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SUMMARY:Downtown Pittsfield Restaurant Week:  March 1-7\, 2020
DESCRIPTION:Downtown Pittsfield Restaurant Week: March 1-7\, 2020 \nDuring Restaurant Week participating restaurants will serve a lunch or dinner pre-fixe for $20.20 or another amount ending with $.20 (tax and gratuity not included). \nFor a list of participating restaurants\, visit https://downtownpittsfield.com/2020/01/restaurant-week/ \nComplete a Restaurant Passport during Restaurant Week to be entered into a Raffle! \nDiners will receive a card punch\, by restaurant staff\, each time they buy a Restaurant Week special. Each punch entitles the diner one entry into the raffle (i.e. 5 punches = 5 raffle entries). One grand prize winner will receive a basket of gift certificates for $20.20 from each participating restaurant! More info at: https://downtownpittsfield.com/2020/01/restaurant-week/
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/downtown-pittsfield-restaurant-week-march-1-7-2020/
LOCATION:Downtown Pittsfield\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dining
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SUMMARY:March 6 First Fridays Artswalk!
DESCRIPTION:March First Fridays Artswalk! \nFriday\, March 6\, 5 to 8 pm \n  \nEnjoy over a dozen different art shows featuring work by over two dozen accomplished regional and student artists in Pittsfield’s bustling Upstreet Cultural District during the First Fridays Artswalk and all month long! \n  \nIn most venues\, artists will be present from 5 to 8 pm on Friday\, March 6! \n  \nJoin us for a free guided tour beginning at 5 pm on March 6 at the Intermodal Center @ BRTA\, 1 Columbus Ave.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/march-6-first-fridays-artswalk/
LOCATION:Downtown Pittsfield\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artswalk,Educational,Family Fun,Free
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Diversity Bias and Belonging in Small Business Training
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. DATE TBA. \nOut of an abundance of caution and to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus\, Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc. is postponing the Diversity Bias and Belonging in Small Business Training scheduled for Friday\, March 20. \nWe will be rescheduling this training when we are able to safely gather and learn together. \n\n\n\nJoin us for this free training that will help businesses cultivate and steward inclusive retail and workplace environments for customers and employees and create a culture of belonging in business. \n\nEvent Details: \nDiversity Bias and Belonging in Small Business Training \nMarch 20\, 2020\, 9 am to 4 pm\nAt Berkshire Bank\, 99 North Street\, Pittsfield\, MA 01201\nFREE but Registration is Required by March 13\, 2020. \nRegistration is limited to 40 participants per workshop session. \nAttend one or all sessions.\nLunch available for those attending 9-4. \n\nThis training is presented by BRIDGE\, NAACP Berkshires\, Berkshire Bank\, Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation (PERC)\, Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC)\, and Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc. (DPI). \n\nEvent Sessions: \n9 am\, Welcome & Thank You \nGary Levante\, SVP Corporate Responsibility & Culture\, Berkshire Bank \nPeter Mirante\, SVP Branch Administration\, Greylock Federal Credit Union \n \n9 to 10 am\nKeynote & Panel Presentations\nNavigating Bias to Create a Welcoming Business \nJoin community leaders for presentations on Navigating Bias in Business & Culture in downtown Pittsfield. Perspectives will be shared to support cultural awareness and to become acquainted with local resources and initiatives to continue the conversations. \nFeaturing: \nJohn Lewis\, CEO and CoFounder\, Sp3akeasy Berkshires and R3SET Enterprises \nDennis Powell\, President Berkshire County Branch of the NAACP \nShirley Edgerton\, Cultural Proficiency Coach\, Founder & Director\, Rites of Passage & Empowerment Program and Youth Alive. \nModerated by Gwendolyn VanSant\, CEO & Co-Founding Director of BRIDGE \n \n10:30 am to 12 pm\nCultivating Inclusive and Welcoming Workplaces \nA workshop to develop cultural awareness in order to cultivate and steward inclusive retail and workplace environments for customers and employees. We will explore building inclusivity through microaffirmations and we will share strategies to address bias and microinequities. \n \n1 to 4 pm\nCultural Humility\, Belonging and Inclusive Leadership in Business \nThis workshop will explore specific topics in diversity and culture and how to interrupt bias in order to create a culture of belonging in business. This workshop will support your business in developing the awareness\, language and tools to assess\, address and be accountable to equity and bias in your business. Strategies and tools will be shared to add value and competence to decisions around diversity and inclusion. There will be time for a Q&A in this session for specific challenges or aspirations at your workplace. \n\nFees/Admission:\n\n\nThanks to sponsorship by the Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation (PERC)\, Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC)\, and Berkshire Bank\, there is no charge for these workshops.\n\n\nClick here to REGISTER!\n\nRegistration is required by March 13\, 2020. \n\n\n\nNext Steps:\n\n\n\nA survey will be disseminated at the March 20th event to determine the topics of three follow-up\, 90 minute sessions on: \nFriday\, April 17\, 12-1:30 pm \nTuesday\, May 19\, 12-1:30 pm \nTuesday\, June 9\, 12-1:30 pm \nLunch will be provided.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/diversity-bias-and-belonging-in-small-business-training/
LOCATION:Berkshire Bank\, 99 North Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class/Workshop,Educational,Free
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