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SUMMARY:The Pitt - Alester
DESCRIPTION:Hot Plate Brewing Co. has teamed up with Pittsfield-based businesses and organizations including Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc. to bring you a free outdoor summer music series in Dunham Mall. They’ll be a beer garden\, food vendors\, and awesome performers! \nHailing from the frigid landscapes of the east coast\, Alester marries electric performances with passionate lyrics and icy sonics. \nClick here to listen to Alester on Spotify
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/the-pitt-alester/
LOCATION:Dunham Mall\, 100 North Street
CATEGORIES:Free,Music
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SUMMARY:The Pitt - Christa Joy and The Honeybees
DESCRIPTION:Hot Plate Brewing Co. has teamed up with Pittsfield-based businesses and organizations including Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc. to bring you a free outdoor summer music series in Dunham Mall. They’ll be a beer garden\, food vendors\, and awesome performers! \nWe’re kicking off the inaugural season of The Pitt with singer-songwriter Christa Joy and her backing band\, The Honeybees. \nChrista Joy is the band leader of the Western Mass based\, “Christa Joy and the Honeybees.” Americana with a classic country flair\, the group includes Lisa Marie Ellingsen (lead guitar)\, Tim Bowles (pedal steel)\, Jason Smith (drums)\, and Tom LeBeau (bass). The songwriter’s fourth full length collection was released in August 2024 at CitySpace in Easthampton\, MA. The self-titled project\, Christa Joy and the Honeybees\, paints a versatile picture of the group’s talents—ranging from kitschy humorous gems like “God Gave Me Two Babies” and “Omens\,” to emotional ballads like “Time and Luck” and the sparser indie flavor of “Again and Again.” Also included on the project\, Producer Grant Wicks arranged a countrified cover of Pixies “Here Comes Your Man\,” a shout out to local hero Black Francis. Christa Joy is expected to release a solo EP of songs written during the early months of the pandemic in early 2025. \nJoy is known for her strong sense of melody\, resonant storytelling\, and charming sincerity. She has played at many notable New England venues\, including the Parlor Room\, the Iron Horse\, and Club Passim. She has opened for some of her heroines\, including Lucy Wainwright Roche\, Meg Hutchinson\, The Sweetback Sisters\, Loudon Wainwright III\, and Antje Duvekot. Perhaps more importantly\, she is a Mom of three and a Forest Kindergarten Teacher in Western Massachusetts. You can follow her more closely on Substack and IG as Momsongwriter. \nOriginally from rural Massachusetts\, Christa grew up in a teacher preacher truck-driving kind of family. Joy spent the earliest years of her songwriting telling stories of her rural upbringing\, the illness and death of her mother\, and the brokenhearted years that followed this loss. Impermanence\, separation\, and the fragility of human life were themes that figured prominently in her early collections of songs\, Ready or Not (2012) and Daughter of Your Lost Art (2014). Then she became a Mom in 2015. That new little being demanded her presence\, and Joy turned her attention back toward this most precious world. She saw it all again for the first time and experienced it all through the soft constant awareness of her first child. In becoming a parent\, Joy rediscovered her own inner magic. She began to lighten up\, to laugh again\, and took notes for the whole ride. These are the moments that brought together her third collection of songs\, Get On\, Heart! (2019). This album was highlighted by No Depression’s “Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week\,” and later released to a sold out Parlor Room in Northampton\, MA. Most notably played on Signature Sounds Jim Olsen’s “The Back Porch” radio show\, Jim Neill’s Jukebox\, Texas Highway Radio Show\, Blue Moon Kentucky\, Keepin’ It True Country\, Nine Volt Heart\, Vizaural Music\, Country Routes News\, and others.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/the-pitt-christa-joy-and-the-honeybees/
LOCATION:Dunham Mall\, 100 North Street
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Beer Garden on School Street!
DESCRIPTION:Hot Plate Brewing Co. will host a Beer Garden on School Street from 5 to 8 pm during the August 2 First Fridays at Five. School Street will be closed to traffic so you can take your beers outside\, grab some delicious bites from Otto’s Kitchen & Comfort\, and play some family-friendly games. There will be live music with local cover band\, Mr. Doubtfire\, from 7 to 10 pm. This high-energy\, five-piece group delivers electrifying performances spanning hits from the ’60s to today. Band members include Alden Grover – guitar and vocals\, Brandon Grover – guitar and vocals\, Sam Utz – bass and vocals\, Justin Rivelli – drums\, and Cassandra Redd – lead vocals. Hot Plate Brewing Co. will also be offering a special “Beer for Good” to celebrate the Berkshire United Way’s 100th Birthday.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/beer-garden-on-school-street-2/
LOCATION:Hot Plate Brewing Co.\, 1 School Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Fridays at Five,Music
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SUMMARY:Beer Garden on School Street
DESCRIPTION:Hot Plate Brewing Co. will be turning School Street into a Beer Garden for the July 5 First Fridays at Five! They’ll be joined by Otto’s Kitchen & Comfort who’ll be slinging up some hot dogs with all sorts of fixings! Outdoor fun and games will go from 5 to 8 pm!
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/beer-garden-on-school-street/
LOCATION:Hot Plate Brewing Co.\, 1 School Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Fridays at Five
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SUMMARY:First Fridays Beer Garden
DESCRIPTION:Hot Plate Brewing Co. is teaming up with friends at Berkshire Pride and Otto’s Kitchen & Comfort for the second installment of Pittsfield’s First Fridays at Five event. School Street will be closed to traffic so you can take your beers outside\, grab some delicious bites from Otto’s\, and play some family-friendly games! \nInside the taproom\, Berkshire Pride and Temescal Wellness will be hosting their second annual Pay to Sing Karaoke Fundraiser supporting Berkshire Pride. With a small donation for each song\, you’ll be able to belt out your favorites!
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/first-fridays-beer-garden/
LOCATION:Hot Plate Brewing Co.\, 1 School Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Fridays at Five
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SUMMARY:First Fridays at Five Beer Garden on School Street
DESCRIPTION:Check out the First Fridays at Five Beer Garden on School Street outside of Hot Plate Brewing Co. on May 3 from 5 to 8 pm. Enjoy lawn games in the closed street! \nCheck out all of the May 3rd First Fridays at Five events at lovepittsfield.com/first-fridays \n  \nFirst Fridays at Five is a brand-new event led by the City of Pittsfield and Downtown Pittsfield\, Inc. taking place in downtown Pittsfield from May-September. A portion of North Street and School Street will be closed during the event. \nSeason partners and sponsors include the Feigenbaum Foundation\, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America\, Mill Town Foundation\, MountainOne\, and the Pittsfield Cultural Council.
URL:https://downtownpittsfield.com/event/first-fridays-at-five-beer-garden-on-school-street/
LOCATION:Hot Plate Brewing Co.\, 1 School Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Fridays at Five,Outdoors
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