FAMILY COMICS WITH ANNA MORIARTY LEV
North Adams, 1 - 4 p.m.
Family Comics Family Sunday Studio: April 22, 2018 1:00-4:00PM Location: MCLA's Design Lab, North Adams Instructor: Anna Moriarty Lev Tuition: $65 per adult-child pair, $10 each additional family member. Graphic stories are a great bridge linking adult and child storytelling approaches. Come and brainstorm a story to be told visually, and express it through simple comics. We will create mini comics or single panels, and share our stories with the group. No experience required; just come and tell a story together using words and images! Code: NCYA02SP18
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HONORING MLK
North Adams, 4-6 p.m.
All Saints Church on Summer Street will host "MLK, 50 Years Later: Where Do We Go From Here." This community conversation will celebrate MLK and discuss moving forward together in the Berkshires.
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SPRING PLANTING, SPRING STARTERS WORKSHOP
North Adams, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
UNO Community Center Join the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition and Jennifer Munoz, Program Manager for the Growing Healthy Garden Program, to learn how to prepare your garden for spring planting. What can you grow from seeds planted directly in the soil outdoors, and what should you wait to plant with seedlings later in the spring' This Garden Q&A is for the beginner and intermediate gardener. Contact Bret Beattie at 663-7588 x28.
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| WEDNESDAY - APRIL 25, 2018 |
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COOKING MATTERS COURSE - WHAT'S FOR DINNER' WE CAN HELP!
North Adams, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
All Saints Episcopal Church, 59 Summer Street, North Adams You want the best for your family, but time, money, and picky eaters can make it hard! nbCC's The Family Place joins WIC to offer a 6-week Cooking Matters course. Receive a free bag of groceries each week to practice your skills at home. Registration is required. Call Michelle at (413) 447-2114, ext. 6361. Transportation in North County is available upon request.
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START A GARDEN WORKSHOP
North Adams, 1 to 2 p.m.
UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, North Adams Come join the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition’s The Family Place for an informational workshop on how to begin your own vegetable/flower garden. Each person will receive a small pack of seedlings of their choice to start. This workshop is FREE for all parents/caregivers. Registration is required; please call The Family Place at 413-663-7588 to reserve your spot by April 18th. Childcare and transportation available upon request.
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NORTH ADAMS CHAMBER NETWORKING
North Adams, 5-7 p.m.
Grazie Italian Ristorante will host a Chamber Networking Event at the very popular 24 Marshall St. location. Enjoy delicious food, while reconnecting with fellow Chamber members and meeting new business owners. As always remember to bring your business cards and enter to win one of our door prizes. Register online.
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| THURSDAY - APRIL 26, 2018 |
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'HUMAN CONDITION' OPENING
North Adams, 5-7 p.m.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will present this year’s senior class show, “The Human Condition,” opening with a free reception. This annual exhibition serves as the culminating event that provides graduating artists with the tools they will need to further their careers, as they learn how to display and install their art, and more. The artists featured in this year’s show are seniors Molly Gurner, Halie Smith, Jacqueline Smith, Nicole Stearns and Samantha White. The show runs through May 20.
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'INTO THE WOODS'
North Adams, 8 p.m.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' 2017-18 theater season, "We the People," will culminate with the theater program's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods." For more information or to reserve tickets, call the box office at 413-662-5123 or go online. Directed by Jeremy Winchester, assistant professor of theater at MCLA, the show explores what happens after the "happily ever after" in the intertwined stories of several traditional fairy tales.
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| SATURDAY - APRIL 28, 2018 |
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16TH ANNUAL HUMANE RACE 
North Adams, 10 a.m.
Berkshire Humane Society's 2018 Humane Race, a timed 5K and 1-Mile Fun Walk, will be hosted by North Adams on Saturday, April 28. We're super excited about this new partnership. Not only will it be a change of scenery for our runners and walkers, it's an opportunity for our shelter to collaborate with another vibrant North County community! Registration is now open. Walk/Run with or without a leashed canine companion. Preregister by April 9th to get a free Humane Race t-shirt! HumaneRace.org.
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ARTIST ARTWEEK RECEPTION & OPEN HOUSE
North Adams, 4 - 6 p.m.
Ferrin Contemporary presents DIRECTIONS: Sergei Isupov at 1315 MASS MoCA Way in North Adams, Mass. April 28–July 22, 2018 North Adams, Mass. — Ferrin Contemporary presents DIRECTIONS: Sergei Isupov, the first in a series of exhibitions that focus on a single artist during a transitional moment in their creative process. At the opening reception on April 28, from 4–6 p.m., the artist will demonstrate his figure-ground painting technique and discuss the new directions explored in his recent works. This public event takes place during the Spring Building 13 Open House on the MASS MoCA campus and is part of ArtWeek, a statewide program highlighting the importance of supporting the arts in Massachusetts. ArtWeek takes place April 27–May 6. DIRECTIONS: Sergei Isupov will be open to the public April 28—July 22 at Ferrin Contemporary. The gallery is open during May–June, Thursday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., by appointment, and extended hours during Memorial Day Weekend. July– August, open daily 11 a.m.–5 p.m. ABOUT SERGEI ISUPOV Sergei Isupov, (born 1963 Stravapole, Russia) currently resides in Cummington, MA, USA and Tallinn, Estonia.
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SPRING PARTY
North Adams, 2 to 4 p.m.
UNO Community Center, 157 River Street, North Adams Free Fun for all Northern Berkshire residents of all ages! Food and activities. Sponsored by nbCC’s Northern Berkshire Neighbors program. For more information, contact Matt Shiebler at (413) 664-4612.
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'BOSTON TO THE BERKSHIRES'
North Adams, 7 p.m.
Sounds & Tones booking and entertainment is working to bridge the gap between east and west with a Boston-to-Berkshires singer-songwriter night at MCLA Design Lab. Some new faces and some old friends will hit the stage at Design Lab for an early-ish show, with doors at 6 and music at 7. All proceeds will go to the musicians. After shifting focus from record label to full-scale entertainment provider and booking company, S&T aims to create opportunities for music lovers of all ages. Tickets are $8 and details can be found on Facebook.
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SPRING CRAFT FAIR
North Adams, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Greylock School PTG will be hosting its third annual craft fair fundraising event. There will be 65-plus crafters and vendors featured from all over the Berkshires and surrounding regions. There will be food and bake sales, face painting for the kids and a Chinese auction. All proceeds from this event to benefit Greylock School PTG.
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PASTA DINNER AND RAFFLE TO BENEFIT WALK TO DEFEAT ALS
North Adams, 5pm to 7pm
We are hosting a pasta dinner with raffle in memory of Mitch Braman to benefit the Walk to Defeat ALS. Dinner includes pasta, meatballs, salad, drink, and bread. There will be a desert table. We have many items for our raffle. A few of the items are a recliner from Central Radio, an autographed baseball from the Boston Red Sox, as well as many gift cards to restaurants in the area.
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ZEMOG EL GALLO BUENO
North Adams, 8 p.m.
A group of eleven New York City musicians and friends, Zemog El Gallo Bueno, adventures through 1930’s Puerto Rican street cries and laments, fumes of 60’s free jazz, and 70’s New York salsa in an unstoppable dance party. MASS MoCA
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'INTO THE WOODS'
North Adams, 8 p.m.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' 2017-18 theater season, "We the People," will culminate with the theater program's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods." For more information or to reserve tickets, call the box office at 413-662-5123 or go online. Directed by Jeremy Winchester, assistant professor of theater at MCLA, the show explores what happens after the "happily ever after" in the intertwined stories of several traditional fairy tales.
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HUMANE RACE
North Adams, 9 a.m.
Berkshire Humane Society’s 16th annual Humane Race – a timed 5K Run and 1-Mile Fun Walk benefitting homeless animals – will be hosted by the city of North Adams. Participants are invited to run and walk with or without a leashed canine companion. Proceeds benefit Berkshire Humane Society and the homeless animals of the Berkshires. Check-in and day-of registration begin at 9 a.m. at Colegrove Park, located at 24 Church St. The race, which will be timed by Berkshire Running Center, will begin at 10 a.m. Both runners and walkers are encouraged to register in advance online.
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'INTO THE WOODS'
North Adams, 2 p.m.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' 2017-18 theater season, "We the People," will culminate with the theater program's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods." For more information or to reserve tickets, call the box office at 413-662-5123 or go online. Directed by Jeremy Winchester, assistant professor of theater at MCLA, the show explores what happens after the "happily ever after" in the intertwined stories of several traditional fairy tales.
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