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Windsor | Lenox, 3 p.m.
Berkshire Lyric is presenting their annual Masterworks Concert on Sunday June 2 at 3 pm at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood. The 95 voice chorus, accompanied by a full orchestra, will perform three great masterpieces of the choral literature, all of them addressing loss and turmoil. The central work on the program is the dramatic Bruckner Mass in f minor. The F minor Mass is the monumental, life-affirming music which Bruckner composed in the year following his three-month-long recuperation at a sanatorium. The concert will also include Brahms Nänie , one of his last compositions for mixed chorus and orchestra, a miracle of serenity and Brahmsian beauty. Schiller’s text muses on the transitory nature of beauty, life, love and glory. Biographer Hugh MacDonald calls it “possibly the most radiant thing he ever wrote.” The concert will open with Arvo Pärt’s Da Pacem Dominum, a brief a cappella prayer for peace composed in 2004. Emerging from the currents of twentieth century minimalism, it is music which inhabits the quiet, meditative space of Gregorian chant and early polyphony. The vocal soloists are soprano Lily Lothrop of Pittsfield, mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala of New Haven, Joshua Sanders of Madison, Wisconsin and a new resident of Great Barrington, Doug Williams. Ms. Lothrop is making her debut at Ozawa Hall with Lyric after having grown up with the organization as a young singer while attending Taconic High School. The other soloists have enjoyed substantial national and international careers. The 60 piece orchestra is comprised of professional musicians from the Berkshires, as well as members of the Albany and Hartford Symphonies.
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GOULD FARM 5K WALK-RUN EVENT
Monterey, 8 a.m.
3 ways to participate: Timed, Untimed, or Virtual https://gouldfarm.akaraisin.com/ui/2024GouldFarm5KWalkRun Location(s): 54 Gould RD, Monterey, MA, or Create a Virtual Event. Registration / Check-in: 8–9am — Combined Walk-Run Start: 9:30am — Awards: 10:30 am. The Gould Farm 5K walk-run event is back and happening this year on Sunday morning, June 2nd. Funds raised will support adults with mental health and related challenges move toward recovery and independence through our longstanding therapeutic programs in Monterey, MA, and our transitional program outside of Boston. The 5K benefits Gould Farm's Community Fund—our main funding source for program improvements, facilities upgrades, professional development, and an ever-increasing demand for financial assistance.
Route: The 5K route starts on the lower campus of Gould Farm and makes a loop on local roads - both paved and gravel - and ends in one of our fields. — Parking: On-site, directed field and private road parking for in-person event. Additional Details: Professional timing provided by the Berkshire Running Center. Free t-shirt to all who register by May 12th, or as long as supplies last. Day-of registration t-shirt is $15. See Gould Farm's 5K website for details about youth participation. When you walk or run, sponsor an individual or a team, or become an event underwriter, you join Gould Farm's extended community in harvesting hope and promoting recovery! Register, donate, or learn more by scanning the QR code or by visiting: If you'd like more information about how to become a Gould Farm 5K event underwriter at the Bronze ($500) - Silver ($1,000) - Gold ($2,500) - or Platinum Pacesetter ($5,000)-level, please contact Kelley Ellsworth at 5K@gouldfarm.org or (413) 528-1804, ext. 14, and leave a message.|
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Becket, 10 - 11 a.m.
Circle time, stories, movement, music and play for kids birth through age 3. Siblings are always welcome. Coffee and tea for caregivers, snacks for kids!
RSVP Appreciated. Masks optional.
In collaboration with the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement program which is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
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BECKET ATHENAEUM BOOK CLUB: 'THE MAID'
Becket, 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Book Club discussion of the "The Maid" by Nita Prose at the Becket Athenaeum and over Zoom. Request a physical book or register for the separate Zoom meeting. If attending in person, masks are optional. Automated closed-captioning available on Zoom meeting.
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KIDS' PICKUP KICKBALL
Lee, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
The Lee Youth Commission is offering kickball on Tuesday through June 11 at the Athletic Field, weather permitting. Free and open to all ages; no registration required. More information here or contact youthcommission@lee.ma.us.
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MEDITATION TUESDAYS: STRESS REDUCTION
Adams, 7 p.m.
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Vermont, 7 - 9 p.m.
Join Bennington County Coalition for the Homeless, Sunrise Family Resource Center, Turning Point Recovery Center of Bennington, and United Counseling Service for a screening of Vermont filmmaker Bess O’Brien’s film, Just Getting By, followed by a Q & A discussion with Bess O’Brien. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 5 at Bennington Theater. Doors will open at 6pm for light refreshments and the screening starts at 7pm. Attendees will be able to enter for a chance to win one of four $100 Walmart gift cards.
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TAMARACK HOLLOW ANNUAL BOREAL FOREST BIRD WALK
Windsor, 7 to 9 am
Join master birder John Green Jr. for our annual spring breeding bird survey/census at Tamarack Hollow. $20 per person. To register (required) email: full_circle_o@yahoo.com.
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Pittsfield, 5 - 8 p.m.
The City of Pittsfield, Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. (DPI), and the Downtown Pittsfield Cultural Association (DPCA) have announced details for the June 7 First Fridays at Five. The event will feature live music, art, dance, family fun, shopping, food, and entertainment throughout downtown Pittsfield. Headlining the June 7th event is the Happy Together Band on the mobile City Stage from 6 to 8 pm. This group is comprised of 7 members and features keyboard, two guitars, bass, drums, and vocals galore including two female leads with pitch perfect harmonies that will transport you back to the 1960s. Members are Tony Gubelman, Phil Grover, Matt McKeever, Tom Kitterman, Bob Jones, Michele Marano, and Melissa Campbell. The City Stage will be located at the south end of the road closure on North Street near Park Square. City Stage entertainment will move inside in the case of inclement weather. Berkshire Art Center, 141 North Street, will feature Free Drop-in Art Making from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. All ages are welcome to stop in to participate in a free art activity with the guidance and support of a faculty artist. There will be many downtown restaurants serving food outside during the event or stick around for a bite after 8. There will be live music with local cover band, Mr. Doubtfire, at Dorothy’s Estaminet, 438 North Street, from 7 to 10 pm. First Fridays at Five is a brand-new event led by the City of Pittsfield and Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. taking place in downtown Pittsfield from May-September. A portion of North Street and School Street will be closed during the event.
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Becket, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
This creative movement offering is designed to provide an opportunity for children to exercise their imagination, strengthen their fine and gross motor skills, and support the development of social skills and emotional intelligence.
RSVP appreciated. Masks optional. @BecketAthenaeum
Laurel Lenski is a Berkshire County native with a passion for sharing the power of movement and expression. Scholastically, she holds an A.A. in Dance and a B.S. in Expressive Art Therapy. Since obtaining those degrees, she has applied her knowledge and experience through various professional roles in the human services field. Many of those roles afforded her the opportunity to lead exercise and movement classes for senior citizens, residents of long term care communities, and creative movement groups for preschool age children.
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BIDWELL HOUSE MUSEUM SUMMER HISTORY TALK
Monterey, 11 am
Unlearning in Order to Learn: A Conversation about Local Indigenous Histories with Professor Alice Nash. In-Person, Members $15 & Non-Members $25. Zoom, Members free & Non-Members $15. Lecture will be held at the Tyringham Union Church and via Zoom. 11 a.m.
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WEST MASS BRASS BAND CONCERT
Pittsfield, 1:00 om
The West Mass Brass Band (WMBB), a brass band in the British tradition, will be performing a free concert at St. Joseph’s Church, at 414 North Street, Pittsfield, MA, on Saturday 6/8/24 at 1 PM in participation of the church’s 175 years anniversary festivities. There will also be a cookout. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. (if rain, the concert will be inside.) For more information contact Ken McCance – kmccance@aol.com, 413-659-2622
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LICH GATE CONCERTS IN THE PARK
Sheffield, 4 p.m.
World-Class Chamber Music in the Berkshires! Lich Gate Concerts invites you to immerse yourself in a delightful afternoon of chamber music under the graceful canopy of the wooden Pavilion in Sheffield Town Park.
George Frideric Handel - Concerto Grosso No. 3 in e minor for string quartet Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, the “Harp”
Our renowned string quartet members are Jorge Ávila, Violin I; Rachel Handman, Violin II; Orlando Wells, Viola; and Sarah Hewitt-Roth, Cello, and Guest Soloist, William R. Hudgins, Principal Clarinet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
TICKETS: https://lichgateconcerts.ludus.com QUESTIONS: Office@LichGateConcerts.org
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BERKSHIRE BACH SOCIETY CONCERT
Great Barrington, 4 pm
The Berkshire Bach Society concludes its regular 2023-2024 season with A Baroque Spring Posy: Music for Baroque Violin and Harpsichord, at Kellogg Music Center on the campus of Bard College at Simon's Rock (84 Alford Road, Great Barrington). Tickets
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THE WEST STOCKBRIDGE JAZZ SERIES
W. Stockbridge, 7 p.m.
Guitarist Peter Einhorn is an award-winning composer who has scored dozens of documentary films and videos. He is a graduate of the University of Miami jazz guitar program and holds Masters degrees in music composition and mathematics. His performancevenues range from numerous New York City jazz clubs to the Metropolitan Opera. He has performed and/or recorded with jazz greats including Ira Sullivan, Joe Lavona, Jimmy Cobb, Steve Swallow and Eddie Daniels and on the classical side with Placido Domingo. His most recent recording is “Seems Like Old Times”. Others include Karl Berger’s “StillPoint” with John Lindberg (NY String Trio) which is internationally distributed on Sunny Moon records and Ira Sullivan’s “Strings Attached” on Pausa Records. He is a “Meet the Composer" grant recipient.
For this performance Peter will be joined by Emily Kate Einhorn-vocalist, Lou Pappas-bass and Scott Neumann-drums.
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PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Williamstown, 9 to 11 a.m.
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Windsor | Lenox, 4 p.m.
11:30am - 3:30pm
Social Prescription Symposium (RSVP)
Gordon Studio at the Linde Center
3 W Hawthorne Rd, Lenox, MA 01240
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Longwood Symphony Orchestra Concert with Longwood Chorus (tickets)
Seiji Ozawa Hall
297 West St, Lenox, MA 01240
AUGUSTA READ THOMAS Fanfare of Hope & Solidarity
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 5
BRAHMS Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
BEETHOVEN from Christ on the Mount of Olives: Hallelujah
The concert at Ozawa Hall is $30 for adults, $25 for seniors, and $10 for students. Tickets here: https://longwoodsymphony.org/concerts/june9-2024
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Lee, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
The Lee Youth Commission is offering kickball on Tuesday through June 11 at the Athletic Field, weather permitting. Free and open to all ages; no registration required. More information here or contact youthcommission@lee.ma.us.
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COUNTRY BLUES WITH RALPH ROSEN
Becket, 6 - 7 p.m.
Through audio & video recordings, hear how its melodies, song forms, and rhythms came from “field hollers” often used by enslaved Afro-Americans. Discover how acoustic Texas and Mississippi Delta Country Blues gave rise to the electrified City Blues known around the world.
Ralph Rosen, a drummer, had a lengthy jazz career with notable greats while growing and managing Berklee School of Music’s Stan Getz Library Media Center for 31 years. He continues to compose, arrange, and record original music locally.
RSVP appreciated. @BecketAthenaeum
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MEDITATION TUESDAYS: STRESS REDUCTION
Adams, 7 p.m.
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Pittsfield, 6 p.m.
68% of ticks, of any size, now carry disease; 100 strains of Lyme Disease and over 350 possible Co-Infections. Learn how to safely remove a tick, or if embedded where to go for removal, how to preserve it and where to send it in for analysis to see if it was carrying disease. Suffering from Lyme Disease and Co-Infections? Looking for answers, prevention, accurate testing? Need help finding a Lyme Literate doctor, and an effective protocol? We can help. We've been there and are healing successfully and will share with you how to do so. Berkshire Lyme Alliance MEETS WEDNESDAY EVENINGS at 6 PM - June 12, July 10 Location: Berkshire Athenaeum (Pittsfield Library) Ground Floor Auditorium 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201 Public Welcome ~ First To Arrive Wins The Door Prize
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Dalton, 7 p.m.
Indie Night is a monthly series highlighting emerging independent artists. CREEK ROAD IS A NY BASED COUNTRY BAND. THE GROUP WAS FORMED THROUGH CONNECTIONS MADE AT PONYBOY BAR IN BROOKLYN. THE BANJO, HARMONY SINGING AND A MULTI GENRE APPROACH IN PRODUCTION GIVES CREEK ROAD A UNIQUE SOUND IN THE CURRENT POPULAR MUSIC LANDSCAPE. THE BAND IS SINGER/LEAD GUITARIST WILLIAM DUFAULT, DRUMMER ROBERT MARCELLO, AND BASSIST JESSE SERRANO. CREEK ROAD OPENED FOR ACTION BRONSON IN SPRING/SUMMER 23' AND JUST RECORDED AN ALBUM IN WOODY CREEK COLORADO. The Stationery Factory www.stationery-factory.com
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, 7 p.m.
On Friday, June 14th at 7:00 PM, we’ll have our third program in the Berkshire Nature Talk Series. Dr. Thea Kristensen, along with one of her undergraduate students from Amherst College, will talk about the MassMammals project, including its subsidiary MassBears, which seeks to explore black bear distribution and behavior in Massachusetts. MassMammals provides educational information about local wildlife, working with community participants to collect various forms of sightings data, and collaborating with local schools and organizations. Dr. Kristensen and her student will share the origins and status of the research project along with current research directions, and how residents can get involved.
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Becket, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Kids and caregivers are invited to stay at the library after Storytime for Stay & Play! We’ll keep the party going with toys, games, puzzles, and snacks for the kids, along with coffee, tea, snacks, and time for connection for the caregivers! Families are not required to attend Storytime to join in on Stay & Play - stop by when you can!
*Second Saturday of the month, the craft project is replaced by creative movement with Laurel Lenski and no formal Stay & Play will be held but families are always welcome (and encouraged!) to hang out in the library. RSVP appreciated. Masks optional. @BecketAthenaeum
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COJIRO AND MAGGIE MCRAE
Lenox, 7:15 p.m.
Our next dance is scheduled for Saturday, June 15th, with music by Cojiro - Jess Newman (Fiddle), Mark Price (Guitar, mandolin, cello), Ben Graubart (fiddle, mandolin), with caller Maggie McRae. Roles will be Larks and Robins
Come join us contra dancing to live music. We have a different band and caller each month. Dances are held on Third Saturday nights in Lenox, Massachusetts in the Lenox Community Center, at 65 Walker Street. Experience the pleasure of dancing on a beautiful wood floor, in a high-ceiling second floor (handicap accessible) ballroom with a raised stage.
Admission is $12-15 for adults and $8-10 for students. New Dancers - 2nd dance free!
Dances begin with a 15 minute beginner introduction at 7:15 followed by dancing from 7:30 to 10:30. Refreshments are offered during the social break from dancing. All the dances are taught. No partner necessary. Come alone or bring friends.
Please do not come to a dance if you have any symptoms or recently tested positive for COVID-19 or were in close contact with someone who recently tested positive.
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Amherst, 2 p.m.
Join us at the Yiddish Book Center on Sunday, June 16 at 2:00 p.m. for a conversation with celebrated photographer and filmmaker, Harvey Wang. Wang will be in conversation with Lisa Newman, director of publishing and public programs, about his exhibit, Harvey Wang’s New York, opening that same day at the Yiddish Book Center.
The iconic portraits in Harvey Wang’s New York show the men and women performing New York’s vanishing jobs. A 97-year-old scrap-metal collector, a pillow maker, and a mannequin maker, are just a few of the professions featured in these beautiful and poignant portraits. His photographs entertain and inform while documenting a way of life before it disappears.
This event is free and open to the public. No advanced registration is required.
The Yiddish Book Center’s museum is open Sunday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Plan your visit to the Center here.
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Becket, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
The movie with the most votes as of March 30 will be shown
Movie starts at 7pm
Popcorn, candy, & non-alcoholic beverages provided
You're welcome to bring your beverage of choice (including alcohol)
Older children, 13+, may come with an adult at the discretion of their guardian
Masks optional @BecketAthenaeum
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MEDITATION TUESDAYS: STRESS REDUCTION
Adams, 7 p.m.
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North Adams, 10:00 a.m.
Youth Services invites youth and their families for a viewing of Nutshell Playhouse’s new play “Saving Jazzy” "Can Mambo and Nemonee save the beautiful but endangered Floratius Serendipitus? Follow them on their hilarious adventures around the globe as they look for the special ingredients that will do the trick. Featuring masks, movement, live music and puppetry, this original performance provides a wonderful chance to awaken young children to Earth's mysteries and the delicate balance of nature." SUMMER READING SIGN-UP BEGINS AT THIS EVENT!
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STORYTIME WITH STAY & PLAY @BECKETATHENAEUM
Becket, 10:30am-12:30pm
Join us to hear a story and make a craft*!
Storytime: 10:30 to 11:30am
Stay & Play: 11:30am to 12:30pm
Kids and caregivers are invited to stay at the library after Storytime for Stay & Play! We’ll keep the party going with toys, games, puzzles, and snacks for the kids, along with coffee, tea, snacks, and time for connection for the caregivers! Families are not required to attend Storytime to join in on Stay & Play - stop by when you can!
*Second Saturday of the month, the craft project is replaced by creative movement with Laurel Lenski and no formal Stay & Play will be held but families are always welcome (and encouraged!) to hang out in the library.
RSVP appreciated. Masks optional.
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