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October First Fridays Artswalk
Friday, October 7th, 5 to 8 pm
Enjoy over fifteen different art shows featuring work by over fifteen accomplished regional artists in Pittsfield’s bustling Upstreet Cultural District during the First Fridays Artswalk and all month long!
In most venues, artists will be present from 5 to 8 pm on Friday, October 7th!
Join us for a free guided tour beginning at 5pm on October 7th at the Intermodal Center @ BRTA, 1 Columbus Ave!
The fun doesn't stop at 8! Join us for the Afterwalk Party from 8-10 pm at the Whitney Center for the Arts, 42 Wendell Avenue. Free and open to the public!
Free, Live Music from 6-8pm on 10/7!!
Learn more about BOOM Music, here.
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Soldier On
1 Columbus Avenue, Pittsfield, MA.
In October 2013, Solider On developed a cultural and healing arts program: the Veterans Community Arts Initiative. This Initiative engages veterans in transition out of homelessness in the arts and cultural activities to promote healing and expand our veterans’ social and personal networks of support. Daily classes are held which include: hand-work (needlepoint, embroidery, crochet, knitting), the art of drawing, painting, and creative writing. In addition to the daily classes, there are monthly workshops and offsite visits to museums, theatres, and other cultural activities. Soldier On encourages non-stigmatizing community connections and expands veterans’ social and personal network of support that will ultimately increase their long term stability and capacity for self-care. Community connections include Williamstown Theatre Festival, Hilltown Community Development Corporation, The Norman Rockwell Museum, The Mount Edith Wharton’s Home, Shakespeare & Company, MASS MoCA, Barrington Stage, Jacob’s Pillow, Berkshire Museum, and the City of Pittsfield - Office of Cultural Development, including the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts. This exhibit will showcase some of the works created by the veterans in residence in Pittsfield and Leeds, Massachusetts.
The exhibit will be featured for one-night only during First Fridays Artswalk on Friday, October 7th, 5 to 8 pm, at the Veterans Transportation Center in the Intermodal Center. Light refreshments will be served.
Veteran artists from Soldier On include: Richard Beaudin, Gary Vernon Bolton, Mona Dudley, John Goodro, LouAnn Hazelwood, Don Jeffers, Dawn LeHouiller, Ray Voide, and Russell Wyatt.
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Downtown Pittsfield, Inc.
33 Dunham Mall, Pittsfield, MA.
The Berkshire Alzheimer’s Partnership presents Memories in the Making, a program of the Alzheimer’s Association, which arms memory-impaired individuals with new tools for expression when words fail. Through art therapy, individuals use canvas and brush to share their ideas, feelings and memories, ultimately bringing them a sense of accomplishment and renewed self-worth. Through the creative process of painting, these individuals speak to us, offering us the essence of themselves. And just as importantly, in viewing the art, families, caregivers, and the public are often touched by the tangible evidence of what remains of the individual even after the disease has robbed them of so much.
There will be an opening reception with light refreshments on Friday, October 7th, from 5 to 8 pm.
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BOOM Room
137 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
The BOOM Room in Crawford Square is the super cool new place to hear local original music in the Berkshires! (As well as see local art!)
There will be a reception for “ECLECTICA: Visual Art by Musicians and Friends” on Friday, October 7th beginning at 5 pm. Live BOOM original music starts at 6 pm, featuring John Davidson and Chad Tarves.
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Lichtenstein Center for the Arts
28 Renne Avenue, Pittsfield, MA.
“The Visual Poetry of Suburban Pittsfield” by artist Morris Bennett will be on view October 7th through the 29th at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts. All paintings are oil on canvas.
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Whitney Center for the Arts
42 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA.
The Whitney Center for the Arts will present “Jazz in the Key of Light”, a fine art exhibit featuring works by award-winning photographer Ken Franckling, in its Gallery W. The Whit’s Colt Gallery will host a show entitled “Gowns, Flowers, and Dogs”, featuring recent work by Berkshire Community College Art Department Chair Lisa (Yetz) Griffith. Both shows will open on Friday, October 7th, with a reception from 5 to 8 pm as part of Artswalk, followed by a free Afterparty beginning at 8 pm.
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The Marketplace Cafe
53 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Maryssa Caron will display her photographs at The Marketplace Café in October!
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Steven Valenti's Clothing for Men
157 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Deborah J. Rufo-Buratto will be showing a collection of her work entitled “Encounters Unending” from October 5th to October 29th. There will be a reception held during Artswalk on Friday, October 7th from 5 to 8 pm.
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Bagels Too
166 North St., Pittsfield, MA
The Art Gallery at Bagels Too will be showing small, energetic and powerful abstract, black and white oil paintings of Karen Chase for the month of October.
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The Berkshire Museum
39 South Street, Pittsfield, MA.
BerkshireNow: Melissa Matsuki Lillie will feature vivid, energetic abstract collages and paintings by Melissa Matsuki Lillie, an artist whose work references natural forms using a personal visual language of vibrant colors and complex layers to reflect on the macroscopic and microscopic world. The exhibit will be on view September 2nd through November 20th, 2016.
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Berkshire Paint and Sip
305 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
For the month of October, Contemporary Realism Artist, Michelle Iglesias, will present "Colored Abstractions", original Oil and Acrylic paintings. Visitors will be able to view new art and meet the artist during Artswalk.
Michelle Iglesias will also be hosting a public painting lesson for Berkshire Paint & Sip on October 7th for $30, all materials provided. Lesson starts at 6pm.
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The Kinderhook Group
137 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Drew Finn will present “More Stops Along The Way” at the Kinderhook Group for the month of October.
Featured will be a collection of ongoing images designed to allow the observer to take a few minutes out of their busy day to stop, relax and enjoy. This photographic exhibit highlights the amazing qualities of nature in the Berkshires and beyond. There will be an opening reception with the artist on October 7th, 2016, 5 to 7pm.
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Dotties Coffee Lounge
444 North St, Pittsfield, MA.
Dottie’s Coffee Lounge presents works by Rebecca Weinman and Joan Rooks for view and sale in October.
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Berkshire Medical Center
725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Rose Tennenbaum will present her paintings in the Main Lobby at Berkshire Medical Center for the month of October. There will be an artist reception open to the public from 2pm to 4pm on Friday, October 7th.
Brothership Building Window
141 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Works of art by participants in Art Therapy with Marney Schorr will be on view in the Brothership Building window for the month of October. A group of anonymous women share their stories of creative growth and empowerment through the arts: paintings, collage, sculpture, doll making and, more.
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Marguerite Bride at the Crowne Plaza
1 West Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Artist Marguerite Bride will have selected works on exhibit in the public areas of the 1st and 2nd floors of the Crowne Plaza. They will depict the seasons in favorite places in the Berkshires. There will be no reception during First Fridays Artswalk, but feel free to stop in and take a look!
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