SoCo Creamery launches Mockingjay ice cream flavor
Great Barrington — Marking the premier of the final “Hunger Games” movie, SoCo Creamery is launching its new Mockingjay ice cream flavor inspired by the film’s heroine, Katniss Everdeen.
SoCo will unveil the ice cream in partnership with the Triplex Cinema on Thursday, November 19, at the same time that “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” is released nationwide. It will be exclusively available from the local scoop shop.
“The idea was to do something that’s connected to the way Katniss lives off the woods to survive,” says SoCo Assistant Store Manager Nicole Bessey. “Especially in the books, there’s a big woodsy theme.” The all-natural ice cream features crushed granola from local food producer Bola Granola and a house-made fresh cranberry swirl.
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Justin Hillman CD release concert
Pittsfield — Singer/songwriter Justin Hillman and his band, Good Company, will celebrate the release of Hillman’s third album, “Have I Not Found You Yet,” on Friday, November 20 at the Whitney Center for the Arts.
Born and raised in the Berkshires, Hillman has been making and producing albums since 2008. “Have I Not Found You Yet” is a stylistic return to Hillman’s Berkshire-bred folk roots, and it was recorded primarily at Hillman’s then-home in downtown Pittsfield’s Greystone building. Hillman’s alt-folk outfit Good Company features Zack Cross on keys, Ryan Hommel (who will also open the show with a solo set) on pedal steel, Colin Jalbert on drums, Killian Karlsson on electric guitar, and Matt Postel on bass.
The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be reserved by calling the Whitney Center for the Arts at (413) 443-0289.
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Documentary film fundraiser for WBCR
Great Barrington — After years of fighting for the DREAM Act and better futures for undocumented students everywhere, members of the Youth Arts Group (YAG) of Rural & Migrant Ministry of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., created “Dreamers Among Us,” an award-winning 21-minute documentary that advocates for all young people to have the chance to pursue a higher education. YAG filmmakers will present the film alongside mentor Ilene Cutler and Berkshire County immigrant youth.
The documentary will be shown as a joint fundraiser for WBCR-lp/Berkshire Community Radio Alliance and Rural & Migrant Ministry and held at Monument Mountain Regional High School on Saturday, November 21 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. There is suggested donation of $10. See the Berkshire Edge calendar for tickets and more information.
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The Eagle Fund’s annual phoneathon
Sheffield — The Eagle Fund’s annual phoneathon will take place Tuesday, November 17 and Wednesday, November 18 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. each evening.
The Eagle Fund is an educational excellence endowment, established in 1998 to benefit students in the Southern Berkshire Regional School District, that provides opportunities for students beyond the standard curriculum. During the phoneathon student volunteers will make calls to residents and businesses in the five towns that make up the Southern Berkshire district (Alford, Egremont, Monterey, New Marlborough, and Sheffield), as well as other nearby towns, seeking donations to help the Eagle Fund grow.
Donations received will be added to the Fund’s endowment, which is managed by Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. Contact the Foundation for more information at (413) 229-0370.
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Musical Shabbat service with clarinetist Paul Green
Great Barrington — On Friday, November 20 at 5:30 p.m. at Congregation Ahavath Sholom, clarinetist Paul Green will join vocalist and Spiritual Leader Barbara Cohen for a musical Shabbat service celebrating the life and soul of Klezmer music.
Paul Green, a former attorney and law professor who specializes in Klezmer and jazz music, made his first professional appearance at the age of 13 as part of the Leonard Bernstein Young People’s Concerts. The service and concert will be free and open to the public, at the congregation’s synagogue on North Street in Great Barrington, adjacent to Bike ‘n’ Board.
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