North Adams Pride Announces 4th Annual Northern Lights Ball

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Pride has scheduled the 4th Annual Northern Lights Ball for Saturday, March 28, at the North Adams Elks Lodge.

The event, which is restricted to ages 21 and older, will run from 8:00 p.m. to midnight.

The evening's entertainment includes music on the main dance floor provided by BFG (Gabby Squailia). The lineup of regional drag performers includes Vuronika Baked, Jackie Legs, Gemini DaBarbay, Bella Santarella, Fagitty Anne, Hairy Debbie, and Gracie Smilez.

The upstairs lounge will feature DJ Black Angus, while DJ Liquid Courage will provide karaoke services. The karaoke portion of the evening is hosted by Graziana of North Adams Pride and Tricia of Make Me Happy Radio.

Food and beverage options will be available for cash purchase. Catering is provided by Christos Famous Pizza and Tres Ninos, supplemented by snacks from the Elks Lodge. Organizers noted that the venue has limited accessibility and encouraged those requiring accommodations to contact northadamspride@gmail.com in advance.

General admission tickets are priced at $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the event. Tickets can be found here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/northern-lights-ball-2 North Adams Pride also offers a "Pay What You Can" tier and a $36 sponsorship ticket to fund subsidized admissions. Organizers have issued a warning against purchasing tickets from third-party individuals online to avoid potential scams.

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SteepleCats' Late Rally Falls Short Against Newport

By Ben McDonoughFor iBerkshires.com
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams SteepleCats had two runners in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth inning but could not complete the comeback, falling to the Newport Gulls, 5-1, at Joe Wolfe Field on Tuesday night.
 
The game got off to a disastrous start for North Adams as Newport scored twice in the opening inning without recording a hit. SteepleCats starter Samuel Formus struggled with his command, issuing three walks to begin the game. A fielder's choice plated the first run before a sacrifice fly from Cole Johnson made it 2-0.
 
Despite the rocky opening frame, North Adams' pitching staff settled in. Tyler Tedeschi entered in the first inning and immediately escaped further trouble by striking out Mason Ligenza with the bases loaded. Tedeschi then tossed 3 and two-thirds scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out four and repeatedly working around traffic.
 
The SteepleCats' offense, meanwhile, was quiet early against Newport starter Burkley Bounds. North Adams did not collect its first hit until the fourth inning.
 
That spark came off the bat of Evan Meier, who ripped a double that hugged the third-base line and barely stayed fair. One batter later, Nelphie Lopez delivered the SteepleCats' biggest hit of the night, lining an RBI single to right field to score Meier and cut the deficit to 2-1.
 
The momentum was short-lived, however. Sean Stephenson followed by grounding into his second double play of the evening, ending the threat.
 
Newport answered in the fifth. Cade Brown singled into left-center field and promptly stole second base. After advancing to third on a flyout, Brown crossed the plate on a passed ball to extend the Gulls' lead to 3-1.
 
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