Lenox Library to Host 'Understanding Your Ballot Program'

04:01PM / Tuesday, October 08, 2024Print Story | Email Story

LENOX, Mass. — Lenox Library and the League of Women Voters of Central Berkshire County will partner to offer a program entitled "Understanding Your Ballot" on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

This free event will take place in the main reading room of the Library, located at 18 Main Street, Lenox.

The program will review the questions that will appear on the November 2024 Massachusetts ballot:

Question 1: State Auditor's Authority to Audit the Legislature
Question 2: Elimination of MCAS as High School Graduation Requirement
Question 3: Unionization for Transportation Network Drivers
Question 4: Limited Legalization and Regulation of Certain Natural Psychedelic Substances
Question 5: Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers

Attendees will learn more about these ballot questions to help them feel ready to cast their votes on Election Day.

This program is offered as part of the Lenox Library's participation in the American Library Association's national "Reader. Voter. Ready."" campaign, the goal of which is to ensure communities are registered, informed, and ready to vote for federal, state, and local elections in 2024 and beyond. Lenox Library will host a series of events for all ages leading up to the general election. All events are non-partisan and intended to encourage everyone in our community to participate in our democracy.

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Puppeteer Carl Sprague to Present 'Hansel & Gretel' at Ventfort Hall

10:41AM / Monday, February 16, 2026

LENOX, Mass. — The popular puppeteer Carl Sprague will return to Ventfort Hall Gilded Age Mansion and Museum in Lenox with "Hansel & Gretel" for two school vacation week marionette performances.

The dates and times are Thursday, Feb. 19 and Friday, Feb. 20, both at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet Sprague, who knows how to pull strings.

"Hansel & Gretel" is a classic German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm about two siblings abandoned in the woods who find a house made of sweets, owned by a witch intending to eat them. The clever children outsmart her by pushing her into her own oven, and escape with her treasures to find their way home. This fairy tale symbolizes themes of cleverness, survival, and greed vs. kindness, stated a press release.

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.

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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