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SUMMARY:11th annual WordXWord Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 11th annual WordXWord Festival will present poetry and spoken word events\, August 1-4\, with additional events throughout the summer. Celebrating home-grown poetry and spoken word\, as well as the work of visiting artists\, the festival features both indoor and outdoor events including: the third annual invitational team poetry slam\, a haiku competition\, a poetry sCrawl\, a sculpture walk\, and 2 evenings featuring collaborative\, multi-voice works commissioned by WordXWord. \nFestival events will take place in downtown Pittsfield as well as at The Mount in nearby Lenox. WordXWord events are free and open to the public. \n  \nAugust 1\, 6P\nPoetry sCrawl\nStarts at Lichtenstein Center for the Arts\, 28 Renne Ave\, Pittsfield\nWear your walking shoes as poetry takes a walk Upstreet with stops along the way for poetry al fresco. Ends at Dottie’s. \nAugust 1\, 7:30P\nHead-To-Head Haiku\nDottie’s Coffee Lounge\, 444 North Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\nPoets compete one-on-one\, armed with only 17 syllables. Poetic malpractice? You be the judge. \nAugust 2\, 7P\nCrosstalk\nTyler Street Lab\, 730 Tyler Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\nCollaborative pieces pairing poets with artists from other performing disciplines. The Lab on Tyler Street is the perfect venue for this mad science! Commissioned by WordXWord. \nAugust 3\, 7P\nAccomplice[d]\nBerkshire Museum\, 39 South Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\nCollaborative spoken word pieces by unexpected poet pairings. We lit the fuse. Let’s see what happens! Commissioned by WordXWord. \nAugust 4\, 3P\nWordXWord Invitational Team Poetry Slam\nThe Mount\, 2 Plunkett Street\, Lenox\, MA\nIn partnership with The Mount\, WordXWord brings northeast-based teams to the Berkshires for a gritty\, high-energy poetry slam. In this spirited yet friendly competition\, things are bound to get “real!” \n  \n  \nAll WordXWord events are free and open to the public. The audience is advised that some programs may contain explicit content. WXW’s venue partners are committed to providing accessible facilities; however the sCrawl and Walkin’ With WordXWord require that the audience move from stop to stop and may require assistance for some circumstances. Email web@wXw365.org for more information. \nThe schedule is subject to change – for more information and/or schedule updates\, visit WordXWordFestival.com. \nWordXWord Festival 2019 is made possible by lead sponsors Greylock Federal Credit Union\, and Housatonic Heritage\, with additional support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, and  the Amy Clampitt Fund\, a Fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. \n 
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/11th-annual-wordxword-festival/
LOCATION:Downtown Pittsfield\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun
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SUMMARY:Second Annual Berkshire Jazz Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Berkshires Jazz brings five of the most popular regional bands to the stage for Berkshire Jazz Showcase\, on the Pittsfield Common\, August 3 from noon-5 pm. \n  \nThe wide-ranging lineup for this jazz extravaganza:\nGina Coleman and Misty Blues\nPaul Green and Two Worlds\nAndy Wrba’s Berkshire Jazz Collective\nFirst Take with Mary Ann Palermo\nKyle Murray Quintet \nThe show celebrates the rich variety of local talent who call the Berkshires home. \n  \nMore info at berkshiresjazz.org \n  \nFeatured image: Misty Blues
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CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Downtown Pittsfield Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:Downtown Pittsfield Farmers Market\nEvery Saturday 9 am to 1 pm\nThrough October. Rain or shine.\nThe Common\, First Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\nfarmersmarketpittsfield.org \nShop for fresh\, local and seasonal fruits\, vegetables\, meat\, eggs\, cheese\, baked goods\, coffee\, flowers\, art\, and more!
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/downtown-pittsfield-farmers-market-11/
LOCATION:The Common\, First Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 100 First Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dining,Family Fun,Shopping
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ORGANIZER;CN="Roots Rising":MAILTO:info@rootsrising.org
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SUMMARY:Free Community Event at Arrowhead!
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 3\, 10 am to 5 pm\n\n\n \n\n\nCelebrate Herman Melville’s 200th birthday with a FREE event at Arrowhead!\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet Delilah – a giant\, inflatable North Atlantic Right Whale – that you can walk through! Learn about a whale’s anatomy and what we can do to save these amazing animals.\n\n\n \n\n\nAlso for kids of all ages – we will have an inflatable bounce house. Other workshops and events to be added!\n\n\n \n\n\nThanks to Whale and Dolphin Conservation of Plymouth\, MA and to generous support from Cultural Pittsfield. Special thanks to Carr Hardware for supplying one of their wonderful bounce houses for the weekend.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/free-community-event-at-arrowhead/
LOCATION:Melville’s Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Family Fun,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Herman Melville%E2%80%99s Arrowhead":MAILTO:melville@berkshirehistory.org
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