Tag: Pittsfield MA

A Christmas Carol at The Colonial Theatre

Colonial_TheatreA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric Hill, is running now until December 30, 2011 at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA.

The Berkshire Theatre Group’s production is directed by Eric Hill (who also stars as Scrooge) and E. Gray Simons III and stars James and Kim Taylor as the Cratchits.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for children. There are also sponsor tickets available for $100 for adults and $50 for children, which include a donation to the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Education Program.

Tickets will be on sale via phone at 413-997-4444 and online at www.JamesTaylor.com as well as via phone and walk up. A maximum of four tickets may be purchased in any one transaction. Standard Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10am–5pm, Saturdays 10am–2pm or on any performance day from 10am until intermission.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit TheColonialTheatre.org or click here.

Library of Congress Coming to Pittsfield

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The Library of Congress’ mobile museum, “Gateway to Knowledge”, will be setting up in Pittsfield in time for the city’s Third Thursday celebration from 5 to 9pm tomorrow.

This mobile museum is housed in an 18-wheeler that expands to three times its width. Inside the truck, visitors will find museum-style exhibits and multimedia displays, including facsimiles of many of the Library’s most prized treasures. Those facsimiles include the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, the 1507 Waldseemüller Map (the first document to use the word “America”), the 1455 Gutenberg Bible, the 1962 drawings for the comic book that introduced Spider-Man to the world and  Walt Whitman’s poem “Leaves of Grass.”

You can find the “Gateway to Knowledge” truck  parked at Park Square in front of Bank Row. The exhibit will open tomorrow for Third Thursday at 5pm and close at 9pm. It will remain in town Friday and Saturday and will be open from 10am to 6pm on both days. The exhibit is free.

The Berkshire Museum’s Festival of Trees


The Festival of Trees at the Berkshire Museum in downtown Pittsfield, MA, is a holiday tradition, celebrating it’s 25th year. What started as a week-long event with a few trees is now a seasonal event featuring more than 200 decorated trees on display.

Each year, the Berkshire Museum decks the galleries with festive trees decorated by community organizations, businesses, and school children. This year, to mark the Festival’s Silver Anniversary, the trees have been inspired by the theme Silver Bells.

It’s a winter wonderland that will delight the entire family!

The Festival of Trees runs from November 13 to January 3, 2010.

Hours:
Mon-Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.
Close at 2 p.m. Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.

Admission:
$12 adults ($6 members), $6 children 3-18 ($3 members).

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Pittsfield Green Gathering

A group called Pittsfield Green Drinks gathers together once a month to discuss environmental issues over a pint or two. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:15 p.m. in the Pittsfield Brew Works on Depot Street in Pittsfield, MA. No reservations are required, and there is no fee.

These events were started and are co-sponsored by the Center for Ecological Technology and the Berkshire Environmental Team (BEAT). Although the local Green Drinks is independent, it is loosely affiliated with an international network of similar gatherings (www.greendrinks.org) around the planet.

Each gathering is informal and no agendas are planned with topics coming up among the group. Those topics range from land-use and preservation, to recycling, solar power and other forms of alternative energy, to green building methods, pollution and other topics concerning the environment and sustainable living.

For more information, contact James Cahillane at jamiec@cetonline.org or call 445-4556 ext.14.

Happenings: Colonial Theatre


There is a great variety of events taking place at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA, this month.

Friday, Dec 7th 2007
Warren Miller’s PLAYGROUND
6:30pm & 9:30pm $18.50

“Warren Miller’s PLAYGROUND, the largest action sports film on the planet, will kickoff the winter sports season. Presented in stunning high definition, PLAYGROUND chronicles extraordinary action and breathtaking cinematography from Sweden, Japan, Dubai, Alaska and more. Warren Miller premiers are an experience, a party and a phenomenon not to be missed.”

Saturday, Dec 8th 2007
Oldies but Goodies: Are We There Yet?
7:30PM A: $22 B:$15

“Guest Presentation to benefit United Cerebral Palsy.”

Sunday, Dec 9th 2007
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley
2:00 pm and 4:00 pm $8-$12

Children are encouraged to bring their own Flat Stanley figures to the performance. Several will be chosen to have adventures with Colonial Theatre performers before being mailed home to their original artists. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Thursday, Dec 13th 2007
Celtic Yuletide
8:00 pm $22-$45

Michael Londra, the Irish Tenor best known as the vocalist of Riverdance, presents an evening of “Christmas from Ireland,” told in song, dance and the classic stories of his youth.

Saturday, Dec 15th 2007
Albany Symphony Orchestra: Memories of the Old Country
7:30pm $27, 3 Concert Series $77

The centerpiece of the December concert is a Klezmer Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra, written by Williamstown composer Stephen Dankner for the brilliant Israeli-American virtuoso, Matt Haimovitz. Matt gained particular attention for his multi-year solo recital tour in unconventional venues, bringing concert music to new listeners (in roadhouses, bars, pizza parlors, etc…). For this work, Dankner imagines the orchestra as a giant Klezmer Band, and pays homage to his own and Haimovitz’s Jewish ancestry. Also on the program, Haimovitz performs Shostakovich’s achingly beautiful Cello Concerto No. 1, and the orchestra performs Bartok’s Rumanian Folk Dances and the Schubert “Unfinished” Symphony.

Friday, Dec 21st 2007
Albany Berkshire Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker
12/21 at 4:30PM & 7:30PM
12/22 at 1:00PM & 4:30PM
$19-$32

The Colonial Theatre is located at 111 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201.
For more information, call 413-448-8084 or click on thecolonialtheatre.org