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October 9, 2003
• Calendar Calendar Thursday, October 9 Miscellaneous Berkshire Community College Author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston will discuss the internment of Japanese-Americans, including her family, during World War II, in "Farewell to Manzanar: An Account of Racism and Injustice," at 12:15, K-111, West Street, Pittsfield, 499-4660. Papyri Books "Voices of North Adams," a talk with Linda Kinsey, editor of the booklet of oral history, from 7 to 8, 49 Main St., North Adams, 662-2099. Music Benefit concert An open dress rehearsal for "Romance, Soul & Rock 'N' Roll II," featuring recent Berkshire Idol contest winner, Rachel Flynn, performing with local singers and dancers, 7:30, Lenox Memorial High School, East Street, Lenox. The show will be held Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30. The Egg Pat Metheny, jazz guitarist, will perform with Christian McBride, brass, and drummer Antonio Sanchez, at 8, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. Theater Barrington Stage Company "Blanche and Her Joy Boys," a musical featuring Chris Calloway, at 7, BSC's StudioSpace, Elm Court off Rt. 7, Sheffield, 528-8888. Oldcastle Theatre Company Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie," at 8, Bennington Center for the Arts, Route 9 and Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Friday, October 10 Kid Stuff Berkshire Museum "Aquarium Adventures," playtime in the aquarium followed by a story, meet a different aquarium animal each week, 10 to 11, 39 South St., Pittfield, 443-7171. Miscellaneous Sheffield Historical Society "Under the Quabbin: The Lost Town," a presentation by Ed and Libby Klekowski, at 7:30, Fellowship Room, Old Parish Church, Sheffield, 229-2694. Music Benefit concert "Romance, Soul & Rock 'N' Roll II," featuring Rachel Flynn, at 7:30, Lenox Memorial High School, East Street, Lenox. Proceeds benefit the Jimmy Fund. Tickets are available at Pittsfield Police Department; Alliance Appliance, 1400 East St.; George’s Liquor Store, Jimmy’s Restaurant and Court Square Breakfast & Deli, or by calling 442-3647. Theater Barrington Stage Company "Blanche and Her Joy Boys," a musical featuring Chris Calloway, at 8, BSC's StudioSpace, Elm Court off Rt. 7, Sheffield, 528-8888. Berkshire Community College The Town Players of Pittsfield will present Agatha Christie's classic mystery "The Mousetrap," at 8, Boland Theatre, Berkshire Community College, 1350 West St., Pittsfield, 443-9279. Ghent Playhouse Steven Dietz's "Dracula," directed by Tom Detwiler, at 8, Route 66 and Town Hall Road, Ghent, N.Y., 518-392-6264. Main Street Stage Theatre Sports, teams of actors battle for audience points, directed by David Lane, 57 Main St., North Adams, 663-3240. Oldcastle Theatre Company Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie," at 8, Bennington Center for the Arts, Route 9 and Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Shakespeare & Company "Ethan Frome," from an Edith Wharton novella, adapted and directed by Dennis Krausnick, 10 and 7:30, Founders Theat-re, 70 Kemble St., Lenox, 637-3353. Theater Barn Becky Mode's "Fully Committed," a comedy, at 8, Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., 518-794-8989. Saturday, October 11 Art Church Street Gallery A reception for "Lewis Smith's Women," an exhibition of works in a variety of media by outsider artist Lewis Smith, will be held at 8, 34A Church St., Lenox, 637-9600. Hoffman Pottery Open house at the working studio and gallery of Hoffman Pottery, plates to paint for children of all ages, 10 to 5, 103 Route 41, West Stockbridge, 232-4646. IS183 "Working with Extruders in the Search for Form," a ceramics workshop with Malcolm Wright, Saturday and Sunday, 10 to 4. Registration required, call 298-5252. Art School of the Berkshires, 13 Willard Hill Rd., Stockbridge. Melbourne Place Gallery An opening reception for "The Four Seasons of Melbourne," an exhibition of oil landscapes by Barbara Arpante, 2, EPOCH Assisted Living, 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield, 499-1992. Paradise City Arts Festival This award-wining show of fine art and crafts includes live music, a food tent and 270 juried exhibitors, from 10 to 6. Three-County Fairgrounds, Northampton. Dance Mass MoCA Philadanco will perform "Labess It," featuring the music of a cappella ensemble Zap Mama; "Exotica," choreographed by Ron K. Brown, and “Hand Singing Song,” choreographed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, at 8, Hunter Center, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, 662-2111. Kid Stuff Berkshire Museum "Living History Day," featuring the Native American "Red Hawk Dancers” at 11; a simulated archeological dig from noon to 2; and storyteller and folksinger Tim Van Egmond at 2, museum admission is free all day. 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Berkshire Music School Dr. Richard Ziter, piano, and Larry Vaber, narrator, will perform Poulenc's "Babar the Elephant," at 3, in a performance for adults and children. 30 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, 442-1411. Miscellaneous Fall Foliage Festival Adams Street Fair, featuring live entertainment, food and history, 1 to 4, Park Street, Adams. Great Barrington Pottery The Berkshire East-West Cultural Center is sponsoring tea tastings, from noon to 5, of fine teas imported from China, using fine tea ware and special teapots. Great Barrington Pottery, Route 41, Great Barrington, 274-6259. Shakespeare & Co. Shakespeare & Company will hold its Autumn Gala to benefit its education program; the evening includes a cocktail reception, dinner and dessert, a live auction, a performance by young artists with senior company actors, at 5, Founders' Theatre, 70 Kemble St., Lenox. For tickets, call 637-1199, ext. 125. Papyri Books "Beat Writings: A Tribute to Jack Kerouac," an evening of readings, hosted by Frank Tempone, reception at 7, readings at 7:30, spoken word open-mic at 8:30, 49 Main St., North Adams, 662-2099. Spencertown Academy "Hand to Hand Craft Tour," a tour of fine craft studios and galleries in Columbia and Berkshire counties, will be held from 10 to 4. Craft artists include Mary Anne Davis, fine porcelain; Melissa Sarris, contemporary quilts; Richard Caro, freehand pictorial quilts; Nancy Winegard, batik clothing; Steve Kolodny, fine jewelry; Jim Bennet, Shaker-influenced furniture; Jeffrey All, fine furniture; Katharine Houk, ArtWear; Cynthia Mayer, lampworked glass beads and jewelry; Gunnel Reznikoff, quilt and fiber art; John Hylton, found object sculpture; Susan Hoffman, contemporary quilts; Gloria Scanell, handwoven wearable art; JoAnna Cayot, porcelain dolls and more. Meet at the Academy to preview artists' work in the CraftSpace and pick up tour maps and information, Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. William Cullen Bryant Homestead "Rivulet Trail Poetry Walk," walk and read Byrant's poetry inspired by the trail; the walk will be approximately 2 hours and moderately strenuous; meet at the Homestead Visitor’s Center at 1, 207 Bryant Road, Cummington. To register, 634-2244. Music Benefit concert "Romance, Soul & Rock 'N' Roll II," featuring Rachel Flynn with local singers and dancers, at 7:30, Lenox Memorial High School, East Street, Lenox. Proceeds will benefit the Berkshire County Jimmy Fund. Tickets are available at Pittsfield Police Department, 39 Allen St.; Alliance Appliance, 1400 East St.; George’s Liquor Store, Jimmy’s Restaurant and Court Square Breakfast & Deli, or call 442-3647. The Egg Procol Harem will perform at 8, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. Searles Castle The 14th annual Octoberzest will present "Operetta," songs by Romberg, Herbert, Friml and others, at 8, South Main Street, Great Barrington, 528-4424. Spencertown Academy Singer-songwriter Mindy Jostyn will perform at 8, Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. WAMC Rude Girls will perform in a reunion concert at 8, WAMC Performing Arts Studio, corner of Central Avenue and Quail streets, Albany, N.Y. Theater Barrington Stage Company "Blanche and Her Joy Boys," a musical featuring Chris Calloway, at 8, BSC's StudioSpace, Elm Court off Rt. 7, Sheffield, 528-8888. Berkshire Community College The Town Players of Pittsfield will present Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap," at 8, Boland Theatre, Berkshire Community College, 1350 West St., Pittsfield, 443-9279. Ghent Playhouse Steven Dietz's "Dracula," directed by Tom Detwiler, at 8, Route 66 and Town Hall Road, Ghent, N.Y., 518-392-6264. Main Street Stage Theatre Sports, teams of actors battle for audience points, directed by David Lane, 57 Main St., North Adams. For more information, call 663-3240. Oldcastle Theatre Company Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie," at 2 and 8, Bennington Center for the Arts, Route 9 and Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Theater Barn Becky Mode's "Fully Committed," a comedy, at 8, Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., 518-794-8989. Sunday, October 12 Art Hoffman Pottery Open house at the working studio and gallery of Hoffman Pottery, plates to paint for children of all ages, 10 to 5, 103 Route 41, West Stockbridge, 232-4646. Pinehill Gallery An opening reception for "Art from the Milkhouse Studio," an exhibition of watercolors by Neil Jansen, will be held from 2 to 4; Jansen will give a talk at 3, Pinehill Gallery at Kimball Farms, 235 Walker St., Lenox. Dance Mass MoCA Philadanco will perform "Labess It," featuring the music of a cappella ensemble Zap Mama; "Exotica," choreographed by Ron K. Brown, and “Hand Singing Song,” choreographed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, at 2, Hunter Center, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, 662-2111. Film Clark Art Institute "Howards End" will be shown as part of the Country House Capers Film Series, at 2, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-2303. Kid Stuff Berkshire Museum "Natural Science Discovery Day," flight experts from the Vermont Institute of Natural Science will present specially-trained hawks from 11 to 2; find stars and identify constellations in Starlab, an inflatable planetarium dome presentation from 10 to 3; and demonstrations with owls from noon to 1, museum admission is free all day, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Miscellaneous Berkshire Music School Dr. Richard Ziter, piano; Larry Vaber, narrator, and Berkshire Music School students Madalyn and Cicely Parnas, will perform Francis Poulenc's "Babar the Elephant," at 3, 30 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. For reservations, 442-1411. Great Barrington Pottery The Berkshire East-West Cultural Center is sponsoring tea tastings, from noon to 5, of fine teas imported from China, using fine tea ware and special teapots. Great Barrington Pottery, Route 41, Great Barrington, 274-6259. Paradise City Arts Festival This award-winning show of fine art and high-end crafts includes live music, a food tent and 270 juried exhibitors, from 10 to 6. Three-County Fairgrounds, Northampton. Spencertown Academy "Hand to Hand Craft Tour," a tour of craft studios and galleries in Columbia and Berkshire counties, will be held from 10 to 4; meet at the Academy to preview artists' work in the CraftSpace and pick up tour maps and information, Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. Ventfort Hall Cornelia Brooke Gilder will speak on "Grenville Winthrop: Lenox's Quiet Collector," at 4, Victorian high tea will follow the talk, 104 Walker St., Lenox. Reservations are requested: 637-3206. 'Walk for the Homeless’ Construct's 15th annual Fall Foliage Walk for the Homeless, a six-mile route from the Claire Teague Senior Center, Route 7, Great Barrington, to the Old Parish Church, Sheffield. Registration begins at 12:30. For registration papers and information, call 528-1985. Theater Barrington Stage Company "Blanche and Her Joy Boys," a musical featuring Chris Calloway, at 3 and 7, BSC's StudioSpace, Elm Court off Rt. 7, Sheffield, 528-8888. Ghent Playhouse Steven Dietz's "Dracula," directed by Tom Detwiler, closes at 2, Route 66 and Town Hall Road, Ghent, N.Y., 518-392-6264. Oldcastle Theatre Company Tennessee Williams' classic "The Glass Menagerie," 3, Bennington Center for the Arts, Route 9 and Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt., 802-447-0564. Shakespeare & Company "Ethan Frome," from an Edith Wharton novella, adapted and directed by Dennis Krausnick, 2, Founders Theatre, 70 Kemble St., Lenox, 637-3353. Theater Barn Becky Mode's "Fully Committed," a comedy , closes at 2, Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., 518-794-8989. Monday, October 13 Art Hoffman Pottery Open house at the working studio and gallery of Hoffman Pottery, plates to paint for children of all ages, 10 to 5, 103 Route 41,West Stockbridge, 232-4646. Kid Stuff Berkshire Museum "An Artful Birthday Celebration," Alex the Jester will perform at 11; a birthday cake will be served at noon, and illustrator Robin Brickman will show her three-dimensional sculpted paper technique from 1 to 3, admission is free all day, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Miscellaneous Great Barrington Pottery The Berkshire East-West Cultural Center is sponsoring tea tastings, from noon to 5, of fine teas imported from China, using fine tea ware and special teapots crafted of clay from the Tiang Su Yixing region. Great Barrington Pottery, Route 41, Great Barrington, 274-6259. Paradise City Arts Festival This show of fine art and high-end crafts includes live music, a food tent and 270 juried exhibitors from 30 states, from 10 to 4. Three-County Fairgrounds, Northampton. Tuesday, October 14 Kid Stuff Berkshire Museum "Animal Expedition," learn about animals from the present to the prehistoric through furs, tracks, fossils, stories and games in the natural science gallery, from 10 to 11, 39 South St., Pittfield, 443-7171. Music Williams College Musique d'Harmonie Les Armes-Réunies (The United Arms Harmonic Band of Switzerland) will perform, at 8, Chapin Hall, Williams College, Route 2, Williamstown, 597-2736. Wednesday, October 15 Film Berkshire Community College "Kissing Jessica Stein" will be shown at 6:30, Koussevitzky Arts Center, Room 111, West Street, Pittsfield, 499-4660. Music WAMC Performing Arts Studio Attend the taping of a live radio broadcast, "The Tao of Tao," at 8, with Tao Rodriguez Seeger and the Mammals, featuring Ruth Ungar and Michael Merenda, with Nana Simopoulos, Bar Scott and Robert Blake. WAMC Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Ave., Albany, 1-800-323-9262, ext. 4. Theater Barrington Stage Company "Blanche and Her Joy Boys," a musical featuring Chris Calloway, at 7, BSC's StudioSpace, Elm Court off Rt. 7, Sheffield, 528-8888. Thursday, October 16 Film Simon's Rock College "Bend it Like Beckham," part of the Feminist Film Festival at 7, Lecture Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington. Lecture Williams College John Edward Hasse, curator of American Music at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, will present a lecture, "Jazz: The First Century ... and the American Experience," at 4:15, Bernhard Music Center, Room 30, Williams College, Route 2, Williamstown, 597-2127. Theater Barrington Stage Company "Blanche and Her Joy Boys," a musical featuring Chris Calloway, at 7, BSC's StudioSpace, Elm Court off Rt. 7, Sheffield, 528-8888. Friday, October 17 Miscellaneous Bennington Museum Social historian Ray Raphael will discuss American history with special reference to the Battle of Bennington, at 6:30, Paul Paresky Museum Court, Bennington, Vt. MCLA An alumni panel will present"The Changing Face of Media," at 3, Amsler Campus Center, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, 662-5224. Norman Rockwell Museum "Riding the Rails," a gallery talk on transportation history, at 2:30, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. Music Berkshire Museum Vance Gilbert and Ellis Paul will perform as part of the originals in songs concert series, at 8, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. The Egg Marc Cohn, singer-songwriter, will perform at 8 as part of the Roots & Branches music series, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. MCLA Margaret Hart Gospel Fest, a benefit for the Margaret Hart Scholarship, will be held at 7, Church Street Center, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams. Williams College Chanticleer, an a capella vocal ensemble, will present a concert at 8, Chapin Hall, Williams College, Route 2, Williamstown, 597-2127. Theater Barrington Stage Company "Blanche and Her Joy Boys," a musical featuring Chris Calloway, at 7, BSC's StudioSpace, Elm Court off Rt. 8, Sheffield, 528-8888. Simon's Rock College "The Laramie Project" directed by Christine Adaire, will be performed at 7:30, Arts Center Theater, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, 528-7502. Saturday, October 18 Art MCLA MCLA Alumni Art Show will be on display from 9 to 3 at the Smith House, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, 662-5224. Simon's Rock College An opening reception for an exhibition of work by Art Rothenberg will be held at 4, Doreen Young Gallery, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, 528-7502. Kid Stuff Norman Rockwell Museum "Drawn to Bears: Meet Michael Berenstain," tour the exhibition at 1; draw a Berenstain Bear with Michael Berenstain at 1:30, and create a storybook at 2:30, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. Lecture Berkshire Museum Tour of the new installation, "Expressions of Culture," 18th and 19th century American and European paintings from the Berkshire Museum's own collection as organized and interpreted by Brian Allen, who will reveal how the paintings were chosen, as well as how placement influences the visitor’s interpretation of the art on display, at 11 and 1, 39 South St., Pittsfield. Registration is required: 443-7171, ext. 10. Miscellaneous Antiques show The Berkshire Antiques and Ephemera show and sale, featuring dealers exhibiting postcards, paper collectibles, books, jewelry, textiles, decorative pieces, small antiques and more, will be held from 10 to 4. Appraisers will be available. Early buying with a continental breakfast, 9 to 10. Catered lunch available. First Church of Christ, Park Square, Pittsfield. Berkshire Botanical Garden "Cottage Gardens," view slides of the playful cottage garden and hear a talk considering some classic plants as well as ways to create a garden so it doesn't appear designed, by Nina Newington, from 1 to 3, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. Registration required: 298-3926. 'Bizarre Bazaar’ Girls Inc. will hold its 34th annual "Bizarre Bazaar," featuring hand crafted furniture, quilts, holiday items, sweaters, mittens, scarves, jewelry, silk and dried flowers, paintings, raffles, door prizes, baked goods and much more, from 10 to 4, Reid Middle School, 650 North St., Pittsfield, 499-4660, ext. 293. History walk Local historian Paul W. Marino will lead a Main Street Walk in North Adams, beginning at 2:30 at the west end of the street, just past the MASS MoCA West Main Street gate. Explore the history of North Adams. Dress for the weather, wear a hat with a wide brim and a good pair of walking shoes; carry a canteen or bottle of water. The Walk is fully accessible. MCLA The seventh annual chocolate symposium will be held from 2 to 3, Amsler Campus Center, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, 662-5224. Papyri Books A booksigning for "Randy Trabold's Northern Berkshire County," a photographic history edited by MCLA professor Tony Gengarelly, from 2 to 4, 49 Main St., North Adams, 662-2099. Shady Pines Campground The 14th annual Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner, featuring cocktails at 4:30; dinner at 5:30; dancing from 7:30 to 11, 547 Loop Road, Savoy, 743-2694. Sheffield Historical Society "The Spirits of Sheffield Cemetery Walk," men and women from the 18th and 19th centuries will recount the struggles they encountered in war and peace, from 4 to 6, Barnard Cemetery, Route 7, Sheffield, 229-2694. Spencertown Academy Poet Bernadette Mayer will read with a group of local poets including Sascha Aktar, Jody Bolluyt, Philip Good, Claudia Kenny, Joan Levine, John Mason and Judy Staber, at 8, Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. Music Leaf Peeper Concerts Sanford Allen and Dale Stuckenbruck, violins; Jesse Levine and Richard Brice, violas, and Astrid Schween, cello, will perform a new work and works by Beethoven and Brahms, at 7:30, St. James Catholic Church, junction of Routes 66 and 203, Chatham, N.Y., 518-325-3805. Mass MoCA Laura Cantrell will open for Joan Baez, at 8, Hunter Center, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, 662-2111. Simon's Rock College The Prometheus Piano Quartet will perform works by D'Indy, Brahms and others, at 8, Kellogg Music Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, 528-7502. Theater Barrington Stage Company "Blanche and Her Joy Boys," a musical featuring Chris Calloway, at 8, BSC's StudioSpace, Elm Court off Rt. 7, Sheffield, 528-8888. Simon's Rock College "The Laramie Project," directed by visiting faculty in theater Christine Adaire, at 2 and 7:30, Arts Center Theater, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, 528-7502. Ventfort Hall "The Color of War," adapted from the letters of Robert Gould Shaw, a Union Army colonel, sent to his fiance and wife, Annie Kneeland Haggerty, will be performed by Shakespeare & Company actress Susannah Melone, at 7:30, Great Hall, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Sunday, October 19 Dance The Egg The Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats will perform at 4, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. Film Clark Art Institute "Rebecca" will be shown as part of the Country House Capers Film Series, at 2, 225 South St., Williamstown, 458-2303. Miscellaneous 'Bizarre Bazaar’ Girls Inc. will hold its 34th annual "Bizarre Bazaar," featuring hand crafted items, holiday items, sweaters, jewelry, dried flowers, raffles, door prizes, baked goods and much more, from 10 to 4, Reid Middle School, 650 North St., Pittsfield, 499-4660, ext. 293. Theater Barrington Stage Company "Blanche and Her Joy Boys," a musical featuring Chris Calloway, 3 and closes at 7, BSC's StudioSpace, Elm Court off Rt. 7, Sheffield, 528-8888. Ventfort Hall "The Color of War," adapted from the letters of Robert Gould Shaw, a Union Army colonel, sent to his wife, Annie Kneeland Haggerty, will be performed by Shakespeare & Company actress Susannah Melone, at 10 a.m., Great Hall, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Tuesday, October 21 Kid Stuff Williams College "Alphabet Art," an after-school program for children, will be held from 3:30 to 4:30, Williams College Museum of Art, Route 2, Williamstown, 597-2429. Theater Weston Playhouse "Fences," by August Wilson, at 8, Main Stage, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Wednesday, October 22 Miscellaneous Simon's Rock College Poet James Lasdun will read from his work at 7:30, Blodgett House, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, 528-7502. Williams College Darby English, assistant professor of art history at the University of Chicago, will give a gallery talk as part of the "narratives" series, from 12:10 to 12:50, Williams College Museum of Art, Route 2, Williamstown, 597-2429. Music Williams College Ralph Evans and Efim Boico, violin; Yuri Gandelsman, viola; Wolfgang Laufer, cello, will peform works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Schubert, at 8, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College, Route 2, Williamstown, 597-2127. Theater Weston Playhouse "Fences," by August Wilson, 3 and 8, Main Stage, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Thursday, October 23 Film Simon's Rock College "Warrior Marks" will be shown as part of the Feminist Film Festival at 7, Lecture Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington. Lecture Berkshire Botanical Garden Local author Balfour Brickner will share lessons learned in the garden as metaphors for examining religious faith in a lecture, "Finding God in the Garden," 7 to 8:30; a booksigning will follow, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. Registration required: 298-3926. Miscellaneous Turkey supper Pownal United Methodist Church will serve a complete turkey supper, continuous servings beginning at 5, Route 346, Pownal, Vt., 802-823-7769. Music Pioneer Arts Center The Villa Jidiots will host an improv comedy jam at 7:30, Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, 41 Union St., Easthampton, 527-3700. Theater Simon's Rock College "The Laramie Project," directed by Christine Adaire, at 7:30, Arts Center Theater, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, 528-7502. Weston Playhouse "Fences," by August Wilson, 8, Main Stage, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Friday, October 24 Art Berkshire Artisans A reception for an exhibition of painting and sculpture by Michael Melle will be held at 8, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Ave., Pittsfield, 499-9348. Miscellaneous Stockbridge Library Children's book sale, featuring more than 1,700 books, the entire inventory of a dealer of antiquarian children’s books offered for sale at 40 percent below fair market value, open for early buying privileges after a $20 donation from 9 to noon, and open to the public, free of charge, from noon to 5, Main Street, Stockbridge, 298-5501. Music The Egg David Bromberg will perform with his big band and the fiddle/guitar duo of Jay Unger and Molly Mason, at 8:15, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. Williams College The Williams Jazz Ensemble, directed by Andy Jaffe, will perform arrangements by student combos and big band at 8, Chapin Hall; a pre-concert discussion with Andy Jaffe will be held at 7:15 in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College, Route 2, Williamstown, 597-2127. Theater The Egg Estelle Parsons Actor's Studio will perform Harold Pinter’s "Betrayal," 8, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. Main Street Stage Tom Stoppard's "The Real Inspector Hound," directed by Alexia Trova, 57 Main St., North Adams, 663-3240. MCLA "The Laramie Project," at 8, Venable Theatre, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, 662-5321. Weston Playhouse "Fences," by August Wilson, 8, Main Stage, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Saturday, October 25 Film Mass MoCA "The Event," a film directed by Thom Fitzgerald, 8, Hunter Center, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, 662-2111. Kid Stuff Berkshire Museum "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," a comic rendition of Washington Irving's tale of the Headless Horseman, with traditional and classical music and featuring marionettes and life-sized puppets, presented by the Puppet People, at 11, 39 South St., Pittsfield, 443-7171. Lectures First Congregational Church Authors Thomas Berry and Peter Barnes and Andrew Kimbrell will speak on "The Commons: Rights and Responsibilities" as part of the 23rd annual E.F. Schumacher Lectures, from 10 to 5, Stockbridge. Register: 528-1737. Williams College "The Plonsker Family Lecture in Contemporary Art," a lecture/panel discussion with Kara Walker, artist; Hamza Walker, director of education, the Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, and Mark Reinhardt, professor of political science and american studies, Williams College, will be held from 2 to 4:30, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College, Route 2, Williamstown, 597-2429. Miscellaneous Berkshire Institute for Lifetime Learning Charles Bonenti, features editor of The Berkshire Eagle, will moderate a panel discussion of area food and wine experts, on "Dining Out in the Berkshires," from 2 to 3:30, a wine tasting will follow, Berkshire Community College, 1350 West St., Pittsfield. For reservations, call 499-4660, ext. 496. Norman Rockwell Museum Artist Jack Purcell will offer insights into the four major disciplines in comic book illustration in "Illustrating for the Comics," from 1 to 4, Route 183, Stockbridge, 298-4100. Stockbridge Library Children's book sale, featuring more than 1,700 books, the entire inventory of a dealer of antiquarian children’s books offered for sale, 9 to 4, Main Street, Stockbridge, 298-5501. Music Spencertown Academy Tim Sparks, guitar, will perform at 8, Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y., 518-392-3693. Theater The Egg Estelle Parsons Actor's Studio will perform in Harold Pinter’s "Betrayal," at 8, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. MCLA "The Laramie Project," at 8, Venable Theatre, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, 662-5321. Simon's Rock College "The Laramie Project," directed by visiting faculty in theater Christine Adaire, at 2 and 9, Arts Center Theater, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, 528-7502. Ventfort Hall "The Color of War," adapted from the letters of Robert Gould Shaw, a Union Army colonel, sent to his fiance and wife, Annie Kneeland Haggerty, will be performed by Shakespeare & Company actress Susannah Melone, at 7:30, Great Hall, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Sunday, October 26 Music Close Encounters with Music The concert, "Orpheus and His Lyre," will feature Gluck's arias from "Orpheo ed Euridice," Schubert’s last work, the world premiere of composer Lera Auerbach’s twist on the Orpheus myth, performed by cellist Yehuda Hanani; soprano Maureen O’Flynn; violinist Shmuel Ashkenasi; pianist Lera Auerbach and guest reader Joanne Greenberg, at 3, Mahaiwe Theatre, Castle Street, Great Barrington, 1-800-843-0778. The Egg Emmylou Harris will perform at 7:30, Palace Theatre, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. Theater MCLA "The Laramie Project," at 8, Venable Theatre, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, 662-5321. Ventfort Hall "The Color of War," adapted from the letters of Robert Gould Shaw, a Union Army colonel, will be performed by Shakespeare & Company actress Susannah Melone, at 10 a.m., Great Hall, 104 Walker St., Lenox, 637-3206. Weston Playhouse "Fences," by August Wilson, 7, Main Stage, Weston, Vt., 802-824-5288. Monday, October 27 Theater MCLA "The Laramie Project," at 8, Venable Theatre, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, 662-5321. Tuesday, October 28 Theater MCLA "The Laramie Project," 8, Venable Theatre, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, 662-5321. Thursday, October 30 Dance The Egg Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, formerly of The Royal Ballet of Great Britain, will perform, 7:30, Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 518-473-1845. Film Simon's Rock College "Real Women Have Curves" will be shown as part of the Feminist Film Festival at 7, Lecture Center, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington. Music MCLA A Halloween Band Concert will be held at 7, Church Street Center, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, 662-5321. Friday, October 31 Music Mass MoCA London's hot band, The Tiger Lillies, featuring Martin Jacques, accordionist, and his Brechtian blues trio, will perform in an All Hallow’s Eve concert, at 9, Hunter Center, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, 662-2111. The show contains adult themes and is not suitable for children. Doors open at 8 for food and drink. Williams College The Berkshire Symphony, conducted by Ronald L. Feldman, will perform works by Bartok, Mussorgsky and Chopin, at 8, Chapin Hall; a pre-concert discussion with Ronald Feldman will be held at 7:15 in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College, Route 2, Williamstown, 597-2127. |
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