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October 7, 2004
• Calendar Calendar Thursday, October 7 Dance Rhythm Tap classes Stefanie Weber will offer rhythm tap classes in her studio at 55 North St., Pittsfield. "Basics" will go from 5:30 to 6:30 and is for those with no or little tap experience; tap shoes are not necessary. "Beyond Basics" is from 6:30 to 7:45 and is for those with more experience. To register, call 281-6734. Tango classes Tango Pulse will offer a six-week series for beginner tango dancers which will consist of an hour class from 7:30 to 8:30, followed by an hour of practice from 8:30 to 9:30 at the Williamstown Youth Center, 270 Cole Ave., Williamstown. Dancers may come for one class or the whole series. For information, call Jackie Ling at 281-9722 or visit www.tangopulse.net. Film Mass MoCA "Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation," a 1996 Academy Award-nominated documentary, will be shown at 8; following the screening, director Angus Gibson will present a discussion about the film and how art can be a catalyst for change, Club B-10, 87 Marshall St., North Adams, 662-2111. Miscellaneous Berkshire Botanical Garden "Shade Trees of Merit," a slide-illustrated lecture, will be given by Brian Gibbons, staff horticulturist at Windy Hill Nursery, from 7 to 9, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. Registration is required: 298-3926. Berkshire Community College Jennifer Finney Boylan, author and professor of English at Colby College, will discuss her experiences as a transgendered person and her memoir, "She's Not There" in a talk titled "A Life in Two Genders" at 12:15, Koussevitzky Arts Center, room 111, 1350 West St., Pittsfield, 499-4660. Music The Egg The Bad Plus will perform progressive jazz at 7:30 as part of the American Roots & Branches series, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. Stockbridge Summer Music New Orleans Jazz Artists, led by Bob Connors on trombone, will present New Orleans jazz titled "Autumn Treasures I," at 8; an optional pre-concert social hors hors d'oeuvres and cash bar will be available from 6 to 7:30, Seven Hills Inn, Routes 7 and 7A, Plunkett Street, Lenox. For reservations, call 443-1138. Theater Copake Theatre Company Two one-act plays by award-winning playwright Donald Steele, "What's On Her Plate," a world premiere, and "The Way to Miami," both directed by John Viscardi, opens at 8, Historic Grange, Empire Road, Copake, N.Y., 518-329-2506. TheaterWorks Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie," directed by Rob Ruggiero, at 7:30, 233 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn., 860-527-7838. Town Players "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," directed by Tom Reardon, at 8. Robert Boland Theatre, Berkshire Community College, West Street, Pittsfield. For tickets, call 443-9279. Friday, October 8 Art Hoffman Pottery Open house at the working studio and gallery, featuring work by Elaine Hoffman, Ted Keller, Tom Lynn and plates to paint for people of all ages, from 10 to 5, 103 Route 41, (2 miles south of downtown) West Stockbridge, 232-4646. Berkshire South A reception for the opening of a show of photographs and paintings by artist Will McDougal will be held from 7 to 9. The show will be on display through Nov. 6. Berkshire South Community Cen ter, 15 Crissey Rd., Great Barrington, 528-2810. Workshop Playhouse A reception for the opening of an exhibition of photographs by Ormond Gigli will be held from 4 to 6, part of the grand opening weekend. For information, call 644-8850. 329A Stockbridge Road (Route 7), Great Barrington. Kids' Stuff Berkshire Museum "Aquarium Adventures," children can play in the aquarium and hear a story about a different aquarium animal each week, from 10 to 11 a.m., 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Miscellaneous Berkshire Botanical Garden "Shrubs for Fall Foliage: Learning from Public Gardens Series," a slide-illustrated lecture, will be given from 10 to noon, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. Registration is required: 298-3926. Lenox Farmers' Market Farmers' market featuring fresh produce, natural beef, venison, maple syrup, honey, soups, bread, pasta, des serts and cheese all from local vendors, from 3 to 7; Latin music will be performed from 5 to 6, under the tent at the Lenox Shops, Route 7, Lenox. The Mount "A Charm Independent of the Seasons," a 20-minute garden talk exploring this design concept from Edith Wharton's "Italian Villas and Their Gardens” will be given in the gardens, at 1 and 2, The Mount, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox. For more information, call 637-1899. Sheffield Historical Society Elaine S. Gunn and Barbara Bartle will present a slide presentation titled "The Underground Railroad" at 7:30, Dewey Memorial Hall, Route 7, Sheffield, 229-2694. Music Clark Art Institute The Walden Chamber Players will perform at 8, 225 South St., Williams town, 1-800-841-9349. Hubbard Hall "Fiddle Weekend," featuring performances by Jay Ungar, Molly Mason and Ruth Mason, at 8, Hubbard Hall, 25 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y., 518-677-2495. Proctor's Theatre Blues performers Dr. John & His Band, Charlie Musselwhite and Shemekia Copeland will perform in a concert titled "Celebrating the Blues" at 8, Albany, N.Y. For tickets, call 518-346-6204. Spencertown Academy A folk jam will be held at 7:30, Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. United Methodist Church Brewed Awakenings 5th Coffee House will present a concert by The Housatonic Philharmonic, a local trio of musicians, who will perform Celtic and American instrumental folk music at 8, doors open at 7, United Methodist Church, 198 Main St., Great Barrington, 528-4850. Williams College The Williams Chamber Players, conducted by Ronald Feldman, with Jonathan Epstein, narrator, will perform works by Stravinsky, Mussorgsky and Kechley, at 8, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Route 2, Williamstown. Theater Copake Theatre Company Two one-act plays by award-winning playwright Donald Steele, "What's On Her Plate," a world premiere, and "The Way to Miami," both directed by John Viscardi, at 8, Historic Grange, Empire Road, Copake, N.Y., 518-329-2506. Ghent Playhouse Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday," directed by Roseann Cane, at 8, Route 66 & Town Hall Road, Ghent, N.Y., 518-392-6264. Oldcastle Theatre Company Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," opens at 8, Route 9 & Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Shakespeare & Company "Vita & Virginia," adapted from correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, directed by Dan McCleary, at 7:30, Spring Lawn Theatre, 70 Kemble St., Lenox, 637-3353. Theater Barn "Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show," a comedy, at 8, Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., 518-794-8989. TheaterWorks Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie," directed by Rob Ruggiero, at 8, 233 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn., 860-527-7838. Town Players "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," directed by Tom Reardon, at 8. Robert Boland Theatre, Berkshire Community College, West Street, Pittsfield. For tickets, call 443-9279. Workshop Playhouse "An Evening With David Ives," three comedies directed by Linda Josephs, at 8, part of the grand opening weekend. For tickets, call 644-8850. 329A Stockbridge Road (Route 7), Great Barrington. Saturday, October 9 Art The Harrison Gallery An artist's reception for an exhibition of landscape paintings by Tjasa Owen, which will be on display through Nov. 16, will be held from 4 to 7, 39 Spring St., Williamstown, 458-1700. Hoffman Pottery Open house at the working studio and gallery, featuring the work of Elaine Hoffman, Ted Keller, Tom Lynn and plates to paint for people of all ages, from 10 to 5, 103 Route 41, (2 miles south of downtown) West Stockbridge, 232-4646. Paradise City Arts Festival Paradise City's 10th anniversary festival will feature thousands of works of art, live jazz, food, children’s activities, an outdoor sculpture garden, demonstrations by master craftsmen and more, from 10 to 6, Three County Fairgrounds, Route 9, Northampton, 1-800-511-9725. Southern Vermont College An artist's reception for an exhibition of paintings by José Paul Sacaridiz which will be on display through Nov. 4 in the college’s Burgdorff Gallery, will be held from 2 to 4, Southern Vermont College, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-6388. Weber Fine Art Painter Mary Sipp-Green, whose works are on display in the gallery through Nov. 14, will a special gallery talk from 4 to 6, a cocktail reception will follow, 8 Park Row, Chatham, N.Y., 518-392-5335. Kids' Stuff Hubbard Hall "Fiddle Weekend Children's Dance," with caller Gail Griffith and George Wil son & Friends, at 1, Hubbard Hall, 25 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y., 518-677-2495. Sandisfield Arts Center Local painter, puppeteer and multimedia artist Jim Spieler will lead a two-session mask-making workshop using everyday objects and materials from 10 to noon, Hammertown Road off Route 57, Sandisfield, 258-4157. Lectures Berkshire Museum The founder of Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy, Colgate University Professor Anthony Aveni will present a lecture on the connections between Pre-Columbian religion and astrology; architect Patrick Quinn will discuss the intersection between the cosmos and man's built structures, and lecture goers will travel to Windsor Park for star observations with astronomers from the Arunah Hill Natural Science Center, at 7, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Clark Art Institute Michael Cassin will present a lecture titled "A Medieval Mystery: Who Is The Master of the Embroidered Foliage?" at 3, 225 South St., Williamstown, 1-800-841-9349. Norman Rockwell Museum Warner Friedman, artist and fisherman, will present a talk titled "The Housatonic River, Its Tributaries and Other Matters" at 2, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. Miscellaneous 'Berkshire Coaching Weekend’ As part of the Berkshire Coaching Weekend, a free family performance of "Mrs. Pringle's Porch," adapted from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "The Wonder Book," will be given at 11 at Shakespeare & Company. At noon, the coaches will arrive, with comments by Ken Wheeling, co-editor of the Carriage Journal. The public is invited to picnic on the grounds. 70 Kemble St., Lenox, 637-3353. For more information, call the Lenox Chamber of Commerce at 637-3646. Berkshire Community College The Berkshire Quilt Festival, featuring more than 200 quilts and quilted items, lectures, vendors and a raffle, will be held from 10 to 5, Susan B. Anthony Center, 1350 West St., Pittsfield, 499-4660, ext. 256. Berkshire East-West Cultural Center Experience the Chinese art of tea preparation and tasting inside an authentic Chinese tea room during "Tea in the Berkshires," call for times. Great Barrington Pottery, Route 41, Housatonic, 274-6259. Hubbard Hall Bowing 747 and George Wilson will offer a free fiddling workshop at 3; Contra Dance with Gail Griffith at 3:30, and enjoy a potluck supper at 6, as part of the "Fiddle Weekend," Hubbard Hall, 25 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y., 518-677-2495. The Mount "Edith Wharton's Garden Magic," 45-minute guided tours of The Mount’s three acres of formal gardens will be given at 11, 1 and 3, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox, 637-1899. Papyri Books Local author Darlene White will host WordPlay from 7 to 9; the event will include "Everybody's Got a Story To Tell," with debut storytellers Linda Meyer, Anna Maria Marinaro and Barbara Glassman, followed by an open mic at 8:30, sign up at 7:30, 49 Main St., North Adams, 662-2099. Sandisfield Arts Center Local author Val Coleman will read from his stories, plays and poems at 8 in the downstairs café, Hammertown Road off Route 57, Sandisfield, 258-4157. Shakespeare & Company Shakespeare & Company will celebrate its Autumn Gala honoring Nathaniel Hawthorne's 200th birthday and benefiting the Company’s training and education programs with "Hawthorne Revisited." The evening will feature privately-hosted dinners; a special presentation at Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall; and a champagne and dessert reception at Shakespeare & Company’s Founders’ Theatre. For tickets and information, call 637-1199, ext. 113. Walking tour RSVP will offer their free guided walking tour of downtown Pittsfield, begins at 10 at the Pittsfield Visitors Cen ter, 121 South St. Tour includes a mini tour of the Colonial Theatre. For information and to register, call 395-0105. Music Barrington Performing Arts Octoberzest will present "Triangle of Joy," a concert by the Berkshire Children's Chorus, under the direction of Nancy Loder, at 5:30; an open house will precede the concert at 4, Dewey Memorial Hall, Sheffield, 528-4424. The Egg Bela Fleck & The Fleckstones will perform at 8 as part of the American Roots & Branches series, Palace Theatre, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. Hubbard Hall Projects "Fiddle Weekend" will culminate in a concert by Fiddlers George Wilson, Frank Orsini and Victor Gagnon, and accordion player Dan Gurney and jack-of-all-trades Peter Davis, at 8, Hubbard Hall, 25 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y., 518-677-2495. Leaf Peeper Concerts Sanford Allen, violin; Virginia Brewer, oboe, and Edward Brewer, harpsichord, will perform Baroque music featuring works by J.S. Bach, Handel and Telemann at 7:30, St. James Catholic Church, intersection of Routes 66 and 203, Chatham, N.Y., 518-325-3805. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Destination Productions Inc. will present a concert by Leon Russell and His Band, as part of the Legends of Music concert series, at 8; doors open at 7, Castle Street, Great Barrington, 528-0100. Mass MoCA Lucky Ngema, one of the primary musicians behind the Broadway hit "The Lion King," will perform a blend of traditional South African music and AfroPop at 8, Club B-10, 87 Marshall St., North Adams, 662-2111. Proctor's Theatre Putumayo will present "Latinas: Women of Latin America," featuring Colombian singer and dancer Toto La Momposina; Chilean singer/songwriter Mariana Montalvo, and Brazilian singer Belo Velloso, at 8, Albany, N.Y. For tickets, call 518-346-6204. Railway Café Nerissa and Katryna Nields will perform in concert at 8, sponsored by the Railway Café. The event will be held at St. John's Parish Hall, 59 Summer St., North Adams. For tickets, call 664-6393. Simon's Rock College Joseph Silverstein, violin, accompanied by Michelle Levin, piano, will perform works by Mozart, Bach, Grieg, Kreisler, Dvorak and Wieniawski in a concert to benefit the college, at 3, Simon's Rock College’s Daniel Arts Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington. For tickets and information, call 528-7266. Spencertown Academy William Galison, one of the world's leading harmonica players, will perform as part of a jazz trio at 8, Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. Phyllis Curtin tribute Soprano Margaret Cusack; pianist J.J. Penna and clarinetist Robert Annis will perform in a concert to honor renowned soprano and teacher Phyllis Curtin. They will perform in a program of songs and compositions by people who were closely associated with Curtin, at 8, Trinity Church, Lenox. For more information and to reserve tickets, call 637-0073. Williams College Freddie Bryant & Kaleidoscope, featurin Freddie Bryant, guitar; Tom Aalfs, violin; Andy Eulau, bass, and Willard Dyson, drums, will perform in a program titled "The String Project" at 8, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Route 2, Williamstown. Theater Berkshire Music Hall "Comedyworks," a stand-up comedy performance will be given. 30 Union St., Pittsfield, 499-5575. Copake Theatre Company Two one-act plays by award-winning playwright Donald Steele, "What's On Her Plate," a world premiere, and "The Way to Miami," both directed by John Viscardi, at 8, Historic Grange, Empire Road, Copake, N.Y., 518-329-2506. Ghent Playhouse Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday," directed by Roseann Cane, at 8, Route 66 & Town Hall Road, Ghent, N.Y., 518-392-6264. Oldcastle Theatre Company Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," at 2 and 8, Route 9 & Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Shakespeare & Company "Vita & Virginia," adapted from correspondence between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, directed by Dan McCleary, at 3 and 7:30, Spring Lawn Theatre, 70 Kemble St., Lenox, 637-3353. Theater Barn "Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show," a comedy, at 8, Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., 518-794-8989. TheaterWorks Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie," directed by Rob Ruggiero, at 2:30 and 8, 233 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn., 860-527-7838. Town Players "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," directed by Tom Reardon, at 8. Robert Boland Theatre, Berkshire Community College, West Street, Pittsfield. For tickets, call 443-9279. Workshop Playhouse "An Evening With David Ives," three comedies directed by Linda Josephs, at 8, part of the grand opening weekend. For tickets, call 644-8850. 329A Stockbridge Road (Route 7), Great Barrington. Sunday, October 10 Art Hoffman Pottery Open house at the working studio and gallery of Hoffman Pottery, from 10 to 5, 103 Route 41, West Stockbridge, 232-4646. Paradise City Arts Festival Paradise City's 10th anniversary festival will feature thousands of works of art, live jazz, food, children’s activities, an outdoor sculpture garden, demonstrations by master craftsmen and more, from 10 to 6, Three County Fairgrounds, Route 9, Northampton, 1-800-511-9725. Workshop Playhouse A reception for the opening of an exhibition of photographs by Ormond Gigli will be held from 4 to 6, part of the grand opening weekend. For information, call 644-8850. 329A Stockbridge Road (Route 7), Great Barrington. Film Clark Art Institute "Perceval," a 1978 film in French with subtitles will be shown at 2, 225 South St., Williamstown, 1-800-841-9349. Miscellaneous Berkshire Community College The Berkshire Quilt Festival, featuring more than 200 quilts and quilted items, lectures, vendors and a raffle, will be held from 10 to 5, Susan B. Anthony Center, 1350 West St., Pittsfield, 499-4660, ext. 256. 'Berkshire Coaching Weekend’ As part of the Berkshire Coaching Weekend, a dozen coaches will arrive at noon at the Norman Rockwell Museum, with comments by Ken Wheeling, co-editor of the Carriage Journal. A demonstration of coach horn playing will be given. The public is invited to picnic on the grounds. 9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge, 298-4100. For more information, call the Lenox Chamber of Commerce at 637-3646. 'Berkshire Coaching Weekend’ In conjunction with the Berkshire Coaching Weekend, a tour of seven historic Lenox cottages will be given from 1 to 5, with a Victorian tea at 3 at Ventfort Hall, 104 Walker St., Lenox. The tour includes Gateways Inn, Osceola, Breezy Corners, Belvoir Terrace, Foothill Farm and Ventfort Hall. For reservations, call 637-3206. 'Berkshire Coaching Weekend’ As part of the Berkshire Coaching Weekend, a Gilded Age Gala will begin at 6:30 and will feature dinner and dancing to the Carlins Big Band Orchestra. Jamie Trowbridge, president of Yankee Magazine, will speak. The Lenox Club, 111 Yokun Ave., Lenox. For tickets, call 637-3646. Berkshire East-West Cultural Cen ter Experience the Chinese art of tea preparation and tasting during "Tea in the Berkshires," call for times. Great Barrington Pottery, Route 41, Housatonic, 274-6259. Music Berkshire Bach Society Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord, with special guests, will perform the seven concertos of Antonio Vivaldi at 6, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Castle Street, Great Barrington. To make a reservation, call 528-9277. Richmond Congregational Church The Manhattan Music Ensemble will perform works from the classical and romantic period including Rachmaninoff, Schuman, Schubert, Chopin, Saint-Saens and Strauss, at 3, Richmond. Sandisfield Arts Center Thirteen-year-old piano prodigy Ben Michael will perform works by Beethoven, Brahms and Poulenc, at 3, Hammertown Road off Route 57, Sandisfield, 258-4157. Theater Copake Theatre Company Two one-act plays by award-winning playwright Donald Steele, "What's On Her Plate" and "The Way to Miami," both directed by John Viscardi, at 8, Historic Grange, Empire Road, Copake, N.Y., 518-329-2506. Ghent Playhouse Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday," at 2, Route 66 & Town Hall Road, Ghent, N.Y., 518-392-6264. Oldcastle Theatre Company Arthur Miller's "All My Sons,"at 2, Route 9 & Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Shakespeare & Company "Vita & Virginia," directed by Dan McCleary, at 3 and 7:30, Spring Lawn Theatre, 70 Kemble St., Lenox, 637-3353. Spencertown Academy The Actors' Ensemble will present a staged reading of Wesley Black’s "Life During Wartime" at 2, Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. Theater Barn "Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show," a comedy, closes at 2, Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., 518-794-8989. TheaterWorks Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with Mor rie," directed by Rob Ruggiero, at 2:30 and 7:30, 233 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn., 860-527-7838. Town Players "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," directed by Tom Reardon, at 2. Robert Boland Theatre, Berkshire Community College, West Street, Pittsfield. For tickets, call 443-9279. Workshop Playhouse "An Evening With David Ives," three comedies directed by Linda Josephs, at 8, 329A Stockbridge Road (Route 7), Great Barrington. For tickets, call 644-8850. Monday, October 11 Art Hoffman Pottery Open house at the working studio and gallery of Hoffman Pottery, from 10 to 5, 103 Route 41, (2 miles south of downtown) West Stockbridge, 232-4646. Paradise City Arts Festival Paradise City's 10th anniversary festival will feature thousands of works of art, live jazz, food, children’s activities, an outdoor sculpture garden, demonstrations by master craftsmen and more, from 10 to 4, Three County Fairgrounds, Route 9, Northampton, 1-800-511-9725. Kids' Stuff Berkshire Museum "Wally's Birthday!" visitors can celebrate the 7th birthday of Wally, the front-lawn stegosaurus, with a piece of cake at noon, and gain admission to the museum for free, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Miscellaneous 'Berkshire Coaching Weekend’ As part of the Berkshire Coaching Weekend, a free event open to the public, a dozen historic "four-in-hand" horse-drawn coaches will visit The Mount at noon. The Mount is offering a special "Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Historic Stable and Entrance," and is inviting visitors to picnic under the maples. The coaches and their drivers will be welcomed by Ken Wheeling, co-editor of the Carriage Journal, who will also direct the horses and their coaches in a special driving demonstration from noon to 1:30. The behind-the-scenes tour will be offered at 11:15 and 1. All events will be held in The Mount's entrance area, next to the stable. Cider and donuts also will be available for sale. Admission to tour the main house and garden is separate. Route 7 and Plunkett Street, Lenox, 637-1899. For information, call the Lenox Chamber of Commerce at 637-3646. 'Berkshire Coaching Weekend’ In conjunction with the Berkshire Coaching Weekend, a tour of seven historic Lenox cottages will be given from 1 to 5, with a Victorian tea at 3 at Ventfort Hall. The tour includes Gateways Inn, Osceola, Breezy Corners, Belvoir Terrace, Foothill Farm and Ventfort Hall. For reservations, call 637-3206. For more information, call the Lenox Chamber of Commerce at 637-3646. Theater Copake Theatre Company Two one-act plays by award-winning playwright Donald Steele, "What's On Her Plate," a world premiere, and "The Way to Miami," both directed by John Viscardi, at 5, Historic Grange, Empire Road, Copake, N.Y., 518-329-2506. Tuesday, October 12 Kids' Stuff Berkshire Museum "Animal Expeditions," children, ages 2 to 4, can learn about animals through furs, tracks, fossils, stories and games, from 10 to 11, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Lecture Dowmel Lecture Series Environmental activist Erin Brockovich will present a free lecture titled "How Corporate America Impacts Our Environment: Protecting and Preparing for Our Future" as part of the Dowmel Foundation's J. Leo Dowd & Catherine Mellon Dowd Lecture Series at 7:30, Monument Mountain Regional High School, Route 7, Great Barrington. Tickets are available at The Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield, and at the high school. For more information, call 528-5486. Miscellaneous Berkshire Botanical Garden "Horticulture Certificate Program-Level I: Soil and Soil Amendments," a four-week class, will begin tonight from 6 to 9 and continue on consecutive Tuesdays through Nov. 2. Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. Registration is required: 298-3926. Dalton Town Hall Dr. Carole Owens will give a talk and sign her newest book, "Coach Inns to Cottages," at 7, Crane Room, Main Street, Dalton, 684-3312. Singles of the Berkshires Singles can join together for an evening of bowling at 7, Ken's Bowl, 495 Dalton Ave., Pittsfield. RSVP to Gwen at 499-3164. Theater TheaterWorks Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie," a play by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, directed by Rob Ruggiero, at 7:30, 233 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn., 860-527-7838. Wednesday, October 13 Dance Tango classes Tango Pulse will offer tango classes each Wednesday. Fundamentals of Tango for all levels will be held from 7 to 8; New Moves from Buenos Aires for experienced dancers will be given from 8 to 9, and practice will follow from 9 to 9:30, Seven Hills Inn, Plunkett Street, Lenox, 281-9722. Film Berkshire Community College "Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House," a documentary film about two women who divorced their husbands and moved in together, will be shown at 7; Ruthie and Connie will be on hand to discuss the documentary, Koussevitzky Arts Center, room 111, 1350 West St., Pittsfield, 499-4660. Miscellaneous Mass. College of Liberal Arts Comedy Stop will present Mission Improvable at 9, Hoosac Harbor, North Adams, 662-5120. Singles of the Berkshires Area singles can join together for the first of a four-part discussion of the book, "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" at 7:30. Location will be given upon registration: 997-2160. Music Spencertown Academy A blues jam will be held at 7:30, Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. WAMC Performing Arts Studio "Dancing on Air," a live radio performance with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, will be given at 8, Linda Norris Auditorium, 339 Central Ave., Albany, N.Y., 518-465-5233. Theater Oldcastle Theatre Company Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," at 2 and 8, Route 9 & Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. TheaterWorks Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie," at 7:30, 233 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn., 860-527-7838. |
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