• Special Event - Bierfest, 4 PM - 11 PM, German-American Club of Albany, 32 Cherry Street, Albany, $20, (518) 265-6102, This month we feature live music from Herbert Liebenhagen. Doors open at 4:00 PM. German Lagers, Pilsners, Bocks, and Hefeweizens will be available. Dinner served at 6:00 PM. Dinner choices are German Goulash or Chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce with red cabbage and vegetable at $20 per person. Salad and dessert included. Walk-ins are welcome for bier tasting and live music at $6 per person.
• Dance - Lenox Contra Dance series, Lenox Community Center, 65 Walker Street, Lenox, $5 for students • $10 Adults • New Dancers, 2nd dance free, Beverwyck String Band playing. Featuring Peter Siegel (who frequently plays with many different bands), Kristen Brunner and Britany Orlebeke, all from the Albany area. Steve Howland will be teaching and calling the dances. www.LenoxContraDance.org
• Special Event - 6th Annual Apple Blossom Bash, 1pm-5pm, Hilltop Orchards (home of Furnace Brook Winery), 508 Canaan Rd./Rt. 295, Richmond, 1-800-833-6274, Free admission and Live Musical Entertainment, Free wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres. Less than 10 miles from downtown Lenox, less than 5 miles from Hancock Shaker Village
• Music - Ventfort Hall Presents A Concert At Trinity Church, Tickets are $35 for a combined ticket (concert and Tea), or concert only at $25 ($10 for students), or the “Meet the Musicians” Victorian Tea only at $15 for adults, $12 for Ventfort Hall members., 413-637-3206, Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum will present The New England Baroque Soloists and the Cantilena Chamber Choir in a rare joint appearance at Trinity Church, preceded by a special pre-concert “Meet the Musicians” reception at Ventfort Hall on Saturday, May 17th. 
• Music - Popular Folk Singer Bernice Lewis to Perform at South Church, South Church, 110 South St., Pittsfield, 413-442-9982, 442-7357, Ticket prices for the evening’s performances are $12 pre-concert and $15 the night of the show. Proceeds from the show will benefit South Church Music Programs.
• Family Event - Kids First! Film Club in May, 10am, Images Cinema is located at 50 Spring Street, Williamstown, There is a suggested donation of $3 per person or $7 per family., The program will include an episode of CURIOUS GEORGE (ages 2-5, 29 minutes), MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL (ages 5-8, 11 minutes), and FLATLAND: THE MOVIE (ages 5-12, 35 minutes).
• Arts - "ART: Nothing Larger Than 3" x 3", 1 - 3 pm, Le Petit Musee is located within ARTsModerne at 151 Front Street (aka Route 183) with its own entrance on Meadow Street in Housatonic , 413-329-4141, An eclectic and most precious assortment of paintings, drawings, constructions and mixed media from 12 very different artists from around the USA and also Thailand from May 17 - June 28th.
• Special Event - Norman Rockwell Museum To Screen Film on Graphic Novel Pioneer Will Eisner, The film screening is free with regular Museum admission, however space is limited., 413-298-4100, ext. 260, "Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist" on Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. The film profiles the life of artist Will Eisner, one of the greatest innovators in the history of comic books, whose work is featured in the Museum's current exhibition "LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel."
• Special Event - BYP Wine Tasting, 4:00 - 7:00 PM, Aster, $25 per person or Two for $40, 413-499-4000, Please join BYP for this educational and entertaining event. This will be a comparative American wine tasting, complete with an engaging presentation, by Danny May of Guido’s, about the differences between the wines of California and other west coast states.
• Special Event - Volunteers Needed For Park Serve Day 5/17, Park Serve Day 2008 will take place on Saturday, May 17. Last year more than 1300 volunteers participated statewide. This year, we’re hoping to break that record with area volunteers.
• Celebration - Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts To Hold 109th Commencement Ceremony, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will celebrate its 109th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 17, beginning at 11 a.m., in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium.
• Theater - Mountain Road School Players Present “The Fisherman And His Wife”, Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children, 518-794-8520, Mountain Road School, a leader in progressive education, will present a fun, family-friendly performance of “The Fisherman and His Wife” on Friday and Saturday, May 16th and 17th at the Darrow School Theatre, located at 110 Darrow Road in New Lebanon. Curtain is at 7pm.
• Special Event - Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 107 Main St., North Adams, (413) 664-7568, There will be hundreds of plants to choose from including hanging baskets, impatiens, petunias, pansies, dahlias, geraniums, snapdragons, zinnias, perennials and herbs. Several kinds of vegetables will be for sale, including tomatoes and peppers. The Garden Club will hold a raffle during the sale.
• Arts - Make Art for the River, This event is free and open to the public, 663-8338, Make Art for the River, May 17, 1pm to 3pm, at Northern Berkshire Creative Arts. NBCA and Hoosic River Watershed Association will collaborate for NBCA's monthly free Family Art Day.
• Dance - Dancers in Concert, 413-997-4444, Ballets Metropolis and Studio One present the annual student performance, Dancers in Concert, on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 4:00 pm at the Colonial Theatre. Students of all levels will perform tap, jazz and ballet. In addition, members of Ballets Metropolis, the ballet company created by director Darrell Pucciarello, owner of Studio One of Pittsfield, MA, will present original ballets, choreographed by Pucciarello himself, Keith Anthony R. Cross and company members Ruslan Sprague, Dylan Boivin and Anna Masiero. The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield
• Special Event - Original Playwright, Choreography, and Artist Festival, 663-8338, Northern Berkshire Creative Arts and Minerva Stage present the revival of the Original Playwright, Choreography, and Artist Festival (OPCAF), a one-day festival of student written, produced, and performed works of art by high school students of the northern Berkshires. A free public performance will be held at Main Street Stage, in downtown North Adams, May 17, at 2pm.
• Special Event - Drum Circle & “The Visitor” at Images Cinema, 413.458.5612, On Saturday, May 17 at 6pm, join an Open Community Drum Circle as an extension of your viewing of "The Visitor". "The Visitor," directed by Tom McCarthy ("The Station Agent") is showing at Images Cinema. Images Cinema is located at 50 Spring Street, Williamstown
• Dance - Baltimore’s Beatnik Termites Make Rare Live Appearance in the Berkshires, The Ballroom at the Econo Lodge, 130 Lenox Road (Routes 7 & 20) in Lenox, Baltimore’s Beatnik Termites will make a rare live appearance Saturday May 17th at the Ballroom at the Econo Lodge in Lenox. The Beatnik Termites are one of the few remaining bands of the 1990’s punk explosion who directly took influence from the founding fathers of punk: the Ramones. Doors for the all-ages concert open at 7:00 pm and admission is $8.00 at the door.
• Lecture - Comic Creator/Publisher Denis Kitchen To Speak at Norman Rockwell Museum, Admission to the screening and panel discussion is free with regular Museum admission, 413-298-4100, ext. 220, Noted comic book creator/publisher Denis Kitchen will join the list of presenters for a special screening of the documentary "Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist" at Norman Rockwell Museum on Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m.
• Special Event - 6th Annual Apple Blossom Bash, 1pm-5pm, Hilltop Orchards (home of Furnace Brook Winery), 508 Canaan Rd./Rt. 295, Richmond, 1-800-833-6274, Free admission and Live Musical Entertainment, Free wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres. Less than 10 miles from downtown Lenox, less than 5 miles from Hancock Shaker Village
• Music - CONCERT: "A HAYDN GALA," including the "Te Deum" and "Mass in
Time of War.", 413-442-6120, The Berkshire Concert Choir, directed by John E Cheney, with soloists and chamber orchestra. 3:00 p.m., St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Park Square & East St., Pittsfield. Tickets: $15 (General)/$12 (Seniors/Students), available at the door or from members.
• Lecture - Guggenheim Family Member Will Discuss His Memoir Growing Up Guggenheim, 413-458-2303, Peter Lawson-Johnston, a member of the Guggenheim family's fifth generation, will discuss his memoir Growing Up Guggenheim on Sunday, May 18, at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. This free lecture begins at 3 pm. Following the lecture, Lawson-Johnston will be available to sign copies of his book. The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown.
• Special Event - Historic House Tour in Williamstown, $20 per person in advance. $25 per person, 413-458-2160, We are building history every day and this year the Williamstown House of Local History’s Historic House Tour celebrates the architecture and building techniques of the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries in the seven private homes open to the public Sunday, May 18 from 1-5 pm. The tour is open to adults and children over 12.
• Special Event - “A Sunday Afternoon Poetry Reading" at Berkshire Community College, The Berkshire Writers Room, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and Berkshire Community College present “A Sunday Afternoon Poetry Reading" at Berkshire Community College,Susan B. Anthony Building, Student Lounge, Sunday, May 18th, 2 to 4PM, featuring Sharon Mack, author and poet reading from her second collection The Other Side of Me “So many folks think they know us.
• Benefit - “Doggie Party” to Benefit the Berkshire Humane Society, 413-499-7767, A “Doggie Party” will be held Sunday May 18th from 10am until 2pm at Knesset Israel Synagogue, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, to benefit the Berkshire Humane Society. There will be games for all and prizes awarded. Donations for the animal shelter are gratefully accepted.
• Clinic - American Red Cross is offering CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, 6-10, Berkshire Red Cross, 480 West Street, Pittsfield, $45, 413-442-1506, Full payment is required at the time of registration to reserve your space in class. Registration is available over the phone with a credit card or in person with a credit card, check or cash.
• Benefit - American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life", 5pm - 7:30pm, Bass Water Grill - Cheshire, $8.50 Adults; $7.00 Seniors & Children (12 or under); $10.00 for walk-ins., Menu: spaghetti & meatballs, salad, bread, dessert, coffee, tea or soda. Tickets are available at the Bass Water Grill and every SASB office.
• Meeting - Blackinton neighborhood, 6:30-8:00p.m., Blackinton Union Church, Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams, 663-3010 or 663-5795, The neighbors will be ideas for neighborhood watch and other safety concerns. If you have other concerns, ideas or questions, please contact Rick and Tammy Moon or Laura and Paul Macionus at Blackinton Manor
• Special Event - Peace Officers’ Memorial Day Ceremony, 11 am, Pittsfield Police Department, 39 Allen St. Pittsfield, Reverend Father James Joyce, Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish - Michael Wynn, Captain in Charge, Pittsfield Police Department - John Mullin, Captain, Pittsfield Police Department - Matthew Dindio, Public Affairs Coordinator to Mayor Ruberto - Tyler Cowan, Bag Piper, Member of the Berkshire Highlanders
• Clinic - American Red Cross is offering CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, 6-10, Berkshire Red Cross, 480 West Street, Pittsfield, $45, 413-442-1506, Full payment is required at the time of registration to reserve your space in class. Registration is available over the phone with a credit card or in person with a credit card, check or cash.
• Special Event - Eggs & Issues with Peter Fohlin, 8:00 - 9:00 AM, Williamstown Savings Bank, 795 Main Street, Williamstown:, $10 - open exclusively to Williamstown and Berkshire Chamber members only, 413-499-4000, The business community is invited to hear about some of the issues and initiatives happening in Williamstown. A Q&A period will follow.
• Clinic - Adams Ambulance Service, Inc. will be offering free CPR classes, 11am and 6pm, 185 Columbia Street, Adams, 413-743-4783, Registration is required as class size is limited. Come learn the basics of the life saving skill CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation). Anyone interested please call. We will add more classes to the above listed schedule if the need arises. Come and have some fun while learning this life saving skill.
• Meeting - Pittsfield Green Drinks, 413-445-4556 ext. 14, Every month, on the third Tuesday, beginning at 5:15 pm we gather for "Green Drinks" at the Pittsfield Brew Works, 34 Depot Street. The next Green Drinks will be held Tuesday, May 20th. If you are interested in any environmental issue, from the climate crisis to land preservation, or from wildlife habitat to recycling, please join the gathering beginning at 5:15 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month. Green Drinks in Pittsfield is co- sponsored by the Center for Ecological Technology (CET) and the Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT).
• Workshop - Berkshire Enterprises Announces a New eBay Workshop, 413-236-2141, The workshop will be held in Room E-10 on Tuesday May 20th at Berkshire Community College. The workshop is from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM. The fee is $100. Space is limited to 18. For more information or to register, call Steve Fogel at Berkshire Enterprises
• Special Event - The Berkshire Hills Chorus will be hosting a special Divas Wanted night, 413-499-4523, The Berkshire Hills Chorus of Sweet Adelines International invites all local women who enjoy singing, to join them May 20, 2008, at 6:30 P.M, located at the Gladys A. Brigham Community Center (formerly the “Girl’s Club.”)
• Business Networking - Chamber Nite @ Inn at Richmond, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, 802 State Road, Richmond, FREE to Berkshire Chamber members and their employees, 413-499-4000, Join us for this popular after-hours event featuring tours of all the exciting things happening at the recently updated Inn, the Berkshire Equestrian Center and the new spa! Come see demonstrations by hunter jumper students and a dressage exhibition in the newly constructed heated indoor riding arena.
• Clinic - Adams Ambulance Service, Inc. will be offering free CPR classes, 1pm, 185 Columbia Street, Adams, 413-743-4783, Registration is required as class size is limited. Come learn the basics of the life saving skill CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation). Anyone interested please call. We will add more classes to the above listed schedule if the need arises. Come and have some fun while learning this life saving skill.
• Meeting - Alzheimer’s support group meets, 7 to 8:30 pm, EPOCH Assisted Living, located at 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, 413-499-1992, This group meets the third Wednesday of each month and is open to families, friends and caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s and other memory-related issues. The group is facilitated by social worker Beth Hinkley-Mougin. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
• Special Event - The Ghosts of Searles Castle and the Whiting House, The public is invited., Three Great Barrington residents, Judith Stavisky, David Rutstein and Francis X. Mackoul, will relate their personal ghostly encounters in two historic buildings -- The Whiting House and Searles Castle -- in a talk at the Great Barrington Historical Society’s May annual meeting Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at the Claire Teague Senior Center at 7 p.m.
• Lecture - Heart Health Lecture At BSRCC, This lecture series is free for Community Center members and just $3.00 per person for guests., 413-528-2810 ext. 35, Berkshire South Regional Community Center announces the next in a series of monthly lectures. Wednesday, May 21st at 7 pm Kristine Bahr, MS Nutritionist & Counselor, will present “Heart Health” where she will offer practical ideas and suggestions for improving heart health through simple changes in diet and exercise.
• Arts - Art Opening: BEING THERE: A Geocoded Landscape, 5:30-8:30 pm, Greylock Arts, 93 Summer Street, Adamas MA 01220, FREE, 413-241-8692, Greylock Arts is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition: Being There: A Geocoded Landscape
• Clinic - Adams Ambulance Service, Inc. will be offering free CPR classes, 6pm, 185 Columbia Street, Adams, 413-743-4783, Registration is required as class size is limited. Come learn the basics of the life saving skill CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation). Anyone interested please call. We will add more classes to the above listed schedule if the need arises. Come and have some fun while learning this life saving skill.
• Special Event - Mill City Productions to Hold Monthly Play Readings, $3, Mill City Productions, a North Adams based community theatre will be holding a monthly play reading series, starting Thursday, May 22nd with a dramatic reading of the Agatha Christie mystery, “The Mousetrap”. The readings will take place at Mill City’s new home at Building 4 (next to the Visitor’s Center) in the Western Gateway Heritage State Park in North Adams.
• Lecture - Energy: Global is Local, 7:30 pm, 1st Congregational Church, Great Barrington, MA, 5 BerkShares/Dollars, 413-528-1737, The E. F. Schumacher Society will be hosting Joseph Stanislaw for a talk entitled Energy: Global is Local. The event will be held at 7:30 on May 22, 2008 at the First Congregational Church in Great Barrington, MA. Tickets are 5 BerkShares/ Dollars, free for students, available at the door.
• Meeting - Berkshire Navigation, 663-9062, The Annual Meeting of Berkshire Navigation (www.berkshirenavigation.org) will be held at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Church Street Center on Thursday, May 22 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The public is cordially invited to attend. For the past five years, Berkshire Navigation has tracked a range of statistical indicators that reflect the level of well-being in Northern Berkshire Communities. At the annual meeting, there will be a presentation on what five years of data tells us about regional progress and issues, and how the data tracked by Berkshire Navigation has lead to important local initiatives. There will also be a report on Berkshire Navigation’s expanded role in tracking indicators for all of Berkshire County.
• Special Event - Williamstown Commons hosts breakfast, CEU seminar, 8 am, Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 413-458-2111, The event is scheduled for Thursday, May 22 with registration beginning at 8:00 a.m. and the presentation beginning at 8:30 a.m.
• Benefit - Pasta Dinner to Benefit 4-H, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Italian/American Club, $15.00, 413-448-8285, Pasta Dinner to benefit Berkshire County 4-H programs. Chinese Auction Raffle and Prizes. There are several Gift Cards to area restaurants and other donated items from area business.
• Benefit - BFAIR Golf Tournament and Clinic Fundraiser, 413-664-9382, The event takes place on May 23 at Waubeeka Golf Links in Williamstown. Lunch is from 11:00-12:30; Shotgun start at 12:30; Dinner and Awards at 5:30. Basic cost is $100 per player. Event sponsorships are available Dinner: $1500; Lunch: $1000; Golf Cart: 500; Tee/Green $250 and $100. Banners of sponsors will be displayed at the event.
• Special Event - FREE Business Development Forum, 8 am, Crissey Farm in Great Barrington, State Senator Ben Downing and State Representative Smitty Pignatelli will be joining us.
• Benefit - Lanesboro girl scout troup benefit, 5-7pm, itam lodge pittsfield, $8.00/adults, $4.00 kids 12 and under, 499-9744 or 442-2282, Lanesboro Girl Scout Troop #340 is holding a 'Pasta Dinner' to benefit a local family battling cancer and we need your support!
• Special Event - ‘The Beauty and Wonder of Southern Utah’, 3 pm, EPOCH Assisted Living, located at 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, This presentation is free and open to the public., 413-499-1992, Photographer Phyllis Prysby will present a slide show of stunning pictures titled “The Beauty and Wonder of Southern Utah”. Prysby’s slide show will highlight some of southern Utah’s most stunning natural landscapes and features, such as Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks, Kodachrome Basin, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the Petrified Forest, Lake Powell, the Grand Canyon and more.
• Special Event - TALKING WITH by Jane Martin, 8 pm, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, Ticket prices: $15 adult; $10 students/senior citizens., 663-3240, Produced by Melissa Quirk, this cast features many of the talented members from the Town Players’ production held at BCC in March. Back by popular demand, the production has been remounted and restaged to suit the new space at Main Street Stage.
• Family Event - 59th season of Little Cinema at The Berkshire Museum, The Berkshire Museum is located at 39 South Street on Route 7 in Downtown Pittsfield, 413-443-7171, ext. 10, The first film of the season, May 23 through May 29, will be Love Songs (not rated. 1 hr. 35 minutes, French with English subtitles). The 2008 season will run May 23 through September 4 with shows seven nights a week at 8 p.m. and matinees at 2 p.m. every Monday. Tickets are $8 ($6 members). Monday matinees and senior tickets on Thursdays are $8 ($6 members).
• Workshop - Scholars Discuss Contemporary African Art, At The Clark, Admission to the event is free, 413-458-2303, During the two-day Clark/Mellon workshop "Contemporary African Art," scholars from Africa, Europe, and North America will gather for lively conversation and debate about contemporary African art. The workshop will be held at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, with a public portion of the workshop beginning at 9 am on Saturday, May 24. The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown
• Special Event - TALKING WITH by Jane Martin, 8 pm, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, Ticket prices: $15 adult; $10 students/senior citizens., 663-3240, Produced by Melissa Quirk, this cast features many of the talented members from the Town Players’ production held at BCC in March. Back by popular demand, the production has been remounted and restaged to suit the new space at Main Street Stage.
• Benefit - The Berkshire Immigrant Center (BIC) will host an indoor tag sale, 9:30am to 3:00pm, First Baptist Church, 88 South Street, Pittsfield, 413-445-4881, Proceeds from the sale will benefit BIC, a program that provides support services to the growing immigrant communities in Berkshire County.
• Lecture - Graphic Novelist Barron Storey To Speak at Norman Rockwell Museum, 413-298-4100, ext. 220, Norman Rockwell Museum will present "Life After Black: The Visual Journals of Barron Storey" on Saturday, May 24, starting at 5:30 p.m. Meet artist Barron Storey, whose visual journals allow for everything from personal therapy to research and development for his illustrations. Storey will describe his process and many inspirations, which has lead to the creation of over 145 visual journals since 1976. The event is free with regular Museum admission.
• Lecture - New Bureau President & CEO to Speak at Tourism Tuesday, Lunch is a buffet with dessert, and the cost is $18 for members and $22 for nonmembers., 413-743-4500, ext. 219, Lauri Klefos, president and CEO of the Berkshire Visitors Bureau, will speak on “Berkshire Tourism: Challenges & Opportunities” on May 27 at the bureau’s monthly Tourism Tuesday noon luncheon at Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club.
• Meeting - Pittsfield 4th of July Parade Committee Deadline Approaching, 7 pm, Morningside School on Burbank Street in Pittsfield
• Business Networking - BYP Networking Social, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, Harrington, FREE for young professionals from in and around Berkshire County, 413-499-4000, Don’t miss this popular BYP networking event! Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available.
• Special Event - BHS Hospitalist Program To Be Highlighted At Parish Nurse Ministries Event, The program, which is free and open to all, will be held on Wednesday, May 28th at 7:00 pm at the South Congregational Church in Pittsfield.
• Special Event - MCLA students produce major publication, “The Art and Life of Jessica Park,” at MCLA Gallery 51, 6-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and marks the first time that “Exploring Nirvana” will be available to the general public.
• Clinic - “Creating a Culture of Mutual Respect”, 413-447-2417, The Berkshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Inc. will offer a professional development training, “Creating a Culture of Mutual Respect” on Thursday, May 29th, from 5:00-7:30 pm at the Berkshire Medical Center Auditorium, 725 North Street, Pittsfield. Program registration and a light dinner will begin at 4:00 pm in Private Dining Room B and three continuing education credits will be available for nurses. A $30 fee includes the light supper, program materials and the continuing education certificate. A late fee of $5 will apply after May 22nd and the fee for walk in registrations is $45. Advanced registration and payment are required and no refunds will be given after May 22nd.
• Special Event - TALKING WITH by Jane Martin, 8 pm, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, Ticket prices: $15 adult; $10 students/senior citizens., 663-3240, Produced by Melissa Quirk, this cast features many of the talented members from the Town Players’ production held at BCC in March. Back by popular demand, the production has been remounted and restaged to suit the new space at Main Street Stage.
• Family Event - 59th season of Little Cinema at The Berkshire Museum, The Berkshire Museum is located at 39 South Street on Route 7 in Downtown Pittsfield, 413-443-7171, ext. 10, Showing May 30-June 5 will be The Duchess of Langeais (Not rated 2 hours, 17 minutes French with English subtitles). The 2008 season will run May 23 through September 4 with shows seven nights a week at 8 p.m. and matinees at 2 p.m. every Monday. Tickets are $8 ($6 members). Monday matinees and senior tickets on Thursdays are $8 ($6 members).
• Theater - Paul Taylor Premiere at Mahaiwe, 413-528-0100, The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center presents the Paul Taylor Dance Company in two performances on Saturday May 31, 2008 – at 2pm & 7:30pm. The 2pm performance is a one-hour family friendly matinee featuring Diggity and Cloven Kingdom. The evening performance features Diggity, Arden Court and the Company Premiere of Paul Taylor’s newest work, Changes. Family Matinee Tickets: $20 All Seats. Evening Performance: $250 (includes post performance party with dancers)/$50 Reserved Seating/ $45 Mahaiwe Members.
• Special Event - Storefront Artist Project presents its Annual Benefit Gala: ArtCircus, 6 pm, Howard Building, 124 Fenn Street, Pittsfield, Ticket prices are $100.00 each (or $125 at the door), which also includes two beverages or cocktails per ticket., 413-442-7201, The entertainment will include magicians, clowns, psychic readers, fortunetellers, jugglers, yoyo and hoop performers, a unicyclist, an aerial dancer and much more
• Celebration - First annual All Military Ball, Masonic Temple in Pittsfield, 413-499-4742 or 413-347-6142, The event will honor all military personnel, past and present, from every aspect of the military, and their families. The evening includes dinner; ceremony, and music, formal photos will be taken at the event. The event begins with cocktails at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m.
• Special Event - TALKING WITH by Jane Martin, 8 pm, Main Street Stage, 57 Main Street, North Adams, Ticket prices: $15 adult; $10 students/senior citizens., 663-3240, Produced by Melissa Quirk, this cast features many of the talented members from the Town Players’ production held at BCC in March. Back by popular demand, the production has been remounted and restaged to suit the new space at Main Street Stage.
• Lecture - A Conversation On Conservation At The Clark, The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, 413-458-2303, WACC, a nonprofit organization, is the largest regional conservation center in the country. On Sunday, June 1, at 3 pm, Tom Branchick, director of WACC, will highlight dramatic "before" and "after" results during the free lecture, "A Conversation on Conservation" held in the auditorium at the Clark.
• Special Event - Pittsfield 4th of July Parade Committee Presents Poster Signing by Local Artist, 413-447-7763, The signing will take place at Greylock Federal Credit Union on West Street in Pittsfield from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.
• Special Event - The 1st Annual Berkshire Blossom Film Festival At The Colonial, Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, 413-997-4444, The Berkshire Blossom Film Festival’s objective is to encourage and empower the public to be pro-active and get involved in resolving issues facing our local and global community ultimately creating a society of compassion, cooperation and connection. June 6, Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8.
• Special Event - "Seasons of Ozu: Late Films Of A Japanese Master", The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, 413-458-2303, This free series of four films masterfully designed by Yasujiro Ozu at the end of his career revolves around the theme of the seasons in his depiction of domestic life in Japan during the postwar years of cultural change. All films are in Japanese with English subtitles, and will be shown on Fridays beginning June 6 at 4 pm. June 6 kicks off the series with Early Summer (Bakushu) (1951, 125 min., unrated).
• Family Event - 59th season of Little Cinema at The Berkshire Museum, The Berkshire Museum is located at 39 South Street on Route 7 in Downtown Pittsfield, 413-443-7171, ext. 10, Showing June 6-12 will be Flight of the Red Balloon. (not rated, 1 hr. 53 minutes, French with subtitles). The 2008 season will run May 23 through September 4 with shows seven nights a week at 8 p.m. and matinees at 2 p.m. every Monday. Tickets are $8 ($6 members). Monday matinees and senior tickets on Thursdays are $8 ($6 members).
• Special Event - Local Historian Paul W. Marino will lead another historical Walks, 413-207-1344, Marino will be conducting a short-form tour of Hillside Cemetery. All Walks start at 2:30 PM, weather permitting. Attendees should wear a good pair of walking shoes and a hat with a wide brim, carry a canteen or bottle of water, and be prepared to have their ears talked off.
• Meeting - Annual Meeting & The Comic Strip, 7:30 pm, Dewey Memorial Hall, on the Green in Sheffield , A brief Society meeting and volunteer appreciation ceremony will be followed by a slide presentation and talk given by Paul Banevicius, Berkshire School Art Department Chair, who will focus on his collection of over 550 cartoonist sketches. The presentation references an exhibit that Mr. Banevicius has curated, The History of the Comic Strip: A Serious Look at the Funnies, largely drawn from his collection, which will be up in the Gallery at the Old Stone Store from July 19 to September 28.
• Special Event - "Seasons of Ozu: Late Films Of A Japanese Master", The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, 413-458-2303, This free series of four films masterfully designed by Yasujiro Ozu at the end of his career revolves around the theme of the seasons in his depiction of domestic life in Japan during the postwar years of cultural change. All films are in Japanese with English subtitles, and will be shown on Fridays beginning June 6 at 4 pm. On June 13, Equinox Flower (Higanbana) (1958, 120 min., not rated)
• Family Event - 59th season of Little Cinema at The Berkshire Museum, The Berkshire Museum is located at 39 South Street on Route 7 in Downtown Pittsfield, 413-443-7171, ext. 10, Showing June 13-19 will be Priceless (PG-13, 1 hr. 53 min., French with subtitles). The 2008 season will run May 23 through September 4 with shows seven nights a week at 8 p.m. and matinees at 2 p.m. every Monday. Tickets are $8 ($6 members). Monday matinees and senior tickets on Thursdays are $8 ($6 members).
• Family Event - Father’s Day Picnic, 1 PM - 11 PM, German-American Club of Albany, 32 Cherry Street, Albany, $3, (518) 265-6102, Schuetzenpark is a large pine tree shaded grove, which is the last remaining outdoor Biergarten remaining in the Capital District. This month we feature live music in our bandstand by the Schwarzennegger Connection. Schuetzenpark opens at 1:00 PM. Entry into the grove is $3 per adult, children under 12 are free! Please note: Food and Drink cannot be brought into the park.
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