Capitol Steps slated to perform summer season at Berkshires Four Diamond Resort

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Lenox, - Capitol Steps, the award-winning musical satire group celebrating its 25th anniversary will be performing at Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club in Lenox, Massachusetts this July and August. While the Capitol Steps have performed in all 50 states, this marks the group's first season-long run in Massachusetts. Shows will run July 3 through September 2, at 8:00 nightly except Tuesdays (excluding opening night). Recently nominated for the prestigious Drama Desk award for "Outstanding Lyrics!" and winner of the 2006 WUSA A-List for Best Comedy Club 2006, the Capitol Steps have reached many fans. Larry King of CNN has said, "They're the best. There's no one like them, no one in their league." and former President George H. W. Bush was quoted as saying "The Capitol Steps make it easier to leave public life." Since they began in 1981, the Capitol Steps have recorded 27 albums, including "Springtime for Liberals". They've been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS, and can be heard 4 times a year on National Public Radio stations nationwide during their "Politics Takes a Holiday" radio specials. They'll be performing songs from their latest albums "I'm So Indicted" and "Springtime for Liberals", as well as other current issues in the news. The show promises to hit both sides of the aisle and the songs will change with the scandal of the day. So, if something big happens in the news, you can run to the Capitol Steps show and find out exactly what rhymes with it! Convenient pre-show dining is available at the historic Wyndhurst Restaurant in the Mansion or at Sloane's Tavern with the option of outdoor terrace seating overlooking the golf course. After the show, there is a late-dining menu until 11:00 in the Mansion, including a wide selection of International coffees and sumptuous desserts. The 90-minute show will be performed in Olmsted Manor. For show tickets and dining reservations, call 413-881-1605 through May 31st, or the Box Office 413-881-1636 beginning June 1. For more information, visit their web sites www.cranwell.com and www.capitolsteps.com. About Cranwell Resort, Spa & Golf Club Cranwell Resort, Spa & Golf Club is an all-season resort in the heart of the scenic and culturally rich Berkshires in Western Massachusetts. In addition to a graceful, historic Gilded Age Mansion, this AAA Four Diamond resort features 107 distinctive guest rooms set on 380 hilltop acres, a panoramic 18-hole Championship golf course, the Golf Digest Golf School, four restaurants, spacious rooms for conferences & weddings, and one of the largest resort Spas in the Northeast. Cranwell has received many awards including the SpaFinder 2006 Readers' Choice Award for one of "Best Spa Resorts for Golf" and the World Travel Awards 2006 "Leading Massachusetts Resort". Boston Magazine's New England Travel and Life named Cranwell the "Top Resort in Massachusetts" for 2006. In addition, Cranwell was named in Golf Digest's Best Places to Play" and in two Zagat's Guides: "Top 100 Courses" and "Top U.S. Hotels, Resorts & Spas". Recognition for the golf course was also made in The Best of Northeast Golf 2006 Readers Choice Awards. Cranwell's restaurants received the "Best Restaurants in the World for Wine Lovers" award by Wine Spectator Magazine and earned the "Best of the East 2006" award from readers of Meetings East Magazine. Cranwell is located just two and one-half hours from New York City and Boston in the historic New England village of Lenox, Massachusetts, For information and room reservations, please call 800-272-6935 or visit the website at www.cranwell.com.
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Marionette Shows At Ventfort Hall for Children

LENOX, Mass. — The puppeteer Carl Sprague will return to Ventfort Hall Gilded Age Mansion and Museum in Lenox with Rapunzel for two holiday vacation week marionette performances. 
 
The dates and times are Saturday, Dec. 27 and Monday, Dec. 29, both at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet Sprague after.
 
Sprague, who has appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his "behind the scenery" mastery, has been a puppeteer since childhood.  He inherited a collection of 60 antique Czech marionettes, each about eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather, Julius Hybler.  Hybler's legacy also includes two marionette theaters. 
 
Also, Sprague has been a set designer for such motion pictures as "The Royal Tenenbaums" and Scorcese's "The Age of Innocence," as well as for theater productions including those of Shakespeare & Company. 
 
Admission to the show is $20 per person; $10 for children 4-17 and free for age 3 and under. Children must be accompanied by adults.  Ventfort Hall is decorated for the holidays. Reservations are required as seating is limited and can be made on line at https://gildedage.org/pages/calendar or by calling (413) 637-3206. Walk-ins will be accommodated as space allows. The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker Street in Lenox.
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