Livin’ It Up With Lyndsay

Ready to get out and hear some live music? There are a few shows to choose from in North Adams this weekend.

Thursday

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is putting on a New Orleans Funk Show at their Church Street Center at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $12 for general admission, $5 for MCLA staff and faculty, and free to students of the college.  Papa Grows Funk will be performing, and the event will raise money for the New Orleans’ Musicians Clinic.

There will also be a private after party starting at 10 p.m. at The Alley, located on Eagle St. Patrons must show their ticket stub from the event to get in. There will be hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Friday and Saturday

California-based band The Whooligans will be playing at the American Legion, located at 91 American Legion Dr., at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Whooligans will be playing Irish classics along with contemporary songs; expect the fiddle to make an appearance. The concert will benefit the State Street Tavern Neighborhood Kids and American Legion Post 125 scholarshops. Admission is $20.

Also Saturday

Two bands will be playing at the Eagles Fraternal Order, located at 515 Curran Highway – You know, the one with the Bingo sign out front. There is a $5 cover, and Smartass and Fill In The Blanks, both local bands from North Adams, will be playing starting at 8:30 p.m.