Fridays ZOOM AND PLAY w/JEANNE
CHP
444 Stockbridge Road - Great Barrington, MA
11:00am - Noon
Virtual songs and fun!
Email to register and to receive ZOOM link
chpplaygroups@gmail.com
11AM-NOON

January 14   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
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January  14  CHECK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU WRECK YOURSELF
CHP
444 Stockbridge Road - Great Barrington, MA
with Cynthia and Kim
Thursday, January 14th, 1:30 - 3:00pm
Join us for this parent support group during this stressful time! Practical tips and real solutions.
Email chpplaygroups@gmail.com to register and receive
1:30-3PM

January 14  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
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January 14  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
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January 14  WATER CONSERVATION IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE - ONLINE
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd, Director of Marketing and Social Responsibility at Denver Botanical Garden, will discuss the garden’s mission-driven approach to water conservation in the face of climate change and how they showcase beautiful gardens appropriate for a semi-arid climate while advancing water-efficient gardening and agriculture principles. $15/Members $10
6-7PM
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January 14   TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
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January 15   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
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January 15   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 15   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
Web Site

January 15   BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
Web Site

January 15   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
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January 15   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
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January 15  FREEDOM v FEAR: A HISTORY OF ANTI-FASCIST ART-A CONVERSATION w/STEVEN HELLER
Virtual Via Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendales Road - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
Join us for this series of conversations with illustrators, authors, and scholars who will share historical and contemporary notions of freedom from fear, freedom of speech, and the role of illustration as a force in shaping public perception. Does published imagery affect decision-making, public policy, and cultural understanding? Participate in all or some of these compelling conversations.
We are offering an opportunity to watch these programs on Zoom with access to an exclusive Q&A with the panelists. This opportunity is FREE for NRM Members and Pay What You Can for Non-Members. If you would like to opt-out of the exclusive Q&A, the program will stream for free on the Museum’s YouTube channel.
7-8:30PM
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January 16  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
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January 14  KOMBUCHA AT HOME w/YESFOLK - ONLINE
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Learn the nuts and bolts, tips and tricks for brewing kombucha at home from Adam Elabd of Yesfolk. Understand the impact and importance of tea, sugar and water selection; how to infuse your kombucha with herbs and fruits; the basic science behind kombucha fermentation; the benefits of kombucha and other fermented foods and beverages and how to share your kombucha with others. $15/Members $10
11AM-12:30PM
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January 16  SYMPOSIUM: FREDDOM OF SPEECH & ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
Virtual Via Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendales Road - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
Throughout history, illustrators and cartoonists have responded to the world’s challenges and upheavals with brilliance and ferocity. Navigating the technical and distributive realities of their times, artists create potent visual symbols and narratives that establish new visual metaphors and repurpose old ones, sometimes borrowing conventions from other media.

Panel 1. DIY Print Culture and Citizenship

Panel 2. Resistance and Mainstream Publishing: Media, Delivery, and Propaganda
10AM-1PM
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January 17  BEN RIPLEY: AMITY/ENMITY ON VIEW
MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way - North Adams, MA
Ben Ripley’s timely exhibition, Amity/Enmity, gives visitors the opportunity to explore the definition of race by museums and cultural institutions. On view through January 17, this week is the last chance to spend time with his work.

Advance, timed tickets required
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January 18  JAZZ w/ANDY WRBA & FRIENDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
Monday features Andy Wrba on bass along with a rotating cast of musicians on a weekly basis playing jazz to blues to funk. This group of musicians are sure to entertain.
7-10PM
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January 18  FREEDOM'S LEGACY
Virtual Via Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendales Road - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
Join illustrators, authors, and scholars for this series of programs in conversation about historical and contemporary notions of freedom, and the role of imagery to shape public perception, decision-making, and cultural narratives. Each event will explore a different aspect of aspirational ideals that Americans continue to work towards within the framework of democracy. Enjoy one program or participate in them all!

This opportunity is FREE for NRM Members and Pay What You Can for Non-Members. If you would like to opt-out of the exclusive Q&A, the program will stream for free on the Museum’s YouTube channel.
1-3:30PM
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January 19   BINGO
Hinsdale Lions Club
337 Maple Street - Hinsdale, MA (413) 655-2973
6:45PM
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January 19   OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
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January 19    DJ DREW KARAOKE
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

January 20   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
Web Site

January 21   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 21  IN SESSION
MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way - North Adams, MA
Tune in to our next In Session—the second of four-panel discussions focused on anti-racist work in museums—with museum leaders Lisa Dent, Executive Director, Artspace New Haven; Tracy Moore, Interim Director, MASS MoCA; Cameron Shaw, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, California African American Museum; and Eric Shiner, Executive Director, Pioneer Works. The panel will begin with introductory remarks by Dr. Mindy Fullilove, Social Psychiatrist and Professor, New School; and will be moderated by Cecile Shellman, DEI Museum Consultant.

Designed to pose more questions than answers, topics for this discussion include: Why should art institutions move toward the work of anti-racism and social change? What are an art institution's responsibilities toward BIPOC audiences when hosting challenging work concerning violence enacted against Black and Brown bodies? What is an art institution's role in providing context (cultural, art historical, media, or otherwise) around a work of art?

Presented by MASS MoCA and the Berkshire Cultural Resource Center at MCLA, In Session is free for all and will be streamed live on MASS MoCA's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
6PM
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January 21  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
Web Site

January 21  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
Web Site

January 21  BOTANICAL LATIN: AN INTRODUCTION - ONLINE
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Join Jennifer Bakshi for a brief history of botanical terminology from the time of the Roman empire through the development of binomial nomenclature by Carl Linnaeus. Jennifer will provide clarification on the meanings of botanical terms, genus, species and family, how the names are formed and the conventions for writing them. You’ll also learn the correct pronunciation of Latin plant names and explore hidden meanings of favorite plant names every gardener should know. $16/Members $11
6-7PM
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January 21   TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

January 22   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
Web Site

January 22   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 22   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
Web Site

January 22   BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
Web Site

January 22   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
Web Site

January 22   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
Web Site

January 23  MASS MoCA FROM HOME
MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way - North Adams, MA
Can't make it here in person? Join us on January 23 as we open the digital doors into our galleries and onto our stages with the launch of an online experience for all (virtual) things MASS MoCA. Explore the Sol LeWitt galleries with an all-new interactive 3D tour, tune in for virtual pop-up performances, get your creative juices flowing with classic ArtBar specials, and experience MASS MoCA in a way that's almost as good as being here
7:00, 7:30 & 8PM
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January 23  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
Web Site

January 23  AN INTRODUCTION TO KOJI & MISO-MAKING AT HOME - ONLINE
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Join Mark Phillips of EarthCultures for an introduction to Aspergillus Oryzae, or Koji, the fungus responsible for miso, soy sauce, sake and other traditional Japanese fermented foods and beverages. Using ‘Miso, Tempeh, Natto, and Other Tasty Ferments’ (Storey Publishing, 2019) as a guide, this workshop is a primer on home and restaurant-scale koji-making and its many uses in ancient foodways and contemporary culinary techniques. $30/Members $20
10-11:30AM
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January  24  SCOTT EYERLY VIRTUAL MET OPERA LECTURES
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle Street - Great Barrington, MA (413) 528-0100
Scott Eyerly will offer a free opera talk via Zoom prior to the Metropolitan Opera’s free streaming broadcast.

Composer and librettist Scott Eyerly has won acclaim across a wide range of genres. Eyerly’s fresh approach to opera and classical music has attracted a growing audience. His popular lecture series at the Mahaiwe and his sold-out courses at The Juilliard School’s Evening Division are drawing novices and cognoscenti alike.
5:30PM
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January 25  JAZZ w/ANDY WRBA & FRIENDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
Monday features Andy Wrba on bass along with a rotating cast of musicians on a weekly basis playing jazz to blues to funk. This group of musicians are sure to entertain.
7-10PM
Web Site

January 26   BINGO
Hinsdale Lions Club
337 Maple Street - Hinsdale, MA (413) 655-2973
6:45PM
Web Site

January 26  CARE SYLLABUS ARTIST ROUNDTABLE: REIMAGING CARE OF INDIGENOUS OBJECTS
MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way - North Adams, MA
Indigenous objects—and indigenous historical records—are frequently displaced from their peoples. How can we engage the colonial structures responsible for such separation? What forms of care might help repair this physical and emotional distance?

Join Kidspace exhibiting artist Wendy Red Star, guest curator of the first module of CARE SYLLABUS—a collaborative project of MASS MoCA and MCLA—for a roundtable discussion about shifting practices of care in collections of indigenous culture. Panelists include artists Tanis S'eiltin and Peter Morin, as well as Christine Oricchio, Collections Specialist at the National Museum of the American Indian.
6-7:15PM
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January 26   OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
Web Site

January 26    DJ DREW KARAOKE
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

January 27   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
Web Site

January 28   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 28  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
Web Site

January 28  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
Web Site

January 28  MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS - ONLINE
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Explore the healing properties of wild and cultivated medicinal mushrooms that grow in the Northeast with herbalist Hannah Jacobson-Hardy, owner of Sweet Birch Herbals. Hannah will explain how to identify mushrooms in the wild and ways to preserve them. Handouts will be provided with recipes for mushroom teas, tinctures and edible varieties. $20/Members $15
5:30-7PM
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January 28   TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

January 29   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
Web Site

January 29   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

January 29   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
Web Site

January 29   BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
Web Site

January 29   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
Web Site

January 29   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
Web Site

January 30  AUDITORY AFTER HOURS: SYLVAN ESSO
MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way - North Adams, MA
"The combination of music and art made me feel like I was in a dream. Really transported us to another place." — Jennifer, Auditory After Hours visitor

Due to popular demand—January 16 and 23 are sold out!—we've added one more date to Sylvan Esso's Auditory After Hours. So if you're down for a dreamy night of music and art, make plans to join us on January 30, and don't forget to bring your best headphones (and smartphone).

Advance, timed tickets required
7:00, 7:30 & 8PM
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January 30  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
Web Site