! The HIP benefits you earn are only available if you have that amount available in SNAP/EBT on your card. To learn more just ask our market manager at the manager’s booth.
The market is grateful to these local dream makers for their financial support that allows the market to make healthy local food accessible to everyone: Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Berkshire United Way, Green Pastures Fund, Greylock Federal Credit Union, the Hardman Fund, Northern Berkshire Community Coalition and MountainOne.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location
St. Anthony's Municipal Parking Lot
Corner of St. Anthony Drive & Marshall St.
SHAUN LEONARDO’S YOU WALK… ACTIVATION Artist and community-led activities in honor of Juneteenth
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MASS MoCA
- 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247
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More details here Artist Shaun Leonardo, in collaboration with community members, leads a series of interactive activities throughout the day in You walk…, in honor of Juneteenth. Explore the full schedule
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Artist Shaun Leonardo, in collaboration with community members, leads a series of interactive activities throughout the day in You walk…, in honor of Juneteenth. Explore the full schedule of events below.
You walk… is an interactive installation by Brooklyn-based multi-disciplinary artist Shaun Leonardo. Translating his performance practice into a participatory installation, Leonardo offers a series of visual and textual prompts — drawing from themes present in exhibitions on view throughout the museum — to invite us to consider how we process and embody space, ideas, and connectivity.
Schedule:
12pm – 1pm: Check out Shaun Leonardo’s You walk… installation alongside the artist and curator. Enjoy light snacks and refreshments.
1pm – 2pm: Join in for an artist talk with Shaun Leonardo who introduces his performative artistic practice that recognizes our shared human values and relationships. Through textual prompts that he designed for his installation, he will consider with the audience: What does it mean to come back together after quarantine? How might we improve our interactions with each other? In what new ways are we realizing we are connected? And in honor of Juneteenth, the annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, Shaun will explore the idea of freedom and its physicality through the use of a new prompt — what is the experience of freedom even in the subtlest of acts?
2pm – 2:30pm, 2:30 – 3pm, 3:30 – 4:00pm: WordXWord has invited seven poets to create and perform responses to — and inside of — Leonardo’s You walk…, Melissa Cairns, Curtis Elfenbein, Evan Goodermote, Alex Hicks, Dianne Olsen, Grace Rossman, and Stan Spencer. Following the performances there will be an opportunity for visitors to craft their own responses. WordXWord encourages poets to accept a greater role in the cultural landscape. For more information, visit WordXWordFestival.com.
Time
(Saturday) 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
MASS MoCA
1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247
Steeple City Sound - Night 2 - Paul De Jong at Bracewell Park
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Houghton Street Park, adjacent to the UNO Park at the intersection of RIver St. & Houghton/Marshall St.
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More details here. We’re thrilled that Paul de Jong will be performing on June 19 at
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We’re thrilled that Paul de Jong will be performing on June 19 at 6:30pm in Bracewell Park (across from Uno Park).
Paul de Jong is a cellist-composer and resident of North Adams. In de Jong’s world, everything around him is a potential instrument: his mind-bogglingly vast collection of forgotten private press regional folk records, spoken-word oddities unearthed in discarded thrift store piles, and various everyday household utensils that we tend to take for granted. His practice also includes videos and prints, among other artistic collaborations.
We can’t wait to see what he has in store for Steeple City Sound!
Thank you to Mass Cultural Council Assets for Artists Zachary Hann and HannWriting Inc. for making this fantastic concert possible!
Time
(Saturday) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Houghton Street Park, adjacent to the UNO Park at the intersection of RIver St. & Houghton/Marshall St.
july
02jul4:00 pm8:00 pmFeaturedNorth Adams FIRST Fridays!downtown4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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FIRST Fridays is a grass-roots initiative to get folks downtown on the first Friday of the month by asking the galleries and businesses of North Adams to stay open until
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FIRST Fridays is a grass-roots initiative to get folks downtown on the first Friday of the month by asking the galleries and businesses of North Adams to stay open until 8:00pm offering activities, specials, pop-up sales and special events and entertainment.
For more information on First Fridays each month follow it on facebook.
July 2, 2021 First Friday
August 6, 2021 First Friday
Time
(Friday) 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
IN PERSON: North Adams Farmers Market
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St. Anthony's Municipal Parking Lot
- Corner of St. Anthony Drive & Marshall St.
Event Details
We're BACK! Meet us at the St. Anthony's parking lot at Marshall St. and St. Anthony Drive, IN PERSON, starting SATURDAY June 5th between 9AM and 1PM for the first
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We’re BACK! Meet us at the St. Anthony’s parking lot at Marshall St. and St. Anthony Drive, IN PERSON, starting SATURDAY June 5th between 9AM and 1PM for the first open air summer farmers market of our 2021 outdoor season. We are so excited to see everyone!
The North Adams Farmers Market is a producer-only market serving the community since 1978.
At this time the state has lifted all COVID restrictions that applied to the market. Please, if you feel more comfortable wearing a mask, masks are very much welcomed, but will not be required for customers or vendors. Be sensible and do what makes you feel safe and comfortable at the market. If you are sick, stay home. We recommend wearing a mask if you are not vaccinated, but again this is not a requirement.
To see who’s coming each week and what’s available follow us at: North Adams Farmers Market
DID YOU KNOW? If you are a SNAP/EBT customer you can TRIPLE your benefits at the farmers market!
$1 of EBT is matched with $1 of HIP (up to whatever your monthly limit is) and $1 of Market Match (up to $30 each week) *Always use your HIP benefits first! The HIP benefits you earn are only available if you have that amount available in SNAP/EBT on your card. To learn more just ask our market manager at the manager’s booth.
The market is grateful to these local dream makers for their financial support that allows the market to make healthy local food accessible to everyone: Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Berkshire United Way, Green Pastures Fund, Greylock Federal Credit Union, the Hardman Fund, Northern Berkshire Community Coalition and MountainOne.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location
St. Anthony's Municipal Parking Lot
Corner of St. Anthony Drive & Marshall St.
Annual Fourth of July / Independence Day Fireworks
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Joe Wolfe Field
- 310 State Street, North Adams, MA
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(Rain Date: Monday, July 5th) Our Independence Day celebration draws thousands of viewers from the Capital region of New York State, Southern Vermont, and Berkshire County. For an evening of all-American
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(Rain Date: Monday, July 5th)
Our Independence Day celebration draws thousands of viewers from the Capital region of New York State, Southern Vermont, and Berkshire County. For an evening of all-American fun, grab some tickets to the annual 4th of July SteepleCats game, and stick around for the fireworks, which start immediately afterward, at approximately 9:30pm.
6:00 PM- SteepleCats vs. Vermont Mountaineers – Joe Wolfe Field
9:30 PM(approx) – North Adams Annual 4th of July Fireworks Display! Fireworks are set off by Joe Wolfe Field, but are visible from numerous locations throughout North Adams.
2021 Firework Sponsors
All American Sponsor
Desperado’s Mexican Restaurant
Time
(Sunday) 9:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
Joe Wolfe Field
310 State Street, North Adams, MA
Organizer
Office of Community Events413-664-6180 or [email protected]
Concerts at Windsor Lake Presents: Matchstick Architects
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Windsor Lake
- 100 Windsor Lake Drive, North Adams, MA 01247
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Wednesdays, 6:30pm at Windsor Lake (intersection of Kemp and Bradley Streets) Join us for the original rock of the Matchstick Architects. The Matchstick Architects are a four-piece Indie Rock/Americana band forged
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Wednesdays, 6:30pm at Windsor Lake (intersection of Kemp and Bradley Streets)
Join us for the original rock of the Matchstick Architects. The Matchstick Architects are a four-piece Indie Rock/Americana band forged un the heart of the northeast. Their original music is infused with rock, country, folk, and Americana stylings. The band is fronted by the soulful voice of Dar Maloney and is rounded out by Tom Conklin on lead guitar, DiDi Davis on Bass, and Dennis Cotton, the bands newest member, on drums. Dennis has recorded more than 40 albums, toured with legendary British blues band Savoy Brown for the better part of a decade, and has played with countless top artists including J. Geils, John Sebastian, Levon Helm, and many others. The bands current single, ‘Despicable You’ is the first from its yet to be titled second album. You can expect to hear music from the band’s first album, new songs, and lots of songs you already know from classic artists such as Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Lucinda Williams, Tom Petty, and more.
These concerts combine great music with the beautiful natural backdrop of Windsor Lake. Pack a picnic, bring a chair or blanket, and let the sweet sounds of music and water carry you away on a warm summer night. Restrooms available. Parking is free during these concerts, and swimming, fishing, kayaking, and canoeing are allowed at the lake. All cancellations will be called by 3PM on the day of the concert. Rain Dates tbd.
Thank you to our series sponsor: Greylock Federal Credit Union
2021 Summer Line Up
Wednesday, July 7: The Matchstick Architects (original rock), Free, 6:30-8 PM
Wednesday, July 14: Patrick Gray Jr. & Friends, Free, 6:30-8 PM
Wednesday, July 21: Bang On A Can, Free, 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Wednesday, July 28: Mr. Doubtfire, Free, 6:30-8 PM
Wednesday, August 4: JP Murphy (celtic/ traditional Irish) , Free, 6:30-8 PM
Wednesday, August 11 : Champagne Jam (blues/rock covers), Free, 6:30-8 PM
Wednesday, August 18: NO CONCERT/ DOWNTOWN CELEBRATION
Wednesday, August 25: Common Folk Presents , Free, 6:30-8 PM
All concerts begin at 6:30pm unless otherwise noted.
Time
(Wednesday) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm eastern standard
Location
Windsor Lake
100 Windsor Lake Drive, North Adams, MA 01247
Organizer
Office of Community Events413-664-6180 or [email protected]
IN PERSON: North Adams Farmers Market
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St. Anthony's Municipal Parking Lot
- Corner of St. Anthony Drive & Marshall St.
Event Details
We're BACK! Meet us at the St. Anthony's parking lot at Marshall St. and St. Anthony Drive, IN PERSON, starting SATURDAY June 5th between 9AM and 1PM for the first
more
Event Details
We’re BACK! Meet us at the St. Anthony’s parking lot at Marshall St. and St. Anthony Drive, IN PERSON, starting SATURDAY June 5th between 9AM and 1PM for the first open air summer farmers market of our 2021 outdoor season. We are so excited to see everyone!
The North Adams Farmers Market is a producer-only market serving the community since 1978.
At this time the state has lifted all COVID restrictions that applied to the market. Please, if you feel more comfortable wearing a mask, masks are very much welcomed, but will not be required for customers or vendors. Be sensible and do what makes you feel safe and comfortable at the market. If you are sick, stay home. We recommend wearing a mask if you are not vaccinated, but again this is not a requirement.
To see who’s coming each week and what’s available follow us at: North Adams Farmers Market
DID YOU KNOW? If you are a SNAP/EBT customer you can TRIPLE your benefits at the farmers market!
$1 of EBT is matched with $1 of HIP (up to whatever your monthly limit is) and $1 of Market Match (up to $30 each week) *Always use your HIP benefits first! The HIP benefits you earn are only available if you have that amount available in SNAP/EBT on your card. To learn more just ask our market manager at the manager’s booth.
The market is grateful to these local dream makers for their financial support that allows the market to make healthy local food accessible to everyone: Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Berkshire United Way, Green Pastures Fund, Greylock Federal Credit Union, the Hardman Fund, Northern Berkshire Community Coalition and MountainOne.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location
St. Anthony's Municipal Parking Lot
Corner of St. Anthony Drive & Marshall St.