Summer Previews 2023

Summer Previews 2023

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2023 SUMMER SEASON

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New York City Ballet

July 18-22

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Saratoga Jazz Festival

June 24 & 25

The Philadelphia Orchestra

August 2-19

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Summer should be fun And I have a feeling this summer is going to be one of the best we’ve had in the Berkshires in a long time.

My summer calendar is already filled to the brim with art, theater, music, dance and more. I know that I can’t attend every event, that I’ll have to pick and choose. But how do you choose between all the options we have? How do you fit it all in and still have time to relax?

I know I’m looking forward to listening to the Boston Symphony Orchestra while enjoying a picnic on the Tanglewood lawn; seeing the exquisite art offerings of our museums; strolling through sculptural works at Chesterwood and SculptureNow at The Mount; attending tea and talks at Ventfort Hall; and taking in a performance at Jacob’s Pillow. There’s also so much to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Berkshire Museum and the reopening of the Dream Away Lodge in Becket are two that immediately come to mind

It’s not a bad problem to have too many options, but making decisions about what to attend can sometimes be overwhelming. Hopefully this edition of Summer Previews will help relieve some of the stress of planning your summer.

My prediction for this summer? It will be great and by the time September rolls around, I’m going to need a vacation to recuperate from all the fun I’ve had.

See you out there,

Jennifer Huberdeau, features editor

PHOTO PROVIDED BY BERKSHIRE CHORAL INTERNATIONAL Anthony Trecek-King conducts Berkshire Choral International in a program of Mozart, Brahms and Whitacre on May 28.

New faces, col laborations shapi ng Berksh i res theater season

New and old; premieres and standards; light and thought ful –all par t of the mix this summer

BY JEF F R EY BOR A K

Change is in the air at the region’s theaters this summer

Two theaters Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield and Chester Theatre Company in Chester are going into their summer programming under new artistic leadership Another theater, Williamstown Theatre Festival, has changed its programming profile completely; and four theaters are partnering in pairs Barrington Stage Company and Williamstown Theatre Festival; and Berkshire Theatre Group and WAM Theatre on two productions

In addition, 2023 will be without one of its mainstays The Theater Barn, a non-Equity professional theater in New Lebanon, N.Y. that closed its doors two weeks into its 38th season last summer and has no plans to reopen Alas, no more murder mysteries by Agatha Christie, whose plays one each summer – were reliable fixtures on The Barn’s stage

Changes in artistic leadership can be nuanced, subtle rather than explosive and obvious For the most part, new artistic directors, especially here in the Berkshires, tend to make their mark in cautious, measured terms; honoring the artistic formula that has allowed a theater to sustain itself and grow over time while, at the same time, giving space

for fresh air to seep in and move the theater forward Alan Paul succeeded founding artistic director Julianne Boyd as Barrington Stage Company’s artistic director last fall, shortly after BSC’s 27th season, all of them with Boyd at the helm. It was business as usual in February when BSC presented its annual 10X10 New Play Festival in which Paul made his “soft debut” here as a stage director piloting five of the 10 10-minute plays. His official introduction as a stage director here comes June 14 with the first preview performance of the iconic Kander-Ebb musical “Cabaret” at BSC’s

Boyd-Quinson Mainstage.

But in programming his first season, Paul is honoring the associate artists who, over the theater’s now 28-year-old history, have helped shape BSC’s artistic profile playwright Mark St Germain, whose “The Happiest Man on Earth” begins BSC’s season May 24 in the smaller St Germain Stage at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center; director Joe Calarco, who is piloting “A New Brain,” a musical by another BSC associate artist, composer-lyricist-playwright William Finn; and actors Mark H. Dold, Christopher Innvar and Gretchen Egolf in Brian

Friel’s “Faith Healer,” which will be directed by Boyd Boyd is not the only recently retired artistic director who will be returning this summer to direct at the theater they once led. Daniel Elihu Kramer, who stepped down as Chester Theatre Company’s artistic director at the end of the 2022 season after seven years, will be returning in August to direct MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Baker’s much admired “Circle Mirror Transformation,” about five people in a Vermont community who come together regularly for an amateur acting class. It will be the last production of an inaugu-

Barrington Stage Artistic Director Alan Paul.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ERIC KORENMAN

ral season for actor-director James Barry and his wife, actor Tara Franklin, as co-producing artistic directors.

This is an in-house promotion. Barry has performed and directed at Chester Franklin has been associate artistic director and education director at Chester and has appeared in several CTC productions The season she and Barry have out together which begins June 22 with Peter Sinn Nachtreib’s “The Making of a Great Moment,” another play about the making of theater and its connections to our lives is very much in keeping with the small cast, big thought Off-Broadwayish plays that are very much in the fabric of the work that has been done over the years at the theater’s home at Chester Town Hall

Perhaps the most noticeable and notable change

this summer is at Williamstown Theatre Festival For the first time in its seven decades, rather than a season of fully staged shows on its Main Stage and smaller Nikos Stage, augmented by the WTF Cabaret and special events and readings, this summer, the festival is offering special events featuring Tony Award-winning Broadway star Laura Benanti in concert, and comedian Hasan Monhaj; the WTF Cabaret; and a Main Stage Readings Series comprising three staged readings “Paris, Actors” with Hamish Linklater, who also wrote the play, and Lily Rabe, July 22 and 23; Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters,” July 29 and 30; and Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s “The Pillowman,” Aug 5 and 6 all on a new, special cabaret stage constructed over the stage in the

Main Stage and designed to bring audiences and performers into cozier proximity.

The only fully mounted show the Festival will be presenting this summer is the aforementioned “A New Brain,” in collaboration with Barrington Stage Company. The show will be performed at BSC’s Boyd-Quinson Mainstage

Williamstown Theatre Festival will not be BSC’s only partner this summer. The Pittsfield-based theater also will be collaborating with Chautauqua Theater Company in Chautauqua, N Y for the world premiere in August of MIke Lew’s “tiny father,” June 25-July 3 in BSC’s St. Germain Stage

Collaboration also is the name of the game in Stockbridge when Berkshire Theatre Group opens its 2023 season with Hedi Schreck’s

unsettlingly timely “What The Constitution Means to Me” May 18 at BTG’s intimate Unicorn Theatre This production is in association with Lenox-based WAM Theatre whose artistic director, Kristen van Ginhoven, is directing Kate Baldwin stars The play kicks off a season at BTG that highlights the role of women in theater and in life

Over in Lenox, Shakespeare & Company’s artistic director Allyn Burrows has come up with an intriguing mix of both Shakespeare and company. On the Shakespeare side is something quite familiar and extremely audience-friendly, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and something not so familiar “The Contention , ” a boldly theatrical treatment of Shakespeare’s rarely seen “Henry VI, Part II ” The “& Company” side features work by two Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning playwrights August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning “Fences” in its first-ever Berkshires production (also the first ever Berkshires production of any Wilson play); and the world premiere of Donald Margulies’ “Lunar Eclipse ” And fold in Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludiwig’s 2020 Helen Hayes award-winning romantic comedy, “Dear Jack, Dear Louise ” Rounding out the Shakespeare & Company season is a staged reading of “Hamlet” and an eight-performance revival of William Gibson’s “Golda’s Balcony” starring Annette Miller.

And if you’re looking for familiar, just-kick-back-andrelax musicals on the order of “Godspell,” “The Sound of Music,” “Footloose” and Jersey Boys,” among others, there is the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham. N.Y.

New and old; premieres and standards; light and thoughtful – all part of the mix that is theater-making and going in the Berkshires. See you on the aisle!

PHOTO PROVIDED BY JAMES BARRY AND TARA FRANKLIN

Husband-and-wife duo James Barry and Tara Franklin are co-producing artistic directors of Chester Theatre Company.

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May 13 to Nov. 11

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Containers of mushrooms are lined up at Windy Ridge Farm’s booth at the Pittsfield Farmers Market at The Common.

6 must-see su m mer a r t ex h ibit ions

Season highlights include Edvard Munch’s landscape paintings, the genius of Tony Sarg, contemporar y sculpture

BY JEN N I F ER HU BER DEAU

Want to see some art? Then you’re in the right place

This summer, there are so many opportunities to take in a show, big or small, at a major venue or in a small private gallery Don’t know where to start? Here are a few to get you started.

45TH ANNUAL CONTEMPORARY OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW: ‘FINDING THE CENTER: RON MEHLMAN AT CHESTERWOOD’

Where: Chesterwood, 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge

Information and tickets: 413-298-3579, chesterwood org

When: May 27 through Oct 23

Sculptor Ron Mehlman combines the natural and the manmade in his works of marble, granite and glass through geometry and interlocking puzzle-like slabs. In Chesterwood’s 45th annual Contemporary Sculpture Show, a dozen Mehlman’s sculptures will be featured throughout the landscape, while an additional 40 sculptural reliefs and five standing sculptures will be on view in the Woodland Gallery.

“To be exhibiting my work in this iconic sculpture park/ studio is indeed an exciting venture,” says Mehlman, who

splits his time between Pietrasanta, Italy, the famed stone and marble center of Italy, and his workshop in the “Venice of Brooklyn” the Gowanus Canal area “The ghost of Daniel Chester French, his colleagues and his family, imbues this area with an inspiring focus on sculpture. As my work changes with light and atmosphere, I can’t think of a more beautiful backdrop than this Berkshire landscape ”

Additional summer shows: Special installation: Georges Adéagbo’s “Create to Free Yourselves: Abraham Lincoln and the Freeing of Slaves in America,” July 29 Sept 3

‘ROMANCE & NATURE: ART OF THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL’

Where: Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield

Information and Tickets: 413-443-7171, berkshiremuseum.org

When: June 3 through Oct 1

Explore the Berkshire Museum’s Hudson River School collection, as well as a collection of lithographs from John James Audubon, in an exhibition that examines the the relationship between promi-

nent 19th century American artists Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, Thomas Hill, Edward Moran and more and the natural world.

Additional shows: Exhibit celebrating the museum ’ s 120th anniversary, which pays tribute to founder Zenas Crane, June 10 to Oct 1

‘EDVARD MUNCH: TREMBLING EARTH’

Where: The Clark Art Institute, 225 South St , Williamstown Information and tickets: 413458-2303, clarkart edu

When: June 10 through Oct 15

When you think of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, the first image that comes to

PHOTO PROVIDED BY CHESTERWOOD

A detail of the sculpture “Translucent Hours” by Ron Mehlman on view at Chesterwood beginning May 27.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUM

Thomas Hill’s “Yosemite Valley ” is part of “Romance & Nature” an upcoming show of Hudson River School works from the Berkshire Museum’s collection

PHOTO PROVIDED BY JURI KOBAYASHI/MUNCHMUSEET Edvard Munch, “Beach,” 1904, oil on canvas. Munchmuseet © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

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mind is most likely his iconic painting, “The Scream ” Primarily regarded as a figure painter, Munch’s most celebrated works are images connected to themes of love, anxiety, longing and death But there’s more to this artist than figure paintings a large portion of his work features landscapes

In “Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth,” the first exhibit in the United States to reveal how he animated nature to convey meaning, you’ll see 75 works, ranging from brilliantly hued landscapes to an extensive selection of innovative prints and drawings culled from the Munchmuseet’s world-renowned collection and major pieces from other museums in the U S and Europe, as well as 40 paintings and prints drawn from private collections, many of which are rarely exhibited

Additional summer shows:

“Humane Ecology: Eight Positions,” July 15-Oct 29; “Printed Renaissance,” July 29-Oct 22

‘TONY SARG: GENIUS AT PLAY’

Where: Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Road Route 183, Stockbridge

Information and tickets: 413931-2221, nrm org

When: June 10 through Nov 5

In 1937, reports of a giant sea-serpent coming ashore in Nantucket began appearing in the local papers alongside photographs of giant footprints found on the local beach. Copies of the photographs were sent for scientific analysis and crowds flocked to the island when the sea monster was spotted on Nantucket’s South Beach But instead of the scaled, slimy sea monster they expected, they found something much different a giant inflatable balloon in the shape of a serpent The hoax to bring more tourists to the island was orchestrated by Tony Sarg

With “Tony Sarg: Genius at Play,” the Norman Rockwell Museum presents the first-ever comprehensive exhibition exploring the life, art, and adventures of Sarg, the charismatic illustrator, animator, puppeteer, designer, entrepreneur, and showman who is celebrated as the father of modern puppetry in North America and innovator of the beloved Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade floats.

Additional summer shows: Norman Rockwell: Illustrating The American Dream,” June 23 Jan 7; “Barbara Nessim: From Pencil to Pixel,” July 11 Sept 10

‘ANNE SAMAT: LOVE’

Where: Kidspace, Massachusetts Museum of Contempo-

rary Art, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams

Information and tickets: 413662-2111, massmoca org

When: On view beginning June 24

We are surrounded by love and compassion, says Malaysian artist Anne Samat. In her solo Kidspace exhibition, the artist who hails from Kuala Lumpur reminds us of this with her totemic figurative sculptures, each brightly-colored and heavily-adorned traditional Southeast Asian Pua Kumbu weavings made from humble household goods from 99 cent stores and thrift shops. Each figure is an avatar of a family member or friend and dedicated to the feeling of love found in personal relationships, in past generations that paved the way for her, and in potential feelings that could exist among strangers

Additional summer exhibitions: “Joseph Grigely: In What Way Wham? (White Noise and Other Works, 1996-2023),” opens May 28; “Elle Perez: Intimacies,” opens July 22

‘HANDLED WITH CARE: THE FUNCTION OF FORM IN SHAKER CRAFT’ ‘

Where: Hancock Shaker Village, 1843 West Housatonic St , Pittsfield

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PHOTO PROVIDED BY NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM

Tony Sarg’s “Sky Elephant Balloon, Macy ’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1928.”

Photographer Unknown.

Photograph from the Collection of the Nantucket Historical Association

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ART EVANS/HANCOCK SHAKER VILLAGE

“Handled With Care” is one of two art exhibitions currently on view at Hancock Shaker Village.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ANNE SAMAT AND MARC STRAUS, NEW YORK VIA MASS MOCA

Anne Samat’s “No Place for Beginners or Sensitive Heart No. 2,” will be on view as part of a new solo exhibit of the artist’s work in A new solo exhibition featuring the work of Anne Samat takes place in Kidspace at Mass MoCA, on view beginning June 24.

Information and tickets: 413-443-0188, hancockshakervillage com

When: Currently on view Summer opening celebration June 29

For Shaker craftspeople, the pursuit of form and function was an act of faith. Setting lofty standards for design, construction, and quality of materials, they elevated the everyday, investing the material world around them with beauty, order, and proportion. “Handled with Care: The Function of Form in Shaker Craft,” in collaboration with the New Britain Museum of American Art,” explores the art of Shaker craftsmanship through an exhibition of oval boxes, lattice baskets, fancy brushes and more.

Additional summer exhibitions: “Stillness and Light by John Mancia,” Currently on view Summer opening celebration

June 29

JENNIFER HUBERDEAU THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE

“My Scorpio I,” is made up, partially, of two conjoined motocross bike frames that have been dipped in batter and deep-fried. The sculpture is on view at Mass MoCA in the exhibit “Daniel Giordano: Love From Vicki Island.”

THE SMILE OF HER

Calendar: ART

The Artist Book Foundation

1327 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams

413-398-5600, artistbkfoundation.org

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a m to 5 p m Admission is free and all are welcome

On view May 24–Oct 27, 2023: “Robert Kipniss: Paintings and Poetry, 1950-1964” is an intriguing view into a memorable period of the painter and printmaker's life This exhibition celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the Kipniss monograph of the same name published by the foundation

Art Omi

1405 County Route 22, Ghent, N.Y. artomi.org

June 24-Oct. 28: Art Omi presents the first New York institutional solo exhibition of visionary artist Pippa Garner “$ELL YOUR $ELF” will feature sculptures, drawings, video, installations, and garments from the last 50 years Presented during the 50th anniversary of Garner’s “Backwards Car” (1973-1974), the exhibition will premiere Art Omi’s new commission “Haulin' Ass!” (2023): a custom pickup truck with its exterior rotated 180 degrees and welded back together, replete with super-sized truck nuts Fully functional, the truck will be activated in performances in New York City and the Hudson Valley throughout the run of the exhibition

Becket Arts Center

7 Brooker Hill Road, Becket 413-623-6635, becketartscenter.org

Ongoing: Special exhibit: “Susan Robinson” on display noon

to 4 p m Thursday through Monday through June 15 Free and open to the public

June 1-19: Juried Exhibit 1, on display noon to 4 p m Thursday through Monday

Saturday, June 3: Artist reception for Juried Exhibit 1, free, 2 to 4 p m

Mondays, June 5-Aug. 28: Sean McCuster art demonstrations, free, 1 to 3 p m

Thursdays, June 8-Aug. 31: Rima Sala, certified yoga teacher, leads an art yoga class for all abilities in the gallery, all abilities ages 18 and up, $10 per class, 9:30 a m

June 22-July 10: Juried Exhibit 2, on display noon to 4 p m Thursday through Monday

Saturday, June 24: Artist reception for Juried Exhibit 2, free, 2 to 4 p m

July 13-31: Juried Exhibit 3, on display noon to 4 p m Thursday through Monday

Saturday, July 15: Artist reception for Juried Exhibit 3, free, 2 to 4 p m

Aug. 3-21: Becket Arts Center Member Show, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug 5: Artist reception for the Becket Arts Center Member Show, free, 2 to 4 p m

Aug. 10 and 17: Member artist Lorraine Klagsbrun leads a two-part class in wax paper, stencil, acrylic, paint and collages, 11 a m to 4 p m

Aug. 24-Sept. 11: Juried Exhibit 4, on view noon to 4 p m Thursday to Sunday.

Saturday, Aug. 26: Artist reception for Juried Exhibit 4, free, 2 to 4 p.m.

Berkshire Art Center

13 Willard Hill Road, Stockbridge 413-298-5252, berkshireartcenter.org

Stage

by Anna Ziegler directed by David Auburn featur ng David Adkins and Rebecca Brooksher

JUNE

at TheColonialTheatre

inspired by ELVIS PRESLEY JOHNNY CASH JERRY LEE LEWIS and CARL PERKINS direction and choreography by Greg Santos music direction by Colin Summers

W O R L D P R E M I E R E JULY 12–29 at TheUnicornTheatre TheLarryVaber Stage

written and performed by Christine Lahti direction and dramaturgy by Robert H. Egan

JULY 29–30 at TheColonialTheatre

direction by Katie Birenboim music direction by Jacob Kerzner

A new adaptation of the acclaimed Broadway musical abridged for younger audiences in an enhanced concert-style production that is as beautiful and spirited as the original

music direction by Kristin Stowell choreography and associate direction by Terry Berliner direction by Susan H Schulman

SEPTEMBER7–10 at TheColonialTheatre

book by Hershey Felder music by Ludwig van Beethoven directed by Joel Zwick

“A multigenerational musical story of redemption and unconditional love ”

HERSHEY FELDER

Ongoing: In-person art classes exploring ceramics, collage, painting, drawing, photography, jewelry and more for all ages and skill levels! Join BAC for METALLIC, the second annual Color Series with a special collection of classes and workshops inspired by mixed metals and reflective materials that shimmer and shine!

Berkshire Art Museum

159 E. Main St., North Adams Annex: 82 Summer St (Post O ce Square)

Summer Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 5 p m

Fall Hours: Weekends, noon to 5 p m

413-664-9550; BAMuseum.org

June 14-Oct. 7: New and Permanent Exhibitions: “FEMALE,” works by artists from the National Association of Women Artists – Massachusetts Chapter; “A 1930s Su rage Meeting,” the Fashion Collection of Greg Lafave; “Nothing Permanent” works by Anita Helen Cohen; Robotic "Walter's Ontogen;” Lexan/ Iceberg Installation; Early Works by Eric Rudd 19661980; A Chapel for Humanity.

Friday, July 7: Opening reception, free, 6 to 9 p m

Berkshire Botanical Garden

5 West Stockbrige Road, Stockbridge

413-298-3926, berkshirebotanical.org

Art exhibitions are held in the Leonhardt Galleries

Through June 25: Anastasia Traina: “Alchemy and Innocents”

June 30-Aug.27: Cynthia Wick: “Floraborealis”

Sept. 1-Oct. 15: Ann Getsinger: "The Garden of Curiosity"

Berkshire Museum

39 South St., Pittsfield

413-443-7171 , berkshiremuseum.org

Additional events will be aded throught the summer at berkshiremuseum org/events

June 3 - Oct. 1: “Romance & Nature: Art of the Hudson River School,” a 2,000-squarefoot exhibition featuring highlights of the museum ’ s Hudson River School collection as well as a collection of lithographs from John James Audobon

June 10 - Oct. 1: An exhibition celebrating the museum ’ s 120th anniversary, featuring pieces that focus on the building’s history and pay homage to founder Zenas Crane

Berkshire Woodworkers Guild

413-429-6830, berkshirewoodworkers.org

Sept. 2 and 3: Fine Woodwork Show and Silent Auction A fine woodwork show and sale featuring designs by professional woodworkers from the Berkshires and neighboring counties in New York and Connecticut, $5 general admission, $3 members, 9 a m to 5 p m , at Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge

Clark Art Institute

225 South St., Williamstown 413-458-4100, clarkart.edu

Exhibitions

June 10–Oct. 15: “Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth” is the first exhibition in the United States to examine how Munch (1863–1944) animated nature to convey meaning Regarded primarily as a figure painter, Munch's most celebrated images are connected to themes of love, anxiety, longing and death Yet a large portion of his works feature landscape The exhibition includes 35 works from the Munchmuseet’s world-re-

nowned collection and more than 40 rarely exhibited paintings and prints drawn from private collections

July 15–Oct. 29: “Humane Ecology: Eight Positions” features a group of contemporary artists who consider the intertwined natural and social dimensions of environmental questions: Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Carolina Caycedo, Allison Janae Hamilton, Juan Antonio Olivares, Christine Howard Sandoval, Pallavi Sen and Kandis Williams

July 29–Oct. 22: “Printed Renaissance ” Filled with lush illustrations, Printed Renaissance explores the relationship between art writing and graphic reproduction, books, and prints in Italy between 1500–1800. The exhibition includes more than 30 prints drawn from the Clark’s extensive holdings of works on paper

Through Jan. 21: “Elizabeth

Atterbury: Oracle Bones” brings the work of this Maine-based artist to the Clark Center and Manton Research Center buildings Atterbury works in a variety of media, making vibrant geometric prints using chine collé and embossment; textured monochrome reliefs in raked mortar; and wood and stone sculptures that enlarge objects of personal significance

Chesterwood

4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge

413-298-2023, chesterwood.org

Through Oct. 23: Permanent collections: “Daniel Chester French: Sculpting an American Vision ”

Through Oct. 23: 45th annual Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Show, “Finding the Center: Ron Mehlman at Chesterwood ”

July 29-Sept. 3: Special installation: Georges Adéagbo’s

“Create to Free Yourselves: Abraham Lincoln and the Freeing of Slaves in America,” $20 general, members and children free

Community Access to the Arts

Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave., Pittsfield

June 30-Aug. 23: “I Am A Part of Art” exhibit

Wednesday, July 12: “I Am A Part of Art” opening celebration, free, 5 to 7 p m

July 15-Oct. 29: CATA at the Clark Art Institute, Lunder Center at Stone Hill, 227 South St , Williamstown

Tuesday, Aug. 22: Meet the artists and public art making, free, 1 to 3 p m , at Clark Art Institute

Design Lab

49 Main St., North Adams 413-662-5320, mcla.edu/mac

Tuesdays-Mondays July through August: “Windows

A Summer Solo exhibition,” weekly artist showcase featuring a new artist every week

DeVries Fine Art

River Studios, 42 East River Road, Middlefield andrewdevries.com

June 17 and Sept. 2: Open studio, 1 to 4 p m

July 8 and Aug. 12: Open studio, 9:30 a m to noon

Ferrin Contemporary

1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams

413-346-4004, ferrincontemporary.com

Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, or by appointment

Through June 11: Linda Sikora and her new exhibition

“Darkening Ground,” a poetic and conceptual look at forms,

vessels, and other ceramic gestures

June 22-Sept. 4: Ferrin Contemporary opened in Pittsfield in 2007 with two shows “We Were There” and “We Are Here.” Four decades later and a move to North Adams, the gallery wonders (and celebrates with) “Are We There Yet?”

Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio

92 Hawthorne St., Lenox

413-637-0166, frelinghuysen.org

Modernist house, studio and estate of George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen

Open: Thursday through Sunday, 10 a m to 4 p m

Self-guided audio and written tours assisted by knowledge docents

June 22-Oct. 8: Studio Exhibit: “Get to Know George & Suzy,” features an intimate view into their lives and traces their individual paths of artistic expression Influences of their Cubist collection including Picasso, Braque, Leger and Gris are explored

Thursdays and Saturdays: Director’s Corner with nephew Kinney Frelinghuysen A quick discussion of the paintings on view, 11:15 a m

Sundays: Exercise your Creativity Free-flowing art “happy hours” with no rules, no specific plans to follow and no judgment, 11 a m to 1 p m Variety of mediums are supplied.

Painting Demonstrations

Fridays at 11 a.m. Professional artists demonstrate their techniques.

June 23: Carl Bowlby, pastel drawing

June 30: Colleen Surprise Jones, acrylic painting

July 7: Diane Firtell, oil painting

July 14: Tony Conner, watercolor

July 21: Maureen Engle, mixed media collage

July 28: Joanna Gabler, oil painting

Aug. 4: Sally Tiska Rice, watercolor

Aug. 11: Marion Grant, mixed media

Aug 18: Terry Wise, woodcut printing

Aug. 25: Morris Bennett, oil painting (landscape)

Hancock Shaker Village

1843 W Housatonic St , Pittsfield

413-443-0188, hancockshakervillage.org

Exhibitions

On view: “Handled with Care: The Function of Form in Shaker Craft ” For Shaker craftspeople, the pursuit of form and function was an act of faith Setting lofty standards for design, construction, and quality of materials, they elevated the every day, investing the material world around them with beauty, order, and proportion

On view: “Stillness and Light by John Mancia,” comprised of 16 black and white photographs captured one autumn morning in 2017 by artist John Mancia, attests to the particular qualities of light across the Village

Hilltown 6

Pottery Tour

413-200-0494, hilltown6.com

July 29 and 30: Potters Robbie Heidinger, Christy Knox, Maya Machin, Michael McCarthy, Hiroshi Nakayama, Mark Shapiro, Constance Talbot, and Sam Taylor welcome visitors to the Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour, there will be scheduled educational demonstrations and guest artists. The tour is free and open to all Visit hilltown6 com to download a map to guide you

Hudson Hall

327 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y. 518-822-1438, hudsonhall.org

June 2-July 28: Exhibition of work by furniture maker and designer Peter Superti and Hudson Valley-based painter and printmaker David Konigsberg

Friday, June 2: Opening reception for Superti and Konigsberg exhibition, 5 to 7 p m

Aug. 24-Oct. 8: David McIntyre, “Walking ” Meditating on the power and beauty of nature while emphasizing the importance of preserving it as an act of service, McIntyre reminds us that nature is not a resource to be exploited but a living ecosystem deserving of respect and protection.

Thursday, Aug. 24: Opening reception for “Walking,” 5 to 7 p.m.

Mass MoCA

1040 Mass MoCA WAY, North Adams

413-662-2111 , massmoca.org

On view beginning May 28: Joseph Grigely’s “In What Way Wham? (White Noise and other works, 1996-2023)” focuses on deafness and disability, and the perception of sound as visual media In the mid-1990s Grigely, who has been deaf since the age of 10, began amassing handwritten notes passed to him by people who do not know sign language Since then, he has gathered an archive of over 30,000 of these notepapers. At Mass MoCA, Grigely’s installation, titled “White Noise,” consists of two monumental rooms covered floor to ceiling with these notes. Along with” White Noise,” the exhibition investigates Grigely's interest in archives, language, and the missteps of communication Grigely’s exhibition asks us to contemplate communication, the formal and informal qualities of language, and about what would happen if the

world were rendered inaudible.

On view beginning June 24: Anne Samat: “Love ” Anne Samat, a Malaysian artist from Kuala Lumpur, spreads inspiring reminders that we are surrounded by love and compassion In her solo Kidspace exhibition, the artist adorns traditional Southeast Asian Pua Kumbu weavings with humble household goods from 99-cent stores and thrift shops to construct totemic figurative sculptures Brightly colored and heavily detailed, each one resonates as an avatar of a family member or friend Samat’s work is dedicated to the feeling of love found in personal relationships, in past generations that paved the way for her, and in potential feelings that could exist among strangers

On view beginning July 22: Elle Pérez, “Intimacies ” Pérez has become known for photographs that capture with a unique sense of ease the intimacy between friends, lovers, bodies, and nature as well as the intimate relationship between photographer and subject Pérez works with the Muay Thai, queer, and artist communities that are part of their daily life Though their photographs are often mistaken for documentary images, Pérez collaborates with their subjects, using the deep trust that exists to produce images that exude openness and vulnerability

Events

Saturday, May 27: Join Mass MoCA and many of the artists for an exclusive member preview of Joseph Grigely, “In What Way Wham? (White Noise and other works, 1996–2023)” and a celebration of the recently opened exhibitions Daniel Giordano, “Love from Vicki Island,” Carrie Schneider, “Sphinx,” and “to see oneself at a distance,” $10, free for members

Friday, June 23: Join artist Anne Samat for a preview of the newest Kidspace exhibition Anne Samat: “Love ” Bring the family and be the first to see the new exhibition with ArtBar activities and a small reception, $8, free for members, 6 to 8 p m

July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 14: Open Studios at Mass MoCA, free, 5 to 7 p m in Buildings 13 and 34

MCLA Gallery 51

51 Main St., North Adams 413-662-5320, mcla.edu/mac

June 2-July 14: Wang Chen solo exhibition featuring the work of the ‘22-’23 MCLA Benedetti Artist in Residence

Aug. 4- Sept. 15: Sunny Allis solo exhibition

The Mount

Edith Wharton's Home

2 Plunkett St., Lenox 413-551-5111 , edithwharton.org

June-September: SculptureNow Exhibition and Tours: Explore the new exhibition of outdoor sculptures installed throughout the grounds of The Mount Each month, an exhibiting artist will guide you through this show of juried, large-scale, sculptures, sharing the artists’ statements and stories and answering your questions about the work

Saturdays, May 20-Sept. 30: Guild of Berkshire Artists Plein Air Bring your art supplies to The Mount for a day of outdoor creativity Lunch at noon (buy or bring a lunch) is followed by a positive critique, 8 a m to 1 p m Sign up at berkshireartists org

Norman Rockwell Museum

9 Glendale Road/Route 183, Stockbridge

413-298-4100, nrm.org

Hours: Daily 10 a m to 5 p m , closed Wednesdays; reserve tickets at NRM org

Free museum admission for kids and teens.

Pick up Image-ination Passports with creative and interactive activities, walking trails, outdoor games, picnic areas, and sculptures to climb; Terrace Cafe, with casual lunch, snacks, and ice cream Museum Store o ers children’s books, art supplies, creative toys, puzzles and games

On view

Ongoing: “Norman Rockwell's 323 Saturday Evening Post Covers;” Norman Rockwell Permanent Collection highlight exhibitions on view; Rockwell’s Stockbridge Studio, by reservation; Peter Rockwell Outdoor Sculpture Walk; Terrace Cafe and Museum Store open to public (museum admission not required)

Ongoing: Drawing Life is a monthly series of online and on-demand programs featuring leading illustrators from across the United States demonstrating their craft and discussing ways in which published illustration reflects and shapes society and advances social good Upcoming illustrators include Amanda Calatzis on June 15, Nora Krug on July 20, Marc Rosenthal on Aug 17 and Tony DiTerlizzi on Sept 21

Through June 18: “Nora Krug: Belonging ” View illustrations and inspirations from award-winning artist Nora Krug’s powerful graphic memoir, “Belonging: A German Reckons With History and Home,” and her most recent book publication, an illustrated edition of Yale historian Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” and more June 10 through Nov. 5: “Tony Sarg: Genius at Play ” A first-ever comprehensive ex-

hibition exploring the life, art, and adventures of Tony Sarg (1880-1942), the charismatic illustrator, animator, puppeteer, designer, entrepreneur, and showman who is celebrated as the father of modern puppetry in North America and innovator of the beloved Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade floats

June 23 through Jan. 7, 2024: “Norman Rockwell: Illustrating The American Dream ” This exhibition examines Rockwell’s role as the nation’s chronicler of cultural identity and interpreter of the American Dream The influence of client-to-artist negotiations and commentary on the tenor and content of Rockwell’s art, and the direction of his career are explored

July 11 through Sept 10: “Barbara Nessim: From Pencil to Pixel.” Celebrate the art of visionary illustrator Barbara Nessim, one the few female freelance illustrators of her time whose fresh approach to image-making has been lauded for more than six decades

Art tours

Tickets at nrm.org.

May 1 through Nov 12: Rockwell’s Life & Art Tours; 40-minute guided tour provides a new understanding of Rockwell's artistry, the social impact of his storytelling, and the arc of his life and career.

May 1 through Nov. 12: Rockwell Studio Tours; 20-minute guided tour of the historic studio where Rockwell painted, corresponded, posed models, and even napped for more than 20 years, creating iconic works on view in the Museum Archival materials, photographs, and records o er visitors a step back in time to when Rockwell was actively painting

June 15, June 24, July 13, July 22, Aug. 17, Aug. 26.: Puppeteer, animator, and illustrator Tony Sarg was a one-of-akind illustrator, designer and innovator Join Chief Curator Stephanie Haboush Plunkett for a 40-minute guided tour through his diverse portfolio, 12:30 p m

Special Events

Saturday, June 10: A Night of Wonder Gala: The Annual NRM Gala will o er an evening of the unexpected, the sur-

PHOTO PROVIDED BY FERRIN CONTEMPORARY Linda Sikora’s “Darkening Ground” is on view at Ferrin Contemporary through June 11.

prising, and the unforgettable, with a special performance by Bob Telson A wondrous world inspired by the art of Tony Sarg, the multi-talented illustrator, designer, showman, and puppeteer, whose exhibition is featured this summer and fall, 6 to 10 p m Advanced tickets at nrm org/gala

Saturday, July 15: “Art of Adventure Festival ” An afternoon full of indoor and outdoor adventures, real and imagined, inspired by the creative pursuits of Tony Sarg Map and artmaking, crafts, games, food and drink all combine in one unforgettable story-filled day, 1 to 4 p.m.

May 29 through Sept. 4: “Paint & Play ” Creative activities for kids of all ages include outdoor easels, chalk, and other games. Available weather permitting; reservations not required Free of charge

Saturday, Aug. 12: The fifth annual Art of Brewing Festival o ers an afternoon of sampling some of the best local brews and local food, $40, $30 for members, 1 to 4 p m Be inspired by illustration art in the galleries and on the brewed bottles and cans! Valid

ID with proof of age required to participate in beer tasting

SculptureNow

The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home

2 Plunkett St., Lenox 413-551-5111 , edithwharton.org

June 1- Oct. 21: Juried exhibition of large-scale, outdoor sculptures, free, dawn to dusk

June 18: Meet the artists, free, 2 to 5 p m Registration required

July 16, Aug. 13, Sept. 17, Oct.

15: Artists-guided tour, $18 adults, $15 seniors, $12 youths, $7 educational groups, children under 10 free, 2 to 3:30 p m Registration required

Spencertown Academy Arts Center

790 State Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y. 518-392-3693, spencertownacademy org

Saturday, May 27: Opening reception for “The Garden of Earth” art exhibit focusing on the natural environment as a source of beauty and imagination with works on paper by Bruce Bundock, Mary Flinn,

Lynn Palumbo, Lydia Rubio, Susan M Story, Marianne Van Lent and Carrie Waldman, free, 4 to 6 p m

Through June 25: “The Garden of Earth,” on view, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p m

Saturday, July 1: Opening reception for “Curator as Artist III” featuring artwork by Spencertown Academy Arts Center curators Norma Cohen (mixed media), Leslie Gabosh (oil painting), Barbara Lax Kranz (acrylic painting), Moira O'Grady (ceramics) and Lynn Rothenberg (photography), free, 4 to 6 p.m.

July 1-Aug. 6: “Curator as Artists III” on view, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p m

TurnPark Art Space

2 Moscow Road, West Stockbridge Turnparkart.com

Exhibitons

Through July 31: Nikolai Silis: Don Quixote Graphic Series In the Gate House Gallery

Through July 31: Steven Careau in the lining of fields In the Garage Gallery

Sculpture Park

New sculptures on view: The Landscape Stares Back, Roberley Bell; Angel of Death Contemplates the Passage of Time, Alisa Rodny; The TurnPark Guide for the Smallest Visitors, Luna Go; Embracing the rising sun on summer ’ s eve, William Catling; The unseen musician, Inna Zhukovsky-Zilber and Wild Creatures, Sergei Isupov

Summer Festival

June 10: Open Heart: Annual Turnpark Art Space Summer Festival Day-long celebration of art and nature will featuring performances by Olga Rabetskaya, Natasha Mirny, Dima Klim, Sasha Drey, Luna Go, and many others Open Heart is

also continuation of TurnPark’s relief e orts for Ukraine Unique items for purchase, food by HAND CRAFTED 3 to 10 p m Tickets at turnpark com

Williams College Museum of Art

15 Lawrence Hall Drive, Williamstown

Artmuseum.williams.edu

Free and open to the public

Exhibitions

Through July 16: “Across Shared Waters: Contemporary Artists In Dialogue with Tibetan Art from the Jack Shear Collection ” This exhibition presents works by contemporary artists of Himalayan heritage alongside traditional Tibetan Buddhist rolled paintings, or thangka, from the Jack Shear Collection, a juxtaposition that highlights the richness and diversity of Tibetan artistic expression and fosters greater understanding and appreciation of Himalayan histories and identities

Ongoing: “Remixing the Hall ”

A thematically organized presentation of a wide range of art from the museum ’ s collection The objects included change over time, and this presentation emphasizes themes of hybridity, transcendent states, encounters with the divine, preparatory sketches and their communicative power, domesticity, and healing “Embodied

Words: Reading in Medieval Christian Visual Culture ” Artworks from the collection are in dialogue with Chapin Library manuscripts to demonstrate how reading across Christian Europe, in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, was an embodied practice that engaged and a ected the senses, gender, and the soul “Rheingantz x Prendergast ” Brazilian artist Marina Rheingantz’s paintings explore nature and the built environment, both real

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ANN JON SculptureNow returns to The Mount June 1 through Oct. 21.

and imagined Rheingantz cites many influences, but for WCMA the most important is Maurice Brazil Prendergast The museum has the largest holdings of Prendergast, and this exhibition places watercolors of Italy in dialogue with Rheingantz’s large-scale Vavale

Through May 2024: “Beatriz

Cortez: The Portals ” The Portals is an installation in multiple locations that explores alternative genealogies of Williams College Stitching together di erent voices that inhabited the landscape that became Western Massachusetts, The Portals will invite viewers to coexist with various people who have believed in equality, justice, curiosity, diversity, and freedom in the area where Williamstown was created, and also to imagine the cyclical dimension of these struggles that seem to repeat themselves in a nation plagued by inequality.

Summer Series: Construct Your Own Meaning

This series of programs invites community members including beer brewers, musicians, young people, and cake artists to interpret “Remixing the Hall” from their unique perspectives

July 6: Beer Brewers: Through virtual workshops, artist and seasoned beer industry participant Eric Steen will work with beer brewers from regional breweries Bright Ideas (North Adams), Hot Plate (Pittsfield ), and Rare Form (Troy, N Y ) alongside museum sta from the curatorial-engagement department to talk through the process of making beers inspired by specific works of art, 5 to 7 p m

July 20: Musicians: In collaboration with museum sta , Belltower Records (North Adams, Mass ) has curated a set of musicians from a range of

musical backgrounds who will each compose 5- to 10-minute pieces inspired by an artwork in Remixing the Hall, 5 to 7 p m

Aug. 3: Young People: WCMA will host a week-long intensive fellowship for seven 10- to 13-year-olds These fellows will get a behind-the-scenes look at the museum ’ s collection, di erent careers in the arts, and they’ll learn various methods for interpreting artwork, 5 to 7 p.m.

Aug. 17: Cake Artists: Cake artists from the region will design and produce a cake that interprets an artwork in Remixing the Hall Featured artists: Edward Cabral, Billie Belo / Cakes For No Occasion, and others From 5 to 6 p m , the cake artists will share about their selection and creation process during a moderated conversation alongside images of their creations and the artworks that inspired the cakes From 6 to 7 p m , there will be a reception to taste the cakes alongside iced co ee and tea Events

Friday, July 14: Closing celebration and final gallery tour of “Across Shared Waters: Contemporary Artists in Dialogue with Tibetan Art from the Jack Shear Collection” with curator Ariana Maki, 5 to 7 p m

Williamstown

Rural Lands

Sheep Hill, 671 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown 413-458-2494, rurallands.org

Saturday, June 10: Art on the Hill Join local artist Julia Morgan to kick o a series of summer art classes on Drawing What You See!, this one on landscapes with graphite Geared for adults and teens; no drawing experience required Details and registration at rurallands org/events

PHOTO PROVIDED BY BCHS

“ReWritten” returns for its third year in residence at Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead.

Adams Theater

27 Park St , Adams adamstheater.org/upcoming

Saturday, Sept. 2: ‘Ephemera, ” A contemporary dance residency and performance, $10-$30, 7:30 p m

Becket Arts Center

7 Brooker Hill Road, Becket 413-623-6635, becketartscenter.org

Mondays, July 10-31: Creative Modern Dance with Louise This gently-paced movement class includes a warm up, simple phrases across the floor and fun and creative movement improvisations, all abilities, $10 per class, 9:30 a.m.

Berkshire Pulse

420 Park St., Housatonic berkshirepulse.org

Ongoing: Programs and classes for ages 4 to adult in all styles: ballet, modern, jazz, musical theater, hip hop, creative dance and advanced contemporary May 27 and 28: Annual performance and fundraiser for tuition assistance program, featuring youth and community performers in all styles of dance, at Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon's Rock, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington

Saturday, June 17: Pride Ballet dance workshop; Celebrate pride with a festive ballet class open to all

Friday, June 23: An evening of local dance set to live ambient blues guitar, $18, 7:30 p.m., at The Foundry, 2 Harris St , West Stockbridge Tickets at thefoundryws com

Thursday, July 27: Spirits of Chesterwood, an evening of roving work by emerging and established Berkshire County

choreographers and dancers, at Chesterwood, 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge

Chesterwood

4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge 413-298-2023, chesterwood.org

Wednesday, June 21: Arts Alive! presents Ian Spencer Bell dancing Isadora Duncan’s “The Many Faces of Love” $25 general, $20 members, under 18 free, 5:30 p m Rain date, June 22

Thursday, July 27: Arts Alive! presents Spirits of Chesterwood by Berkshire Pulse, $25 general, $20 members, under 18 free, 5 p m Rain date, July 28

Dewey Hall

91 Main St , She eld 413-429-1322, deweyhall org

Saturday, May 27: She eld Contra Dance, $12-$20 sliding scale for adults, $8-$10 for students, free under 6 years old, 6 to 9 p m

The Foundry

2 Harris St., West Stockbridge 413-232-5222, thefoundryws.com

Friday, June 23: What does it mean to rediscover wonder as an adult? “why are you all still here” seeks to reckon with the feeling of finding characters in our lives that remind us of our past, $18 in advance, $20 at the door, 7:30 p m

Hudson Hall

327 Warren St , Hudson, N Y 518-822-1438, hudsonhall org

Aug 26 and 27: Choreographer and dancer Jodi Melnick and collaborator Maya Lee-Parritz, “Água Viva,” $15-$35, 7 p m Saturday and 4 p m Sunday

Jacob’s Pillow

358 George Carter Road, Becket

413-243-0745, jacobspillow.org

On view: “Welcoming the World,” Using historic photos and moving images that span the globe and transcend time, this exhibition demonstrates the wide-ranging definition of dance that has always epitomized The Pillow's worldview Co-curated by Tanisha Jones, Hari Krishnan, and Norton Owen During the Festival in Blake’s Barn; open Tuesday to Sunday, noon through final curtain

“Envisioning a Theater.” An international team of architects and designers/consultants are now busily planning a new Doris Duke Theatre to re-imagine the beloved structure consumed by fire in 2020 On display here are color renderings, a scale model, video simulations, and other resources to help audiences visualize this exciting new building project and its design

process Co-curated by Katy Dammers and Norton Owen

During the Festival in the Ted Shawn Theatre lobby; open Tuesday to Sunday, noon through final curtain

“Fantasy Meets Reality: The Far East Tour.” Denishawn’s Asian tour in 1925-26 proved pivotal in the artistic evolution of Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis, as their famous oriental dance fantasies encountered authentic Asian dances and audiences Shawn and St Denis spent months studying with local artists, buying up hordes of set and costume pieces Their return set o a renaissance of Western interest in authentic Asian dance, opening doors for Asian and Asian American artists. Today, costumes from the Far East Tour challenge us to grapple with how to share culture with integrity. Co-curated by Phil Chan and Car-

oline Hamilton. Blake’s Barn; open Tuesday to Sunday, noon through final curtain.

“Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive,” breathtaking video highlights of Pillow performances from the early 1930s through today, with an expanded section of multimedia essays featuring talks, photos, and other exclusive content organized into various themes, online at danceinteractive jacobspillow org

Ted Shawn Theater

June 28-July 2: A longtime Pillow favorite, Mark Morris Dance Group will open Festival 2023 with the evening-length work “The Look of Love,” an homage to the music of Burt

Bacharach

July 5-9: In a historic debut, Dutch National Ballet one of the world’s most critically acclaimed ballet companies comes to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time Works will include: Variations for Two Couples, choreographed by

Hans Van Manen; Two & Only (Wubkje Kuindersma); The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (William Forsythe); Grand Pas Classique (Victor Gsovsky); and Five Tangos (Hans van Manen, music by Astor Piazzolla) The performance will feature the company ’ s newest member, Bolshoi Ballet star Olga Smirnova, who joined Dutch National Ballet after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

July 12-16: Gauthier Dance// Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart The program will include works by Gauthier, Sharon Eyal (co-founder, co-artistic director and choreographer of L-E-V Dance Company), and international choreographers Nacho Duato and Hofesh Shechter. The performance will culminate in “Minus 16” by Ohad Naharin (former Artistic Director, now House Choreographer of Batsheva), a wildly popular work not seen at the Pillow for 20 years

July 19-23: Dorrance Dance will be performing “SOUNDspace, ” one of the early works that brought Michelle Dorrance to prominence, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, including never-before-seen elements created specifically for the Ted Shawn Theatre The program will also feature “45th & 8th,” a new work featuring the original compositions of Aaron Marcellus

July 26-30: A rapidly rising star in contemporary dance, Oona Doherty will be making her Jacob’s Pillow debut this summer as the first headlining artist from Northern Ireland to perform at the festival. Doherty will bring Pillow audiences the U S premiere of “Navy Blue,” her largest work yet, driven by a thrilling in-your-face mash-up of ensemble dance, spoken word poetry, political candor, and eclectic music This work

begins with a unison dance set to music by Sergei Rachmanino and deconstructs as the music shifts to the pulsing sounds of Jamie xx

Aug. 2-6: Hip Hop Across the Pillow Jacob’s Pillow celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip hop the diverse culture and art movement catalyzed in the Bronx in August 1973 with a “festival within the Festival ” The one-of-a-kind program in the Ted Shawn Theatre will feature dance artists including Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater The program will also feature the world premiere of two works commissioned by Jacob’s Pillow specifically for the Festival: a new duet by hip hop icons Rokafella and Kwikstep, and a work performed by the Ladies of Hip Hop created by Los Angeles-based multi-disciplinary artist d Sabela Grimes, made possible by

the Joan B. Hunter New Work Commission

Aug. 9-13: Complexions Contemporary Ballet makes its Pillow debut with a program that includes STAR DUST, a one-act tribute to the genre-bending innovation of rock star David Bowie that features many of Bowie’s iconic hit songs

Aug 16-20: Martha Graham Dance Company will perform “Cave of the Heart,” a oneact ballet choreographed by Martha Graham in 1946 to music by Samuel Barber, featuring sets by Isamu Noguchi “Cave of the Heart” retells the ancient Greek myth of “Medea,” a woman consumed by love and jealousy, and has remained a central piece in the company ’ s repertory Additionally, the company will perform London-based choreographer Hofesh Shechter’s “CAVE,” the hit of its 2022 New York season, inspired by communal nightlife dancing and the Rave scene Additional works to be announced.

Aug. 23-27: Compagnie Käfig will perform their signature work “Pixel,” a wondrous merging of virtuosic dance and technology created by Merzouki in collaboration with Adrien Mondot and Claire

Bardainne Seen by audiences in more than 30 countries around the world, the show explodes into a 3D world of captivating digital light and video projections, which accompany dancers’ movements

Henry J Leir Stage

Performances, unless noted, are “choose what you pay” with a suggested donation of $25

Wednesday, June 28: Kyle Marshall Choreography, 6 p m

Thursday, June 29: Te Ao

Mana, 6 p m

Friday, June 30: SOLE Defined, 6 p m

Saturday, July 1: The School at

Jacob’s Pillow: Contemporary Ballet Program Ensemble, 6 p m

Wednesday, July 5: Ice Dance International, 6 p m

Thursday, July 6: Querencia Dance Company, 6 p m

Friday, July 7: waheedworks, 6 p m

Saturday, July 8: The MasterZ At Work Dance Family, 6 p m

Wednesday, July 12: Ananya Dance Theatre, 6 p m

Thursday, July 13: Versa-Style, 6 p.m.

July 14-16: Led by Artistic Director Nadia Adame and Managing Director Danae Rees, AXIS Dance Company is one of the nation’s most acclaimed ensembles of disabled and non-disabled performers They will make their Jacob’s Pillow debut this summer performing “Desiderata” by Asun Noales, “Flutter” by Robin Dekkers, and a third piece to be announced $45, 6 p m

July 19-20: Seán Curran Company & Darrah Carr Dance $45, 6 p m

Friday, July 21: Mythili Prakash, 6 p m

Saturday, July 22: The School at Jacob’s Pillow: Contemporary Performance Ensemble, 6 p m

Wednesday, July 26: Resident Island Dance Theatre, 6 p m

Thursday, July 27: Almanac Dance Circus Theatre, 6 p.m.

Friday, July 28: Oyu Oro Afro Cuban Experimental Dance Ensemble, 6 p m

Saturday, July 29: Dunham Legacy Project, $15-$35, 6 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 2: Brinae Ali, 6 p m

Thursday, Aug. 3: Nefer Global Movement, 6 p m

Friday, Aug. 4: KR3TS and The Hood Lockers, 6 p m

Saturday, Aug. 5: To Chet Walker: A Celebratory Tribute, 6 p m

Aug. 9-13: Making their Jacob’s Pillow debut this summer, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks is a 38-year-old jazz company from Calgary, Canada, dedicated to the rich traditions and boundless future of jazz dance $45, 6 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 16: Gathering of Indigenous Dance, 6 p m

Thursday, Aug. 17: American College Dance Association, 6 p m

Friday, Aug. 18: Artists of the Berkshires, 6 p m

Saturday, Aug. 19: The School at Jacob’s Pillow: Tap Program, pay-what-you-will, 6 p m

Aug. 23-27: Tulsa Ballet will make its Jacob’s Pillow debut this summer as the first company from Oklahoma to perform at the festival Under the direction of Marcello Angelini for the past 28 years, Tulsa Ballet will perform Nicolo Fonte’s “Divenire,” Andrew McNicol’s “Celestial Bodies,” and the pas de deux from Katarzyna Kozielska’s “Ode.” $45, 6 p.m.

PillowTalks

Held in Blake’s Barn

Saturday, July 1: Partnering with Mark Morris, free, 4 p m

Friday, July 7: Legacies of the Black Berkshires: An Evening in Honor of David Levering Lewis, free, 4:30 p.m.; followed by dinner, 7:30 p m , reservations required

Saturday, July 8: Dancers in Exile, free, 4 p m

Saturday, July 15: Dance We Must, free, 4 p m

Sunday, July 16: PillowTalk

Screening: “PS Dance! THE NEXT GENERATION,” free, 4 p m

Saturday, July 22: PillowTalk Screening: “Lift,” free, 4 p m

Saturday, July 29: Celebrating Katherine Dunham, free, 4 p m

Saturday, Aug. 5: Hip Hop at 50, free, 4 p m

Saturday, Aug. 12: Envisioning a New Theater, free, 4 p m

Saturday, Aug. 19: Martha Graham: When Dance Became Modern, free, 4 p m

Sunday, Aug. 20: Errand Into the Maze, free, 4 p m

Saturday, Aug. 26: Welcoming the World, free, 4 p m

Morning Classes

June 27-Aug. 25: A variety of in-person dance and movement classes open to participants of all experience levels, including beginners, ages 16 and up, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 8 to 9 a m ; Thursdays and Fridays 9 to 10 a m

Workshops with Festival Artists

Sundays, July 2-Aug. 27: Workshops with Festival Artists o er unique experiences for movers to explore repertory, genres, and techniques from leading dance artists, 10 to 11:30 a m Registration is strongly encouraged online or by calling 413-243-0745

In Studio Observation in The School

June 20-Aug. 18: Quiet observation of classes and rehearsals inside the Perles Family Studio will be open from 10:45 a m to 12:15 p m and 2:30 to 4 p m Tuesday through Friday on a first-come, first-served basis In the case of inclement weather, School observation hours will not be held.

In Studio Pause-in-theProcess Showings by The School

July 8, 15, 29, Aug. 5 and 12: Join Artist Faculty and dancers for an informal sharing of their work in the studio together from 1 to 1:45 p m in the Perles Family Studio Seating is limited; priority entry given to visitors who register online

On the Road Performances

June 15, July 14, 15 and 16: Catch outdoor dance perfor-

mances across the Berkshires, featuring touring and Berkshire dance artists to be announced, in Pittsfield, Great Barrington, Becket and North Adams. Sponsored by Mill Town Capital Events

Saturday, June 24: Season opening Gala, 5 p m , live streamed performance 6:30 p m Tickets begin at $500; tables begin at $5,000 Gala after-party tickets available for $75 Livestream access is free and open to all who register to watch

Saturday, July 8: Pillow Pride Party, dance party and performances from the Dragon Sisters, following the evening performances, 9:30 p m

Wednesday, July 12: Join Los Angeles-based dance company Versa-Style and learn the fundamentals of Hip Hop dance, all ages and abilities, free, 6 to 7:30 p m

in the Common Room of Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield Register: 413-243-0745

July 15 and Aug. 19: Dance Education Laboratory workshops Programs and registration for these in-person events can be found at jacobspillow org

July 22-23: Join the 2023 Jacob's Pillow Curriculum in Motion® Institute graduates for lively, interactive presentations about their work, free, 11 a m to noon Saturday and 4 to 5 p m Sunday; registration encouraged

July 29 and Aug. 12: Public Tours of Jacob’s Garden, 12:30 p m

Friday, Aug. 4: All Styles Dance Battle, 8:30 p m , Perles Family Studio

Friday, Aug. 18: Community Day, 3 to 6 p m

Saturday, Aug. 19: Dance Party with Martha Graham artists, 10 p m

Knox Trail Inn

1898 East Otis Road, East Otis

Sunday, June 4: Line Dance Instruction, all ages, free, 2 to 4 p m Supported by Otis Cultural Council.

Olga Dunn Dance Company

413-528-9674, olgadunndance.org

Saturday, July 1: Dance performance by the Olga Dunn Dance Co featuring an eclectic collection of contemporary pieces, free, 2 p.m., Stockbridge Library lawn, 46 Main St , Stockbridge Rain date, July 2

Saturday, Aug. 5: A contemporary dance concert by the Olga Dunn Dance Co featuring new and favorite works including "Global Family," "60's Special,” and more, $25, children 12 and under free, 7 p m , at Saint James Place, 352 Main St , Great Barrington

PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century

2980 NY-66, Chatham, N.Y. 518-392-6121 , ps21chatham.org

June 22 and 23: Paul Taylor Dance Company: "Mercuric Tidings," "A Field of Grass," and "Piazzolla Caldera," $55, $10 student, 8 p m

Sunday, July 2: Community-wide social dance party with a multi-Grammy Award-nominated trailblazing band,Plena Libre, masters of the traditional Puerto Rican plena and bomba styles, $35, $10 students, 6 p m

Saturday, July 22: “Runners,” an invigorating work of Czech New Circus from Cirk La Putyka, $45, $10 students, 8:30 to 10 p m

Saturday, July 29: Save the Last Dance for Me Italian theatermaker Alessandro Sciar-

roni’s inventive reincarnation of the polka chinata, a nearly lost Bolognese courtship dance from the last century, $35, $10 students, 7 p m

Saturday, Aug. 19: Amoukanama Circus, Guinean acrobats, dancers and musicians in FA, (“To Come”) a joyous enactment of migration from Conakry to Europe and beyond in search of education and opportunity A PATHWAYS program in partnership with Crellin Park Day

Sept. 2–3: “ANIMA,” an immersive performance-installation about the earth’s climate future by visual artist/ photographer Noémie Goudal, director Maëlle Poésy, circus artist Chloé Moglia, and composer Chloé Thévenin, $45, $10 students, 8 p m

Saturday, Sept. 16: “An Immigrant’s Story,” Wanjiru Kamuyu, moving through a landscape of 35 empty black chairs, creates an intimate portrait of the migrant’s experience of being uprooted, exotified, and subjected to racism as she searches for a place in the world

Saturday, Sept. 30: “Never Twenty One,” SmaÏl Kanouté’s tribute to young Black victims of gun violence. Three male figures, torsos gra tied with testimonials spoken by victims’ families, recount the stories of lives cut short through contemporary dance movements rooted in the street styles of New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Johannesburg, $35, $10 students, 5 p m

Oct. 13-14: “L’Etang (The Pond) ” Gisèle Vienne’s scintillating adaptation of Robert Walser’s bitter family drama With Pina Bausch dancer Julie Shanahan and César winner Adèle Haenel and music by doom metal band Sunn O))) frontman Stephen O’Malley, $35, $10 students, 7 p m Friday and 6:30 p m Saturday

PHOTO PROVIDED BY DAVID DESILVA/JACOB’S PILLOW AXIS Dance Company will perform in Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2023, which runs June 28-Aug. 27.

Photo by David DeSilva, courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow.

The annual Eagle Street Beach Party returns to North Adams on July 15.

EAGLE FILE PHOTO

Calendar: FAMILY FUN

Adams Free Library

92 Park St., Adams 413-743-8345, adamslibraryma.org

Tuesday, June 13: Family Center of Northern Berkshire STEAM event at the library, fun activities for Northern Berkshire Caregivers with children ages 8 and under, siblings welcome, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

June 20-Aug. 11: The library’s 2023 Summer Reading Challenge “Find Your Voice!” Keep track of reading, time or number of books, with Beanstack (adamslibraryma beanstack org), borrow books, read, log, and attend events

Wednesday, June 28: Wingmasters – New England Birds of Prey presentation with live birds of prey for ages 6 and up, free, 11 a m Registration is required This program is supported in part by a grant from the

Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Tuesday, July 11: Talewise: “The Sword in the Stone ” A refreshing twist on a classic legend; learn and participate in activities designed for grades K-5, 2 p.m. Registration is required. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council

Thursday, July 27: Wildlife on Wheels from The Zoo in Forest Park & Education Center Educators will bring a variety of animal ambassadors to the library including mammals, reptiles, birds, and/or invertebrates, all ages, free, 2 p m Registration is required This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire,

which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council

Tuesday, Aug. 1: Musical Petting Zoo from the Springfield Symphony Orchestra A fun and informative hands-on traveling exhibit of musical instruments; participants get to try an instrument in a judgment-free zone that encourages exploration and excitement, all ages, free, 1 p m Registration is required This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council.

Wednesday, Aug 9: Didgeridoo Down Under, an energetic fusion of Australian music, comedy, character building, storytelling, and audience participation The Didgeridoo Show is interactive, educational, motivational, and super fun for all ages, especially kids, free, 11 a m Registration is required

Adams Movies Under the Stars

Adams Visitor’s Center

3 Hoosac St., Adams

July 7, 21 , Aug. 4: Movie on the Visitor’s Center lawn, 8:30 p m

Bard College at Simon’s Rock

84 Alford Road, Great Barrington

curiositycamp@simons-rock.edu

July 16 through July 29:

Curiosity Camp, a two-week exploration of college living and learning designed for students currently completing grades 9, 10 and 11.

Becket Athenaeum

3367 Main St, Becket

413-623-5483, BecketAthenaeum.org

All events are free!

Saturdays: Storytime and

craft, 10:30 a m On the second Saturday of the month, the craft project is replaced by creative movement Information: bit ly/BA-storytime

Saturday, June 17, July 22, Aug. 19 and Sept. 9: Book Sale Fundraiser, 10 a m to 4 p m

Come browse through an array of books, audiobooks, and more! Selections vary monthto-month, by donation (cash or check) Also enjoy lawn games and programs for all ages!

Saturday, July 22: Karen Karlberg storybook reading and craft, 10:30 a m

Berkshire Art Center

13 Willard Hill Road, Stockbridge and 141 North St., Pittsfield 413-298-5252, berkshireartcenter.org

June 20 through Aug. 18: Get messy and be inspired to make art this summer! Join BAC for up to 9 weeks of fun and creativity by signing up for Art Camp! Open to 4- to 14-year-olds, full-day and halfday camps available

Ongoing: Join Berkshire Art Center at their new Pittsfield location for Free Drop-In Art Making (First Fridays, 5:307:30 p m and third Saturdays, 10 a m to noon) or Parent & Me Art Meetups (second and fourth Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon) with fun and creative art projects guided by our talented faculty artists Looking to create within a community of other adult artists? Come to Creative Makerspace, a twice-monthly meeting of makers on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from noon to 2 p m No registration required for these events

413-499-9480, pittsfieldlibrary.org

Open: Monday–Thursday 9 a m to 9 p m ; Friday 9 a m to 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ongoing: Herman Melville Memorial Room: The largest collection of Melville Family personal memorabilia in the world is housed here! Portraits, furniture, photographs, letters, personal items, art prints, books and more

Tuesdays: Tinker Tots, child-centered play, art, music, storytime, and sensory activities to encourage social, fine and gross motor, and pre-literacy skills, for children ages 0-2, 10 a m No event on July 4

June 1-Aug. 4: Short Story Contest The Youth Services Department and The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum announce the 45th Annual Short Story Writing Contest for Children and the 26th Annual Short Story Writing Contest for Young Adults Contest opens Thursday, June 1 Entries may be dropped o in person, mailed or emailed You can email your Children's entries to childrens@pittsfieldlibrary org and your Young Adult entries to youngadult@ pittsfieldlibrary org Deadline for entries is Friday, Aug 4 at 4 p m For more information and o cial rules email childrens@ pittsfieldlibrary org with "Short Story Contest" in the subject line or call the Children’s Library at 413-499-9480, ext 5

June 26-Aug. 12: Summer Reading Program: Find Your Voice, a free summer reading program supported by The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum, Massachusetts Library System, Boston Bruins, and Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Beginning June 2023, visit the library’s website for more information and to register for our reading tracker app Beanstack For more informa-

tion call the Children's Library at 413-499-9480, ext 5

Monday, June 26: Summer Reading Kicko Celebration for families with children ages 4-13; celebrate the start of summer reading with a presentation of “Science Heroes: Saving Earth Together” from Talewise, sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum, 2 p.m.

June 27, July 18 and Aug. 1: Teen Crafts, ages 12-18, 3 p m

June 28, July, 12, 26, and Aug.

9: Garden Club: Kids Edition Youths 6-11 and their caregivers are invited to help plant and maintain the library’s garden, 10:30 a m

Wednesday, June 28: Teen Library Garden Planting Party, for teens ages 12-18, 10:30 a.m. Garden tools provided, please bring gardening gloves if preferred

Wednesday, June 28: “Mango, Abuela, and Me” storytime for families with children ages 3-12, 2:30 pm

June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17: Literacy in the Park for families with children ages 2-8 Each week enjoy stories, crafts and activities and take home a free book while supplies last, siblings welcome, 10:30 a m at various locations The list of parks will be listed on the library’s website in June

Thursdays, June 29-Aug. 10: Tabletop RPG & Gaming Club for teens ages 14-18, 2:30 p m No meeting July 13

Saturdays, July 1 , 15, 29, and Aug. 12: Crafty Kids: Find Your Creative Voice, for families with children ages 3 and up, 10 a m to 5 p m , while supplies last

Mondays, July 3, 10, 17 and 24: Pokémon Club for kids and teens ages 8-17, 2:30 to 4:30 p m

Friday, July 7: Teen Nintendo Switch Tournament for teens ages 12-18, 3 p m

Tuesdays, July 11 , 25 and

Aug. 8: LEGO Movie Club for tweens ages 8-12, 2:30 p m

Tuesdays, July 11 and 25: Teen Creative Writing Hour for teens ages 12-18, 3 p m

July 13-15: Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum Book Sale, over 50,000 books, audiobooks, DVDs, games and gifts

3 to 7 p m Thursday, 10 a m to 4 p m Friday, and 10 a m to 3 p m Saturday Thursday’s sale is open to Friends Members only Not a member? Join at the door for as little as $10

Wednesday, July 19: Disney movie sing-along, for families with children ages 3-12, 2:30 p m

Thursday, July 20: Karaoke with Jess, for families with children ages 6-12, 2:30 p.m.

Friday, July 28: Tween Nintendo Switch Tournament for tweens ages 8-12, 2:30 p m

Berkshire Busk!

Main Street and Railroad Street, Great Barrington berkshirebusk.com

Ongoing: Visit downtown Great Barrington every Friday and Saturday evening from July 4 to Labor Day weekend to see musicians, worldclass street performers, face painters, magicians and more! Artisan night market on Saturday evenings Festival starts at 6:30 p m

Berkshire Mountains

Faerie Festival

Bowe Field, 371 Old Columbia St., Adams

instagram.com/ berkshiremtnsfaeriefestival

Saturday, June 17: 10 a m - 9 p m

Berkshire Natural Resources Council

309 Pittsfield Road, Lenox bnrc.org

Friday, Aug. 11: Celebrate Urban Birds: Bird Puppets, 10 a m to

noon, at Mason Library in Great Barrington Email chood@bnrc org for more information

The Bidwell House Museum

100 Art School Road, Monterey 413-528-6888, bidwellhousemuseum.org

June 23-25: “The Army on Campaign – A 1770s Living History Weekend ” Learn about life during the Revolutionary War through presentations, tactical displays and exploration of the reenactor camps Preview night on Friday, $50-$75 for tickets Open to the public Saturday 9 a m to 4 p m and Sunday 10 a m3 p m , tickets from $15-$40, free for children 12 and under

Blue Rider Stables, Inc

15 Farm Lane, South Egremont 413-528-5299, bluerider.org

Ongoing Summer Programs: Inquire at info@bluerider org

June 16, July 15, Aug. 19: Pony Ride Event, 2 to 4 p m

Saturday, June 3: Circus, 10:30 a m to 12:30 p m

Columbia County Fair

182 Hudson Ave., Chatham, N.Y. 518-392-2121 , columbiafair.com

Aug.30-Sept. 4: The six-day Columbia County Fair o ers rides, musical entertainment, competitions, motorsports, livestock, exhibits and delicious food in a charming smalltown setting, noon to 11 p m

Wednesday, 10 a m to 11 p m

Thursday through Monday

Corvette Car Show

413-684-0100, info@corvettesofberkshire org

Saturday, June 24: $25 car entry fee – includes free lunch for two; spectators are free, 10 a m to 2 p m , at Sugar Hill

Assisted Living, 45 Main St , Dalton Rain date: June 25

Craft Fair in the Park

Park Place, Lee

413-243-1033, uccleechurch@gmail.com

Saturday, Aug. 12: Local crafters, free admission, 10 a m to 4 p m

Cummington Fair

94 Fairgrounds Road, Cummington

413-634-5091 , cummingtonfair.com

Aug. 24-27: Historic buildings

showcase livestock, crops, and handicrafts, with multiple activities, from music to competitions to parades

Dewey Hall

91 Main St., She eld 413-429-1322, deweyhall.org

Saturday, May 27, June 24, July 22, aug. 26: Young at Heart event, family-friendly lighthearted event, free/by donation, 10 to 11 a m

Sunday, June 18: Join the community at Dewey Hall for a family-friendly Father’s Day breakfast with pizza from Roberto’s, $15, 12 and up; $5, 3-12; free, under 3, seatings at 8:45 a m , 10 a m , 11:15 a m

A ticket will include pizza, side of greens, co ee and more The event includes entertainment and ra es for Father’s Day-themed gift baskets

Advanced tickets recommended but some tickets will be available at the door

Tuesday, Aug. 29: Ice Cream

Social, free festive event that welcomes new residents and old friends; lawn games, live music and door prizes, 6 to 8 p m

Downtown Celebration

Main Street, Eagle Street and Holden Street, North Adams 413-664-6180, tourism@northadams-ma.gov

Wednesday, Aug. 9: Visit downtown North Adams for an annual celebration featuring tons of vendors, food and performances, 5:30 until 9 p m

Eagle Street Beach Party

Eagle Street, North Adams 413-664-6180, tourism@northadams-ma.gov

Saturday, July 15: Kids welcome to play on a beach created on Eagle Street, 3 to 6:30 p m Adult event, 7 to 10 p m

First Fridays Artswalk

Downtown Pittsfield

413-443-6501 , downtownpittsfield com

June 2, July 7, Aug. 4 and Sept. 1: Art openings and exhibits, open studios, Art Market on Dunham Mall, live music in Persip Park, live art demonstrations, free Kids’ Paint & Sip, and community art activities, free, 5 to 8 p m

Great Barrington Arts Market

18 Church St., Great Barrington

413-429-6830, facebook.com/GbArtsMarket

Saturdays through October: A curated outdoor arts market featuring local and regional handmade gifts and products and a craft tent for children of all ages, o ering a di erent project for children to participate in, free, 9 a m to 1 p m

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires

413-442-4360, jewishberkshires.org

Friday, June 16: Shabbat

Across the Berkshires, a musical, family-friendly service, led by rabbis from across the Jewish community, free, 6 p m , at Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires, 53 Lois St , North Adams

Lenox Apple Squeeze

Lilac Park and Main Street, Lenox

lenoxapplesqueeze

Saturday, Sept. 23: A free day of family fun with music presented by Berkshire Busk, food and kid’s carnival, 10 a m to 5 p.m.

Lenox Fall Art Walk

Main and Church Streets, Lenox

Sept 9 and 10: 50 artist displays downtown, local galleries, music and food, Saturday from 10 a m to 5 p m and Sunday from 11 a m to 4 p m

Lenox Spring Art Walk

Main and Church Streets, Lenox

June 10 and 11: 50 artist displays downtown, local galleries, music and food, Saturday from 10 a m to 5 p m and Sunday from 11 a m to 4 p m

Lenox Wine Fête

Pizzeria Boema, 84 Main Street, Lenox

Saturday, June 3: Celebrate small winemakers who are kind to the earth and create sustainable wines outside of the big manufacturing machine with over 80 wines to sample, $75 per person, $85 day of, noon to 4 p m

Mass Audubon

472 West Mountain Road, Lenox 413-637-0320, massaudubon.org

Monday, Aug. 7-11: Berkshire

Nature Camp: Environmental Leadership for teens aged 1417, 9 a m to 3 p m

Massachusetts Renaissance Faire

97 Fairgrounds Road, Cummington

massrenfaire.com

Aug. 5, 6, 12 and 13: Visit during the day for family-friendly entertainment, shopping, fairies, dragons, and fun! Then, drop the kids o and come for the adults-only “Market After Dark” on Saturday nights, starting at 7 p.m., for risque shows, bawdy humor and the annual “Kilt and Cleavage Contest.”

Massachusetts Sheep and Woolcraft Fair

97 Fairgrounds Road, Cummington masheepwool.org

May 27-28: Weaving and shearing demonstrations, sheep shows, petting barn, vendors and fleece, wool craft and photography entries at Exhibit Hall, open 7 a m Saturday and 6:30 a m Sunday

Motorama

Eagle Street, Main Street, Holden Street and Steeple City Parking lot, North Adams northadamsmotorama.com

Saturday, Aug. 26: Cruise-In, 2 to 6 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 27: Come to browse over 500 cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors and more, free, 9 a m to 3 p m

The Mount

Edith Wharton's Home 2 Plunkett St., Lenox 413-551-5111 , edithwharton.org

Ongoing May-October: Each month, South Berkshire Kids and The Mount welcome you to enjoy a STORYWALK ®; read a picture book and meander a path through the woods!

Sunday, July 9: MISTER G bilingual family concert Latin Grammy Award-winning musician, activist, author and educator MISTER G fuses music and storytelling for a fun-filled live experience for kids of all ages, 11 a m to 1 p m Bring a picnic to enjoy on the grounds before or after the concert

Sunday, Aug. 13: Elijah T. Grasshopper & Friends return to The Mount for a lively interactive concert of musical storytelling Learn funky dance moves and celebrate nature in all its forms, 12:30 to 1:30 p m

Mount Washington Church Fair

Church of Christ

East Street and Cross Road, Mount Washington

Saturday, Aug 5: Vendors, quilt ra e, silent auction, Kids Neighborhood Extravaganza and more, free admission, 10 a m to 3 p m , rain or shine No pets

Otis Library

48 North Main Road, Otis

413-269-0109, otislibraryma.org

Ongoing: Summer Reading

Program: Earn “Brag Tags” for reading, bi-weekly trivia, “What’s Your Four?” “Bruins Library Bingo.”

Saturday, July 8: Community Fair, multiple vendors featuring a wide variety of crafts and products, authentic Italian food, baked goods table, ra e baskets and ra e items, free children’s entertainment including magic show and balloon animals and the Pittsfield Police Copsicle truck, free, 10 a m to 3 p m , Otis Town Green, 1 North Main Road, Otis

Friday, July 14: My Alchemy

Laboratory with Ed the Wizard, free, 5 p m Registration required

Wednesday, Aug 9: Reading

Magic with Ed the Wizard, free, 5 p m Registration required

Otis Town Hall Green

One North Main Road, Otis

Saturday, July 29: Robbins-Zusk Marionettes, 11 a m to 1 p m , free to all; sponsored by Otis Preservation Trust and Otis Historical Commission Rain date: July 30

Paradise City Arts Festival

Three County Fairgrounds, 54 Old Ferry Road, Northampton 800-511-9725, paradisecityarts.com

May 27, 28 and 29: New England’s leading fair of fine crafts, art and sculpture, with 220 curated exhibitors, a food and music tent, demonstrations, and special events $16 adults, students $8, under 12 free, free parking, ticket discounts online

Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade

Tuesday, July 4: Theme: “Stars, Stripes and Smiles - In the Berkshires,” kick o at 10 a.m., beginning at the intersection of South and East/West Housatonic Streets, north up South Street through Park

Square, then up North Street to Wahconah Street before ending at Wahconah Park

She eld Pride Event

Main Street, She eld she eldmapride@gmail.com

Friday, June 9: Family-friendly Drag Story Hour, Variety Show, barbecue, ra e, Pet Parade, dance party and more, 5 to 9 p m

50th Anniversary of Stephentown Historical Society Celebration

Stephentown Heritage Center, 4 Staples Road, Stephentown, N.Y. 518-733-6070, stephentown-historical.org

Saturday, July 8: Visit this restored 19th-century church for activities and displays of local history, including the Corkscrew Division of the Rutland Railroad, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p m Sunday

Stephentown

Strawberry Festival

Gardner’s Ice Cream & Co ee Shop, 15879 NY Route 22, Stephentown, N.Y. 518-733-6070, stephentown-historical.org

Sunday, June 25: Enjoy sumptuous strawberry shortcakes, sundaes, and strawberry-rhubarb pies, to benefit Stephentown Historical Society, 11 a m to 3 p m T-shirts and local history items for sale as well

Stockbridge Summer Arts & Crafts Show

Stockbridge Town O ces and Bidwell Park

50 Main St., Stockbridge stockbridgechamber.org

Aug. 19-20: Over 70 jury-selected artists and crafters display their work ranging from paintings to ceramics, fiberware to jewelry, sculpture to photography and

a variety of specialty food tents o ering vinegar, oils, jams and seasonings, free admission, 10 a m to 5 p m Saturday and 10 a m to 4 p m Sunday

TurnPark Art Space

2 Moscow Road, West Stockbridge turnpark.com/program/ events/summer-festival

Saturday, June 10: TurnPark Summer Festival: Open Heart A day-long event filled with music, dance, performance art, immersive installations, wearable sculptures, bright costumes, meditation and rituals, 3 to 10 p m Tickets: $30 through May, $35 June 1–9, and $40 day of

Williams College

983 Main St., Williamstown 413-597-4588, learning-in-action.williams. edu/education-outreach/summer-science-lab

July 10-14, July 17-21: Summer Science Lab: Students in grades 4-6 will experiment with multiple chemical reactions relating to solids, liquids, and gasses in Williams College laboratories Professors David Richardson and Charles Lovett will present chemical mysteries to the young scientists $325 per week

Williams College

Museum of Art

15 Lawrence Hall Drive, Williamstown

Artmuseum.williams.edu

Family Series: All Together with Art

June 24, July 29, Aug. 5, Sept. 9: Connect with a little one in your life through art in this series for children ages 4 to 8 and their caregivers Join us in the galleries as we talk about artworks then make our own art to take home, 10:30 a m Advance registration required at artmuseum williams edu

PHOTO PROVIDED BY WCMA

The Williams College Museum of Art hosts monthly family programs for children 4 to 8 and their caregivers called “All Together with Art.”

The Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington. EAGLE FILE PHOTO

Calendar: FILM

Berkshire International Film Festival

413-528-8030, bi ma.org

June 1-4: 17th annual film festival celebrating 75 independent narrative, documentary and short films from around the world, including films with Ruth Reichl, Karen Allen and new films by Academy Award-winning directors Barbara Koppel and Cynthia Wade, at Triplex Cinema and Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington.

June 3: Tribute Night, honoring award-winning actor Stephen Lang

June 2-4: 17th annual film festival celebrating 75 independent narrative, documentary and short films from around the world including films with actor Annette Miller and a

special event with award-winning composer, conductor and songwriter David Friedman, at Tanglewood Learning Institute and the Lenox Town Hall, Lenox

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

Lenox Memorial

Middle & High School

197 East St., Lenox

413-445-4872, ext 10

Mondays, July 10-Aug. 14

July 10: “Our (Almost Completely True) Story ” Making an unlikely couple, both Jerry Sroka's and Mariette Hartley's characters bond over the indignities of being out-of-work actors of a certain age, while navigating the seniors' singles scene, 4 p m “Four Winters ” Against extraordinary odds, over

25,000 Jewish partisans fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators from deep within the forests of Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Belarus Along with stunning archival footage, the last surviving partisans relive their journey, sharing their stories of resistance, 8 p m

July 17: “The Muses of Isaac Bashevis Singer ” In the mid-1960s Bashevis Singer established an army of female translators more than forty women who helped spread his work He chose his translators carefully, inspired by their presence, often falling in love with them Nine of the women who were intimately familiar with the man and work are still here Theirs will be the only voices heard in the film, as they allow us

a glimpse into his complex personality and personal life, 4 p m “Reckonings” chronicles the harrowing process of negotiating German reparations for the Jewish people It captures the anger on one side, the shame on the other and the anguish for all as talks broke down and failure seemed imminent By confronting the past, German and Jewish leaders charted a better future for desperate and traumatized people, 8 p m

July 24: “SHTTL” is the story of the inhabitants of a Yiddish Ukrainian village at the border of Poland, 24 hours before the Nazi invasion, known as Operation Barbarossa In one unflinching shot, this film presents a day in the life of a Jewish village before it disappears, 4 p.m.

Whitneys Farm

“Karaoke.” Sleepwalking through marriage, an older couple beset with unspoken regret gets a much-needed spark with the arrival of Itzik (the e ortlessly magnetic Lior Ashkenazi), a sexy, middle-aged hedonist who loves hosting karaoke parties in his posh penthouse, 8 p m

July 31: “Grossman” and “Castles in the Sky,” 4 p m

In “Grossman,” David Grossman, one of Israel’s most notable authors, shares the rare and captivating connections between his life and his novels “Castles in the Sky” filmmaker and professor

Pearl Gluck’s provocative dramatic short film centers on Malke, a Holocaust survivor and sex-ed teacher who has been leading a secret life for decades: performing slam poetry on the Lower East Side “Where Life Begins ”

Each summer Esther travels with her French Ultra-Orthodox family to a farm in Calabria to harvest etrogs for Sukkot Trapped by the su ocating rituals of her faith, the despairing and curious Esther captures the attention of the farm owner, 8 p m

Aug. 7: “Queen of the Deuce ”

Born in Salonika, Greece, Chelly Wilson came from a religious Sephardic family At the start of WWII, leaving her family and children behind, she emigrated to America and built a business that ultimately turned a dark yet lucrative corner when she entered the world of pornographic film theaters located alongside the X-rated shops on 8th Avenue, known as the Deuce, 4 p m “March '68,” Hania and Janek are students in Warsaw in 1968 when the government’s persecution of Jews starts to gain strength Janek, whose father is a government o cial, and Hania, who is Jewish and whose parents have

lost their prominent jobs, join other university students protesting the government’s actions, changing their lives forever, 8 p m

Aug. 14: “The City Without Jews ” H K Breslauer’s 1924 silent masterpiece is the tragi-comic story of the fictional Austrian city of Utopia The story follows the political and personal consequences of an anti-Semitic law forcing all Jews to leave the country When the citizens of Utopia come to terms with the loss of the Jewish population and the resulting economic decline, they must decide whether to invite them back, 4 p m

“Farewell Mr Ha mann ” In this gripping wartime thriller probing issues of conscience and character, a French-Jewish jeweler is caught in a Faustian pact that will change the fate of all involved. When the Nazis occupy Paris, Joseph Ha mann (Daniel Auteuil) arranges for his family’s escape and hastily signs over his humble shop to trusted right-hand man François (Gilles Lellouche) As fortunes reverse, Ha mann is now at his employee-turned-collaborator’s mercy, trapped hiding in the basement to avoid deportation Impeccable performances and unpredictable twists mark this superbly crafted morality tale based on an award-winning play by Jean-Philippe Daguerre, 8 p m

Hudson Hall

327 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y. 518-822-1438, hudsonhall.org

Movies on Main Street

Tuesday, June 27: “Female Trouble,” 18 and up, 7 p m

Sunday, July 9: “Soul,” hosted by Mayor Kamal Johnson, Asia Johnson and Lacey Delgado, co-presented by the Woodstock Film Festival, $5, 3 p m

JULY10&11

NothingStaysPut:TheLife and Poetryof

AmyClampitt with WILLA R D SPIEGELMAN

JULY17&18

GeorgeVIandElizabeth:TheMarriageThatSaved the Monarchy with SALLYBEDELLSMITH

JULY24&25

DaughtersoftheFlowerFragrantGarden with ZHUQING LI

JULY31&AUGUST1

TheGrandAffair:JohnSingerSargentin His World with PAULFISHER

AUGUST7&8

Botticelli’sSecret:TheLostDrawingsand the Rediscovery of the Renaissance with JOSEPHLUZ ZI

AUGUST14&15

The PopeatWar:TheSecretHistoryofPius XII,Mussolini,andHitler with DAVIDK ERT ZER

AUGUST21&22

Paul LaurenceDunbar:TheLife andTimesof aCagedBird with GENEANDR E WJA R R E TT

AUGUST28&29

OneHundredSaturdays:StellaLeviandtheSearch fortheLostWorld with MICHAELFRA NK

Now inits30thyear,thispopulareight-partseriesbrings leadingbiographersandhistorians to theBerkshires.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY RAICHE

Celebrate Juneteenth weekend at Mass MoCA with a special homecoming performance by Berkshire County ’s own soul-pop singersongwriter Raiche. The concert, 7 p.m. June 17 in the Hunter Center, is presented by the Berkshire Black Economic Council.

Calendar: MUSIC

Adams Theater

27 Park St., Adams adamstheater.org/upcoming

Friday, May 26: Berkshires’ Academy for Advanced Musical Studies Third Anniversary benefit concert, $20-$40, 7:30 p m

Saturday, May 27: Gina Coleman & Misty Blues: Queens of the Blues, $20-$60, 7:30 p.m. July 1 and 2: Floating Tower: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, $10-$25, details TBA

Thursday, July 6: Ruckus featuring Emi Ferguson, flute, and Rachell Ellen Wong, violin, $20-$40, 7:30 p m

Ancram Opera House

at the Circa 1799 Barn, 105 Simons Road, Ancramdale, N.Y. 518-329-0114, ancramoperahouse.org

Saturday, July 22: Join songwriters and performers Todd Almond and Kate Douglas for a special concert celebration of their new musical, “The Lucky Few,” $60 Pay-It-Forward, $40 general, $20 sponsored, and $15 student, 7:30 p m

Aston Magna

888-492-1283, astonmagna.org

All events at Saint James Place, unless noted, 352 Main St., Great Barrington.

Saturday, July 24: “The Devil’s in the Tales,” a revival of the partnering of two morality tales: Alessandro Scarlatti’s “Humanitá e Lucifero,” and Igor Stravinsky’s “L’Histoire du Soldat,” $50, $40 in advance, $15 for ages 30 and under with ID, children and students free, 6 p m

Saturday, July 1: Robert Levin’s Mozart Solo and duo sonatas and fantasies, including completions of Mozart fragments Robert Levin, fortepiano; Daniel Stepner, violin, $50,

$40 in advance, $15 for ages 30 and under with ID, children and students free, 6 p m

Saturday, July 8: The Art of Dominique Labelle Music of Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Handel, Rossi; Dominique Labelle, soprano, with ensemble, $50, $40 in advance, $15 for ages 30 and under with ID, children and students free, 6 p.m.

Saturday, July 15: Baroque

Celebration I, $50, $40 in advance, $15 for ages 30 and under with ID, children and students free, 6 p m

Friday, July 21: Baroque Celebration II, $50, $40 in advance, $15 for ages 30 and under with ID, children and students free, 7 p m , at Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St , Hudson, N Y

Saturday, July 22: Baroque Celebration II, $50, $40 in advance, $15 for ages 30 and under with ID, children and students free, 6 p m

Bascom Lodge

3 Summit Road, Adams Reservations: 917-680-0079

Jazz Dinner Series

May 27, June 24, July 22, Aug.

26, Sept 23, Oct. 28: The Michael Benedict Trio

June 3, July 1 , Aug. 5, Sept. 9, Oct. 7: The Michael Junkins

Quartet

June 10, July 8, Aug. 12, Sept.

9, Oct. 14: The Jeanine Ouderkirk Trio

June 17, July 15, Aug 19, Sept

16, Oct. 21: The Wes Brown Trio with Jill Connolly

July 29, Sept 30: TBA

Becket Arts Center

7 Brooker Hill Road, Becket 413-623-6635, becketartscenter.org

Saturday, June 10: Music

Brings Communities Together

event with Brian Conway, free, donations welcome, 5 to 7 p m , outdoors on BAC lawn

Saturday, June 24: Music

Brings Communities Together event with Louise Mosrie, free, donations welcome, 5 to 7 p m , outdoors on BAC lawn

Sunday, July 9: Music Brings

Communities Together with Dirty Cello, free, donations welcome, 5 to 7 p.m., outdoors on BAC lawn

Saturday, July 22: Music

Brings Communities Together with Criollo Clasico, free, donations welcome, 5 to 7 p m , outdoors on BAC lawn

Saturday, Aug. 12: Music Brings

Communities Together with Bennie Kohn and Joanne Redding free, donations welcome, 5 to 7 p m , outdoors on BAC lawn

Saturday, Aug. 26: Music

Brings Communities Together event Simone Ruiz Guthrie and Sample the Cat, free, donations welcome, 5 to 7 p m , outdoors on BAC lawn

Saturday, Aug. 28: Becket Arts Center Gala, 5 p m at Camp Watitoh, Route 8, Becket

Berkshire Bach

413-528-9555, berkshirebach.org/events

Sunday, June 4: Peter Sykes plays the historic Roosevelt Organ, joined by members of the Berkshire Bach Players, $45, 4 p m , at The First Congregational Church, 251 Main St , Great Barrington

Berkshire Choral International

berkshirechoral.org

Sunday, May 28: Chorus Concert conducted by Anthony Trecek-King, music of Mozart, Brahms, Whitacre and more, $15, $5 under 18, 2 p m at Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood, 297 West St , Lenox Tickets:

bso org/events/ 2023-berkshire-choral-int

Berkshire Gateway Jazz Festival Park Place, Lee

berkshiregatewayjazz org

June 16-17: Concerts, jazz, food vendors and more

Berkshire Lyric

413-298-5365, BerkshireLyric.org

Sunday, June 4: 60th anniversary, a performance of Brahms’ A German Requiem at 3 p m at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, 297 West St , Lenox Tickets $35

Monday, July 31: Berkshire Lyric Kids Choral Camp, a week-long singing and music program with the Lyric Children’s Chorus, 9 a.m. to noon, Monday thru Friday, Pittsfield Unitarian Church, 175 Wendell Ave , Pittsfield New singers ages 6-13 are welcome

Sunday, Aug 6: Ubi Caritas choral concert to benefit food pantry ministry, free-will o ering, 3 p m , at St Mark’s Roman Catholic Church, 400 West St., Pittsfield Ubi Caritas choral concert to benefit food pantry ministry, free-will o ering, 5 p m , at St Joseph’s Church, Elm Street, Stockbridge

Berkshire Opera Festival

berkshireoperafestival.org

Saturday, July 22: “Breaking the Mold: Baroque, Bel Canto, and Beyond,” $60, $20 concert-only tickets are available to full-time students, teachers, and patrons under 30 with ID, premium tickets are $120 and include an invitation to a post-show reception with the artists, 2 p m at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St , Great Barrington

Berkshire Strings

Egremont

413-528-5739, berkshirestrings.com/jams

1st and 3rd Saturday, June and July: 10 a m Slow Jam; 11:30 a.m. Moderate Jam

July 17-21: Berkshire Summer Strings: Youth program of traditional music instruction, artistic activities and outdoor recreation, 9 a m to 3:30 p m ; Advanced (adult) workshops and new tune instruction, 6 to 7:30 p m , French Park

2nd Sundays, June, July, September: MA/NY Musicians’ Session, 1 to 4 p m , a touring session of Old-time and Celtic tunes, locations around the tri-state area announced on website

B’Shalom Chorale

RSVP: 413-418-1836 or email: BShalomChorale@gmail com

Wednesday, June 7: Conducted by Jack Brown, accompanied by Joe Rose; weekly rehearsals begin for the Aug 9 concert, $50 dues, 7 to 8:30 p m at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington

Chesterwood

4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge 413-298-2023, chesterwood.org

Saturday, July 22: Arts Alive!

presents Close Encounters with Music, $25 general, $20 members, under 18 free, 5 p m

Saturday, July 29: Arts Alive!

presents HEARD world jazz, $25 general, $20 members, under 18 free, 5:30 p m

Saturday, Aug. 19: Arts Alive!

presents Amity Brass Quintet, $25 general, $20 members, under 18 free, 5 p m

Close Encounters with Music

800-843-0778, cewm.org

Sunday, June 11: Gala Concert: "Schubert 'Trout' and

Schumann Piano Quintet," $28-$52 concert, $200 includes dinner, 4 p m , followed by dinner at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St , Great Barrington Reservations required July 21-30: Berkshire High Peaks Festival, concerts, master classes and talks at Berkshire School, 245 N Undermountain Road, She eld All events free

Dewey Hall

91 Main St., She eld 413-429-1322, deweyhall.org

Wednesday, June 14: Open Jazz Jam hosted by Brian Kantor with bandleader Luke Franco (participants and audience welcome), $10 at door, doors at 6:30 p m , event at 7 p m

Wednesday, June 21 , July 19, Aug. 16: Community open mic hosted by Michaell Lesko, including craft makers and visual artists, $5 at the door, doors at 6:30 p m , event at 7

Dream Away Lodge

1342 County Road, Becket 413-623-8725, thedreamawaylodge.com

Friday, May 26: The Lucky 5, 8/830 p m

Saturday, May 27: Johnny Irion and Ian O’Neil (of Deertick), 8 p m

Sunday, May 28: Queler/Farber Family Band, 8 p m

Thursday, June 1: David Nagler/ Bridget St John, 8/9:30 p m

Friday, June 2: Misty Blues, 8 p m

Saturday, June 3: Home Body, 8 p m

Sunday, June 4: Stella Kola, 8 p m

Thursday, June 8: Daniel Moreno, 8 p m

Friday, June 9: Colwell, 8 p m

Saturday, June 10: John Brodeur, 8 p m

Thursday, June 15: Riverside Brothers, 8 p.m.

Friday, June 16: Jack Waldheim & The Criminal Hearts, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 17: Galvanizer, 8 p m

Sunday, June 18: The Guthrie Girls w/ The Rear Defrosters, 8 p m

Wednesday, June 21: The Wildwoods, 8 p m

Thursday, June 22: The Riverboat Gamblers, 8 p m

Friday, June 23: Ruth Garbus / Big Blood, 8/9:30 p m

Saturday, June 24: Rick Maguire (of Pile), 8 p m

Saturday, July 1: Country Party Band, 8 p m

Friday, July 7: The Good Times Band / Lisa Michelle Anderson, 8/9:30 p m

Sunday, July 9: Misty Blues, 8/9:30 p m

Friday, July 14: The Lentils / Lina Tullgren, 8/9:30 p m

Saturday, July 15: Damn Tall Buildings, 8 p m

Sunday, Aug. 6: The Huntress and Holder of Hands (Morganeve Swain of Brown Bird) / Footings, 8/10 p m

Eagles Band

Saturday, June 3: The Eagles Trombone Ensemble will entertain with rousing arrangements of big band, jazz and rock’n’roll favorites, free, 10:30 a m , at the Lenox Rhubarb Festival

Sunday, June 11: The Eagles Community Band’s Stage Band plays a variety of music including big band, Latin, and recognizable commercial tunes This summer ’ s fare includes “But Not for Me,” “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” “Sweet Georgia Brown,” and “Tuxedo Junction ” Latin numbers include “La Bamba,” and “Copacabana,” as well as some novelty tunes like “The Bare

Necessities,” “Jazzman,” and “Johnny’s Theme” from the Johnny Carson Show, 3 p m , at the Roeli Jansen Community Library, 9091 Route 22, Copake, N Y

June 20 and July 18: The Eagles Concert Band will entertain with music ranging from patriotic to Broadway, swing and pop. Come and enjoy a traditional summer concert, donation welcome, 7 p m in the Park, 100 First St , Pittsfield, or First United Methodist Church in case of rain Watch for Ron Barron, retired Principal Trombonist of the BSO, and David Kraus, Principal Trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera, playing solos this summer with the Eagles Band

Tuesday, July 4: The Eagles Trombone Ensemble entertain with pop, rock and jazz tunes while you wait for the parade and during lulls in the action, free, 10 a m

Tuesday, July 11: The Eagles Community Band’s Stage Band plays a variety of music including big band, Latin, and recognizable commercial tunes This summer ’ s fare includes “But Not for Me,” “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” “Sweet Georgia Brown,” and “Tuxedo Junction ” Latin numbers include “La Bamba,” and “Copacabana,” as well as some novelty tunes like “The Bare Necessities,” “Jazzman,” and “Johnny’s Theme” from the Johnny Carson Show, donations welcome, 7 p m , Pittsfield Common Pavilion

Friday, July 21: Tanglewood in the City, The Eagles Trombone Ensemble will entertain with rousing arrangements of big band, jazz and rock’n’roll favorites, free, 5 p m , Pittsfield Common

Wednesday, July 26: The Eagles Concert Band will entertain you with music ranging

from patriotic to Broadway. Come and enjoy a traditional summer concert in the park, free, 7 p m , at Dalton CRA, 400 Main St , Dalton Rain date, Thursday, July 27.

Wednesday, Aug. 2: The Eagles Concert Band will entertain with music ranging from patriotic to Broadway Come hear Ron Barron, retired Principal Trombonist of the BSO, and David Kraus, Principal Trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera, perform with the band, free, 7 p m , at Kimball Farms Lifecare Retirement Facility, 235 Walker St , Lenox

Wednesday, Aug. 9: The Eagles Trombone Ensemble will entertain with rousing arrangements of big band, jazz and rock’n’roll favorites, free, 5 p m , Railroad Street, Great Barrington

Saturday, Aug. 12: The Eagles Trombone Ensemble will entertain with rousing arrangements of big band, jazz and rock’n’roll favorites, free, 10 a m , at the Lee Craft Fair

Sunday, Aug. 13: The Eagles Community Band’s Stage Band plays a variety of music including big band, Latin, and recognizable commercial tunes This summer ’ s fare includes “But Not for Me,” “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” “Sweet Georgia Brown,” and “Tuxedo Junction ” Latin numbers include “La Bamba,” and “Copacabana,” as well as some novelty tunes like “The Bare Necessities,” “Jazzman,”

and “Johnny’s Theme” from the Johnny Carson Show, free, 2 p m and donations welcome, 7 p m , at Hinsdale Dayz, 95 Maple St , Hinsdale

Wednesday, Aug 16: The Eagles Community Band’s Stage Band plays a variety of music including big band, Latin, and recognizable commercial tunes This summer ’ s fare includes “But Not for Me,” “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” “Sweet Georgia Brown,” and “Tuxedo Junction ” Latin numbers include “La Bamba,” and “Copacabana,” as well as some novelty tunes like “The Bare Necessities,” “Jazzman,” and “Johnny’s Theme” from the Johnny Carson Show, free, 6:30 p m and donations welcome, 7 p m , at Lilac Park, Main Street, Lenox Rain date, Aug 20

Tuesday, Aug. 22: The Eagles Concert Band will entertain you with music ranging from patriotic to Broadway Come and enjoy a traditional summer concert in the park, donations welcome, 7 p m , at Springside Park

Wednesday, Aug 23: The Eagles Community Band’s Stage Band plays a variety of music including big band, Latin, and recognizable commercial tunes This summer ’ s fare includes “But Not for Me,” “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” “Sweet Georgia Brown,” and “Tuxedo Junction ” Latin

numbers include “La Bamba,” and “Copacabana,” as well as some novelty tunes like “The Bare Necessities,” “Jazzman,” and “Johnny’s Theme” from the Johnny Carson Show, free, 6:30 p m and donations welcome, 7 p.m., at Windsor Lake, North Adams

Egremont Barn

17 Main St., South Egremont 413-528-1570, theegremontbarn.com

Friday, May 26: Jackson Whalan, $20, 7:30 to 10:30 p m

Saturday, May 27: Hot Sauce, $15, 7:30 to 10:30 p m

Sunday, May 28: Karaoke, 7 to 10 p m

Wednesday, May 31: Open mic, 7 to 10 p m

Thursday, June 1: Lexi Weege & JJ Slater, $10, 7:30 to 10:30 p m

Friday, June 2: Elizabeth & The Catapult and Jenna Nicholls, $20, 7:30 to 10:30 p m

Saturday, June 3: Je rey Foucault, $25, 7:30 to 10:30 p m

Sunday, June 4: Joy Askew/ Lauren Balthrop/Oropendola, $15, 7 to 10 p.m.

Thursday, June 22: Cantrip, $15, 7:30 to 10 p m

The Foundry

2 Harris St., West Stockbridge 413-232-5222, thefoundryws.com

Friday, June 9: Coral Moons

brings their signature blend of retro-rock and surf-pop to the indie stage, $18 in advance, $20 at the door, 7:30 p m

Saturday, June 10: Boston Typewriter Orchestra, a collective endeavor that engages in rhythmic typewriter manipulation combined with elements of performance, comedy and satire, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 25: New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Dayna Kurtz, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, 7 p m

Friday, July 7: Rob Flax's Boom Chick Trio, three string-wielding maestros have forged a powerful group dynamic, developed over years of gigging and concerts, and the result is an interplay that will bring a smile to your face, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, July 14: Duo Nouveau; guitarists and composers Colin Isotti and Andrew Szmauz combine their classical, flamenco and jazz skills to adapt a variety of music from around the world Both students of Cuban-American maestro José Manuel Lezcano, bring melodies and danceable grooves from Brazil, Spain and Cuba to the stage, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, 7:30 p m

Saturday, July 22: Richard Stanmeyer Trio, $15 in advance, $20 at the door, 7:30 p m

Guthrie Center

2 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington

guthriecenter.org

Troubadour Series

All events 8 to 10 p.m. Tickets at theguthriecenter.simpletix.com.

Saturday, May 27: Chris Merenda & The Wheel

Saturday, June 3: Matt Nakoa

Saturday, June 10: Eric Andersen

Saturday, July 1: Lucy Kaplansky

Saturday, July 8: Vance Gilbert

Saturday, July 15: The Slambovian Circus of Dreams

Saturday, July 22: Kate Taylor

Saturday, July 29: Don White

Saturday, Aug. 5: Urban Renewal

Saturday, Aug. 12: TBA

Saturday, Aug. 19: Joe Crookston

Saturday, Aug. 26: Seth Glier

Saturday, Sept. 2:TBA

Saturday, Sept. 9: Billy Keane

Saturday, Sept. 16: Tom Chapin

Saturday, Sept. 23: TBA

Saturday, Sept 30: Misty Blues

Hancock Shaker Village

1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield

413-443-0188, hancockshakervillage.org

Friday, July 7: Back Porch Music: CJ Fields, $25, kids 12 and under free, 7 to 9 p m

Friday, Aug 18: Back Porch

Music, $25, kids 12 and under free, 7 to 9 p m

Friday, Sept. 1: Back Porch

Music: Jake Klar, 7 to 9 p m

Hudson Hall

327 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y. 518-822-1438, hudsonhall.org

Saturday, June 3: “Vocal

Movements” with David Sytkowski and Pretty Lamé, $25$45, 7 p m Cabaret meets classical in this subversive evening of song

Friday, July 21: Aston Magna presents “Baroque Celebration II,” $50, $40 in advance; $15, 30 and under with ID; free for full-time students with ID, 7 p m

Sunday, Aug. 13: Hudson Jazz Workshop concert, free, 4 p m Reservations recommended

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires

413-442-4360, jewishberkshires.org

Sunday, Aug. 6: Annual Community Concert, with Elana Arian and New Moon Rising, $25, $20 under 30, under 13 free, 7:30 p.m. at Du n Theater, Lenox High School, 6 Walker St , Lenox

Kids 4 Harmony

413-448-8281 , 18degreesma.org

Tuesday, June 27: Summer Gala Concert, a reception and a concert featuring Kids 4 Harmony students, and a performance by pianist Emanuel Ax and the Elayne P Bernstein Ensemble $125, 5:30 p m , at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, 297 West St., Lenox.

Knesset Israel

16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

413-445-4872, knessetisrael.org/RSVP

Monday, Aug 21: Aaron Kula and the Klezmer Company

Jazz Orchestra This innovative group plays not only traditional Klezmer music but combines genres to delight audiences with Klezmer, jazz, tango and others, dessert reception to follow, $36 for adults, free for children under 13, 7:15 p m

Registration required: knessetisrael org/RSVP

Lee Concerts in the Park

Park Place, Lee

Sundays July 9-Aug. 13: Concerts in the Park, free, 12:30 to 2:30 p m

Lenox Jazz Stroll

Gateways Inn, Roche Reading Park (Lenox Library) and Lilac Park, Lenox lenoxjazzstroll

Sept. 14-16: Local jazz icons and emerging artists bring excellent live jazz to Lenox

Lenox Library

18 Main St., Lenox 413-637-0197, lenoxlib.org

Thursday, July 13: Gaia Roots Drumming performance, 10:30 a m

Lenox Loves Music!

Lilac Park, Main Street, Lenox lenox.org/lenoxlovesmusic

Bring a lawn chair or blanket.

Sunday, May 28: Susan Dillard, Dave Bartley and Dan Broad, 3:30 p m

Sunday, June 4: Jason Ennis and Natalia Bernal, 3:30 p m

Sunday, June 18: Wintergreen, 3:30 p.m.

June 25, Sept. 3, 24, Oct. 1 and 8: Artists TBA, 3:30 p m

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

14 Castle St., Great Barrington 413-528-0100, mahaiwe.org

Friday, June 23: Boston Early Music Festival: Francesca

Caccini’s “Alcina,” $25-$85, 8 p m

Saturday, June 24: Boston Early Music Festival: Francesca Caccini’s “Alcina,” $25-$85, 3 p m

Thursday, July 13: Chris Botti, $53-$128, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 15: 2023 Gala: Brian Stokes Mitchell, $5-

$125 show only tickets, 8 p.m.

Thursday, July 20: Cécile McLorin Salvant, $29-$59, 8 p m

Saturday, July 29: Jesse Cook, $29-$54, 8 p m

Friday, Aug. 4: Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart Band, $50$75, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 6: Sonic Era

Touring presents Glenn Miller Orchestra, $40-$75, 4 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 9: Devon Allman and Donavon Frankenreiter, $39-$69, 7:30 p m

MCLA Arts and Culture

mcla.edu/mac

Thursday, June 15: Grace Kelly concert, 7 p m , Venable Theatre at MCLA, 375 Church St , North Adams

Mass MoCA

1040 Mass MoCA WAY, North Adams

413-662-2111 , massmoca.org

Saturday, May 27: The Brooklyn-based five-piece Phony Ppl welcomes in our summer season with a free-flowing, genre-bending party of sound that will keep you on the dance floor all night, tickets beginning at $25, 8 p m

Friday, June 9: 7 p m : Rina Sawayama, starting at $45, 7 p m

Saturday, June 17: Raiche presented by the Berkshire Black Economic Council

Thursdays, June 29–Aug. 31: The Chalet Mass MoCA’s summer fun spot promises frothy beverages, riverside regulars, and friendly new faces when they fire up The Chalet, Oh, Canada artist Dean Baldwin’s sculpture-turned-riversidebeer-garden for just one night each week, free, 6 to 10 p.m.

Saturday, July 1: Guitarist and singer-songwriter Oscar Jerome, starting at $22, 8 p m

July 11–27: Bang on a Can: Gallery Concerts Leading up to a LOUD Weekend finale, Bang on a Can fellows and faculty let loose throughout the galleries Join us for some of today's most exciting new music performed on most weekdays at 1:30 and 4:30 p m , free with museum admission

Saturday, July 15: Pianist and former child prodigy BLKBOK (pronounced “Black Bach”) was born and raised in Detroit and used his classical training as a springboard through the worlds of pop and hip-hop, music directing and playing in the bands of artists like Justin Timberlake and Rihanna His acclaimed debut solo recording, Black Book, is a modern masterpiece; live in concert, he places his solo compositions into cultural context with spoken word/poetry intros, starting at $22, 8 p m

July 27–29: Bang on a Can and Mass MoCA present the

annual LOUD Weekend, a fully loaded, three-day, eclectic super-mix of creative, experimental, and unusual music featuring the Kronos Quartet, Love in Exile (Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily), Ensemble Klang, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Paola Prestini’s House of Zodiac performed by Je rey Zeigler with films by Murat Eyuboglu, Tarta Relena, and more to come, starting at $129

Friday, Aug. 18: Danielle Ponder, starting at $25, 8 p.m. Ponder’s sound is a refreshingly original, shiver-inducing mix of pop, R&B, blues, rock, and moody trip-hop topped by Ponder’s celestial voice an instrument that can plumb melancholy depths with a heartsick murmur and scrape the sky with hurricane-force wails

Thursday, Aug. 17: Grammy-winning vocal titans Roomful of Teeth return to

their summer home at Mass MoCA to present a work-inprogress performance of a new concert-length work by composer/performer and media artist, Pamela Z, starting at $25, 8 p m

Saturday, Aug 26: Summer’s end just got sweeter Alt-rockers (and Massachusetts natives) Pixies join forces with garage-rockers Modest Mouse for an epic sundown show, with support from indie innovator Cat Power Get ready to rock on Joe’s Field, and grab your tickets early for this killer bill, starting at $75, 7 p m

Mohawk Trail Concert

Federated Church, 175 Main St./Route 2, Charlemont mohawktrailconcerts.org/ 2023-season

Saturday, June 24: Emlyn Ngai, Baroque violin, and Greg Hayes, harpsichord, $25 suggested donation, 5 p m

Saturday, July 1: The Adaskin String Trio, $25 suggested donation, noon at the Montague Common Hall and 5 p m at the Charlemont Federated Church

Tuesday, July 4: Annual Jazz Concert, $25 suggested donation, 5 p m

Saturday, July 8: The Ulysses String Quartet, $25 suggested donation, 5 p m

Saturday, July 15: Masako Yanagita, violin, Mark Fraser, cello, Estela Olevsky, piano, $25 suggested donation, 5 p m

Saturday, July 22: William Hite, tenor, and Kayo Iwama, piano, $25 suggested donation, 5 p m

The Mount

Edith Wharton's Home 2 Plunkett St., Lenox 413-551-5111 , edithwharton.org

Sunday, June 4: Pride Month Concert; Pamela Means Jazz Project sings and plays jazz

originals, contemporary jazzy covers (a lá Diana Krall) and Great American Songbook jazz standards from the 1930s-1950s made famous by Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Chet Baker, and more, 5:30 to 7:30 p m

Monday, June 19: Juneteenth Concert in the Forecourt with John Hughes, an innovative kora (West African harp) player, percussionist and vocalist His style ranges from elegant and stately classical West African harp music to jazzy, hypnotic grooves crossing cultural boundaries 5 to 6 p m

Music from Salem

P.O. Box 454, Cambridge, N.Y. 518-232-2347, musicfromsalem.org

Sunday, June 4: Emerging Artists Concert, Viola/Violin Seminar students and faculty perform selections from sonatas and chamber music, $15 suggested, 4 p m , at Hubbard Hall, 25 E Main St , Cambridge, N Y

Thursdays, July 6, 20, 27: Open rehearsals, 4 p m at Brown Farm, 154 Priest Road, Salem, N Y

Friday, Aug. 11: Garage Lawn Professional Concert, $20 suggested, 6 p m at Brown Farm, 154 Priest Road, Salem, N Y Rain date, Aug 12

Chamber Music Concerts

Sunday, July 9: The Julius Quartet, $30 suggested, 4 p m , at Hubbard Hall, 25 E Main St , Cambridge, N Y

Sunday, July 23: Calvin Wiersma and emerging artist TBA, violins; Lila Brown, viola; Rhonda Rider, cello; Judith Gordon, piano, $30 suggested, 4 p m , at Hubbard Hall, 25 E Main St , Cambridge, N Y

Sunday, July 30: Katie Lansdale & emerging artist TBA, violins; Lila Brown, viola; Byron Hogan, cello; Sarah Brady,

flute, $30 suggested, 4 p.m., at Hubbard Hall, 25 E Main St , Cambridge, N Y

Sunday, Aug. 13: Markus Placci & emerging artist Mira Steenbrugge, violins; Lila Brown, viola; Katie Schlaikjer, cello; Joe Bongiorno, bass; followed by Celebrating Summer and Music from Salem Fundraiser Party, $30 concert, $75 concert and party, $55 party only, 4 p m at Beloved Farm, 105 McKie Hollow Road, Cambridge, N Y

Children/Youth Music Workshops

Friday, July 7 and 21: Free workshop for children and youths, 2 p m , at The Historic Salem Courthouse, 58 E. Broadway, Salem, N Y

Friday, July 28 and Aug. 11: Free workshop for children and youths, 2 p m at The Greenwich Youth Center, 6 Academy St , Greenwich, N Y

PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century

2980 NY-66, Chatham, N Y 518-392-6121 , ps21chatham.org

Friday, June 2: A concert celebrating The NEXT Festival‘s 10th Anniversary, with a program of five world premieres for string orchestra by guest artist guitarist and composer Yvette Young, $15 suggested donation, 7:30 p m

Saturday, June 17: PS21 presents The Resistance Revival Chorus celebrating Juneteenth, pay-as-you-wish, 7:30 p m , at Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, 1 North Front St , Hudson, N Y

Friday, July 14: Global Music: La Banda Morisca (Spain), $35, $10 students, 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 16: House Blend Concert I: Leo Ornstein; Claude Vivier; Lili Boulanger; Igor Stravinsky; Rebecca Saunders, $35, $10 students, 5 p m

Saturday, Aug. 5: House Blend

Concert II: Tan Dun; Telemann; Luciano Berio; Leila Adu; Franghiz Ali-Zadeh; featuring the Ulysses Quartet, $35, $10 students, 7 p m

Friday, Aug. 25: House Blend

Concert III: Gérard Grisey; Angélica Negrón; Lou Harrison; Johanna Beyer; Annea Lockwood, $35, $10 students, 7 p m

Race Brook Lodge

864 Undermountain Road, She eld

413-229-2916, rblodge.com

Sunday, June 4: Barnspace

Concert: Club d'Elf, $30, $25 advance, door open at 7 p m

Thursday, June 8: Down County Social Club: Glori Wilder, $10, 7 to 10 p m

Thursday, June 22: Barnspace

Concert: Sarah Lee Guthrie, $20-$35, doors open at 7 p m

Thursday, June 29: Barnspace

Concert: Vieux Farka Touré, $45-$60, doors open at 7 p.m.

Sevenars Concerts

The Academy

15 Ireland St., South Worthington

413-238-5854, sevenars.org

Sunday, July 9: "Family and Friends" season opening concert: Rorianne Schrade, Lynelle James, and David James, pianists, and Christopher James, cellist, join in solos and duos of Lalo, Debussy, Rachmanino , and more, plus Clifton "Jerry" Noble, Jr , in a special appearance to honor the late great clarinetist Robert Sparkman, $20 suggested donation, 4 p m

Sunday, July 16: Violist Ron Gorevic plays Bach's Cello Suites on viola, as recorded recently for Centaur Records, $20 suggested donation, 4 p.m.

Sunday, July 23: MOSSO

(Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra) plays

horn trios of Brahms, Duvernoy, and Trygve Madsen, plus a specially commissioned work, $20 suggested donation, 4 p m

Sunday, July 30: Ukrainian pianist Liana Paniyeva returns by popular demand, in a program of Brahms, Schumann, Ravel, and more, $20 suggested donation, 4 p m

Sunday, Aug. 6: Eroica Trio cellist Sara Sant'Ambrogio joins pianist Judith Lynn Stillman in duos of Beethoven, Rachmanino , Debussy, and Piazzola, $20 suggested donation, 4 p m

Sunday, Aug. 13: "Queen of the Flute" Carol Wincenc joins Rebecca Young and Joy Cline Phinney in music from Brahms, Fauré and Ibert, to Grammy-winning Valerie Coleman, $20 suggested donation, 4 p m

Sunday, Aug 20: Rorianne Schrade celebrates Rachmanino 's 150th birthday with a program of all-Rachmanino , $20 suggested donation, 4 p m

South Mountain Concerts

South Street, Pittsfield southmountainconcerts.org

Sunday, Sept. 3: Pacifica String Quartet, $40, 3 p m

Sunday, Sept. 10: Emerson String Quartet, $40, 3 p m

Spencertown Academy Arts Center

790 State Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y. 518-392-3693, spencertownacademy.org

Saturday, June 10: Acclaimed blues artist Guy Davis performs as part of the Spencertown Academy Roots & Shoots Concerts Series, $30 public, $25 Academy members, 8 p m

Saturday, July 8: The Emily Du Band, described by Rolling Stone magazine as “ one part Patti Smith, one part Muscle Shoals,” performs as part of the Spencertown Academy Roots & Shoots Concerts Series, $25 public, $20 Academy members, 8 p m

Stockbridge Sinfonia stockbridgesinfonia.org

Saturday, Aug. 5: Salute to Women Composers, featuring the premier of the complete Berkshire Triptych (River, City, Mountain) by Alice Spatz; Symphony #1 by Amy Beach; one movement of the Nonette for winds and strings by Louise Farrenc, to feature student musicians; and a brand new piece by Gerald Elias, Overture in the Classical Style, free, 3 p m at Lenox High School's Du n Theater, 197 East St

Saturday, Aug. 12: Salute to Women Composers, featuring the premier of the complete Berkshire Triptych (River, City, Mountain) by Alice Spatz; Symphony #1 by Amy Beach; one movement of the Nonette for winds and strings by Louise Farrenc, to feature student musicians; and a brand new piece by Gerald Elias, Overture in the Classical Style, free, 3 p m at Zion Lutheran Church, 74 First St., Pittsfield

Sunday, Aug. 13: The program theme is Salute to Women Composers, featuring the premier of the complete Berkshire Triptych (River, City, Mountain) by Alice Spatz; Symphony #1 by Amy Beach; one movement of the Nonette for winds and strings by Louise Farrenc, to feature student musicians and a brand new piece by Gerald Elias, Overture in the Classical Style, free, 6 p m , at Saint James Place, 352 Main St., Great Barrington

Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center

1515 Savoy Hollow Road, Windsor

tamarackhollow.com

Mondays: Tamarack Hollow and Gaia Roots World Music present West African and Caribbean drum and song classes with Aimee Gelinas, $10 per class, $5 drum rental, 5:30 beginners, 6:30 advanced class, at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield and in the summer, the Windsor Town Park, Windsor Registration required for all new students. For registration, class location or for more info email: aimee@gaiaroots com

Tanglewood

297 West St., Lenox 617-266-1200

Tickets: bso org/tanglewood Koussevitzky Music Shed

Thursday, June 22: NPR’s Peabody Award-winning news quiz program, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!, o ers a fastpaced, irreverent look at the week’s news with Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis, ticketed, 8 p m

Friday, June 23: The Steve Miller Band comes to Tanglewood with very special guest Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, ticketed, 7 p m

Saturday, July 1: Elvis Costello & The Imposters come to Tanglewood with very special guests Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, ticketed, 7 p m

Sunday, July 2: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss come to Tanglewood with very special guest JD McPherson, ticketed, 7:30 p m

Monday, July 3: James Taylor at Tanglewood, 8 p m This concert is sold out

Tuesday, July 4: Fireworks to follow the July 4 concert,

ticketed, 8 p.m. This concert is sold out

Friday, July 7: Opening night at Tanglewood with BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons and pianist Daniil Trifonov, including works by Marsalis, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, ticketed, 8 p m

Saturday, July 8: Open rehearsal with Andris Nelsons, Julia Bullock and Hilary Hahn, ticketed, 10:30 a m

Saturday, July 8: The Boston Pops performs Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert, prepared by the original creators especially for the Pops and conducted by Keith Lockhart, ticketed, 8 p m

Sunday, July 9: Andris Nelsons leads Brahms, Habibi and Montgomery featuring Julia Bullock and Hilary Hahn, ticketed, 2:30 p m

Monday, July 10: Andris Nelsons and the TMC conducting fellows conduct Ravel, Stravinsky and Debussy, ticketed, 8 p m

Friday, July 14: Pianists JeanYves Thibaudet and Michael Feinstein join forces for a concert celebrating the music of George Gershwin conducted by Keith Lockhart, ticketed, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 15: Open Rehearsal with Andris Nelsons including Beethoven and Or 's “Carmina burana,” ticketed, 10:30 a m

Saturday, July 15: Andris Nelsons conducts Mozart's “Così fan tutte,” ticketed, 8 p m

Sunday, July 16: Andris Nelsons conducts Beethoven and Or 's “Carmina burana,” ticketed, 2:30 p m

Monday, July 17: Andris Nelsons and the TMC conducting fellows conduct Bacewicz, Kodály and Mahler, ticketed, 8 p m

Friday, July 21: Xian Zhang conducts Copland and Dvořák, featuring Nimbus Dance, ticketed, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 22: Boston

Symphony Orchestra Family Concert: May I Have Your Attention Please, conducted by Thomas Wilkins, ticketed, 10:30 a m

Saturday, July 22: David Afkham conducts Mozart and Wagner, featuring pianist Martin Helmchen, ticketed, 8 p m

Sunday, July 23: Thomas Wilkins conducts Coleridge-Taylor, Ellington and Midki , featuring mandolinist Je Midki , ticketed, 2:30 p m

Friday, July 28: Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Mahler and Wolfe, featuring the Lorelei Ensemble, ticketed, 8 p m

Saturday, July 29: Open rehearsal with Anna Rakitina conducting Paganini, Reid and Prokofiev, featuring violinist Joshua Bell, ticketed, 10:30 a m

Saturday, July 29: From the Festival of Contemporary Music, Dima Slobodeniouk conducts Messiaen, Ravel and Zubel, ticketed, 8 p m

Sunday, July 30: Anna Rakitina conducts Paganini, Reid, and Prokofiev featuring violinist Joshua Bell, ticketed, 2:30 p m

Friday, Aug. 4: Dima Slobodeniouk conducts Adams and Brahms, featuring pianist Emanuel Ax, ticketed, 8 p m

Saturday, Aug. 5: Open rehearsal with conductor Kazuki Yamada and pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen, ticketed, 10:30 a m

Saturday, Aug. 5: John Williams’ Film Night returns with the Boston Pops, conducted by Williams and Newman, for a memorable program of film clips and music, ticketed, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 6: Kazuki Yamada conducts Mendelssohn and Berlioz, featuring pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen, ticketed, 2:30 p m

Tuesday, Aug. 8: Join Tanglewood on Parade with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the

Boston Pops Orchestra for a full day of fun with conductors Keith Lockhart, Andris Nelsons and John Williams (fireworks follow the concert), ticketed, 2 p m

Friday, Aug 11: Andris Nelsons conducts Williams, Strauss and Ravel, featuring violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, ticketed, 8 p m

Saturday, Aug. 12: Open rehearsal with BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, ticketed, 10:30 a m

Saturday, Aug. 12: Susanna Mälkki conducts Mozart and Bartok, featuring pianist Seong-Jin Cho, ticketed, 8 p m

Sunday, Aug.13: Andris

Nelsons conducts Adolphe, Shostakovich and Stravinsky, featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma, ticketed, 2:30 p m

Friday, Aug. 18: BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons leads Saint-Saëns, Simon and Gershwin, featuring pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, ticketed, 8 p m

Saturday, Aug 19: Open rehearsal with BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons and violinist Leonidas Kavakos, ticketed, 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Aug.19: Andris Nelsons conducts Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, featuring violinist Leonidas Kavakos, ticketed, 8 p m

Sunday, Aug. 20: The Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra performs Tippett and Beethoven, conducted by James Burton and Susanna Mälkki, including the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, ticketed, 2:30 p m

Thursday, Aug. 24: Multiple Grammy Award-winning band Train with very special guest Parmalee, ticketed, 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 25: A very special recital including an all-Beethoven program with pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Leonidas Kavakos, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, ticketed, 8 p m

Saturday, Aug. 26: Open re-

hearsal: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ In Concert,” ticketed, 10:30 a m

Saturday, Aug. 26: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ In Concert” with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra conducted by Keith Lockhart, including film and music, ticketed, 8 p m

Sunday, Aug. 27: “Star Wars: The Story in Music ” Join Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops as they perform the most extraordinary music from all nine Star Wars movies, ticketed, 2:30 p m

Ozawa Hall

Wednesday, June 28: The Emerson String Quartet and Emanuel Ax have a special recital with works by Purcell, Snider, Shostakovich and Dvořák, ticketed, 8 p.m.

Thursday, June 29: A special recital with The Knights and Chris Thile performing a new work by Thile alongside works by Bartók, Montgomery and Enesco, conducted by Eric Jacobsen, ticketed, 8 p m

Ongoing in July: String Quartet Marathon from the Tanglewood Music Center

Saturday, July 1: The 2023 String Quartet Seminar features works by Haydn, Bacewicz, Bartók, Boyle, Britten, Maconchy, Szymanowski, Smith and Weir, free, 10 a m and 2:30 p m

Sunday, July 2: The 2023 String Quartet Seminar features works by Haydn, Bacewicz, Bartók, Boyle, Britten, Maconchy, Szymanowski, Smith and Weir, free, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 2: Music for Brass and Percussion with the Tanglewood Music Center with a new work by David Evans, free, 10 a m

Thursday, July 6: Opening exercises with the Tanglewood Music Center, including Alleluia by Thompsom, 2:30 p m

Sunday, July 9: Chamber music with the Tanglewood Music Center including works by Grieg, Ligeti, Golijov, Shin and Mozart, free, 10 a m

Sunday, July 9: Vocal music with the Tanglewood Music Center, free, 6 p m

Thursday, July 13: A special recital with soprano Julia Bullock and pianist John Arida performing songs by Schubert, Wolf, Weill, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, ticketed, 8 p m

Saturday, July 15: BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra, ticketed, 1:30 p m

Sunday, July 16: Chamber music from the Tanglewood Music Center, ticketed, 10 a m

Sunday, July 16: BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Wind Ensemble, free, 1:30 p m

Saturday, July 29: BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra, ticketed, 1:30 p m

Saturday, Aug. 12: BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra, ticketed, 1:30 p m

Thursday, July 20: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, free, 8 p m

Sunday, July 23: Chamber music from the Tanglewood Music Center, free, 10 a m

Sunday, July 23: Xian Zhang and the TMC conducting fellows conduct Strauss, Frank and Prokofiev, ticketed, 8 p.m.

Thursday, July 27: The Tanglewood Music Center’s Festival of Contemporary Music, with compositions by Gabriela Lena Frank, free, 8 p m

Friday, July 28: The Tanglewood Music Center’s Festival of Contemporary Music, with compositions by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, free, 2:30 p m

Sunday, July 30: From the Festival of Contemporary Music, chamber music with the Tanglewood Music Center, free, 10 a m

Sunday, July 30: BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Wind Ensemble, free, 1:30 p m

Monday, July 31: From the Festival of Contemporary Music, Stefan Asbury and the TMC conducting fellows conduct Esmail, Thorvaldsdottir, Monnakgotla and Frank, ticketed, 8 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 2: A special recital with the Danish String Quartet, ticketed, 8 p m

Saturday, Aug. 5: BU Tanglewood Institute Young Artist Chorus, 1:30 p m

Sunday, Aug. 6: Chamber music with the Tanglewood Music Center including Holst, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn, free, 10 a m

Sunday, Aug. 6: A special recital with The Aaron Diehl Trio, ticketed, 8 p m

Monday, Aug. 7: Dima Slobodeniouk and the TMC conducting fellows conduct Rachmanino , Ravel and Sibelius, ticketed, 8 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 9: A special recital with Alisa Weilerstein’s groundbreaking, multi-year performance series “FRAGMENTS 2,” ticketed, 8 p m

Thursday, Aug. 10: Open cello workshop with Yo-Yo Ma, ticketed, 2 p m

Sunday, Aug. 13: Chamber music with the Tanglewood Music Center including Grisey, Brahms and Williams, free, 10 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 14: Dame Jane Glover and the TMC conducting fellows conduct Britten, Dvorak and Brahms, ticketed, 8 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 16: A special recital with pianist Bruce Liu, ticketed, 8 p m

Saturday, Aug. 19: Drawing from their careers as artists and social advocates, Carrie Mae Weems and cellist Yo-Yo Ma share their perspectives on the role of artists and their

civic duties, ticketed, 5 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 20: Chamber music with the Tanglewood Music Center including Beethoven and Mustonen, free, 10 a m

Sunday, Aug. 20: The Tanglewood Learning Institute presents the Gerald Clayton Trio with six-time Grammy-nominated pianist-composer and recent Blue Note Artist Gerald Clayton, ticketed, 8 p m

Tuesday, Aug 22: A special recital with vocalist Kelli O'Hara and pianist Dan Lipton, ticketed, 8 p m

Linde Center Studio E

Friday, June 30: Our String Quartet Series brings a String Quartet Class with the Pacifica Quartet, ticketed, 7:30 p m

Saturday, July 1: Vocal Music with the Tanglewood Music Center, free, 8 p m

Sunday, July 2: The Tanglewood Learning Institute brings the Pacifica Quartet and soprano Karen Slack, ticketed, 8 p m

Wednesday, July 5: Open piano workshop with Marc-André Hamelin, ticketed, 1:30 p m

Friday, July 7: In this Immersion Event, Boston Conservatory theater professor and Emmy winner Angela M Farr Schiller delves into the themes and social politics of the hit class-bridging musical Ragtime, ticketed, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 8: In this Immersion Event, Nicholas Phan examines the myths and realities of the US as “ a nation of immigrants” through a performance of Nico Muhly’s song cycle Stranger, ticketed, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 9: Internationally prominent composer/ performer and media artist Pamela Z combines elements of voice, live electronics,

sampled sound and video, ticketed, 8 p m

Wednesday, July 12: Open vocal workshop with soprano Erin Morley, ticketed, 1:30 p m

Sunday, July 16: Vocal Music with the Tanglewood Music Center, free, 8 p m

Wednesday, July 19: Open percussion workshop with BSO Assistant Timpanist Daniel Bauch, ticketed, 1:30 p m

Wednesday, July 26: Open harp workshop with Principal Harpist Jessica Zhou, ticketed, 1:30 p m

Saturday, July 29: A curated concert by Reena Esmail, with the Festival of Contemporary Music, ticketed, 4 p m

Sunday, July 30: Experience a silent film shown with a score composed by the Tanglewood Music Center's Composition Fellows and performed live by Tanglewood Music Center Fellows, ticketed, 8 p m

Wednesday, Aug 2: Open oboe and English horn workshop with Robert Sheena, ticketed, 1:30 p m

Saturday, Aug. 5: The Tanglewood Learning Institute presents cellist Astrid Schween and pianist Shai Wosner, ticketed, 2:30 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 9: Open conducting workshop with BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons, ticketed, 1:30 p m

Friday, Aug. 11: In Immersion: Defiant Music, Terezín Music Foundation director Mark Ludwig explores the Nazi "cultural cleansing” policy targeting jazz, modernist and non-Aryan including all Jewish composers before and during World War II, ticketed, 4:30 p m

Saturday, Aug. 12: In the second Immersion: Defiant Music, Terezín Music Foundation director and Fulbright scholar Mark Ludwig presents an artistic and musical journey

into the astonishing cultural community of imprisoned musicians and artists in Terezín, a Nazi camp, ticketed, 3 p m

Sunday, Aug. 13: Vocal music of Bach with the Tanglewood Music Center, free, 8 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 16: Open violin workshop with Tai Murray, free, 1:30 p m

Tannery Pond Concerts

518-941-4331 , capitalregionclassical.org/ tannery-pond-concerts

Concerts at The Darrow School, 110 Darrow Road, New Lebanon, N.Y.

Saturday, June 3: Balourdet Quartet, $40, 7:30 p m

Saturday, July 1: Boris Giltburg, piano, $40, 7:30 p m

Saturday, July 8: Karim Sulayman, tenor; Timothy Long, piano; Wheelock Whitney III, reciter, $40, 7:30 p m

Saturday, Aug. 12: Marmen Quartet, $40, 7:30 p m

Saturday, Aug. 26: Stephen Waarts, violin; Albert Cano Smit, piano, $40, 7:30 p m

Saturday, Sept. 9: Stephanie Zyzak, violin; Alexander Hersh, cello; Evren Ozel, piano, $40, 7:30 p m

Town of Adams

Events at Adams Visitor’s Center, unless noted.

3 Hoosac St., Adams

Tuesday, July 18: Sky Full of Dippers concert, 6:30 to 8 p m

Tuesday, July 25: HB Funk concert, 6:30 to 8 p m

Tuesday, Aug. 1: Happy Together concert, 6:30 to 8 p m , at the Town Common Gazebo

Tuesday, Aug. 8: Greg Caproni

& John Moore concert, 6:30 to 8 p m

Tuesday, Aug 15: Brian Benlein concert, 6:30 to 8 p m

Tuesday, Aug. 22: Hotshot Hillbilly’s concert, 6:30 to 8 p m

West Stockbridge Historical Society Old Town Hall

9 Main St., West Stockbridge weststockbridgehistory.org

Sunday, May 28: West Stockbridge Chamber Players Concert, 6 p m The program includes Eric Shimelonis’ For the Love of Music: An Invocation Dedicated to Stuart Kuller, Bohuslav Martin ’ s Serenade for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Two Clarinets, Johannes Brahms’ String Sextet No 2 in G major, Op 36, and J S Bach’s Largo from Sonata No 3 in C major for Solo Violin

Saturday, June 10: Pamela Knowles, jazz vocalist, with Bob Albanese, piano; Michael O'Brien, bass; Tim Horner, drums, $35, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 9: Saxophonist Kris Allen, $35, 7:30 p m

Williamstown Theater Festival

‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance

1000 Main St., Williamstown 413-458-3253, wtfestival.org

Sunday, July 16: Broadway legend and Tony Award winner Laura Benanti graces the Main Stage to share songs from her illustrious career, $80-$125, 3 p.m.

WTF Cabaret

Performances by Festival artists you know and love

July 20-22: Cabaret 1, $45, $65 seats at tables, 8 p m

Thursday and Friday, 10 p m

Saturday

July 27-19: Cabaret 2, $45, $65 seats at tables, 8 p m

Thursday and Friday, 10 p m

Saturday

Aug. 3-5: Cabaret 3, $45, $65 seats at tables, 8 p m

Thursday and Friday, 10 p m

Saturday

Windsor Lake Concerts

Intersection of Bradley Street and Kemp Avenue, North Adams 413-664-6180, tourism@northadams-ma.gov

June 7-Aug. 30: Line up TBA, 6:30 to 8 p m No concert Aug 9

Worthington

Golf Links

113 Ridge Road, Worthington worthingtongolfclub.com/ music-concerts-and-events

Lawn general admission. Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome. Food and adult beverages will be available for sale; no outside alcohol may be brought in.

Summer Concert Series

Sunday, June 18: Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre: A Brief History of Tull, starting at $45, 8 p m

Sunday, July 2: Carla Cooke presents An Evening of Sam Cooke, starting at $30, 7 p m

Friday, July 28: Rosie Porter and the Neon Moons, starting at $10, 7 p m

Sunday, Aug. 6: Clay Melton and The 413s, starting at $25, 7 p m

Sunday, Aug. 20: Western Mass Rising Star Music Festival, featuring the Hotshot Hillbillies, Wild Bill and The Flying Sparks and The 413s, starting at $35, 2 p m

The Bidwell House Museum is a historic house and museum in Monterey.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY STEVE GILBERT

Calendar: READINGS, WALKS AND TALKS

Adams Free Library

92 Park St., Adams 413-743-8345, adamslibraryma.org

Tuesday, June 27: Book discussion, free, 2 p m

Tuesday, Aug. 29: Book discussion, free, 2 p m

Ancram Opera House

at the Hilltop Barn in Roeli Jansen Park, Hillsdale N Y 518-329-0114, ancramoperahouse org

Saturday, June 24: Real People, Real Stories. Everyone has a story to tell With each edition of Real People, local folks share stories with the community, $25 general, $15 students, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 15: Crystal Radio Sessions; short stories

“The Yellow” by Samantha Hunt and “Sugar Bath” by Harris Lahti read by actors from the region, $25 general, $15 students, 7:30 p m

Barrington Stage Company

Boyd-Quinson Stage

30 Union St., Pittsfield 413-236-8888, barringtonstageco.org

Deeper Look Series

Come learn more about the world of the play and its context through discussions led by creatives, experts in the field and community leaders

Sunday, May 28: Deeper Look: “The Happiest Man on Earth,” free, 11 a m , St Germain Stage, 36 Linden St , Pittsfield

Sunday, June 18: Deeper

Look: “Cabaret,” free, 11 a m , Boyd-Quinson Stage

Friday, June 30: Deeper Look: “tiny father,” free, 11 a m , St Germain Stage, 36 Linden St , Pittsfield

Saturday, July 22: Deeper

Look: “Blues for an Alabama Sky,” free, 11 a m , Boyd-Quinson Stage

Saturday, Aug. 5: Deeper Look: “Faith Healer,” free, 11 a m , St Germain Stage, 36 Linden St , Pittsfield

Sunday, Aug. 20: Deeper Look: “A New Brain,” free, 11 a m , Boyd-Quinson Stage

Becket Arts Center

7 Brooker Hill Road, Becket 413-623-6635, becketartscenter.org

Sunday, June 18, July 16 and Aug. 20: Speaker Series Lecture, 4 p m

Saturday, July 29: Garden Tour Becket Arts Center members invite you to wander at your own pace through their creations, 10 a m to 3 p m Maps cost $5 and are available at Becket Arts Center Rain Date: Sunday, July 30.

Becket Athenaeum

3367 Main St., Becket 413-623-5483, BecketAthenaeum.org

All events are free

Thursdays, June 1 and 8: Start Your Memoir with Lara Tupper, 7 p m Registration required: bit ly/BA-memoir

Tuesday, June 6, July 11 , Aug. 1: Book Club, 1:30 p m Visit becketathenaeum org to find out the selection and borrow a copy, then join us for lively conversation!

Monday, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14: Cookbook Club, 6 p m Visit becketathenaeum org to find out the selection Borrow a copy, then pick a recipe to make and share!

Thursday, June 22: David Ruggles: Black Abolitionist of the Underground Railroad, 6 p m Presentation by Tom Gold-

scheider of The David Ruggles Center of Florence, Mass

Thursdays TBD: Game Night for Adults, 6 p m

June date TBD: Dark Sky Presentation and Night Sky Gazing with Destin Heilman

Tuesday, Aug 29: Poetry of Mary Oliver with Lara Tupper, 7 p m

Berkshire County Historical Society

at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield 413-442-1793, mobydick.org

Thursday through Monday: Guided tours of Herman Melville’s historic Arrowhead First tour begins at 10 am, last tour begins at 3 pm Rates for guided tours are: $20, adults; $10, students; free, children 12 and under Group tours by appointment for groups of 12 or more: $15 per person Members of the BCHS receive free admission Visit berkshirehistory org for a complete list of discounts and special ticket o ers

Wednesday, June 7: A talk and book signing with local author Lorraine German about her book “Soil and Shul in the Berkshires: The Untold Story of Sandisfield’s Jewish Farm Colony ” Learn about the 1902 settlement in south Berkshire County and its final days when the congregation turned the synagogue over to the Sandisfield Arts Center in 1995, free, 5:30 p m

Thursday, July 20: Mastheads Final Reading The seventh-annual reading of new work by Mastheads authors in the historic Arrowhead barn, free, 6 p.m.

Thursday, July 27: Mark Vanhoenacker is a native of Pittsfield, a commercial airline pilot and the author of the international bestseller “Skyfaring,” as well as a columnist

for the Financial Times and a frequent contributor to the New York Times In his latest book, “Imagine a City” he explores the storied metropolises he visits as an airline pilot, through the lens of the hometown his heart has never left Vanhoenacker will be in conversation with the poet Kirun Kapur, author of “Women in the Waiting Room” and the director of creative writing at Amherst College, $15, $10 BCHS members, 5:30 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 2: Pulitzer

Prize-winning author Debby Applegate in conversation with local author Kevin O’Hara, $15, $10 BCHS members, 5:30 p m

Thursday, Aug. 3: Seventh annual Moby-Dick Read-AThon Sign up to read part of Melville’s masterpiece on the site where it was written, $5 donation recommended, 10 a m to 5 p m Come on your own or bring a group to read with us until we finish the book Registration is required, sign up at berkshirehistory org

Saturday, Aug. 5: Monument Mountain Hike Celebrate the day (August 5, 1850) when Melville met Hawthorne on a hike up Monument Mountain, free, 9 a m , meet in the parking lot at Monument Mountain, o Route 7 in Great Barrington

Tuesday, Aug 22: Historian Tim Abbott speaks about Shays’ Rebellion, $15, $10 BCHS members, 5:30 p m

Berkshire Natural Resources Council

309 Pittsfield Road, Lenox bnrc.org

Saturday, June 10: Join BNRC on a morning walk looking for birds and learning how to contribute to community science, 8 to 10 a m , at Springside Park, 874 North St , Pittsfield Register:

Email chood@bnrc.org. Binoculars will be available to borrow for those who need them

Saturday, Aug. 26: Late summer Wildflower Hike, 1 to 3 p m , Housatonic Flats in Great Barrington Register: Email chood@bnrc org

Bidwell House Museum

100 Art School Road, Monterey 413-528-6888, bidwellhousemuseum.org

Ongoing: Hour-long guided tours of the Bidwell House Museum by appointment, on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 11 a m , 1 p m and 3 p m Begins on May 29 and continues through October

Saturday, June 3: History talk with Kimberly Alexander, “‘ and much stronger than any imported from England’: Navigating New England Fashion & Politics During the Revolutionary Era, 1760s-1770s,” $15, free for members, 11 a m , via Zoom

Saturday, June 10: History Talk with Ned Lazaro, “An Easy Air: Dress and Performance in the Long 18th Century,” $25, $15 for members, 11 a m , to be held at the Tyringham Union Church, Main Road, Tyringham

Tuesday, June 13: “Wild Edibles on the Bidwell Grounds,” a guided walk with Russ Cohen, $20, $10 for members, 4 to 6 p m

Saturday, July 1: History talk with John Demos, “The Case of the Vanishing Locomotive: A History Mystery Solved,” $25, $15 for members, 11 a m , to be held at the Tyringham Union Church, Main Road Tyringham

Saturday, July 15: Talk with Beverly Wolov, “Did George Washington Wear Lace? Lace in Colonial America,” $25, $15 for members, 11 a m

Sunday, July 16: Wool Spinning demonstration with the Berkshire Hills and Dales Spinning guild, $10, free for

members, 1 p.m.

Saturday, July 29: History talk with Sally Hadden, “Lawyering for Loyalists,” $15, free for members, 11 a m , via Zoom

Saturday, Aug. 26: History talk with Kenneth Minkema, “Religion and Slavery in Colonial New England,” $15, free for members, 11 a m via Zoom

Clark Art Institute

225 South St., Williamstown 413-458-4100, clarkart edu

Thursday, June 1: Book talk: “As It Turns Out,” Alice Sedgewick Wohl and Danny Fields in conversation, 5:30 p m

Friday, June 2: Williams College/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art Symposium, 9 a m

Saturday, June 3: Williams College/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art Class of 2023 Hooding Ceremony, 4:30 p m

Sunday, June 4: “Outsider Art” in a Global Context: A Conversation between Kaira M Cabañas and Raphael Koenig, 2 p m

Friday, June 9: Drawing Closer: Fantastical Façades, 10:30 a.m. Registration required at clarkart edu/events

Friday, June 9: Exhibition preview and opening remarks for “Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth,” Clark Society members only, 6 p m Reservations required: rsvp@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425

Friday, June 9: Summer opening reception: “Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth,” 7:30 p m

Registration required: clarkart. edu/MunchOpening or call 413-458-0524.

Saturday, June 10: Opening lecture, “Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth,” 11 a m

Sunday, June 11: Print Room Pop-Up: “Die Zauberflöte,” free with gallery admission or The Met: Live in HD ticket purchase, 11 a m

Sunday, June 11: The Met: Live in HD production of “Die Zauberflöte” $25, $22, members; $18, students with valid ID; $7, 10 and under, 12:55 p m Reserve at clarkart edu/events

Monday, June 12: Member Appreciation Day, members only, 10 a m

Saturday, June 17: Book talk: Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop, “Daughter of Spies,” 2 p m

Saturday, June 17: Film screening, “Munch,” 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 18: Father’s Day at the Clark, free with gallery admission, 1 to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 20 and July 18: Reflections: Introspective gallery talk, free with gallery admission, 11 a m Register at clarkart edu/events

Wednesday, June 21: Member’s only gallery tour, “Munch and Women,”9 a m Reservations required at membership@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425.

Wednesday, June 21 and Thursday, July 20: Tree walk with Matthew Noyes, 5:30 p.m. Registration required: clarkart edu/events

Tuesday, June 27, July 25, Aug. 22: Naturalist-led foraging walk with Arianna Alexsandra Collins, 5:30 p m Reservation required: clarkart edu/events

Tuesday, June 27: Book club, “Munch,” $10, $8 members, 6:30 p m Capacity is limited; RSVP early at clarkart.edu/ events

Wednesday, June 28: Outdoor concert, Hermanos Gutiérrez, 6 p m

Wednesday, July 5: Outdoor concert, Joe Henry, 6 p.m.

Thursday, July 6, 13, 20, Aug 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Weekly Art-Making, drop-in watercolor painting, 1 to 4 p m

Monday, July 10, 17, 24, 31 , Aug. 7, 14, 21 , 28: Community Tai Chi, 10 a m

Wednesday, July 12: Members only gallery tour: “Munch’s Own Homes and Gardens,” 9 a m Reserve at membership@clarkart edu

Wednesday, July 12: Outdoor concert, Makaya McCraven, 6 p m

Friday, July 14: Drawing Closer: School’s Out! 10:30 a m Registration required; capacity is limited Register at clarkart edu/events.

Friday, July 14: Fridays@3: “Nick and the Prizefighter,” $15, 3 p m Tickets required: wtfestival org

Friday, July 14: Clark Society members only exhibition opening and preview of “Humane Ecology: Eight Positions,” 6 p m Reserve at rsvp@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425

Sunday, July 16: Community Day, 11 to 4 p m

Wednesday, July 19: Members only gallery tour: “Humane Ecology: Eight Positions,” 9 a m Reservations required: membership@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425

Wednesday, July 19: Outdoor concert, Darlingside, 6 p m

Thursday, July 20: New Member Orientation Tour: “Landscape and Sustainability,” members only, 10:30 a m Reservations required; capacity is limited Reserve at membership@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425

Friday, July 21: Member Fridays, members only, 5:30 p m Reservations required: membership@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425

Friday, July 21: Fridays@3: “Plunder and Lightning,” $15 3 p m Tickets required: wtfestival org

Saturday, July 22: Opening lecture, “Humane Ecology: Eight Positions,” 2 p m

Wednesday, July 26: Members only gallery tour: “Edvard Munch: Three Perspectives,”

9 a.m. Reserve at membership@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425

Wednesday, July 26: Outdoor concert, Jonathan Richman, 6 p m

Friday, July 28: Writing Closer, 10:30 a m Registration required; capacity is limited. Register at clarkart edu/events

Friday, July 28: Fridays@3: “Chapter of a Floating Life,” $15, 3 p m Tickets required: wtfestival org

Saturday, July 29: Opening lecture, “Printed Renaissance,” 11 a m

Saturday, July 29: “Oracle Bones” performance, 6:30 p m

Saturday, July 29: “Oracle Bones” performance reception, Clark Society members only, 6 p m Reservations required; capacity is limited Reserve at rsvp@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425

Wednesday, Aug. 2: Members only gallery tour: “Edvard Munch: Three Perspectives,” 9 a m Reservations required: membership@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425

Wednesday, Aug. 2: Works on Paper Highlights Talk: “Drawn Ecologies,” 1 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 2: Outdoor movie, “Playtime,” 8:15 p m

Friday, Aug. 4: Fridays@3: “Wipeout,” $15, 3 p m Tickets required: wtfestival.org.

Tuesday, Aug 8: Outdoor concert, Kathleen Edwards, 6 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 9: Works on Paper Highlights Talk: “Another Printed Renaissance: Northern Masters,” 1 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 9: Outdoor movie, “Our Hospitality,” 8:05 p m

Friday, Aug. 11: Drawing Closer: Seaside, 10:30 a m Registration required: clarkart edu/ events

Wednesday, Aug.16: Members

only exhibition tour: “Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth,” 9 a.m. Reserve at membership@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425

Wednesday, Aug. 16: Works on Paper Highlights Talk: “Between Art and Archive: British Photo Tourism in the Nineteenth Century,” 1 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 16: Outdoor movie, “Some Like It Hot,” 7:55 p m

Saturday, Aug. 19: “Imagining Other Worlds: Munch’s Multiverse,” with Professor Pat Berman, 2 p m

Saturday, Aug. 19: Evening Ecology, 5 to 11 p m

Tuesday, Aug. 22: Reflections: Introspective gallery talk, free with gallery admission, 11 a m Registration required

Tuesday, Aug. 22: CATA, “I Am a Part of Art ” Meet the artists and community art making event, 1 to 3 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 23: Members only gallery tour, “Printed Renaissance,” 9 a m Reservations required: membership@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425

Wednesday, Aug. 23: Works on Paper Highlights Talk: “Secrets of the Press,” 1 p m

Wednesday, Aug 23: Outdoor movie, “Inside Out,” 7:45 p m

Saturday, Aug. 26: Conversations with Artists: In the Garden, 3 p m

Tuesday, Aug 29: Nature: Granite of the Grounds with Bud Wobus, 5:30 p m Registration required: clarkart edu/events

Wednesday, Aug. 30: Works on Paper Highlights Talk: “Edvard Munch: Portrait of the Artist as Printmaker,” 1 p m

Wednesday, Aug. 30: Clark Society members only Talk: “Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth,” 5:30 p m Reservations required:rsvp@clarkart edu or call 413-458-0425

Wednesday, Aug. 30: Outdoor

movie, “Johnny Guitar,” 7:30 p.m.

Chesterwood

4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge 413-298-2023, chesterwood.org

Saturday, May 27: “Finding the Center: Ron Mehlman at Chesterwood,” artist’s talk and opening reception, $10 general, members free, 4 p m

Sunday, June 25: Artist’s Talk/ Open Studio with National Sculpture Society a liated Artist-in-Residence Edward Fraughton, $10 general, members free, 2 p m

Thursday, July 6: Arts Alive! presents Voices of Poetry with Chard de Niord, Patrick Donnelly and Shanta Lee Gander, $25 general, $20 members, under 18 free, 4 p m

Saturday, July 15: Artist’s Talk with Virginia Maksymowiz, $10 general, members free, 2 p m

Saturday, July 29: Artist’s Talk with Georges Adéagbo, free, 4:30 p m

Thursday, Aug. 10: Arts Alive! presents Harold Holzer and Rufus Collins, $25 general, $20 members, under 18 free, 5 p m

Saturday, Oct. 14: Poetry reading with Nathan McClain and Doug Anderson, $25 general, $20 members, under 18 free, 4 p m

Dewey Hall

91 Main St., She eld 413-429-1322, deweyhall.org

Wednesday, June 7: Writing, readings and storytelling with Frances Roth and Sarah Tames, $10 at door, additional donations welcome, doors at 6:30 p m , event at 7

Hancock Shaker Village

1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield

413-443-0188, hancockshakervillage.org

Friday, June 9: Have you ever wondered what the Shaker’s

thought about Racial Equality? Which Shaker Brother or Sister created this invention? Or what scandals took place in these communal societies Find out at the four part Shaker Supper Series Enjoy a communal meal from 6 to 8:30 p m Tickets can be purchased in sets of 4 or individually by dinner

June 21 , July 19, Aug. 16: Sunset Celebrations, 7 p m

Thursday, July 13: Food for Thought: Enjoy a delicious dinner and hear American artist and the New York Senate’s Women of Distinction Award winner Barbara Prey, 6 p m

Thursday, July 27: Food For

Thought: Enjoy dinner at the Village and hear author, podcaster and Trevor Project Editor Ryan Bernsten, 6 p m

Thursday, Aug. 24: Join bestselling author Ilyon Woo for a dinner discussion about her newest book “Master Slave Husband,” 6 p m

Hoosic River

Watershed Association & Wild Soul River

Di erent location each month 413-597-1172, Register at wildsoulriver.com/ collections/event-registration

Through October: Edible and Medicinal Plant walk series with naturalists and wild edibles enthusiasts, sliding scale $10-25, third Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Hudson Hall

327 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y. 518-822-1438, hudsonhall org

Friday, July 7: Book event with Samuel Shem, author of “Our Hospital,” free, 6 p m Reservations recommended

Thursday, June 15: The Maker Hotel and Hudson Hall present Meet the Makers: The Gardeners, free, 6 p m Reservations recommended

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires

413-442-4360, jewishberkshires.org

Wednesday, May 31: “To Boldly Grow: Judaism, Food and Sustainability,” discussion with author Tamar and environmentalists from the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, free, 7:30 p m , at Hancock Shaker Village, 1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield.

Thursday, June 1: “Protecting Nature in the Berkshires for the Benefit of People and Wildlife,” with Becky Cushing Gop, director of Mass Audubon West, free, 10:45 a m at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Friday, June 2: “Kantikas/ Songs from Our Grandparents: Storytelling & Music in the Sephardic Tradition,” with novelist Elizabeth Graver and singer/writer Sarah Aroeste, free, 10:45 a m at Hevreh of South Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington

Thursday, June 8: “I, Teresa de Lucena: Reflections on the Trial of a Conversa,” with translator Ellen Kanner and illustrator Annie Zeybekoglu, free, 10:45 a m at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Thursdays, June 15, July 20, and Aug. 17: Current Events Seminar, with Professor Steve Rubin, free, 10:45 a m at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Thursday, June 22: “Social Justice and the American Musical,” with singer/ songwriter Laura Wetzler, free, 10:45 a m at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Thursday, July 6: “Puzzles and Solutions in Science and Torah,” with TorahFlora botanist Jon Greenberg, Ph D , free, 10:45 a.m. at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Thursday, July 13: “The Comedians: The Good, The Bad,

and the Dirty,” a multimedia presentation by Laura Wetzler, free, 10:45 a m at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Friday, July 14: “Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy, ” book talk with novelist Letty Cottin Pogrebin, free, 10:45 a m at Hevreh of South Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington

Thursday, July 27: “A Modern Day Benjamin Tudela: Around the World with Cruise Rabbi Arthur Starr,” free, 10:45 a m at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Thursday, Aug. 3: “Moving the Jewish Way: Judaism and Tai Chi,” with Dr Joel Friedman, free, 10:45 a m , at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Thursday, Aug. 10: “Not on Yom Kippur: The Jewish Opera Stars,” with singer/songwriter Laura Wetzler, free, 10:45 a m at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Friday, Aug. 11: “Torah in the Tarot: Hidden Secrets of the Crypto-Jews,” Laura Mandel (Boston Jewish Arts Collaborative [JArts], Torah scholar Stav Appel, and Berkshire artist Jonathan Prince, free, 10:45 a m at Hevreh of South Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington

Friday, Aug. 18: “A Taste of the Sephardic Rosh Hashanah Seder,” interactive cooking demo, food tasting, and teaching led by Chef Susan Barocas, free, 10:45 a m at Hevreh of South Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington

Aug. 18-20: Community Scholar-in-Residence Ruth Messinger speaks on issues of justice, charity, and human rights Free

Friday, Aug. 18: “The Role of Social and Racial Justice in Contemporary Judaism,” 6 p m , at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington

Saturday, Aug. 19: “Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers

Then and Now,” talk during the 9:30 a m service, teaching at noon lunch, at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Sunday, Aug 20: “Our Democracy, If We Can Keep It,” 11:30 a m at Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires, 53 Lois St , North Adams

Aug. 24 and 31: “Early American Jews, Part 1 (Touro Synagogue) & Part 2 (Colonial Era Jews)” with Fitchburg State Professor Michael Hoberman,free, 10:45 a m , at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Jewish Theological Seminary in the Berkshires

Shakespeare and Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre 70 Kemble St , Lenox inspired.jtsa.edu/ Berkshires2023

Tickets are $15 each.

Friday, July 7: Arnold M Eisen, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Jewish Thought, Jewish Theological Seminary, will speak on “Revisiting Zionist Thought: Charting a Path Forward,” 11 a m

Friday, July 21: Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, Jewish Theological Seminary, will speak on “In the Narrow Places: Visions of Destruction in the Mind of Jeremiah, and in the Minds of his Artistic Interpreters,” 11 a m

Friday, Aug. 4: Shira Billet, Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought and Ethics, Jewish Theological Seminary, will speak on “Law in Context: Uncovering the Mother’s Perspective in Traditional Sources on Abortion,” 11 a m

Knesset Israel

16 Colt Road, Pittsfield 413-445-4872, o ce@knessetisrael.org

Sunday, June 4: Join Rabbi

David Weiner for a moderately paced, moderately strenuous hike, a little Torah, and good company A steady but manageable climb next to Lulu Brook in the Pittsfield State Forest, then on to experience the wild azaleas in full bloom and the stunning view of the Catskills. We’ll pause for a snack by Berry Pond, then descend by the gradual Turner Trail 5 25 miles, 950’ elevation gain, 3-3.5 hours. Free 10 a m Registration required: knessetisrael.org/RSVP.

Sunday, June 25: Join Rabbi David Weiner for a moderately paced, moderately strenuous hike, a little Torah, and good company Climb from Pleasant Valley alongside a cascading brook to the expansive views at the Lenox Fire Tower Another mile brings us to Yokun Seat, a spectacular perspective on Pittsfield And another mile and a half brings us to Mahanna Cobble, with its unspoiled view to the northeast Descend via the Bousquet ski area No dogs on this hike The specs: moderate but with a steep 1 5-mile climb, 6-plus miles, less 1000 feet, 2 5 to 3 hours one way Free 10 a m Registration required: knessetisrael org/RSVP

Wednesday, Aug. 2: Join Rabbi David Weiner for a moderately paced, moderately strenuous hike, a little Torah, and good company A scenic stroll through a nature preserve in a surprising location Wetlands, forest, and a hill with enormous erratic boulders and a commanding viewpoint over Pittsfield Be prepared for some uphill walking on uneven trails Dogs are welcome The specs: easy, 5 miles, 521 feet, about 2 hours Free 9 a m Registration required: knessetisrael org/RSVP

Wednesday, Aug. 16: Join Rabbi David Weiner for a morning of exercise, a beautiful view, good company, a bit of Torah, and fantastic conversation on the

trail. The Hopkins Memorial Forest is a reserve with hiking trails spread out over an extensive 2,600 acres The Williams College Center for Environmental Studies manages the area and uses it for research as well as for undergraduate educational purposes They also preserve and monitor the forest Dogs are welcome The specs: moderate, 4 1 miles, 613 feet, 2 5 hours walking plus 35-minute drive each way We’ll carpool to the trailhead in Williamstown and hike the lower and upper loop trails Free 9 a m Registration required: knessetisrael org/RSVP

Sunday, Aug. 27: Margery

Metzger explores not only evil but most importantly, justice served in the true crime tale

“Hidden Demons: Evil Visits a Small New England Town ”

Join the author for a discussion of the book, writing a true crime story, and questions that remain unanswered, 10 a m , outdoors under the tent

Wednesday, Aug. 30: Join Rabbi David Weiner for a morning of exercise, a beautiful view, good company, a bit of Torah, and fantastic conversation on the trail Bring sure-footed children and grandchildren for an easy hike along a scenic section of the Westfield River that is crossed by several early 20th-century keystone arch bridges At the midpoint of the hike, pause for a rest on one of those bridges, or scramble down the side to a swimming hole under the bridge Dogs are welcome The specs: easy, 3-plus miles, less than 300 feet altitude, optional scramble and swim, 1 5 hours of walking, plus 35-minute drive each way, plus time for wading Free 9 a m Registration required: knessetisrael org/RSVP

Mass MoCA

1040 Mass MoCA WAY, North Adams

413-662-2111 , massmoca.org

Week of July 24: Soft opening of The Research & Development Store at Mass MoCA with a week’s worth of special events including artist and author signings, exclusive products, giveaways, and a bevy of meet-and-greet opportunities

The new R&D Store combines gallery and retail space focused on exhibiting, producing, and procuring a ordable contemporary artist editions and books of the highest quality. The R&D Store will host author events, book and record launches, and intimate performances allowing for nimble models of public programming that advance and support Mass MoCA’s creative impact and mission Events are free for all

Thursday, Aug. 3: Isaac Fitzgerald stops by the R&D Store to discuss his memoir “Dirtbag, Massachusetts,” a tale that recounts the author’s ongoing search for forgiveness, a more far-reaching vision of masculinity, and a more expansive definition of family and self, free, 6 p m

Thursday, Aug. 10: Kerri Schlottman joins us to discuss her latest book, “Tell Me One Thing ” A portrait of two Americas, the book examines power, privilege, and the sacrifices one is willing to make to succeed Traveling through the 1980s to the present day, it delves into New York City’s free-for-all grittiness while exposing a neglected slice of the struggling rust belt, free for all, 6 p m

Thursday, Aug. 31: Join Senior Curator Susan Cross for a conversation with American photographer Holly Lynton, free, 6 p m Lynton’s first book, “Bare Handed” presents a nuanced portrait of rural life in 21st-century America

The Mount

Edith Wharton’s Home

2 Plunkett St , Lenox

413-551-5111 , edithwharton.org

Ongoing: House Tours, revealing the history of The Mount and chronicling Wharton’s life and legacy through the spaces she inhabited Self-guided or docent-led options are available As guided tours frequently sell out, advance purchase is recommended

Tuesdays, May-July: Bird Walks with Mass Audubon Learn the skills for birding by sight and song as we look for numerous bird species, including bobolinks, bald eagles, videos and wood warblers, free, 8 to 10 a m Visit MassAudubon org/ programs to register

Tuesdays, May-August: Outdoor Yoga with Lenox Yoga, 8 to 9 a m

Tuesdays, June-September: Le Café Français Parlez-vous français? Enjoy French conversation on the Terrace Tuesday mornings in honor of Edith Wharton’s lifelong love a air with France, 9 to 10:30 a m

First Wednesdays, June-October: Wharton on Wednesdays Hear quintessential Edith Wharton short stories brought to life by local actors, 5:30 to 6:30 p m

Friday, June 9: “Summer Lightning” book launch with author Roberta Silman and The Bookstore’s Matt Tannenbaum, 5 to 6 p m

June-August: “The Writing of Fiction” Series What do capitalism, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, and occultist painters have in common: this summer, we explore the subjects through our favorite fiction authors in this three-part series

Sunday, June 25: Poetry Writing Workshop and Voices of Poetry Reading Join The Mount for this annual poetry event presented by Voices of Poetry at The Mount with founder and Frank McCourt protegee Neil Silberblatt Workshop from 10 a m to 3 p m and reading from 5 to 6 p m

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Fridays, July-August: Master’s Series Join author André Bernard, vice president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, in conversation with three masters of the nonfiction narrative, all unquestionably at the top of their literary game, 4 to 5 p m

Sunday, July 16: Very Large Poems with WordXWord. Following in the footsteps of 2022’s World’s (Possibly) Largest Poem, WordXWord returns with a suite of Very Large Poems The title references the physical size, not the length, as the poems are created and curated by dozens of poets in collaboration Performed outdoors along the pathways of The Mount, the audience moves (walks) through the poems at 5, 5:30, 6 and 6:30 p m

Sundays, July 23, 30, Aug. 6: Walkin’ with WordXWord Wear your walking shoes and follow along as poets o er a moving exploration of selected works

in the SculptureNow exhibition Using sculpture, poets are challenged to o er new ways of “seeing” what’s before us, 5 to 6 p m

Thursdays, June 29, July 27, Aug 31: On the Trail of Ghosts Are ghosts roaming The Mount? Join a tour after dark with paranormal investigator Nick Smith-Koblitz, 7 to 9 p m

30th Year Kick-OCelebration

Friday, June 30: Wharton Panel Wharton scholars and literary experts Jennifer Haytock, Sheila Liming and Nathan Wol share their views on why Edith Wharton’s writings remain relevant today, moderated by Wharton scholar and Barnard College American Studies Chair Jennie Kassano , 4 p m

Friday, June 30: Celebrating 30 Years of Memorable Lectures at The Mount Enjoy cocktails in the garden, followed by dinner under the stars in

Thurs-Sun August 24-27

94FairgroundsRd.,Cummington, MA

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For fourdayseveryAugustourhistoricbuildings showcaselivestock, crops,andhandicrafts.Wehost multipleactivities, from musictocompetitionstoparades.

The Mount’s forecourt with award-winning biographers and historians, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 1: Women Panel Sylvia Plath, Louisa May Alcott and Gertrude Stein authorities Heather Clark, John T Matteson and Barbara Will compare notes on the challenge and pleasure of writing the lives of women ahead of their time, moderated by former host of WAMC’s The Book Show and Guggenheim fellow, Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, 11 a m

Saturday, July 1: War Panel.

Washington Post columnist, New York Times contributor and international a airs journalist, Max Boot, Ted Widmer and Anne Nelson share their war reporting experiences and observations on ongoing global conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, moderated by former ABC news bureau chief and Angela Merkel biographer Kati Marton, 2 p m

Summer Lecture Series

In its 30th year, The Mount’s annual summer lecture series aims to highlight recent works of memoir and biography

Mondays at 4 p.m. and Tuesdays at 11 a.m., unless noted.

July 10 and 11: Willard Spiegelman, “Nothing Stays Put: The Life and Poetry of Amy Clampitt ”

July 17 and 18: Sally Bedell Smith, “George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved The Monarchy ”

July 24 and 25: Zhuqing Li, “Daughters of the Flower Flagrant Garden ”

July 31 and Aug. 1: Paul Fisher, “The Grand A air ”

Aug. 7 and 8: Joseph Luzzi, “Botticelli’s Secret: The Lost Drawings and The Rediscovery of the Renaissance ”

Aug. 14 and 15: David Kertzer, “The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini,

and Hitler.”

Monday, Aug. 22: Gene Andrew Jarrett, “Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird,” 11 a m

Aug. 28 and 29: Michael Frank, “One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for the Lost World ”

Otis Library

48 North Main Road, Otis 413-269-0109, otislibraryma.org

Wednesday, June 21: Join Lara Tupper of Swift Ink Stories for a brief discussion about the health benefits of journaling, short and sweet freewriting exercises and tips about how to sustain self-compassion and self-awareness through writing, free, 5 to 6:30 p m

Wednesday, July 26: David Maloof presents original comedy and jokes Learn how (and why) jokes and comedic songs are written and discover the physical and psychological benefits of comedy and laughter, all ages, free, 5 p m Registration required

Quaker Meeting House

Maple Street Cemetery, Adams adamshistorical.us

Sundays, July 9 to Oct. 8: East Hoosac Quaker Meeting House, built in 1782 and essentially unchanged since its construction, was the place of worship of four generations of the family of Susan B Anthony, born in Adams in 1820 Free tours by members of the Adams Historical Society, 1 to 4 p m

Shakespeare and Company

70 Kemble St., Lenox 413-637-3353, shakespeare.org

Behind the Curtain Talks

Led by Shakespearean scholar Ann Berman, Behind the Curtain talks are free to the public

and feature directors, cast members, and design-team members as guests exploring various themes presented during the season Saturdays at 10:30 a m at the tented Rose Footprint Theatre Reservations required

May 27: Ken Ludwig’s “Dear Jack, Dear Louise” with director Ariel Bock.

June 17: “Henry VI, Part 2” with director Tina Packer

July 8: August Wilson’s “Fences ” with director Christopher V Edwards

July 29: Golda Meir & “Golda’s Balcony” with director Daniel Gidron

Aug. 19: “A Midsummer

Night’s Dream” with director Allyn Burrows

Merry Wanderers’

Guided Tours

Thursdays, July 6-Aug 31: General Manager Steve Ball and his canine companion, Willie, lead weekly walking tours, $15, or $8 for students, 10:30 a m

Tickets: shakespeare org

Special Events

Saturday, July 1: 2023 Gala, celebrating founding artistic director Tina Packer

Spencertown

Academy Arts Center

790 State Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y. 518-392-3693, spencertownacademy.org

Saturday, June 24: Hidden Gardens “Artful Landscapes” self-guided tour to some of the most dazzling private gardens in the region, $35 in advance, $40 day of, 10 a m to 4 p m Plus, Garden Market on the Green, 20+ vendors of plants, home and garden furnishings, birdhouses, antiques, garden books and expert garden advice, free admission with a portion of all market sales benefiting the

Academy, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 1-4: Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s 18th annual Festival of Books extravaganza of all things literary, including a giant used book sale and readings, book signings and a children’s program Featured authors include Tamar Adler, Wesley Brown, Jonathan Darman, Boyah J Farah, Eleanor Henderson, Daphne Kalotay, and Jane Roper Book Sale Preview on Friday, 3 p m to 8 p m , free for Academy members, $10 for member’s guests, and memberships will be available at the door or online. Book Sale and Festival Events free on Saturday 9:30 a m to 6 p m , Sunday 10 a m to 4 p m , and Monday 10 a m to 2 p m See website for author schedule

Tanglewood

297 West St., Lenox 617-266-1200

Tickets: bso org/tanglewood

Ozawa Hall

Saturday, July 22: Pulitzer Prize winner and National Humanities Medal recipient Isabel Wilkerson presents a talk on her New York Times bestseller “Caste,” ticketed, 5 p m

Saturday, Aug. 5: Award-winning scholar and Columbia University professor Saidiya Hartman discusses racial justice and equality, ticketed, 5 p m

Saturday, Aug 19: Drawing from their careers as artists and social advocates, Carrie Mae Weems and cellist Yo-Yo Ma share their perspectives on the role of artists and their civic duties, ticketed, 5 p m

Linde Center Studio E

Thursday, July 6: In conversation with conductor Keith Lockhart, ticketed, 1 p m

Thursday, July 13: In conversation with baritone Will Liverman, ticketed, 1 p m

Thursday, July 20: In conversation: Conductor David Afkham, ticketed, 1 p m

Thursday, July 27: Michael Gandolfi interviews the four Festival of Contemporary Music co-curators, ticketed, 1 p m

Thursday, Aug. 3: In conversation with pianist Andreas Haefliger, ticketed, 1 p m

Thursday, Aug. 10: In conversation with conductor Susanna Mälkki, ticketed, 1 p m

Friday, Aug. 11: In Immersion: Defiant Music, Terezín Music Foundation director Mark Ludwig explores the Nazi “cultural cleansing” policy targeting jazz, modernist and non-Aryan including all Jewish composers before and during World War II, ticketed, 4:30 p m

Saturday, Aug. 12: In the second Immersion: Defiant Music, Terezín Music Foundation director and Fulbright scholar Mark Ludwig presents an artistic and musical journey

into the astonishing cultural community of imprisoned musicians and artists in Terezín, a Nazi camp, ticketed, 3 p m

Thursday, Aug. 17: In conversation with composer Carlos Simon, ticketed, 1 p m

Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center

1515 Savoy Hollow Road, Windsor tamarackhollow.com

Thursday, June 1: Annual Boreal Forest Bird Walk; Join master birder John Green Jr for our annual spring bird survey/ census at Tamarack Hollow, $20, 7 to 9:30 a m To register email: aimee@gaiaroots com

Sunday, June 11: Boreal Spruce-Fir Forest Flower, Plant, Tree and Wild Edibles Hike, $20, 9:30 a m to noon To register email: aimee@ gaiaroots.com.

Sunday, June 11: Boreal Spruce-Fir Forest Flower, Plant, Tree and Wild Edibles Hike, 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Notchview, Route 9, Windsor Registration and fee information at thetrustees org

Saturday, July 8: “Learn About Ferns ” Learn tips on how to identify over 10 species of woodland ferns on this easy walk, $20, 8:30 to 11 a m To register email: aimee@gaiaroots com

Tuesday, Aug 1: Full “Sturgeon ” Moon Hike with Naturalist Aimee Gelinas Learn about the unique fauna and flora of high elevation forests and fields then watch the full moon rise to the east over Sawmill Field, 7 to 9 p m at Notchview, Route 9, Windsor Registration and fee information at thetrustees org

Saturday, Aug. 12: Boreal Spruce-Fir Forest Flower, Plant, Tree and Wild Edibles Hike, $20, 8:30 to 11 a m To register email: aimee@gaiaroots com

TurnPark Art Space

2 Moscow Road, West Stockbridge

Friday, Aug. 11: Comedy Night, $20, 7 to 10 p m

Ventfort Hall

104 Walker St., Lenox 413-637-3206, gildedage org

Saturday, July 8: David Raby returns for another paranormal investigation of the historic and haunted Ventfort Hall, $40 per person with a reduced rate of $25 for ages 12-18 and 19-23 with student ID, 7 p m to midnight

Tuesday Tea & Talks

$35, $30 with advance reservation or for members, 4 p m

June 20: “A Thin Veneer: The Berkshires’ Sordid Underbelly in the Gilded Age” with freelance journalist and local author Andrew Amelinckx, tales of crime,

tragedy and bedlam from his 2015 book “Gilded Age Murder & Mayhem in the Berkshires ”

June 27: “Going to Museums with an Artist” with painter, sculptor, and author Lincoln Perry

July 11: “Mary Todd Lincoln as Hostess and Housewife ” Learn about the life of Mary Todd Lincoln and how she went from western belle to frugal housewife to First Lady of the United States from local Chesterwood tour guide and lifelong student of Abraham Lincoln history, Louise Levy.

July 18: “Architecture of the Gilded Age in New York City ” Phillip James Dodd will discuss his latest book An American Renaissance Beaux-Arts Architecture in New York City

July 25: “L C Peters: From Immigrant to Pillar of the Community ” Carol Lindsay will discuss her third great-grandfather, Leonard Constance Peters, who was instrumental in the development of Lenox

Aug. 1: “Lost Gilded Age Mansions of Newport” with architect, author and historian, Gary Lawrance

Aug 8: “Ashintully, the McLennans and a Special Friendship ” Holly McLennan Ketron will talk about the magnificent house built by her grandmother in Tyringham, the life of three generations in the house, and the deep friendship between Grace McLennan and Mildred Bliss

Aug. 15: “Child Labor in the Gilded Age” with author

Chaim Rosenberg

Aug. 22: “Ogden Codman, Jr , Transatlantic Tastemaker” with Camille Arbogast

Aug. 29: “The World of Mary Dickerson, Dressmaker and Activist,” with Theresa Guzman Stokes, executive director of the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society

Williamstown

Rural Lands

Sheep Hill

671 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown

413-458-2494, rurallands.org

Ongoing: Visit Sheep Hill for a gentle or strenuous walk up the hill and peek into the pond, or hike any of BNRC’s 60-plusa miles of stewarded trails in Williamstown

Ongoing: Guided Hike Series Explore the natural and farming landscapes in Williamstown on a hike guided by WRL sta and volunteers. Checkrurallands org/events for dates and details

Ongoing: Interpretive Hike Series Learn about local natural history and nature identification in Williamstown on hikes guided by WRL sta naturalists Check rurallands org/ events for dates and details

Ongoing: Knowing Your Landscape Want to learn about land stewardship? Join BNRC for the WRL site visits and seminars this summer to learn concepts and skills for land management Check rurallands org/events for dates and details

Saturday, May 27: Guided Hike Hike to Bee Hill and Flora’s Glen, 9 a m This moderate/ strenuous loop mile hike begins by climbing up the Rosenberg Ramble on Sheep Hill, up the Fitch Trail, down into Flora’s Glen, and the RRR Brooks Trail back to the start Register: rurallands org/events

Saturday, June 24: Guided Hike to Stoney Ledge, 9 a m Five-mile strenuous/moderate hike to an unparalleled vista of the west side of Mt Greylock and the Hopper. Dogs are welcome on-leash Register: rurallands org/events

Friday, June 30: Firefly Hike, an evening hike at Sheep Hill for stories and observations on the magic of fireflies and

summer nights. Details at rurallands org/events

Saturday, July 15: Guided Hike at the Buxton Ravine and Smith Trails, 9 a m Hike this lesser-known trail to a unique view of Williamstown from the east, approximately 3 miles round trip Families are welcome; dogs must be on-leash Register: rurallands org/events

Saturday, July 29: Guided Hike to the best view of Williamstown, 9 a m Starting at the Taconic Crest Trail join Williams College assistant professor Alice Bradley on this easy-to-moderate 3-mile hike that will descend to a little-known postcard view of the region where we will consider local impacts of climate change Dogs are welcome on-leash Register: rurallands org/events

Sunday, Aug. 6: Guided Hike to Unplug at Kite Hill, 9 a m Join Rural Lands for a gentle 2-mile hike near Kite Hill for forest meditation Pace will be slow with multiple stops to experience your woodland surroundings Group size limited to 8 Register: rurallands org/events

WordXWord Festival

WordXWordFestival.com

Sunday, July 16: Very Large Poems Outdoors along the pathways of The Mount, the audience in small groups will walk through large-scale collaborations as they are performed by a wide array of poets, free, at 5, 5:30, 6 and 6:30 p m , 2 Plunkett St , Lenox Timed reservations are required

Sundays, July 23, 30, Aug. 6: Walkin’ with WordXWord Follow along as poets o er a moving exploration of The Mount’s grounds and selected works in the SculptureNow exhibition Each of the three dates for this event will have a unique combination of poets and poems, free, 5 p m , 2 Plunkett St , Lenox Walking shoes are advised

PHOTO PROVIDED BY EMMA ROTHENBERG-WARE

A scene from Berkshire Theatre Group’s 2017 production of “Million Dollar Quartet.” BTG is bringing a new production of the show to the Colonial Theatre this summer.

Calendar: THEATER

Adams Theater

27 Park St., Adams adamstheater.org/upcoming

Friday, June 2: Majesty of the Berkshire: Pride Pageant, $12$25, 7:30 p m

Saturday, June 3: A night of laughs with comedian and Juilliard-trained violist Isabel Hagen, opening act by Berkshires-based comedian Charlie Nadler, $20-$50, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 4: Gettin’ it Together: dysFUNKcrew Turns 10, $10-$25, 2 p m

July 28 and 29: The first fulllength version of ‘”ReWritten,” a new dance theater work produced by MCLA Arts & Culture that explores the literary and personal relationship between Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, $10-$30, 7:30 p m

Ancram Opera House

1330 County Route 7, Ancram, N.Y. 518-329-0114, ancramoperahouse.org

Sunday, July 9: Summer Play Lab Public Showing, an artist or artistic team from the Hudson Valley, Capital District, Berkshires or Litchfield County will share their work, $20 general, $15 students, 4 p m

Aug. 10-13 and 17-20: The Plein Air Plays 2 0, three site-specific new works presented as a roving performance with audiences traveling by car to each location to experience these self-contained plays in environments that illuminate their content, $60 Pay-ItForward, $40 general, $20 sponsored, and $15 student, Thursday and Friday at 5 and 6 p m , Saturday and Sunday at 4, 5 and 6 p m

Barrington Stage Company

Boyd-Quinson Stage

30 Union St., Pittsfield 413-236-8888, barringtonstageco.org

Special Events

Tuesday, June 20 and 27: Mandy Patinkin in concert: Being Alive Broadway’s master songman, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Adam Ben-David on piano, brings his newest theater concert to Barrington Stage, 8 p m

Thursday, June 29: “Reflections on Antisemitism and the Cautionary Tale of ‘Cabaret ’” Barrington Stage Company and the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires present a panel of Jewish thought leaders exploring the relevance of art and theater in today’s climate of antisemitism, free, 10 a m

On Stage

May 24-June 17: “The Happiest Man on Earth,” by Mark St Germain, based on the memoir of the same name by Eddie Jaku, directed by Ron Lagomarsino, featuring Kenneth Tigar Eddie Jaku had countless harrowing experiences while he was in or trying to escape multiple Nazi concentration camps In spite of all of his grief and tragic losses, Eddie declared himself “The Happiest Man on Earth” and is ready to tell the story of his first 100 years $25-$60 Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p m , matinees Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p m at St Germain Stage at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden St

June 14-July 8: “Cabaret ”

Book by Joe Mastero , music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, based on the play

“I Am A Camera” by John Van

Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood Musical direction by Angela Steiner, choreographed by Katie Spelman and directed by Alan Paul $25-$95, Wednesday at 7 p m , Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., matinees Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 p m at Boyd-Quinson Stage No performance July 4

June 25-July 22: “tiny father” by Mike Lew, directed by Moritz Von Stuelpnagel

Daniel never planned on being a father, at least not in the near future, until he finds himself in the NICU gazing at his daughter born at just 26 weeks With the humor, heart and help of the night nurse, Daniel has barely 3 months to step up and figure out what it means to be “Dad ” Co-world premiere with Chautauqua Theater Company. $25-$60.

Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p m and Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p m at St Germain Stage at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden St

July 18-Aug. 5: “Blues for an Alabama Sky,” by Pearl Cleage, directed by Candis C Jones The Harlem Renaissance fills the streets with jazz, gin and opportunity, but not for singer Angel and her chosen family of artists and activists who navigate the cultural and social changes in their neighborhood $25-$75

Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p m , Thursday through Saturday at 8 p m and Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 p m Boyd-Quinson Stage

Aug. 1-27: “Faith Healer,” by Brian Friel, directed by Julianne Boyd. Starring BSC Associate Artists Christopher Innvar, Mark H Dold and Gretchen Egolf The mysterious and charismatic Frank

Hardy travels as a faith healer across the Welsh and Scottish countryside. A three-person play in four monologues, Frank, his wife, Grace, and his manager, Teddy, recount the same events from di erent perspectives $25-$60

Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., matinees Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p m at St Germain Stage at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden St , Pittsfield

Aug.16-Sept. 9: “A New Brain,” music and lyrics by William Finn, book by James Lapine

Directed by Joe Calarco, music direction by Vadim Feichtner Gordon can’t get past his writer’s block when a medical emergency forces him to reassess if his songs (or lack thereof ) are more important than his family, his friends or his partner He needs to navigate a mean nurse, shelves of books and a bossy frog to get to the heart of his music $25-$87

Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday at 8 p m , Saturday at 2 p m , and Sunday at 5 p m Boyd-Quinson Stage

Sept. 27-Oct. 15: “English” by Sanaz Toossi Four students meet regularly in an Iran classroom to prepare to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) proficiency exam Despite their shared native language, they have to learn to communicate and connect in a classroom with only one rule: English only! $25-$65 Wednesday at 7 p m , Thursday through Saturday at 8 p m , matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2 p m at Boyd-Quinson Stage

Mr Finn’s Cabaret series

36 Linden St., Pittsfield

July 9 and 10: Donna McKechnie, “Take Me to the World: The

Songs of Stephen Sondheim.”

Ms McKechnie celebrates one of Broadway’s greatest composers by performing songs from many of his shows, as well as songs from some of his film scores She shares stories of her time working with him, revealing the great influence he had in her life professionally and personally, 8 p m

Sunday, July 16: Todd Almond/Todd Almond Loves

You The celebrated singer-songwriter makes his Mr Finn’s debut with a funny and intimate evening of his songs, stories and his trademark unexpected covers A native Midwesterner but longtime New Yorker, he explores his split life with his unique and beautiful songs that have been covered by everyone from Betty Buckley to Courtney Love, 8 p.m.

Aug. 31 and Sept. 1: An Evening with Jason Robert Brown

For this unique performance, Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown (Mr Saturday Night, Parade, 13, The Last Five Years) will incorporate an eclectic mix of material, featuring music from his shows and solo albums throughout his acclaimed career, 8 p m

Sept. 2 and 3: Beloved BSC

Associate Artist Alan H Green (“Who Could Ask for Anything More? the Songs of George Gershwin,” “The Hills are Alive with Rodgers & Hammerstein”), presents his first-ever solo cabaret to close out the 2023 Cabaret Season, 8 p m

Celebration of Black Voices

Tartell Family Outdoor Stage, Polish Community Club, Linden and Center Streets, Pittsfield

Thursday, Aug 10: Kicko

Concert with Brownskin Band, free, 6 p m

Friday, Aug. 11: Youth/Young

Adult Performance. A culminating performance from the participants of a weeklong performing arts camp for BIPOC youth ages 10–18

This camp is free of charge. Participants will have worked with a professional theater director, music director and choreographer who will help assist the group in creating an original play/showcase Free admission, 2 p m

Friday, Aug 11: Poetry Slam, come out and hear local residents using poetry and storytelling as the vehicle to give you a glimpse into who they are and what shaped them into the person they are today, free, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug 12: Westside

Takes the Stage: Take 4 Adult Talent Show. Come out and support our local performers/artists as they compete for cash prizes in our Fourth Annual Adult Talent Show, free, 6 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 13: Joyful Noise

2 Gospel Concert Enjoy an afternoon of gospel music with the Celebration of Black Voices Community Choir, free, 1 p m

Sunday, Aug. 13: Black Voices Matter Join us for a celebratory community performance piece devised with local Black community members using the performing arts as a tool to share their joy, fears, triumphs, and what it means to be African American in the Berkshires, free, 6 p m

Berkshire County Historical Society

at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield 413-442-1793, mobydick org

Wednesday, June 21: Performance of “Sailing Towards My Father,” a one-man play about Herman Melville, performed by Stephen Collins and written and directed by Carl A Rossi

The play chronicles Melville’s life from youth to old age, concentrating on his evolution as a writer and his complex relations with God, his parents and siblings, his wife and children, and Nathanial Hawthorne, $15, $10 BCHS members, 5:30 p m

July 13-16: “ReWritten,” created by Tom Truss and Matthew Cumbie, is an immersive performance that explores the intimate relationship between Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne Through dance, live music, projection, art installations, and text, ReWritten moves in and around the grounds of Arrowhead and reimagines an intergenerational queer love story that has shaped American literature Our third year in residence at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead, this year ’ s production will prove to be (yet again) di erent from previous iterations, by weaving in the stories of some of the women central in

the lives of Melville and Hawthorne, $20, $15 for BCHS members, children 12 and under free, $30 combo ticket with tour of Arrowhead, EBT is 50 percent o , 7:30 p m Presented in partnership with MCLA Arts & Culture

Berkshire Opera Festival

413-213-6622, berkshireoperafestival.org

Saturday, July 22: “Breaking the Mold: Baroque, Bel Canto and Beyond ” An afternoon concert of arias and ensembles that span over 200 years of operatic composition, sung by strong characters who each “broke the mold” in their own way, $20-$120, 2 p m at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington.

Aug. 26, 29, Sept. 1: Puccini’s “La Boheme ” The unbridled passion of this ageless tale has made it a favorite of audiences for over a century, $20-$120, 1 p m Saturday

PHOTO PROVIDED BY BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY Krysta Rodriguez stars in “Cabaret” at Barrington Stage.

and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Friday, at Colonial Theatre, 111 South St , Pittsfield

Berkshire

Theatre Group

413-997-4444, berkshiretheatre.org

The Unicorn Theatre

6 East St., Stockbridge

May 18-June 3: “What the Constitution Means to Me,” a co-production with WAM Theatre This boundary-breaking play breathes new life into our constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans, $56, $26 Friend, $96 Supporter

June 15-July 1: “Photograph 51,” an intriguing portrait of British scientist Rosalind Franklin and her often overlooked role in discovering DNA’s double helix structure, $56

July 12-29: ‘The Smile of Her,” a world premiere event; written and performed by Christine Lahti, based on her story of growing up in the 1950s amid the patriarchy on steroids and how it a ected her family, ages 16 and up recommended, $56

Aug. 12-Sept. 2: “On Cedar Street,” a world premiere musical A joyful and inspiring story of second chances when two people come together to wrestle with the events of their lives, $90.

Colonial Theatre

111 South St. Pittsfield

June 27-July 16: “Million Dollar Quartet ” Tony Award–Nominated jukebox musical brings you into the recording studio with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, $75, $38 ages 12-17, $125 Premium

July 29 and 30: “The Secret Garden: Spring Version ” This special enhanced concert-style presentation of the

beloved musical “The Secret Garden” is as beautiful and spirited as the original, $25, adult; $15, 6-17

Friday, Aug 4: Ilana Glazer

Live! One of the funniest comedians of our time with a unique brand of humor is witty, irreverent and always on-point, $55.

Chester Theatre Company

Town Hall Theatre, 15 Middlefield Road, Chester 413-354-7771 , chestertheatre.org

June 22-July 2: “The Making of a Great Moment,” by Peter Sinn Nachtreib, directed by James Barry Actors Mona and Terry are on tour with an epic opus called “Great Moments in Human Achievement ” In New Hampshire On bicycles While camping “The Making of a Great Moment” features a play-within-a-play, and it is an uproariously funny love letter to the theater Or is it?

July 6-16: “Guards at the Taj,” written by Rajiv Joseph Two friends stand guard at the site of one of the most stunning buildings the world has ever seen, the Taj Mahal They protect it with their lives, yet they are forbidden from looking upon its beauty But there is an ugly side to nearly everything Perfection comes at a price, and those in power decide who pays and at what cost

July 27-Aug. 6: “The Light,” by Loy A Webb, directed by Christina Franklin Rashad and Genesis have just gotten engaged To celebrate, he wants to take her to a show by a local Chicago musician who’s made it big When she refuses, revealing that the rapper assaulted a friend in college, the celebration is cut short As their discussion grows into an argument, more

secrets are exposed, and the past threatens to overshadow their future

Aug. 10-20: “Circle Mirror Transformation,” by Annie Baker, directed by Daniel Elihu Kramer Five very di erent people come together in a Vermont community center for an amateur acting class They are there to learn about performing, but their games and exercises teach them more about themselves and each other than they do about theatre

Chesterwood

4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge

413-298-2023, chesterwood.org

Thursday, Aug. 3: Arts Alive! presents Tableaux Vivants, $25 general, $20 members, under 18 free, 5 p m

Friday, Aug. 4: Arts Alive! presents Tableaux Vivants, $25 general, $20 members, under 18 free, 5 p m

Dewey Hall

91 Main St., She eld 413-429-1322, deweyhall.org

Friday, July 21: A Night of Grief and Mystery combines stories and observations by author/ culture activist Stephen Jenkinson, drawn from his decades of work in palliative care, with original songs/sonics by recording artist Gregory Hoskins, $25-$45, 7:30 to 9:30 p m

Double Edge Theatre

948 Conway Road, Ashfield 413-628-0277, doubleedgetheatre.org

July 14- Aug. 6: “The Hidden Territories of the Bacchae,” directed by Founding Artistic Director Stacy Klein and created with the Double Edge Ensemble “The Hidden Territories of the Bacchae” is a response to Euripides’ “The Bacchae,” $25-$40, 8 p m Wednesday

through Sunday, July 19-31; 7:30 p m Aug 2-6 Previews July 14 and 15 at 8 p m

The Foundry

2 Harris St., West Stockbridge 413-232-5222, thefoundryws.com

June 30, July 17, Aug. 4 and 18: “Fun Night” is a semi-regular improv show where veteran improvisers Liz Butler and Ben Jardine are joined by surprise special guests from the Berkshires and beyond, $18 in advance, $20 at the door, 7:30 p m

Thursday, July 6: “Preposterous!” These charming vintage clowns play circus animals, sing as a human calliope, do the classic circus mirror routine, invent a number of ridiculous “entrées,” perform live music, and execute a very satisfying slow-motion number involving a pie, $15 adults, $10 children in advance, $20 for adults and $15 for children at the door, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 25: “Marrano: A Tale of the Inquisition,” is an escape show in which we turn to the past to understand the present, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, 7 p m

Great Barrington Public Theater

Performing in The Liebowitz Black Box and McConnell Mainstage theaters, Daniel Center for the Arts at Bard College at Simon’s Rock

84 Alford Road, Great Barrington Box O ce: 413-372-1980, Tickets and information: GreatBarringtonPublicTheater org June 15-July 2: “The Stones ” American premiere of a hypnotic, modern gothic tale by award-winning, London playwright Kit Brookman, $25-$50, Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 p m ; Saturday and Sunday, 3 p m

July 6-23: “O Peak,” a charming new play by Brenda Withers that premiered in 2022 at the Hudson Stage Company, $25-$50, Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 p m ; Saturday and Sunday, 3 p m

July 27-Aug. 15: “Just Another Day ” An aging comedy writer and a poet meet daily on a bench to find out how, why and whether they were ever actually married, and if so, what magic held them together, besides their love of old movies, $25-$50, Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 p m ; Saturday and Sunday, 3 p m

Aug 24-26: “Representation and How to Get It,” a new solo show presented by GBPT in partnership with The Mount Jewish Federation of the Berkshires

413-442-4360, jewishberkshires.org

Sunday, July 9: “The Workshop Artist Salon: Probing Collective Memory and Hybridity,” 3 cutting-edge artistic works-in-progress by The Workshop (North America’s first arts fellowship centering the work of JOCISM Jews of Color, Jewish-Indigenous, Sephardi & Mizrahi artists and culture-makers) that probe the intersections of race, religion, identity, and sacred text through music, storytelling, and film Talkback follows, free, 4:30 p m , at Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble St , Lenox

Thursday, June 29: “Reflections on Antisemitism and the Cautionary Tale of Cabaret,” panel discussion with BSC Artistic Director Alan Paul, Dr Barbara Waldinger, and Dr Roselle Chartock, free, 10:45 a m at Barrington Stage’s Boyd-Qunison Stage, 30 Union St , Pittsfield

Mac-Haydn Theatre

1925 State Route 203, Chatham, N.Y. 518-392-9292, machaydntheatre.org

June 22-July 2: “42nd Street”

July 6-16: “Footloose”

July 20-30: “The Sound of Music”

Aug. 3-13: “Godspell”

Aug. 17-Sept. 3: “Jersey Boys”

Sept. 7-17: “The Marvelous Wonderettes”

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

14 Castle St., Great Barrington 413-528-0100, mahaiwe.org

Saturday, June 17: Ryan Hamilton, $29-$44, 8 p m

MCLA Arts and Culture

mcla.edu/mac

Thursday, June 8: “Celestials” staged reading, 7 p.m., at Mass MoCA, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams

July 28 and 29: “ReWritten,” a

new dance theatre work produced by MCLA Arts & Culture that explores the literary and personal relationship between Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, 7:30 p m , at the Adams Theatre, 27 Park St , Adams

Mass MoCA

1040 Mass MoCA WAY, North Adams 413-662-2111 , massmoca.org

Thursday, June 8: “The Celestials,” $10, 7 p m Did you know that North Adams was once home to the second-largest Chinese population east of the Mississippi?

This play reading of “The Celestials” transports us to 1870 as 75 Chinese laborers and unwitting strikebreakers arrive in this bustling factory town A tale of labor, love, immigration, and community, Peter Glazer’s theatrical adaptation of Williamstown author Karen Shepard’s mesmerizing novel (inspired by the same history as Mass MoCA’s 2008 exhibition “The Nanjing Particles” by Simon Starling),

“The Celestials” shines a light on a little known, yet startling familiar moment of our city’s history.

The Mount

Edith Wharton’s Home 2 Plunkett St., Lenox 413-551-5111 , edithwharton.org

Aug 25-27: “Representation and How To Get It,” a new solo show presented by Great Barrington Public Theater, created collaboratively by playwright Joyce Van Dyke, actor Elaine Vaan Hogue, and director Judy Braha, 7 p m

Friday, 11 a m Saturday and 2 p m Sunday

WAM Theatre’s Fresh Takes Play Reading Series

Sunday, July 16: “hollow roots” by Christina Anderson, directed by Trenda Loftin, 2 p m

Sunday, July 23: “Port of Entry” by Talya Kingston, directed by Amy Brentano, 2 p m

Sunday, July 30: “In Her Bones” by Jessica Kahkoska, directed by Estefanía Fadul, 2 p m

PHOTO PROVIDED BY KATIE MCKELLICK Naire Poole as Juliet in Shakespeare & Company ’s Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare.

Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park

First Street Common 413-367-4253, pittsfieldshakespeare.org

Aug. 10-27: “As You Like It,” a delightful production of Shakespeare ’ s comedy, suitable for all ages. Bring a picnic, chair or blanket and enjoy outdoor theater in the heart of downtown Pittsfield, free, 7 p m

Shakespeare and Company

70 Kemble St , Lenox 413-637-3353, shakespeare.org

On stage

May 26–July 30: Shakespeare & Company presents the Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig’s “Dear Jack, Dear Louise” – the story of two strangers introduced through letters and kept apart by war, $22-$72

June 17–July 15: “The Contention (Henry VI, Part II),” by William Shakespeare, directed by Tina Packer, associate directors Kate Kohler-Amory and Sheila Bandyopadhyay, $22-$82

July 22–Aug. 27: A moving study of emotional depth and the human condition, August Wilson’s “Fences” follows the story of Troy Maxson – a working-class Black man struggling with his past, present, and future, $22-$82

Aug. 5-20: “Dolda’s Balcony,” by William Gibson, directed by Daniel Gidron, featuring Annette Miller $22-$72

Sept. 1-3: A staged reading of “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, directed by Kevin G Coleman, $22-$77

Aug. 1-Sept. 10: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” by William Shakespeare, directed by Allyn Burrows, $22-$82

Sept. 15-Oct. 22: World premiere of “Lunar Eclipse,” by

In t he Berkshires

i s W eek

Donald Margulies, directed by James Warwick On a summer night, in the middle of a field on their midwest farm, a long-married couple sits on folding chairs to observe the lunar eclipse and passage of time, $22-$77

Spencertown Academy Arts Center

at Spencertown Park Ball Field 786 State Route 20 in Spencertown, N.Y. 518-392-3693, spencertownacademy.org

Friday, June 30: Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” presented by Rooted Voyageurs, bring seating and a picnic, admission by optional donation, 7 p m

Tanglewood

297 West St., Lenox 617-266-1200, bso.org/tanglewood

Aug. 26 and 27: Tanglewood Learning Institute presents “American Moor,” Keith Hamilton’s award-winning two-person play explores the American Black male experience via Shakespeare’s “Othello,” ticketed, 8 p.m., Linde Center Studio E

WAM Theatre

413-274-8122, wamtheatre.com

Fresh Takes Play

Reading Series

The Mount, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox

WAM Theatre’s Fresh Takes Play Reading Series presents ground-breaking stories that are imaginative and thoughtful explorations of complex issues a ecting women and girls Tickets: $25; passes for all three readings also available

Sunday, July 16: “hollow roots” by Christine Anderson, 2 p.m.

Sunday, July 23: “Port of Entry” by Talya Kingston, 2 p m

Sunday, July 30: “In Her Bones” by Jessica Kahkoska,

2 p.m.

Williamstown Theater Festival

‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance

1000 Main St., Williamstown 413-458-3253, wtfestival.org

July 13-15: Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj showcases and prepares new material for his latest work-in-progress, $45-$65, 8 p m , matinees 3 p m Friday and Saturday

Aug. 16-Sept. 9: “A New Brain ” A Barrington Stage Company production in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival, $35-$87, at Barrington Stage Company’s Boyd-Quinson Stage

Main Stage Reading Series

July 22 and 23: “Paris, ACTORS!” by Hamish Linklater, featuring Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe, $35, 3 p m Saturday and Sunday and 7 p m Saturday

July 29 and 30: “Three Sisters,” by Anton Chekhov, featuring Louisa Jacobson, $35, 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 7 p m Saturday

Aug. 5 and 6: “The Pillowman,” by Martin McDonagh, $35, 3 p m Saturday and Sunday and 7 p m Saturday

Fridays @3

Friday, July 14: “Nick and the Prizefighter,” by Kamilah Bush, directed by Kristolyn Lloyd, $15, 3 p m , tickets required Friday, July 21: “Plunder and Lightning,” by Cindy Lou Johnson, $15, 3 p m

Friday, July 28: “Chapters of a Floating Life,” by Clarence Coo, directed by Jennifer Chang, $15, 3 p m

Friday, Aug. 4: “Wipeout,” by Aurora Real de Asua, directed by Maggie Burrows, $15, 3 p m