Halloween Festivities
October 31st, 2009 — 3:20am
Archive for October 2009
Trans artist Namoli Brennet performs at Stone Soup Cafe in Adams Friday Oct. 23
October 19th, 2009 — 4:23pm
Nampoli Bennet, a MTF transgendered performer will take the stage at the Stone Soup Café at the Topia Art Center in Adams on Friday, Oct. 23. The show begins at 9pm and the cost of admission is $10. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch this unique and talented artist in the Berkshires.
Namoli Brennet|Stone Soup Cafe|Adams, MA|Friday, Oct. 23| 9pm| $10
Triple Treat: Three Exciting Halloween Events in Pittsfield
October 16th, 2009 — 1:00pm
Berkshire Stonewall will be part of a three-party collaboration with Berkshire Shenanigans, and the Berkshire Museum. You can now purchase tickets for TWO Halloween parties, as well as the Museum’s showing of Nosferatu, the classic 1922 horror film, at the discounted price of $25 for all three events. Take part in Pittsfield’s Triple Treat for Halloween.
Triple Treat joint tickets are available for sale at the Berkshire Museum. Call 413-443-7171 for more information.
Stonewall Halloween Dance with DJ
Saturday, 10/24 8:00pm
The Elks Club, 27 Union Street, Pittsfield
Berkshire Stonewall will be hosting a Halloween Party, complete with decorations, appetizers, and costume contest. This event is open to one and all: bring a costume, bring a friend, and have fun!
$5 Cover Charge; $5 Costume Contest Entry Fee (Cash Prize for 1st Place)
“Donald Strachey” book signing at The Book Store in Lenox this Saturday
October 15th, 2009 — 1:10pm
October 17 – DONALD STRACHEY BOOK SIGNING
Richard Stevenson, the pseudonym for our own, Becket, MA author Richard Lipez, has written another book in his famous Donald Strachey detective series, The 38 Million Dollar Smile. He will appear at The Bookstore, 11 Housatonic Street in Lenox on October 17 from 2-4 pm to talk about and sign his new book. The Bookstore in Lenox.
Last year’s Stachey novel, Death Vows, was set in the Berkshires, and one hopes that like several of his earlier books these tales will be made into movies with Chad Allen who has starred in the author’s Ice Blues, Shock to the System and On the Other Hand, Death.
Quite Queer kicks off at 6pm this Saturday at the Elk’s Lodge!
October 8th, 2009 — 12:03pm
Quite Queer at the Elks Lodge in Pittsfield kicks off at 6:00pm with live music by queer-oriented acts MKNG FRNDZ, Jen Urban & the Box, Max Steele and the Party Ice and The G-Spots followed by a DANCE PARTY. Continue reading »
Barrington Stage announces cast for “The Laramie Project”
October 7th, 2009 — 6:34pm
The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later (An Epilogue)
October 12th, 3pm and 7pm at Barrington Stage Company
The following BSC artists and local community members are donating their time to participate in this important community event:
Jeremy Bobb from BSC’s Sleuth
Emily Taplin Boyd from BSC’s A Streetcar Named Desire
Kevin Carolan from BSC’s A Streetcar Named Desire
Thom Christopher from BSC’s A Picasso
Tandy Cronyn from BSC’s Private Lives
Mark H. Dold from BSC’s Freud’s Last Session
Christopher Innvar from BSC’s A Streetcar Named Desire
Jeff Kent from BSC’s A Streetcar Named Desire
Seth Rogovoy Editor-in-Chief, Berkshire Living Magazine
Debra Jo Rupp from TV’s That 70’s Show and BSC’s To Kill A Mockingbird
Enrico Spada, Marketing & Web Manager, Shakespeare & Company
Jerome Spratling from BSC’s To Kill A Mockingbird
Lisken van Pelt Dus, Poet in the Schools
Ryan Weightman, Office of Cultural Development, City of Pittsfield
Megan Whilden, Director of Cultural Development, City of Pittsfield
Peggy Pharr Wilson from BSC’s Carousel
BSC Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield
Monday, October 12, 3pm and 7pm
Tickets: $15 adults; $10 students Buy Online!
“Coming Out” panel discussion at BCC
October 7th, 2009 — 5:40pm
This Friday, October 9th, Berkshire Community is hosting a panel discussion entitled Coming Out.
TIME: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
In celebration of National Coming-Out Day, Sunday, October 11, the Berkshire Stonewall Community Coalition, PRIDE BCC and the Diversity Committee are sponsoring a panel discussion on coming-out. The panel will include Berkshire County Residents speaking about their experiences. Forum credit available.Location: G-10 (off of the cafeteria)
