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SUMMARY:July 5 First Fridays Artswalk
DESCRIPTION:First Fridays Artswalk joins The City of Pittsfield’s First Fridays at Five in 2024! Enjoy a Makers Market\, Family Fun Zone\, live entertainment\, and so much more at this new downtown Festival! \n  \nFirst Fridays Artswalk transforms downtown Pittsfield retailers\, restaurants\, and organizations into art galleries. Explore art and meet artists during opening receptions on the first Friday of the month\, May through September from 5 to 8 pm\, with most art on display all month long. Open studios\, art making\, and live art demonstrations on the first Friday. \n  \nParticipating venues on Friday\, July 5 include Berkshire Art Center\, Berkshire Black Economic Council\, Clock Tower Artists\, Dottie’s Coffee Lounge/Dorothy’s Estaminet\, Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc.\, Hotel on North\, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts\, Living in Recovery\, Marie’s North Street Eatery and Gallery\, Marketplace Cafe\, NUarts gallery + studios\, Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds\, Soda Chef\, and THECOLLAB. There will also be Interactive Pottery Demos in Palace Park with Jim Horsford and a Free Kids’ Paint and Sip on Dunham Mall. \n  \nDownload the Downtown Pittsfield app in the App Store or on Google Play to follow a virtual walking tour of art on your cell phone. \n  \nEvent Highlights (South to North): \n   \nArtists at the Clock Tower\, 75 South Church Street\, Third Floor \nKaren Carmean\, Deborah H Carter\, Joan Palano Ciolfi\, Randy Foulds\, Marion Grant\, Nava Grunfeld\, Caroline Kelley\, Bruce Laird\, Mark Mellinger\, Linda Petrocine\, Shany Porras\, Sally Tiska Rice\, Ilene Richard\, Audrey Shachnow\, Jordan Stone\, Sharon Walthew\, Stefanie Weber\, and Carmel Wilson \nOpen Studios: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm \n  \nCity Stage Entertainment (south end of the road closure on North Street near Park Square) \nAmy Ryan Band: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 6 pm \nMisty Blues: Friday\, July 5\, 6 to 8 pm \n    \nMarketplace Cafe\, 53 North Street \n“Biosphere” by Lori Bradley \nOpening Reception: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 7 pm \n  \nLiving in Recovery\, 75 North Street \nArtworks by Shane Ott and Jeff Malderez \n“The art of poetry” – poems written by Living in Recovery members \nOn View: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm \n  \nBerkshire Black Economic Council\, 33 Dunham Mall\, Suite 101 \n“The Creative Journey” \nDeSean Scales \nOpening Reception: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm \n  \nRoots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds\, 119 Fenn Street \nRochely Dejesus and Hernan and Jackeline Bonilla \nOn View: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm ONLY \n   \nLichtenstein Center for the Arts\, 28 Renne Avenue \n“I AM A PART OF ART” \nCommunity Access to the Arts’ Annual Art Show \nCelebrating the work of artists with disabilities \nOn View: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm \n  \nPottery in Palace Park with Jim Horsford \nFriday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm \n  \nMarie’s North Street Eatery and Gallery\, 146 North Street \n“Hidden By the Weight of Our Scales” \nOn View: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm \n  \nBerkshire Art Center/Brothership Building\, 141 North Street \n“All Fired Up Again: Open Call” by the Berkshire Potters Collective (north window) \n“Sue Browdy\, Potter: The First 65 Years” (south window) \nFree All Ages Art Making Drop-In: Friday\, July 5\, 5:30 to 7:30 pm \n  \nSoda Chef\, 161 North Street \nNicole March Art – Window Display \n  \nTHECOLLAB\, 163 North Street \nNoah Beauregard and Mike Carty \nOpening Reception: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm \nFree Live Performance by SACR3D from 7 to 8 pm \n  \nSottile Park\, corner of North and Eagle Street \nLive Art Demo with Mollie Kellogg \nFriday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm \n  \nHotel on North\, 297 North Street \n“Beyond the Surface: The Depth of Identity” \nJody King Camarra \nOn View: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm \n  \nNUarts gallery + studios\, 311 North Street \nView the Hall Gallery featuring the works of resident artists. \nMa’leek Adams-Powell\, Casey Dougherty\, Marney Schorr\, Elina Estrella\, Myk Daigle\, Brent Ridge\, Julia Britell\, Richard Britell\, Madeleine Boga\, Dawn Meltzer\, Laura Thompson\, Kathy Gideon\, Joan Rooks\, and Kate Merlini \nOn View: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm \n  \nDowntown Pittsfield\, Inc. and Framework\, 431 North Street \n“Pittsfield Parade Posters Through The Years” \nOpening Reception: Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm \n  \nDottie’s Coffee Lounge/Dorothy’s Estaminet\, 438/444 North Street \n“FOR THE LOVE OF: Culture\, The Figure\, and the Landscape” \nOn View: Friday\, July 5 until 10 pm \nLive music with local cover band\, Mr. Doubtfire\, from 7 to 10 pm
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/july-5-first-fridays-artswalk/
LOCATION:Downtown Pittsfield\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Artswalk,Family Fun,First Fridays at Five,Free
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SUMMARY:“Pittsfield Parade Posters Through The Years”
DESCRIPTION:Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc. and Framework\, 431 North Street\, will feature “Pittsfield Parade Posters Through The Years” for the July 5 First Fridays Artswalk. There will be an opening reception on Friday\, July 5\, from 5 to 8 pm\, and vintage parade posters will be available to purchase for $10. The show will be on view Monday-Friday through the end of July by visiting the Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc. offices during normal business hours.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/pittsfield-parade-posters-through-the-years/
LOCATION:Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc.\, 431 North Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Artswalk
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SUMMARY:Live Painting Demo with Creative Sorceress\, Mollie Kellogg
DESCRIPTION:Sottile Park\, at the corner of North and Eagle Street\, will feature a live painting demo by local artist and Creative Sorceress\, Mollie Kellogg\, on Friday\, July 5 from 5 to 8 pm. Mollie will demonstrate her mixed-media pencil and watercolor technique. Kellogg’s Incognito Witch subjects are magickal beings adorned with jewels/nature elements\, messy lipstick\, and a signature flash of color under the eyes. Universal connection is symbolized in stars and dream-like metallics. Figures evoke a Mother Nature archetype of power\, strength\, attraction\, empathy\, vulnerability.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/live-painting-demo-with-creative-sorceress-mollie-kellogg/
LOCATION:Sottile Park\, 200 North Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Artswalk,Educational,First Fridays at Five,Free
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SUMMARY:Live Pottery Demonstration with Jim Horsford
DESCRIPTION:Jim Horsford will be hosting a free live pottery demonstration at Palace Park from 5 to 8 pm on Friday\, July 5 during the First Fridays at Five! \nJim will be inviting individuals to help him make pots on the potter’s wheel\, and his creations will be available for purchase. \nJim spent 30 years as an art teacher at Herberg Middle School from 1978 to 2008. Currently\, he teaches pottery on the wheel at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts where he has been since 2000.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/live-pottery-demonstration-with-jim-horsford-2/
LOCATION:Palace Park\, 116 North Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Artswalk,Educational,Family Fun,First Fridays at Five
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SUMMARY:Clock Tower Art Shuttle
DESCRIPTION:Visit the free Open Studios event at the Clock Tower on Friday\, July 5 from 5 to 8 pm. A free Art Shuttle to and from the Clock Tower Artist Studios will run from 5 to 8 pm – every 15 minutes from City Hall on Allen Street. The Art Shuttle is provided and operated by RSVP Volunteers. \nLearn more about the Clock Tower Artists at clocktowerartists.com.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/clock-tower-art-shuttle-2/
LOCATION:Dunham Mall\, 100 North Street
CATEGORIES:Art,Artswalk,First Fridays at Five,Free
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SUMMARY:Free Kids’ Paint & Sip at First Fridays at Five!
DESCRIPTION:Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc. and First Fridays Artswalk will host a Free Kids’ Paint & Sip on Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm\, as part of the First Fridays at Five Family Fun Zone on Dunham Mall (100 North Street). \nThis free Paint & Sip is best suited for ages 5 to 12\, although younger and older children are welcome. All materials\, instruction\, and juice will be provided. Children are welcome to drop in anytime over the course of the event\, and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/free-kids-paint-sip-at-first-fridays-at-five/
LOCATION:Dunham Mall\, 100 North Street
CATEGORIES:Art,Artswalk,Family Fun,First Fridays at Five,Free
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SUMMARY:Visit NUarts gallery + studios!
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, July 5\, 5 to 8 pm\, NUarts gallery + studios\, 311 North Street\, will open their Hall Gallery to the public featuring the works of resident artists. The artists of NUarts include: Ma’leek Adams-Powell\, Casey Dougherty\, Marney Schorr\, Elina Estrella\, Myk Daigle\, Brent Ridge\, Julia Britell\, Richard Britell\, Madeleine Boga\, Dawn Meltzer\, Laura Thompson\, Kathy Gideon\, Joan Rooks\, and Kate Merlini.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/visit-nuarts-gallery-studios/
LOCATION:NUarts gallery + studios\, 311 North St. 2nd Floor.\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Artswalk,First Fridays at Five,Free
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