Local Singer, Documentary Subject Performing One-Woman Show

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LENOX, Mass. — The producers of the documentary film "Unfinished Song" will be sharing the subject of the film, local singer Wanda Houston, in a one-woman show. 

The event takes place Sunday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall,

Houston will sing a variety of songs from gospel to torch to Broadway, with rotating musicians to fit each song. Wanda tells the stories of how these songs relate to her life over the years of her career as a performer. Finished clips of the film will be shared at the event. The event itself will be filmed for inclusion in the movie.
 
The overall theme of the documentary is bringing to life the connective power of music — As she performs her favorite songs, performer Wanda Houston tells the stories of where particular songs send her when she hears or performs them. Other stories of music's connective powers are conveyed by interviews from fans, local musicians, and musicians of note from all over. Musicians speak to this subject quite emotionally. 
 
Filmed locally in the Berkshires, in several of the historic landmark spots Houston performs in — Firefly Gastropub, the Gateways Inn in Lenox and the Lion's Den in Stockbridge. Also filmed at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on Juneteenth, and Pittsfield First Baptist Church in Pittsfield, where Houston is the music minister and choir conductor. 
 
To purchase event tickets, go to www.UnfinishedSongMovie.com. VIP tickets which include an event pre-cocktail gathering and a chance to meet Houston  are also available.
 
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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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