The Berkshire Record's Calendar of Events
Local Berkshire County Cultural Events, Music, Theater, Classes and more
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The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center will celebrate everyone’s favorite sweet on August 2 beginning at 6:30 p.m., with a lecture, tasting and special movie screening.

FRIDAY, August 1   (back to top)
Children
Seussical, fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza, 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, Pittsfield. 236-8888
Aquarium Adventures, meet  a African spurred tortoise, 10 a.m., Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield. 443-7171
Dance
David Michalek’s Slow Dancing,  8:15 p.m., Doris Duke Studio Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow, Becket. 243-0745
Mimulus,  8 p.m., Ted Shawn Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow, Becket. 243-0745
Music
Litchfield Jazz Festival, Friends of the Festival Gala, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Paquito D’Rivera with Zaccai Curtis Trio, 7:45 p.m., Bebe Neuwirth, 9:15 p.m., Goshen Fairgrounds, Goshen, CT. (860) 567-4162
Sleepless Variations, a caberat with Mary Testa and Michael Starobin, 8 p.m., VFW Hall, Pittsfield. 236-8888
Ravel, Chausson, Saint-Saens and Mussorgsky, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox . 637-5165
Theater
The Last Hurrah of the Clementines, presented by Berkshire Fringe, 8 p.m, Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington. 320-4175
StellYY, presented by Berkshire Fringe, 9 p.m, Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington. 320-4175
The Understudy, 8 p.m., Nikos Stage, Williamstown Theater Festival, Williamstown. 597-3400
The Violet Hour , 2 and 8 p.m., Main Stage, Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield. 236-8888
Prelude, free live dance, music, theatre, 7:15 p.m., Bankside, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
The Mad Pirate and the Mermaid Part B, 6:15 p.m., Rose Footprint Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
The Goatwoman of Corvis County, 8:30 p.m., Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
Othello, 8 p.m., Founders’ Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
The Dishwashers, 8 p.m., Chester Theatre Company, Chester. 354-7771
Phantom, 8 p.m., MacHaydn Theatre, Chatham, NY. (518) 392-9292
The Ladies Man, 3 p.m., Founders’ Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
Musical of Musicals, 8 p.m., Theater Barn, New Lebanon, NY. (518) 794-8989
Waiting for Godot, tragicomedy by Samuel Beckett, 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge. 298-5576
A Man for All Seasons, stirring drama by Robert Bolt, 8 p.m., Main Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge. 298-5576
Talks, Classes, Workshops
Architecture is Fun, family program, tour of museum and grounds, build your own architectural model, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge. 298-3579.

SATURDAY, August 2  (back to top)

Children
Seussical, fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza, 2 and 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, Pittsfield. 236-8888
Dance
David Michalek’s Slow Dancing,  2:15 and 8:15 p.m., Doris Duke Studio Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow, Becket. 243-0745
Mimulus,  2 and 8 p.m., Ted Shawn Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow, Becket. 243-0745
Music
Litchfield Jazz Festival, Winard Harper Sextet, 12 p.m., Nicole Zuraiti Quartet, 1:45 p.m., Kenney Werner Trio, 3:30 p.m., Wayne Shorter Tribute Big Band, 5:15 p.m., Dave Brubeck Quartet, 7 pm, and Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side of Miles & ‘Trane, 8:45 p.m., Goshen Fairgrounds, Goshen, CT. (860) 567-4162
Secrets of the Sky and Sea, musical stylings including classic, contemporary, jazz, jive, musical theater and Motown, 8 p.m., Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield. 997-4444
Daedalus String Quartet, presented by Music Mountain, 6:30 p.m., Falls Village, Conn. (860) 824-7126
Sleepless Variations, a caberat with Mary Testa and Michael Starobin, 8 p.m., VFW Hall, Pittsfield. 236-8888
The Operatic Art of Monteverdi’s Late Madrigals, presented by Aston Magna, 5 p.m, Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington. 528-3595
Young Artists Chorus, 2:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Lenox . 637-5165
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, 8:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox . 637-5165
Theater
StellYY, presented by Berkshire Fringe, 8 p.m, Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington. 320-4175
The Understudy, 4 and 8:30 p.m., Nikos Stage, Williamstown Theater Festival, Williamstown. 597-3400
The Violet Hour , 8 p.m., Main Stage, Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield. 236-8888
Prelude, free live dance, music, theatre, 7:15 p.m., Bankside, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
The Mad Pirate and the Mermaid Part A, 1:15 p.m., Rose Footprint Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
The Mad Pirate and the Mermaid Part B, 6:15 p.m., Rose Footprint Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
The Goatwoman of Corvis County, 10:30 a.m., Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
Othello, 8 p.m., Founders’ Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
All’s Well That Ends Well, 8 p.m., Founders’ Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
Musical of Musicals, 5 and 8:30 p.m., Theater Barn, New Lebanon, NY. (518) 794-8989
The Dishwashers, 8 p.m., Chester Theatre Company, Chester. 354-7771
Phantom, 4 and 8 p.m., MacHaydn Theatre, Chatham, NY. (518) 392-9292
Waiting for Godot, preview of tragicomedy by Samuel Beckett, 2 (preview) and 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge. 298-5576
A Man for All Seasons, stirring drama by Robert Bolt, 2 and 8 p.m., Main Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge. 298-5576
Talks, Classes, Workshops
Chocolate with Francis Segan, talk and tastings 6:30 p.m., showing of Johnny Depp’s Chocolat at 8 p.m., Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington. 528-0100
Free Community Workshop, learn about creative play, presented by Berkshire Fringe, 1:30 p.m, Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington. 320-4175
Time to Cast Your Ballot, part of a series of talks on American history and culture, 10:30 a.m., Sandisfield Arts Center, Sandisfield. 258-4100
Sculpture is Fun, family program, tour of museum and grounds, build your own clay sculpture, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge. 298-3579
Other
Annual Flower Show, 1 to 5 p.m., Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Stockbridge. 298-3926
Mt. Washington Church Fair, crafts, art, baked goods, plants, flowers, clothes, antiques, and more, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., East Street and Cross Road, Mt. Washington.

SUNDAY,  August 3  (back to top)

Children
Seussical, fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza, 2 p.m., First Congregational Church, Pittsfield. 236-8888
Dance
David Michalek’s Slow Dancing,  5 p.m., Doris Duke Studio Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow, Becket. 243-0745
Mimulus,  2 p.m., Ted Shawn Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow, Becket. 243-0745
Music
A Celebration Under the Stars, MusicWorks farewell event, 7 p.m., Barn at Stoneover Farm, Lenox. 698-2002
Litchfield Jazz Festival, Claire Daly’s Rah! Rah! Band, 12 p.m., Peter Madsen Trio, 1:30 p.m., Jimmy Green Quartet, 3:15 p.m., Cyrus Chestnut Trio, 5 p.m. and John Pizzarelli’s Dear Mr. Sinatra with orchestra, 6:45 p.m., Goshen Fairgrounds, Goshen, CT. (860) 567-4162
St. Petersburg String Quartet, presented by Music Mountain, 3 p.m., Falls Village, Conn. (860) 824-7126
The Red Lions, part of the :30 Live! Free Pre-Show Music Series, presented by Berkshire Fringe, 7 p.m, Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington. 320-4175
Sleepless Variations, a caberat with Mary Testa and Michael Starobin, 8 p.m., VFW Hall, Pittsfield. 236-8888
Chamber Music, 2:30 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Lenox . 637-5165
Albeniz, Lalo and Rachmaninoff, 2:30 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox . 637-5165
Secrets of the Sky and Sea, presented by Berkshire Opera, 8 p.m., Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield. 442-0099 or 997-4444
Theater
StellYY, presented by Berkshire Fringe, 3 p.m, Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington. 320-4175
The Last Hurrah of the Clementines, presented by Berkshire Fringe, 8 p.m, Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington. 320-4175
The Understudy, 2 p.m., Nikos Stage, Williamstown Theater Festival, Williamstown. 597-3400
Prelude, free live dance, music, theatre, 7:15 p.m., Bankside, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
Wild and Whirling Words, 1:15 p.m., Rose Footprint Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
The Goatwoman of Corvis County, 8:30 p.m., Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
Othello, 3 p.m., Founders’ Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
All’s Well That Ends Well, 8 p.m., Founders’ Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, Lenox. 637-3353
Musical of Musicals, 2 p.m., Theater Barn, New Lebanon, NY. (518) 794-8989
The Dishwashers, 2 p.m., Chester Theatre Company, Chester. 354-7771
Phantom, 2 and 7 p.m., MacHaydn Theatre, Chatham, NY. (518) 392-9292
Talks, Classes, Workshops
Photography is Fun, family program,  photograph the sculpture exhibit, garden and grounds, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge. 298-3579
Other
Garden Conservancy Open Days Program, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Foothill Farm in Lenox, Garden of 1826 Pease-Lincoln House, Stockbridge and Brown Garden, Stockbridge. Fitzpatrick Hill Home, Stockbridge 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (888) 842-2442
Annual Flower Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Stockbridge. 298-3926.
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MONDAY, August 4  (back to top)