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September 3rd Thursday
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3RD.THURSDAYS FLIES INTO TOWN!
3rd.Thursdays is soaring to great heights which means North Street will once again be closed for the fifth 3rd. Thursdays of the year on September 16! We're kicking off a new regional initiative called the Housatonic Paper Trail, featuring a paper airplane contest with a champion paper airplane maker, & exhibitions at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Storefront Artist Project, and the Berkshire Museum. Free, rain or shine, from 5pm to 8pm & beyond! Click here to download the 3rd Thursdays performance schedule & flyer or pick one up downtown!
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PAPER ART & PAPER AIRPLANES
This 3rd.Thursdays, we’ve teamed up with the Upper Housatonic Heritage organization to highlight the history and creativity of papermaking in the Berkshires. At the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, celebrate the kickoff of Housatonic Paper Trail at the opening reception for the Paper Work group show. Curated by Lauren Clark, the exhibit features work by regional artists who work with or on paper. Artists whose works are on display include Molly Bruce Jacobs, Terry Wise, Peter Dellert, Phil Bastow, Eric Drury, and Lisa Griffith.
The gallery is also hosting an exciting and dynamic paper airplane contest on Dunham Mall – with prizes for the most creative, furthest-flying, and most hang-time! The judge, Howard Fink, is a pro-paper folding guru – so aim high with those paper planes!
At the Storefront Artist Project between 6pm – 8pm, Bill Wright presents Paper Makers, his photography of local men and women who still work in local paper mills.
At the Berkshire Museum, the Wider Window Gallery has been transformed with Henry Klimowicz’s Paper and Light, a site-specific installation composed of disused cardboard that has been carefully arranged and re-configured. While at the museum, don’t forget to check out all the historical artifacts from the museum and the Crane Museum of Papermaking. The Berkshire Museum has extended hours every 3rd Thursday, with free admission for members and Berkshire County residents.
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MORE ART AROUND PITTSFIELD
 Also opening this 3rd.Thursdays, is The Wheels of Time, paintings and photographs of vehicles from the past, evoking nostalgic automotive memories by three Pittsfield artists: Marge Bride, Jeff Gardner, and Scott Taylor. The opening is sponsored by Berkshire Community College and runs through the month of September, with an artist reception 5pm – 8pm at the BCC Gallery in the Pittsfield Transportation Center. Leo Mazzeo opens a solo show at Gallery 25 on 25 Union Street with entertainment during the opening by Vikki True and Caroline Young. At Ferrin Gallery on 437 North Street, Christa Assad’s solo show, Vestigial Tales, opens to the public. Between 6pm – 8pm, you can meet and talk to the artist about her work. And don't miss the Pittsfieldcontemporary.com storefront at 305 North Street featuring affordable art all under $100!
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DINE AROUND TOWN
 As always, there’s tons of great food to enjoy all along North Street. Baba Louie's Organic Sourdough Pizza is open for business with great pasta, salads & pizza! The Lantern serves up great hamburgers and fresh squeezed lemon and limeade and Mission Bar + Tapas will be serving up their Spanish wines, craft ales, and tapas. The Market is now selling beer and wine, and during 3rd.Thursday, stop by and get a free sample of their delicious prepared foods and sweet treats. For a taste of the best carrot cake in the Berkshires, stop by Mary’s Carrot Cake Café on 21 Union Street. For a taste of Pan-Asian and New American cuisine, get a table at Jae’s Spice or Shiro. Plus other great choices throughout downtown Pittsfield!
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DEALS GALORE
 Hop inside Emporium for great deals on back-to-school items, treasures and trinkets! For the kids, there’s always something great inside Persnickety Toys. There are books & more at Chapters Bookstore and RJ Stohr Diamonds & Fine Jewelry is offering 50% off almost everything in the store! The West Side Clock Shop will keep you on time, and the New Berry Place offers treats & gifts galore! Berkshire Bank will be raffling off tickets to a performance at the Colonial Theare. The Thursday evening Farmers Market will once again be in full swing near the Senior Center, and check out the gorgeous new beads and affordable gift certificates for sale at Bisque, Beads & Beyond. There's tons of great shopping on North Street!
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SQUARE DANCING, BEAT DRUMMING, HULA-HOOPING & MORE!
 Lace up your dancing shoes and get ready to sway to the smooth music of DJ Sottile at Sottile Park. There’s also square dancing with Cliff and Senta Brodeur and the Pittsfield Squares at St Joe’s lawn, a drum circle with Otha Day, and hula-hooping fun with Stefanie Weber at Park Square. At Palace Park, jam out with Wayward Stragglers and jive along with Darlingside as the band performs songs from its newest EP, fresh after touring Europe this summer. Gaia Roots will once again get the crowd grooving at City Stage on Union Street, along with locl favorite Mary Verdi & her band and the a capella group Strike A Chord. At Dunham Mall, get a sneak peak of upcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors with the Town Players. At BCC Intermodal Education Center, Miss B. Haven, a cabaret group, will be singing three-part harmonies reminiscent of the Andrew Sisters. There will also be a free alumni raffle so stop by!
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FUN AFTER 8PM: THE ROLLING STONES & A BURLESQUE SHOW
Stay downtown and enjoy a wide variety of entertainment options on 3rd.Thursdays!  For one night only the Beacon Cinema presents the documentary Ladies and Gentlemen... The Rolling Stones at 7:30pm, unavailable on DVD anywhere! It’s also your last chance to catch Get Low at the Berkshire Museum's Little Cinema at 8pm. And upstairs at Jae’s Spice Gypsy Layne and Prtty Pitty will heat up the night with a burlesque performance and dance party! Gypsy Layne, the first home-grown burlesque troupe of the Berkshires, performs a titillating nouveau burlesque show that transcends genres and spans decades in music, fashion, and dance – and features a bevy of local beauties! Afterwards shake what you’ve got at an late night dance party at Jae’s. The doors open at 8:30pm and the burlesque show starts at 9. Tickets are $20 or just $5 for the dance party (after 10:30pm).
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MORE FUN AFTER 8PM: LIVE MUSIC & MORE DANCING
 The party doesn’t stop when the sun goes down – there’s great live music into the evening after 3rd.Thursdays. Head down to Patrick’s Pub where Rakish Paddy begins playing traditional Celtic music at 8 in a "Halfway to St. Patrick's Day" celebration; or head up to Mission Bar + Tapas for Billy Keane and the Misdemeanor Outlaws also at 8pm. Over at Flavours Malaysian Restaurant, see and hear BOB for a suggested donation of $3 at 8pm. The Outspoken series at Art.On.No's Micro Theatre presents a one man punk band, Hamell on Trial, also at 8pm with a suggested donation of $10. And Rebel Sound Records has a full all ages lineup beginnign at 7pm. Finally, a 10pm travel to the Underground Pub for DJ Justin Allen spinning electronica into the wee hours!
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MAKES 3rd THURSDAYS POSSIBLE!
We are grateful to the MANY businesses and cultural organizations that make 3rd. Thursdays possible each month, along with many of our city departments and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. 3rd.Thursdays are organized by the City of Pittsfield’s Office of Cultural Development, and our lead co-sponsors are Berkshire Living magazine, WUPE & Live 95.9 FM, Berkshire Bank, Greylock Federal Credit Union and Downtown Inc. Our lead downtown partners include Baba Louie’s Organic Sourdough Woodfired Pizza, Barrington Stage Company, the Beacon Cinema, Berkshire Healing Arts, Carr Hardware, the Colonial Theatre, the Pittsfield Colonials and Aaron’s. See you next month for the FINAL 2010 3rd.Thursdays on Thursday, October 21st!
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