July 2006
May 26 - September 2
Shakespeare & Co.
Lenox, MA
Enchanted April
The year is 1922, and two rain-soaked London housewives join a glamorous socialite and a lonely widow in a rented castle in Italy for the month of April. There, under cascading wisteria and Mediterranean sunshine, their spiritually dampened lives blossom, and they are transformed. It’s a captivating, story of rebirth and renewal, reminding us life can take new turns if we discover the enchantment that lies within. Admission. 10:30AM, 3PM, 8PM
May 27 - 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 3 -
September 4
Sterling and Francine Clark
Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
The Clark Brothers Collect: Impressionist and Early Modern Paintings
The first exhibition to unite masterpieces from the remarkable
collections of Sterling Clark and Stephen Clark. Featuring more than 60
paintings, The Clark Brothers Collect: Impressionist and Early
Modern Paintings from the Collections of Sterling and Stephen Clark will
examine the brothers' collecting and explore their relationship, their
rivalry, and the influential but ultimately divergent roles they came to
play in the arts in the United States. Following its premiere at the Clark,
the exhibition will be presented at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in the
summer of 2007.
June 20 - July 8
Berkshire Theater Festival
Stockbridge, MA - Main Stage
Amadeus
Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, this provocative drama weaves a confrontation between mediocrity and genius. Pious composer Antonio Salieri sets out to destroy his rival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a foul mouthed, graceless libertine who effortlessly hears the music of the spheres.
June 24 - July 16
Barrington Stage Company
Pittsfield, MA
The Human Comedy
The timeless story of a California town during World War II, THE HUMAN COMEDY relates the joys and sorrows of small town life as seen through the eyes of young telegraph messenger Homer Macauley. This rarely-produced musical gem is sung through, and features a wealth of high-energy, instantly likeable numbers.
June 28 - July 22
Berkshire Theater Festival
Stockbridge, MA - Unicorn Theater
Where has Tommy Flowers Gone?
Alternately zany and slightly vulgar one minute and tender and touching the next, this biting comedy portrays the 1960s life of one Tommy Flowers— irrepressible cut-up, determined freeloader, and disenchanted rebel against society.
June 29 – July 9
The Theater Barn
New Lebanon, NY
The Graduate
A bitter sweet comedy that brings the quintessential movie hit of the 60’s – one of the most popular films of all times – vividly to life on the stage. A college student spends his first summer out of school in the arms of his father’s best friend’s wife. And then he falls in love with her daughter. A West End hit and popular Broadway show.
June 30
- July 1
Lime Rock Park
Lakeville, CT
American Le Mans New England Grand Prix
There will be new classes and more high-profile names than ever when the American Le Mans Series visits Lime Rock Park. The American Le Mans Series is now, more than ever, the worlds most sophisticated sports car series, featuring the most sophisticated and fastest cars and the best drivers from around the globe. And Lime Rock Park remains the only venue in the Northeast where you can see the ALMS strut its stuff. Admission
July 1
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
A Prairie Home Companion At Tanglewood with Garrison Keillor
A live broadcast from the Koussevitzky Music Shed. Admission. 5:45 PM
July 1 - 31
Red
Lion Inn
Stockbridge, MA
Entertainment at the Lion's Den
Folk, Irish, Rock, Jazz and more at the Lion's Den every evening. No cover charge.
9PM (9:30 Weekends)
July 1 - August 27
Shakespeare & Co.
Lenox, MA
Hamlet
A dead king is all too quickly succeeded by his brother, who then hastily marries his widowed sister-in-law. Her son Hamlet suspects treachery, and when his father’s ghost appears and tells him he was murdered, Hamlet promises violent revenge. So begins his struggle between moral integrity and the need for vengeance in a corrupt world, unfolding into what is perhaps the most evocative, emotionally- charged soliloquy ever voiced. This season, for the first time ever, we’re performing Shakespeare’s masterwork on our main stage! Be with us and see for yourself why some say it is the most powerful play ever written. Admission. 3PM, 8PM
July 4
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
July Fourth Celebration
On July 4, grounds open at 4pm, and the concert is followed by fireworks. Admission. 7PM
July 5
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Pittsfield, MA
Three Little Pigs
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. Free. 11AM
July 7
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
Opening Night at Tanglewood including Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Fireworks follow the concert. 8:30PM
July 7 - 16
C.S. Lewis Summer Institute
Williamstown, MA
Williams College
Love Among the Ruins: Renewing Character & Culture
Fresh from Oxford and Cambridge, England, the C.S. Lewis Foundation is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its inaugural stateside Summer Institute this July 7-16 on the campus of Williams College. The ten day conference will feature internationally-recognized speakers, engaging seminars, and stimulating lectures on the theme of Love Among the Ruins: On the Renewal of Character and Culture. Come for all ten days or just a weekend! You can learn more details about the conference at our website: www.cslewis.org.
July 11
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 - 11AM and 2PM
July 11 - July 29
Berkshire Theater Festival
Stockbridge, MA - Main Stage
Coastal Disturbances
In this lyrical, luminous comedy, Tina Howe contemplates the very essence of love. Set on a private beach in
Massachusetts, the play explores the budding romance between a handsome lifeguard named Leo Hart and a rich, young eccentric photographer named Holly Dancer.
July 12
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
Boston Pops Orchestra Bernstein on Broadway
July 12
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Pittsfield, MA
Three Little Pigs (Hand Puppets)
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. Free. 11AM
July 13
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Three Little Pigs
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
July 13 – July 23
The Theater Barn
New Lebanon, NY
Deathtrap
Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers is struggling to overcome a dry spell. A break occurs when he receives a script in the mail from a student that he instantly recognizes as a potential Broadway hit and he is prepared to go to any lengths to improve his losing streak. A classic thriller with enough twists and turns and sudden shocks that the audience will be held spellbound until the very last minute.
July 13 - September 2
Shakespeare & Co.
Lenox, MA
The Merry Wives of Windsor
It’s been ten years since Falstaff romped across our stage. We’re delighted to welcome him and the mischievous Mistresses Ford, Page and Quickly back for a season of rowdiness, bawdiness and belly laughter.
Hard up for cash, unscrupulous Falstaff hatches a cockamamie plan that can’t possibly backfire—to cuckold Windsor’s wealthy husbands and get his mitts on their money. But when the ladies turn the tables on him, his silver tongue and grand girth get caught in web of slapstick payback. This is the screwball comedy that remains the mother of them all. It’s Shakespeare at his wittiest, dishing up eccentricities, cross-dressing and racy malapropisms in the human comedy we call life. Admission. 3PM, 8PM
July 18
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 - 11AM and 2PM
July 19
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Pittsfield, MA
Little Red Riding Hood
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. Free. 11AM
July 19 - August 13
Barrington Stage Company Youth Theater
Pittsfield, MA
Fame
Set during the last years of New York City's celebrated High School for the Performing Arts on 46th Street (1980-1984), Fame--The Musical is the bittersweet, ultimately inspiring story of a diverse group of students as they commit to four years of grueling artistic and academic work. With candor, humor and insight, the show explores the issues that confront many young people today. Poignant, inspiring and FUN for all!
July 20
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
Little Red Riding Hood
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
Sterling and Francine Clark
Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Art Buzz
At this networking social, guests will enjoy light snacks and a cash bar and choose works of art about which Clark curators will improvise a one-minute talk. If they pause, repeat themselves, or stray off subject, they will be "buzzed" and another curator will take their turn. Co-organized by the Berkshire Young Professionals. 5:30PM
July 20 - August 5
Barrington Stage Company
Pittsfield, MA
Wonder of the World
When Cass discovers a secret in her husband's sweater drawer she has no choice but to flee, heading for, of all places, the honeymoon capital of the world, Niagara Falls. In her frantic search for the life she thinks she missed out on, Cass crosses paths with a host of eccentrics in a spiral of misadventures that push her perilously close to the water's edge.
July 22 - July 23
Berkshire Botanical
Gardens
Stockbridge, MA
Berkshire Woodworkers Guild Furniture Show
Exhibition and sale of furniture and woodworking by 30 of the region's finest craftspeople. Free admission.
July 25
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
Tanglewood On Parade
Grounds open at 2pm, with entertainment throughout the Tanglewood grounds all afternoon. Fireworks follow the concert.
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 - 11AM and 2PM
July 26
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Pittsfield, MA
Little Red Riding Hood (Hand Puppets)
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. Free. 11AM
July 27
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes
Stockbridge, MA
The Firebird
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
July 27 – August 6
The Theater Barn
New Lebanon, NY
Fascinatin' Gershwin
A stylish and original musical revue that salutes one of our most beloved and prolific songwriting teams, George and Ira Gershwin. Revisit the fun and elegant Golden Age of popular music with songs like “Embraceable You”, “I Got Rhythm”, “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”, “How Long Has This Been Goin’ On?” “The Man I Love” and “Our Love Is Here To Stay”.
July 28 - August 26
Berkshire Theater Festival
Stockbridge, MA - Unicorn Theater
The Pilgrim Papers
From the team behind last year’s hit play, Souvenir, comes a rousing political satire that will overturn all your preconceptions not only about the Pilgrims—Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Plymouth Rock—but also about Hippies, the CIA, religious fundamentalism and same-sex marriage. Any similarities to present day America are...?
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