Friday: Red Carpet Collection Fashion Show for Indashio Get ready to enjoy a night of glitz & glamour with VH1’s Glam God winner, INDASHIO, as he presents his new “RED CARPET” Collection right here in his hometown. This exciting event will feature models showcasing the newest designs from Indashio and Dj Young Champ playing all favorites. This is not a show to miss, come prepared to walk the red carpet.   Friday, July 16 | 8pm | Elks Club | 27 Union St. | $10 | indashio@yahoo.com Take a glimpse at some of the 2010 clothing collection by clicking here. Friday: Mark Salem�s Mind Games & Chinese Acrobats @ the Colonial Theatre Join Mark Salem as he brings his show Mind Games to the Colonial Theatre. Using psychological techniques, a sharp eye, a quick wit and twenty years of training, Marc Salem engages the audience in a series of mesmerizing and mystifying mind games. Through the course of these interactive exercises, Salem unlocks the minds of audience members and encourages them to figure out how he does it. Saturday night enjoy entertainment by the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats. Danny Chang and choreographer Angela Chang combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music and theatrical techniques to present a show of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty. Mind Games: Friday, July 16 | 8pm | Colonial Theatre | 111 South St. | $35 | 997-4444 Golden Dragon Chinese Acrobats: Saturday, July 17 | 8pm | Colonial Theatre | 111 South St. | $35 /$25 | 997-4444 Click here for an excting video preview of the Golden Dragon Chinese Acrobats! Friday: Summer Outdoor Movie Series @ the Common Bring your family & friends to the Common downtown tonight for the first of theannual Summer Outdoor Movie Series which kicks off with Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and continue each Friday night until August 6 (though rain cancels.) Bring your own lawn chairs or picnic blanket and pick up some popcorn at the Lion’s Club popcorn table! Upcoming Friday evening films outdoors include July 23: Kung Fu Panda, July 30: Hotel for Dogs, and August 6: Back to the Future! Friday, July 16 | 8:30pm approx. | the Common | First Street between Fenn & Eagle Streets | FREE | 499-9370 Click here to read more about Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Saturday-Sunday: 6th Annual Pittsfield Art Show, Pittsfield Garden Tour & Open Studios Enjoy a weekend of fine art and great gardens at the Pittsfield Art Show and the Pittsfield Garden Tour! The Pittsfield Art Show is a FREE outdoor downtown arts festival featuring over 70 artists and fine artisans from all over. Saturday from 4pm to 7pm, in conjunction with the Pittsfield Art Show, Open Studios return to downtown Pitstfield! Visit more then 20 artist studios downtown.  And don't miss the 14th annual Pittsfield Garden Tour Saturday & Sunday! Pittsfield Art Show: Saturday-Sunday: July 17-18 | 10am - 4pm | Downtown Pittsfield | FREE Downtown Pittsfield Open Studios: Saturday, July 17 | 4pm-7pm | Downtown Pittsfield | FREE Pittsfield Garden Tour: Saturday & Sunday, July 17 & 18 | Sat: 10-4pm Sun: 12-4pm | Garden Tour HQ: Unitarian Universalist Church | 175 Wendell Ave | 448-8535 | $15 Click here to find out more about the artists on the Open Studio tour! Saturday: Book reading and signing for Fables of Love and Art Join Chapters Bookstore as they host a book reading and signing for Fables of Love and Art by Vladimir Aituganov. Vladimir Aituganov's fables are filled with pathos, humour, romance, sexuality, high adventure, and echoes of political oppression. His heroic characters will keep you fascinated; they stand up to their beliefs despite the physical and mental abuse bestowed upon them. Come meet the author, enjoy refreshments & check out the great magazines, books, toys and more at Chapters Bookstore. Saturday, July 16 | 6pm-8pm | Chapters Bookstore | 78 North St. | 443-BOOK | FREE To learn more abut Vladimir and his new book click here! Sunday & Tuesday: The Polish Family Picnic & Eagles Band Springside Concert Get ready for an afternoon of fun and entertainment the whole family can enjoy at the Annual Polish Picnic held outdoors at St. Joseph Church lawn. The event features tasty Polish foods including Polish kielbasa, kapusta, golumpki, and pierogi plus hotdogs, hamburgers, beer, wine, soda and various desserts, plus a Kiddy Land with Mr. Bouncy Bounce and of course, live polka music! Tuesday evening enjoy more live music outdoors as The Eagles Band performs a free concert at Springside Park. Bring a lawn chair and picnic if you wish. Polish Family Picnic: Sunday, July 18 | 12-6pm | St. Joseph's Church Lawn | 414 North St. | FREE | 445-5789  Eagles Band: Tuesday July, 22 | 7pm | Springside Park | FREE | 499-2071 Become a Facebook fan of the Eagles Band by clicking on the link Wednesday-Sunday: Shaker Seminar @ Hancock Shaker Village Join Hancock Shaker Village for their special edition of the Shaker Seminar, highlighting the 50th anniversary of Hancock Shaker Village as a museum site. The 36th annual Shaker Seminar will convene at Hancock Shaker Village for 5 days of lectures, tours and camaraderie. Presentations will include new scholarship, behind-the-scenes access, and exploration of historic preservation initiatives. Single Day registration is also available. Wednesday-Sunday: July 21-25 | Hancock Shaker Village | 1843 West Housatonic St. | 413.443.1088 x213 | costs vary To learn more about the Shaker Seminar click here. Thursday: Artist Reception for Ven Voisey @ Berkshire Museum Join the Berkshire Museum as they host an opening reception for artist Ven Voisey and his new show Artifact, created in response to his rewsidency at the Museum. Enjoy light refreshments as he talks about his new work and how he frequently incorporates sound, light, and motion into his work.  Thursday July, 22 | 5pm-9:30pm | Berkshire Museum | 39 South St. | FREE Click here to visit Ven Voisey's very creative website. Thursday: Art Opens @ Barrington Stage! Prepare for a nonstop cross-fire of crackling language as Barrington Stage Company presents  Art about three men’s friendships tested in extraordinary and hilarious ways when one of them buys an expensive white on white painting. "...a nonstop cross-fire of crackling language...Art sounds like a marriage of Molière and Woody Allen..."- Newsweek. July 22-August 7 | Tuesday-Wednesday @ 7pm, Thursday-Saturday @ 8pm, Sunday @5pm | Barrington Stage Company | 30 Union St. | 236-8888 | ticket prices vary Click here to get your tickets NOW for Art, as well as Pool Boy & into the Woods! Thursday: New England Americana Festival Once again, Mission Bar & Tapas brings the best of regional roots music to downtown Pittsfield when the New England Americana Festival comes here Thursday. Enjoy great food, wine & live music in an intimate setting.     Thursday, July 22 | 8pm-11pm | Mission Bar & Tapas | 438 North St. | No cover! Reservations recommended: missionbarandtapas@gmail.com Click here to learn more about New England Americana Festival.