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October 2006
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.
August 29 - October 21
Berkshire Theater Festival
Stockbridge, MA - Unicorn Theater
Via Dolorosa
In this one-man play, David Hare reflects on his extraordinary journey to Israel and Palestine. Forced to question his own values, he discovers unexpected similarities between his personal prejudices, passions and suspicions and those he finds in the Middle East.
September 1 -
October 2
Housatonic Valley Art League
TD Banknorth, Great Barrington, MA
Art Exhibit
Josie Janssen will be the featured artist at the TD Banknorth branch located at 271 Main St., Great Barrington during the month of September. Her watercolor scenes of gardens, barns, and rural roads capture the essence of the Berkshires throughout the seasons.
September 23, 2006 to January 7, 2007
Sterling and Francine Clark
Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Works on Paper: A Selection of Recent Gifts
The art collection of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute has benefited from the generosity of hundreds of donors over the course of the last half-century. An installation, Works on Paper: A Selection of Recent Gifts, presents a selection of a dozen works on paper given to the Clark in 2005 and 2006 and spans the 16th to the 20th centuries. Admission.
September 25, 2006 to January 26, 2007
Sterling and Francine Clark
Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Gunnar Kaldewey and the Global Book
Three extraordinary artists' books produced by master printer and publisher Gunnar A. Kaldeway will be on view in the library of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. The display, Gunnar Kaldewey and the Global Book, includes works that were created at his press in nearby Poestenkill, NY.
September 28 - October 1
Colonial Theatre
Pittsfield, MA
Berkshire Brass Spectacular
Don't miss the first annual Berkshire Brass Spectacular in memory of Armando Ghitalla. Empire Brass and the Colonial have collaborated to create this four-day event to showcase the very best in brass. Event features include, the Armando Ghitalla International Trumpet Classic Competition, a performance by the Berkshire Brass All-Stars with special guests, a family concert entitled "Meet the Brass", a free performance by the United States Coast Guard Band and the highlight of the event, a performance by The Empire Brass, with their program "Song and Dance." Admission. 8PM
September 30 - October 1
Hancock Shaker Village
Hancock, MA
The 9th Annual Country Fair
The Ninth Annual Hancock Shaker Village Country Fair on Saturday and Sunday, September 30- October 1, 2006, will feature old favorites and some new exciting events. The Fair has activities for the whole family – a Kid’s Tent with craft activities, old fashioned children’s games, a scavenger hunt, horse-drawn wagon rides, and hands-on demonstrations throughout the Village. Food of the harvest is the emphasis, and fairgoers will be able to taste heirloom tomatoes and herbal teas or participate in harvest activities such as threshing, corn shucking and pulling flax. 9:30AM - 5PM
October
1
Austerlitz Historical Society
Austerlitz, NY
Autumn in Austerlitz
Early nineteenth century theme, games, crafts, exhibits, house tours, soup kitchen, children's parade, quilt exhibit, silent auction, gift shop, period costumes and more. Admission. 11AM - 4PM
October
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)
October 4
Colonial Theatre
Pittsfield, MA
Leo Kottke
Profoundly original, slightly cantankerous, and quick-witted, Leo Kottke’s ability to embrace folk idioms and pop melodies as readily as he assimilates jazz and classical influences makes him unique among guitar virtuosi. For all its technical brilliance, wicked syncopation and harmonic sophistication, Kottke’s music is eminently accessible. Kottke is not one to rise and fall with the trends. His music may be hard to categorize, but one thing is for sure, his pursuit of a unique musical vision has placed him among the foremost acoustic guitar stylists of our time. Admission. 8PM
October 4
Walker House
Lenox, MA
Horror Film Series: Curse of the Cat People (1944)
Hosted by local award winning filmmaker Theodore Collatos ("The Chosen One") the series will explore the history of film horror beginning with the Expressionistic era, Hollywood, Cult, English, Slasher and Italian productions.
Curse of the Cat People is Dirirector Robert Wise and Val Lewton's thoughtful tale about a young girl's sinister imagination. A sequel to the milestone "Cat People" the story concerns a father's attempt to guide his child away from her supernatural preoccupations with his past. (413) 698-2801. Admission. 7:30PM
October 7
Colonial Theatre
Pittsfield, MA
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Delight in the magic of live puppet theatre with Eric Carle’s little caterpillar and friends. This triple-bill includes the wonderful story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar's metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly; the fanciful account of Little Cloud's travels through the sky, and the Mixed-Up Chameleon’s discovery of his own unique nature. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s acclaimed adaptations of children’s literature have enchanted children of all ages for generations. Admission. 11AM & 2PM
Aston Magna
Great Barrington, MA
Monteverdi and his World
A program of late madrigals, canzonetti, scherzi muscali, and sonatas by the great composer and his peers, including Biagio Marini, Salmone Rossi, and others. 6PM
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Great Barrington, MA
Angels In Action: A Staged Reading of Cup of Coffee By Preston Sturges
After their SRO success at the Mahaiwe last year with His Girl Friday (Marisa Tomei, Campbell Scott, Dana Ivey, Fisher Stevens). Naked Angels return with a staged reading featuring some of the biggest names in the business and an opportunity to see a rarely performed play by the master of the sophisticated, satirical screwball comedy, Preston Sturges (The Lady Eve, The Palm Beach Story). Set at Baxter’s Best Coffee Company, Cup of Coffee (1931) follows the aspirations of young sales rep Jimmy MacDonald as he goes up against the upper-crust curmudgeon & sons in order to save the company and marry the girl of his dreams. Get tickets while you still can! Admission. 8PM
October 7 - 8
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
Stockbridge, MA
72nd Annual Berkshire Harvest Festival
For generations, Harvest Festival has been a cherished tradition. Enjoy the Berkshires longest running and best-known community event that's been celebrated since 1934. This old fashioned, family-oriented community festival featuring something for everyone, including rides, games, food, music, crafts, a giant tag sale, and lots more. Rtes. 102 and 183, ; Free. Free on-site parking .
10AM - 5PM
October 7 - 9
Orleton Farm
Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge, MA
Relive the Gilded Age on a Coach and Four
Sponsored by the New York Coaching Club, the World coaching Club and the Four in Hand Club of America, the Gilded age returns to Lenox and Stockbridge with fully dressed out four-in-hand coaches. Leaving the Orelton Farm each day at 10:45, Saturday's goal is Shakespeare & Company by noon, Sunday's goal is the Norman Rockwell Museum and Monday's goal is Edith Wharton's 'The Mount'.
October 8
Colonial Theatre
Pittsfield, MA
Steve Solomon's My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm in Therapy
Spending an evening with Steve is like being with dozens of hilarious friends and eccentric members of your own family! Steve Solomon who writes, stars in, and originally scores the music for the play learned the art of dialects firsthand growing up in a multi-ethnic neighborhood in Brooklyn. In this riotous comedy, Steve combines comic voices, sound effects, musical interludes and astounding characters to bring alive a myriad of people while telling his story. Steve’s latest show, “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy” has received rave reviews and great audience acclaim throughout the country. This hilarious show highlights the very best of his talents. Admission. 4PM
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Great Barrington, MA
Handel’s Celebrated Water Musick Compleat
Join us this fall for a special Sunday performance of Handel’s Water Musick, scored for strings, winds, brass and timpani. The performance has lost none of its brilliant vitality since originally composed in 1710 for George I’s barge parties on the River Thames. The Berkshire Bach Ensemble, directed by world-renowned harpsichordist Kenneth Cooper, will render it more festive than ever with plenty of zest and lots of ornaments. Bonus: Two extra Handel concerti. Admission. 6PM
October 10
Sterling and Francine Clark
Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Art, Film, and Performance: Eve Sussman and the Rufus Corporation in Conversation
Discover how The Rape of the Sabine Women, directed by video artist Eve Sussman, came together and get a rare viewing of excerpts from the newly completed film when the Clark's associate director of the Research and Academic Program Mark Ledbury, and MASS MoCA's curator Nato Thompson sit down with Sussman and members of the Rufus Corporation. presented in conjunction with the exhibition. An historic occasion on view at MASS MoCA, is free and held in the Clark's auditorium. 5:30PM
October 11
Walker House
Lenox, MA
Horror Film Series: The Eye's Without a Face (1959)
Hosted by local award winning filmmaker Theodore Collatos ("The Chosen One") the series will explore the history of film horror beginning with the Expressionistic era, Hollywood, Cult, English, Slasher and Italian productions.
The Eye's Without a Face is Dir. Georges Franju's poetically groundbreaking and timely story focuses on the surgical-nightmare subgenre. A brilliant surgeon, kidnaps young women removes their faces and tries to graft them to his beloved daughter who was disfigured in a car crash.
(413) 698-2801. Admission. 7:30PM
October 12
Sterling and Francine Clark
Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Looking at Lunchtime
The recently acquired pencil drawing entitled Group of Sculptures in the Atelier of Raymond Duchamp-Villon by Jacques Villon is the subject of the next Looking at Lunchtime Talk at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, James Ganz, curator of prints, drawings, and photographs, will discuss this work and its history during a half hour gallery talk. This acquisition, along with 11 other recently donated works, is part of Works on Paper: A Selection of Recent Gifts on view Saturday, September 23 through January 7, 2007. Talks are free with gallery admission. 12:30PM
October 14
Colonial Theatre
Pittsfield, MA
T.S. Monk
In association with the Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, the Colonial presents drummer, bandleader, composer, and vocalist, T.S. Monk. First known as the son of jazz musician Thelonius Monk, T.S. quickly earned a name for himself in the industry. In 1992, T.S. formed his jazz sextet and received raves from the moment they hit the stage and the studio. One of the most unique groups on the circuit, the T. S. Monk Sextet's cohesive and driving style has been heard at the most prestigious festivals and venues nationwide. Described as pulsating, dynamic and innovative, this band soars and sizzles with charged live performances. Admission. 8PM
October 19 - 29
Shakespeare & Co.
Lenox, MA
Halloween: Kerfol & Poe
This Halloween Shakespeare & Co. will begin the chills with a live reading of Poe’s macabre classic The Pit and the Pendulum, then take one of Edith Wharton’s most terrifying ghost stories off the page and bring it to the mainstage. The story unfolds in a haunted manor on the foggy heath of Brittany. It’s a spine-chilling tale that includes everything necessary for a most delightful Halloween treat -- dead dogs that howl, a gruesome murder mystery with bloody handprints, and a young, seemingly innocent wife who will do almost anything to find happiness. Take this ghostly trip with us, for two weekends only, as Shakespeare & Company presents eight terrifying performances of Kerfol—a house where the dead raise holy hell! No show on the 23rd, 24th or 25th. Admission. 2PM, 7PM
October 20
Colonial Theatre
Pittsfield, MA
Kronos Quartet
Combine a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to expand the range and context of the string quartet and you get Kronos, one of the most celebrated and influential ensembles of our time. Performing thousands of concerts worldwide, Kronos has shared the stage with the likes of icons Tom Waits and David Bowie, and have appeared on recordings by such diverse talents as Dave Matthews and Nelly Furtado. In-depth collaborations include many of the world’s foremost composers. Kronos' work has garnered numerous awards, including a Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance (2004) and Musicians of the Year (2003) from Musical America. Admission. 8PM
October 21
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Great Barrington, MA
Romantic Troika: Schumann, Mendelssohn and Brahms
Three pillars of German Romanticism come together in this program of innovative and unusual genres. The wunderkind Mendelssohn’s astounding octet sizzles with energy and exults with youthfulness. Schumann is represented by three rarely performed melodramas, in which poetry is declaimed to musical accompaniment. Actress Jane Alexander recites the poetry of Shelley and others. The majestic Brahms Sextet No. 1 holds a Schumannesque wealth of melody. With the Amernet Quartet, violinist Yehonatan Berick, violist Toby Appel, cellist Yehuda Hanani and German pianist Babette Hierholzer. “Close Encounters – a celebration of the uncommon in chamber music!” –Miami Herald “Stellar performances...played with passion and pathos...” –The Arizona Republic. Admission. 6PM
Gateways Inn
Lenox, MA
Macallan Scotch Whisky Tasting and Dinner
To highlight the art of pairing select whisky with exceptional food and to showcase their notable collection of fine single malt scotches, the Gateways Inn and Restaurant will host a Macallan Whisky cocktail reception and four-course dinner. Admission. 7PM
October 22
Sterling and Francine Clark
Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
More Than Yodeling and Chocolate: A Brief History of Swiss Painting
Famous for yodeling, chocolate, watches, and cheese, Switzerland has, over the centuries, also produced and been the home to many great artists. In connection with the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute's exhibition Alpine Views: Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape opening October 8, Michael Cassin, curator of education at the Clark will present "More Than Yodeling and Chocolate: A Brief History of Swiss Painting" on Sunday, October 22 at 2 pm. The lecture is free and part of the "Mighty Mountains and Verdant Valleys" series.
October 25
Walker House
Lenox, MA
Horror Film Series: The Plague of the Zombies (1967)
Hosted by local award winning filmmaker Theodore Collatos ("The Chosen One") the series will explore the history of film horror beginning with the Expressionistic era, Hollywood, Cult, English, Slasher and Italian productions.
The Plague of the Zombies: Dir. John Gilling's film pre-dates "Night of the Living Dead" and is one of the few important Zombie themed horror movies and one of the legendary Hammer Films best. A plague is reaching epidemic proportions on an English countryside when a local doctor enlists his mentor for help solving the mystery. (413) 698-2801. Admission. 7:30PM
October 27
Colonial Theatre
Pittsfield, MA
Leahy
Leahy is the Canadian powerhouse of eight musical brothers and sisters who continue to delight and mystify audiences. A whirlwind triple-threat of fiddle-driven music, dance, and vocals augmented by keyboards and percussion, the band combines the influence of their Irish and Scottish roots with their inherent desire to range freely over musical boundaries. Their first CD, Leahy, went Platinum in Canada, reached Number 4 on the Billboard World Music Charts and garnered three Junos. Soon after, Leahy joined Shania Twain on her first world tour appearing in over 175 shows. Admission. 8PM
Bennington Museum
Bennington, VT
Stoneware Study Day
This day is full of events for the stoneware enthusiast. This Study Day is with the Stoneware Collector''s Group and Friends of the Bennington Museum. The afternoon will begin at 3:00 p.m. with a gallery talk in the Bennington Pottery Gallery with Curator Jamie Franklin. At 4:00 p.m. there will be a lecture on Paul Cushman Pottery with W. Douglas McCombs, Ph.D, Curator of History at the Albany Institute of History and Art. At 6:00 p.m. there will be dinner with the Stoneware Collector''s Group. Location to be announced. 3PM - 8PM
October 28
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Great Barrington, MA
Jekyll & Hyde
Classic silent film includes special live music and original score performed by the Devil Music Esemble. Co-presented with the Southern Berkshire Film Festival The original 1920 silent feature Jekyll and Hyde sets the perfect scary stage for Halloween fun, Mahaiwe Style. Add to that the Devil Music Ensemble, a group originally formed as a rock band from Boston that combines rock ‘n’ roll, western and eastern european music to score this classic silent film, and you are in for a ghoulishly good time! Prizes for best costume! Admission. 8PM
October 29
Bennington Museum
Bennington, VT
Halloween Party
Halloween party for all ages. Crafts, games, and goodies! Wear your costume and join the costume parade. This event is free. 1PM - 4PM
Sterling and Francine Clark
Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
A Taste of Chocolate
Sumptuous delights featuring Tolberone chocolate, prepared by local celebrity chefs, will make the "Chocolate Challenge" at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute a mouthwatering cocoa extravaganza. Two winning entries will be chosen on Sunday, October 29 between 4:30 to 5:30 pm. A public taste test will determine one of the two winners and local food critics and editors will select the other winner of the chocolate cook-off. The contest is one of several events held in conjunction with the current special exhibition, Alpine Views: Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape which is sponsored by Tolberone. Admission to the "Chocolate Challenge" is free and space is limited.
October 31
Walker House
Lenox, MA
Horror Film Series: The Last House on the Left (1972)
Hosted by local award winning filmmaker Theodore Collatos ("The Chosen One") the series will explore the history of film horror beginning with the Expressionistic era, Hollywood, Cult, English, Slasher and Italian productions.
The Last House on the Left: Director Wes Craven's debut is a devastating entry in the slasher genre. Released on the heals of Vietnam this vision is vicious and really terrifying nothing compared to today's sanitized remakes. Based loosely on Bergman's "The Virgin Spring" Mari celebrates her 17th birthday by being kidnapped and beaten but revenge is on the way. (413) 698-2801. Admission. 7:30PM
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