MCLA Presents!

Following a performance by New Orleans Legends
Allen Toussaint and Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
Thursday, October 23, 10pm
Club B-10 at MASS MoCA
Free for MCLA students and MCLA Presents! members
$5 MCLA faculty, staff, and non-MCLA students
$8 MCLA alumni / $10 general
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Booty shaking party music best sums up the inimitable John “Papa” Gros Band. Rooted in improvisations, the group of all-star musicians is led by Hammond B3 keyboardist and lead vocalist John Gros. Featuring Brian Stoltz on guitar, Eric Bolivar on drums, Eric Vogel on Bass, the John “Papa” Gros Band has built its enthusiastic vibe on a long-standing musical tradition that dates back to the hot jazz of legends Fats Domino and Louis Armstrong.

Youth Services Department, 2nd floor
74 Church Street
(413) 662-3133 ext. 14
10:30 AM
FREE
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Bring your preschooler (ages 3-6) to the second floor of the public library for story time! For more information, email naplib@yahoo.com.

Visitor Center
Natural Bridge State Park
(413) 663-6392
1:30 PM
FREE / $2 Parking
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Join the Natural Bridge's Park Interpreter for a three-part program for pre school-aged kids. Learn about forest animals, geology, plants, and more. Dress appropriately for the weather!

SOMA (Eclipse Mill Artist Lofts, #407)
243 Union Street
(413) 626-2463
6-7 PM
$8-10 donation suggested


Let the music move your body and experience the joy and exhilaration that comes from dancing freely. Absolutely no experience necessary. Lights will be dimmed and no one will be watching. Dance floor is heated! Call (413) 626-2463 for more information

The Parlor Cafe
303 Ashland Street
(413) 346-4279
8 PM
FREE
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Acoustic and eclectic folk duo, Moe & Tom, is a compilation of Audrey Weatherstone, Shayne O’Neill, lots of strings, hybrid instruments, and vocal harmonies. The girls have been best friends since the school bus in kindergarten, and began playing and writing music together at age 15. Residing in Warwick, New York, Moe & Tom continue to perform, write music, and promote their EPs "More Than The View" and "Red Dawn", along with their upcoming album.
 

MCLA Church Street Center, Eleanor Furst Roberts Auditorium
375 Church Street
(413)662-5516
7 PM
FREE
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In preparation for Nicholas Kristof's October 16 lecture at MCLA, Professors Karen Cardozo and Zack Finch have organized a Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion with Guest Speakers: Kiaran Honderich, Africana and Women Gender Sexuality Studies, Williams College. For more information, contact Karen Cardozo, k.cardozo@mcla.edu

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Join the Natural Bridge's Park Interpreter for a tour of the geological wonder that gives the park its name!

 

Frog Lotus Yoga
189 Beaver Street, Suite #207
(413) 664-8686
4:30-5:45 PM
$5 suggested donation
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Come enjoy our beautiful studio space and connect with the kula - or local community – through yoga! These are open doors classes welcome to all levels and fitness abilities. Our Community Yoga classes will vary in response to the group. This is a fun upbeat class for everybody, every level, and every wallet.

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YMCA opens its doors for any youth aged 8-14 for an evening of fun and games. Swimming, gym games, athletic tournaments, and many more activities will be available; come in and play!
 

MASS MoCA
87 Marshall Street
413-662-2111
8 PM
$5 members/ $10 advance / $15 general / $22 preferred
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In July 2013, Private Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison after publishing the largest set of classified documents ever leaked to the public. The conviction provoked a maelstrom of media coverage, ranging from portraits of Manning’s personal life to new dialogues about military abuses. In producer Beth Morrison’s latest work-in-progress, Ted Hearn and director Daniel Fish dive headfirst into this digital storm with an assemblage of Twitter feeds, chat transcripts, and court testimony, wound together in an arresting music-theater production.
 

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Interested in listening to some fantastic local talent? Head on over to The Parlor Café. Have a coffee, tea, or beer while you enjoy poetry, music, and so much more in the relaxing company of friends.

167 State Street
(413) 664-9151
9 PM-1 AM
FREE
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Boogie on over to State Street Tavern and sing some tunes! Serenade the crowd by yourself or pull a group together and give them a show they’ll never forget!

St. Anthony Church municipal parking lot
Intersection of Rte. 8 and St. Anthony Drive
(413) 664-6180
9 AM-1 PM
FREE
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Help us celebrate the Dog Day of Fall by bringing your dog to the market. Special market vendors will include animal rescue agencies and animal-themed products. As always, patrons of the market can find fresh fruits and vegetables, cheese, canned goods, baked goods, eggs, and meat. For more information or a schedule of events, call or e-mail tourism@northadams-ma.gov.
 

The Parlour Café
303 Ashland Street
1:30 PM
Free/Donations Accepted
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Elizabeth and Ben Anderson, a brother/sister Scottish fiddle duo, is an up and coming new band in Boston's thriving Celtic music scene. Blending Scottish and Irish tunes with lively rhythms and innovative harmonies, they create a sound rooted in tradition, inspired by the contemporary, and completely original

 

Club B-10, MASS MoCA
87 Marshall Street
$10 students / $12 advance / $18 day of / $22 preferred 
8 PM
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Magical guitarist Gary Lucas performs his original live score to a touchstone of Chinese cinema. Directed by Wu Yonggang and starring the incomparable Shanghai diva Ruan Lingyu, The Goddess (1934) tells the tragic tale of a young single mother forced into prostitution in Shanghai — the “Paris of the East” — in order to raise money for the education of her son. Lucas’s score draws upon his extensive knowledge of 1930s Shanghai pop, also displayed prominently in his celebrated album The Edge of Heaven.
 
 

Rudd Art Museum, 2nd Floor
159 East Main Street
(413) 664-9550
3 PM
FREE
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Join us for wine and light refreshments every Sunday afternoon at the Rudd Art Museum. Admission is free.

Frog Lotus Yoga
189 Beaver Street, Suite #207
(413) 664-8686
4:30-5:45 PM
$5 suggested donation
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Come enjoy our beautiful studio space and connect with the kula - or local community - through yoga! These are open doors classes welcome to all levels and fitness abilities. Our Community Yoga classes will vary in response to the group. This is a fun upbeat class for everybody, every level, and every wallet.