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May 2006
November
12 - May 31, 2006
Norman
Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge, MA
National Geographic: The Art of Exploration
For more than a century, the National Geographic Society's illustrators have
taken readers to places beyond the reach of a camera's lens on journeys of the
imagination to destinations that can be seen only through the artist's eye. Vivid
and compelling, their images have allowed us to witness the birth of our planet
and look forward to the colonization of space - helping us to understand our
history and the mysteries of the natural world. Renowned artists N.C. Wyeth,
Andrew Wyeth, Charles Knight, Jean-Leon Huens, Tom Lovell, Robert McCall, Pierre
Mion, Thornton Oakley, James Gurney and many others are represented in this exciting
exhibition celebrating more than one hundred years of National Geographic art.
April 9 - May 3
Cup & Saucer
North Adms, MA
Food for Thought
"Food for Thought," an exhibit of paintings with a food based theme by Ed Carson, will be displayed April 9-May 3 at Cup & Saucer, 67 Main St., in North Adams, MA. Ed's paintings are a study in observation - looking at the food we eat and finding artistic inspiration. Whether it's the interesting curves in a piece of bread, the geometry in a slice of pie, or the amorphous shape of a cooking egg, Ed takes a closer look at what others may overlook. "The light striking the edge of a muffin or a mountain has art in it, it's just that we marvel at the mountain but ignore the muffin," says Carson..
May 1
Berkshire Botanical
Gardens
Stockbridge, MA
Opening Day
May
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)
May 3
Williams College Museum of Art
Williamstown, MA
Into the Web: Beneath the Surface of Jackson Pollock's Frieze Paintings
Jason A. Vrooman will deliver the Twelfth Annual Judith M. Lenett Lecture, Into the Web: Beneath the Surface of Jackson Pollock's Frieze Paintings. This lecture will take place at the Williams College Museum of Art . A reception will follow. Both events are free and open to the public. 4PM
May 5 - May 11
Little Cinema
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield, MA
Tsosti
The 2006 Academy Award winner (Best Foreign Language Film), Tsotsi is a searing tale of violence and redemption in Soweto, the ghetto outside Johannesburg, South Africa. Presley Chweneyagae gives a powerful performance as Tsotsi (“thug” or “gangster” in the street language of Soweto). After hijacking a car and shooting a woman, the teenage criminal decides to keep the infant left behind in a quest for his own decency. Admission. 8PM,. Matinees Mondays at 2PM.
May 12 - May 13
Berkshire Botanical
Gardens
Stockbridge, MA
Plant Sale
Annual sale of perennials, annuals, herbs, organic & heirloom vegetables, choice trees and shrubs, rare and unusual plants, herb products, living wreaths, garden ornaments, containers, top quality compost, gift items and more. Admission. 10AM - 5PM Friday, 9AM - 5PM Saturday
May 12 - May 14
Berkshire International Film Festival
Triplex Cinema
Great Barrington, MA
2006 Berkshire International Film Festival
The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) is for filmmakers and film lovers alike to be entertained, educated and inspired. BIFF seeks to celebrate independent film and to recognize and pay tribute to accomplished artists on both sides of the camera in the international, national and regional film community. BIFF aims to provide filmmakers, producers, directors, writers and actors an environment to collaborate, present their work, and interact with each other and with film audiences. Specific priorities of the Festival are to showcase the most challenging and topically relevant documentaries each year, and provide a platform for Berkshire filmmakers.
May 12 - May 18
Little Cinema
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield, MA
Joyeux Noel
Inspired by a true story, "Joyeux Noel" occurred in the trenches of the World War I battlefield on Christmas Eve in 1914. That night, a momentous event turns the destinies of four characters: an Anglican priest, a French lieutenant, an exceptional German tenor and the one he loves, a soprano and singing partner. During this Christmas Eve, the unthinkable happens: soldiers come out of their trenches, leaving their rifles behind to shake hands with the enemy. Admission. 8PM,. Matinees Mondays at 2PM.
May 13
Berkshire Bach Society
Great Barrington, MA
Spring Choral Concert
With the Berkshire Bach Singers, and Instrumental Ensemble, with
Soloists at
St. Peter's Church
- 8PM
May 18 - June 4
Barrington Stage Company
Pittsfield, MA
The Colyer Brothers at Home & Period Piece
Meet America's most famous recluses, the Collyer Brothers, in their legendary NYC brownstone -- packed with 136 tons of collectibles including fourteen pianos, an X-ray machine, a horse-drawn carriage and a labyrnith of newspapers. Based on a true story from the annals of New York City history, THE COLLYER BROTHERS AT HOME brings to life the compelling and darkly funny tale of withdrawal, suspicion and eccentric bravado that pits two personalities against the march of time.
Companion to THE COLLYER BROTHERS, PERIOD PIECE features two veteran character actors desperately competing for the spotlight. A comedic coupling, both pieces explore extraordinary relationships, the buzz of celebrity and its ultimate price.
May 19 - May 25
Little Cinema
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield, MA
Akeelah and the Bee
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) unites her South Los Angeles neighborhood when she makes it to the National Spelling Bee. Laurence Fishburne and Angela Basset star in this inspirational drama. Admission. 8PM,. Matinees Mondays at 2PM.
May 20
Lenox Contra
Dance
Lenox, MA
Contra Dance
The Beverwyck String Band, with three fine musicians Britany Orlebeke
on fiddle, Kristen Hislop on piano, and Peter Siegel on mandolin and guitar.
They met in Albany in 1993 and having been playing in the region and at
dance camps across the US ever since. They are named after the 17th century
Dutch town on the Hudson River that later became known as Albany. Joining
them from Albany will be Peter Stix calling. Admission. - 8PM
Robbins-Zust Marionettes
Great Barrington , MA
35th Anniversary Gala Party & Performance
It's our 35th Anniversary Gala Party & Performance. At: Mixed Company Theatre, Rossiter Street, Gt. Barrington, MA
11am: JACK & THE BEANSTALK Performance followed by a celebration with birthday cake
2pm: JILL & THE GIANT - The Prequel (A Special Preview of a Brand New Performance)
Tickets -- $4 (The 2pm show is free if you have a ticket from the 11am show.)
May 21
The Berkshire Concert Choir
Pittsfield, MA
MOZART -- A 250th Birthday Celebration
An all-Mozart program, including the "Requiem." The Berkshire Concert Choir, directed by John E. Cheney. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Park Square, Pittsfield. (413) 243-2140. Admission. 3PM
May 25
- 28
Town Players
Pittsfield, MA
Lend Me A Tenor
Lend Me A Tenor is a hysterical farce, portraying the follies
of a small-time opera company in its attempt to accommodate
a world-class tenor. Set
in September of 1934, the play centers around what is expected
to be the biggest night in the history of the Cleveland Grand
Opera Company. The world-famous tenor, Tito Merelli, is to
perform his greatest role, Otello, at the gala season-opener.
Saunders, the opera's General Manager, has high hopes that
Merelli's performance will put Cleveland on the "operatic map".
The success of the opera company depends on the tenor who has a weakness
for wine and women. However
Merelli arrives late, leaving no time to rehearse with the rest of
the company before the performance. Then his fiery-tempered wife finds
an autograph seeker in the tenor's closet. This starts a series of
mishaps beginging with "Il Stupendo" taking a double dose
of tranquilizers mixed with the booze he consumed. When he passes out,
his pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he
is dead. When Tito wife's "Dear John" letter is mistaken for suicide
note, the company stands to lose $50,000 in ticket sales unless they
can find a way for the "dead" singer to deliver the performance of
his life! At
Berkshire Community College's Koussevitzky Arts Center - Robert Boland
Theater. Admission. 8PM (2PM on the 28th)
May 25 - June 24
Berkshire Theater Festival
Stockbridge, MA - Unicorn Theater
The Illusion
The show that closed the original Unicorn Theatre is restaged for the new Unicorn’s 10th anniversary. Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner’s brilliant adaptation of this 17th century fable is both a moving story of an old man’s search for his long-lost son and a powerful meditation on the importance of theatre.
May 26
The New Opera
Williamstown, MA
Mozart's Cos fan tutte
Cos fan tutte, Mozart's final collaboration with the librettist Lorenzo da Ponte, was first performed in Vienna in January 1790. Though the opera was premiered to wide critical and popular acclaim, it enjoyed an uneasy history throughout much of the nineteenth century. Attitudes of that time regarding morality in art looked harshly upon da Ponte's tale of two pairs of lovers whose certainty about the steadiness of their affections and the faithfulness of their partners is quickly called into question. Admission. 8PM
May 26
- 29
Lime Rock Park
Lakeville, CT
Rolex GT Series Challenge
The Rolex GT Series Challenge will feature the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class, bringing the most diverse lineup of cars, models and manufacturers offered in sports car racing to Lime Rock. This Memorial Day weekend event will also include the fast-growing Grand-Am Cup Series, Formula BMW USA and SCCA Pro Racings Mazda MX-5 Cup. On Sunday, the Hemmings Motor News Sports and Exotic Car Show will occupy the track. Admission.
May 26 - June 1
Little Cinema
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield, MA
On A Clear Day
Based on a true story, this film is the story of one man’s determination to swim the English Channel. Peter Mullen stars as a laid-off shipbuilder determined to salvage his self-esteem by attempting the ultimate test of endurance with the help of his best friends. With Brenda Blethyn and Billy Boyd. Admission. 8PM,. Matinees Mondays at 2PM.
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.
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