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July 22, 2004
• City Scene City Scene Jewish burlesque, Italian opera and movies! A compendium of cultural activities and fun in Pittsfield every weekend. Dozens of restaurants, shops, hotels and more are hosting the "Scattered Sheep" exhibition, and you can pick up fliers listing what's where and when the artists will be there too at the Pittsfield Visitors’ Center on South Street. Locales will also be marked with balloons. For the next few weeks we're fortunate to be able to enjoy the many offerings from Shaker Mountain Opera. Today, Thursday, there are two choices. The first is a children’s opera by John David Earnest, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," which will be performed at 11 a.m. at the Berkshire Community College’s Koussevitzky Arts Center, 1350 West St. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for kids. Later tonight, it's "Shaker Does Broadway I," at 8 at the same location. The performance is very affordable: itís free! More info: 1-800-588-9757. There’s Shaker performances everyday this weekend. To see the full schedule, visit www.shakermountainopera.org. Also downtown, the Storefront Artist Project is putting on Art After Hours, their first open studios evening. Expect surprises, it starts at 5 p.m. and continues into the evening. Stefanie Weber will be providing outdoor tap dance lessons, weather permitting. Gallery Boreas of New York City, which has opened for the summer in Pittsfield, will be open late that evening as well. Wahconah Park is hosting a free teen movie night, featuring a modern version of "My Fair Lady" called, "She's All That." It’s part of the Pittsfield Parks Department’s Summer Outdoor Movies series, and starts after dusk -- around 8:30 p.m. More info: 499-9343. A teen movie of a different sort is opening at the Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema as well: called “Napoleon Dynamite” it’s one of those quirky films about quirky teens. And it really does start at 8 p.m. More info: 493-7171. Meanwhile, at the Berkshire Museum, Maureen Hickey presents a slide-illustrated talk, "A Return to Arcadia: Nineteenth Century Berkshire County Landscapes," illustrating the historical and geographical influences that drew 19th century American landscape painters to the Berkshires, at 2. The talk will be followed by a reception, and time to view the painting gallery. More info: 443-7171. I'm told that the Berkshires is a challenging place to be single. If that’s true for you, you might want to try the Singles of the Berkshires Pontoon Boat Cruise on Onota Lake at 2:45 p.m. You’ll be meeting up with folks at the Onota Boat Livery, 463 Pecks Rd., and RSVPs are requested by today to 997-2160. Bring your own swimsuit and snacks and itís first come, first served. Tickets are $20. Saturday night, you have another chance to catch the Berkshire Music Hall's "Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad," at 9, or the Shaker Mountain Opera’s fully staged performance of Offenbach’s "Tales of Hoffmann" at 8, featuring members of the Albany Symphony Orchestra, at Berkshire Community College. The "Scattered Sheep" weekend ends with a Beaux Arts Dinner at the House of India restaurant at 261 North St., on Sunday, from 4:30 to 8:30 for artists, their friends, and anyone else who wants to celebrate the creative spirit! There will be a full buffet and outdoor seating, and the cost is a very reasonable $18 including tax and tip and all kinds of delicious curries, tandoori chicken, bite-sized pakoras, basmati rice, and much more (including their rice pudding, which I love.) To make a reservation, call 443-3262. Also on Sunday evening is the second in a series of outdoor movies in the courtyard of Trattoria Rustica, just off of North Street. The movie starts around 9:30 and a special late night menu will be offered. Not sure of the movie title yet but it will be something Italian, and is projected on the brick wall of the Kresge building for a very Old World effect. More info: 499-1192. Send your suggestions, tips and press releases to cityscene@earthlink.net. |
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