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things we learned while putting this issue together

They’ve come a long way: Since the New Marl-

A new take on an old classic: In Barrington

borough Meeting House Gallery hosted its first show in 1998, the basement area, where the gallery is housed, has been cleaned up, remodeled and given new, brighter lights fit for an art gallery.

Stage Company’s Youth Theatre production of “Hansel and Gretel,” actors are working in the commedia dell’arte genre, which favors audience participation and comedic improvisation.

“A gallery hidden in the basement,” page 4

“Clowns telling stories,” page 6

Go ahead, just water the plants: Garden columnist Thomas Christopher says there’s no need to worry about watering your plants in the middle of the day — something that many have warned against doing for fear of burning your plants. He points out that it might not be the most efficient time to do so, but will not harm the plants.

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There is plenty of theater across Berkshire stages this week. For a complete listing of what’s playing, visit our full events calendar on pages 10 through 19.

“Midsummer watering tips,” page 8

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ART

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FESTIVALS

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See a demo

Take a class PS21’s Movement Without Borders workshops run 6 p.m. Thursdays (this week with Michelle Boule) and 10:30 a.m.

Saturdays (Kimberly Bartosik and Roderick Murphy) through Sept. 21.

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Blueberry lovers unite!

A night with neighbors

Coffee and croissants

Take a stroll

Catch the Berkshire Woodworkers Guild Fine Arts Show at Berkshire Botanical Garden, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. There will be a silent auction, as well as demonstrations both days. 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge.

Travel through time

Enjoy 19th-century craft demos, antiques, live music and plenty of kids’ activities at the 20th annual Blueberry Festival at the Austerlitz Historical Society, 9 a.m .to 4 p.m.

Sunday, 11550 NY22, Austerlitz, N.Y.

Bring your lawn chairs to the 5th annual Cheshire Block Party, with live music by the Misty Blues, food and ice cream available, 6 to 8 p.m., at Cheshire Town Hall Center. Park at St. Mary’s Church, 159 Church St., Cheshire.

Visit The Mount for Le Cafe Francais, and speak French with others on the Terrace, $15, Thursdays at 9 a.m., 2 Plunkett St., Lenox.

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If you haven’t visited the Berkshire Botanical Garden yet this year, go now for a look at “Contained Exuberance,” “Shimmering Flowers: Nancy Lorenz’s Lacquer and Bronze Landscapes” or “Lucy’s Garden” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge.

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The Massachusetts Renaissance Faire comes to Cummington Fairgrounds 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 97 Fairgrounds Road, Cummington. $20 admission, $10 ages 6-15, under 5 free.

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Friday, July 26: Jen Zimberg and Living Roots, $20, 8 to 11 p.m.

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Thursday, July 25: Sierra Ferrell and John Brothers Piano Company, $20, 7 to 10:30 p.m.

Friday, July 26: Rob Skiba, 8 p.m.

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Thursday, July 25: The Agitators, $10, 8 to 11 p.m.

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Friday, July 26: Johnny Irion, $15, 8 to 11 p.m.

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Sunday, July 28: Dave Bartley.

Friday, July 26: The Misty Blues Band, 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Monday, July 29: Kevin Smith.

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Friday, July 26: Johnny Segalla and Mike Schiffer.

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Saturday, July 27: The Rejuvinators, 8 to 11 p.m.

Sunday, July 28: Karaoke, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 31: Open mic, 7 to 10 p.m.

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Friday, July 26: Jesse Luke Magic Show, 8 to 9 p.m.

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Friday, July 26: Mary Ann Palermo and First Take, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

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Saturday, July 27: Blue Devil Bluez, 9 p.m. to midnight.

Thursdays: Trivia night, 8 p.m.

Thursdays: Hootenanny night, $5, $3 members, music begins at 7 p.m.

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Saturday, July 27: Rufus Jones, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

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Saturday, July 27: Psychic Friends, $10, 8 to 11 p.m.

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NEW MARLBOROUGH MEETING HOUSE GALLERY

A GALLERY

hidden in the basement ...

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grate herself into the area’s artistic community, as well What: New Marlborough Meet- as a chance to showcase her NEW MARLBOROUGH — “The cob- ing House Gallery recently finished work. webs were enormous,” wrote Where: New Marlborough “I have been living in NorAnn Getsinger. “Overall, it Village Green, 154 Hartsvillefolk [Conn.] for two and a was a dark, dirty, and dusty, New Marlborough Road, New half years now,” VanWright with daylight barely penetrat- Marlborough, MA, 01230 said. “I moved from Maning the grimy windows.” hattan. Back there, I was an Getsinger is one of the When: The gallery is open 11 art director at Vanity Fair. I founders of the New Marlbor- a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through came to the realization that I ough Meeting House Gallery. Sunday (June 22 through Aug. needed to change things up a In 2017, for the gallery’s 20th 25); 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturbit. I still do some graphic deanniversary, she wrote a col- days and Sundays (Sept.1 sign freelance, but now that I umn in the New Marlborough through Oct. 6) moved out here, I have a lot Village News remembering more time to work on my art. how it all started and how far Information: 413-229-2785, I’m really loving that.” www.newmarlborough.org the gallery has come.

VanWright’s art combines “Now, at 20 years old, the her work as a graphic degallery has great momentum, is well respect- signer and her love of artistic expression. She ed by the artistic community, and is well sup- paints complex pastel patterns on burls — ported by the New Marlborough community,” dome shaped growths, which can be found on Getsinger wrote. the trunks of trees.

Two years later, the gallery continues to “I stumbled upon the Berkshire Products showcase local artists in the basement of the lumber yard in Sheffield,” VanWright said. “I Meeting House. This summer’s exhibit, “See- came to the realization that I needed to change ing Red” — which ran from June 22 through things up a bit. I had a friend who was buildJuly 21 — featured a variety of works made by ing some shelves and I was planning to do more than 20 artists. The gallery’s next show, some pastel drawing and I stumbled across “Water Works,” an invitational mixed me- a really cool-looking piece of wood there. It dia show, will open Friday, July 26, and runs spiraled from there as the medium I’ve been through Aug. 25. recently drawn to.”

“It’s not hard to put a show together” said Despite the artists’ varying inspirations Holly McNeely who has served as the gal- and interpretations, the exhibit was still cenlery’s graphic designer and curator for 10 tered around the color red. years. “There’s a huge selection of artists in “We try to get a theme that will provoke a this area to choose from.” certain idea, but we try to keep it as broad as Hilary VanWright is one of the artists dis- possible,” McNeely said. “It’s very much up to playing her work at the Meeting House Gal- interpretation.” lery. The exhibit was a way for her to inteFor VanWright, the color red evoked a sense The Berkshire Eagle

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Hilary VanWright’s pastel paintings on burls, which are tree growths, were on display during the gallery’s summer show. theme.”

Burke doesn’t necessarily consider herself an artist. This project was a chance for her to try something new, which is what she has been doing her whole life.

“I grew up thinking I was going to be a dancer until I went to college,” Burke said.

“I would sew and do some silversmithing when I was younger. But I was always a maker. That’s what I think I really am.”

Burke studied chemical engineering and then began teaching middle school science. But her passion for craftsmanship pushed her to study pottery in England.

“I moved to London without a work permit, so I decided to take some weaving classes to complement the sewing I learned when I was young,” Burke said. “That class was full and I ended up taking ceramics. I fell completely in love because it seemed like it was a com-

bination of chemistry and dance. I studied there for two years then I came to the Berkshires, deciding I would become a country potter and make functional items.

I never thought of myself as an artist. I wasn’t looking for original shapes or anything artistic.”

Burke then founded the Flying Cloud Institute — an alternative education center in Great Barrington. She has been exhibiting her work at the Meeting House Gallery for three years now. She uses her vast array of experience in all kinds of professions to aid her in her artistic process. For example, Burke discovered that Saratoga water bottles are a great material to make cobalt glaze with.

“I found out that the cobalt in those bottles made a really great color after I melted the bottles,” Burke said. “As you can tell, I’m very experimental and I also like making everything from scratch. I

think that connects me much more to my work.”

The New Marlborough Meeting House has come a long way since it hosted its first art exhibit in 1998. Now art classes are sometimes held there, as well as meetings, lectures and programs for the New Marlborough Historical Society. The basement, which is now the Meeting House Gallery, has

perhaps seen the greatest transformation. Until 1998, the space was largely being used for storage and the sporadic party or event. Over the years, the space continued to be remodeled after the success of its previous shows.

“It’s a beautiful building and great space for an exhibit,” McNeely said. “There’s a casualness about it that is very welcoming.”

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of passion and emotion.

“I happened to have a piece that had a red floral base already,” VanWright said about one of the pieces displayed in the gallery. “Then I did another one, which was more of an emotional expression that I had while creating it. It has this kind of flow of blood going straight through it. Not in a gory way, though. I think of it more of like a heart beating. So, I interpreted the ‘Seeing Red’ theme through the lens of the emotional, alarming and startling sensations, which the color can convey.”

Jane Burke, whose red clay pots were on display, interpreted the theme in a completely different way. “‘Seeing Red’ was the perfect excuse for me to get closer to red clay, and to really dive into the materials that the area has to offer. It’s the native clay that you can find in Sheffield in the mines,” Burke explained “That’s how I interpreted the exhibit’s

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Jane Burke’s red clay pots were on display during the exhibit “Seeing Red.”

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‘Clowns telling stories’ PHOTO PROVIDED BY BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY

The cast of Ragtag Theatre’s adaption of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, “Hansel and Gretel,” which will be shown at the Berkshire Museum through Aug. 10.

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oven with Amazon’s Alexa and an Uber pulls up. That’s the world director Sam LaFrage has created in Ragtag Theatre’s adaption of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, “Hansel and Gretel.”

“I didn’t grow up with this story, so it was a hard one to write” LaFrage said. “‘Hansel and Gretel’ doesn’t live in my heart, you know? But I certainly know what it feels like to be lost, and I thought it was interesting to write a play about people’s paths. Like, what does it mean to go on a big journey of life?”

Presented by Barrington Stage Company’s Youth Theatre and showing today through Aug. 10 at the Berkshire Museum, “Hansel and Gretel” is played by 11 teen actors from the Berkshires

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What: Barrington Stage Company’s Youth Theatre present Ragtag Theatre’s “Hansel and Gretel”] Where: Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield

When: Now through Aug. 10 Cost: $20 adult, $15 youth Information: barringtonstageco.org inclusivity and empowerment with creativity and flair. Characters are given a chance to change and rise from uncertainty.

“One of the more difficult parts of this style of theater was just like breaking the barriers down and allowing yourself to be loud, crazy and weird,” actor Sam Stein said.

“And a big part in our rehearsal process was a theme that we have to earn this moment,” actress Elliot Loverin added. “We have the more serious heartfelt moments that kind of break away from the comedy. We have to make sure that we build to these emotional, true moments.”

Drag helps to deliver salvation and catharsis for the audience, according to LaFrage. “It’s going into yourself,” he said. “That’s freedom. The allowance

you give yourself to be fat, ugly, loud, big. Like all the things that we tell ourselves in public to not be, we get to be that here. And that’s what drag gives you — the freedom to be yourself.”

From international trends such as Marie Kondo and “Grey’s Anatomy” to more local references like PTA mothers and even Pittsfield’s CVS store, the show covers the gamut of pop culture, aiming to connect with both a young and old audience, who are encouraged to shout out suggestions to the cast during the course of the play.

“What’s been awesome working with a youth company is that they know what kids laugh at and they know what teens laugh at,” LaFrage said.

For now, the cast continue to flesh out their roles as new pages come in every day, all the while maintaining the same spirit that makes the show “wacky, zany and very fun,” as Stein puts it.

“We see that weirdness,” LaFrage said of the show’s ostentatious comedy.

“There’s just an allowance that it gives to take that into our own lives, which is really why I do these shows. It’s to empower those people who feel different.

Especially the little people who feel different, who don’t know they are allowed to be fully themselves. They are allowed to be weird. Weird is not weird — it’s you.”

JULY 27 SATURDAY BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 10am, Ozawa Hall Thomas Wilkins, conductor BSO FAMILY CONCERT Program to include PROKOFIEV Peter and Wolf, narrated by Colleen Holmes, President and CEO of Berkshire Children and Families The Family Concert at Tanglewood is supported by a gift from The Edward Handelman Fund.

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and features drag elements and contemporary references. The production’s book is by LaFrage, and music and lyrics are by Lewis Flinn (Broadway’s “Lysistrata Jones”) and LaFrage. This is the first time that Barrington Stage Company has commissioned a new musical for its Youth Theatre production. For LaFrage, the creator of Ragtag Theatre, which aims to provide LGBTQcentered shows for the family, “Hansel and Gretel” serves to “empower people who feel different,” building on his previous works: “Rapunzel” and “Cinderella.”

“This is my least gay show,” LaFrage said with a laugh. “But it’s flavored with that drag-like energy to it. We’ve got a Nancy Grace character, we’ve got funny allusions to pop culture. It’s those things you get to see at like a live pantomime.”

“Hansel and Gretel” finds inspiration in commedia dell’arte, a genre geared toward audience participation and comedic improvisation. “[The cast] plays with each other and they play with the audience,” LaFrage said. “These are clowns telling stories, which is one of the oldest traditions in the history of theater. It’s fools telling stories.”

But by infusing the show with comedy and a drag aesthetic, “Hansel and Gretel” underscores its messages of

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Midsummer watering: Tricks of the trade One of the most persistent myths in gardening lore is the one about the danger of watering at midday. According to this belief, the droplets of water that land on the plant leaves will act like lenses to focus the intense midday sunlight and “burn” the plants. I was told this in all seriousness by older gardeners I respected when I was a student. It never occurred to me Thomas Christopher to ask why then I hadn’t been tattooed with little burn marks when I ran through a sprinkler as a child, or why the plants seemed to cope just fine with a noon-time shower.

I no longer worry about picking up the hose when I see plants flagging in the midday sun. I try not to water then because it is inefficient — especially if you are watering with old-fashioned sprinklers. As much as half the water that comes out of an overhead, oscillating sprinkler will evaporate before it hits the ground on a hot, breezy day. I try to water in the morning, when the air is likely to be still and cool, and I try to avoid watering in the evening, which leaves the plants wet overnight and so promotes the spread of mildews and other fungal diseases. I haven’t yet gotten around to installing the drip irrigation system that is sitting in a shipping carton in the garage, but I do make use of soaker hoses, which de-

liver the water droplets right to the soil, thereby greatly reducing the water wasted through evaporation.

I originally began to conserve water through updated irrigation methods when I gardened for a couple of years in central Texas. The water delivered by the city in which I lived then was notably saline, as it often is in that region. If I watered as extravagantly as I had been taught to in the Northeast, I would deliver so much salt to the soil that the plants would be poisoned. As a result, I learned to conserve water, not only with the use of drip irrigation, but also by mixing compost into the soil to make it more absorptive and covering it with mulch to reduce evaporation off its surface.

With these measures, I was able to greatly increase the length of time the garden could go without supplemental irrigation and, so, enable it to make do, largely, with the less than frequent local summer rains. When I did water, I made sure to water deeply, moistening the soil to a depth of eight inches or more, to encourage deeper rooting from the plants so that they would be better able to scavenge moisture from the soil even when it was scarce.

I still water sparingly; our well can’t supply enough water to irrigate lavishly.

Likewise, I try to deliver the water before the plants are stressed. One way to do that is to identify some plant or plants in the garden that are more sensitive to a water deficiency than the rest. When this indicator plant flags, you’ll know that the rest of the garden is approaching

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Assigning one garden plant as a barometer to indicate water deficiency will inform you that the rest of the garden is approaching dehydration and could do with a boost.

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dehydration and could do with a boost.

One thing I don’t take too seriously is when plants flag, letting their leaves droop, at midday when the weather is sunny, hot and dry. Often, such flagging is not a symptom of a lack of moisture in the soil, but simply a sign that the plant’s roots can’t pump enough water up to the leaves to replace what is being drawn out by the evaporation off their surface. Such plants will usually firm up, standing straight, as evening brings cooler conditions. Of course, if a plant behaves this way consistently, it suggests that you need to relocate it to somewhere cooler and less stressful or replace it with a more drought-resistant specimen.

Be-a-Better-Gardener is a community service of Berkshire Botanical Garden 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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GREAT BARRINGTON Sat. 9am–1pm 5/11/19–10/26/19 3 HANCOCK Sun. 10am–3pm 6/16/19–10/13/19 4

5 MONTEREY Thurs. 4pm–6pm 5/30/19–8/29/19

7 NORTH ADAMS Sat. 9am–1pm 6/8/19–10/19/19 Indoor 1st Saturdays, Nov–May 8 OTIS Sat. 9am–1pm 5/25/19–10/12/19 9

PITTSFIELD Sat. 9am–1pm 5/11/19–10/12/19 Indoor 2nd Saturdays, Nov–April

10 SHEFFIELD Fri. 3pm–6pm 5/24/19–10/11/19 11 WEST STOCKBRIDGE Thu. 3pm–7pm 5/23/19–10/3/19 12 WILLIAMSTOWN Sat. 9am–1pm 5/18/19–10/12/19

BERKSHIRE GROWN HOLIDAY MARKETS 13 Williamstown 11/24 & 12/15, 2019 14 Great Barrington 11/23 & 12/14, 2019

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6 NEW LEBANON Sun. 10am–2pm 6/2/19–10/27/19 Indoor 3rd Sundays, Nov–May

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Thursday, July 25, 2019 | Berkshires Week

CALENDAR 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.”

and professional aspirations.

ArtMaking

Through Sept. 8: “Amy Myers: The Opera Inside the Atom, Large Scale Drawings 2007- 2008.”

July 4 - Oct. 14: “Art’s Biggest Stage: Collecting the Venice Biennale, 2007–2019.” The Clark’s unparalleled collection of material produced for the Venice Biennale explores questions of nationhood, identity and spectacle.

Mondays, July 8 - Aug. 31: Soundscapes - What does a drawing sound like? What does music look like?

Sketch and reflect in “Janet Cardiff: The Forty Part Motet,” with admission, 1 to 4 p.m. Monday.

July 14 - 28: “Exhibition 2.”

Friday, July 26: Evening with Berkshire Paint & Sip, $35, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Register: 413-623-6635.

BERNAY FINE ART

Saturday, July 27: Classic Globe Terrarium workshop with Jedidiah Thompson, $45 includes materials, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Register: 413-347-3244.

bernayfineart.com

BERKSHIRE ART MUSEUM 159 E. Main St., North Adams

1405 County Route 22, Ghent, N.Y.

413-664-9550, BAMuseum.org

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, and more.

June 24 - Aug. 2: Camp Omi, for ages 6-13, $395 per week, $370 for two or more weeks, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, July 27: Free Range performances series, featuring performances by Joey De Jesus, DonChristian Jones, Christopher Udemezue, and others, in conjunction with the opening reception for an exhibition of Tschabalala Self.

ARTSBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Sunday, July 28: An afternoon celebration of student artwork, films and performances from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Buxton School, 291 South St., Williamstown. RSVP: info@artsbridgeinstitute.org.

L’ATELIER BERKSHIRES GALLERY 597 Main St., Great Barrington atelierberks.com

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Their Stories: Shoes.”

413-623-6635, becketartscenter. org

ART OMI

June 24 - Aug. 2: Artgarten, for ages 4-5, $395 per week, $370 for two or more weeks, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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7 Brooker Hill Road, Becket

Summer hours: Noon to 5 p.m.

Wednesday to Sunday.

Admission: $5, $3 seniors, students and children ages 6-12, free for Berkshire County residents, children and donors.

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. “Not Just Another Pretty Picture” group show; also exhibiting “Dark Matter” and “Death of a Loved One - 1890s Fashion: Collection of Greg Lafave.”

BERKSHIRE BOTANICAL GARDEN 5 W. Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge 413-298-3926, berkshirebotanical.org June 1 - Sept. 30: “Shimmering Flowers: Nancy Lorenz’s Lacquer and Bronze Landscapes,” with admission, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

June 1 - Oct. 11: “Contained Exuberance,” with admission, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday, July 25: Artist talk by Karin Schaefer and Sandy Litchfield, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

CHESTERWOOD 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge 413-298-3579, chesterwood.org Hours: Open daily through Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guided 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.

Thursday, July 25: Chesterwood’s buildings and grounds available for open touring until 7 p.m. with sunset woodland walks and wine on the piazza, with admission.

Thursday, July 25: Opening reception for “Woodland Light: Photographs of Chesterwood by Margaret Moulto,” 5 to 7 p.m. in the Woodland Gallery. On view through Oct. 27.

Weekends in July: Sculpture classes with the New England Sculptors Association. Registration is required. Check online for further information.

CLARK ART INSTITUTE

Admission: $20, children under 18 free.

413-443-7171, berkshiremuseum. org

169 Under Mountain Road, Lenox

Ongoing: Animals of the World in Miniature, Aquarium, Berkshire Backyard, Curiosity Incubator, Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation, Rocks and Minerals, Window on the World.

BECKET ARTS CENTER

Through Aug. 10: “Summertime,” group show featuring works by Janet Rickus, Joan Griswold, Huguette Martel, Katia Santibanez, Jean Claude Goldberg, Geoff Young, and more.

July 27 and 28: Berkshire Woodworkers Guild Fine Arts Show, $5, $3 members, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

BARN GALLERY AT STONOVER FARN

July 12 - Aug. 16: Beckie Kravetz sculpts in the gallery, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

225 South St., Williamstown

BERKSHIRE MUSEUM

July 3 - Aug. 22: “Talk to Me: contemporary figurative sculpture by Beckie Kravetz.”

Great Barrington

June 9 - Oct. 11: Lucy’s Garden, a whimsical topiary collection, with admission, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

July 5-31: “Entangled,” oil paintings

by Lisa French.

Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

325 Stockbridge Road,

39 South St., Pittsfield

Through July 28: “BerkshireNow: John MacDonald.”

Through Sept. 8: “Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion.”

Through Sept. 29: “Objects and

413-458-2303, clarkart.edu

June 8 - Sept. 15: Janet Cardiff’s 2001 sound sculpture, “The Forty Part Motet.”

June 8 - Sept. 22: “Renoir: The Body, The Senses.” 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.

July 4 - Oct. 6: “Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow” brings together 35 paintings, prints, and photographs exploring the artist’s mastery of color and composition, as well as her complex relationship with sister and the effect it had on her life

July 6 - Aug. 25: “I Am a Part of Art,” CATAs annual art exhibit, free admission, Hunter Studio, Lunder Center at Stone Hill.

Tuesdays, July 9- Aug. 31: Open hours, explore the Clark’s permanent collection of prints, drawings and photographs, free, 1 to 4 p.m. Each Tuesday, a changing display related to the next day’s Works on Paper Highlights Talk will be on view.

Thursdays, July 11 - Aug. 31: Figure Drawing: Drop-in drawing from a live model, materials provided, with admission, 1 to 4 p.m.

Fridays, July 12 - Aug. 31: Zine workshop, create your own 8-page scene on the theme “May you live in interesting times,” the theme for the 2019 Venice Biennale, materials provided, with admission, 1 to 4 p.m.

COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE ARTS

Gallery Talks

CATAarts.org

July 1 - Aug. 31: Highlights of the Permanent Collection gallery talk, with admission, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily.

July 5 - 27: CATA’s Annual Art Show “I Am a Part of Art,” featuring vibrant paintings, drawings and sculpture

by CATA artists with disabilities, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave, Pittsfield.

July 1 - Aug. 31: Docent-led gallery talk exploring “Renoir: The Body, The Senses,” with admission, 10:15 a.m., 1:15 and 3:15 p.m. daily.

July 8 - Aug. 31: Docent-led gallery talk exploring “Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow,” with admission, 3:30 p.m. daily.

Mondays, July 8 - Aug. 31: Reflections Gallery Talk. Following Community Tai Chi, spend the morning in the galleries during Reflections, a weekly gallery experience that invites visitors to look within and approach the familiar from a new perspective, with admission, 10:30 a.m. Registration required: clarkart. edu or 413-458-0524.

Wednesdays, July 10 - Aug. 31: Works on Paper Highlights Talk in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, first-come, first-served, free, 1 p.m. Limited to 20 people.

July 6 - Aug. 25: CATA’s Annual Art Show “I Am a Part of Art,” featuring vibrant paintings, drawings and sculpture by CATA artists with disabilities, Clark Art Institute’s Lunder Center at Stone Hill, 227 South St., Williamstown.

DOWNSTREET ARTS Downtown North Adams 413-662-5253, downstreetart.org Thursday, July 25: Downtown art festival including monthly gallery openings, street performances and public art works, 5 to 8 p.m.

ECLIPSE MILL GALLERY eclipsemill.com/gallery 243 Union St., North Adams Hours: Thursdays to Mondays, noon to 6 p.m.

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY 1315 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams 413-346-4004, ferrincontemporary.com July 6 - Aug. 10: Jason Walker, “Personal Encounters.” Artist talk, July 25.

FLYING CLOUD INSTITUTE Saturday, July 27: Free pop-up art cafe and silent auction, 3 to 6 p.m. at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Daniel Arts Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington.

FRELINGHUYSEN MORRIS HOUSE & STUDIO 92 Hawthorne St., Lenox 413-637-0166, frelinghuysen.org Hours: Open June 20 through Labor Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday through Sunday for hourly guided tours. June through Oct. 31, group tours of 15 or more reserved two weeks in advance.

June 20 - Oct. 13: “American Abstract Artists — A Collection: Unseen Works,” featuring over 25 works by Morris & Frelinghuysen’s fellow AAA members and collected from the groundbreaking 1937 exhibit at the Squibb Gallery in New York and later exhibits. Selections from the 1937 show’s catalog will also be shown with the paintings they relate to.

Painting demos Friday, July 26: Ali Herrmann, encaustic, with admission, 11 a.m.

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.

July 27 and 28: Self-guided tour, Nine potters at eight locations open their studios to the public. There will be guest artists, demonstrations and local foods at each location.

Participating potters include Robbie Heidinger, Christy Knox, Maya Machin, Michael McCarthy, Hiroshi Nakayama, Mark Shapiro, Eric Smith, Constance Talbot and Sam Taylor.

Free, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Schedule and map at hilltown6.com.

HOUSATONIC VALLEY ART LEAGUE 860-542-5078, hvart.org July 4 - Aug. 25: HVAL Juried Art Show and Sale, Thursday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Masonic Temple, 232 Main St., Great Barrington.

INSTALLATION SPACE 49 Eagle St., North Adams 49eaglestreet.com June 27 - Aug. 18: “Time-Link Present.”

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.

Through Aug. 25: “Dance We Must: Another Look” exhibition, open daily, noon to final curtain, free, in Blake’s Barn; “Assemblages by Paul Taylor” exhibition, open daily, noon to final curtain, free, Ted Shawn Theatre lobby; “Merce Cunningham: Loops” exhibition, open daily, noon to final curtain, free, Doris Duke Theatre lobby. Jacob’s Pillow Archives/ Norton Owen Reading Room, open Wednesday to Saturday, noon to final curtain, and Sunday to Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m., free.

KIMBALL FARMS CONNECTOR GALLERY 235 Walker St., Lenox Hours: 9 a.m to 5 p.m. daily.

July 13 - 27: “TOPOGRAPHIES and other abstractions,” new work by Bart Arnold.

MASS MOCA 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams 413-662-2111, massmoca.org Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Monday; Open June 15-Oct 14, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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. 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 June 27 - Aug. 24: Jon Verney, exhibition of framed photographs, altered Polaroids, light-boxes and video projection.

MONTEREY COMMUNITY CENTER 468 Main Road, Monterey 413-528-3600 Register for programs: ccmonterey.org Sunday, July 28: Family Basket Weaving with instructor Wendy Jensen, $20 plus $10 materials fee, 1 to 4 p.m.

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 a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Erik Erikson and Woodstock to the Moon exhibitions at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Through Sept. 11: Tanglewood Benefit Summer Show, featuring the work of Stephanie Anderson, Jane McWhorter, John MacGruer, Ali Moshiri, William Oberst, Bob Watkins, Diana Felber, Julio Granda, Ivor Parry, Roselle Chartock, and Stephen Dietmann, with sculpture by Alan Papscun and Elmer Orobio.

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FINE ART 684 Main St., Great Barrington

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.

413-695-1638, hilltown6.com

laurenclarkfineart.com

June 8 - Oct. 27: “Woodstock to

LAUREN CLARK

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.

June 8 - Oct. 27: “Inspired: Norman Rockwell and Erik Erikson.” This exhibition will explore the relationship of these two giants who inspired each other’s creativity in unique and important ways.

Tuesday, July 30: Art, Love, and Identity: A 50th Anniversary Summer Lecture Series: “The Four Freedoms of Mental Health” with Erik Plakun, medical director/CEO of Austen Riggs, $25, $15 members, 4:30 p.m. lemonade on the Terrace, 5 p.m. talk.

RIVER ART PROJECT Stockbridge Station Gallery, 2 Depot St., Stockbridge riverartproject.com Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

June 21 - July 28: “River Art Project 3,” featuring art by Bart Elsbach, Michael Filmus, Ann Getsinger, Mary Sipp Green, Scott Prior and Jim Schantz.

SANDISFIELD ARTS CENTER 5 Hammertown Road, Sandisfield 413-258-4100, sandisfieldartscenter.org July 6 - Aug. 1: Patricia Hogan Painting Exhibit. On display during scheduled events and by appoint-

ment with the artist.

SCHANTZ GALLERIES 3 Elm St., Stockbridge schantzgalleries.com July 11 - 27: “Visionary: The Art of Lino Tagliapietra.”

SCULPTURENOW On the grounds of The Mount, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox 413-358-3884, sculpturenow.org, edithwharton. org June 1 - Oct. 27: New exhibition of 31 large outdoor sculptures by nationally recognized artists, including acclaimed artist Albert Paley.

SPENCERTOWN ACADEMY ART CENTER 790 NY-203, Spencertown, N.Y. 518-392-3693, spencertownacademy.org Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.

Through Aug. 11: “Curator as Artist II,” featuring work by curators Norma Cohen (mixed media), Leslie Gabosh (oil on panel), Barbara Lax Kranz (acrylic on paper), Moira O’Grady (ceramic arts), and Lynn Rothenberg (photography).

TANGLEWOOD Boston Symphony Orchestra, 297 West St., Lenox 888-266-1200, bso.org Saturday, July 27: Tanglewood Learning Institute Focal Point Photography Class, $34, 10 a.m.. Linde Center Martignetti lobby.

Saturday, July 27: Tanglewood Learning Institute Focal Point Painting Class, $34, 10 a.m., Linde Center Martignetti lobby.

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PANDA HOUSE RESTAURANT Hours: Mon. - Thur. : 11am-10pm Fri. - Sun. : 11am-11pm

413-499-0660 www.pandahouselenoxma.com

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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 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.

the Moon: 1969 Illustrated.” This exhibition illuminates how Rockwell and other illustrators portrayed their times and reflected popular culture during the final year of a tumultuous decade.

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Through Aug. 3: “Before and After: The Arts of Ken Morgan and Zahra Nazari.”

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Saturday, July 27: Tanglewood Learning Institute Focal Point Drawing Class, $34, 10 a.m., Linde Center Martignetti lobby.

TUNNEL CITY COFFEE 100 Spring St., Williamstown tunnelcitycoffee.com Hours: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

On view through September: Tracy Baker-White, summer show of landscape paintings.

1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams Hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends.

St., Williamstown.

6635.

413-597-2429; wcma.williams.edu

Sunday, July 28: Sunday Master Class: Caleb Teicher & Company, for intermediate and advanced dancers ages 16 and up, $20, 10 a.m. Register online.

Hours: Summer Space, open daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 3 to Sept. 6.

Thursdays, July 11 - Aug. 15: WCMA’s popular Summer Break Series “Ologies� returns with free weekly talks, performances and projects that take on different ways of knowing, 5:30 p.m. Each week, contemporary artists intervene in unique spaces across the Williamstown community, from the library to the gymnasium, in an exploration of ideas. Followed by a free reception.

DANCE

On view through September: A summer show with art by Viola Moriarty and her daughters, Anna Moriarty Lev and Phoebe Moriarty Lev, “Cafe Con Leche.�

JACOB’S PILLOW

TURN PARK ART SPACE

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.

2 Moscow Road, West Stockbridge turnpark.com Through Oct. 31: Kathleen Jacobs’ “Echos.� Liane Nouri and Jaanika Peerna, “Flow / Flux / Fold.�

WILLIAMS COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART WCMA Summer Space, 76 Spring

358 George Carter Road, Becket 413-243-0745, jacobspillow.org Dance Classes

Fridays, July 5 - Aug. 16: Families Dance Together, for children ages 4-18, accompanied by an adult, $7 adult, $4 child. Register: 413-623-

Tuesday, July 30: Special Workshop: Tap, for intermediate/advanced dancers ages 16 and up, $20, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Register online.

Ted Shawn Theatre

Thursday, July 25: Eisenhower Dance Detroit.

AUSTERLITZ BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL

Friday, July 26: “Cage Shuffle� by Paul Lazar.

Old Austerlitz, 11550 NY-22,

Saturday, July 27: The School at Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program.

oldausterlitz.org

Wednesday, July 31: Bryn Cohn + Artists.

Friday, July 26: “The Art & Science of Partnering,� free, 5 p.m.

July 24 - 27: Paul Taylor Dance Company, starting at $45, 8 p.m.

Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m.

Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

July 31 - Aug. 4: A.I.M by Kyle Abraham dance performance, starting at $45.

Doris Duke Theatre Performances: 8:15 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2:15 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, unless noted.

July 24 - 28: Caleb Teicher & Company with Conrad Tao, starting at $35.

July 31 - Aug. 4: “THE DAY,� starting at $55.

Performances: Free, Wednesday

AND FAMILY FUN

PillowTalks

Performances: 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, unless noted.

Inside/Out Stage

through Saturday, 6:15 p.m., unless noted.

Saturday, July 27: “Paul Taylor’s New Directions,� free, 4 p.m.

Austerlitz, N.Y. Sunday, July 28: 19th Century craft demonstrations and wares, antiques and silent auction, live music and entertainment, magic act, activities for children and more, $8, children under 12 free, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Pancake breakfast, $8, $4 children under 12, 9 to 11:30 a.m.

BERKSHIRE ATHENAEUM

PS21

1 Wendell Ave., PittsďŹ eld

2980 Route 66, Chatham, N.Y.

413-499-9480, pittsďŹ eldlibrary. org

518-392-6121, PS21chatham.org Thursdays, July 11 - Sept. 19: Movement Without Borders: openlevel movement workshops, pay what you wish, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Fridays, July 5 - Aug. 9: Children’s yoga, suited to ages 6-12, 10:30 a.m.

Saturdays, July 6 - Sept. 21: Movement Without Borders: open-level movement workshop, pay what you wish, 10:30 a.m. to noon.

BERKSHIRE LYRIC

Thursday, July 25: Michelle Boule.

Saturday, July 27: Kimberly Bartosik and Roderick Murphy.

FAIRS, FESTIVALS

Wednesday, July 31: Happy Birthday Harry Potter, 1 p.m. berkshirelyric.org July 29 - Aug. 2: BlaďŹ eld Children’s Chorus’ 2019 Summer Choral Music Camp, ages 6-13, $50, $100 family, 9 a.m. to noon.

BERKSHIRE MUSEUM 39 South St., PittsďŹ eld

Our 50th Anniversary Gala

August 17, 2019 5:30PM - 11:00PM Choreographed by Paula Weber

Berkshire Plaza Hotel 1 West Street, Pittsfield, MA

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Silent Auction Reception Banquet Dinner Performance Excerpt from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream�

Inaugural “Madeline Cantarella Culpo Award�

After-Party with DJ BFG

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August 23 - 7:30p The Egg | Albany, NY

August 31 - 7:30p Academy of Music | Northampton, MA

September 7 - 7:30p The Colonial Theatre | PittsďŹ eld, MA

www.albanyberkshireballet.org | 413.445.5382

Tickets are available for purchase online through Albany Berkshire Ballet’s website at www.berkshireballet.org/tickets.

Please call (413) 445-5382 or ballet@albanyberkshire.org for more information.

Please rsvp no later than July 15, 2019

PUBLIC LIBRARY

Tuesdays: WeeMuse Littlest Learners. Children ages 6 to 18 months engage in stories, songs and creative movement, 10:30 a.m.

413-458-5369, milnelibrary.org

Fridays: WeeMuse Adventures, children 18 months to 3 years old explore the museum and learn through songs, stories, scavenger hunts, play time and more, 11 a.m.

1095 Main St., Williamstown Wednesday, July 31: Magic by Scott Jameson with an “Out of This World” twist! Free, 3:30 p.m.

GREAT BARRINGTON BANDSTAND Behind Town Hall, Great Barrington

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 Saturdays, June 22-Aug. 24: Pittsfield Pillow Express, free round-trip transportation to Jacob’s Pillow, pick up at noon and 3 p.m. at Morningside Community School, Tyler Street Lab, Christian Center, Boys & Girls Club of the Berkshires, Berkshire Athenaeum.

Saturdays: Chow Time in the Aquarium. Help prepare delicious and nutritious meals for the creatures in the aquarium, 12:30 p.m.

Saturdays, July 6 - Aug. 31: “A Tanglewood for Tots,” free concert series, David Grover performs, 10 a.m.

Sundays: Discovery Tank Program.

Meet the residents of the aquarium’s Discovery Tank and learn about tide pool life, 1 p.m.

GREAT BARRINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM

LEE LIBRARY

817 S. Main St., Great Barrington

leelibrary.org

413-591-8702, info@gbhistory.org

Thursdays: Brain Builders, weekly playgroup for families with young children from ages birth to 5, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

BUSHNELL-SAGE LIBRARY 48 Main St., Sheffield 413-229-7004, bushnellsagelibrary.org Tuesday, July 30: Lego club, 3:15 p.m.

CLARK ART INSTITUTE 225 South St., Williamstown 413-458-2303, clarkart.edu Thursdays, July 11 - Aug. 31: Figure Drawing: Drop-in drawing with a live model, materials provided, with admission, 1 to 4 p.m.

Fridays, July 12 - Aug. 31: Zine workshop, create your own 8-page scene on the theme “May you live in interesting times,” the theme for the 2019 Venice Biennale, materials provided, with admission, 1 to 4 p.m.

Mondays, July 8 - Aug. 31: Soundscapes - What does a drawing sound like? What does music look like?

Sketch and reflect in Janet Cardiff: The Forty Part Motet, with admission, 1 to 4 p.m. Monday.

Saturday, July 27: Annual Antique Show & Flea Market, over 40 dealers, $5 per item appraisals, silent auction, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Rain date: Sunday, July 28. Free and open to the public.

413-637-0197, lenoxlib.org Tuesdays, July 2 - Aug. 20: Terry a la Berry and Friends perform, 11 a.m.

NAUMKEAG

Thursday, July 25: Predators of the Sky: Birds of Prey with Tom Ricardi, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

5 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge

MASSACHUSETTS RENAISSANCE FAIRE

100 Main St., Lee

Thursday, July 25: Ed the Wizard

The Trustees of Reservations 413-298-8138, 413.298.3239 ext.

3013, thetrustees.org

Cummington Fairground, 97 Fairgrounds Road, Cummington

Sundays, July 7 - Sept. 15: Family Picnic and Children’s Art Afternoon, $20, 1 to 3 p.m.

massrenfaire.com

NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM

July 27 and 28: The Realm of the

9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge

GREAT BARRINGTON LIBRARIES Mason Library, 231 Main St., Great Barrington 413-528-2403 Ramsdell Library, 1087 Main St., Housatonic

Friday, July 26: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” 6 p.m., Mason.

Saturday, July 27: A Universe of Authors & Illustrators with activity: Kelly Light, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Mason.

Wednesday, July 31: Shooting Stars: A Toy-Making Sewing workshop, ages 7 and up, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Mason.

LIVE MUSIC CONCERT

ADIA VICTORIA

MAGGIE ROGERS

“Redefining what it means to be a Southern blueswoman— a wily, radical and thoroughly contemporary role.”

— NPR

“Bursting with energy and daring you to dance” — Consequence of Sound

Saturday, July 27, 8pm

Tuesday, July 30, 8pm

Sponsored by Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music

Sponsored by Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music

HANCOCK SHAKER VILLAGE 1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield 413-443-0188, hancockshakervillage.org Thursdays: Farm Friends for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers,

TICKETS: massmoca.org or 413.662.2111 | North Adams, Mass.

MUSEUM HOURS: Open every day 10am–6pm

BerkshiresWeek.com

DAVID AND JOYCE MILNE

18 Main St., Lenox

Saturday, July 27: River Walk Kids and Nature Storytime Series: Buzzing Isn’t Just for Bees! Meet at the kids tent to sing and share poems and stories together as we explore the natural world. Free, 11 a.m to 3 p.m., W.E.B. Du Bois River Park.

Thursday, July 25: Star Wars Crafts, ages 6 and up, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Mason.

Friday, July 26: Free Family Movies on the Memorial Lawn: “The Greatest Showman,” 8 p.m.

LENOX LIBRARY

414-528-4061, gbland.org

400 Main St., Dalton

Wednesdays and Sundays, July 7 - Aug. 18: Just Play Hoops Summer Basketball League, for children in grades 3-5 and 6-8, $30. Sign up by June 29. For information, contact Dan McMahon at dmcmahon@ daltoncra.org.

Wednesday, July 31: “E.T.- The Extraterrestrial,” 2 p.m.

River Walk, Cottage Street to Bridge Street, Great Barrington

413-274-3738, gblibraries.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.

Mondays: Babies and Books, 10:30 a.m.

Fae has once again been opened and we invite your imagination to take flight as you feast with faeries, prance with pixies, and dance with dragons! Feel the thunder of horses’ hooves as brave knights compete in the joust, watch incredible performances, become a part of our interactive storyline, and experience the timeless wonder of the world of the fair folk with your entire family.

GREAT BARRINGTON LAND CONSERVANCY

DALTON CRA 413-684-2459, daltoncra.org

and his Alien Balloon Twisting workshop, 2 p.m.

Berkshires Week | Thursday, July 25, 2019

413-443-7171, berkshiremuseum. org

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Thursday, July 25, 2019 | Berkshires Week

413-298-4100, nrm.org

105 Wahconah St., Pittsfield.

Keene, $3-7, 6 p.m.

Lenox Memorial High School,

Quad adjacent to Spring Street.

Mondays and Fridays, July 1 - Aug. 30: Children’s Art Workshop: Drop-in and Create, all ages explore different materials, techniques and creative projects, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

413-445-7867, pittsfieldsuns.com

ST. JOHN PAULL II PARISH

197 East St., Lenox

July 27 and 30: Home game.

21 Maple St., Adams

413-445-4872, ext. 10,

MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

PS21

Sunday, July 28: Polish Picnic, $5 entry, noon to 5 p.m.

berkshirejewishfilmfestival.org

14 Castle St., Great Barrington mahaiwe.org

Friday, July 26: “Trolls,” around 8:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, July 9 - Aug. 20: Summer Sketch Club: Digital Day. Participants are provided with iPads to explore creating images with digital technology, for ages 7 and up, $8, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Wednesdays, July 10 - Aug. 21: Creating Together, for children ages 2-6 with a parent or caregiver.

Explore the galleries and grounds with a child-centered guide, observe different paintings, trees, animals and explore a variety of materials and techniques for creating our own artworks, $8, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Thursdays, July 11 - Aug. 22: Draw In! Sketching our World. Use drawing as a tool for discovery in this handson series of classes for ages 7 and up, $8, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Thursdays, July 11 - Aug. 22: 50th Anniversary Thursday Evening Fun Series, family-friendly series about looking closely at art, telling the story it invites, making art on the terrace, listening to music, and creating group dances, with admission, 5 to 7 p.m. The Runaway Cafe will be open.

NORTH ADAMS PUBLIC LIBRARY naplibrary.com Thursdays, July 11 - Aug. 8: LegoLab: Space Challenge, 1 to 2 p.m.

Mondays, July 8 - Aug. 5: Crafternoons, 1 to 2 p.m. Discovery Mondays, hands on exploration of books and activities focused on astronomy and space, 6 p.m.

Tuesdays: Toddler Story Time, 10:30 a.m.

Wednesdays: Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.

NOTCHVIEW RESERVATION Route 9, Windsor 413-200-7262, thetrustees.org

BerkshiresWeek.com

Tuesdays, July 2 - Sept. 24: Storytime with goats, $6 child, $3 member child, adults free, 10 to 11 a.m.

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OTIS CULTURAL COUNCIL townofotisma.com/culturalcouncil Thursday, July 25: Balloon Aliens!

Kids workshop to learn how to do balloon twisting with Ed the Wizard, in conjunction with the library’s summer reading program, 6:30 p.m., Otis Library & Museum.

PITTSFIELD SUNS

Friday, July 26: Just for Fun – West African Dance and Drum Performance, free performance for kids and families, 1 p.m.

Friday, July 26: Highland Street Free Fun Friday.

ROBBINS-ZUST FAMILY MARIONETTES

WEST STOCKBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

robbins-zustfamilymarionettes. com

21 State Line Road, West Stockbridge

Monday, July 29: “Ask Dr. Ruth,” a documentary portrait chronicling the life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America’s most famous sex therapist, $7, 4 p.m. “Leona,” a young Jewish woman from Mexico City finds herself torn between her family and her forbidden love. There are no easy choices to be made as she struggles to take the best path, mature content), $10, 8 p.m.

Thursday, July 25: “Punch & Judy,” $5, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Saint Paul’s Church.

413-232-0300 ext. 308

CLARK ART INSTITUTE

Saturdays in July: Preschool storycraft, 11 a.m.

225 South St., Williamstown

FILM

Thursday, July 25: Jean Renoir Film Series: “Renoir,” by Gilles Bourdos, (R) 2 p.m. In the summer of 1915, Catherine Hessling, known at this time as Andree Heuschling, traveled to the south of France to work as Renoir’s model. His health was in decline, but with her arrival, and the return of Jean Renoir from WWI, the artist’s energy was rejuvenated.

2980 Route 66, Chatham, N.Y. 518-392-6121, PS21chatham.org

Saturday, July 27: “Firebird,” free, 11 to 11:30 a.m., Dottie’s.

Tuesday, July 30: “Firebird,” $5, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Saint Paul’s Church.

STEEPLECATS BASEBALL

VENTFORT HALL 104 Walker St., Lenox 413-637-3206, gildedage.org

ARROWHEAD 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield 413-442-1793, berkshirehistory. org

Joe Wolfe Field, 310 State St., North Adams 413-398-4060, steeplecats.org Friday, July 26: SteepleCats v. Upper Valley, $3-7, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 27: SteepleCats v.

New Bedford, $3-7, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 28: SteepleCats v.

Wednesday, July 31: A special showing of a new film, partially created at Arrowhead, “The Act of Reading: Moby-Dick,” with Melville’s great- great- great-grandson, Peter Whittemore, $20, 7 p.m.

BERKSHIRE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

32nd Annual Fine Arts & Crafts Fair Lilac Park, Downtown Lenox 60 Regional Artisans

413-458-2303, clarkart.edu

Thursday, July 25: “Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope,” $8, 7 p.m.

NORTH ADAMS MOVIES UNDER THE STARS Colegrove Park, Church Street, North Adams 413-664-6180 Free movies under the stars, starting at dusk.

PITTSFIELD SUMMER OUTDOOR MOVIE SERIES Friday, July 26: Family-friendly movie screening, dusk, around 8:30 p.m., at Durant Park.

MUSIC ASTON MAGNA MUSIC FESTIVAL 413-528-3595, astonmagna.org

IMAGES CINEMA

Saint James Place,

Family Flicks Under the Stars

352 Main St., Great Barrington

Sunday, July 28: “WALL-E,” sundown, around 8:15 p.m, Science

Time and Space LTD, 434 Columbia St., Hudson, N.Y.

THE BERKSHIRES LARGEST ESTATE JEWELRY OUTLET Great buys on Vintage and fine jewelry with semi precious stones and diamonds!

Saturday, July 27, 10:00 – 5:00 Sunday, July 28, 10:00 – 4:00

We have over 3,000 Pieces of Sterling Jewelry

Church on the Hill 55 Main Street, Lenox, MA 01240 413-637-1001 www.lenoxucc.org | admin@lenoxucc.org

Senior Owned, Senior Friendly

We Buy & Sell Gold & Silver, Collector & Bullion Coins & Ingots.

Berkshire Hills Coins & Estate Jewelry 222 Elm Street, Pittsfield • (413) 499-1400 Outside Pittsfield • 1-800-298-7064 www.berkshirehillscoins.com HOURS Mon. - Fri. 9:30am - 5:30pm • Sat. 9:30am - 4pm After hours please call & leave message

Thursday, July 25: Selections from “The Music Man,” marches by Sousa and others, a new medley of famous swing tunes and some well-known patriotic medleys, free, Trombone Ensemble at 6:15 p.m., followed by the concert band at 7 p.m., Dalton CRA, 400 Main St., Dalton.

GREAT BARRINGTON GAZEBO Behind Town Hall, 334 Main St. Great Barrington Friday, July 26: Wanda Houston Band, 5:30 to 7:15 p.m.

GUTHRIE CENTER 2 Van Deusenville Road,

Berkshires Week | Thursday, July 25, 2019

413-442-2782, eaglescommunityband.org

Great Barrington 413-528-1955, guthriecenter.org Thursdays: Hootenanny night, $5, $3 members, music begins at 7 p.m.

Troubadour Series July 26 and 27: An Evening with Tom Rush accompanied by Matt Nakoa, $50, $45 members.

HANCOCK SHAKER VILLAGE 1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield 413-443-0188, Hancockshakervillage.org BERKSHIRE EAGLE FILE PHOTO

Live on the Lake, a free outdoor concert, is held Wednesday evenings at Onota Lake in Pittsfield.

Friday, July 26: “Bach, Pachelbel, and Villa Lobos,” Daniel Stepner, Edson Scheid and Danielle Maddon, baroque violins; Christopher Krueger, baroque flute and recorder; Laura Jeppesen, baroque viola; Loretta O’Sullivan, baroque cello; Peter Sykes, harpsichord; Dominique Labelle, soprano, 7:30 p.m., Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y. Saturday, July 27: “Bach, Pachelbel, and Villa Lobos,” 6 p.m., Saint James Place.

BASCOM LODGE

talks, free or $20, Berkshire School, 245 N. Undermountain Road, Sheffield.

88 Walker St., Lenox

CONCERTS IN THE PARK

Monday, July 29: Faculty Recital with Victor Cayres, piano, 7 p.m.

Lilac Park,

Sunday, July 28: Souvenir de Florence, festival artists perform works

by Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Scarlatti and Paganini, $30, 4 p.m., Saint James Place, 352 Main St., Great Barrington.

Concerts at West Street Theatre

BOSTON UNIVERSITY TANGLEWOOD INSTITUTE 617-353-3386, bu.edu/tanglewood

3 Summit Road, Adams

Concerts free and open to the public unless noted.

413-743-1591

Concerts at Tanglewood 297 West St., Lenox

Wednesday, July 31: Oakes & Smith, free, 6 p.m.

Saturday, July 27: Young Artists Orchestra plays Mazzoli, Ginastera and Brahms, with Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor, $13 general, 1:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall.

BERKSHIRE HIGH PEAKS FESTIVAL 800-843-0778, berkshirehighpeaksmusic.org July 23 - Aug. 2: Berkshire High Peaks Festival, an international group of rising young stars join world-class faculty chamber music artists for daily chamber music performances, master classes and

Sunday, July 28: Young Artists Wind Ensemble plays Bach, Gershwin, Gould and more with H. Robert Reynolds, conductor, free and open to the public, 2:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall.

Concerts at Trinity Church

Wednesday, July 31: Sister City Jazz Ambassadors, 6:30 p.m.

LIVE ON THE LAKE

45 West St., Lenox Thursday, July 25: Percussion Ensemble Student Recital, 6:30 p.m.

DALTON CRA

Pittsfield

Saturday, July 27: Young Artists Piano Program Student Recital, 11 a.m.

400 Main St., Dalton 413-684-2459, daltoncra.org

Wednesdays, July 10 - Aug. 21: Free community concert series presented by Live 95.5, 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 28: Young Artists Wind Ensemble Chamber Music Student Recital, 10 a.m.

CHESHIRE SUMMER MUSIC BLOCK PARTY Town Hall Center, part at Saint Mary’s, Church Street, Cheshire

Thursday, July 25: Free Concert on the Memorial Lawn featuring The Eagles Band, Berkshire County’s oldest, continuous, performance ensemble, 7 p.m.; rain date, July 26.

Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary,

EAGLES BAND

massaudubon.org/trailsidemusic

225 South St., Williamstown 413-458-2303, clarkart.edu Hyperlocal Summer Concert Series Sunday, July 28: Ladies Auxiliary Ukulele Orchestra, free, 12:30 p.m.

MASS AUDUBON

472 West Mountain Road, Lenox

Knesset Israel Presents the 33rd Annual

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival MONDAYS THROUGH AUGUST 12

Friday, July 26: The Misty Blues, 6 to 8 p.m.

CLARK ART INSTITUTE

Burbank Park on Onota Lake,

4PM MATINEE

ASK DR. RUTH

July 29th

8PM EVENING

LEONA

LENOX HIGH SCHOOL ~ 197 EAST ST., LENOX, MA INFORMATION: 413-445-4872, EXT. 25 WWW.KNESSETISRAEL.ORG Generously supported by Greylock Federal Credit Union, Berkshire Bank, Wolfson Family Foundation and Spitz-Tuchman Charitable Trust

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bascomlodge.net

Main Street, Lenox

Saturday, July 27: Shaker Barn Music: The Mammals are Ruth Ungar, Mike Merenda, and a cohort of compelling collaborators who form a touring quintet on the fiddle, banjo, guitar, organ, bass and drums.

Opener: Izzy Heltai. $25/22.50 members, 7:30 p.m.

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Trailside Music Series

Workshops for Children and Youth

Wednesday, July 31: Whiskey Treaty Road Show, 6 to 9 p.m.

MASS MOCA

Thursday, July 25: Free, 1 p.m., Historic Salem Courthouse, 57 East Broadway, Salem. N.Y.

1040 Mass MoCA Way,

MUSIC MOUNTAIN

North Adams

225 Music Mountain Road,

413-662-2111, massmoca.org

Falls Village, Conn.

Thursday, July 4 - Oct. 10: The Chalet, a cozy riverside beer garden featuring local performing artists, every Thursday, free, 5:30 p.m.

musicmountain.org

Friday, July 26: The Pretenders, legendary rockers on Joe’s Field, $66- $300, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 27: Adia Victoria, redefining what it means to be a Southern blueswoman, $18-$44, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30: Maggie Rogers, newly crowned queen of pop, $39$65, 8 p.m.

MOHAWK TRAIL CONCERTS 50th Anniversary Season Summer Festival

NAUMKEAG The Trustees of Reservations 5 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge 413-298-8138, 413.298.3239 ext.

3013, thetrustees.org Thursdays, June 20 - Sept. 12: Naumkeag at Night, $10, $5 members, 5 to 8 p.m.

NORFOLK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Charlemont

Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate,

mohawktrailconcerts.org

20 Litchfield Road, Norfolk, Conn.

Saturday, July 27: Masako Yanagita, violin, Adriana Contino, cello, Estela Olevsky, piano, $25, children under 16 free, 7:30 p.m.

norfolk.yale.edu

Edith Wharton’s Home 2 Plunkett St., Lenox 413-551-5111 edithwharton.org July 5 - Aug. 24: Music After Hours, free, 5 to 8 p.m. Sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union.

Friday, July 26: Paul Green Quartet.

Thursday, July 25: Emerging Artists Showcase, free, 7:30 p.m., Music Shed.

Friday, July 26: The Mendelssohn Siblings’, $20-$60, under 19 free, 8 p.m., Music Shed.

Saturday, July 27: Emerging Artists Showcase, 10:30 a.m.; Lost Genius: Clara Schumann, $20-$60, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30: Emerging Artists Showcase IX, free, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 31: Chamber Music Masterclass, free, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 27: Armen Donelian Trio.

PARTY IN THE PARK

MUSIC FROM SALEM

North Adams

Hubbard Hall,

Thursdays, July 11 - Aug. 22: A free community concert series presented

by WUPE and WNAW, combining classic cars and local musicians, 6 to 8 p.m.

25 E. Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 518-232-2347, musicfromsalem. org Shows at Hubbard Hall unless noted.

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Sunday, July 28: Harlem Quartet, with Pianist Francine Kay, $39, 3 p.m.

Federated Church, 175 Main St.,

THE MOUNT

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Saturday, July 27: Swingtime Big Band, $34, 5 p.m.

Sunday, July 28: Bonis, Monk, Weir, and Rebirth Chamber Music Concert, music by C. Schumann, Bonis, Monk, Schönberg, R. Schumann; performed by L. Brown, D. Russell, J. Gordon,S. Bitran, $25 suggested or pay what you can, 4 p.m.

Open Rehearsals at Brown Farm 154 Priest Road, Salem, N.Y. Thursday, July 25: Open rehearsal for July 28 concert, free, 4 p.m.

Noel Field, 310 State St.,

PS21 2980 Route 66, Chatham, N.Y. 518-392-6121, PS21chatham.org Thursday, July, 25: Rory Block Slide Guitar Workshop, $25, 7 p.m.

Friday, July 26: Rory Block’s Gospel & Blues Festival: Duke Robillard Band, $30, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 27: Rory Block’s Gospel & Blues Festival: Rory Block & Shemekia Copeland, $50, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 28: Rory Block’s Gospel & Blues Festival: Gospel Concert at Church Live Chatham Center, $20, 3 p.m.

RACE BROOK LODGE 864 Undermountain Road, Sheffield rblodge.com Saturday, July 27: Puppies, Prosecco & Pizza, original music by Clare Byrne and Friends, to support Berkshire Humane, $20, 4 to 6 p.m.

SEVENARS MUSIC FESTIVAL Sevenars Academy, Route 112 at Ireland Street South Worthington 413-238-5854, sevenars.org Sunday, July 28: Greenwood Chamber Players Matt Dane viola d’amore, flutist Christina Jennings, harpsichordist Gregory Hayes, and cellist Gregory Beaver cello including Bach, Vivaldi, Ariosti, fiddle music, and Geoff Hudson premiere, $20 suggested donation, 4 p.m.

SOUNDS OF SUMMER VFW, 800 S. Main St., Great Barrington Tuesdays, July 9 - Aug. 1: A free family-friendly community concert series presented by WSBS, 6 to 8 p.m.

SOUTHFIELD CHURCH 234 Norfolk Road, New Marlborough Saturday, July 27: The Thalea String Quartet, 4 p.m.

ST. LUKE’S CHURCH Route 7, Lanesborough Sunday, July 28: Bernice Lewis and Ladies Auxiliary Ukulele Orchestra, 4 p.m.

SUMMER SONATINA INTERNATIONAL PIANO CAMP sonatina.com Thursdays, through July 25: Piano concerts featuring solo repertoire spanning from Bach and Chopin to jazz as well as the Summer Sonatina Singers, free, 7 p.m., Chapin Hall, 62 Chapin Hall Drive, Williamstown.

Friday, July 26: Mackenzie Melemed will be performing on the Bosendorfer Imperial piano, 8 p.m., at Chapin Hall, 62 Chapin Hall Drive, Williamstown.

TAMARACK HOLLOW NATURE AND CULTURAL CENTER 1515-16 Savoy Hollow Road, Windsor tamarackhollownatureandculturalcenter.org/

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. No class June 24.

TANGLEWOOD Boston Symphony Orchestra, 297 West St., Lenox 888-266-1200, bso.org Thursday, July 25: All-Ives Program featuring Stefan Jackiw, Jeremy Denk and Hudson Shad, $19-$58, 8 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall.

Friday, July 26: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons conducts Shostakovich, Mozart and Ravel, featuring pianist Paul Lewis, $12-$104, 8 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed.

Saturday, July 27: BSO Family Concert, $15, 10 a.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall.

Saturday, July 27: Saturday Morning Rehearsal, Wagner, “Die Walkure,” Acts II and III, featuring the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, conductor Andris Nelsons, soprano Amber Wagner (Sieglinde), soprano Christine Goerke(Brünnhilde), tenor Simon O’Neill (Siegmund), bass-baritone James Rutherford (Wotan), and bass Franz-Josef Selig (Hunding), $14-$34, 10:30 a.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed.

Saturday, July 27: Tanglewood Learning Institute, The Big Idea, Doris Kearns Goodwin, $45-$68, 5 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall.

Saturday, July 27: Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Wagner, “Die Walkure,” Act I, The Leonard Bernstein Memorial Concert featuring Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, conductor Andris Nelsons, soprano Amber Wagner (Sieglinde), soprano Christine Goerke (Brunnhilde), tenor Simon O’Neill (Siegmund), bassbaritone James Rutherford (Wotan), and bass Franz-Josef Selig (Hunding), $22-$104, 8 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed.

Sunday, July 28: TMC Recital, $13, 10 a.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall.

Sunday, July 28: Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Wagner, “Die Walkure,” Acts II and III, featuring Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, conductor Andris Nelsons, soprano Amber Wagner (Sieglinde), soprano Christine Goerke (Brunnhilde), tenor Simon O’Neill (Siegmund), bass-baritone James Rutherford (Wotan), and bass Franz-Josef Selig (Hunding), $22-$104, 2:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed.

Monday, July 29: Tanglewood Learning Institute, “Meet the Makers,” Stephen H. Carver, piano

technician Steinway Spirio Digital Player Piano, $34, 1:30 p.m., Linde Center Studio E. Tuesday, July 30: Tanglewood Learning Institute, TLI OpenStudio Concerto Conducting Class led by Stefan Asbury with Emanuel Ax, $35-$58, 10 a.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall.

Tuesday, July 30: Pianist Paul Lewis, $20-$68, 8 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall.

Wednesday, July 31: Tanglewood Learning Institute TLI OpenStudio Bach Cello Suites Class led by Yo-Yo Ma, $35-$58, 1:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall.

Wednesday, July 31: Song of America: Beyond Liberty, featuring baritone Thomas Hampson, pianist Lara Downes and The Beyond Liberty Players, $19-$58, 8 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall.

TANNERY POND CONCERTS 110 Darrow Road, New Lebanon, N.Y. 888-820-1696, tannery-pond-concerts.myshop-

SOUTH MOUNTAIN CONCERTS Sunday, September 8 WU HAN, Piano; DAVID FINCKEL, Cello; Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Viola Sunday, September 15 CALIDORE STRING QUARTET Sunday, September 22 BRENTANO STRING QUARTET Hsin-Yun Huang, Viola Sunday, October 6 CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS Sunday, October 13 EMERSON STRING QUARTET Reserved Seats $40 Students with ID $15 at door All Concerts at 3 p.m.

Send check and return envelope to South Mountain Concerts Box 23, Pittsfield, MA 01202 Phone Information 413-442-2106 www.southmountainconcerts.org

413-743-1591

Saturday, July 27: Juho Pohjonen, $30-$39, 8 p.m.

bascomlodge.net

WILLIAMS COLLEGE Monday, July 29: Dom Flemons, free, 6 p.m., on the President’s House lawn.

Sunday, July 28: “Civilian Conservation Corp with Ranger Mike,” an illustrated history of the C.C.C. and its work on Mount Greylock and Bascom Lodge, free, 6 to 7 p.m.

WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL

BECKET ARTS CENTER

‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance,

413-623-6635, becketartscenter. org

1000 Main St., Williamstown 413-458-3253, wtfestival.org July 11 - Aug. 10: Late Night Cabaret, enjoy the virtuosic talent of Festival artists. Thursday through Saturday every other week, $30, doors open at 10:30 p.m., Goodrich Hall, 863 Main St., Williamstown.

WINDSOR LAKE CONCERTS Intersection of Bradley Street and Kemp Avenue, North Adams.

413-664-6180 June 5 - Aug. 28: Free concerts every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., canceled for rain. Kayaking, canoeing, swimming, and fishing all allowed at the lake.

Wednesday, July 31: Bang on a Can.

READINGS, WALKS AND TALKS

7 Brooker Hill Road, Becket

Saturday, July 27: Summer Yoga with Stephanie Leeds, $10, 9 a.m.

BECKET QUARRY MUSEUM 12 Brooker Hill Road, North Becket Saturdays: Film, photos and tools of historic quarrying in Becket from mid-19th century to mid-20th century, Becket-made baskets, donations accepted, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bewildered,” with Paul Park, “A City Made of Words,” 5:30 p.m.

Friday, July 26: Nick De Candia, “Sunday Sauce,” 5:30 p.m.

CHESTERWOOD 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge 413-298-3579, chesterwood.org Hours: Open daily through Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guided 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.

Thursdays in July: Chesterwood’s buildings and grounds available for open touring until 7 p.m. with sunset woodland walks and wine on the piazza. Regular admission fees apply.

CLARK ART INSTITUTE 225 South St., Williamstown 413-458-2303, clarkart.edu

BERKSHIRE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK AND EPHEMERA FAIR

Wednesdays and Saturdays, July 1 - Aug. 31: Did You Know? A Guided Walking Tour, free, 3 p.m.

Berkshire South Regional Community Center,

Mondays, July 8 - Aug. 9: Community Tai Chi, free, 10 a.m.

15 Crissey Road, Great Barrington

Wednesday, July 31: Summer Book Club, Virginia Woolf’s “To the Lighthouse,” free, 7 p.m. Reservations accepted four weeks before each session at clarkart.edu or 413-458-0524.

Friday, July 26: Fair preview, 5 to 8 p.m.; Book launch for the Mueller Report Graphic Novel by Barbara Slate, 5 to 8 p.m.

CLARKSBURG STATE PARK

ARROWHEAD

Saturday, July 27: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Barbara Slate graphic novel signing, 1 to 3 p.m.

780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield

BERKSHIRE MUSEUM

413-442-1793, berkshirehistory. org

39 South St., Pittsfield

Saturday, July 27: Mauserts Pond Hike, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Hourly tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Oct. 20, $8-16.

Tuesday, July 30: The third annual reading of new work by the five Mastheads authors, free, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 31: A special showing of a new film, partially created at Arrowhead, “The Act of Reading: Moby-Dick,” with Melville’s great-, great-, great-grandson, Peter Whittemore, $20, 7 p.m.

BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY Boyd-Quinson Mainstage 30 Union St., Pittsfield St. Germain Stage 36 Linden St., Pittsfield barringtonstageco.org

Thursday, July 25: Voices and Visionaries - Climate Scientist Kim Cobb. An evening of delectable food and thoughtful conversation with climate scientist and Pittsfield native Kim Cobb, with other special guests.

Additional details at berkshiremuseum.org.

413-458-5369, milnelibrary.org Wednesday, July 31: Solar viewing, 4:30 p.m. Kevin Flaherty will discuss his research on planet formation during his talk, “How to build a planet,” 5:30 p.m.

430 East St., Pittsfield

Monterey

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Sundays through Aug. 25: Tai Chi Qigong, moving and stillness for energy, vitality and tranquility, $15, 9 a.m.

BASCOM LODGE

Thursday, July 25: Jeffrey Levine, “At the Kinnegad Home for the

3 Summit Road, Adams

1095 Main St., Williamstown

100 Art School Road,

THE BOOKSTORE AND GET LIT WINE BAR 11 Housatonic St., Lenox 413-637-3390, bookstoreinlenox.com

Great Barrington 414-528-4061, gbland.org Thursdays, July 11 - 25: River Walk Volunteer Workday, free, 3 p.m to 5 p.m. Registration suggested: river@ gbriverwalk.org.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, July 1 - 26: Morning Yoga, beginners welcome, bring a yoga mat and towel, $10 suggested donation, 8 to 9 a.m., Lake Mansfield Beach. No class on rainy days.

Saturday, July 27: River Walk: What’s All The Buzz About? Go on a guided treasure hunt to discover precious pollinators being supported by our native plants along the Housatonic River Walk, free, 2 to 4 p.m.

Registration suggested: Christine@ gbland.org.

Saturday, July 27: Lunch and Learn, “The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook,” Lisa and Rob Bildner will preview their book, noon.

LENOX LIBRARY 18 Main St., Lenox lenoxlib.org July 5 - Aug. 25: Tanglewood preconcert talks with Jeremy Yudkin, Fridays at 2:30 p.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m.

MASS AUDUBON Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Road, Lenox Register for program: massaudubon.org/pleasantvalley

16 Colt Road, Pittsfield

Saturday, July 27: Learn the Ferns with Joseph Strauch, $15, $10 members, 10 a.m. to noon. Register: massaudubon.org/pleasantvalley.

413-445-4872

THE MOUNT

At Knesset Israel, unless noted.

Edith Wharton’s Home

Friday, July 26: Jewish Theological Seminary in the Berkshires: “What Can the Bible Teach Us About Wagner? Jewish Views on the Imperfect

2 Plunkett St., Lenox

KNESSET ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE

413-551-5111 edithwharton.org

DAVID AND JOYCE MILNE PUBLIC LIBRARY

EASTOVER ESTATE AND ECO-VILLAGE

Sunday, July 28: “What They Did for Love” with Mark St. Germain, focusing on John Updike’s “Gertrude and Claudius,” free, 2 p.m., Wolfson Theatre Center, 122 North St., Pittsfield.

Lake Mansfield, Lake Mansfield Road,

1199 Middle Road, Clarksburg

BIDWELL HOUSE MUSEUM

Saturday, July 27: “Retracing Native Histories on the Landscape,” guided walk with Rob Hoogs, adults $10, children free, can be combined with a house tour for $15 for adults, 1 p.m.

Street, Great Barrington

Messenger,” $15, $45 series, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Bernstein Theater at Shakespeare and Company, 70 Kemble St., Lenox. To register: jtsa. edu/Berkshires2019 or pay at door.

GREAT BARRINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM 817 S. Main St., Great Barrington 413-591-8702, info@gbhistory.org Weekends, June through September: “Businesses Exhibit” free, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Thursdays, July 4 - Aug. 29: Le Cafe Francais, enjoy coffee, croissants and French conversation on the Terrace, $15, $10 members, 9 a.m.

Experience, $20, free members, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sundays, through Aug. 25: Backstairs Tours, learn about the daily routines of the men and women who ran The Mount, $23, $7 members, 10:30 a.m.

Mondays, July 1 - Sept. 2: Yoga with a View, $20, $12 members, 9 to 10 a.m.

Tuesdays through July: Guided bird walks, free, 8 to 10 a.m.

Registration required. Information: massaudubon.org/programs.

Wednesdays, through Sept. 4: Ghost Tours, $24, $20 ages 12-18, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, July 10 - Aug 28: Wharton and Cather Shorts, this series will highlight two very different American experiences through reading of their short stories, $10, free for members, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30: Library Conversations at the Mount, “Science & Spirits,” $10, free for members, 9 a.m. Reservations: edithwharton. org.

Fridays, July 5 to Sept. 6: Mindfulness and Meditation in the Garden, $20, $12 members, 9 to 10 a.m.

Mondays, July 1 - Aug. 26: Naumkeag Boot Camp, $20, $12 members, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 27: Naumkeag Garden Party, featuring New Horizon

by Doug Aitken, 4 to 7 p.m., followed

by Naumkeag After Dark.

NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM 9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge 413-298-4100, nrm.org Tuesday, July 30: Art, Love, and Identity: A 50th Anniversary Summer Lecture Series: “The Four Freedoms of Mental Health” with Erik Plakun, Medical Director/CEO of Austen Riggs, $25, $15 members, 4:30 p.m. lemonade on the Terrace, 5 p.m. talk.

NOTCHVIEW RESERVATION

Summer Lecture Series

Route 9, Windsor

July 29 and 30: “Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire: A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character” with Kay Redfield Jamison.

Saturday, July 27: Star gazing, telescopes and interpretation to view stars and planets, $5, dusk until late evening.

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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE

30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough

413-236-2190, berkshireolli.org

Thursdays: Nice and Easy Trail Hike, 10 a.m.

Wednesday, July 31: Robert Wiesenberger, associate curator of Contemporary Projects at the Clark Art Institute, speaks on “Break-

Fridays: Discover Greylock Hike, 11 a.m. Campground Critters, 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturdays: Scenic Summit Tours, 1 and 2 p.m. Creatures of the Night, 7 to 8 p.m. Night HIke, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

ing up the Wall: Herbert Bayer’s Harvard Mural and the Bauhaus 100 Years On,” 3 to 4:30 p.m., $15, $10 members, at Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., Willimastown.

QUAKER MEETING HOUSE Maple Street Cemetery, Adams Sundays, July 7 - Oct. 13: Free tours by members of the Adams Historical Society and Adams Historical Commission, 1 to 4 p.m.

TEMPLE ANSHE AMUNIM 26 Broad St., Pittsfield

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Saturday, July 27: Group hike at Clam River in Sandisfield, 10 a.m., park at Sandisfield Town Hall.

Monday, July 29: Poets Creating Conversation, theme TBA, free, 7 p.m., Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield.

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ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE

Friday, July 26: Carolyn Kay Brancato, will do a reading of her historical novel, “The Circus Pig and the Kaiser,” joined by the Berkshire Eagle’s Bill Everhart, who will follow up the reading to lead a discussion on freedom of the press, 6 p.m.

1330 County Route 7, Ancram, N.Y. 518-329-0114, ancramoperahouse.org

Thursdays, through August: Rabbi Liz Hirsh leads guided meditation and light yoga for all ages and abilities, no prior experience necessary, free, 1:15 p.m.

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HOMESTEAD

Saturday, July 27: “Real People, Real Stories: Summer Edition,” featuring storytelling by local residents, $20, 8 p.m.

207 Bryant Road, Cummington

BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY

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Boyd-Quinson Mainstage

Saturdays, June 1 - Aug. 30: Torah Plus: Shabbat Morning Study, 9:30 a.m.

Saturdays and Sundays, July 27 - Sept. 7: Poet, Editor & Conservationist, $10, members free, tours at 10 and 11 a.m., and 1 and 2 p.m.

30 Union St., Pittsfield

WILLIAMS BOOKSTORE

413-236-8888,

81 Spring St., Williamstown

barringtonstageco.org

413-442-5910, ansheamunim.org

Tuesday, July 30: The “In Fascism’s Grip” play analysis course with Barbara Waldinger reads Bertolt Brecht’s “The Private Life of the Master Race,” and Michael Franyn’s “Copenhagen,” $45, $40 members, $15 drop-in, 10 a.m.

VENTFORT HALL 104 Walker St., Lenox 413-637-3206, gildedage.org Tuesday, July 30: Tea & Talk, “John White Alexander: An American Gilded Age Artist,” with art historian Mary Anne Goley, $28 members/advance reservation, $32 day of, 4 p.m.

St. Germain Stage 36 Linden St., Pittsfield

Thursday, July 25: Hear acclaimed journalist Stephen P. Williams demystify blockchain and its numerous radical applications as it takes the tech world by storm, 4 p.m.

July 5 - 27: “Time Flies and Other Comedies” by David Ives, directed

by Tracey Birgden. Performances: Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. St. Germain Stage. $15-$50.

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July 18 - Aug. 3: “Gertrude and

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WESTERN MASS HILLTOWN HIKERS

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Sundays: Scavenger Hunt, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Scenic Summit Tours, 1 and 2 p.m.

Mondays: Finding Your Way Discovery Station, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

NATURAL BRIDGE STATE PARK McAuley Road, North Adams

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Sundays: Natural Bridge History Tour, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Building the Bridge, noon.

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Wednesdays: Nice and Easy Walk, 10 a.m.

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July 25 - Aug. 10: “Ragtag Theatre’s Hansel and Gretel,” book by Sam Lafrage, music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn and Sam Lafrage. Ragtag Theatre’s “Hansel and Gretel” follows a troupe of poor “Italian” actors as they present an interactive, twisted version of the well-known fairy tale in a brand-new way.

Sunday, July 28: “What They Did for Love” with Mark St. Germain, focusing on John Updike’s “Gertrude and Claudius,” free, 2 p.m., Wolfson Theatre Center, 122 North St., Pittsfield.

BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP Colonial Theatre, 111 South St., Pittsfield 413-997-4444, berkshiretheatregroup.org Fitzpatrick Main Stage, 83 East Main St., Stockbridge Unicorn Theatre, 6 East St., Stockbridge July 11 - Aug. 3: “The Skin of Our Teeth,” by Thornton Wilder, directed

by David Auburn. Tickets: $66.

Fitzpatrick Main Stage.

July 18 - Aug. 24: “Working: A Musical.” A timeless exploration of 26 people from all walks of life and how their relationships to their work ultimately reveal key aspects of their humanity. This classic musical has been updated for a modern age, featuring songs by Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as favorites by Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia and James Taylor. Previews: $65; Tickets: $75 and $25. Unicorn Theatre.

413-354-7771 chestertheatre.org Performances: 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Talkbacks follow Thursday and Saturday matinees. Cast conversations follow Friday evening performances.

Panel discussions featuring outside experts take place after the first Sunday matinee of each play.

July 25 - Aug. 4: “On the Exhale,”

by Martin Zimmerman, directed

by Tara Franklin. When a college professor suffers the unthinkable loss of her son in a school shooting, she fixates not on the shooter, but on the weapon itself. Her attempts to understand what happened unleash unexpected feelings about power, violence, and the role we all play in this American epidemic. $42.50.

DOUBLE EDGE THEATRE 948 Conway Road, Ashfield

and directed by Lee High School alumnus, Hunter J. Cannon, ages 13 and up, $5, 8 p.m.

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.

July 25 - Aug. 4: “Ragtime.” E.L. Doctorow’s novel comes to life in what many say is one of the greatest musicals ever written. $15-$39.50.

MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 14 Castle St., Great Barrington mahaiwe.org Saturday, July 27: 5th Annual Berkshire Comedy Fest, $35-$45, 8 p.m.

Performances: 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday. $27-$29.

July 25 - Aug. 4: “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.” A hilarious musical revue paying tribute to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance.

WILLIAMS COLLEGE STUDIO ‘62

July 24 - Aug. 18: “I am the Baron,” the premiere of a brand new Traveling Summer Spectacle performance, based on the novel “The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen,” directed by Matthew Glassman and Jeremy Louise Eaton. Previews July 19 and 20. Performances 8 p.m.

Wednesdays to Sundays in July, 7:30 p.m. in August. $40, $25 child.

413-637-3353, shakespeare.org

1000 Main St., Williamstown

July 2 - Aug. 4: “Twelfth Night,” by William Shakespeare, directed by Allyn Burrows, with Martin Jason Asprey, Gregory Boover, Thomas Brazzle, Deaon Griffin-Pressley and Ella Loudon. Tina Packer Playhouse.

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LEE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL 300 Greylock St., Lee July 26 and 27: “Compass: A Horror Play,” an original horror play, written

July 9 - Aug. 17: “The Taming of the Shrew,” by William Shakespeare, directed by Kelly Galvin, with Dara Brown, Caitlin Kraft, Daniel Light, Jordan Mann, Nick Nudler and Kirsten Peacock. The Dell at the Mount, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox.

GERTRUDE AND CLAUDIUS A NEW PLAY BY MARK ST. GERMAIN BASED ON THE NOVEL BY JOHN UPDIKE

Saturday, July 27: HIT THE LIGHTS! will present their performance piece, “HORSETALE,” 7:30 p.m.

WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance, 1000 Main St., Williamstown 413-458-3253, wtfestival.org Showtimes and tickets online.

July 17 - 28: “Grand Horizons,” by

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July 24 - Aug. 3: “Tell Me I’m Not Crazy,” by Sharyn Rothstein, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel.

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July 31 - Aug. 18: “Ghosts,” by Henrik Ibsen, directed Carey Perloff. With great happiness, Mrs. Alving (Uma Thurman) welcomes her painter son, Oswald (Tom Pecinka), home from years of living abroad. But when he starts to flirt with the family maid, she must intercede to save her son and herself from scandals present and past. Mrs. Alving struggles to find joy in a life bound by the strictures of Pastor Manders (Bernard White) and the spectral chains of mistakes from long ago. Main Stage.

Talks June 30 - Aug. 18: Sunday Lawn Talks, arrive early for the matinee performances to hear artists, special guests, and WTF staff delve into the rich themes of WTF productions, 1:15 p.m., on the front lawn. Bring your own picnic or stop by concessions!

July 2 - Aug. 13: Tuesday Talkbacks, lively discussions with WTF company members, artistic staff, and special guests about the show you just saw.

Friday, July 26: Backstage Tours, learn how the shows go from page to stage. Visit the prop and costume shops and more, and see the festival from a whole new perspective, $5, 6 p.m.

Fridays: Fridays @3, “Chonburi International Hotel & Butterfly Club,”

by Shakina Nayfack, $5.

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THEATER BARN

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CAPITOL STEPS

June 28 - Aug 30: “The Lyin’ Kings,” a hilarious evening of American political satire and song parodies.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and performances are at 8 p.m. nightly except Tuesdays, in the Harvest Barn.

July 18 - Aug. 18: “The Children,” by Lucy Kirkwood, directed by James Warwick, with Ariel Bock, Jonathan Epstein and Diane Prusha. Two retired physicists have taken shelter in a borrowed cottage on the English coast coping with the aftermath of a nuclear power plant accident after a devastating tsunami. Quite suddenly an unexpected visitor arrives from their past. Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre.

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Claudius,” by Mark St. Germain, based on the novel by John Updike, directed by Julianne Boyd. A provocative prequel to “Hamlet.” Performances: Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., Wednesday and Friday at 2 p.m., and Sunday at 5 p.m. Added Saturday matinee Aug. 3 at 3 p.m.

Talkback on July 23. Boyd-Quinson Mainstage. $15-$65.

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