• Family Event - Vermont, Deerfield Valley, 802-464-8092, Berries, vintage cars, music, food and tarp displays; if it's blue, it's probably happening in the Mount Snow area towns of Wilmington, Whitingham and Dover in late July and early August. Visitors to the Valley will find children's activities, jam making, blueberry themed specials in the local eateries, blue music events, a blue car auto show, blueberry bake sales, blue beer, special Blues fees at Mount Snow's Golf Course as well as pick your own blueberry opportunities.
• Film - Pedro Almodóvar "All About My Mother ", 4 p.m., Francine and Sterling Clark Art Institute auditorium, 225 South St., Williamstown, Free, 413-458-2303, Shown in Spanish with English subtitles 
• Family Event - Nutshell Playhouse Performs "Pirates!", 11 a.m., Main Street Stage, North Adams, $5 for kids, $7 for adults, www.nutshellplayhouse.org, "Pirates!" written and directed by Don Jordan, is a swashbuckling adventure featuring bold buccaneers, a mysterious map with a riddle, cursed treasure, a visit to an island that you can't see, a pirate ghost, and a magical journey to the bottom of the sea. The show features local theatre veterans Matthew Coviello, Wendy Walraven, Justina Trova and pirate parrot Taco Carambra! Puppets, music, masks, mime and more.
• Special Event - Foxhollow will host a day-long spiritual and cultural celebration, Noon, Foxhollow, Lenox, The event is free and open to anyone, 413-637-6000, Foxhollow in the Berkshire hills will be the venue for a day-long spiritual and cultural celebration hosted by EnlightenNext, featuring a dialogue on spiritual activism with Swami Chidanand Saraswati from Rishikesh, India and EnlightenNext founder Andrew Cohen, a three-course gourmet vegetarian buffet, and a free evening world-class jazz concert on the lawn.
• Theater - Taconic Stage Dinner Theater Performance, Dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Lighthouse Marina and Restaurant, 351 Lakeview, Craryville (Copake Lake), NY 12521 , $40 dinner and show; cash bar, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage Co. presents Senior Moments an original musical comedy set in a Florida retirement community. Hilarious follow up to last year's smash hit "I Know I Came in Here for Something...The Middle-Aged Musical."
• Theater - The Amorous Quarrel, 5:30 p.m., Shakespeare & Company, Rose Footprint Theatre & Bankside, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, Free for kids 18 and under, $10 for adults, 413-637-1199, This wild, knock-about comedy, by one of the world's greatest-ever satirical playwrights, headlines our Bankside Festival at the outdoor Rose Footprint Theatre this summer. June 23 - August 28;, Shakespeare & Company
• Theater - The Comedy Of Errors, 12.45 p.m., Shakespeare & Company, Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, 413-637-1199, June 26 - September 4;, The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's earliest and most unbridled comedies. Belly laughs aplenty are found in the yawning gulf between the careful symmetry of the play's structure and the whirlwind of its riotous plot. Shakespeare & Company
• Theater - Mengelberg and Mahler, 8 p.m., Shakespeare & Company, Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, 413-637-3353, After fifty celebrated years leading the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Holland during which he famously championed the work of Jewish composer Gustav Mahler legendary maestro Willem Mengelberg is faced with the unexpected prospect of exile, in retribution for his perceived collaboration with the Nazis during their occupation of The Netherlands. Shakespeare & Company
• Theater - Ricky Nelson Remembered starring Matthew & Gunnar Nelson and
The Stone Canyon Band, 8 p.m., The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, $50 $35, 413-997-4444, Nearly 25 years ago, Ricky Nelson, one of the most cherished and beloved artists of all time, lost his life in a plane crash. The Colonial Theatre
• Farmer's Market - Adams Farmer's Market, Noon to 6 p.m., 60 Columbia Street, Adams, 413-743-5613
• Farmer's Market - Lenox Farmer's Market, Noon - 4 p.m., Triangular Park, Main Street, Lenox, 413-528-8950
• Special Event - Harvest Market, 3 - 7 p.m., Ralph Froio Senior Center, North Street, Pittsfield, 413-281-4114
• Music - Outdoor Jazz & World Music Concert, 5 - 9 p.m., Foxhollow Estate, Rt. 7, Lenox, Free, NYC's trailblazing jazz guitarist Oz Noy
James Genus from Saturday Night Live Band
Leni Stern's world music collective
Unfulfilled Desires jazz-funk experience
info: www.enlightennext.org/eeday
• School Event - Open Registration, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Catholic Schools of Pittsfield, Free, 413-443-9686, Fall Registration open now at St. Joseph & St. Mark Schools. Discover what a difference a Catholic Schools of Pittsfield education can make. A CSP education focuses on the values of faith, academic excellence, community, diversity, & personal integrity. Our NEASC accredited campuses offer a Pre-K through Grade 8 curriculum @ St Mark School, & a College Preparatory curriculum @ St Joseph Central High School. Call today to reserve your child's place as classroom space is limited. (413) 443-9686
• Theater - Babes In Arms, 7 p.m., Berkshire Theatre Festival, Unicorn Theatre, 6 East Street, Stockbridge, 413-298-5576, Babes In Arms, the original “let’s put on a musical” musical, tells the story of a few determined teens and their fight to keep their independence by producing their own show, turning out great song after great song along the way and inspiring the classic film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
• Theater - Madrid-based contemporary dance company CND2, 8 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, $58 - 63, 413-243-0745, For this very special engagement, CND2 will perform the U.S. premiere of Insected by co-Artistic Director Tony Fabre, and acclaimed dancemaker Duato’s movingly spiritual works Kol Nidre and Gnawa.
• Theater - Monica Bill Barnes & Company, 8:15 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, Doris Duke Theatre, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, $31-36, 413-243-0745, "One of the wittiest young choreographers around" (Deborah Jowitt of The Village Voice), Monica Bill Barnes' quirky blend of theatricality, intelligent humor, and humanity yields a rare and tender eloquence. Jacob’s Pillow
• Special Event - 50/50 Pool Tournament to Benefit Nicholas Burdick, 8 p.m., Family Billiards, 510 State Road, North Adams, $10, For more information call Bill at 413-664-7555., Burdick is an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia. Proceeds go to defray cost of medical treatment.
• Sports - BMW Motorcycle Riders Association Rally, Southern Vermont Energy Park, Pownal, Vt., visit www.bmwra.org/d/node/1 for more information, About 2,000 to 3,000 BMW enthusiasts from all over the U.S. and Canada will be staying in the tri-state area. Part of the festivities will include professional timeline displays of 15 of the finest vintage and classic BMW motorcycles dating back to 1926. These machines are part of the magnificent collection of Peter Nettesheim, in Huntington, N.Y., featured in Peter Gantriis's recent book, the "Art of BMW: 85 Years of Motorcycling Excellence". During this event Nettesheim will start each machine and answer questions. an outdoor GS Observed Trials event is part of the daily festivities. Plenty of sand and mud to navigate two-wheels through obstacles, including a teeter-totter, will test a rider's skills to the max.
• Special Event - Yoga on the Dance Floor with Ekayani and the Tom Glide Space, 7:30 pm, Kripalu Center, $10, 413-448-3142, Join us for this unique act—a combination of world-class electronic dance music and live vocals inspired by the spiritual tradition of India. Emmy Award-winning producer Joshua Greene says, “Unprecedented. Lifts dance music to a place of yogic transcendence. This is the sound of the future.
• Special Event - Flower Show and Horticulture Exhibition, 1 to 5 p.m., Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, Mass., 413-298-3926, Bring your amazing dahlia or radish, create an original arrangement or simply come and marvel at the work of others at this traditional crowd-pleaser. There's something for gardeners of every age. Details and entry forms can be found at www.berkshirebotanical.org.
• Family Event - Nutshell Playhouse Performs "Pirates!", 11 a.m., New Stage Performing Arts Center (Beacon Complex), Pittsfield, $5 for kids, $7 for adults, www.nutshellplayhouse.org, "Pirates!" written and directed by Don Jordan, is a swashbuckling adventure featuring bold buccaneers, a mysterious map with a riddle, cursed treasure, a visit to an island that you can't see, a pirate ghost, and a magical journey to the bottom of the sea. The show features local theatre veterans Matthew Coviello, Wendy Walraven, Justina Trova and pirate parrot Taco Carambra! Puppets, music, masks, mime and more.
• Workshop - Artists Workshops & Demonstrations, 2 to 4 p.m., Chesterwood 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge, Free with admission to Chesterwood. Children 18 and under receive free admission., 413-298-3579 x25216, Heroes and Wildlife: A Workshop with Nina Levy Suitable for kids 6 and up.
• Theater - Taconic Stage Dinner Theater Performance, Dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Lighthouse Marina and Restaurant, 351 Lakeview, Craryville (Copake Lake), NY 12521 , $40 dinner and show; cash bar, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage Co. presents Senior Moments an original musical comedy set in a Florida retirement community. Hilarious follow up to last year's smash hit "I Know I Came in Here for Something...The Middle-Aged Musical."
• Theater - The Amorous Quarrel, 5:30 p.m., Shakespeare & Company, Rose Footprint Theatre & Bankside, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, Free for kids 18 and under, $10 for adults, 413-637-1199, This wild, knock-about comedy, by one of the world's greatest-ever satirical playwrights, headlines our Bankside Festival at the outdoor Rose Footprint Theatre this summer. June 23 - August 28;, Shakespeare & Company
• Theater - The Comedy Of Errors, 12.45 p.m., Shakespeare & Company, Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, 413-637-1199, June 26 - September 4;, The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's earliest and most unbridled comedies. Belly laughs aplenty are found in the yawning gulf between the careful symmetry of the play's structure and the whirlwind of its riotous plot. Shakespeare & Company
• Theater - Sea Marks comes to Shakespeare & Company, 8 p.m., Shakespeare & Company, Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, 413-637-3353, For anyone who's ever thought the chance for love has passed, comes this sea-swept tale of an unlikely romance springing at an unlikely moment. Shakespeare & Company
• Farmer's Market - North Adams Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Municipal Parking Lot, St. Anthony Drive, North Adams
• Farmer's Market - Great Barrington Farmer's Market, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Historic Train Station, 670 South Egremont Road, Great Barrington, 413-528-8950
• Farmer's Market - Berkshire Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Berkshire Mall Parking Lot, Cheshire Road, Lanesborough, 413-569-3663
• Farmer's Market - Farmer's Market of Otis, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Papa's Healthy Food & Fuel - Parking Lot, 200 East Otis Road, Otis, 413-269-9931
• Farmer's Market - Park Square Farmer's Market, 3 to 7 p.m., Park Square, Pittsfield, 413-281-4114
• Farmer's Market - Williamstown Farmer's Market, 8 a.m. - Noon, South End of Spring Street, Williamstown, 413-458-3365
• Arts - Opening Reception, 3 - 7 p.m., studio21south, 189 Beaver St. (Route 8), North Adams, 413-652-2141, "Re/Imaging New York" will be on view from July 31 through September 6. As artists move deeper into the boroughs and beyond, their work explores new iconography at the City's fringes, changing how we see New York in the 21st Century.
• Lecture - Colonial Women and Medicine, 10 a.m., Bidwell House Museum, 100 Art School Road, Monterey, free, 413-528-6888, Before there was an American Medical Association, before there was even a medical school established in North America, women provided much of the health care for themselves, their families and their communities. Author and historian Rebecca Tannenbaum will discuss these women.
• Special Event - Annual summer book sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mason Library, 231 Main Street, Great Barrington, 413-528-2403, Find a treasure or some beach reading. Almost everything under $2. For more information, call
• Theater - Babes In Arms, 2 & 8 p.m., Berkshire Theatre Festival, Unicorn Theatre, 6 East Street, Stockbridge, 413-298-5576, Babes In Arms, the original “let’s put on a musical” musical, tells the story of a few determined teens and their fight to keep their independence by producing their own show, turning out great song after great song along the way and inspiring the classic film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
• Theater - If You Ever Leave Me...I'm Going with You!, 8 p.m., The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, Tickets are $45 and $25, 413-997-4444, Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated husband and wife team Renée Taylor and Joe Bologna star in this hysterically funny comedy which celebrates their acting-writing partnership and three-decade love affair.
• Family Event - The Annies Music and Puppetry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Green River Farms, Green River Farms
2480 Green River Road, Williamstown, 413-458-2470, GreenRiverFarms.com, The Annies are a playful duo who captivate children in a moment with their creativity, music and imagination.
• Theater - Madrid-based contemporary dance company CND2, 2 & 8 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, $58 - 63, 413-243-0745, For this very special engagement, CND2 will perform the U.S. premiere of Insected by co-Artistic Director Tony Fabre, and acclaimed dancemaker Duato’s movingly spiritual works Kol Nidre and Gnawa.
• Special Event - Houghton Community Garden To Hold Potluck Picnic, Noon to 3 p.m., Houghton Community Garden, located on the corner of Houghton and Parker St., Free, 413-662-2183, This is a free event where members of the community are invited to bring a dish, meet their neighbors, and visit the garden.
• Film - Three Silent Films, 8 p.m., Meeting House, New Marlborough, Tickets cost $10 each. Students with ID and children with parents are admitted for free., 413-229-2785, showing of Grandma’s Boy, a 1922 silent film starring Academy Award Winner Harold Lloyd. Also on the program are two short Lloyd comedies: Ask Father (1918) and Number Please? (1920).
• Theater - Monica Bill Barnes & Company, 2:15 & 8:15 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, Doris Duke Theatre, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, $31-36, 413-243-0745, "One of the wittiest young choreographers around" (Deborah Jowitt of The Village Voice), Monica Bill Barnes' quirky blend of theatricality, intelligent humor, and humanity yields a rare and tender eloquence. Jacob’s Pillow
• Arts - Comic and Cartoon Art Comes Alive: The Art of Mark Martin, 5-8 p.m., Storefront Artist Project, 124 Fenn Street, Pittsfield, Free, 413-442-7201, This free, kid-centric, family friendly exhibit will feature Mark Martin, an artist who has worked in and out of the comics field for 24 years, creating many worlds of his own as well as writing and drawing adventures of such well-known characters as SpongeBob SquarePants and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
• Special Event - A book discussion and signing, Noon, Chapters Bookstore, 78 North St., Pittsfield , 413-443-2665, Mr. Polidoro will be discussing his new book, Dog in the Outhouse.
• Sports - BMW Motorcycle Riders Association Rally, Southern Vermont Energy Park, Pownal, Vt., visit www.bmwra.org/d/node/1 for more information, About 2,000 to 3,000 BMW enthusiasts from all over the U.S. and Canada will be staying in the tri-state area. Part of the festivities will include professional timeline displays of 15 of the finest vintage and classic BMW motorcycles dating back to 1926. These machines are part of the magnificent collection of Peter Nettesheim, in Huntington, N.Y., featured in Peter Gantriis's recent book, the "Art of BMW: 85 Years of Motorcycling Excellence". During this event Nettesheim will start each machine and answer questions. an outdoor GS Observed Trials event is part of the daily festivities. Plenty of sand and mud to navigate two-wheels through obstacles, including a teeter-totter, will test a rider's skills to the max.
• Benefit - Fire and Iron Firefighters Motorcycle Club Poker Run to Benefit Shriners Burn Unit, Registration from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Depot Street parking lot, Adams, $20 per bike, www.fireandiron100.com, There's also a
50/50 raffle (tickets are $1 each or $5 for an arm's length). The ride ends at the Whitcomb summit, at the Florida Fire Department's fundraiser (pig roast).
• Special Event - Flower Show and Horticultural Exhibition, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, Mass., 413-298-3926, Bring your amazing dahlia or radish, create an original arrangement or simply come and marvel at the work of others at this traditional crowd-pleaser. There's something for gardeners of every age. Details and entry forms can be found at www.berkshirebotanical.org.
• Lecture - Brandeis in the Berkshires Lecture Series' Joyce Antler, 8 p.m., Elayne Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company, $16, Joyce Antler, professor of American Jewish History and Women's and Gender Studies at Brandeis University will lead an interactive discussion about the representations of the Jewish mother in American public culture. Antler is the author of, You Never Call! You Never Write! A book signing will follow the lecture.
• Film - Images Cinema presents Family Flicks ANNIE (1982), 4 pm, Chapin Lawn of Williams College, right off Rt. 2, near the top of Spring Street., Admittance is free and open to all., Images Cinema will present Family Flicks Under the Stars on four consecutive Sundays at sundown, July 11 - August 1: Babe, Galaxy Quest, North By Northwest, Annie. In case of rain, the movies will screen at Images Cinema, 50 Spring Street, Williamstown.
• Family Event - Nutshell Playhouse Performs "Pirates!", 4 p.m., Topia Arts Center, Adams, $5 for kids, $7 for adults, www.nutshellplayhouse.org, "Pirates!" written and directed by Don Jordan, is a swashbuckling adventure featuring bold buccaneers, a mysterious map with a riddle, cursed treasure, a visit to an island that you can't see, a pirate ghost, and a magical journey to the bottom of the sea. The show features local theatre veterans Matthew Coviello, Wendy Walraven, Justina Trova and pirate parrot Taco Carambra! Puppets, music, masks, mime and more.
• Sports - Melville and Hawthorne Celebration Hike, 9:30 a.m. - Noon, Route 7 Monument Mountain parking lot, three miles south of Stockbridge, Celebrate a local scenic, literary and scenic landmark! Join The Berkshire Historical Society and The Trustees of Reservations at Monument Mountain on August 1 to mark the anniversary of what is termed “the most important picnic in American literary history.”
• Lecture - “Approaching Death: A Geriatrician’s View”, 9 a.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church, Williamstown, The public is invited. St. John’s summer series “Sundays at 9” features speakers whose life’s work has brought them to a moment of challenge.
• Theater - Madrid-based contemporary dance company CND2, 2 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, $58 - 63, 413-243-0745, For this very special engagement, CND2 will perform the U.S. premiere of Insected by co-Artistic Director Tony Fabre, and acclaimed dancemaker Duato’s movingly spiritual works Kol Nidre and Gnawa.
• Theater - Monica Bill Barnes & Company, 2:15 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, Doris Duke Theatre, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, $31-36, 413-243-0745, "One of the wittiest young choreographers around" (Deborah Jowitt of The Village Voice), Monica Bill Barnes' quirky blend of theatricality, intelligent humor, and humanity yields a rare and tender eloquence. Jacob’s Pillow
• Special Event - PIONEER EXPERIENCE DAY CAMP, 9AM-4PM, Mon (8/2) -Thurs (8/5) & 9AM-12PM Fri (8/6), Richview Ave, North Adams, $150/week (+$40 materials fee), SONGSAILORMUSIC@YAHOO.COM, PIONEER EXPERIENCE DAY CAMP - Your daughter will learn rewarding & valuable skills from a different time period.
• Family Event - Robbins-Zust Marionettes 2010, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m., Saint Paul's Church, Across from the Red Lion Inn, 29 Main Street, Stockbridge, 413-298-4913, Beauty And The Beast
• Lecture - "A Botanical Journey Through the Photographer's Eyes", 3 p.m., Epoch Assisted Living, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, 413-499-1992, Bob Markowitz, a retired realtor, has refined his craft of nature photography for 30 years. His presentation will include slides of beautiful scenery, views and local wildlife. He will also offer tips on the art of composing photos and the processes of computer projection and developing slide shows that engage.
• Theater - The Naughtons in Concert, 7 p.m., Main Stage, '62 Center for Theatre and Dance, Williamstown , Tickets are $50 orchestra/ $40 first balcony/ $25 second balcony., 413-597-3400, James Naughton is a two-time Tony Award winner for Best Actor in a Musical for his performances in the revival of Chicago and City of Angels.
• Sports - A final registration for the North Adams Youth Football League, 6 and 8 p.m., North Adams American Legion Hall, Any interested players between the ages of 7 and 14 are encouraged to sign up. Any former players who still may have uniforms or equipment that has never been returned will be able to return it at those times as well.
• Arts - Gallery Talk - The Making of Mocha Dick: The Writing of Moby Dick, 2 p.m., Williams College Museum of Art, Free, 413-597-2429, Gallery talk featuring Williams-Mystic Program professors Mary K. Bercaw Edwards and Richard J. King, and curators Vivian Patterson and Cynthia Way.
• Theater - Babes In Arms, 8 p.m., Berkshire Theatre Festival, Unicorn Theatre, 6 East Street, Stockbridge, 413-298-5576, Babes In Arms, the original “let’s put on a musical” musical, tells the story of a few determined teens and their fight to keep their independence by producing their own show, turning out great song after great song along the way and inspiring the classic film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
• Music - Summer Chamber Music Series at The Clark, 8 p.m., The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, Tickets are $21, $18 for Clark members and students with ID, 413-458-0524, The August 3 concert at the Clark features the Beethoven Piano Quartet in E-Flat major, Opus 16; Mendelssohn’s Piano Quartet No. 2 in F Minor; and Brahms’s Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Opus 60.
• Music - Live on the Lake: Sirsy, 6 to 8 p.m., Burbank Park, Onota Lake, Pittsfield, free, www.pittsfield-ma.org/subpage.asp?ID=573, Brought to you by Live 95.9 and Greylock Federal Credit Union.
• Music - Easy Street, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Windsor Lake pavilion, North Adams, free, 413-664-6180, Including former Paraffin members Bob Balawender and Bob Burdick, Easy Street has a decades-old mastery of rock and blues. Patrons are advised to arrive early to save a spot on the grass for this performance. Hoosac Bank and the City of North Adams sponsor the free performances. The rain date is the following Sunday at 7 pm. Windsor Lake is at the top of Bradley Street in the city. At the top of the road, make a right onto George Fairs Way to the parking lot. Parking is free, but visitors should bring chairs or a blanket for their comfort.
• Music - Norman Rockwell Museum Presents Summer Music Concert Series, 2:30 p.m., Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, All events are free with Museum admission., Berkshire Choral Festival: Enjoy spirited performances of American music with these Berkshire-based
singers.
• Lecture - Architectural Historian to speak at Ventfort Hall, 4 p.m., Ventfort Hall, 104 Walker Street, Lenox, $14 member, $16 non-member, Architectural historian Annie Robinson is slated to give an illustrated presentation on “Peabody and Stearns: Country Houses and Seaside Cottages”
• Theater - Yin Mei Dance in multimedia work "City of Paper", 8:15 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, Doris Duke Theatre, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Tickets range from $31-36. $20 Young Audience tickets available for individuals 35 and younger, 413-243-0745, “In addition to lots of beautiful, evocative dancing, City of Paper is a multimedia experience that keeps us engaged with light, music, digital scenic design, and other surprising visual effects. Jacob’s Pillow
• Arts - Gallery Talk - Behind the Scenes: Ancient Art, New Projects, 2 p.m., Williams College Museum of Art, Free, 413-597-2429, Gallery talk featuring Benjamin B. Rubin, Assistant Professor of Classics; Elvira Miceli, Class of 2012; and Joann Harnden, Coordinator of Education Programs.
• Meeting - Northern Berkshire VNA to host bereavement support group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., VNA & Hospice, 535 Curran Highway, North Adams, This group is free and open to anyone in the northern Berkshire community, 413-664-4536, The group will be facilitated by Corinne Case, LMHC.
• Family Event - Robbins-Zust Marionettes 2010, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m., Saint Paul's Church, Across from the Red Lion Inn, 29 Main Street, Stockbridge, 413-298-4913, Brementown Musicians
• Lecture - "Mystery and Mayhem: An Evening with 'New York Times' Columnist Carol Kino", 5:30 p.m., Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, www.nrm.org, Join writer Carol Kino for a behind-the-scenes preview of her latest breaking story. Ms. Kino, whose articles on art and culture have appeared in "The New York Times," "The Atlantic Monthly," "Art & Antiques," "Artforum," and other noted publications, will offer a first-hand glimpse into the intriguing life of an arts journalist.
• Clinic - Confidential HIV testing, 1 p.m., North Adams Regional Hospital, Suite 210 of the Ambulatory Care Center, North Adams, 413-447-2654, The service is offered on the first and third Thursdays of each month, and appointments are required. Those wishing to be tested should call.
• Special Event - ‘Lean Green Cleanup Machine’, 6 p.m., Adams Free Library, 92 Park Street, Adams, Library events are free and open to the public., 413-743-8345, Mankita is as well known for his music for children, as he is for his adult performances. An adult must accompany children under eight (8) years of age.
• Theater - Yin Mei Dance in multimedia work "City of Paper", 8:15 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, Doris Duke Theatre, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Tickets range from $31-36. $20 Young Audience tickets available for individuals 35 and younger, 413-243-0745, “In addition to lots of beautiful, evocative dancing, City of Paper is a multimedia experience that keeps us engaged with light, music, digital scenic design, and other surprising visual effects. Jacob’s Pillow
• Special Event - Spaghetti Dinner to Benefit Nicholas Burdick, 5 and 6 p.m., Rascals, 23 North Summer St., Adams, $6 per person, For more information call Christine or Theresa at 413-662-2367., Fundraiser to help defray cost of 11-year-old Burdick's medical treatment for leukemia. There will be a Chinese auction, baked goods and DJ.
• Special Event - 36th Annual Adams Agricultural Fair, 5 p.m., Bowe Field, Route 8, Adams, Adults $5, children $1,3-day pass $10, E-mail pat2148@verizon.net, telephone 413-358-1541, fair weekend 413-743-9037, Events include Cruise-in 20010, Street Rods, Classic & Custom Cars; "One Sharp Marriage," knife thrower; Children's Pedal Tractor contest; "Of Sound Mind" (DJ)
• Theater - Taconic Stage Dinner Theater Performance, Dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Lighthouse Marina and Restaurant, 351 Lakeview, Craryville (Copake Lake), NY 12521 , $40 dinner and show; cash bar, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage Co. presents Senior Moments' an original musical comedy set in a Florida retirement community. Hilarious follow up to last year's smash hit "I Know I Came in Here for Something...The Middle-Aged Musical."
• Music - Linda Worster, 6-8PM, New Lebanon Library, 550 State Route 20 New Lebanon, NY 12125, No cover, donations to the artist are appreciated, (518)794-8844, Folk music; original works plus covers of Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, The Beatles, and others.
• Meeting - A special meeting of the Northern Berkshire Interfaith Action Initiative, 10 a.m., First Baptist Church of North Adams, 663-7588, The purpose will be to prepare for the intitiative’s outreach effort at the North Adams Downtown Celebration on Wednesday, Aug. 25. We will be making plans with local musician Otha Day, a member of the Interfaith initiative, for a drumming circle at this event.
• Theater - Yin Mei Dance in multimedia work "City of Paper", 8:15 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, Doris Duke Theatre, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Tickets range from $31-36. $20 Young Audience tickets available for individuals 35 and younger, 413-243-0745, “In addition to lots of beautiful, evocative dancing, City of Paper is a multimedia experience that keeps us engaged with light, music, digital scenic design, and other surprising visual effects. Jacob’s Pillow
• Meeting - Berkshire Enterprises Breakfast Business Forum, 7:30 - 9 a.m., Berkshire Enterprises, Third Floor Board Room, One Fenn Street, Pittsfield, Free, 413-236-2141, This forum will focus on how people decide on what is the “right price”. The forum will be lead by Steve Fogel, Program Director of Berkshire Enterprises.
• Special Event - 50/50 Pool Tournament to Benefit Nicholas Burdick, 8 p.m., Family Billiards, 510 State Road, North Adams, $10, For more information call Bill at 413-664-7555., Burdick is an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia. Proceeds go to defray cost of medical treatment.
• Special Event - 36th Annual Adams Agricultural Fair, 10 a.m., Bowe Field, Route 8, Adams, Adults $6, children $1,3-day pass $10, E-mail pat2148@verizon.net, telephone 413-358-1541, fair weekend 413-743-9037, Events include judging of adult sheep and goats, judging of youth cattle, crowning of "Aggie" Fair Prince and Princess (11 a.m.), pony pulls, sheep dog demos, Johnny Magestic magician, BMX show, Extreme Quad Challenge, One Sharp Marriage knife thrower (6 p.m.), music by "Shut up and Dance," from 7 to 10 p.m.
• Theater - Taconic Stage Dinner Theater Performance, Dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Lighthouse Marina and Restaurant, 351 Lakeview, Craryville (Copake Lake), NY 12521 , $40 dinner and show; cash bar, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage Co. presents Senior Moments' an original musical comedy set in a Florida retirement community. Hilarious follow up to last year's smash hit "I Know I Came in Here for Something...The Middle-Aged Musical."
• Benefit - Family & Friend(s) Present An Evening of Good Time Music, 8 - 11pm, Dalton VFW 366 East Houstonic St. Dalton MA, Donations to benefit The Haiti Plunge, 413-684-9714, Dance or sit and listen, either way it'll be a good time.
• Music - The Colonial Theatre presents Catie Curtis and Jonatha Brooke, 8 p.m., The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, $35 $25, 413-997-4444, The Colonial Theatre
• Special Event - Waste oil paint and used motor oil collection set, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Great Barrington Recycling Center, 413-445-4556 ext. 10, This collection is for the 16 towns that form the South Berkshire Household Hazardous Waste Collaborative. Acceptable materials are oil-based paint, stains, paint thinners, spray paint and turpentine, as well as waste motor oil.
• Special Event - To Perform Short Gems By Local Writers, 4:30 p.m., Meeting House, New Marlborough, Tickets cost $10 each. Students with ID and children with parents are admitted for free., 413-229-2785, Jonathan Epstein and Ariel Bock will perform short stories by local writers, including distinguished authors Ruth Reichl and Roy Blount Jr., novelists Daniel Klein and Laura Chester, and screenwriter Maria Nation. “Berkshire Shorts” is inspired by NPR’s “Selected Shorts.”
• Theater - Yin Mei Dance in multimedia work "City of Paper", 2:15 & 8:15 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, Doris Duke Theatre, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Tickets range from $31-36. $20 Young Audience tickets available for individuals 35 and younger, 413-243-0745, “In addition to lots of beautiful, evocative dancing, City of Paper is a multimedia experience that keeps us engaged with light, music, digital scenic design, and other surprising visual effects. Jacob’s Pillow
• Lecture - Brandeis in the Berkshires Lecture Series - Bobby Sager, 8 p.m., Founders Theatre at Shakespeare & Company, $16, Bobby Sager, founder of the Sager Family Traveling Foundation and Roadshow and world-traveling author, will lead an inspirational talk on the power of hope and making a difference. This is a special presentation of The Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy. A book signing will follow the lecture.
• Special Event - 36th Annual Adams Agricultural Fair, 10 a.m., Bowe Field, Route 8, Adams, Adults $5, children $1,3-day pass $10, E-mail pat2148@verizon.net, telephone 413-358-1541, fair weekend 413-743-9037, Events include judging of adult cattle, youth sheep and goats, ox pull, sheep demonstration, demolition derby (2 p.m.), "One Sharp Marriage" knife thrower (1:30 p.m.), awards ceremony (4:30 p.m.)
• Benefit - Local Actress To Perform Benefit, 6 p.m., Guthrie Center, Great Barrington, Tickets are $25 and include a Meet the Artist Dessert Reception following the performance., 413-528-1955, Local actress Sally-Jane Heit will perform her one woman play, Before I Forget… A Memoir with Music.
• Theater - Yin Mei Dance in multimedia work "City of Paper", 2:15 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, Doris Duke Theatre, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Tickets range from $31-36. $20 Young Audience tickets available for individuals 35 and younger, 413-243-0745, “In addition to lots of beautiful, evocative dancing, City of Paper is a multimedia experience that keeps us engaged with light, music, digital scenic design, and other surprising visual effects. Jacob’s Pillow
• Lecture - Brandeis in the Berkshires Lecture Series - Michael Edwards, 8 p.m., Elayne Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA, $16, Michael Edwards, author and former director of the Ford Foundation's Governance and Civil Society Program will discuss, Small Change: Why Business Won't Save the World. This is a special presentation of The Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy. A book signing will follow the lecture.
• Family Event - Robbins-Zust Marionettes 2010, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m., Saint Paul's Church, Across from the Red Lion Inn, 29 Main Street, Stockbridge, 413-298-4913, The Three Little Pigs
• Arts - Gallery Talk - Photography at the Frontier of Physics and Art, 2 p.m., Williams College Museum of Art, Free, 413-597-2429, Gallery talk featuring John Stomberg, Deputy Director/Chief Curator.
• Music - Chamber Music Series concert at the Clark, 8 p.m., The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, Tickets are $21, $18 for Clark members and students with ID, 413-458-0524, Features the Miró String Quartet. The program includes the Beethoven String Quartet in C minor, Opus 18, No. 4, Barber Quartet Opus 11, and Dvořák’s Quartet No. 12, in F Major, Opus 96 (“American”).
• Music - Live on the Lake: Reverand Tor Band, 6 to 8 p.m., Burbank Park, Onota Lake, Pittsfield, free, www.pittsfield-ma.org/subpage.asp?ID=573, Brought to you by Live 95.9 and Greylock Federal Credit Union
• Arts - “Cocktails with Picasso and Degas”, 5 p.m., The Clark, 225 South Street, Williamstown, Cost for the event is $40 (includes all-day admission) ($25 members)., 413-458-0524, The final “Cocktails with Picasso and Degas” event is an exceptional opportunity to view the groundbreaking exhibition exploring Picasso’s response to Degas’s work.
• Theater - Broadway by Request to the Colonial, 7:30 p.m., The Colonial Theatre, 111 South Street, Pittsfield, Tickets are $45 and $25, 413-997-4444, Betty Buckley weaves amusing stories and anecdotes with songs from her Broadway songbook in Broadway by Request. Winner of the coveted Tony Award for her portrayal of Grizabella in the original Broadway cast of CATS, Buckley is one of only a handful of women who can be referred to as a real Broadway star and a true legend.
• Special Event - Wilmington, Vermont Old Home Week Celebration, Wilmington, VT, (802) 319-0117, Parade, Registration, Geo-caching Town Historic Sites, Wilmington Coming Home Interviews, Memory Wall, Family / Business Displays, Village Walking Tour, American Legion Band Concert, Decade of Housing-Open House Tours, Historical Society's Barber House Museum Open, Coming of the Train Book Signing by Author Brian Donelson, Tonka Mud Bog/Family Activities at the Boyd Family Farm.
• Arts - Gallery Talk - Highlights of the Collection, 2 p.m., Williams College Museum of Art, Free, 413-597-2429, Gallery talk featuring Caroline O'Connell and Jennifer Oswald, Education Interns, Class of 2011.
• Meeting - Northern Berkshire VNA to host bereavement support group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., VNA & Hospice, 535 Curran Highway, North Adams, This group is free and open to anyone in the northern Berkshire community, 413-664-4536, The group will be facilitated by Corinne Case, LMHC.
• Family Event - Robbins-Zust Marionettes 2010, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m., Saint Paul’s Church, Across from the Red Lion Inn, 29 Main Street, Stockbridge, 413-298-4913, Snow White And The 7 Dwarves
• Arts - "Comic Genuis: An Evening with Cartoonist Liza Donnelly", 5:30 p.m., Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, www.nrm.org, Meet Liza Donnelly, who has worked as a cartoonist for "The New Yorker" for
over 25 years. Donnelly will share her best illustrated jokes, gag
cartoons, and slice-of-life drawings, offering a rare first-hand glimpse of
the creative process. Her latest book, "When Do They Serve the Wine," will be available for signing at a reception following the program.
• Special Event - Richmond Fire Department Annual BBQ, Fire Department’s Pavilion on Fire House Lane, $12, Dinner will be served from 6PM to 7PM. Tickets can be purchased at Town Hall, Bartlett’s Orchard, or from any Fire Department member.
• Special Event - Kickoff for Making Strides against Breast Cancer, 5:30-7:30, BArT School in Adams
, Learn about ways to help in the fight against breast cancer. Volunteer, join a team, raise money & honor those fighting this disease. More information here.
• Film - Alejandro Amenábar's "The Sea Inside", 4 p.m., Francine and Sterling Clark Art Institute auditorium, 225 South St., Williamstown, Free, 413-458-2303, Shown in Spanish with English subtitles
• Music - Music at the Mansion series, 6:30 p.m., North Adams Public Library, library lawn, North Adams, All concerts are free and open to the public., Bring your lawn chair or blanket and sit back and enjoy. The Beeline Ramblers entertain with Americana and roots based folk music, led by Fran Mandeville and Lisa Bernstine Sturz.
• Music - Pianist Karen Tchougourian, 3 p.m., Epoch Assisted Living, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, free and open to the public, 413-499-1992, Pianist Karen Tchougourian's repertoire includes enough classic and contemporary music to fill several anthologies, Tchougourian regularly performs at EPOCH without sheet music, and happily obliges when special requests are made. Tchougourian will perform a full range of music from classical to movie scores, jazz and waltz.
• Lecture - “A Life in the Museum World”, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, Cost of the lecture is $10 for OLLI members and $15 for non-members., 413-236-2190, The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at BCC will feature a presentation by international museum administrator Tom L. Freudenheim entitled
• Special Event - Artist Mixer, 9:45 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, Pillow Pub, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, 413-243-0745, Where members of the community are welcome to stay after the performances and chat with the performers.
• Special Event - 50/50 Pool Tournament to Benefit Nicholas Burdick, 8 p.m., Family Billiards, 510 State Road, North Adams, $10, For more information call Bill at 413-664-7555., Burdick is an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia. Proceeds go to defray cost of medical treatment.
• Ceremony - Freemasons Officer Installation, 3 p.m., North Adams Masonic Temple, 172 Church St., North Adams, Contact Tara Ferriter at 413-663-7589, The newly installed officers will celebrate the event, believed to be the first of its kind, with members, friends, and family at the inaugural Master's Ball immediately following the installation. This black-tie optional event is open to the public and will feature a four-course dinner and dancing. Reserved seating required.
• Lecture - "The Lost World of Early America: The Cultural World- Ways and Means of Communication", 10 a.m., Tyringham Union Church, Main Road, Tyringham, $15 suggested donation, For more information, call the Bidwell Museum 413-528-6888. or visit www.bidwellhousemuseum.org., Professor Demos, Samuel Knight Professor of American History Emeritus at Yale University, will speak on the subject of social life, social conventions and rules in America in the 1700s. Registration is recommended.
• Family Event - 7th Annual Zucchini Festival, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Town Center, Rts. 41/102, West Stockbridge, 413-232-0222, The Festival is for families in the community and visitors alike to gather together to have fun! There are activities for kids & adults: a pet parade, rides (newly designed Gondola!) & races, a zucchini recipe contest, zucchini decorating/weigh-off contests, games, food booths and more. West Stockbridge Cultural Council
• Special Event - Inside/Out Showing, 6:15 p.m., Jacob’s Pillow, The School, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Free, 413-243-0745, Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Program
• Lecture - Brandeis in the Berkshires Lecture Series – Shai Feldman, 8 p.m., Elayne Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company, $16, Shai Feldman, Judith and Sidney Swartz director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University, will lead a talk entitled, “Israel's Security Challenges: The Big Debate.” Hear from this renowned expert on nuclear arms and security in the region.
• Special Event - Historic Tour with Norton Owen, Noon, Jacob’s Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Free, 413-243-0745, Given by Jacob’s Pillow Director of Preservation, Norton Owen, and focusing on Pillow founder Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers.
• Family Event - Robbins-Zust Marionettes 2010, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m., Saint Paul’s Church, Across from the Red Lion Inn, 29 Main Street, Stockbridge, 413-298-4913, Goldilocks / Peter Rabit
• Sports - Meeting of prospective members of Drury Golf Team, 7 p.m., North Adams Country Club, Call Don Dagnoli at 413-663-6641 with any questions, Tryouts for the fall season will begin at the end of August.
• Lecture - Medicare supplements and the various Medicare Advantage plans, 10 a.m., Florida Council on Aging / Florida Senior Center, 367 Mohawk Trial, Drury, 413-662-2811, As well as what changes are expected under the new Health Care Reform Act in Medicare Part D and the “donut hole”. The CLASS Act and the Affordable Care Act take effect October 1st. Audience members are welcome to ask questions, and to speak privately with Ms. Ware after the presentation about their coverage.
• Meeting - Live on the Lake: Sounds of Sinatra, 6 to 8 p.m., Burbank Park, Onota Lake, Pittsfield, free, www.pittsfield-ma.org/subpage.asp?ID=573, Brought to you by Live 95.9 and Greylock Federal Credit Union.
• Meeting - Alzheimer's Support Group, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Epoch Assisted Living, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, free and open to the public, 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 diseases. Social worker Rachel Durlock facilitates the group.
• Meeting - Alzheimer's support group, 7 to 8:30 p.m., EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne, 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 diseases. Social worker Rachel Durlock facilitates the group.
• Meeting - Northern Berkshire VNA to host bereavement support group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., VNA & Hospice, 535 Curran Highway, North Adams, This group is free and open to anyone in the northern Berkshire community, 413-664-4536, The group will be facilitated by Corinne Case, LMHC.
• Family Event - Robbins-Zust Marionettes 2010, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m., Saint Paul’s Church, Across from the Red Lion Inn, 29 Main Street, Stockbridge, 413-298-4913, The Firebird
• Arts - "The Naked Cartoonist: An Evening with Cartoonist Robert Mankoff", 5:30 p.m., Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, www.nrm.org, Join "New Yorker" cartoon editor Robert Mankoff for an uproarious look at the art of humor. One of the nation's leading comic commentators,
Mankoff originated The Cartoon Bank and The Cartoon Caption Contest, and has created some of the magazine's best-loved comic images. He is also the author of "The Naked Cartoonist: A New Way to Enhance Your Creativity" and many other cartoon collections. A book-signing and reception will follow the program.
• Clinic - Confidential HIV testing, 1 p.m., North Adams Regional Hospital, Suite 210 of the Ambulatory Care Center, North Adams, 413-447-2654, The service is offered on the first and third Thursdays of each month, and appointments are required. Those wishing to be tested should call.
• Special Event - Cocktails in Great Gardens of the Berkshires, Tom Gardner's, Richmond, Mass., Members $20, non-members $25, 413-298-3926, The Berkshire Botanical Garden has arranged for a series of Friday evening visits to spectacular private gardens. Enjoy this rare opportunity to roam these private spaces with the gardeners themselves, while enjoying wine and hors d'oeuvres in the beautiful waning light of the summer day.
• Theater - Taconic Stage Dinner Theater Performance, Dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Lighthouse Marina and Restaurant, 351 Lakeview, Craryville (Copake Lake), NY 12521 , $40 dinner and show; cash bar, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage's second dinner theater production of the season will be Noel Coward's enduring comedy “Private Lives,” long beloved as one of the wittiest and frothiest English comedies of manners.
• Special Event - 50/50 Pool Tournament to Benefit Nicholas Burdick, 8 p.m., Family Billiards, 510 State Road, North Adams, $10, For more information call Bill at 413-664-7555., Burdick is an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia. Proceeds go to defray cost of medical treatment.
• Dance - Lenox Contra Dance Series, 8 - 11:30 p.m., Lenox Community Center, 65 Walker Street, Lenox, $5 for students • $10 Adults • New Dancers, 2nd dance free, Music by the incomparable Rodney Miller, a nationally recognized "keeper" of the New England style of contra dance fiddling, playing with Spare Parts. Jim Fownes is teaching and calling the dances.
• Music - Norman Rockwell Museum Presents Summer Music Concert Series, 2 p.m., Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, All events are free with Museum admission., The Stockbridge Sinfonia: Enjoy an afternoon of music with this long-running community orchestra,
which celebrates the talents of developing musicians and seasoned
performers.
• Family Event - Nutshell Playhouse Performs "Pirates!", 11 a.m., Main Street Stage, North Adams, $5 for kids, $7 for adults, www.nutshellplayhouse.org, "Pirates!" written and directed by Don Jordan, is a swashbuckling adventure featuring bold buccaneers, a mysterious map with a riddle, cursed treasure, a visit to an island that you can't see, a pirate ghost, and a magical journey to the bottom of the sea. The show features local theatre veterans Matthew Coviello, Wendy Walraven, Justina Trova and pirate parrot Taco Carambra! Puppets, music, masks, mime and more.
• Theater - A Lady of Letters, 4 p.m., St. John in the Wilderness Church, 261 Route 344 in Copake Falls, NY, 12517, $15, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage's 2010 season concludes with Alan Bennett's “A Lady of Letters.” Bennett, recent Tony winner for “History Boys” has concocted a dryly humorous one-act about an Englishwoman who thrives on writing letters of complaint.
• Theater - Taconic Stage Dinner Theater Performance, Dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Lighthouse Marina and Restaurant, 351 Lakeview, Craryville (Copake Lake), NY 12521 , $40 dinner and show; cash bar, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage's second dinner theater production of the season will be Noel Coward's enduring comedy “Private Lives,” long beloved as one of the wittiest and frothiest English comedies of manners.
• Lecture - Brandeis in the Berkshires Lecture Series- Stuart Altman, 8 p.m., Elayne Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company, $16, Stuart Altman, Sol C. Chaikin professor of National Health Policy at Brandeis University, and chair of the Council on Health Care Economics and Policy will discuss, “The U.S. and Health Care Reform: Where Are We Now?” Among Altman's professional achievements, he is also the chair of the Health Industry Forum which brings together diverse group leaders from across the health care field to develop solutions for critical problems facing the healthcare system.
• Theater - A Lady of Letters, 4 p.m., St. John in the Wilderness Church, 261 Route 344 in Copake Falls, NY, 12517, $15, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage's 2010 season concludes with Alan Bennett's “A Lady of Letters.” Bennett, recent Tony winner for “History Boys” has concocted a dryly humorous one-act about an Englishwoman who thrives on writing letters of complaint.
• Family Event - Robbins-Zust Marionettes 2010, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m., Saint Paul’s Church, Across from the Red Lion Inn, 29 Main Street, Stockbridge, 413-298-4913, Cinderella
• Music - Live on the Lake: Smile, 6 to 8 p.m., Burbank Park, Onota Lake, Pittsfield, free, www.pittsfield-ma.org/subpage.asp?ID=573, Brought to you by Live 95.9 and Greylock Federal Credit Union.
• Arts - Open House for Drowned in a Glass of Water: An Installation by PepĂłn Osorio, 2 p.m., 69 Union Street (former Gateway Chevrolet), North Adams, MA, Free, 413-597-2429, Open House for Drowned in a Glass of Water: An Installation by PepĂłn Osorio, a large-scale, multimedia installation commissioned by the Williams College Museum of Art.
• Arts - Faculty Art Exhibition, Reception, 6 to 8 p.m., IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, 13 Willard Hill Road, Stockbridge., free and open to the public, 413-298-5252, www.is183.org, Meet IS183 Art School's talented faculty and view their original art. Wine and cheese reception.
• Meeting - Northern Berkshire VNA to host bereavement support group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., VNA & Hospice, 535 Curran Highway, North Adams, This group is free and open to anyone in the northern Berkshire community, 413-664-4536, The group will be facilitated by Corinne Case, LMHC.
• Family Event - Robbins-Zust Marionettes 2010, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m., Saint Paul’s Church, Across from the Red Lion Inn, 29 Main Street, Stockbridge, 413-298-4913, Aladdin
• Lecture - "Telling Stories: Rockwell Art from the Collections of Lucas and Spielberg", 5:30 p.m., Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, www.nrm.org, Spend the evening with Smithsonian American Art Museum Senior Curator
Virginia Mecklenberg, who has organized the first major exhibition to explore in-depth the connections between Norman Rockwell's iconic images of American life and the movies. Two of America's best-known modern filmmakers- George Lucas and Steven Spielberg- recognized a kindred spirit in Rockwell and formed significant collections of his work. Rockwell's paintings and the films of Lucas and Spielberg evoke similar sentiments: from national pride to hometown pride, children growing up, unlikely heroes, and life's small moments.
• Film - Guillermo del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth", 4 p.m., Francine and Sterling Clark Art Institute auditorium, 225 South St., Williamstown, Free, 413-458-2303, Shown in Spanish with English subtitles
• Theater - Taconic Stage Dinner Theater Performance, Dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Lighthouse Marina and Restaurant, 351 Lakeview, Craryville (Copake Lake), NY 12521 , $40 dinner and show; cash bar, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage's second dinner theater production of the season will be Noel Coward's enduring comedy “Private Lives,” long beloved as one of the wittiest and frothiest English comedies of manners.
• Music - "The Singing Trooper", 6:30 p.m., North Adams Public Library, front lawn, East Main and North Church Street, North Adams, Free, 413-662-3133, Sgt. Daniel M. Clark, known as “The Singing Trooper” has performed in uniform while representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since his entrance into the Academy in 1985.
• Special Event - 50/50 Pool Tournament to Benefit Nicholas Burdick, 8 p.m., Family Billiards, 510 State Road, North Adams, $10, For more information call Bill at 413-664-7555., Burdick is an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia. Proceeds go to defray cost of medical treatment.
• Lecture - "The Lost World of Early America: The Supernatural World- Religion, Witchcraft, and 'Wonders'", 10 a.m., Tyringham Union Church, Main Road, Tyringham, $15 suggested donation, For more information, call the Bidwell Museum 413-528-6888. or visit www.bidwellhousemuseum.org., Professor Demos, Samuel Knight Professor of American History Emeritus at Yale University, will speak on the subject of social life, social conventions and rules in America in the 1700s. Registration is recommended.
• Music - The Eagles Big Band, 2 p.m., Epoch Assisted Living, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield
, free and open to the public, 413-499-1992, The performance is free, open to the public and will be held under a large tent on the EPOCH grounds. Formed in 1936, the Eagles Band is sponsored by the Public Arts Resource Center. Named the “official band of Pittsfield” in the 1990s, the band regularly performs throughout the region, including the Concert in the Park series in Springfield Park.
• Theater - A Lady of Letters, 4 p.m., St. John in the Wilderness Church, 261 Route 344 in Copake Falls, NY, 12517, $15, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage's 2010 season concludes with Alan Bennett's “A Lady of Letters.” Bennett, recent Tony winner for “History Boys” has concocted a dryly humorous one-act about an Englishwoman who thrives on writing letters of complaint.
• Theater - Taconic Stage Dinner Theater Performance, Dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Lighthouse Marina and Restaurant, 351 Lakeview, Craryville (Copake Lake), NY 12521 , $40 dinner and show; cash bar, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage's second dinner theater production of the season will be Noel Coward's enduring comedy “Private Lives,” long beloved as one of the wittiest and frothiest English comedies of manners.
• Music - "New Voices in American Song", 4:30 p.m., Meeting House, New Marlborough, Tickets cost $25/$20. Students with ID and children with parents are admitted for free., 413-229-2785, The evening will begin with Berg wearing the hats of both pianist and composer, accompanying tenor Paul Sperry and soprano Katharine Dain to perform a group of his songs based on poems by Frank O’Hara, Carol Stevens Kner, and Vladimir Nabokov.
• Theater - A Lady of Letters, 4 p.m., St. John in the Wilderness Church, 261 Route 344 in Copake Falls, NY, 12517, $15, 518-325-1234, Taconic Stage's 2010 season concludes with Alan Bennett's “A Lady of Letters.” Bennett, recent Tony winner for “History Boys” has concocted a dryly humorous one-act about an Englishwoman who thrives on writing letters of complaint.
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