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SUMMARY:Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc. and Indoors Out! present Indepen-DANCE by Boxxa Vine!
DESCRIPTION:Join Boxxa Vine for a pop-up dance party at Persip Park\, 175 North Street\, as she DJs and performs hourly\, moving and grooving to start the Fourth of July weekend! \nThere will be giveaways\, performances\, music\, and more! \n  \nHourly schedule: \n00:00-00:30 Dance party and meet and greet with Boxxa Vine \n00:30-00:45 Mini show with games and giveaways \n00:45-00:00 Boxxa is on break\, BRB! \n  \nBio: Boxxa Vine is a Pittsfield-based drag queen and costume creator with a flair for the dramatic and theatrical. A self-taught seamstress who has worked on pieces that have appeared locally\, across the country\, and on shows such as RuPaul’s Drag Race\, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars\, and The View\, she is also a six-time pageant title holder (Miss Gay: Western MA\, Boston\, Central NY\, Camp Capital NY\, Werrrk.com\, and Berkshire). She spends most of her free time trying to get new and exciting drag events going around the Berkshires through her business Out of the Boxxa Productions. \nBoxxa Vine devotes her time to giving back to the community by serving as a board member for Berkshire Stonewall Community Coalition and as the director of entertainment for Berkshire Pride\, as well as trying to support and foster safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people to explore drag as a way of self-expression. You can see what she’s up to next on BoxxaVine.com or follow her on her social media through Facebook or Instagram (@BoxxaVine). \n  \n  \nAll Indoors Out! Programming is presented by Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc. and funding has been provided by the Commonwealth Places Program created by MassDevelopment. These events are presented in partnership with First Fridays Artswalk.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/downtown-pittsfield-inc-and-indoors-out-presents-boxxa-vine/
LOCATION:Persip Park\, 175 North Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artswalk,Family Fun,Free,Performance
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SUMMARY:Jacob’s Pillow On the Road
DESCRIPTION:Travel across the Berkshires with Jacob’s Pillow artists and witness dance in the parks of our community.\nFeaturing Versa-Style Dance Company’s Origins of Hip Hop (July 15-17) and Mambo Royalty (July 21)\, with Berkshire dance artists . \nJacob’s Pillow and On the Road program partners encourage the public to pack a blanket or outdoor chair and invite family and friends to enjoy these pop-up performances in Becket\, Great Barrington\, North Adams\, and Pittsfield. On the Road is sponsored by Mill Town Capital. \nVersa-Style Dance Company\nGREAT BARRINGTON\nLocation: Town Hall Park\, 334 Main St.\nDate and Time: Saturday\, July 16 at 1pm \nBECKET\nLocation: North Becket Park\, Maple St.\nDate and Time: Sunday\, July 17 at 1pm \n  \nMambo Royalty\nPITTSFIELD\nLocation: The First Street Common\, 100 First St.\nDate and Time: Thursday\, July 21 at 5:30pm \n\n\nAll Jacob’s Pillow On the Road performances are free and open to the public. \n  \n\n\nAbout the Artists\nVersa-Style Dance Company: ORIGINS of Hip Hop consists of high-energy\, unadulterated hip-hop movement that explores and pushes the boundaries of the origins and roots of street vernacular dances such as Locking\, Popping\, Hip Hop\, and Krump. Audiences will walk away with a different view on Hip Hop dance culture and will be vividly immersed into the depth and beauty that unites us all. Berkshire artists will also perform\, to be announced at a later date. \nMambo Royalty will perform with a group of six salsa dancers\, in collaboration with Pittsfield’s Third Thursday Celebration. Mambo Royalty is led by Eddie Torres Jr.\, son of legendary Latin dancer Eddie Torres and flamenco dancer Nélida Tirado\, whose career highlights include performances at Madison Square Garden\, Harvard University\, and featured appearances with the Recording Academy/Grammys\, MTV\, Access Hollywood\, and Lincoln Center; and Princess Serrano\, who spent countless hours training and studying in various Latin companies including Fuego Dance Company\, Art in Motion\, and Iroko\, and whose recent projects include the Warner Brothers movie In The Heights as a dancer and Latin choreographer. \n  \nBerkshire artists will also perform\, to be announced at a later date.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/jacobs-pillow-on-the-road-3/
LOCATION:The Common\, First Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 100 First Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Family Fun,Free,Performance
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SUMMARY:ReWritten Returns to Arrowhead
DESCRIPTION:Friday through Sunday\, July 22\, 23\, 24 and July 29\, 30\, 31\n7:30 pm \nReWritten is an immersive performance that explores the often-silenced intimate relationship between authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. Moving between their lives\, work\, and remaining letters\, ReWritten reimagines an intergenerational queer love story that helped shape American literature. Through dance\, live music\, visual art\, projection\, and text this performance questions what happens when we say no to dreams when we want to say yes. Co-created and performed by Tom Truss and Matthew Cumbie. \nTickets are $10 for BCHS members\, $15 for non-members. Use your EBT card and get 50% off. Tickets for children 12 and under are free. Click here to purchase tickets. This event will sell out in advance! \nThis event is sponsored in part by Lee Bank Foundation and is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. \nBerkshire Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead\n780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\n413.442.1793\nwww.mobydick.org
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/rewritten-returns-to-arrowhead/
LOCATION:Melville’s Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Berkshire Jazz Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Berkshire Jazz Showcase\nSaturday\, July 23\, 1 to 5 pm\nThe First Street Common \nThis free concert will feature four of the most popular and versatile regional bands in the performance pavilion on Pittsfield’s First Street Common. \nThe wide-ranging lineup for the jazz extravaganza will include: \nThe Michael Fahn Quartet and the Giuffre/Brookmeyer Project paying homage to two of jazz’ most innovative composers \nThe Suzi Stern Quartet headed by the renowned Boston vocalist who now calls the Berkshires home \nRob Putnam\, the veteran\, multi-talented musician featured with his organ trio \nThe Dave Bartley Quartet with its instrumental and vocal Mississippi blues and jazz repertoire \nAudiences are advised to bring blankets or chairs. Feel free to bring your own picnic and/or non-alcoholic beverages. \nLead sponsor for The Berkshire Jazz Showcase is The Berkshire Eagle\, with additional support from The Pittsfield Cultural Council\, Massachusetts Cultural Council\, MountainOne\, and the City of Pittsfield’s Office of Cultural Development.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/berkshire-jazz-showcase-2/
LOCATION:The Common\, First Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 100 First Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,Music,Outdoors,Performance
ORGANIZER;CN="Berkshires Jazz":MAILTO:web@berkshiresjazz.org
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SUMMARY:ReWritten Returns to Arrowhead
DESCRIPTION:Friday through Sunday\, July 22\, 23\, 24 and July 29\, 30\, 31\n7:30 pm \nReWritten is an immersive performance that explores the often-silenced intimate relationship between authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. Moving between their lives\, work\, and remaining letters\, ReWritten reimagines an intergenerational queer love story that helped shape American literature. Through dance\, live music\, visual art\, projection\, and text this performance questions what happens when we say no to dreams when we want to say yes. Co-created and performed by Tom Truss and Matthew Cumbie. \nTickets are $10 for BCHS members\, $15 for non-members. Use your EBT card and get 50% off. Tickets for children 12 and under are free. Click here to purchase tickets. This event will sell out in advance! \nThis event is sponsored in part by Lee Bank Foundation and is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. \nBerkshire Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead\n780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\n413.442.1793\nwww.mobydick.org
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/rewritten-returns-to-arrowhead-2/
LOCATION:Melville’s Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance,Theatre
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