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things we learned while putting this issue together
The time is now: Garden columnist Thomas
A moment in time: Bob Dylan embarked
Christopher recommends staking and supporting perennials now. A stem that has flopped will maintain its curved shape even when tied up.
on a star-studded tour in the 1970s to give fans a more intimate experience. His travels included stops at The Red Lion Inn and Dreamawy Lodge.
“Be proactive: Stake your plants,” page 4
“Triplex to host exculsive screening,” page 5
Getting it just right: In 1969, Norman Rockwell spent four days at Cape Kennedy to study the Apollo 11’s lunar lander, photographing the equipment and the astronauts for his Look magazine painting. BERKSHIRE EAGLE FILE PHOTO
“Exhibit marks ‘benchmark year,’” page 8
Plan your date nights this week with our nightlife calendar of events, including live music, open mics and triva nights, page 6.
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Enjoy 17 art shows throughout downtown Pittsfield, featuring work by over two dozen regional and student artists, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 7, at most venues including at Dottie’s Coffee Lounge, The Funky Phoenix, Hotel on North, and NUarts.
It’s time for the 5th annual Berkshire Craft Beer Fest and Chug Run 5K on Saturday, June 8. The race kicks off at 12:15 p.m. at The Commons in Pittsfield, with the beer festival going from noon to 5 p.m.
Windsor Lake concerts are back with Misty Blues, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 12. Bring the family and do some kayaking, canoeing, swimming and fishing at the lake, at the intersection of Bradley Street and Kemp Avenue, North Adams.
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Don’t miss the opening celebration for SculptureNow at the Mount, an exhibition of 31 large outdoor sculptures, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at 2 Plunkett St., Lenox. Featuring exhibiting artists and opening remarks by Joe C. Thompson, director of Mass Moca.
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Do some yoga with a goat If you haven’t tried goat yoga yet, now’s your chance. Bring a mat or towel to Hancock Shaker Village at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 9, for goat yoga and enjoy admission for the day, $25, 1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield. HANCOCKSHAKERVILLAGE. ORG
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Calling all lovers of that cold loving vegetable that has been growing in people’s backyards for as long as anyone can remember — it’s rhubarb time. Bring the family to the sixth Lenox Rhubarb Festival in Lenox from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8. The event is free to attend, with plenty of rhubarb-inspired goodies for purchase, especially strawberry rhubarb pies. The day kicks off with a rhubarb pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. and includes a Savory Rhubarb Contest from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. where you can vote on the best rhubarb dish made by local restaurants. There will also be live music from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Local restaurants in Lenox will also feature special rhubarb dishes on their regular menus to join in the celebration. For more information, call 413-270-5505 or visit lenoxrhubarbfestival.com.
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Local restaurants compete in a rhubarb chili competition at the annual Lenox Rhubarb Festival in May 2016. JULY 3 WEDNESDAY & JULY 4 THURSDAY POPULAR ARTISTS SERIES 8pm, Shed James Taylor at Tanglewood James Taylor returns to Tanglewood with his All-Star Band for two nights!
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Be proactive: Stake your plants
BY THOMAS CHRISTOPHER Eagle correspondent
I am a bit of a procrastinator, which explains why I will never be a master at staking and supporting perennials in the garden. For when it comes to staking, promptness is everything. The idea behind really good staking is to provide the support the plant needs as inconspicuously as possible. That means starting early, practically as a plant emerges from the soil. Why do you have to be so proactive? Consider my own habits. I tend to wait until a plant is starting to flop before I insert stakes and start cinching the plant in with twine. A stem that has flopped will maintain its curved shape even when tied up, and will always have a constricted, Joan of Arc look, as if it were brutally lashed to the stake. Whereas if I installed the stake early and began tying in the plant as it was growing, directing its growth, the plant would grow up straight and lean on its support as casually and naturally as you’d prop yourself on an elbow at the table. Promptness is particularly important, of course, if you are using a “grow through” support, such as a peony ring [essentially a circular grid raised up on legs]. You should lay this over the plant shoots as they emerge, pushing the legs of the support all the way into the soil. Then, as the shoots grow up, you pull up on the grid so that it stays within 6 inches of their tips. In this way, the support remains hidden by the plant’s foliage, but still keeps its stems upright and straight. One place where I learned much about staking is Wave Hill, the great public garden in the Fieldston neighborhood in the Bronx. The gardeners there have elevated staking to the level of an art form. They grow most of their own stakes, salvaging them from the twigs and
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Single-stem plants, such as delphiniums, do well with support from a stake a few inches shorter than the expected height of the plant. shoots that they prune off of trees and shrubs, although they do supplement these with store-bought bamboo stakes. For ties, they use various weights of twines made from natural fibers, such as jute or hemp. Sticking to organic materials means that at the end of the season they can dispose of the whole tangled mess in the compost heap. Plants with a single stem, such as delphiniums, these craftsmen may support with a single stake a few inches shorter than the expected height of the plant. They insert that into the ground beside an emerging shoot. Lightweight twine is used to loosely tie the shoot to the stake as the shoot grows upward. At least two, and more often three, ties are used, because a single tie just serves as a fulcrum over which the staked shoot will bend and snap. Plants with lots of thin stems, such as asters [Aster or Symphiotrichum] or Culver’s root [Veronicastrum virginicum], the Wave Hill gardeners will enclose with a ring of branching twigs, overlapping the arms of the
twigs slightly. Alternatively, they may use colorful shoots from willows or shrubby dogwoods, pushing the ends into the ground to create a circular fence of overlapping hoops. In either case, the supports actually add to the attractiveness of the floral display. For larger multi-stemmed plants, such as hydrangeas, the gardeners set six to eight bamboo stakes around the perimeter of the plant. Then, they tie a length of light hemp twine to one stake, pass the string through the stems to the opposite stake, tie it off, and pass the string back to a third stake, eventually creating a star-shaped pattern of string. Finally, they run the string in a circle around the outside of the stakes. The result is a system of support that is secure, which keeps the stems from slumping together, and yet is inconspicuous. Perhaps if I approach my staking more artistically, like the gardeners at Wave Hill, I’ll succeed in making it more timely this year. This will definitely pay off by midsummer.
Be-a-Better-Gardener is a community service of Berkshire Botanical Garden, located in Stockbridge. Thomas Christopher is the co-author of Garden Revolution [Timber Press, 2016] and is a volunteer at Berkshire Botanical Garden. berkshirebotanical.org.
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Triplex to hold exclusive screening of Bob Dylan film If you go ...
BY FRANCESCA OLSEN Eagle correspondent
Bob Dylan embarked on the Rolling Thunder Revue tour to give fans a more intimate experience, traveling with a star-studded eponymous backing band that included Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, Joni Mitchell and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, among many others. So, it’s fitting that one of the only screenings of Martin Scorsese’s new documentary about the tour will take place at the Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington on Tuesday, June 11. The screening, which begins at 7 p.m., is presented by the Triplex and the Berkshire International Film Festival, with an audience Q&A moderated by Seth Rogovoy, the author of “Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet,” who will help bring context to the tour and its events, themes and references. Though it’ll be on Netflix the next day, the Triplex is one of only a few theaters to screen the documentary the night before it’s available to stream. The fall 1975 tour mostly stopped in smaller venues in New England, followed by a leg covering the American South and Southwest in
What: “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story” by Martin Scorsese When: 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 11 Where: Triplex Cinema, 70 Railroad St., Great Barrington
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The film shows how Bob Dylan would often wear whiteface or different masks in the 1970s. spring 1976. Some of the locations were offbeat — civic centers, small theaters, prisons, etc. “It really stands out as a unique rock tour in the entire history of the rock era,” Rogovoy said. “It was, to some extent, a low-key, rambling, carnival-like roadshow. These were four- or five-hour concerts full of a whole panoply of guest artists ... In some ways, what Dylan did was to recreate on stage what was happening in the Greenwich Village folk scene in 1962 and ‘63.” Baez and Dylan dueted on the tour, which hadn’t been seen since that era; Arlo
Guthrie played that night in Springfield; Joni Mitchell apparently enjoyed one show so much she stayed on for the final days of the tour’s northern leg. “Added to this was the creativity of the shows,” Rogovoy said. 1975 was a fertile time for Dylan — he released “Blood on the Tracks” and was rehearsing songs that would end up on his 1976 record “Desire,” including “Hurricane,” about the wrongfully convicted boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. The shows were also theatrical — Dylan was known to appear in a Nixon mask, or in whiteface. Rogovoy, whose book un-
packs the connections to Judaism in Dylan’s lyrics, said this was a theme: “He’s played with the idea of masks and used them on stage and in song through his entire career.” References to masks appear in his lyrics, and he directed and starred in the 2003 movie “Masked and Anonymous.” Dylan fans may recognize some of the footage that was shot during the tour’s stop between Springfield and Burlington, Vt., during which they stayed at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge and vis-
ited the Dream Away Lodge in Becket. [A lot of that footage also showed up in Dylan’s own documentary of the tour, “Renaldo and Clara,” produced in 1978.] Rogovoy said he’s looking forward to seeing what Scorcese does with the footage, plus interviews and what’s being touted by producers as chronicling “the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year.” He said he does feel confident the Dream Away is going to make it in — he’s been following trailers and interviews with the producers and a scene from Renaldo and Clara seems to match up. “Whatever they are officially saying about it, I’m trying to put the pieces together,” he said. “They’re dropping clues and hints, and I know what’s available.”
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‘WOODSTOCK TO THE MOON: 1969 ILLUSTRATED’
Exhibit marks ‘benchmark year’
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Norman Rockwell’s “The Final Impossibility: Man’s Tracks on the Moon,” 1969, which was an illustration for Look, December 30, 1969, is on loan at the Norman Rockwell Museum from the Collection of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. BY JENNIFER HUBERDEAU
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STOCKBRIDGE — Fifty years ago, America was in a state of constant unrest as change swept across the nation and the world. It was the year of Woodstock and first moon landing; the year “The Brady Bunch” and “Sesame Street” debuted; the year that Richard Nixon took office and the first ATMs came online. “It started off as a great
year and ended on kind of a sour note. On one hand, you had so much great stuff going on — like Woodstock and the moon landing. But on the other hand, you had protests, the Vietnam draft, a lot of civil strife,” Jesse Kowalski, curator of exhibitions at the Norman Rockwell Museum, said during a recent phone interview. The museum’s new exhibition, “Woodstock to the Moon: 1969 Illustrated,” opens Saturday, June 8, and features work from over 40
artists. It also coincides with the 50th anniversary of the museum’s founding. “There were a lot of other contrasts. The Beatles performed their last concert together at the beginning of the year, and at the same time, Led Zeppelin released their debut album. Elvis was doing a comeback tour and was in Las Vegas ... It was a time when the younger generation was coming in and the older generation was [fading out].” “Woodstock to the Moon:
1969 Illustrated,” aims to show how Norman Rockwell and his contemporaries, as well as a new batch of up-andcoming illustrators, reflected the many changes in popular culture, as well as the shift in the realm of illustration. “It was a kind of a benchmark year, as it was nearing the end of Rockwell’s generation of illustration. It was the age of Bernie Fuchs and works by younger illustrators like Jeff Jones and Frank Frezetta,” he said. “It was the
last year the Saturday Evening Post was published and the year that National Lampoon was founded.” But the shift from his bread-and-butter Americana illustrations to those of more worldly subjects, such as the lunar landing, didn’t frazzle Rockwell. The illustrator welcomed the change, he said, during a June 1969 interview with The Associated Press. “I don’t really mind because red-cheeked little boys and mongrel dogs no longer
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Norman Rockwell painted only one album cover during his career. Musicians Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, who were fans of Rockewell, contacted the artist and asked him to paint their portraits for the cover. typify America ... I really get excited about doing work connected with the space program. That’s what holds a lot of attention today.”
What: “Woodstock to the Moon: 1969 Illustrated” When: Saturday, June 8 through Oct. 27 Where: Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Road Route 183, Stockbridge Admission: $20; $18 for seniors, $17 for military veterans and $10 for students. Children 18 and under are free. Information: 413-298-4100, nrm.org fect painting,” Kowalski said. “He spent a bit of time on it. It was done over a period of four months.” In addition to the painting, the exhibit will feature a small replica of the lunar lander. “In our archives, there are dozens and dozens of photos of the astronauts. In one of the [display] cases, we have
notes from his daily calendar where he talks about the process,” Kowalski said. “It’s fascinating to see what he was working on. He was working on so many different projects at the same time.” The exhibit, spread over two galleries, begins with the closure of the Saturday Evening Post, which Rockwell worked for from 1916 to 1963. Of the Post’s demise, Rockwell told The AP: “I didn’t mourn the passing of The Post. I stopped working for them when they changed from a family magazine to a crusader.” The second part of the exhibit focuses on illustrations depicting important news events, such as the lunar landing, while the later part focuses on the shift of illustration from magazines to music, films, television and book covers. Among those illustrations are science-fiction
SESAME STREET COLLABORATION Among the items featured in the pop culture section will be archival material from Sesame Street, which began in 1969. “We’ve been working on a collaboration with Sesame Street for the last few months. We’ll have photos of the actors and The Muppets from the first season, animation from the show and illustrations from books. We have a pitch reel that founder Joan
Cooney put together with Jim Henson for her proposal to the Carnegie Foundation. It’s her and Jim Henson, with Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog. We’ll also have a Cookie Monster that was used on the first season of the show that will be on display. It will be a great photo op, but also something that will bring back a lot of memories for a lot of people.” WOODSTOCK POSTER Also on display will be an early version of the Woodstock concert poster created by Arnold Skolnick. “It’s not the final version of the poster, but it’s one of only two like it that we know of in the world. It’s a prototype. Originally, Woodstock was going to take place in Wallkill, N.Y., but the town decided it didn’t want so many hippies there,” Kowalski said. “The poster we have is a place holder. It has the acts and location on it, but it doesn’t have the vendors or extra information on it.” Skolnick, who now resides in the Berkshires, was paid $15 for the iconic design. His work will be on display with an original Woodstock ticket, as well as numerous vintage concert posters by artists such as Greg Irons and Randy Tuten. Jennifer Huberdeau can be reached at jhuberdeau@berkshireeagle.com, at @BE_DigitalJen on Twitter and 413-496-6229.
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THE FINAL IMPOSSIBILITY A few months earlier, in February 1969, shortly after celebrating his 75th birthday, Rockwell, along with five others, flew to Cape Kennedy, where over a four-day period, he studied the Apollo 11’s lunar lander and other apparatus, photographing both the equipment and astronauts for a Look magazine commission. That painting, “The Final Impossibility: Man’s Tracks on the Moon,” of NASA astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, standing on the moon’s surface, and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, stepping down from the lunar module “Eagle,” is on loan from The Smithsonian Institute. “He wanted it to be the per-
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covers by Frezetta and Jones, as well as Basil Gogos’ original painting of Boris Karloff as Frankenstein’s monster, which the artist created in honor of Karloff’s death in 1969. “He painted it for the Famous Monsters of Film Land. It was the only one he got back,” Kowalski said. “Gogos’ widow said it was his favorite painting that he ever did. It’s been hanging in their living room since he got it back. She wasn’t sure, at first, if she wanted to loan it. She called us back a few days later and said that her husband was a fan of Rockwell and that she thinks her husband would be really proud to have his painting hang in [Rockwell’s] museum.” While the painting has been replicated many times over the years, it is believed this is the first time it will be shown in public.
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Arnold Skolnick’s Concert poster for the Woodstock festival, August 1969. Skolnick, a Berkshire resident, was paid $15 for his illustration.
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Drawings 2007- 2008.” Explore the world of particle physics at a massive scale through Amy Myers’ largescale, abstract drawings inspired by subatomic phenomena and the unpredictable nature of the universe.
ends. Admission: $5, $3 seniors, students and children ages 6-12, free for Berkshire County residents, children and donors.
ART aMUSE GALLERY 7 Railroad Ave., Chatham, N.Y. amusechatham.com Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Through July 28: Peter Dellert, “imMaterial reActions.” Saturday, June 8: Opening reception for Peter Dellert, “imMaterial reActions,” 4 to 7 p.m. ART OMI 1405 County Route 22, Ghent, N.Y. 518-392-4747, artomi.org On view: “Gold,” Katharine Bernhardt; “Untitled (Mobile),” Virginia Overton; “Somos 11 Millones / We Are 11 Million,” Andrea Bowers; “Eureka,” Brian Tolle; “Untitled,” Christopher Wool; “Day Trip,” Sarah Braman; “To Be Of Use,” David Shrigley; “Oculi,” Aleksandr Mergold; “International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation, Configuration 29, End of the American Dream: Noam Chomsky, Jim Jones, Martin Luther King, Edward Snowden, Joe Stack, Donna Haraway,” Goshka Macuga; “Prismatic,” Hou de Sousa, and more. Thursdays, through June 6: Open Figure Drawing for Adults, ages 16 and up, $8 drop in, 5 to 7:30 p.m. BERKSHIRE ART MUSEUM 159 E. Main St., North Adams 413-664-9550, BAMuseum.org Summer hours: Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday, beginning June 13. Fall hours: Noon to 5 p.m. week-
On view: Eric Rudd’s Iceberg Installation, Robotic Sculpture, and “Berkshire Art Museum Annex – A Chapel for Humanity,” a massive sculptural epic with 150 life-sized figures, 250 low-relief ceiling figures and a Sept. 11 Memorial Garden, first opened in 2001.
Friday, June 7: “Photographs from San Miguel de Allende” by Vicki Windman, opening, 5 to 7 p.m.
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Sunday, June 9: Free community open house, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
June 1 - Sept. 30: “Shimmering Flowers: Nancy Lorenz’s Lacquer and Bronze Landscapes,” with admission, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CLARK ART INSTITUTE
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225 South St., Williamstown 413-458-2303, clarkart.edu
June 1 - Oct. 11: “Contained Exuberance,” with admission, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: $20, children under 18 free.
June 9 - Oct. 11: Lucy’s Garden, a whimsical topiary collection featuring nearly two dozen exotic creatures and other living sculptures, with admission, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. BERKSHIRE MUSEUM 39 South St., Pittsfield 413-443-7171, berkshiremuseum. org Ongoing: Animals of the World in Miniature, Aquarium, Berkshire Backyard, Curiosity Incubator, Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation, Rocks and Minerals, Window on the World. Through July 28: “BerkshireNow: John MacDonald.” This solo show of atmospheric landscapes by accomplished artist John MacDonald reflects his love of the craft of painting, depicting the beauty of nature in
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Through Sept. 8: “Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion.” Experience genius in motion at Berkshire Museum as you use cranks, levers and pulleys to test Leonardo’s inventions, marvel at his flying machines, and step inside his wooden battle tank. Each mechanism in the exhibit was constructed based on Leonardo da Vinci’s Renaissance drawings, using the tools and materials available during his time. A Feigenbaum Innovative Experience, sponsored by
May 31 - Sept. 29: “Objects and Their Stories: Shoes.” Step into the history, technology and fashion of footwear from around the world as illustrated by moccasins, sandals, clogs and more from the museum’s collection. Friday, June 7: Artist’s reception for “BerkshireNow: John MacDonald,” 5 to 8 p.m. June 9 - Sept. 8: “Amy Myers: The Opera Inside the Atom, Large Scale
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June 8 - Sept. 22: “Renoir: The Body, The Senses.” This daring exhibition is the first major exploration of Renoir’s unceasing interest in the human form. The exhibition reconsiders Renoir as a constantly evolving artist whose style moved from Realism into luminous Impressionism, culminating in the modern classicism of his last decades.
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June 8 - Sept. 15: Janet Cardiff’s 2001 sound sculpture, “The Forty Part Motet,” 40 separately-recorded choral parts are played through 40 speakers in a reworking of Thomas Tallis’s 16th-century composition, “Spem in alium” (Hope in any other).
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On view through June 30: “What I See,” an exhibit of artwork by CATA artists with disabilities with a focus on work by artists from Berkshire Family & Individual Resources and United Cerebral Palsy, at Tunnel City Coffee at Mass MoCA, 1040 MASS MoCA, North Adams. FERRIN CONTEMPORARY 1315 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams 413-346-4004, ferrincontemporary.com
FIRST FRIDAYS ARTSWALK Downtown Pittsfield 413-443-6501 View a listing and map of all participating artists and locations: FirstFridaysArtswalk.com. Friday, June 7: 18 art exhibitions and opening receptions throughout downtown Pittsfield, 5 to 8 p.m. Most art will be on display throughout the month. Free guided tour beginning at 5 p.m. at the Intermodal Center at BRTA, 1 Columbus Ave. HANCOCK SHAKER VILLAGE 1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield 413-443-0188, hancockshakervillage.org Through Nov. 11: “Borrowed Light,” Barbara Ernst Prey. A new body of watercolors inspired by visits across three seasons where Prey immersed herself in the buildings, historic artifacts and landscape of this site. Her voice brings new consideration to the visual and haptic experience of this site, historically and today. Through Nov. 11: “While Mighty Thunders Roll: Popular Artists Sing the Shakers,” explores and expands this musical legacy through a display of historic objects and ephemera shown alongside newly commissioned a capella renditions of Shaker songs performed by a selection of popular musicians including Laurie Anderson, Yo-Yo Ma and Natalie Merchant. JACOB’S PILLOW 358 George Carter Road, Becket 413-243-0745, jacobspillow.org Through Aug. 25: “Jacob’s Pillow: Taking Dance Off the Mountain” photography exhibition, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., at Methuselah Bar & Lounge, 391 North St., Pittsfield. MASS MOCA 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams
visions of utopia, with a concern for our planet and its people. “Suffering From Realness,” examines the human condition through works in all media — some intimate and personal, some transglobal and plainly political. Joe Manning, “Looking at North Adams,” short texts illuminate views through the mill building windows across the museum bringing the city’s history to life. Building 6 features work by artists including James Turrell, Louise Bourgeois, Jenny Holzer, Laurie Anderson, Gunnar Schonbeck, and more. MCLA GALLERY 51 51 Main St., North Adams 413-662-5320, mcla.edu/gallery51 Through June 22: Works by Anina Major. MONTEREY COMMUNITY CENTER 468 Main Road, Monterey 413-528-3600 Register for programs: ccmonterey.org Saturday, June 8: Bits & Pieces mosaic workshop with instructor Marilyn Orner Cromwell, $30 plus $5 materials fee, 10 a.m. to noon. THE MOUNT Edith Wharton’s Home 2 Plunkett St., Lenox 413-551-5111 edithwharton.org Sunday, June 9: Sculpture Now opening celebration, free, 2:30 p.m. Reservations encouraged. NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM 9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge 413-298-4100, nrm.org Ongoing: Norman Rockwell’s 323 Saturday Evening Post covers, ArtZone. Gallery talks daily at 11:30
a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Daily gallery talks of the museum’s Frank E. Schoonover and Rube Goldberg exhibitions at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Through Oct. 27: “For the People: Memories of the Old Corner House,” commemorative installation for the 50th anniversary of the founding of Norman Rockwell Museum at The Old Corner House on Main Street, Stockbridge. Through Oct. 31: “A Day in The Life: Norman Rockwell’s Stockbridge Studio,” explore Norman Rockwell’s original Stockbridge studio, reinstalled to look as it did in 1960, when the artist was working on his iconic “Golden Rule” painting. Through June 9: “The Art and Wit of Rube Goldberg,” explore the creativity of the legendary cartoonist, whose ideas for outlandish inventions and political cartoons will be on view. Sponsored by the Keator Group, LLC. Friday, June 7: 50th Anniversary Summer Exhibitions Member/Donor VIP Preview Reception, cocktails, light hors d’oeuvres and gallery walks, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 8 - Oct. 27: “Woodstock to the Moon: 1969 Illustrated.” Culled from the museum’s collection, and private and public collections around the country, this exhibition illuminates how Rockwell and other illustrators portrayed their times and reflected popular culture during the final year of a tumultuous decade. June 8 - Oct. 27: “Norman Rockwell: Private Moments for the Masses,” a behind-the-scenes look at the autobiographical elements in Rockwell’s work, examining his carefully constructed fictional scenes for the covers and pages of American publications.
Rockwell and Erik Erikson.” This exhibition will explore the relationship of these two giants in their fields, who inspired each other’s creativity in unique and important ways. Work on view will include images of Erikson’s own art, Rockwell artworks that were directly influenced by Erikson, and a collection of Rockwell portraits of Erikson and other clinical staff from Austen Riggs. Organized by the museum in collaboration with the Austen Riggs Center, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2019. Saturday, June 8: “Inspired: Rockwell and Erikson” special opening weekend program with Dr. Sue Erikson Bloland, an accomplished psychoanalyst, and daughter of Erik and Joan Erikson, $25 includes brunch, $15 members, $40 includes bruch and admission, 11 a.m.
Ellen Joffe-Halpern, 5 p.m. REAL EYES GALLERY 71 Park St., Adams May 31 - June 23: Sean O’Conner, “Vails.” Opening reception, Saturday, June 1 at 4 p.m. SANDISFIELD ARTS CENTER 5 Hammertown Road, Sandisfield 413-258-4100, sandisfieldartscenter.org June 1 - 30: Olwen Dowling, “The Past is Present,” oils, watercolors, monoprints. Exhibit on display during scheduled events and by appointment with the artist. An opening reception will be held on June 1, 2 to 4 p.m. SCULPTURENOW On the grounds of The Mount,
Saturday, June 8: Family Walk & Talk, explore the new exhibitions on view, with admission, 1 p.m.
2 Plunkett St., Lenox
Saturday, June 8: Meet and greet with artist Peter Rockwell, Norman Rockwell’s youngest son, with admission, 2 p.m.
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NUARTS STUDIOS AND GALLERY 311 North St., Pittsfield nuartsgallery.com Friday, June 7: “Studio 11: 20052018,” a retrospective exhibit by
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Through June 30: Lauren Mabry, “Fused.”
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June 1 - Oct. 27: New exhibition of 31 large outdoor sculptures by nationally recognized artists, including acclaimed artist Albert Paley. Sunday, June 9: Opening celebration, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., with opening remarks by Joseph C. Thompson, director of MASS MoCA, at 4:30 p.m.
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On view now: Trenton Doyle Hancock, “Mind of the Mound: Critical Mass.” Hancock presents his most ambitious project to date in Mass MoCA’s signature Building 5 gallery. Annie Lennox, “Now I Let You Go…” Lennox juxtaposes her public persona with more intimate aspects of her most personal self. Cauleen Smith, “We Already Have What We Need,” colorful, light-infused video installations, conjure sci-fi-inspired
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790 NY-203, Spencertown, N.Y. 518-392-3693, spencertownacademy.org Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. On view through June 16: “Gardens of Delight,” featuring artists Stephanie Anderson, Amy Bergeron, Marilyn Orner, Mary Ellen Riell, Laura Shore, Pamela Stoddart and Marianne Van Lent, admission is free and the artworks are for sale, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. TURN PARK ART SPACE 2 Moscow Road, West Stockbridge turnpark.com Through Oct. 31: Kathleen Jacobs’ “Echos.” Liane Nouri and Jaanika Peerna, “Flow / Flux / Fold.”
DANCE JACOB’S PILLOW 358 George Carter Road, Becket 413-243-0745, jacobspillow.org June 3 - Aug. 23: Community Dance Classes, for dancers of all levels ages 16 and up, $10, $55 for a 6-class card, 8 to 9 a.m. Mondays: Pilates; Tuesdays: Ballet; Wednesdays: Modern; Thursdays: Zumba; Fridays in June and August: Hip-Hop; Fridays in July: African Dance. MASS MoCA 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams 413-662-2111, massmoca.org
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Saturday, June 8: Kate Wallich + the YC X Perfume Genius, a workin-progress collaboration between choreographer Kate Wallich and indie-musician Perfume Genius, $20-$45, 8 p.m.
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AND FAMILY FUN 6TH LENOX RHUBARB FESTIVAL 24 Main St, Lenox 413-270-5505, lenoxrhubarbfestival.com Saturday, June 8: Rhubarb pancake breakfast, 8 a.m.; vendor sales of rhubarb foods, beverages, plants and cookbooks, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Savory Rhubarb Contest: sample savory rhubarb dishes by Lenox restaurant chefs, $5, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Eagles’ Trombone Ensemble live music, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m
CHESTERWOOD 413-298-3579, chesterwood.org
413-443-7171, berkshiremuseum. org
Hours: Open daily May 25 through Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guided
Tuesdays: WeeMuse Littlest Learners. Children ages 6 to 18 months engage in stories, songs and creative movement every week in this interactive gallery program designed specifically for our youngest museum visitors, 10:30 a.m. Fridays: WeeMuse Adventures. Led by a museum educator, children 18 months to 3 years old explore the museum with their caregivers and learn through songs, stories, scavenger hunts, play time and more, 11 a.m. Saturdays: Chow Time in the Aquarium. Help prepare delicious and nutritious meals for the creatures in the aquarium, including the turtles, fish and the blue-tongue skink, 12:30 p.m. Sundays: Discovery Tank Program. Meet the residents of the aquarium’s Discovery Tank and learn about tide pool life in this guided, hands-on gallery program for all ages, 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8: Pop Up Play Day, 10 a.m. to noon.
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Saturday, June 8: Contra dance, music by Cloud 10, calling by Luke Donforth, $12, $25 families, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., at the Elks Lodge, 100 Eagle St., North Adams.
Sunday, June 9: Old Mill Trail Party, guided walks, fishing, live music and food, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., trailhead on Old Dalton Road, Hinsdale. Register: bnrc.org/oldmilltrail.
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June 7 - 9: 19th annual festival, with balloon launches, and family activities including a block party and fireworks Friday; “A Taste of Cambridge,” Saturday, a pilots’ breakfast Sunday. Launches at Cambridge Central School; evening launches typically occur around 7 p.m.; morning launches at 5:30 a.m. (weather and wind permitting). 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge
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Saturday, June 8: Students and faculty perform “A Year of Dance Dates,” $18, $10 children under 12, 7 p.m., Monument Mountain Regional High School, Route 7, Great Barrington.
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Seated Bather (detail), c. 1883-84. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest from the Collection of Maurice Wertheim, Class of 1906
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tours depart at 11 a.m., noon, 1 and 2 p.m. Open touring from 10 to 11 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Grounds-only pass available. Sunday, June 9: Community Day Open House and Studio, in celebration of its 50th anniversary as a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Dances by Isadora, courtesy of Berkshire Pulse, art activities throughout the day, admission free, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sponsored by the local Massachusetts Cultural Councils of Alford-Egremont, Great Barrington, Hinsdale-Peru, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, Otis, Pittsfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington and West Stockbridge. DALTON CRA
400 Main St., Dalton 413-684-2459, daltoncra.org Ongoing: Family Swim is offered several times throughout the week – schedule available at daltoncra. org. One member of the group needs a CRA general membership and all must wear swim caps. DALTON LIONS CLUB Dalton American Legion Field, Route 9, Dalton. June 5 - 9: Fireworks Friday and Saturday, rides by Mark Fanelli’s Traveling Amusement Park, games and food and community booths. Advance ride tickets are available at Dalton CRA, Dalton General Store, Greenridge Variety and from members of Dalton Fire Department. GREAT BARRINGTON LIBRARIES
RENOIR THE BODY, THE SENSES OPENING JUNE 8! SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 11 am Lecture by curators Esther Bell and George Shackelford
Thursday, June 6: Sing and Play, 10 a.m. Tuesdays in June: Lego club, 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 12: Chess club, 3:15 p.m.
Renoir: The Body, The Senses is organized by the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. The Clark’s summer 2019 exhibitions and programs are made possible in part by generous support from Denise Littlefield Sobel. Major contributors to the presentation of Renoir: The Body, The Senses at the Clark are Robert and Martha Berman Lipp, Acquavella Galleries, and the Robert Lehman Foundation.
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Saturday, June 8: Student Recital from the studio of Charles Marshall, piano, free, 2 p.m.
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413-663-4189, berkshiretrains. org Saturdays, June 8: Enjoy an evening rides on the rails with live cabaret singers Ron and Samantha. BYO beverages and snacks. Adults only, $25 per ticket, 7 p.m. departure.
Friday, June 7: Family movie night, “Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back,” 6 to 8 p.m., Mason. GREYLOCK WORKS 508 State Road, North Adams 413-398-9114, greylockworks. com/heirloom
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hancockshakervillage.org Thursday, June 6: Farm Friends for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers, meet a farm animal, enjoy a story and make a craft, with admission, 10:30 a.m. JACOB’S PILLOW 358 George Carter Road, Becket 413-243-0745, jacobspillow.org Saturday, June 8: Community Day, free dance classes, dance-themed children’s activities and performances, free, noon to 3 p.m.
Bring the little ones to Hancock Shaker Village today for Farm Friends with children, ages 2-5 and their caregivers. NOTCHVIEW RESERVATION Route 9, Windsor 413-200-7262, thetrustees.org Tuesdays, June 4 - 25: Storytime with goats, $6 child, $3 member child, adults free, 10 to 11 a.m. PITTSFIELD SUNS 105 Wahconah St., Pittsfield. 413-445-7867, pittsfieldsuns.com June 7, 12: Home games.
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Mondays: Babies and Books, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays: Brain Builders, weekly playgroup for families with young children from ages birth to 5, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. NATURAL BRIDGE STATE PARK
Saturday, June 8: Matthew Noble Day, complimentary barbecue, ice cream and games, learn about Sheffield history through activities and tours of the historic buildings and museums, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. STEEPLECATS BASEBALL
Saturdays in June: Discovery Table, 2 to 4 p.m.
Joe Wolfe Field, 310 State St., North Adams
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Friday, June 7: SteepleCats v. Winnipesaukee, $3-7, 6:30 p.m.
413-298-4100, nrm.org Saturday, June 8: Family Walk & Talk, explore the new exhibitions on view, with admission, 1 p.m.
Sunday, June 9: SteepleCats v. Upper Valley, $3-7, 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11: SteepleCats v.
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270 State Road, Great Barrington Sunday, June 9: “Common Ground,” a celebration of Jazz and Jewish music with Wanda Houston and Paul Green, to benefit the Clinton Church Restoration, $25, 7 p.m. MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 14 Castle St., Great Barrington. 413-528-0100, mahaiwe.org Sunday, June 9: Todd Rundgren, “The Individualist” performance based on the Rock and Roll Hall of
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Friday, June 7: Annie Guthrie and John Sheldon, $25, $20 members.
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Troubadour Series Doors open at 6 p.m., shows start at 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 8: Lucky 5, $20, $15 members.
Saturday, June 8: “Like Fatherin-Law, Like Son-in-Law: Antonin Dvorak and Josef Suk,” with violinists Peter Zazofsky and Irina Muresanu; violist Michael Strauss; cellist Yehuda Hanani; and pianist Soyeon Kate Lee, $27 balcony, $50 orchestra, 6 p.m., Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St., Great Barrington. BERKSHIRE EAGLE FILE PHOTO
Thursdays: Hootenanny night, $5, $3 members, music begins at 7 p.m.
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Saturday, June 8: Heirloom by Design, Spring-Summer festival marketplace featuring 75-plus artisans, food-crafters and farmers from the Berkshires and beyond, complemented by talented acoustic musicians and poets. $5 admission, kids under 12 free, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield
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Thursdays, June 6: Hola Amigos Bilingual Playgroup for ages 2 and up, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Mason.
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Fame nominee’s new memoir, $40$85, 7 p.m. MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS 375 Church St., North Adams 413-662-5227, mcla.edu June 10 - 14: Violin workshop, tonal improvements, to include proper graduation of top and back plates, fitting bass bar and neck height adjustment etc., and bushing of peg holes. MUSIC FROM SALEM Hubbard Hall, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 518-232-2347, musicfromsalem. org
Wednesday, June 12: Misty Blues.
River Walk, Cottage Street to Bridge
READINGS, WALKS AND TALKS ADAMS FREE LIBRARY 92 Park St., Adams 413-743-8345, adamslibraryma. org Tuesday, June 11: Read the Movie Book Group meets to discuss “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes, 2 or 6 p.m. BASCOM LODGE 3 Summit Road, Adams
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Sunday, June 9: Viola and Violin Seminar Students, $15 suggested or pay what you can, 4 p.m.
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Sunday, June 9: “The Birds of Mount Greylock,” presentation on how to identify local birds, free, 6 to 7 p.m.
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Register for programs: ccmonterey.org Sunday, June 9: Yogurt making demonstration with instructor Wendy Jensen, $10 suggested donation, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Wednesdays in June: Nice n’ Easy Walk, 10 to 11 a.m. Saturdays in June: Natural Bridge History Tour, 10 a.m. and noon.
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Sundays in June: Natural Bridge History Tour, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Building the Bridge, noon.
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The Trustees of Reservations
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Tuesdays through July: Guided bird walks, free, 8 to 10 a.m. Registration required. Information: massaudubon.org/programs.
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Great Barrington 414-528-4061, gbland.org Thursdays, June 6 - 27: River Walk Volunteer Workday, a weekly opportunity for community members to contribute to the care of the trail, free, 3 p.m to 5 p.m. Registration suggested: river@gbriverwalk.org. HANCOCK SHAKER VILLAGE 1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield 413-443-0188, hancockshakervillage.org
THE MOUNT
Thursday, June 6: Join authors Roxana Robinson and Amy Bloom as they discuss Robinson’s latest book, “Dawson’s Fall,” and the process and the challenges of merging biography with fiction, $15, $10 members, 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 12: Translator Peter Filkins is in-conversation with writer James Marcus as they dive into the life and works of H.G. Adler, $10, free for members, 4 p.m.
5 W. Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge
Sunday, June 9: Goat yoga, bring a mat, a towel and an open mind, $25, $22.50 members, 10 a.m. Calf Cuddling, $100 for up to two people for an hour, 11 a.m. Registration required.
413-298-3926, berkshirebotanical.org
HUNTINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Wednesdays, June 12 - Sept. 4: Ghost Tours, take a guided tour of the most haunted parts of the estate, $24, $20 ages 12-18, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 6: Battery Park City Walking Field Study: Garden Designers Showcase, $85, $70 members, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
72 Worthington Road, Huntington
NATURAL BRIDGE STATE PARK
BERKSHIRE BOTANICAL GARDEN
McAuley Road, North Adams
thetrustees.org Through Oct. 14: The Naumkeag Experience, $20, free members, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM 9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge 413-298-4100, nrm.org Saturday, June 8: Family Walk & Talk, explore the new exhibitions on view, with admission, 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8: Meet and greet with artist Peter Rockwell, Norman Rockwell’s youngest son, with admission, 2 p.m. SANDISFIELD ARTS CENTER 5 Hammertown Road, Sandisfield 413-258-4100, sandisfield-
huntingtonma.us/historicalsociety
BERKSHIRE MUSEUM
Thursday, June 6: The History of Early Traditional Dancing and Modern Western Style Square Dancing, 7 p.m., Stanton Hall, Route 20 and 112, Huntington.
SOUTHFIELD CHURCH
39 South St., Pittsfield
MASS AUDUBON
234 Norfolk Road, New Marlborough
413-443-7171, berkshiremuseum. org
472 West Mountain Road, Lenox
Residential - Condominiums - Land - Rentals
massaudubon.org/pleasantvalley
Saturday, June 8: Paul Celebi presents a program of Scriabin, Janacek, Knussen, Debussy, Ades, Say and Glass, donations accepted, 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 8: Women in Wine Gala and Auction to benefit Berkshire Museum’s innovative education programs, 5 p.m. Tickets and info at berkshiremuseum.org/winegala, 413-443-7171 ext. 318.
Same Great Service. New Location!
Saturday, June 8: Birding at Post Farm Marsh, $12, $8 members, 7 to 9 a.m. Registration required.
call/text: 413.441.4403 JohnMcLean@MyBerkshireHome.com 2 South Street, Suite 160, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Saturday, June 8: An evening of mesmerizing and sensual traditional Jazz music with Kazakhstan-born Vita Kay, $15, 8 p.m.
TAMARACK HOLLOW NATURE AND CULTURAL CENTER 1515-16 Savoy Hollow Road, Windsor tamarackhollownatureandculturalcenter.org/
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Weekends, June through September: “Businesses Exhibit” free, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Shows at Hubbard Hall unless noted.
RACE BROOK LODGE
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June 5 - Aug. 28: Free concerts every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., cancelled for rain. Kayaking, canoeing, swimming, and fishing are all allowed at the lake.
Mondays: West African & Caribbean drum and song classes with Aimee Gelinas, $10, 6 p.m. beginner, 7 p.m. advanced, at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave., Pittsfield. Drop-in welcome and drums provided. WINDSOR LAKE CONCERTS
Tuesday, June 11: Berkshire Backyard Beekeepers workshop, free, 6 to 8 p.m.
THE BOOKSTORE AND GET LIT WINE BAR 11 Housatonic St., Lenox 413-637-3390, bookstoreinlenox.com Thursday, June 6: Baron Wormser, “Legends of the Slow Explosion: Eleven Modern Lives,” 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 7: Richard Stevenson (aka Dick Lipez), “Killer Reunion,” (a Donald Strachey Mystery).
John L. McLean ABR, CRS, Broker Associate
Wednesday, June 12: Evening at the Beaver Ponds, $8, $4 child, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Registration required. MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS 375 Church St., North Adams 413-662-5227, mcla.edu June 11 - 14: MCLA presents a conference on diversity, equity and inclusion with presenters from across the United States, as well as globally, share their expertise and experiences from varied perspectives on race matters in higher education.
Intersection of Bradley Street and
GREAT BARRINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM
Kemp Avenue, North Adams.
817 S. Main St., Great Barrington
468 Main Road, Monterey
413-664-6180
413-591-8702, info@gbhistory.org
413-528-3600
MONTEREY COMMUNITY CENTER
Over 35 years of helping Buyers and Sellers in the Berkshlres. Let Me Help You!
MAC-HAYDN THEATRE 1925 NY-203, Chatham, N.Y. 518-392-9292, machaydntheatre. org Performances: Thursdays at 2 and 8 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4 and 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m., and Wednesdays at 2 p.m., unless noted.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY EMMA K. ROTHENBERG-WARE
“The Goat or, Who is Sylvia,” by Edward Albee, directed by Eric Hill, is being shown at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge.
June 6 - 16: “Curtains,” from the writers of “Chicago” and “Cabaret,” this Kander and Ebb whodunnit is a laugh riot with an incredible score to boot. $15-$39.50. PS21 2980 NY-66, Chatham, N.Y. ps21chatham.org
artscenter.org Saturday, June 8: Author Hannah Fries presents a slide show, reading and discussion about her new book, “Forest Bathing Retreat: Find Wholeness in the Company of Trees,” $10, 10:30 a.m. STOCKBRIDGE LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 46 Main St., Stockbridge 413-298-5501, stockbridgelibrary.org
free, 3 p.m. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, Knesset Israel, and Temple Anshe Amunim VENTFORT HALL 104 Walker St., Lenox 413-637-3206, gildedage.org Tuesday, June 11: Tea & Talk, “Chateau Higginson: Social Life in Boston’s Back Bay,” with Margo Miller, Boston Globe reporter and Pittsfield native, $28 members/advance reservation, $32 day of, 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 9: Annual William Selke Memorial Lecture, Ken Warchol discusses “Honeybees in our Environment,” free, 4 p.m.
THEATER
TEMPLE ANSHE AMUNIM
30 Union St., Pittsfield
26 Broad St., Pittsfield
St. Germain Stage
413-442-5910, ansheamunim.org
36 Linden St., Pittsfield
Thursdays, June through August: Rabbi Liz Hirsh leads guided meditation and light yoga for all ages and abilities, no prior experience or athletic clothing necessary, free, 1:15 p.m.
413-236-8888,
Saturdays, June 1 - Aug. 30: Torah Plus: Shabbat Morning Study, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 9: Shavuot: 70 Faces of Torah, Rabbi David Weiner speaks on “An Aramaean Sought to Kill My Father”? But “My Father Was a Wandering Aramaean!,” Rabbi Liz Hirsch discusses “Gadol HaShalom: Great is Peace,” Rabbi Neil Hirsch speaks on “Sinai or Auschwitz: What Guides You In Your Jewish Life?,”
Boyd-Quinson Mainstage
barringtonstageco.org Through June 8: “Hold These Truths,” by Jeanne Sakata. Unsung American hero Gordon Hirabayashi fought passionately for the Constitution against an unexpected adversary: his own country. During World War II, he refused to report to a relocation camp with thousands of families of Japanese descent, launching a 50-year journey from college to courtroom and eventually to a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Performances: Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. St. Germain Stage. $15-$50.
June 1 - 9: The Actors’ Ensemble
SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY 70 Kemble St., Lenox 413-637-3353 For performance times, visit shakespeare.org. May 23 - July 14: “The Waverly Gallery,” by Kenneth Lonergan, directed by Tina Packer. Once a vibrant lawyer, Greenwich Village activist and family matriarch, Gladys Green has run a charming boutique art gallery on Waverly Place for decades, but now stands to lose its tenancy, as her world shrinks through loss of memory and hearing. Gladys’ family struggles to cope with her fading faculties in this Pulitzer Prize finalist for drama. As told from her grandson’s perspective, this powerful story sheds a lasting and humorous light on how our familial roles get inevitably refashioned over time, and quietly challenges us to examine how we look after each other. Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY by Kenneth Lonergan
Directed byTina Packer
BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP Colonial Theatre, 111 South St.,
“Outstanding... A powerful story”
Pittsfield 413-997-4444, berkshiretheatregroup.org
– Broadway World
Fitzpatrick Main Stage, 83 East Main St., Stockbridge Unicorn Theatre, 6 East St., Stockbridge May 24 - June 15: “The Goat or, Who is Sylvia,” by Edward Albee, directed by Eric Hill. When Martin, a successful architect with a loving family, confides to his best friend that he is also in love with a goat named Sylvia, he sets in motion events that will destroy his family and leave his life in tatters. Tickets: $56. Unicorn Theatre. Thursday, June 6: Comedy Garage: Mary Cella is a stand-up comedian and writer based in New York City. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Comedy Central, CNN, HLN and more, $5, The Garage at the Colonial Theatre.
Annette Miller | Photo by Daniel Rader
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GHENT PLAYHOUSE
BERKSHIRE PLAYWRIGHTS LAB
6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, N.Y.
413-528-2544, berkshireplaywrightslab.org
800-838-3006, ghentplayhouse. org
413.637.3353 | SHAKESPEARE.ORG
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Saturdays, June 8: Spiritual Physical Fitness, “Hike,” Rabbi Liz Hirsch leads a Shabbat hike, 10:30 a.m.
BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY
Friday, June 7: Annual Gala Celebration, featuring a performance of a new short play by local playwright Richard Dresser by Emmy and Tony award winner Tony Shalhoub, $250 Underwriter tickets, $500 Patrons, 7:30 p.m., at the historic Wyantenuck Country Club, 46 West Sheffield Road, Great Barrington.
production of Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful,” 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
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May 24 - June 9: “Don Juan, the Libertine” based on “Dom Juan or Le Festin de Pierre” by Moliere, newly translated by Daniel Hoyt Daniels, directed by Barbara Leavel Smith. Performances: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. $22.
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P P A Y H
The music of the 60’s
TO R GETHE BAND June 8, 2019
Pittsfield Elks Club 27 Union St., Pittsfield 6:00 pm Pasta Dinner with Food provided by Meatball Mike’s followed by music and dancing to The Happy Together Band!
Tickets $20.00 per person Please call 413-447-7763 for more information or tickets
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