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June 17, 2004
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• Celebrating the summer solstice
City Scene
Celebrating the summer solstice
By Megan Whilden
A weekly compendium of things to do in Pittsfield.
- This evening, the first of a series of five artist talks by Sheeptacular artists will be held at 7 at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts at 28 Renne Ave. Pittsfield native Nathan Hanford will discuss the inspiration he finds in Pittsfield's pre-GE history, and especially from a journal kept by his great aunt in the early 20th century, when Pittsfield was abuzz with streetcars, dancing and more. Hanford is a clothing designer and fabric artist with a studio and showroom on North Street. The talk is free and open to the public, and is co-sponsored by the Berkshire Art Association.
- Or, if you are more interested in the written word, just down the street on the very same evening is the first of several free readings from authors in this year's Berkshire Review, Volume 12, published by the Berkshire Writers Room. Beginning at 7 at Bellissimo Dolce café at 444 North St., Vivian Dorsel hosts readings by writers Karen Chase, Stephen Dietemann, Georgia Douillet and Daniel Spinella.
- At 6 tomorrow evening, the annual 24-hour Berkshire Relay for Life, a benefit for the American Cancer Society, begins with opening ceremonies and a survivor celebration lap at Burbank Park on Onota Lake. At 9, hundreds of luminarias will be lit along the relay route to pay tribute to those among us who have battled cancer: should be a lovely sight. You can sponsor luminaria to remember your loved ones by calling 445-0005.
- On Saturday morning, in conjunction with Relay for Life, there'll be a children's fishing derby. Registration begins at 7:30, there's a $6 fee, and prizes for the biggest fish caught we will be awarded at 3.
- Also on Saturday morning, stop by the Pittsfield Visitors' Center on South Street for a free historic walking tour of downtown Pittsfield. The tours start at 10 and if you don't make it this Saturday, you can always catch one another Saturday morning from now through Columbus Day.
- On Saturday afternoon the Berkshire Institute for Lifelong Learning presents an onstage interview of renowned opera singer and hometown favorite Maureen O'Flynn by Joel Revzen, artistic director of the Berkshire Opera Company, from 3 to 4:30, at the Koussevitsky Arts Center, Berkshire Community College, 1350 West St. To make a reservation, call 499-4660, ext. 456.
- On Saturday night baseball fans may want to mosey down to the Berkshire Museum to see a new documentary entitled "Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie." The documentary chronicles nine fans' perspectives as they watch the Red Sox's dramatic 2003 season. Containing privileged and extremely candid footage, it "effortlessly gets how fans shoulder the burden of a sports team in an ongoing argument with Fate," wrote Ty Burr in the Boston Globe. If you can't make it this Saturday night at 8, it'll be playing through next Thursday. Tickets are $7 general admission; $4 for museum members.
- Sunday, share a picnic supper with your neighbors at Clapp Park on West Housatonic during the Upper South Neighborhood Association's Summer Solstice Sun Shine free community event, beginning at 6:30. Celebrate the longest day of the year while enjoying dances by the Cantarella Dancers, lively tunes by the young Berkshire Fiddlers, and the lovely barbershop-style harmonies of the Berkshire Hillsmen. Bring your own picnic, blankets, votive candles, balloons and, if you feel like it, Midsummer Night's Dream costumes.
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