Happening this Week
CRAFT BEER & BBQ DINNER: EATING SUMMER STYLE
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June 14th, Friday, 6PM - 9PM
Bright Ideas Brewing brings their locally brewed craft beers featuring bright bold flavors in a range of styles intentionally selected by the brewer. The evening includes a barbeque chicken dinner prepared by Woodlife Kitchen. Dine in the Timber Frame and learn more from the brewers while enjoying the scenic views of the Village. It’s a casual, fun way to start the weekend! $70 - $75.
Hancock Shaker Village. 1843 West Housatonic Street. Pittsfield MA. 413.443.0188.
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ANN LEARY BOOK SIGNING: “I’VE TRIED BEING NICE”
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June 15th, Saturday, 3PM
In her latest book I’ve Tried Being Nice Anne Leary, the New York Times bestselling author, offers a literary feast of humor and wisdom told from the perspective of a recovering people pleaser. With wit and surprising candor, Leary recounts the bedlam of home bat invasions, an obsession with online personality tests, and the mortification of taking ballroom dance lessons with her actor husband. She describes hilarious red-carpet fiascos and other observations from the sidelines of fame while also touching upon her more poignant struggles with alcoholism, her love for her family, her dogs, and more. Prepare to laugh, cry, cringe and revel in the comically relatable chaos of Ann Leary’s life as revealed in this delightful collection of essays. Free.
Hickory Stick Bookshop. 2 Green Hill Road. Washington Depot CT. 860.868.0525.
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DANCE PARTY: NEON NASSAU
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June 15th, Saturday, 7PM - 12AM
In 1987 the hottest underground party in the otherwise tourist-swamped Bahamas was “Neon Nassau” at the quayside Sailors Social Club. Retired boat captains, off-duty lifeguards and suburban teens hiding away from their parents worked up a sweat to calypso, dancehall reggae, disco soca, freestyle, yacht rock and electro boogie. This Neon Nassau night is the first in a series of late-night, dress-up dance parties that the Wassaic Project Music Co-Directors, Tim 'Love' Lee and Scott Anderson, are throwing as The Capricorn Dream Sound Machine. They'll take you on a world tour of some of the most famous but entirely fictional hot spots from the last 100 years. For each event they will collaborate with Wassaic Project artists to help bring the dream alive! $28.
The Lantern. 10 Main Street. Wassaic NY. 855.927.7242.
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JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION: THE LEGENDARY INGRAMETTES
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June 16th, Sunday, 6PM
The Legendary Ingramettes, Richmond’s “First Family of Gospel,” bring their roof-raising harmonies to Chatham in celebration of Juneteenth. Inspired by the Black gospel quartets of the 1940s and 50s, the all-woman group shared stages with Clara Ward, Shirley Caesar and other luminaries, toured the US and Europe and recorded for the storied gospel label Nashboro Records. The group will perform at PS21’s Pavilion Theatre and there will be free bus transportation from Hudson to Chatham. Free.
PS21. 2980 Route 66. Chatham NY. 518392.6121.
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REFLECTIONS ON DEMOCRACY: AN EVENING WITH CONGRESSWOMAN NIKEMA WILLIAMS
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June 19th, Wednesday, 6PM
Join the team from the Du Bois Freedom Center for their first conversation in their Reflections on Democracy series. In recognition of Juneteenth their Visiting Scholar Michael Blake and Distinguished Guest Congresswoman the Honorable Nikema Williams will discuss how we can all "Walk in the interconnected footsteps of Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois and Congressman John Lewis" as well as the importance of civic leadership this time in our democracy. Free.
St. James Place. 352 Main Street. Great Barrington MA. 413.528.1996.
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WESTERLY CANTEEN: SUMMER SOLSTICE DINNER
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June 20th, Thursday, 6PM - 9PM
Join in for a special evening to celebrate the start of summer, hosted by Westerly Canteen and Foxtrot Farm and Flowers in their new gathering barn. They will be serving a 4 course plated dinner, cooked over grills, field-side, featuring all of their favorite Hudson Valley produce from growers like Thistle pass, Maitri and others. The evening will begin with wine in the garden, followed by abundant courses to celebrate the season's start. And of course the beauty of Foxtrot flowers will abound. $160.
Foxtrot Farm & Flowers. 6862 NY-82. Stanfordville NY.
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