Moving Life Stories (Pittsfield)
2023-08-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-29 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) and 11 more dates | Berkshire Family YMCA, 292 North St, Pittsfield, 01201
Open to all ages; FREE
Pittsfield Series:
Tuesdays, Apr 4 – May 23
6-8pm
Location: Pittsfield YMCA
292 North St, Pittsfield, MA 01201
To express interest or get in touch, please contact berkshire.pulse@gmail.com or call 413-274-6624.
Moving Life Stories (MLS) is a creative movement class created for and geared toward the immigrant population and their allies in the Berkshires. MLS provides opportunities to share personal journeys, stories, and connections to places past and present through movement games, exercises, dancing, and community building.
In this series of workshops, we will learn various ways to tell and embody our stories through play, creative movement, and the creation of mini-dances. No prior movement experience is required, and the class is appropriate for all ages.
A Spanish-speaking interpreter will be present, childcare is provided, and transportation can be arranged.
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Historias de Vida en Movimiento es una clase de movimiento creativo creado para la comunidad inmigrante en los Berkshire. La clase brinda la oportunidad de compartir experiencias personales e historias de y conexiones con lugares de su pasado y presente a través del movimiento, ejercicios, baile y construcción de comunidad.
En esta serie de talleres aprenderemos varios métodos para contar y expresar nuestras historias a través del juego, movimiento creativo, y la creación de bailes cortos. No se requiere experiencia previa y la clase es apta para todas las edades.
Un traductor de habla hispana estará presente y se puede organizar el transporte gratuito.

Free Eagles Band Concert
2023-08-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Springside Park, Pittsfield, 874 North Street, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States

Todo lo que necesitas saber para continuar tus estudios despues de high school/ Next Steps After High School
2023-08-23 17:30 - 19:30 | First Congregational Church in Great Barrington, 251 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
This presentation will offer accurate information covering the different pathways that are available after high school.
Register here: https://forms.gle/GmRUFU6NcSGGSTew6

Presentation by:

Deisy Escobar, recent high school graduate
Ana Suffish and Kristin Winsett from Berkshire Community College
Nancy Roseman from Chang Chavkin Scholars
Nancy Getchell from Lincoln Tech Institute
Carmen Guevara from Latinas 413

Open Call Iris Residency
2023-09-01 - 2023-09-08, 2023-09-08 - 2023-09-15 | Zoom
* Español abajo, Português abaixo
Dear community,
We are excited to announce the open call for the Iris Artistic Residency 2024 Program in collaboration with The Studios at MASS MoCA. The Iris Residency is an opportunity for artists living in Western or Central Massachusetts who are foreign-born/immigrant, or first- or second-generation American. We will select two artists for a funded one-month residency at MASS MoCA with a stipend, the usual residency benefits, and optional resources from the Berkshire Immigrant Center. Below are two dates for you to keep in mind:

The application deadline for the Iris Residency 2024 is Friday, September 8th. Apply here.

We also want to thank you all for participating in the Iris Residency Community Day 2023. Please check out the summary of the discussion on our website. We hope this information can help connect organizations with immigrant artists and foster more sustainable careers.

We are grateful for your support in spreading the word! Please see flyers attached.

Up (2009, en español)
2023-09-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
GRATIS, se requiere reservación. Reserva online o en taquilla, de miércoles a sábado, de 12pm a 4pm, 413-528-0100.
Disney’s Up es una historia de aventuras sobre dos compañeros de viaje poco convencionales: Carl (con la voz de Ed Asner), un viudo anciano, y Russell (Jordan Nagai), un miembro de la tropa de exploradores locales. Carl inadvertidamente lleva a Russell a bordo de su casa voladora improvisada propulsada por globos, y los dos se embarcan en una expedición a Sur América, aprendiendo una o dos cosas el uno del otro en el camino. (PG, 1h, 36min.)
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FREE, Reservations required. Reserve online or via the Box Office, Wednesday through Saturday, from 12pm to 4pm, 413-528-0100.
Disney’s Up is an adventure story about two unlikely travel companions: Carl (voiced by Ed Asner), an elderly widower, and Russell (Jordan Nagai), a local scout troop member. Carl inadvertently brings Russell aboard his balloon-powered, makeshift flying house, and the two embark on an expedition to South America, learning a thing or two from each other along the way. (PG, 1h, 36min.)

Housatonic Heritage: A Walk Into the Past, Steepletop, New Marlborough
2023-09-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Steepletop Reserve, New Marlborough, MA
Description: At 1,230 acres, Steepletop Reserve is the Berkshire Natural Resources Council’s largest reserve, containing five miles of marked and maintained trails, all on easy grades. Bring your binoculars (we have some to lend!) and thinking cap as we explore the vast wetlands, stonewalls, and cellar holes. 2 hours – 2.5 miles
Directions: From Great Barrington, take Route 23 east to Monterey. Just after the Monterey line, bear right onto Route 57/183 into New Marlborough. Just before the Old Inn on the Green in New Marlborough, turn left onto North Road; follow for 1.6 miles. Turn right at the steep, inclining driveway marked “684”. Bear right into our gravel parking lot at the top of the little hill. The trails begin right at the trailhead parking; there is a kiosk just beyond the gate. GPS: 42.1370, -73.2082
Click here to find other 2023 Housatonic Heritage Walks.
For questions reach out to chood@bnrc.org

Comedian Alfredo Campo & Mariachi "Emperadores de Puebla"
2023-09-30 19:00 - 21:30 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
FREE, Reservations requested. Reserve online or via the Box Office, Wednesday through Saturday, from 12pm to 4pm, 413-528-0100.
A Festival Latino event featuring music, dance, and international humor!
Mariachi band Emperadores de Puebla will open the evening with beautiful and classic Mariachi songs well known in Latin American culture. Audiences are encouraged to sing along and dance.
Chicago-based Latin-American actor and comedian Alfredo Campo will follow with stand-up comedy in Spanish, Spanglish and English. Campo’s show “I just arrived” or “Recién llegado” is full of entertainment and humor.

Online Symposium: Illustration, Puppetry, and American Popular Culture: The Art and Legacy of Tony Sarg
2023-10-20 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-10-21 10:00 - 15:30 | Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Road Route 183, Stockbridge, MA, 01262, United States
On Friday, October 20, participants are invited to take an interactive virtual tour of the exhibition with co-curators Stephanie Haboush Plunkett and Lenore D. Miller, and with Darin E. Johnson, founder and artistic director of American Theater for Puppetry Arts. On Saturday, October 21, a series of virtual talks and panel discussions will shed light on the many aspects of Sarg’s career—from his work as an illustrator and champion of the puppetry arts in America to his founding designs for Macy’s parade balloons and windows, involvement with two World’s Fairs, commercial whimsy and architectural projects, and legendary Nantucket Sea Monster Hoax. Sarg’s artistic legacy will also be explored by contemporary artists and performers who have also made their mark by combining artistry and skill with showmanship, canny innovation, and a keen desire to engage with the public.

El Gran Léon (2018)
2023-10-21 19:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
GRATIS, Reservas solicitadas. Reserva online o en taquilla, de miércoles a sábado, de 12pm a 4pm, 413-528-0100.
León Godoy (Carlos Alcántara) mide un metro y treinta y seis centímetros y no es intimidado por nadie. Aún menos, si se trata de Ivana Cornejo, una hermosa abogada divorciada a quién conoce por las cosas del destino, y con quién tiene una conexión fulminante. Ambos deben combatir los prejuicios de la sociedad – los propios y de los demás – para confirmar que las más grandes historias de amor siempre se presentan de las maneras más inimaginables.
Incluyendo una sesión de preguntas y respuestas post-película con Carlos Alcántara (actor), Patricia Portocarrero (actriz), y Ricardo Maldonado (director).
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FREE, Reservations requested. Reserve online or via the Box Office, Wednesday through Saturday, from 12pm to 4pm, 413-528-0100.
León Godoy (Carlos Alcántara) is 4-feet, 6-inches tall and intimidated by no one. Ivana Cornejo is a beautiful, divorced lawyer whom he meets by chance. An immediate connection arises, and both must face and combat social prejudices — their own and others’ — to verify that great love stories always present themselves in the least imagined ways.
Including a post-film Q&A with Carlos Alcántara (actor), Patricia Portocarrero (actress), and Ricardo Maldonado (director).

Storytime in the “Leo Lionni” Galleries/Holiday Imagi-Nation!
2023-12-26 11:00 - 14:00 | Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Road Route 183, Stockbridge, MA, 01262, United States
Norman Rockwell Museum Family Activities
Enjoy family activities at the Norman Rockwell Museum during December school vacation week on December 26th, 28th and 29th.
There will be readings of favorite tales from the collection of Leo Lionni and/or fun-filled family art-making activities inspired by the holidays and the colorful stories of Leo Lionni, with an Imagi-Nation Passport. Family activity events are 26th, 28th and 29th – hourly from 11am to 2pm. Free for children.
For more information on these activities, please visit these links:
https://www.nrm.org/events/family-activities-art-activity-11-am-2-pm/
https://www.nrm.org/events/family-activities-storytime-in-the-leo-lionni-galleries-1045-am-1145-am-1245-pm-145-pm/

Members, Children, & Active Military: FREE
Adults: $20
Seniors & Retired Military: $18
MA Teachers: $15
