Pittsfield Community Residency: Afro Latin Jazz and Soul Experience

📅Thursday, June 12–Sunday, June 15 📍Various locations in Pittsfield ✨Free and open to all ages and abilities Jacob’s Pillow welcomes Sekou McMiller’s Afro Latin Jazz and Soul Experience to Pittsfield for a multi-day community residency. This dynamic series of movement workshops, listening sessions, and dance parties, led by Sekou and his collaborators Charlie Garcia, Khary Kamau, and Miriam Gallardo, will explore the joy of celebration, parades, and rituals across cultures, from Mardi Gras in New Orleans to Carnival in Trinidad, Salsa dance parties, and other global festivities. Schedule of Events: Parading through Culture: A Community Gathering about Celebration, Ritual, and Movement 📅Thursday, June 12 from 7-8:30pm 📍Common Room, Zion Lutheran Church From Clave to Celebration: A Listening & Movement Experience 📅Friday, June 13 from 7-8:30pm 📍WANDER Berkshires Workshop: A Joyful Celebration of Rhythm, Culture, and Movement 📅Saturday, June 14 from 1-2:30pm 📍Paterson Field House, Berkshire Community College Berkshires Salsa for Everyone! Dance Class & Party 📅Saturday, June 14 from 7-8pm (Dance Class) and 8-11pm (Dance Party) 📍WANDER Berkshires NAACP Juneteenth Celebration with Sekou McMiller 📅Sunday, June 15 from 12-6pm 📍Durant Park Visit our website to learn more and register for free: https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/afro-latin-jazz-and-soul-experience/ Pittsfield Community Programs are made possible with generous support from the Mill Town Foundation, and the Pittsfield Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. This event is in partnership with NAACP Berkshires, WANDER Berkshires, Common Room at Zion Lutheran Church, and Berkshire Community College, with special thanks to Noel Staples-Freeman and Luana Dias David.