Zombies descend on Pittsfield tonight

PITTSFIELD – For the next three days, don’t be surprised to find flesh-hungry zombies roaming the streets.

There’s no cause for alarm, it’s all part of “Zombify Pittsfield,” a three-day event featuring an art show, a “zombie prom,” film screenings and a pub crawl.

“From the silver screen to the CDC’s publicity department, the zombie theme is huge,” said Donna A. Chaney, zombie author and Lanesboro native, who serves as a spokesperson for the Zombie Action Committee (ZAC).

The ZAC is sponsoring this event, which kicks off tonight (Oct. 11) with the “Visual Dead” art show at Shawn’s Barber Shop (442 North St.). Curated by the ZAC’s chancellor, artist Autumn Doyle, and hosted by Shawn Curek, the show features work by Don Orcutt, Michael Rousseau, Lisa Merullo, Leo Mazzeo, Lisa Ketcham, Edward Pelkey, Palmer Dietrich and Thomas Fahey exploring social and symbolic themes of life, death and undeath.

On Friday night, the ZAC’s third annual Zombie Pub Crawl kicks off at 5 p.m. and lasts until 1 a.m. in downtown Pittsfield at various bars and restaurants, including Baba Louie’s.

For a good cause

Some proceeds from the three-day event will benefit the Christian Center on Robbins Avenue.

“ZAC is tapping into that popular interest and trying to use it to do some good in the community, and incorporate some demographics that might not be as likely to be reached by more traditional charitable initiatives,” Ms. Chaney said.

Posted by Catherine M. Krummey on October 11, 2012. Filed under Community Events,Community News,News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry