SO MUCH TO DO
Must see, must do in the Berkshires
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Walk among the sculptures
If you’re looking to take a stroll, take one where there’s art on view. In the Berkshires, there are plenty of options. Start at The Mount, where you’ll find 30 new works on display as part of SculptureNow. In Stockbridge, there’s “ViewEscapes,” an exhibit of George Rickey’s sculptures at Naumkeag, and “Symbiosis — ART/GARDEN, a gallery and outdoor sculpture show at Berkshire Botanical Garden. In July, you’ll be able to view contemporary sculptures during a visit to Chesterwood.
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Enjoy a performance, indoors
Theater and dance return indoors this summer, as venues around the Berkshires reopen their stages. At Jacob’s Pillow, which turns 90 this summer, the newly renovated Ted Shawn Theatre welcomes dance back indoors. Berkshire Theatre Festival stages “Dracula” at the Colonial, while Barrington Stage reopens the St. Germain Stage; Shakespeare & Company returns indoors to the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre and Williamstown Theatre Festival is back indoors at the ‘62 Center.
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See art you need to think about
Berkshire galleries are packed with exhibitions you’ll be thinking about long after you leave. Especially the Norman Rockwell Museum’s “Imprinted, Illustrating Race,” which examines how published images shape attitudes toward race and culture.”
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Spend a night at the opera
Berkshire Opera Festival conductor Brian Garman and director Jonathon Loy put their spin on Mozart’s celebrated tragicomedy, “Don Giovanni,” Aug. 20, 23 and 26 at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.
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Celebrate the legacy of a musical luminary
With “Remembering Stephen Sondheim” Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops, and a stellar Broadway cast pay tribute to this American master, with a selection of Lockhart’s favorite Sondheim creations, from the ground-breaking contributions of “Follies and Company,” to the organic perfection of shows like “A Little Night Music” and “Sweeney Todd.” Tanglewood. Aug. 19. ■
Taylor Stanley PHOTO PROVIDED BY GIONCARLO VALENTINE
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