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Date January 09, 2008

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BERKSHIRE MUSEUM TO HOST MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY COMMUNITY CELEBRATION JANUARY 21
at Lichtenstein Center for the Arts

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - (January 9, 2008) — The Berkshire Museum will present its annual community celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 21, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts. The event will feature a performance by Youth Alive step dancing and drumming troupe and readings from King’s famed “I Have a Dream” speech. Guests will have the opportunity to sample soul foods and make pledges for peace and justice in their lives. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors, and $3 children ages 3-18 (members and children under 3/free).

The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts is located at 28 Renne Avenue in downtown Pittsfield. Suggested parking is available at the corner of First and Fenn Streets and across from the Common, east of the United Methodist Church. Youth Alive, a troupe of young dancers from Pittsfield, perform Hip-Hop, African, and Modern dances using their bodies as musical instruments to create a mix of sounds through feet stomping, hand clapping, and body movement. The Berkshire Museum is closed for renovation from January 1 through March 28. The expanded Berkshire Museum Shop will remain open at 31 South Street, on the corner of Park Square. For more information, contact the Berkshire Museum at (413) 443-7171, ext. 10, or visit berkshiremuseum.org. ####

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