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August 2005
May 28
- October
Berkshire
Scenic Railway
Lenox, MA
Tourist Trains
On Saturdays and Sundays through the end of October the museum's tourist excursion
trains leave Lenox at 10 am and 2:15 pm for a 1-3/4 hour round trip to Stockbridge
or 12:15pm departure for a 45 minute round trip to Lee. The caboose is added
to the trips on Saturdays only.
June 20
- December 31
Bennington Museum
Bennington, VT
Enriching Our Lives: The Art and Innovation of the Hunt Family
Drawing
works from the Hunt family archive of the Bennington Museum and loans from other
institutions, this exhibition will explore the impact the Hunt family had on
the state of Vermont and the art world at large. On view will be seldom-seen
paintings by William Morris Hunt displayed with works by his brother Richard
Morris Hunt, sister, mother, and nephew. In the Bennington Museum's Changing
Exhibition Gallery.
July 4 -
October 15
Sterling and Francine Clark
Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Little Women, Little Men: Folk Art Portraits of Children from
the Fenimore Art Museum
This exhibition is part of "American Traditions," a collaboration
of leading Berkshire County, Massachusetts, cultural institutions, and
features a dozen paintings of children by American itinerant portrait artists,
including Ammi Phillips, Erastus Salisbury Field, Joseph Whiting Stock,
and William Matthew Prior, that were originally acquired by Stephen Clark,
brother of Clark founder Sterling Clark. This exhibition was organized
in conjunction with the Fenimore Art Museum of Cooperstown, New York.
July 20
- August 6
Berkshire Theater Festival
Stockbridge, MA - Unicorn Theater
Rat in the Skull
Secrets
fester in a British interrogation cell where two enemies separated by a
hatred sharpened through the centuries and honed by relentless violence
and misunderstanding, face off against one another in a deadly game of
truth and consequences. There are more than the usual Irish “troubles” simmering
between the captured IRA terrorist and his tormentor, a member of the Royal
Ulster Constabulary who seems driven by a different set of devils entirely.
Playwright Ron Hutchinson's suspenseful thriller explores with a rare compassion
and dark humor what happens when the blind ideals of patriotism and the
ruthless politics of faith collide behind a locked door in an enemy state.
Adult themes/strong language. Not recommended for children
July 27
- August 7
Williamstown Theater Festival
Nikos Stage
Williamstown, MA
THE SUGAR SYNDROME by Lucy Prebble, directed by Maria Mileaf
Seventeen-year-old Dani surfs internet chat rooms searching for someone who is
honest and direct. What she finds is a man twice her age who thinks she is an
eleven year-old boy. With richly textured writing and humor, it's Lucy Prebble's
play that's honest and direct. And fierce. And devastatingly, disarmingly, disturbingly
funny. The Sugar Syndrome contains adult subject matter and is intended for
mature audiences.
July 28
- August 7
The Theater Barn
New Lebanon, NY
Songs for a New World
Called the "heir apparent to Steven Sondheim",Jason
Robert Brown, the composer-lyricist of the critically acclaimed Tony
Award winning "Parade",has the whole theatre community talking
about his blend of savvy showmanship and exciting contemporary sound.
July 28
- August 13
Berkshire Theater Festival
Stockbridge, MA - Main Stage
American Buffalo
When
David Mamet's American Buffalo opened in 1975, audiences reeled. Ripped
from America's raw underbelly, ripe with obscenities, the story of three
friends in a world of lowlifes, American Buffalo changed the landscape
of American drama. Mamet's raging, hopeless characters—Donny, the ignorant
owner of a junk store, Bobby, a spaced out drug addict, and Teacher, a
dangerous bully—are hoping to lift valuable coins from a local dealer,
but when you're dumb, angry and paranoid, something is bound to go wrong.
American Buffalo, which won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award in
1976 for Best American play, may be a grim portrait of society's disenfranchised,
but scratch the surface, and you may be surprised at the human connection.
Adult themes/strong language. Not recommended for children.
August 1
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Winnie the Pooh
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences since
their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed their
classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music for thousands
of children of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm
August 2
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Cinderella
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences since their
opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed their classic
tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music for thousands of children
of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm
August 3
- 7
Jacob's
Pillow
Becket, MA
Stockholm/59° North
Since 1987, when Stockholm/59° North was given its company debut at Jacob's
Pillow, the group has been one of the Pillow's most memorable presentations,
and they return to the Ted Shawn Theatre August 3-7 to present works by several
of Europe's most forward-thinking dancemakers. The ensemble is composed of twenty
dynamic principals and soloists from The Royal Swedish Ballet-now in its 225th
year-and as an extension of that company, focus particularly on the latest by
contemporary Scandinavian choreographers. The program features Pas de danse by
Swedish choreographic superstar Mats Ek; In My Dream Team, by Finnish up-and-comer
Jorma Elo; David Dawson's intimate Morning Ground, made for the Dutch National
Ballet; and Come Out, by a leading Swedish dancemaker, Orjan Andersson. Also
presented is Kenneth Kvarnström's flamenco send-up, Carmen!?, about which Dance Magazine
raved, "Absolutely one of the most energetic and hilarious pieces
choreographed for men."
August 3
- 14
Williamstown Theater Festival
Main Stage
Williamstown, MA
ON THE RAZZLE by Tom Stoppard, directed by David Jones
While their boss is away, two store clerks have madcap adventures filled with
mistaken identities, malapropisms and Tom Stoppard's trademark wordplay. Freely
adapted from Austrian playwright Johann Nestroy's 19th Century farce, Einen
Fux will er sich machen (which also inspired Thornton Wilder's The
Matchmaker ), On the Razzle is high-octane non-stop fun.
August 4
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Little Red Ridinghood
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences since
their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed their
classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music for thousands
of children of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm
August 4
- 7
Jacob's
Pillow
Becket, MA
Susan Marshall & Company
Lauded as "one of the most significant choreographers working today" by
The New York Times, Susan Marshall & Company, founded in 1982 in New York
City, offers a world premiere commissioned by the Pillow and their signature
aerial duet, Kiss, August 4-7 in the Doris Duke Studio Theatre. The Oakland Tribune
wrote of Kiss, set to music by composer Arvo Pärt, "The miracle of
the piece is that it captures in concrete dance terms that almost palpable feeling
of swimming in love, of being suspended in eternity." The program also features
Arms, a classic tour de force set to music by Luis Resto. By breaking apart genres
to invent her own dramatic, athletic explorations of human existence, Susan Marshall
has gained widespread renown for her work, performing in festivals and theatres
around the United States and Europe, receiving the 1988 American Choreographer
Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and in 2000, a MacArthur "Genius" Grant.
Susan Marshall is Co-Director of The School at Jacob's Pillow's 2005 Choreographers'
Lab and is herself an alumna of the Pillow's School.
August 5
- 11
Berkshire Museum's
Little Cinema
Pittsfield, MA
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, March of the Penguins is a tale of
legendary proportions, portraying the spectacular and heartwarming journey
of the emperor penguin to find a mate. Incredible photography shows the
penguins hunting underwater, sliding on the ice, and interacting as a new
family in the harshest conditions on earth. 8PM
August 7
Arrowhead
Pittsfield, MA
Commemorative Hike to summit of Monument Mountain,
All participants meet at the parking lot of the Trustees of Reservations
on Route 7 in Great Barrington for a group climb to commemorate the 1850 meeting
of Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and bring
water. Rain will cancel the event. No charge; sponsored by the Trustees of Reservations,
caretakers of the mountain, and the Berkshire Historical Society at Herman Melville's
Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Rd., Pittsfield. 413-442-1793, for further information.
9:30AM
August 7
- 12
Brandeis in the Berkshires
Cranwell, Lenox, MA
A Golden Era for American Jews: Exploring the Past, Facing the
Future
Moderated by Stephen J. Whitfield, professor of American
Studies at Brandeis, and Marc Lee Raphael, chair of the Department
of Religious Studies at William & Mary, the institute will examine the last half-century
for Jews in the United States, including discussions of religious continuity,
intermarriage, and the decline of anti-Semitism.
August 8
Robbins-Zust Family
Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Aladdin
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences
since their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed
their classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music for
thousands of children of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm
August 9
Robbins-Zust Family
Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Snow White
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences
since their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed
their classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music for
thousands of children of all ages.
$4 - 11AM and 2PM
August 10
- 13
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield, MA
The Wind in the Willows
Presented by the Atlantic Coast Theatre For Youth. 11AM
August 10
- 14
Jacob's
Pillow
Becket, MA
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
The twelve gifted dancers of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet return to the Ted Shawn
Theatre from August 10-14 with a program showcasing three dynamic American
and European choreographers. Founded nine years ago, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
enjoyed glowing reviews of its 2003 Pillow appearances which noted a breadth
of balletic invention too rarely found in American troupes. This summer, the
company presents Twyla Tharp's fusion of classical ballet vocabulary with ballroom
dance in Sinatra Suite, originally choreographed for American Ballet Theatre
superstars Mikhail Baryshnikov and Elaine Kudo. The work is set to favorites
by Frank Sinatra, including "Strangers in the Night," "That's
Life," and "My Way." Also from Tharp comes a rousing ensemble
work, Sweet Fields, set to 19th century New England Shaker hymns and
choral works by the self-taught colonial-era genius William Billings.
The program is rounded out with Thierry Malandain's 2001 version of Afternoon
of a Faun, to Debussy's classic score; and Left Unsaid, by the breathtaking
contemporary dance presence Nicolo Fonte. The Boston Herald's Theodore
Bale proclaimed, "If there is a classically trained company of the
future, it's Aspen Santa Fe Ballet."
August 10
- 21
Williamstown Theater Festival
Nikos Stage
Williamstown, MA
TOUGH TITTY by Oni Faida Lampley, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright.
Diagnosed with breast cancer, trying to stay married, raise two small sons and
endure poisonous treatments, Angela confronts her childhood ideas about God and
goodness, and wrestles with the haunting question, "What
did I do wrong?” Funny, poignant – and tough. August 11
Robbins-Zust Family
Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Sleeping Beauty
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences
since their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed
their classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music for
thousands of children of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm
August 11
- 14
Jacob's
Pillow
Becket, MA
Trey McIntyre Project
In a program of works by one of America's sizzling young choreographers, the
Trey McIntyre Project comes to the Doris Duke Studio Theatre August 11-14. Kansas-born
McIntyre danced with the Houston Ballet for six years while simultaneously garnering
press as a choreographer whose works could advance contemporary dance while still
appealing to a broad audience. In 1994, when just 24 years old, McIntyre received
wide praise for his work Steel and Rain, a commission from the New York City
Ballet's coveted Diamond Project. In 2004, McIntyre gained acclaim for Pretty
Good Year, choreographed on American Ballet Theatre and set to music by Dvorák.
This summer's performances are among the first for his new company composed of
dancers featured in contemporary ballet troupes nationwide, including Alonzo
King's LINES Ballet. McIntyre comes to the Pillow with a program of witty and
expansive works, including High Lonesome, set to the quirky, hazy songs of Beck.
$10 Youth Tickets are available for the Saturday matinée.
August
11 - 21
The Theater Barn
New Lebanon, NY
Lucky Stiff
Ahrens & Flaherty, the authors of "Once On this Island", "My
Favorite Year" and "Ragtime", exploded onto the theatre
scene with this zany, offbeat and very funny musical murder mystery farce. August 11
- 31
Berkshire Theater Festival
Stockbridge, MA - Unicorn Theater
French Contemporary Theatre
Opening on August 10 and running through August 27th, the Berkshire Theatre Festival will present an evening of French and American contemporary theatre, featuring emerging artists from the finest training programs in America and France. The collaboration, an exciting, international theatrical event, is part of the BTF’s ongoing celebration of what it means to be human. From August 29 to Sept. 3, the BTF will continue its Franco American Connection with a weeklong series of readings of new French and American plays, followed by discussions and wine tastings. As a bonus for our Unicorn subscribers, we will extend a complimentary ticket to one of the readings during this last week.
August 12-14
Old Parrish Church
Sheffield, MA
Sheffield Antiques Show
The 57th annual show is sponsored
by Old Parish Church. New England dealers are featured. Located at the Mt. Everett
Regional School, Sheffield. 413-229-8173
August 13
Arrowhead
Pittsfield, MA
Moby Dick
Riveting one-hour encore stage performance of Herman Melville's
Moby-Dick by actor Christopher Moore of New York City in the 1840's Melville
barn. Tickets are $15 per adult, $10 per student, $12 for members of
the Berkshire Historical Society or the Friends of Herman Melville. Seating
is limited; reservations are recommended. Call the Berkshire Historical
Society at Herman Melville's Arrowhead at 413-442-1793 for tickets. 2PM
and 4PM
Town of West Stockbridge
West Stockbridge, MA
Zucchini Festival
Featuring
pet show, zucchini racing, baking contest, live music, and fireworks. 10AM
- 10PM
New Marlborough Village Association
New Marborough, MA
60th anniversary of V-J Day
The meeting house in New Marlborough will be transformed into a World War
II USO canteen, when the Boston Musical
Theater salutes the 60th anniversary of V-J Day. The ensemble, which
specializes in American popular music, will perform hits of the day by
songsmiths including Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Edith
Piaf and the Andrew sisters, well as Broadway show tunes and big band favorites.
Songs like Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Rum and Coca-Cola, and Chattanooga
Choo Choo will transport listeners back to the time and place where this
memorable music defined a generation. Admission. (413) 229-2785 -
4:30PM
August 15
Robbins-Zust Family
Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Cinderella
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences
since their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed
their classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music
for thousands of children of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm
August 16
Robbins-Zust Family
Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Beauty and the Beast
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences
since their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed
their classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music for
thousands of children of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm
August 17
- 20
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield, MA
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Presented by the Paintbox Theatre. 11AM
August 17
- 21
Jacob's
Pillow
Becket, MA
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal
The fabulous dancers of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal
return to the Ted Shawn Theatre for a second consecutive Pillow season, August
17-21. Les Grands Ballets made its U.S. debut at the Pillow in 1959,
only two years after its founding. Since the arrival in 2000 of Artistic
Director Gradimir Pankov, formerly head of the prodigious Nederlands
Dans Theater II and the National Ballet of Finland, the company has acquired
a distinctly European flavor in its programming. Now with a team of dancers
who can interpret the purely classical and the startlingly unusual with
equally crisp exuberance, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens is at the forefront
of North American ballet companies. The program includes Les Noces (The
Wedding), created in 2002 by Belgian choreographer and set designer Stijn
Celis, to the landmark 1923 score by Igor Stravinsky. An example of the
best of Les Grands Ballets, Les Noces is packed with sweeping group work
and sumptuous costuming. August 17
- 28
Williamstown Theater Festival
Main Stage
Williamstown, MA
BUS STOP by William Inge, directed by Will Frears
Cherie's a hard-up nightclub singer. Bo's a good ol' cowboy. And when
a snowstorm leaves their bus stranded somewhere between Kansas City and
Topeka, they spend the night discovering truths and uncovering lies.
This romantic finale to our Main Stage season is a mid-twentieth century
classic from William Inge ,
the author of Come Back, Little Sheba and Picnic . August 17
- 21
Jacob's
Pillow
Becket, MA
johannes wieland
From August 18-21, johannes wieland performs in the Doris Duke Studio Theatre.
After a career dancing for leading contemporary companies in Switzerland and
Germany, Wieland moved to New York and launched his company in 2002. Just one
year later, The Village Voice's Tobi Tobias wrote, "Johannes Wieland has
developed a singular, striking body of work. Concise and abstract…their
movement is tightly controlled." The program includes Tomorrow, in which
three dancers begin the piece with their heads in fish tanks and plumb the depths
of their existential discontent. Also on the program: the sensitive, award-winning
Shift; Trio, a dark comedy set to Gershwin; and the spell-binding Retina. Wieland
is also the Associate Artistic Director of Paradigm, which enjoyed a successful
engagement at the Pillow featuring Wieland's choreography in 2004.
August 18
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Carnival of the Animals
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences since their
opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed their classic
tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music for thousands of children
of all ages. $4 - 11 am and 2 pm
August 19
- September 3
Berkshire Theater Festival
Stockbridge, MA - Main Stage
Souvenir
In 1932, when Florence Foster Jenkins, a tone deaf spinster with deep pockets and a striking lack of talent, met Cosme McMoon, an equally hapless pianist, stardom had eluded them both. But over the next 12 years their bizarre musical partnership earned them an extraordinary cultish fame, and their awkward pairing evolved into a friendship as full of light and warmth as the spotlight they shared, culminating in a sold out performance at Carnegie Hall. Fresh from Off-Broadway where the bittersweet comedy with music and its star, Tony-Award-winning actress Judy Kaye, received rave reviews, Souvenir arrives at the BTF prior to its Broadway run. Recommended for children 8 years and older. August
20
Music & More
Meeting House, Rte 57, New Marlborough, MA
Silent Comedy Classics
Four short films by
silent movie greats Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton: "The Immigrant," "One
A.M.," "Cops," and "The
Playhouse," with live piano accompaniment by Ben Model. A reception will
follow. Admission. (413) 229-2785 - 4:30PM
Lenox
Library
Lenox, MA
Book Signing
Stephen Borelli, an assistant news director for USAToday.com,
will sign copies of his highly anticipated new book, How About That!
The Life of Mel Allen - 2PM
August
20 - 21
Berkshire Botanical
Gardens
Stockbridge, MA
14th Annual Stockbridge Summer Arts and Crafts Show
More than
70 jury-selected artists and artisans will display their work ranging from paintings
to ceramics, firberware to glass blowing. This annual event is organized by the
Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce.
August 22
Robbins-Zust Family
Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Emporer's New Clothes
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences
since their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed
their classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music for
thousands of children of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm
August 23
Robbins-Zust Family
Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Androcles and the Lion
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences
since their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed
their classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music for
thousands of children of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm
August 24
- 28
Jacob's
Pillow
Becket, MA
Black Grace
August 24-28, Black Grace returns after last season's triumphant U.S. debut at
the Pillow in performances so popular that audiences demanded an additional show.
Heartening, defiant, hilarious, courageous-often all at once-New Zealand's Black
Grace is a company with no real parallel in the dance world: an often all-male,
always highly physical contemporary group brimming over with the joyousness of
its cultural heritage. The New York Times' Jennifer Dunning singled out the company's
appearance last summer at the Pillow as one of the highlights of the 2004 New
York dance season, referring to them as "startlingly fresh and full of invention,
humor, and infectious exuberance," and "one of the most quietly exotic
troupes ever to appear at Jacob's Pillow." For 2005, Artistic Director Neil
Ieremia offers fresh pieces not yet seen in the U.S. as well as some highlights
from last year's program. That the first all-male dance company, Ted Shawn's
Men Dancers, was founded at the Pillow in 1933 augments the significance of Black
Grace's overwhelming embrace by audiences more than seventy years later. $10
Youth Tickets are available for the Saturday matinée.
August 25
Robbins-Zust Family
Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Hansel and Gretel
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences
since their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed
their classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music
for thousands of children of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm Berkshire Opera Company
Lenox, MA
L'Elisir d'Amore
8 PM
August
25 - September 4
The Theater Barn
New Lebanon, NY
The Full Monty
This musical smash hit finds six unemployed steelworkers in
Buffalo who devise a bold way to make some quick cash. In the process
they find renewed self-esteem, the importance of friendship and the ability
to have fun. A real crowd pleaser!
August 25
- 28
Jacob's
Pillow
Becket, MA
Project Fukurow
From August 25-28, the Doris Duke Studio Theatre draws to a characteristically
adventurous close, with genre-defying performances by Tokyo's young troupe, Project
Fukurow. In their evening-length work Ozma, the company's four dynamic dancers,
including founder Fukurow Ishikawa, are backed up not only by a cast of highly-trained
dancers, but by robots. Following the company's performance, as part of showcase
at the Japan Society in 2004 in New York, Anna Kisselgoff of The New York Times
wrote, "the relationship between the hollow man and the mechanical puppet
under the table offered a haunting study in alienation." Imaginative set
designs and an evocative electronic score complement the powerful dancing to
make for a consummately theatrical experience.
Cummington
Fair
Cummington, MA
137th Annual Cummington Fair
From August 25-28, the
Hillside Agricultural Society
will present the 137th Annual Cummington Fair at the fairgrounds in Cummington,
MA. Horses, sheep, oxen, A Demolition Derby and antique engines are just part
of the show. Rides and food are available. Come one, come all. Admission.
August 27
Berkshire Opera Company
Lenox, MA
L'Elisir d'Amore
8 PM
August 28
Pittsfield Elms
Wahconah Park, Pittsfield , MA
Pittsfield Elms vs. Hartford Senators
Watch the Pittsfield Elms Base Ball team play their long time
rivals the Hartford Senators under the 1886 rules in Historic Wahconah
Park, located in Pittsfield, MA - home to the earliest recorded reference
to the game in America.
1PM - Rain date: Sept 4th
Foxhollow Forum
Foxhollow Estate, Route 7 in Lenox, MA
Psychic Gerard
Senehi
Internationally renowned psychic entertainer
Gerard Senehi, known as The Experimentalist, will
be making his first appearance in the Berkshires
for a One Night Only, must-see to believe, benefit
performance for the Voices from the Edge speakers
series. Admission - 8PM
August 29
Robbins-Zust Family
Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Brementown Musicians
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences
since their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have
performed their classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live
music for thousands of children of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm
Berkshire Opera Company
Lenox, MA
L'Elisir d'Amore
2 PM
August 30
Robbins-Zust Family
Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Winnie the Pooh
The Robbins-Zust Marionettes have been delighting audiences
since their opening on Shakespeare's birthday in 1971. They have performed
their classic tales with their hand-crafted puppets and live music for
thousands of children of all ages.
$4 - 11 am and 2 pm
August 31
Berkshire Opera Company
Lenox, MA
L'Elisir d'Amore
8 PM
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