Lenox High Presents Murder-Mystery Dinner

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LENOX, Mass. — The drama department at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School (LMMHS) announced its upcoming production of the interactive murder mystery, "Murder on the Menu."
 
The single public performance will be held on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 6:00 p.m., at "The Café", Duffin Theater entrance at Lenox Memorial Middle & High School, 197 East Street. 
 
According to a press release:
 
Join us for a night of dining, drama, and detection where comedy and mystery collide. The head of a lucrative family publishing business, Artemus Ward, falls face-first into his spaghetti supper with a knife in his back. Chaos ensues as everyone at the table becomes a suspect. Luckily, an overeager county coroner is dining nearby and ready to launch an investigation. Filled with suspicious motives and unexpected twists, it promises an evening of suspense and laughter.
 
Will you be the one to solve the mystery? Engage with the cast and clues while having a 'killer' good time trying to figure out whodunit!
 
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and show begins at 6:00 p.m.
 
Admission is $20 and includes show, salad, pasta dinner and dessert. 
 
For ticket sales and questions, phone (518) 567-4731 or email rbannen@lenoxps.org
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Puppeteer Carl Sprague to Present 'Hansel & Gretel' at Ventfort Hall

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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