CALENDAR

Events

Thursday

“The Building,” by Betel Arnold: Thu., 7:30 p.m. Gateway City Arts, Silverthorne Theater Company presents a staged reading of Northampton playwright Betel Arnold’s newest play, at the Divine Theater at Gateway City Arts as part of Silverthorne’s free Theater Thursdays reading series, with a talkback to follow. Tickets are free, Silverthorne welcomes donations, Free. 92 Race St., Holyoke; www.gatewaycityarts.com

MGM Casino: Thu.-Sun., MGM Springfield, Featuring retail stores, restaurants, Regal Cinemas and more. For details visit www mgmspringfield.com, 1 MGM Way, Springfield.

Square Dance Classes: Thu., 6:30 p.m. American Legion 0239, $5. For more information, contact Gloria at 413-467-3352 or email ladicaller@ gogtt.ent, 66 State St., Belchertown.

UMass Amherst Dept. of Music and Dance Guest Artist Concert: Thu., 7:30 p.m. Bezanson Recital Hall, Timothy McAllister, saxophone & Liz Ames, piano, Free. North Pleasant St., Amherst. 413-545-2511 or www. umass.edu

Friday

Bordeaux Wine Seminar: Fri., 5:30-7 p.m. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum, With Rob Ross, guest French Wine Ambassador of The Wine Trust Importing Co. Space is limited. For tickets visit nejaimeswine.com or call 413-6372221, $45 per person. 104 Walker St., Lenox. 413-637-3206 or www. gildedage.org

“The Bridges of Madison County”: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Enfield Annex, $25. 124 N. Maple St., Enfield; MGM Casino: See Thursday listing Movie Life Stories Program: Fri., 6-8 p.m. South Berkshire Friends Meetinghouse. This program is created for and geared toward the Berkshire immigrant population and their allies. These workshops provide opportunities to share personal journeys, stories, and connections to places past and present through movement games, exercises, dancing and community building. For more information visit https://berkshirepulse.org/classes-programs/special-programs/, 280 State Road, Great Barrington.

Music at Amherst Series: Fri., 8 p.m. Buckley Recital Hall, Gabriela Montero, piano. For COVID concert protocols or to purchase tickets visit www.amherst.edu, public: $28; senior citizens (65+): $22; students, with valid ID: $12. Intersection Routes 9 and 116,

Amherst. www.amherst.edu

Springfield RV, Camping and Outdoor Show: Fri., 4-9 p.m.; Sat.,

10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Eastern States Exposition, Better Living Center, Mallary Complex, Young Building, Admission: Adult: $10, senior (60+), DAV, military: $8, children 12 and under: Free. Parking: $5 (collected by ESE Fairgrounds). 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. 413737-2443 or www.thebige.com.

Suffield Players Presents “These Shining Lives”: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Mapleton Hall, Through Feb. 25. For tickets visit suffield players. org or call 800-289-6148. Performance Feb. 19 will require all audience members to wear masks. Performances Feb. 17, 18, 24, 25 are mask optional, $20 per person ($15 opening night).

1305 Mapleton Ave., Suffield. 860-6680837 or www.suffieldplayers.org.

SATURDAY

“The Bridges of Madison County”: See Friday listing

Close Encounters With Music presents: Town & Country-Mendelssohn and Dvorak: Sat., 6 p.m. Saint James Place, $52. 352 Main St., Great Barrington;

“Crossroads: Franklin County Industrialization”: Sat., 1-2:30 p.m. Museum of Our Industrial Heritage Newell Snow Factory, Feb. 18, 1-2:30 p.m. Presenters: Jim Terapane, president, Museum of Our Industrial Heritage, and a Great Falls Discovery Center park interpreter, 2 Mead St., Greenfield.

MGM Casino: See Thursday listing Springfield RV, Camping and Outdoor Show: See Friday listing

Suffield Players Presents “These Shining Lives”: See Friday listing

SUNDAY

“The Bridges of Madison County”: See Friday listing

MGM Casino: See Thursday listing Springfield RV, Camping and Outdoor Show: See Friday listing

Square Dancing Classes: Sun., 6:30-8 p.m. Union Church of Christ, first two dances are free and then $5 per person. The instructor is Gloria Vivier. For details, call 413-467-3352, 51 Center St. (Route 21), Ludlow. 413-583-5717.

Suffield Players Presents “These Shining Lives”: See Friday listing

UMass Amherst Dept. of Music and Dance Guest Artist Concert: Sun., 7:30 p.m. Bezanson Recital Hall, Fred Sienkiewicz, trumpet & Thomas Weaver, piano, Free. North Pleasant St., Amherst. 413-545-2511 or www. umass.edu

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