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• Calendar Calendar Thursday, August 7 Art Mass MoCA "Tales of the Fantastic," an evening of strange but true stories with curator Christian Goodwillie of Hancock Shaker Village and author Peter Lamborn Wilson, 7, Courtyard Cafe or Club B-10, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams. For tickets, call 662-2111. Dance Jacob's Pillow "Inside/Out: Von USSAR/danceworks," this young modern dance company led by Astrid von Ussar will perform at 6:30, Inside/Out Stage; Batoto Yetu will perform in "Ngola Nzinga,” a dance-drama of an African princess, at 8, Ted Shawn Theatre, pre-show talk at 7:30, Sommerspace, post-show talk will follow; Croatian choreographer Irma Omerzo will perform in "Mi-Nous,” opens at 8:15, Doris Duke Studio Theatre, pre-show talk at 7:45, Doris Duke Studio Theatre porch, George Carter Road, Becket, 243-0745. Kid Stuff Barrington Stage Company "Once Upon a Mattress," with music by Mary Rodgers, directed by Edie Cowan, a youth theatre production, 7, Springside Park, Pittsfield, 528-8888. Berkshire Museum Shaker Mountain Performing Arts will present "Hansel and Gretel," at 11, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes The Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes present "Hansel and Gretel," at 11 and 2, the Puppet Theatre is at the Lenox House Shops, Routes 7 and 20, Lenox. For tickets call 413-698-2591. Lectures Chamber Music Festival Composer-in-residence Reza Vali will present a free seminar titled "Persian Traditional Music," as part of the Forum of the East, at 7:30, in the Carriage Barn, just off Route 67A, North Bennington, Vt. Clark Art Institute James A. Ganz, curator of prints, drawings and photographs, will present a lecture on Gustave Le Gray's "Brig on the Water," as part of the Desert Island Pictures lecture series, at 12:30, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-2303. The Mount Peter Pennoyer will present "The Country Houses of Delano & Aldrich," as part of the Civilized Living Lecture Series, at 4, The Mount, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox. For information and reservations, call 637-1899, ext. 104. Miscellaneous Norman Rockwell Museum Actress Shirley Romaine will present "An American Mosaic: The Great Depression, the War Years & the Fervent Fifties," prose, poetry and song about events in the '30s, ‘40s and ‘50s, at 5:30, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. Music The Guthrie Center David Grover will perform, doors open at 7, show begins at 8, drinks and light fare available, door prizes, 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington. For information or tickets, call 528-1955. The Rising Sun Music Festival Dwight Yoakam, Gin Blossoms, Jeff Pitchell, Warren Brothers, Martina McBride, the Bacon Brothers and Blues Traveler will perform with more than 30 country, rock and blues artists during the Rising Sun Music Festival. The festival will also include a Kids Stage. Indian Lookout Country Club, Pattersonville, NY. Tickets available at www.risingsunmusicfest.com or at 860-683-2851. Shaker Mountain Performing Arts Festival Bellini's Norma, fully staged, with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rogelio Riojas-Nolasco, 8, Boland Theatre, Berkshire Community College, West Street, Pittsfield, 800-588-9757. Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Yefim Bronfman, piano, will perform works by Brahms and Stravinsky, at 8:15, a pre-concert talk will be held at 7, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 518-587-3330. Trinity Church Maria Clodes Jaguaribe, Boston University School of Music faculty member and director of the Young Artists Piano Program at BUTI, will perform in a free concert at 7, 88 Walker St., Lenox. Theater Barrington Stage Company Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things," directed by Andrew Volkoff, 7:30, Stage II; "The Game," a new musical based on “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” directed by Julianne Boyd, opens at 8, Main Stage, Consolati Performing Arts Center, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield, 528-8888. Berkshire Theatre Festival Lanford Wilson's "Talley’s Folly," a romance directed by Anders Cato, 2 and 8, Main Stage, Main Street; John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim’s "Assassins," a black comedy, opens at 8, Unicorn Theatre, Route 7, Stockbridge, 298-5576. Dinner Theater at the Mansion "Cheek to Cheek: A Celebration of the Music of Irving Berlin," beverages and hors d'oeuvres at 6:30; dinner and show at 7, DeSisto Estate, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4032. Dorset Theatre Festival Agatha Christie's "Appointment with Death," 8, Dorset Playhouse, Route 30, Dorset, Vt., 802-867-5777. Mac-Haydn Theatre "The Secret Garden," opens at 2 and 8, Route 203, Chatham, N.Y., 518-392-9292. The Miniature Theatre of Chester A.A. Milne's "Bother!" adapted by Peter Dennis, 2 and 8, Chester Town Hall, Middlefield Street, Chester, 354-7771. Mixed Company "Sylvia," a comedy by A.R. Gurney, 8, 37 Rosseter St., Great Barrington. Tickets are available at Crystal Essence on Railroad Street, Great Barrington. Music-Theatre Group Roman Paska's "Dead Puppet Talk," a play exploring the expressive potential resulting from the interaction between the living actor and the puppet, opens at 8, Simon’s Rock College, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, 528-7604. News in Revue "Between Iraq and a Hard Place," a cabaret-style satire, 8:30, Cranwell Resort, 55 Lee Road, Lenox, 637-1364. Oldcastle Theatre Company Neil Simon's "The Dinner Party," 8, Bennington Center for the Arts, Route 9 and Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Shakespeare & Company "The Chekhov One-Acts," directed by Normi Noël, 2, Spring Lawn Theatre; "The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by Dave Demke, previews at 3, under the tent at the Rose Footprint Theatre; "A Midsummer Night's Dream,” directed by Kevin G. Coleman, a free performance under the tent on the Rose Footprint, at 6; “Preludes,” a free performance outside Founders’ Theatre at 7:15; “King Lear,” directed by Tina Packer, 8, Founders’ Theatre; Eileen Atkins’ “Vita & Virginia,” directed by Dan McCleary, 8, Spring Lawn Theatre, Kemble Street, Lenox, 637-3353. Theater Barn George S. Kaufman's "Hollywood Pinafore," a comedy, opens at 8, Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., 518-794-8989. Ventfort Hall "Fanny Kemble's Lenox Address," starring Shakespeare & Company actress Elizabeth Raetz, 4, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Weston Playhouse "Ragtime," 8, Main Stage, Main Street, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Williamstown Theatre Festival Tom Stoppard's "Travesties," directed by Gregory Boyd, previews at 3, opens at 8, Main Stage; "Berkshire Village Idiot," a new solo show, written and performed by Michael Isaac, 3 and 8, Nikos Stage, Williams College, Williamstown, 597-3400. Williamstown Theatre Festival Alfred Jarry's "Ubu the King," a Free Theatre production directed by Evan Cabnet, 6, Buxton Field, South Street, Williamstown. Admission is free, no reservations are necessary. For more information, call 597-3399. Friday, August 8 Dance Jacob's Pillow "Inside/Out: Bill Young and Dancers," will perform at 6:30, Inside/Out Stage; Batoto Yetu will perform in "Ngola Nzinga,” a dance-drama of an African princess, at 8, Ted Shawn Theatre, pre-show talk at 7:30, Sommerspace; Croatian choreographer Irma Omerzo will perform in "Mi-Nous,” at 8:15, Doris Duke Studio Theatre; pre-show talk 7:45 on the Doris Duke Studio Theatre porch, post-show talk will follow, George Carter Road, Becket, 243-0745. Lenox Memorial High School The Rahob Dharma Center will present the Tibetan monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery in a performance of ancient Tibetan sacred music and dance dedicated to world healing from 7 to 9, Lenox Memorial High School's Duffin Theater, 197 East St., Lenox. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information, call 518-658-8811. Films Adams Town Hall "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," rated G, will be shown on the lawn of the Adams Town Hall as part of the Movies Under the Stars Series, bring your own lawn chairs and blankets, refreshments will be available, show starts at dusk. Clark Art Institute "Damn the Defiant," a 1962 film, will be shown as part of the Britannia Rules the Waves film series, at 4, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-2303. Mass MoCA "Apocalypse Now," re-edited and with digital sound, will be shown outdoors on the big screen, 9, Hunter Center or Cinema Courtyard, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, 662-2111. Movies on the Common "Ice Age" will be shown at dusk as part of the Movies on the Common series arranged by the Pittsfield Parks Commission; bring lawn chairs, snacks and blankets, Pittsfield Common, 499-9343. Kid Stuff Barrington Stage Company "Once Upon a Mattress," with music by Mary Rodgers, directed by Edie Cowan, a youth theater production, 2 and 7, Springside Park, Pittsfield. For more information, call 528-8888. Berkshire Museum "Chow Time," children can discover the animals that inhabit different regions of the world each week in the Museum's Aquarium, and listen to a story about the featured environments, from 10 to 11; The Shaker Mountain Performing Arts will present "Little Red Riding Hood,” adapted by Seymour Barab, at 11, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Spencertown Academy American Dance Institute will present a dance program performed by dancers from the Hartford Conservatory and the Institute as part of the Fridays are for Kids series, at 11 a.m., Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. Miscellaneous Berkshire Botanical Garden "Ground Covers and Vines," a garden walk highlighting crawling and sprawling plants and how to trellis and support their growth habits, from 9:30 to 11, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. Registration is required: 298-3926. Berkshire Crafts Fair Featuring high quality contemporary and traditional crafts, 11 to 5, Monument Mountain Regional High School, Route 7, Great Barrington, 528-3346. Farmers' Market Local crafts and artisans will highlight the Farmers' Market of Sheffield, 4 to 7, center of town, Sheffield. Middlefield Fair The 148th annual Middlefield Fair begins tonight with a 4x4 stone boat truck pull at 6, gates open at 4, Middlefield Fairgrounds, Bell Road, Middlefield, 623-6064. Sheffield Antiques Show The 55th annual Sheffield Antiques Show, featuring furniture, china, art, silver, quilts, other textiles, silver and more; members of the church will offer lunches, baked goods, jams, gourmet foods to go and homemade pies, from 10 to 4, Mt. Everett High School, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield. Music The Guthrie Center The Mammals will perform, part of the Troubador Series, doors open at 7, show begins at 8, drinks and light fare available, door prizes, 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington. For information or tickets, call 413-528-1955. Marlboro Music The Marlboro Music School and Festival will present a chamber music concert, at 8:30, Marlboro College Dining Hall, Marlboro, Vt. For tickets, 802-254-2394. Norfolk Chamber Music Festival The Tokyo String Quartet, with Claude Frank, piano, and Jesse Levine, viola, will perform "Tokyo, Frank & Levine," at 8, Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate, Routes 44 and 272, Norfolk, Conn., 860-542-3000. The Rising Sun Music Festival Dwight Yoakam, Gin Blossoms, Jeff Pitchell, Warren Brothers, Martina McBride, the Bacon Brothers and Bues Traveler will perform with more than 30 country, rock and blues artists during the Rising Sun Music Festival. The festival will also include a Kids Stage. Indian Lookout Country Club, Pattersonville, N.Y., tickets available at www.risingsunmusicfest.com or at 860-683-2851. Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Elmar Oliveira, violin, will perform works by Ravel, Brahms and Strauss, at 8:15, a pre-concert talk will be held at 7, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. For tickets, call 518-587-3330. Shaker Mountain Performing Arts Festival Massenet's Manon, fully staged, with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Denes Striny, 8, Boland Theatre, Berkshire Community College, West Street, Pittsfield. For tickets call 800-588-9757. The Stockbridge Cabaret David Friedman and Friends will perform, beverages and hors d'oeuvres at 6:30; dinner and show at 7, DeSisto Estate, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4032. Tanglewood Members of the BSO will perform a prelude concert, 6, Ozawa Hall. The Boston Symphony Orchestra with Peter Oundjian, conductor, and Richard Goode, piano, will perform an all-Mozart program, 8:30, the Shed. West Street, Lenox. For tickets, call BSO's SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or Ticketmaster at 413-733-2500, visit the Tanglewood box office at the Tanglewood main entrance in Lenox or visit www.bso.org. The Williams Inn Jim Bayliss and Howie Levitz will perform music for guitar and piano from 8:30 to midnight, On-The-Green, Williamstown, 458-9371. Theater Barrington Stage Company Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things," directed by Andrew Volkoff, 7:30, Stage II; "The Game," a new musical based on “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” directed by Julianne Boyd, 2 and 8, Main Stage, Consolati Performing Arts Center, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield, 528-8888. Berkshire Theatre Festival Lanford Wilson's "Talley’s Folly," a romance directed by Anders Cato, 8, Main Stage, Main Street; John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim’s "Assassins," a black comedy, 8, Unicorn Theatre, Route 7, Stockbridge, 298-5576. Dorset Theatre Festival Agatha Christie's "Appointment with Death," 8, Dorset Playhouse, Route 30, Dorset, Vt., 802-867-5777. Mac-Haydn Theatre "The Secret Garden," 8, Route 203, Chatham, N.Y., 518-392-9292. Main Street Stage "The Beauty Queen of Leenane," by Martin McDonagh, 8, 57 Main St., North Adams. For tickets and information, call 663-3240. The Miniature Theatre of Chester A.A. Milne's "Bother!" adapted by Peter Dennis, 8, Chester Town Hall, Middlefield Street, Chester, 354-7771. Mixed Company "Sylvia," a comedy by A.R. Gurney, 8, 37 Rosseter St., Great Barrington. Tickets are available at Crystal Essence on Railroad Street, Great Barrington. Music-Theatre Group Roman Paska's "Dead Puppet Talk," a play exploring the expressive potential resulting from the interaction between the living actor and the puppet, at 8, Simon’s Rock College, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, 528-7604. News in Revue "Between Iraq and a Hard Place," a cabaret-style satire, 8:30, Cranwell Resort, 55 Lee Road, Lenox, 637-1364. Oldcastle Theatre Company Neil Simon's "The Dinner Party," 8, Bennington Center for the Arts, Route 9 and Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Shakespeare & Company William Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," directed by Dave Demke, previews at noon, under the tent at the Rose Footprint Theatre; "The Chekhov One-Acts," directed by Normi Noël, 2, Spring Lawn Theatre; “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged),” directed by Tony Simotes, 3, Founders’ Theatre; “Preludes,” a free performance outside Founders’ Theatre at 7:15; “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by Daniela Varon, 8, Founders’ Theatre; David Egan’s “The Fly-Bottle,” directed by Tina Packer, 8, Spring Lawn Theatre, Kemble Street, Lenox, 637-3353. Theater Barn George S. Kaufman's "Hollywood Pinafore," a comedy, 8, Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., 518-794-8989. Ventfort Hall "Fanny Kemble's Lenox Address," directed by Andrew Borthwick-Leslie, 4, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Weston Playhouse "Ragtime," 8, Main Stage, Main Street, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Williamstown Theatre Festival Tom Stoppard's "Travesties," directed by Gregory Boyd, 8; kids’ night, Main Stage; "Berkshire Village Idiot," a new solo show, written and performed by Michael Isaac, 8, Nikos Stage, Williams College, Williamstown, 597-3400. Williamstown Theatre Festival "Workshop Presentation: 5-Minute Series," directing assistants and interns collaborate with non-equity actors and apprentices to produce a series of 5-minute plays, as part of the Fridays@3 series, 3, Nikos Stage; Alfred Jarry's "Ubu the King,” a Free Theatre production directed by Evan Cabnet, 6, Buxton Field, South Street, Williamstown. Admission is free. 597-3399. Saturday, August 9 Art Empty Set Gallery An opening reception for "Options R," a multimedia group exhibition of Mass. College of Art Alumni, which is on display through Aug. 24, will be held at 7, 150 South St., Pittsfield, 518-781-3899. Fox-Martin Fine Art Gallery & A "Wet Paint Show" will be held. Artists wishing to participate should register at the gallery at 9. Artists will paint outdoors all day, return to the gallery by 3, and hang their paintings "wet." A sale/reception will be held from 4 to 7. 1100 Main St., Housatonic, 298-0673. Gallery tour New work is on display at Tokonoma Gallery, Fox-Martin Fine Art Gallery &, Gingles Studio, Claymania, Front Street Gallery and Deb Koffman Studio, all in Housatonic. Maps and light refreshments will be available. For more information, call 274-9942. Lenox Gallery of Fine Art "A Weekend with Artist Geoffrey Moss," will be held from 1 to 4, 69 Church St., Lenox. For more information, call 637-2276. Tokonoma Gallery An artist's reception for "You Slept with Her Didn’t You!" an exhibition of works by Richard Britell will be held from 4 to 7, 402 Park St., Housatonic, 274-1166. Dance Jacob's Pillow "PillowTalk: Marge's and Matt’s Movies," screen dancers Marge Champion and Matt Mattox will share their favorite dance scenes, at 4, Sommerspace; "Inside/Out: The School at Jacob’s Pillow: Jazz,” Chet Walker and Matt Mattox will showcase students’ jazz dance work, at 6:30, Inside/Out Stage; Batoto Yetu will perform in "Ngola Nzinga,” a dance-drama of an African princess, at 2 and 8, Ted Shawn Theatre, pre-show talks at 1:30 and 7:30 in Sommerspace; Croatian choreographer Irma Omerzo will perform in “Mi-Nous,” at 2:15 and 8:15, Doris Duke Studio Theatre, pre-show talks at 1:45 and 7:435 on the Doris Duke Studio Theatre porch, George Carter Road, Becket, 243-0745. Mass MoCA "When the World Smells Like Bacon and Other Works," presented by Lawrence Goldhuber, a former Bill T. Jones dancer who dances and shares stories, 8, Courtyard cafe or Club B-10, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, 662-2111. Kid Stuff Barrington Stage Company "Once Upon a Mattress," with music by Mary Rodgers, directed by Edie Cowan, a youth theater production, 2 and 7, Springside Park, Pittsfield. For more information, call 413-528-8888. Berkshire Museum The Shaker Mountain Performing Arts will present "Hansel and Gretel," at 11, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Great Barrington Bandstand David Grover and the Big Bear Band will perform at 10, behind the Town Hall, Castle Street, Great Barrington. Mass MoCA "New World Dance," kids can learn hip-hop and more in this dance class taught by a dancer from Jacob's Pillow, ages 3 to 7 at 10:30 a.m., ages 8 to 12 at 1, Rehearsal Hall, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams. Registration required, call 662-2111. Lecture Clark Art Institute Robert K. Wallace, author, will present a lecture titled "Turner Paintings in Melville's Imagination," at 2, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-2303. Miscellaneous Berkshire Crafts Fair Featuring high quality contemporary and traditional crafts, 10 to 6, Monument Mountain Regional High School, Route 7, Great Barrington, 528-3346. Craft Fair/Bake Sale The Lenox Youth Basketball Association's 15th annual fundraising craft fair featuring 50 crafters from New England, will be held from 9:30 to 5; and an old fashioned bake sale will be held from 9:30 to noon, Lilac Park, Lenox. Guided walking tour The Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Berkshire County Historical Commission present free walking tours throughout the historic district of Pittsfield; the tours begin at the new Pittsfield Visitors Center, located at 121 South St., at 10. A brochure explaining the tours is available or call 395-0105. Middlefield Fair The 148th annual Middlefield Fair continues today with a pancake breakfast, the antique and farm tractor pulls by the Western Mass. Tractor Pullers Association, a 12' horse pull, a Mad Science Stage Show and Activity Center, youth sheep show and obstacle course, family games, a performance by Just N’ Kase and much more, Middlefield Fairgrounds, Bell Road, Middlefield, 623-6064. Papyri Books Frank Tempone will host "WordPlay," an evening of readings featuring Cynthia Saunders at 7:30, and a spoken word open mic at 8, refreshments will be available, reception begins at 7, 49 Main St., North Adams, 662-2099. Sheffield Antiques Show The 55th annual Sheffield Antiques Show, featuring furniture, china, art, silver, quilts, other textiles, silver and more; lunches, baked goods, jams, gourmet foods to go and homemade pies, from 10 to 4, Mt. Everett High School, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield. Music Berkshire Choral Festival Festival members, conducted by Brian Kay, will perform works by J.S. Bach and Mendelssohn, at 8, Rovensky Concert Shed, Berkshire School, Route 41, Sheffield, 229-8526. Chamber Music Festival A string quartet will perform in a free chamber concert, featuring Reza Vali's "Two Folksongs," plus works by Brahms and Jongen, at 8, Bennington College’s Greenwall Auditorium, just off Route 67A, North Bennington, Vt. The Guthrie Center John Flynn will perform, part of the Troubador Series, doors open at 7, show begins at 8, drinks and light fare available, door prizes, also, a children's show at 2, 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington. For information or tickets, call 528-1955. Hubbard Hall Kevin McGuire, Broadway alumnus, actress/singer Mariah Sanford-White and accompanist Richard Cherry will perform "Great American Songbook," at 8, 4 West Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. Reservations are recommended: 518-677-5626. Marlboro Music The Marlboro Music School and Festival will present varied chamber music, at 8:30, Persons Auditorium, Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vt. For tickets and more information, call 802-254-2394 after June 25. Music Mountain The Elite Syncopation will perform ragtime and early jazz compositions, at 8, Route 63, Falls Village, Conn., 860-824-7126. Naumkeag John Suters will perform classical guitar as part of the Music in the Gardens music series, from noon to 1, Stockbridge, 298-3239. Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Eliot Fisk, guitar; Rene Izquierdo, guitar; Sean McClowry, bass; Frank Morelli, bassoon, and Pablo Ziegler, composer and piano, will perform in a program titled "La Música, El Baile: Hispanico!" at 8, Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate, Routes 44 and 272, Norfolk, Conn., 860-542-3000. Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum "A Perfect Spot of Tea," enjoy high tea as the New Goshen Rollers perform on the back veranda, seatings at 2:30 and 3:30, Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, 130 River Drive, two miles north of the junction of Routes 9 and 47 north, Hadley, 584-4699. The Rising Sun Music Festival Dwight Yoakam, Gin Blossoms, Jeff Pitchell, Warren Brothers, Martina McBride, the Bacon Brothers and Bues Traveler will perform with more than 30 country, rock and blues artists during the Rising Sun Music Festival. The festival will also include a Kids Stage. Indian Lookout Country Club, Pattersonville, N.Y. Tickets available at www.risingsunmusicfest.com or 860-683-2851. Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Joshua Bell, violin, and Boris Pergamenchikov, cello, will perform works by Beethoven, Brahms, Rachmaninoff and Ravel, at 8:15, a pre-concert talk will be held at 7, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. For tickets, call 518-587-3330. Shaker Mountain Performing Arts Festival Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, fully staged, with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Samuel Bill, 8, Boland Theatre, Berkshire Community College, West Street, Pittsfield. For tickets call 800-588-9757. The Stockbridge Cabaret David Friedman and Friends will perform, beverages and hors d'oeuvres at 6:30; dinner and show at 7, DeSisto Estate, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4032. Tanglewood The BUTI Young Artists Chorus, conducted by Ann Howard Jones, will perform works by Schuetz, Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann and Ligeti, 2:30, Ozawa Hall.The TMC Fellows will present a prelude concert, 6, Ozawa Hall. The Boston Symphony Orchestra with Edo de Waart, conductor, and Yefim Bronfman, piano, will perform works by Adams and Tchaikovsky, 8:30, the Shed. A pre-rehearsal talk will be given at 9:30 a.m.; an open rehearsal will be held at 10:30 a.m., the Shed. West Street, Lenox. For tickets, call BSO's SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or Ticketmaster at 413-733-2500 or visit the Tanglewood box office at the Tanglewood main entrance in Lenox. The Williams Inn The Walt Lehmann Band will perform four-piece jazz music from 8 to midnight, On-The-Green, Williamstown, 458-9371. Theater Barrington Stage Company Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things," directed by Andrew Volkoff, 7:30, Stage II; "The Game," a new musical based on “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” directed by Julianne Boyd, 8, Main Stage, Consolati Performing Arts Center, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield, 528-8888. Berkshire Theatre Festival Lanford Wilson's "Talley’s Folly," a romance directed by Anders Cato, 2 and closes at 8, Main Stage, Main Street; John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim’s "Assassins," a black comedy, 8, Unicorn Theatre, Route 7, Stockbridge, 298-5576. Dorset Theatre Festival Agatha Christie's "Appointment with Death," 4 and closes at 8:30, Dorset Playhouse, Route 30, Dorset, Vt., 802-867-5777. Mac-Haydn Theatre "The Secret Garden," 5 and 8:30, Route 203, Chatham, N.Y., 518-392-9292. Main Street Stage "The Beauty Queen of Leenane," by Martin McDonagh, 8, 57 Main St., North Adams. For tickets and information, call 663-3240. The Miniature Theatre of Chester A.A. Milne's "Bother!" adapted by Peter Dennis, 8, Chester Town Hall, Middlefield Street, Chester, 354-7771. Mixed Company "Sylvia," a comedy by A.R. Gurney, 8, 37 Rosseter St., Great Barrington. Tickets are available at Crystal Essence on Railroad Street, Great Barrington. Music-Theatre Group Roman Paska's "Dead Puppet Talk," a play exploring the expressive potential resulting from the interaction between the living actor and the puppet, closes at 8, Simon’s Rock College, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, 528-7604. News in Revue "Between Iraq and a Hard Place," a cabaret-style satire, 8:30, Cranwell Resort, 55 Lee Road, Lenox, 637-1364. Oldcastle Theatre Company Neil Simon's "The Dinner Party," 2 and closes at 8, Bennington Center for the Arts, Route 9 and Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Shakespeare & Company "A Midsummer Night's Dream," directed by Kevin G. Coleman, a free performance under the tent on the Rose Footprint, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; "Vita & Virginia,” directed by Dan McCleary, 10:30, Spring Lawn Theatre; "The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by Dave Demke, previews at noon, under the tent at the Rose Footprint Theatre; “The Chekhov One-Acts,” directed by Normi Noël, 2, Spring Lawn Theatre; “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged),” directed by Tony Simotes, 3, Founders’ Theatre; “Preludes,” a free performance outside Founders’ Theatre at 7:15; “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by Daniela Varon, 8, Founders’ Theatre; David Egan’s “The Fly-Bottle,” directed by Tina Packer, 8, Spring Lawn Theatre, Kemble Street, Lenox, 637-3353. Theater Barn George S. Kaufman's "Hollywood Pinafore," a comedy, 5 and 8:30, Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., 518-794-8989. Ventfort Hall "Fanny Kemble's Lenox Address," starring Shakespeare & Company actress Elizabeth Raetz, 4, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Weston Playhouse "Ragtime," 3 and 8, Main Stage, Main Street, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Williamstown Theatre Festival Tom Stoppard's "Travesties," directed by Gregory Boyd, 4 and 8:30, Main Stage; "Berkshire Village Idiot," a new solo show, written and performed by Michael Isaac, 4 and 8:30, Nikos Stage, Goodrich Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, 597-3400. Williamstown Theatre Festival Alfred Jarry's "Ubu the King," a Free Theatre production directed by Evan Cabnet, closes at 6, Buxton Field, South Street, Williamstown. Admission is free, no reservations are necessary. For more information, call 597-3399. Sunday, August 10 Art Lenox Gallery of Fine Art "A Weekend with Artist Geoffrey Moss," will be held from 1 to 4, 69 Church St., Lenox. For more information, call 637-2276. Dance Jacob's Pillow Batoto Yetu will perform in "Ngola Nzinga," a dance-drama of an African princess, closes at 2, Ted Shawn Theatre, pre-show talk at 1:30 in Sommerspace; Croatian choreographer Irma Omerzo will perform in "Mi-Nous," closes at 5, Doris Duke Studio Theatre, pre-show talk at 4:30, Doris Duke Studio Theatre porch, George Carter Road, Becket, 243-0745. Shady Pines Campground The Mello-Tones Polka Band will perform from 11 to 6, visitors can dance from 1 to 5, 547 Loop Road, Savoy, 743-2694. Kid Stuff Barrington Stage Company "Once Upon a Mattress," with music by Mary Rodgers, directed by Edie Cowan, a youth theater production, closes at 2, Springside Park, Pittsfield. For more information, call 528-8888. Miscellaneous Becket Arts Center "Artist's Studio Tour," meet at the Becket Arts Center, participants will receive detailed maps and directions to the artists’ studios, then visit each studio at their own pace, from 10 to 4, Becket Arts Center, Route 8, Becket, 623-6635. Berkshire Crafts Fair Featuring high quality contemporary and traditional crafts, 10 to 5, Monument Mountain Regional High School, Route 7, Great Barrington, 528-3346. Craft Fair/Bake Sale The Lenox Youth Basketball Association's 15th annual fundraising craft fair featuring 50 crafters from New England, will be held from 9:30 to 4:30; and a pancake breakfast will be served from 7:30 to noon, Lilac Park, Lenox. Dickinson Homestead & The Evergreens "At Home and Glad: Tours and Tea," visitors can explore the busy Evergreens and the quieter Homestead in this tour of the two Dickinson houses, followed by tea on the grounds, from 1:30 to 4, Main Street, Amherst. To register, call 542-8161. Middlefield Fair The 148th annual Middlefield Fair concludes today with a pancake breakfast, Mad Science Stage Show and Activity Center, a performance by the Don Sawyer Band, the Demolition Derby, food, games, rides, pie eating contest and an antique farm tool museum, Middlefield Fairgrounds, Bell Road, Middlefield, 623-6064. Sheffield Antiques Show The 55th annual Sheffield Antiques Show, featuring furniture, china, art, silver, quilts, other textiles, silver and more; lunches, baked goods, jams, gourmet foods to go and homemade pies, from 10 to 4, Mt. Everett High School, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield. Music Lenox Memorial High School Peri Smilow will perform in a concert of traditional and original compositions, presented by the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, at 7:30, Lenox Memorial High School's Duffin Theater, 197 East Street, Lenox. Tickets are available at the door. Marlboro Music The Marlboro Music School and Festival will present varied chamber music, at 2:30, Persons Auditorium, Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vt. For tickets and more information, call 802-254-2394. Music Mountain The Zapolski String Quartet of Denmark, with Tanja Zapolski, piano, will perform works by Haydn, Shostakovitch and Mendelssohn, at 3, Route 63, Falls Village, Conn., 860-824-7126. The Rising Sun Music Festival Dwight Yoakam, Gin Blossoms, Jeff Pitchell, Warren Brothers, Martina McBride, the Bacon Brothers and Bues Traveler will perform with more than 30 country, rock and blues artists during the Rising Sun Music Festival. The festival will also include a Kids Stage. Indian Lookout Country Club in Pattersonville, N.Y. Tickets available at www.risingsunmusicfest.com or 860-683-2851. St. Luke's Old Stone Church Traditional New England music will be performed by members of the Flying Garbanzos, 5. Donations accepted for musicians, refreshments will be sold. St. Luke's Old Stone Church, Route 7, Lanesboro, 499-8928. Sevenars Music Festival The New England Winds, the Woodwind Quintet of the United States Air Force Band of Liberty, will perform with Robelyn Schrade, pianist, at 4, The Academy, South Ireland Street and Route 112, South Worthington, 238-5854. Shaker Mountain Performing Arts Festival Donizetti's L’Elisir d’Amore, fully staged, with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Elaine Rinaldi, 3, and Shaker on Parade, festival participants perform arias and ensembles from favorite operas, 8, Boland Theatre, Berkshire Community College, West Street, Pittsfield. For tickets, call 800-588-9757. Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Saratoga Chamber Music Festival, conducted by James MacMillan, with Joshua Bell, violin, will perform works by Stravinsky, MacMillan and Beethoven, at 2:15, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. For tickets, call 518-587-3330. Tanglewood The Boston Symphony Orchestra with Edo de Waart, conductor, and Renee Fleming, soprano, will perform an all-Strauss program, 2:30, the Shed. The TMC Fellows will perform chamber music, 10 a.m., Ozawa Hall. The Tanglewood Music Center Vocal Fellows and Orchestra with Stefan Asbury and Robert Spano, conductors, Lucy Shelton, soprano, Dawn Upshaw, soprano, will perform two operas; Zuidam's Rage d’Amours and Ainadamar by Golijov, 8:30, the Theatre. West Street, Lenox. For tickets, call BSO’s SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or Ticketmaster at 413-733-2500, visit the Tanglewood box office at the Tanglewood main entrance in Lenox or visit www.bso.org. Ventfort Hall A "Two Stars Concert," will be performed at 6, featuring Emanuel Borok, violin, and Jakov Jakoulov, piano. Tickets are available for the concert only or with a gourmet dinner to follow. 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. The Williams Inn Miss B. Haven will perform in a cabaret show, at 9:15, On-The-Green, Williamstown, 458-9371. Outdoor Activities Bryant Homestead "From Field to Forest: The Historic Landscape," a two-hour guided walk led by Jose Garcia, the Trustees of Reservation's Western regional ecologist, will be held at 10 and again at 1, Cummington. Registration is required: 634-2244. Trustees of Reservations "Natural History Canoe Trip -- Housatonic River," paddle the Housatonic with a naturalist guide and look for wildlife; bring a hat, sunscreen, water and binoculars, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Bartholomew's Cobble, Sheffield, 229-8600. Theater Barrington Stage Company Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things," directed by Andrew Volkoff, closes at 7:30, Stage II; "The Game," a new musical based on “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” directed by Julianne Boyd, 5, Main Stage, Consolati Performing Arts Center, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield, 528-8888. Mac-Haydn Theatre "The Secret Garden," 2 and 7, Route 203, Chatham, N.Y., 518-392-9292. Main Street Stage "The Beauty Queen of Leenane," by Martin McDonagh, 2, 57 Main St., North Adams. For tickets and information, call 663-3240. The Miniature Theatre of Chester A.A. Milne's "Bother!" adapted by Peter Dennis, 2, Chester Town Hall, Middlefield Street, Chester, 354-7771. Mixed Company "Sylvia," a comedy by A.R. Gurney, 8, 37 Rosseter St., Great Barrington. Tickets are available at Crystal Essence on Railroad Street, Great Barrington. News in Revue "Between Iraq and a Hard Place," a cabaret-style satire, 8:30, Cranwell Resort, 55 Lee Road, Lenox, 637-1364. Shakespeare & Company "Shakespeare and the Language that Shaped a World," a free performance under the tent at the Rose Footprint, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; "Vita & Virginia,” directed by Dan McCleary, 10:30, Spring Lawn Theatre; "The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by Dave Demke, opens at noon, under the tent at the Rose Footprint Theatre; “The Chekhov One-Acts,” directed by Normi Noël, 2, Spring Lawn Theatre; “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by Daniela Varon, 3, Founders' Theatre; “Preludes,” a free performance outside Founders’ Theatre at 7:15; “King Lear,” directed by Tina Packer, 8, Founders’ Theatre; “The Fly-Bottle,” directed by Tina Packer, 8, Spring Lawn Theatre, Kemble Street, Lenox, 637-3353. Theater Barn George S. Kaufman's "Hollywood Pinafore," a comedy, 2 and 7, Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., 518-794-8989. Ventfort Hall "Fanny Kemble's Lenox Address," directed by Andrew Borthwick-Leslie, 10 a.m., 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Weston Playhouse "Ragtime," 7, Main Stage, Main Street, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Williamstown Theatre Festival Tom Stoppard's "Travesties," directed by Gregory Boyd, 2, Main Stage; "Berkshire Village Idiot," a new solo show, written and performed by Michael Isaac, directed by Barry Edelstein, closes at 2, Nikos Stage, Williams College, Williamstown, 597-3400. Monday, August 11 Film Berkshire Jewish Film Festival "MAX," a drama starring John Cusack and Noah Taylor, will be shown at 7:30, Knesset Israel Synagogue, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, 443-2134. Kid Stuff Mac-Haydn Theater "Flapper," a Mac-Haydn Children's Theater Workshop tribute to the Roaring Twenties, at 5 and 7:30, Route 203, Chatham, N.Y., 518-392-9292. Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes The Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes present "Snow White," at 11 and 2, the Puppet Theatre is at the Lenox House Shops, Routes 7 and 20, Lenox. For tickets call 698-2591. Lecture Brandeis in the Berkshires A panel discussion on the relationship between religion and politics in the Middle East will take place at 8 p.m., with James Carroll, Boston Globe columnist; Yossi Klein Halevi, Jerusalem Post columnist; Khaleel Mohammed, assistant professor of religion at San Diego State University; and Jack Wertheimer, provost of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Shakespeare & Co. Founders Theatre, 70 Kemble St., Lenox. For tickets, call 637-1199. The Mount Daniel Bratton will present "Yrs. Ever Affly: The Importance of Gardens in Edith Wharton's Letters to Louis Bromfield," as part of the Women of Achievement Lecture Series, at 4, The Mount, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox. Register: 637-1899, ext. 104. Music Becket Arts Center Soprano Arlene Adler, baritone Abe Polakoff and pianist James Soluri, will perform "An American Songbook" as part of the Words and Music In the Arts Series at 7:30, Becket Arts Center, Route 8, Becket, 623-6635. Stockbridge Chamber Concerts Yevgeny Kutik and Gabriel Lefkowitz, violin; Luke Massery and Elizabeth Hagenah, piano; Dr. Murray Lefkowitz, honorary master of ceremonies, and others will perform in a "Young Artists Concert," at 8, a reception will follow, Searles Castle, South Main Street, Great Barrington, 1-888-528-7728. Stockbridge Summer Music Barbara and Gerhardt Suhrstedt, piano duettists, will perform the music of Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikowsky and more, at 8; a pre-concert dinner is available at 6, Seven Hills Inn, Plunkett Street, Lenox, 443-1138. Tanglewood The Tanglewood Music Center Vocal Fellows and Orchestra with Stefan Asbury and Robert Spano, conductors, Lucy Shelton, soprano, Dawn Upshaw, soprano, will perform two operas; Zuidam's Rage d’Amours and Ainadamar by Golijov, 8:30, the Theatre. A program of solo and chamber piano music, 12:30, Chamber Music Hall. West Street, Lenox. For tickets, call BSO’s SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or Ticketmaster at 413-733-2500. The Williams Inn Miss B. Haven will perform in a cabaret show, at 9:15, On-The-Green, Williamstown, 458-9371. Theater Berkshire Theatre Festival John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins," a black comedy, 8; a talk back session will follow, Unicorn Theatre, Route 7, Stockbridge, 298-5576. News in Revue "Between Iraq and a Hard Place," a cabaret-style satire, 8:30, Cranwell Resort, 55 Lee Road, Lenox, 637-1364. Tuesday, August 12 Kid Stuff Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes "Sleeping Beauty," at 11 and 2, the Puppet Theatre is at the Lenox House Shops, Routes 7 and 20, Lenox. For tickets call 698-2591. Lecture The Berkshire Museum Norman Fisher, cellist and Tanglewood Music Center faculty member, will present a chamber music master class, as part of the ReDiscovering Music Lecture Series, from 10 to noon, Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171, ext. 10. Sheffield Art League Rosa and Aaron Esman will present a lecture and slide show on outsider art from 6 to 7:30, South Berkshire Community Center, 15 Crissey Road, Great Barrington. Miscellaneous Tour A free two-hour tour of Shakespeare & Company's new home will be given at 10 a.m., Miller Building, 70 Kemble St., Lenox, 637-1199, ext. 100. Music Clark Art Institute Williamstown Chamber Concerts, the Raphael Trio, will perform in a Summer Band Concert, at 8, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-2303. Stockbridge Summer Music Bob Connors, trombone, and his sextet will perform Dixieland music in a program titled "New Orleans Jazz Artists II," at 8; a pre-concert dinner is available at 6, Seven Hills Inn, Plunkett Street, Lenox, 443-1138. Tanglewood Jethro Tull and Orchestra will perform, 7, the Shed. West Street, Lenox. For tickets, call BSO's SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or Ticketmaster at 413-733-2500. Williamstown Chamber Concerts The Raphael Trio will perform works by Dvorak, Brahms and Kosten, at 8, Clark Art Institute's auditorium, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-8273. Theater Barrington Stage Company "The Game," a new musical based on "Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” directed by Julianne Boyd, 7, Main Stage, Consolati Performing Arts Center, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield, 528-8888. Berkshire Theatre Festival J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan," directed by Eric Hill, previews at 7:30, Main Stage, Main Street; John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim’s "Assassins," a black comedy, 8, Unicorn Theatre, Route 7, Stockbridge, Mass., 413-298-5576. Dinner Theater at the Mansion "Cheek to Cheek: A Celebration of the Music of Irving Berlin," beverages and hors d'oeuvres at 6:30; dinner and show at 7, DeSisto Estate, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4032. News in Revue "Between Iraq and a Hard Place," a cabaret-style satire, 8:30, Cranwell Resort, 55 Lee Road, Lenox, 637-1364. Shakespeare & Company "The Chekhov One-Acts," directed by Normi Noël, 2, Spring Lawn Theatre; "The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by Dave Demke, 3, under the tent at the Rose Footprint Theatre; "Preludes,” outside Founders' Theatre at 7:15; “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by Daniela Varon, 8, Founders’ Theatre; “Vita & Virginia,” directed by Dan McCleary, 8, Spring Lawn Theatre, Kemble Street, Lenox, 637-3353. Weston Playhouse "Ragtime," 8, Main Stage, Main Street, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Williamstown Theatre Festival Tom Stoppard's "Travesties," directed by Gregory Boyd, 8, Main Stage; "The Chekhov Cycle: Vanya," actors and directors will read Anton Chekhov’s play, 8, Nikos Stage, Williams College, Williamstown, 597-3400. Wednesday, August 13 Dance Jacob's Pillow "PillowTalk: Uniting Worlds of Dance," Akram Khan brings together dance from India, Bangladesh and the United Kingdom, at 5, Sommerspace; "Inside/ Out: Akram Khan Dance Company,” the company blends contemporary movement with the precision of Indian classical dance, at 6:30, Inside/Out Stage; The Stephen Petronio Company will perform in "City of Twist,” with original score by Laurie Anderson, opens at 8, Ted Shawn Theatre, George Carter Road, Becket, 243-0745. Miscellaneous Berkshire Botanical Garden "Putting Foods By ... Preserving the Season's Harvest Series: Canning and Freezing," using local produce, participants will learn how to freeze, can and preserve a wide array of foods, instructed by Elisabeth Cary, from 1 to 3, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. Registration is required: 298-3926. Sheep Hill The Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation will host an open house of Sheep Hill; visitors can tour the former Rosenburg house and learn more about WRLF, 1 to 4, 671 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown, 458-2494. Ventfort Hall Joan R. Olshansky will present a talk, "The Morgans of Ventfort Hall," at 4, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Music Berkshire Highlanders The band will rehearse from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Banknorth parking lot, Center and West streets, Pittsfield. In the case of inclement weather, they will rehearse indoors at South Congregational Church, South Street, Pittsfield, 447-7050. The Guthrie Center "Ribbon of Highway -- Endless Skyway," a tribute in the spirit of Woody Guthrie will be performed, doors open at 7, show begins at 8, drinks and light fare available, door prizes, 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington, 528-1955. Onota Lake Fly By Night will perform from 6 to 8 as part of the Live on the Lake Concert Series, Onota Lake, next to the Controy Pavilion, Pittsfield, 499-3333. Tanglewood The Boston Symphony Chamber Players with Joseph Kalichstein, piano, and Ludovic Morlot, conductor, will perform works by Lutoslawski, Harbison and Brahms, 8:30, the Shed, West Street, Lenox. For tickets, call BSO's SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or Ticketmaster at 413-733-2500. Trinity Church Joan Kwoun and Joel Smirnoff, violins, and Evan Solomon, piano, will perform works by Bach, Faure and Brahms, at 6, 88 Walker St., Lenox. Windsor Lake Champagne Jam will perform as part of the Free Concerts at Windsor Lake series, from 7 to 8:30, bring a chair or blanket, North Adams. Rain date is Sunday. Theater Barrington Stage Company "The Game," a new musical based on "Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” directed by Julianne Boyd, 8, Main Stage, Consolati Performing Arts Center, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield, 528-8888. Berkshire Theatre Festival J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan," directed by Eric Hill, opens 7:30, Main Stage, Main Street; John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim’s "Assassins," a black comedy, 8, Unicorn Theatre, Route 7, Stockbridge, 298-5576. Dinner Theater at the Mansion "Cheek to Cheek: A Celebration of the Music of Irving Berlin," beverages and hors d'oeuvres at 6:30; dinner and show at 7, DeSisto Estate, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4032. Mac-Haydn Theatre "The Secret Garden," 2 and 8, Route 203, Chatham, N.Y., 518-392-9292. The Miniature Theatre of Chester A.A. Milne's "Bother!" adapted by Peter Dennis, 8, Chester Town Hall, Middlefield Street, Chester, 354-7771. Shakespeare & Company "The Chekhov One-Acts," directed by Normi Noël, 2, Spring Lawn Theatre; "The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by Dave Demke, 3, under the tent at the Rose Footprint Theatre; "Shakespeare and the Language that Shaped a World,” by William Shakespeare and the Company's Education Program, a free performance under the tent at the Rose Footprint, at 6; “Preludes,” a free performance outside Founders’ Theatre at 7:15; “King Lear,” directed by Tina Packer, 8, Founders’ Theatre; “Vita & Virginia,” directed by Dan McCleary, 8, Spring Lawn Theatre, Kemble Street, Lenox, 637-3353. Ventfort Hall "Fanny Kemble's Lenox Address," 7:30, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Weston Playhouse "Ragtime," 3 and 8, Main Stage, Main Street, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Williamstown Theatre Festival Tom Stoppard's "Travesties," directed by Gregory Boyd, 8, Main Stage; "The Cheknov Cycle: Sisters," actors and directors will read Anton Chekhov’s play, 8, Nikos Stage, Williams College, Williamstown, 597-3400. |
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