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• Calendar Calendar Thursday, August 14 Kid Stuff Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes The Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes present "Three Little Pigs," at 11 and 2, the Puppet Theatre at the Lenox House Shops, Routes 7 and 20, Lenox. For tickets call 698-2591. Dance Jacob's Pillow "Inside/Out: Sandy Silva," percussive dancer Sandy Silva and fiddler Laura Risk will perform a mix of traditional Scottish and Irish music with Celtic, flamenco and tap dance, at 6:30, Inside/ Out Stage; The Stephen Petronio Company will perform "City of Twist,” with original score by music and art innovator Laurie Anderson, at 8, Ted Shawn Theatre, pre-show talk at 7:30, Sommerspace, a post-show talk will follow; the Akram Khan Dance Company will perform the U.S. premiere of "Kaash,” opens at 8:15, Doris Duke Studio Theatre, pre-show talk at 7:45 on the Doris Duke Studio Theatre porch, George Carter Road, Becket, 243-0745. Lectures Clark Art Institute Brian Allen, curator of American paintings, will present a lecture on Winslow Homer's "Undertow," as part of the Desert Island Pictures lecture series, at 12:30, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-2303. The Mount Richard Guy Wilson will present "McKim, Mead and White in the Berkshires," as part of the Civilized Living Lecture Series, at 4, The Mount, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox. For reservations, call 637-1899, ext. 104. Norman Rockwell Museum James MacGregor Burns, Pulitzer Prize-winning Presidential biographer and author, will present a lecture titled "Contemporary Perspectives on the Concept of Freedom," and sign his book, "The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America," at 5:30, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. Miscellaneous Berkshire Theatre Festival The theater company will celebrate its 75th birthday with a day of events including a Buy-A-Memory Tag Sale beginning at 12:30 featuring hundreds of theatrical items, including props and costumes, from scores of BTF productions; the BTF and the Stockbridge Post Office will sell commemorative cancellation stamps on the festival's 75th anniversary envelopes; a host of children’s activities; David Grover will perform at 4:30; a free barbecue will be held at 6, and more, Route 7, Stockbridge, 298-5576. Berkshire Writers Room Jenifer Augur and David Giannini, local writers whose work appears in the current issue of The Berkshire Review, will read from their work, followed by an open-mic session, at 6:30. Aaron M. Beatty will be the host. Club Red, Wendell Avenue Extension, Pittsfield. Music Curtisville Consortium Members of the Boston Symphony and friends will perform a tribute to the life and vitality of longtime Curtisville friend, Evelyn Burbank, featuring works by Bloch, Stravinsky and Dvorak, at 8, Trinity Church, Walker Street, Lenox, 637-4129. The Egg The Robert Cray Band will perform blues and Southern soul, at 8, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. 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. Hubbard Hall Kevin McGuire, artistic director of The Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall, will be joined by actress/singer Mariah Sanford-White and accompanist Richard Cherry in "Great American Songbook," featuring works by Gershwin, Porter, Berlin, Richard Rodgers and others, 8, 4 West Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. For reservations, call 518-677-5626. Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Martha Argerich, piano, will perform works by Musorgsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, 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. Tanglewood The Juilliard String Quartet will perform works by Haydn, Schuller and Beethoven, 8:30, Ozawa Hall, West Street, Lenox. For tickets, call BSO's SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or Ticketmaster at 413-733-2500. Sports Berkshire Black Bears The Berkshire Black Bears vs. Bangor, 7:05, Wahconah Park, Wahconah Street, Pittsfield, 448-2255. Theater Barrington Stage Company "The Game," a musical based on "Les Liaisons Dangereuses” by Cholderos de Laclos, with book and lyrics by Amy Powers and David Topchik, music by Megan Cavallari, 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, 2 and 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, Rt. 183, Stockbridge, 298-4032. Dorset Theatre Festival Larry Shue's "The Foreigner," a comedy, opens at 8, Dorset Playhouse, Cheney Lane, Dorset, Vt. For tickets, call 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. Mass MoCA Williamstown Theatre Festival, in conjunction with mad dog, a New York-based experimental theatre company, will perform LEM, a work in progress, at 8 in the Rehearsal Hall, Mass MoCA, Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, 662-2111. 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. 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," translated by Eric Bentley and Theodore Hoffman from Anton Chekhov, directed by Normi Noël, 2, Spring Lawn Theatre; William Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by Dave Demke, 3, under the tent at the Rose Footprint Theatre; William Shakespeare’s "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; William Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” directed by Tina Packer, 8, Founders’ Theatre; Eileen Atkins’ “Vita & Virginia,” adapted from correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, directed by Dan McCleary, 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 John Gardner's "Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address," starring Shakespeare & Company actress Elizabeth Raetz, directed by Andrew Borthwick-Leslie, 4, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Weston Playhouse "Ragtime," by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, 8, Main Stage, Main Street, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Williamstown Theatre Festival Tom Stoppard's "Travesties," directed by Gregory Boyd, 3 and 8, Main Stage; "The Chekhov Cycle: The Cherry Orchard," actors and directors will read Chekhov’s final play, 8, Nikos Stage; Cabaret, 11 p.m., Goodrich Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, 597-3400. Friday, August 15 Art Geoffrey Young Gallery An opening reception for "Inside Scoop (by Design)," a new group show, will be held from 5:30 to 7:30, 40 Railroad St., Great Barrington, 528-6210. The Spencertown Academy "Plein Air Landscape Painting," will be led by Jim Coes, today from 7 to 9 p.m., tomorrow from 9 to 5 and Sunday, 10 to 1. Paint directly from nature. Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y. For information, call 518-392-3693. Dance Jacob's Pillow "Inside/Out: Lasandhi Dance Theater," dancers will perform a mix of classical Indian dance and modern choreography, at 6:30, Inside/Out Stage; The Stephen Petronio Company will perform "City of Twist,” with original score by music and art innovator Laurie Anderson, at 8, Ted Shawn Theatre, pre-show talk at 7:30, Sommerspace; the Akram Khan Dance Company will perform the U.S. premiere of "Kaash,” at 8:15, Doris Duke Studio Theatre, pre-show talk at 7:45, Doris Duke Studio Theatre porch, a post-show talk will follow, George Carter Road, Becket, 243-0745. Films Adams Town Hall "Like Mike," rated PG, 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 "Persuasion," a 1995 film, will be shown as part of the Britannia Rules the Waves film series, at 4, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-2303. Movies on the Common "The Rookie" will be shown at dusk as part of the Movies on the Common series arranged by the Pittsfield Parks Commission; bring lawn chairs and blankets, Pittsfield Common, 499-9343. Kids' Stuff 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, 10 to 11, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Chesterwood "Sculpture is Fun!," designed for families with school-age children, ages 5-12, will include a hands-on sculpture workshop, an additional fee of $3 is added to each child's admission for hands-on workshop, Fridays through Aug. 29, at 10:30, Route 183, Glendale section of Stockbridge, 298-3579, ext. 215. Circus Camp The Berkshire Chidren's Circus Camp will present its annual grand finale performance at 7. Young performers, ages 8 to 15, will display their new circus skills of tumbling, artistic cycling, juggling, clowning, stilt and wire walking, trapeze skills, and pyramids. Music is provided by the Eagles Band. Paterson Field House, Berkshire Community College, West Street, Pittsfield. For information, call 499-4660, ext. 375. Spencertown Academy Matt Leroux from the New England Heritage Breeds Conservancy will teach about chickens and turkeys as part of the Fridays are for Kids series, at 11 a.m., Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. Lecture Simon's Rock College "The Diary of Anne Frank: Visions and Revisions," will be discussed by Bernard F. Rodgers, Carol Gilligan and Lawrence S. Graver, from 3 to 4:30, as part of the Berkshire Institute for Lifetime Learning's summer series, Simon’s Rock’s lecture hall, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington. For reservations, call 499-4660, ext. 456. Miscellaneous Chesterwood Sculpture walking tours, 45-minute tours of "Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood," an exhibition of sculpture on Chesterwood's grounds, will be given at 1, 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge, 298-3579. Circus Camp The Berkshire Children's Circus Camp will present its annual grand finale performance, culminating its three-week day camp, of tumbling, artistic cycling, juggling, clowning, stilt and wire walking, trapeze skills and pyramids, music will be provided by the Eagles Band, at 7, Paterson Field House, Berkshire Community College, 1350 West St., Pittsield, 499-4660, ext. 375. Mass MoCA "America Rewritten," author Rick Moody will share stories of his life and discuss his writing, 7, Courtyard Cafe or Club B-10, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams. For tickets, call 662-2111. Norman Rockwell Museum "Artists in a Small Town," a gallery talk exploring the art and lives of several prominent "Saturday Evening Post” cover illustrators who lived in the rural village of Arlington, Vt., at 2:30, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. Music Berkshire Mountain Music Festival The sixth annual Berkshire Mountain Music Festival begins tonight with performances by Medeski Martin & Wood among others, Ski Butternut, Route 23, Great Barrington. For tickets, call 877-423-3787. The Guthrie Center Norman Schell and Youth Well Spent will perform, as 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, 528-1955. Music Mountain Faculty of the Hartford Conservatory will perform works by Mozart, The Beatles and others, at 8, Route 63, Falls Village, Conn. For tickets, call 860-672-0233. Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Allan Dean, trumpet; Clive Greensmith, cello; Kikuei Ikeda, violin; Jesse Levine, viola, and Frank Morelli, bassoon, will perform in a program titled "Old and New VI," at 8, Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate, Routes 44 and 272, Norfolk, Conn., 860-542-3000. Pioneer Arts Center Matt Hebert will open for Ray Mason Band & The Lonesome Brothers at 8, Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St., Easthampton, 527-3700. Pleshakov Music Center Jerome Reed, pianist; Kristin Bacchiocchi, flute, and Paula Sarathy, narrator, will perform "Hudson River Regional Festival Event No. 1: Music from Historic New England," featuring works by Charles Ives at 8, 544 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y., 518-671-7171. Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Boris Berezovsky, piano, will perform works by Borodin, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev, at 8:15, pre-concert talk at 7, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 518-587-3330. The Stockbridge Cabaret Karen Saunders 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 present a prelude concert, 6, Ozawa Hall. The Boston Symphony Orchestra with Neeme Jarvi, conductor, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano will perform works by Smetana, Grieg and Tchaikovsky, 8:30, the Shed. West Street, Lenox. For tickets, call BSO's SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or Ticketmaster at 413-733-2500. 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. Sports Berkshire Black Bears The Berkshire Black Bears vs. Bangor, 7:05, Wahconah Park, Wahconah Street, Pittsfield, 448-2255. Theater Barrington Stage Company "The Game," a musical based on "Les Liaisons Dangereuses” by Cholderos de Laclos, with book and lyrics by Amy Powers and David Topchik, music by Megan Cavallari, directed by Julianne Boyd, 2 and 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, 7:30, 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 Larry Shue's "The Foreigner," a comedy, 8, Dorset Playhouse, Cheney Lane, 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. Mass MoCA Williamstown Theatre Festival, in conjunction with mad dog, a New York-based experimental theatre company, will perform LEM, a work in progress, at 9 in the Rehearsal Hall, Mass MoCA, Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, 662-2111. 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. 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 Mark Twain's "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," with music and lyrics by North Bennington composers and musicians Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen, book adapted by Eric Peterson, opens at 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, 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; William Shakespeare’s “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 John Gardner's "Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address," starring Shakespeare & Company actress Elizabeth Raetz, directed by Andrew Borthwick-Leslie, 4, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Weston Playhouse "Ragtime," by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, 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: The Sea Gull," actors and directors will read Anton Chekhov’s classic play, 8, Nikos Stage; Cabaret, featuring festival and guest artists performing comedy and song, 11 p.m., Goodrich Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, 597-3400. Saturday, August 16 Art Becket Arts Center An opening reception for an exhibition of mixed media by BAC members will be held from 1 to 4; also, an opening reception for an exhibition of watercolors by Marilyn Swift will be held from 1 to 4, Route 8 and Brooker Hill Road, Becket, 623-6635. Cose d'Argilla An opening reception for an exhibition of works by RISD professor Catherine Hamilton titled "New England Landscapes: Drawings & Paintings," from 5 to 8, 93 Church St., Lenox, 637-8886. Ferrin Gallery An opening reception for the exhibition of porcelain teapots, "Land, Sea and Sky," by Susan Thayer, and "Intentional Surface," porcelain work by Matthew Metz, will be held from 4 to 6. 56 Housatonic St., Lenox, 637-4414. IS183 A slide lecture will be presented by Susan Thayer, whose exhibition of porcelain teapots, "Land, Sea and Sky," opens at the Ferrin Gallery, from 10 to 11 a.m. Thayer will also offer a one-day workshop, "Introduction to China Painting," on Sunday from 10 to 4. IS183, Art School of the Berkshires, Willard Hill Road, Stockbridge, 298-5252. Naoussa Gallery An artists' reception for the exhibition, "Threadlines," which features collaborative works by Paul Chojnowski and Scott Sandell, will be held from 4 to 7, 8 Main Road, Tyringham, 243-0456. Spencertown Academy An artist's reception for an exhibition by fiber artist Wendy Rabinowitz titled "Berkshire Landscapes: Hebrew Melodies," will be held from 4 to 6, Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. Williams College Museum of Art Michelle Lamuniere, curator of the exhibition, "You Look Beautiful Like That: The Portrait Photographs of Seydou Kewita and Malick Sidibe," will give a gallery talk at 3 in the WCMA galleries. Williams College campus, Williamstown, 597-2429. Dance Jacob's Pillow "PillowTalk: Trisha Brown -- Dance and Art," Brown will converse with dance writer Deborah Jowitt at 4, Sommerspace; "Inside/Out: The School at Jacob's Pillow: Jazz,” a showcase of students’ final week of jazz dance study, at 6:30, Inside/Out Stage; The Stephen Petronio Company will perform "City of Twist,” with original score by music and art innovator Laurie Anderson, at 2 and 8, Ted Shawn Theatre, pre-show talks at 1:30 and 7:30, Sommerspace; the Akram Khan Dance Company will perform the U.S. premiere of “Kaash,” at 2:15 and 8:15, Doris Duke Studio Theatre, pre-show talks at 1:45 and 7:45 on the Doris Duke Studio Theatre porch, George Carter Road, Becket, 243-0745. Kids' Stuff Berkshire Museum "Animal Spirit Super Saturday," featuring a performance by mask maker Larry Hunt at 11; visitors can create their own animal mask from noon to 2, and William Barton will perform on the didgeridoo at 2, 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. Otis Cultural Council Storyteller Davis Bates will present "Celebrating New England: Stories and Songs for Everyone," a participatory program involving the audience in a variety of cultural traditions to include farming stories and songs, sea songs and chanteys, Native American stories, folktales from immigrant cultures and more, at 7, Firehouse Park, corner of Routes 8 and 23, Otis. Rain location: the gymnasium of the old school across the street. For more information, call 269-6155. Lectures Berkshire Botanical Garden Meredith Kennard, garden manager at the Hancock Shaker Village, will present a lecture/demonstration on the history and science of saving seeds in a program titled "Seed Saving Fruits and Flowers," from 10 to noon, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. Registration is required: 298-3926. Clark Art Institute Richard Rand, senior curator, will present a lecture titled "Out of the Darkness and into the Light: Turner and Impressionism," at 2, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-2303. Miscellaneous Arts and Crafts Fair The Dalton Art Guild's annual Arts and Crafts Fair, featuring fine art, handcrafted items, artist demonstrations, children’s activities including a coloring contest, a raffle, food and more, Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, East Housatonic Street, Dalton, 443-6754. Augtoberfest The Al Meixner Trio, Phil 'N the Blanks and the Pie Eyed Pipers will perform at Augtoberfest, featuring German, Polish and American food, noon to 10, Bowe Field, Adams, tickets available at Appalachian Bean, Lakeside Restaurant, Val's Variety and at the door. Barbecue North Hadley Congregational Church will serve an old fashioned outdoor chicken barbecue, 4:30 to 7, church lawn, 243 River Drive, Hadley. Reservations are required: call Marilyn Wentworth at 253-5446. Bartholomew's Cobble "Dragonflies and Damselflies," learn about the life history of these insects and how to identify several species in this workshop led by Western Regional Ecologist José Garcia, 10:30 to 12:30, Bartholomew's Cobble, Sheffield. Registration is required: 229-8600. Berkshire Botanical Garden Stockbridge Summer Arts & Crafts Show, featuring more than 50 juried arts and craft exhibitors with proceeds benefiting the Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 10 to 5, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge, 298-3926. Bidwell House "Cookies and Country Crafts," a family festival featuring demonstrations of a variety of country crafts including wool spinning, basket making and pottery, live music and a lemonade social, 1 to 4, Art School Road, Monterey, 528-6888. Bryant Homestead Jack Sobon, old barn expert, will give a tour titled "Reading Old Barns: Special Homestead Tour," of the Homestead's red barn, from 10 to noon, Bryant Homestead, Cummington. Registration is required: 634-2244. Circus Camp The Berkshire Children's Circus Camp will present its annual grand finale performance, culminating its three-week day camp, of tumbling, artistic cycling, juggling, clowning, stilt and wire walking, trapeze skills and pyramids, music will be provided by the Eagles Band, at 1, Paterson Field House, Berkshire Community College, 1350 West St., Pittsfield, 499-4660, ext. 375. 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. For more information, visit the Visitor's Center or call 395-0105. Mass MoCA "DJ Mocean Worker Spins," Mocean Worker (a.k.a. Adam Dorn) mixes audio and music with filmmaker Harry Smith's animations, 9, Hunter Center or Courtyard C, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams. For tickets, call 662-2111. Music and More "Silent Film's Kings of Comedy" features four short silent films with introductions and live piano accompaniment by Ben Model, 6:30, Meeting House, Route 57, New Marlborough. For more information, call 229-3126. Otis Country Quilters The Otis Country Quilters show will be held from 10 to 3 at the Otis Town Hall in Otis. The show is free and will include a display of quilts, scissors sharpening and fabrics and sewing machines from the Pumpkin Patch. Papyri Books North Adams native Norma Burdette and co-author Thomas Dwyer will sign their book "Question the Silhouettes: AIDS and a Family in Crisis," from 1 to 3, 49 Main St., North Adams, 662-2099. Music Berkshire Mountain Music Festival The sixth annual Berkshire Mountain Music Festival continues today with performances by The Flaming Lips among others, children's activities, crafts, food and drink, Ski Butternut, Route 23, Great Barrington. For tickets, call 877-423-3787. Marlboro Music Marlboro Music School and Festival will present varied chamber music, at 8:30, Persons Auditorium, Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vt., 802-254-2394. Music Mountain Students of the Hartford Conservancy will perform at 2; The Mark Templeton Trio will perform jazz standards, at 8, Route 63, Falls Village, Conn., 860-824-7126. Music Omi Music Omi International Music Residency Program will present a free concert of new music created by contemporary musicians from around the world from 5 to 7, Art Omi International Arts Center, Ghent, N.Y. For information, call 212-206-6060. Naumkeag John Sauer will perform classical piano as part of the Music in the Gardens music series, from noon to 1, Stockbridge, 298-3239. Norfolk Chamber Music Festival The Tokyo String Quartet will perform with pianist Joan Panetti at 8, Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate, Routes 44 and 272, Norfolk, Conn., 860-542-3000. Pioneer Arts Center Kim & Reggie Harris will perform at 8, Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St., Easthampton, 527-3700. Pleshakov Music Center Chamber Symphony Players of the Berkshires, a 20-piece chamber orchestra, conducted by Woomyung Choe, with Elena Winther, piano, will perform in a program titled "Hudson River Regional Festival Event No. 2," featuring works by Mozart and Haydn, at 8, 544 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y., 518-671-7171. Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum "A Perfect Spot of Tea," enjoy tea and pastries as Beckie Markarian and Cheryl Wright perform a variety of classical selections for the flute, on the back veranda, seatings at 2:30 and 3:30, Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, 130 River Drive, Hadley, 584-4699. Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Nikolaj Znaider, violin, will perform in "Tchaikovsky Spectacular," at 8:15, pre-concert talk at 7, and fireworks will follow the show, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 518-587-3330. The Stockbridge Cabaret Karen Saunders 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 Orchestra, conducted by David Hoose, will perform works by Mahler and Schumann, 2:30, Ozawa Hall. The TMC Fellows will present a prelude concert, 6, Ozawa Hall. The Boston Symphony Orchestra with John Williams, conductor, and Yo-Yo Ma, cello and Iaian Massie, Highland bagpipes, will perform works by Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Tippett, Williams and Maxwell Davies, 8:30, the Shed. A pre-rehearsal talk will be given, 9:30 a.m.; open rehearsal at 10:30, the Shed, West Street, Lenox. For tickets, call BSO's SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or Ticketmaster at 413-733-2500. Tannery Pond A concert featuring Earl Wild, piano, will be presented at 8. Concerts are held in the Tannery on the grounds of the Darrow School and Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, 1.5 miles east of New Lebanon Center off Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y. For tickets, call 888-820-1696. The Williams Inn The Walt Lehmann Band will perform four-piece jazz music, 8 to midnight, On-The-Green, Williamstown, 458-9371. Sports Berkshire Black Bears The Berkshire Black Bears vs. Bangor, 7:05, Wahconah Park, Wahconah Street, Pittsfield, 448-2255. Theater Barrington Stage Company "The Game," a musical based on "Les Liaisons Dangereuses” by Cholderos de Laclos, with book and lyrics by Amy Powers and David Topchik, music by Megan Cavallari, 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, 2 and 7:30, 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 Larry Shue's "The Foreigner," a comedy, 4 and 8:30, Dorset Playhouse, Cheney Lane, 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. 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 Mark Twain's "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," with music and lyrics by North Bennington composers and musicians Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen, book adapted by Eric Peterson, 2 and 8, Bennington Center for the Arts, Route 9 and Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Shakespeare & Company William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," directed by Kevin G. Coleman, free performance under the tent at the Rose Footprint, at 10 and 6; Eileen Atkins’ "Vita & Virginia," adapted from correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, directed by Dan McCleary, 10:30, Spring Lawn Theatre; William Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by Dave Demke, noon, under the tent at the Rose Footprint Theatre; “The Chekhov One-Acts,” directed by Normi Noël, 2, Spring Lawn Theatre; William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by Daniela Varon, 3, Founders’ Theatre; “Preludes,” a free performance outside Founders’ Theatre at 7:15; William Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” directed by Tina Packer, 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 John Gardner's "Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address," starring Shakespeare & Company actress Elizabeth Raetz, directed by Andrew Borthwick-Leslie, 4, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Weston Playhouse "Ragtime," by Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, 3 and closes at 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; "The Chekhov Cycle: Letters," Olympia Dukakis and her real-life husband Louis Zorich will read love letters between Chekhov and the actress Olga Knipper, 8:30, Nikos Stage; Cabaret, featuring festival and guest artists performing comedy and song, 11:30 p.m., Goodrich Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, 597-3400. Sunday, August 17 Dance Jacob's Pillow The Stephen Petronio Company will perform "City of Twist," with original score by music and art innovator Laurie Anderson, closes at 2, Ted Shawn Theatre, pre-show talk at 1:30, Sommerspace; the Akram Khan Dance Company will perform the U.S. premiere of "Kaash," closes at 5, Doris Duke Studio Theatre, pre-show talk at 4:30, Doris Duke Studio Theatre porch, George Carter Road, Becket, 243-0745. Kid Stuff Bartholomew's Cobble "Animal Tracks," children ages 6 to 10 can learn to identify the tracks of our wild neighbors, make plaster casts with molds provided and search for tracks and signs along the trails, from 1:30 to 3:30, Bartholomew's Cobble, Sheffield. Registration is required: 229-8600. Miscellaneous Berkshire Botanical Garden Stockbridge Summer Arts & Crafts Show, featuring more than 50 juried arts and craft exhibitors with proceeds benefiting the Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 10 to 4, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. For more information, call 298-3926. Norman Rockwell Museum "Artists in a Small Town," a gallery talk exploring the art and lives of several prominent "Saturday Evening Post” cover illustrators who lived in the rural village of Arlington, Vt., at 2:30, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. North Chester Chapel Phyllis Smith Webster will read from her recently published book, "Hilltown: A Novel," at 2:30. Free and open to the public. North Chester Road off East River Road, North Chester. St. James Church Olivia Dreier will give a talk titled "Uncommon Listenings: Building Cultures of Peace in a War-Torn World," at 7:30, 352 Main St., Great Barrington, 528-1737. Music Berkshire Mountain Music Festival The sixth annual Berkshire Mountain Music Festival concludes today with performances by The Greyboy Allstars among others, children's activities, crafts, food and drink, Ski Butternut, Route 23, Great Barrington. For tickets, call 877-423-3787. Marlboro Music The Marlboro Music School and Festival will present varied chamber music, at 2:30, closing the 52nd season, Persons Auditorium, Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vt. For tickets and more information, call 802-254-2394. Music Mountain The Arianna String Quartet, with Burt Lucarelli, oboe, will perform works by Shostakovitch, Debussy, Vaughan Williams and Bax, at 3; "The Little Guild of St. Francis and their charges," a pre-concert celebration, will be held at 2, Route 63, Falls Village, Conn., 860-824-7126. Park-McCullough Historic House The Summer Sundays at Four Concert Series features pianist Yoshiko Sato in the Park Mc-Cullough House carriage barn, at Park and West streets in North Bennington, Vt. For information and tickets, call 802-442-5441. Pleshakov Music Center Sgt. Jason Ham, euphonium virtuoso, will perform in a concert titled "Hudson River Regional Festival Event No. 3: Wild Wind from West Point," at 8, 544 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y., 518-671-7171. Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Chamber Music Festival, with Nikolaj Znaider, violin, will perform works by Tchaikovsky, Glinka and Shostakovich, 2:15, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 518-587-3330. Tanglewood The TMC Fellows will perform chamber music, 10 a.m., Ozawa Hall. The Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra with James Conlon, conductor, and Joshua Bell, violin, works by Zemlinsky, Tchaikovsky and Brahms, 2:30, the Shed. 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. Outdoor Activities 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, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Bartholomew's Cobble, Sheffield, 229-8600. Theater Barrington Stage Company "The Game," a musical based on "Les Liaisons Dangereuses” by Cholderos de Laclos, with book and lyrics by Amy Powers and David Topchik, music by Megan Cavallari, directed by Julianne Boyd, 5, Main Stage, Consolati Performing Arts Center, Berkshire School Road, Sheffield, 528-8888. Dorset Theatre Festival Larry Shue's "The Foreigner," a comedy, 3, Dorset Playhouse, Cheney Lane, Dorset, Vt., 802-867-5777. Mac-Haydn Theatre "The Secret Garden," 2 and closes at 7, Route 203, Chatham, N.Y., 518-392-9292. 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, closes at 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. Oldcastle Theatre Company Mark Twain's "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," with music and lyrics by North Bennington composers and musicians Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen, book adapted by Eric Peterson, 3, Bennington Center for the Arts, Route 9 and Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Shakespeare & Company "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 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Eileen Atkins’ "Vita & Virginia,” adapted from correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, directed by Dan McCleary, 10:30, Spring Lawn Theatre; William Shakespeare’s "The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by Dave Demke, 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; William Shakespeare’s “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. Ventfort Hall John Gardner's "Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address," starring Shakespeare & Company actress Elizabeth Raetz, directed by Andrew Borthwick-Leslie, 10 a.m., 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Theater Barn George S. Kaufman's "Hollywood Pinafore," a comedy, 2 and closes at 7, Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., 518-794-8989. Williamstown Theatre Festival Tom Stoppard's "Travesties," directed by Gregory Boyd, closes at 2, Main Stage, Williams College, Williamstown, 597-3400. Monday, August 18 Film Berkshire Jewish Film Festival "Stealing the Fire," a true story of international intrigue, will be shown, at 7:30, Knesset Israel Synagogue, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, 443-2134. Kid Stuff Chesterwood "Sculpture is Fun!," designed for families with school-age children, ages 5-12, will include a hands-on sculpture workshop, an additional fee of $3 is added to each child's admission for hands-on workshop, Fridays through Aug. 29, at 10:30, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-3579, ext. 215. Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes The Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes present "Beauty and the Beast," at 11 and 2, the Puppet Theatre is at the Lenox House Shops, Routes 7 and 20, Lenox. For tickets call 698-2591. Lectures Becket Arts Center Ed Kadlec will present a program on the relationship of literary and theatrical sources to opera titled "Opera: Read a Book! Recite a Poem! Act it Out! ... Now Add Music," as part of the Words and Music In the Arts Series, at 7:30, Becket Arts Center, Route 8, Becket, 623-6635. The Mount Peter Kurth will present "'What Was I to Do?’ Zelda Fitzgerald, Madness and Art," as part of the Women of Achievement Lecture Series, at 4, The Mount, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox. For reservations, call 637-1899, ext. 104. Miscellaneous Temple Anshe Amunim "Dinner, Discourse and Divertimento," features a dinner and program, including an authentic Italian Jewish dinner with wine and desserts and a talk, "Bella and her Loves: Jewish Women, Law and the State in 18th Century Italy,” given by Lois Dubin on the topic of Jewish civil marriage and divorce. Open to the public; reservations required; call 442-5910 or 443-5209. Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad St., Pittsfield. Music Stockbridge Summer Music John Schnell, trumpet; Betty Rines, trumpet; John Boden, horn; Mark Manduca, trombone, Michael Milnarik tuba, will perform works by Mozart, Debussy, Gershwin, Ellington and others, in a program titled "The Golden Sounds of Brass," at 8; a pre-concert dinner is available at 6, Seven Hills Inn, Plunkett Street, Lenox, 443-1138. The Williams Inn Miss B. Haven will perform in a cabaret show, at 9:15, On-The-Green, Williamstown, 458-9371. Sports Berkshire Black Bears The Berkshire Black Bears vs. the Elmira Pioneers, 7:05, Wahconah Park, Wahconah Street, Pittsfield, 448-2255. Theater Berkshire Theatre Festival J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan," directed by Eric Hill, 7:30, Main Stage, Main Street; John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim’s "Assassins," a black comedy, 8, 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. Shakespeare & Company A.R. Gurney and Annette Miller will perform Gurney's "Love Letters," directed by Daniela Varon, at 8; a special 6 p.m. pre-performance reception with cocktails and light fare, and a champagne reception with Gurney and Miller will follow the show, Founders’ Theatre, Kemble Street, Lenox, 637-3353. Tuesday, August 19 Kid Stuff Norman Rockwell Museum "Drawing Together," for parents and children ages 4 and up to explore aspects of the art on view in the galleries and make a picture with a variety of materials and techniques, 10 to 11:30, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes The Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes present "Aladdin," at 11 and 2, the Puppet Theatre at the Lenox House Shops, Routes 7 and 20, Lenox. For tickets, call 698-2591. Lecture The Berkshire Museum Yahuda Hanani, cellist and artistic director of Close Encounters with Music, will present "When Sound Becomes Meaning: The Relationship Between Composer and Performer," as part of the ReDiscovering Music Lecture Series, from 10 to noon, Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171, ext. 10. 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 Elements String Quartet, will perform in a Summer Band Concert, at 8, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-2303. Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Saratoga Chamber Music Festival, with Martha Argerich, piano, will perform works by Bartok and Borodin, at 8:15, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 518-587-3330. Stockbridge Summer Music The Henry Francis Sextet will perform music by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fats Waller and other swing notables, in a program titled "The Swing Legacy II," at 8; a pre-concert dinner is available at 6, Seven Hills Inn, Plunkett Street, Lenox, 443-1138. Tanglewood Yo-Yo Ma, cello, and Emanuel Ax, piano, will perform, 8:30, Ozawa Hall. West Street, Lenox. For tickets, call BSO's SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or Ticketmaster at 413-733-2500. Williamstown Chamber Concerts The Elements Quartet will perform at 8, Clark Art Institute's auditorium, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-8273. Sports Berkshire Black Bears The Berkshire Black Bears vs. the Elmira Pioneers, 7:05, Wahconah Park, Wahconah Street, Pittsfield, 448-2255. Theater Barrington Stage Company "The Game," a 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, 7:30, Main Stage, Main Street; John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim’s "Assassins," a 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. Dorset Theatre Festival Larry Shue's "The Foreigner," a comedy, 8, Dorset Playhouse, Cheney Lane, Dorset, Vt., 802-867-5777. 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; William Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by Dave Demke, 3, under the tent at the Rose Footprint Theatre; "Preludes,” a free performance outside Founders’ Theatre at 7:15; William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by Daniela Varon, 8, Founders’ Theatre; Eileen Atkins’ “Vita & Virginia,” adapted from correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, directed by Dan McCleary, 8, Spring Lawn Theatre, Kemble Street, Lenox, 637-3353. Wednesday, August 20 Dance Jacob's Pillow "PillowTalk: Moving Forward at Jacob's Pillow," the Pillow’s Executive Director Ella Baff will speak about the artistic and other considerations that drive the Pillow, 5, Sommerspace; "Inside/Out: Compagnie Felix Ruckert,” will present excerpts from the new work, "The Love Zoo,” at 6:30, Inside/Out Stage; The Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will perform in a special benefit performance at 8, Ted Shawn Theatre, pre-show talk at 7:30, Sommerspace, George Carter Road, Becket, 243-0745. Kid Stuff Berkshire Museum The Albany Berkshire Ballet will present "Peter and the Wolf," at 11, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Chesterwood "Architecture is Fun!" a family tour designed for families with school-aged children (ages 5 to 12), will be given at 10:30 a.m., 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge, 298-3579. Norman Rockwell Museum "Summer Sketch Club," for children ages 8 and up; bring a sketchbook or drawing pad, class will be held outdoors, 10 to noon, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. Lecture Ventfort Hall Cornelia Brooke Gilder will give a talk, "Edith Wharton's Lenox," at 4, Ventfort Hall, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Miscellaneous Berkshire Botanical Garden "Jams, Jellies and Chutneys," sample a variety of jams and jellies and learn favorite recipes and helpful hints on how to make them, instructed by Beth Linsky, owner of Beth's Farm Kitchen, from 1 to 3, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. Registration is required: 298-3926. North Adams Downtown Celebration The eighth annual North Adams Downtown Celebration will take place from 5:30 to 9. Main, Holden and lower Ashland streets will be closed to traffic for a performance by David Grover and the Big Bear Band, other musical acts, a live broadcast from WNAW, food and more. For information, call the Mayor's Office of Tourism at 664-6180. Rain date is Aug. 21. 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 the WRLF, 1 to 4, 671 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown, 458-2494. Music Berkshire Highlanders The band will rehearse from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Banknorth parking lot, Center and West streets, Pittsfield, 447-7050. Onota Lake Sounds of Sinatra 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. Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit, with Martha Argerich, piano, will perform at 8:15, pre-concert talk at 7, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 108 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 518-587-3330. Tanglewood The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra with Leif Ove Andsnes, piano and director, works by Rameau, Mozart, Haydn and Mozart, 8:30, Ozawa Hall. West Street, Lenox. For tickets, call BSO's SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or Ticketmaster at 413-733-2500. Sports Berkshire Black Bears The Berkshire Black Bears vs. the Elmira Pioneers, 7:05, Wahconah Park, Wahconah Street, Pittsfield, 448-2255. Theater Barrington Stage Company "The Game," a 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 J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan," directed by Eric Hill, 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, Rt. 183, Stockbridge, 298-4032. Dorset Theatre Festival Larry Shue's "The Foreigner," a comedy, 2 and 8, Dorset Playhouse, Cheney Lane, Dorset, Vt., 802-867-5777. The Miniature Theatre of Chester A.A. Milne's "Bother!" adapted by Peter Dennis, 8, Chester Town Hall, Middlefield Street, Chester, 354-7771. Oldcastle Theatre Company Mark Twain's "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," with music and lyrics by North Bennington composers and musicians Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen, book adapted by Eric Peterson, 2 and 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; William Shakespeare's "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; William Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” directed by Tina Packer, 8, Founders’ Theatre; Eileen Atkins’ “Vita & Virginia,” adapted from correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, directed by Dan McCleary, 8, Spring Lawn Theatre, Kemble Street, Lenox, 637-3353. Spencertown Academy The third annual Summer Theatre Festival will be held at 8, Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y. For more information, call 518-392-3693. Ventfort Hall John Gardner's "Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address," starring Elizabeth Raetz, directed by Andrew Borthwick-Leslie, 7:30, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Williamstown Theatre Festival Henrik Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People," a new version by Christopher Hampton, directed by Gerald Freedman, starring Mandy Patinkin, previews at 8, Main Stage, Williams College, Williamstown, 597-3400. |
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