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THE CALENDAR  • CALENDAR DIRECTORYEXHIBITIONS

February 18-24 • February 25-March 3 • March 4-10March 11-17March 18-24March 25-31

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THURSDAY

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MUSIC


Caffè Lena • Saratoga Originals: Mark Tolstrup, Steve Candlen, & Rick Bolton • 7 pm • tickets ($18/$16 or $9 for children/students) • www.caffelena.org

 

THEATER
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Mahaiwe • London National Theatre in HD: Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” • 2 pm • $17, or $10 for everyone 21 and under • www.mahaiwe.org


Barrington Stage • 10 x 10 New Play Festival (Feb. 15 - March 4) • today’s time, 3 pm • Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield, MA • tickets ($15-$25) at www.barringtonstageco.org or 413-236-8888

 

Home Made Theater • comedy “Inspecting Carol,”(runs February 10-11, 16-18, 23-25 • 2 pm


Hubbard Hall • “The Velocity of Autumn” (runs Feb. 23-March 11) • 2 pm


Paramount • Vermont Actor’s Repertory Theater presents “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” (runs Feb. 22-25 & March 1-3) • 2 pm

 

FILM


Images • “Call Me By Your Name” (runs Feb. 23-March 1): story of two innocent young men falling in love in the sun-drenched splendor of northern Italy • today’s times, 3 & 5:30 pm • www.imagescinema.org

 

 


 

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MUSIC


Skidmore • Skidmore Flute Recital • 5:30 pm • Zankel Music Center, ELM • info at 518-580-5321 or www.skidmore.edu/Zankel

 

FILM

 

Images • “Call Me By Your Name” (runs Feb. 23-March 1): story of two innocent young men falling in love in the sun-drenched splendor of northern Italy • today’s times, 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 pm • www.imagescinema.org

 

Images • French Film Festval 2018: La Grande Guerre: Remembering the First World War; today’s film: François Ozon’s Frantz (2016). French with English subtitles • 7 pm • free • www.imagescinema.org

 

MISC.

 

Skidmore • The Tang Museum’s curator-at-large, Isolde Brielmaier moderates a discussion about memory, monuments, and public spaces. • 6 pm • Tang • more info at 518-580-8080

 

The Protestant Reformation • A four-session mini-course explores three of the most important figures of the Protestant Reformation. Today’s class, “Martin Luther and Lutheranism” • 7:00-8:30 pm • Reserve your spot today by contacting All Saints Berkshires, 59 Summer Street, North Adams, MA at 413-664-9656 or email allsaintsberkshires@gmail.com

 

 

 


 

Tuesday
27

 

FILM

 

Images • “Call Me By Your Name” (runs Feb. 23-March 1): story of two innocent young men falling in love in the sun-drenched splendor of northern Italy • today’s times, 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 pm • www.imagescinema.org

 

MISC.

 

Skidmore • Dunkerley Dialogue: Photographer Wendy Ewald and Crystal Dea Moore, Skidmore College professor of social work, discusses Ewald’s conceptual photography practice in the exhibition “This Place” and beyond
. • 6 pm • Tang • more info at 518-580-8080

 

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MUSIC


Caffè Lena • Acoustic Blues Open Mic & Jam (fourth Wednesday of every month): Members of the Saratoga Acoustic Blues Society welcome players of all ages to perform original or traditional blues songs on the Caffe Lena stage • 7 pm • tickets ($5) at door • www.caffelena.org

 

Mahaiwe • Met Opera Live in HD: Puccini’s “La Bohème” • 12:30 pm • $25 or $10 for age 21 and under • www.mahaiwe.org

 

FILM


Images • “Call Me By Your Name” (runs Feb. 23-March 1): story of two innocent young men falling in love in the sun-drenched splendor of northern Italy • today’s times, 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 pm • www.imagescinema.org


 




 

Thursday
March 1

 

MUSIC


Caffè Lena • Birds of Chicago • 10 am • info at www.caffelena.org

 

Paramount • the Subdudes • 7 pm • info and tickets ($29) at www.paramountvt.org or 802-775-0903


THEATER
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Barrington Stage • 10 x 10 New Play Festival (Feb. 15 - March 4) • 7:30 pm


Paramount • Vermont Actor’s Repertory Theater presents “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” (runs Feb. 22-25 & March 1-3) • 7:30 pm


Williams (‘62 Center) • CenterSeries presents the Ars Nova production of “Underground Railroad Game,” which The New Yorker has called “Explosive! Fearlessly, ferociously uninhibited… wildly entertaining” • 8 pm • MainStage,1000 Main Street, Williamstown, MA. • $10, or $3 for students • 62center.williams.edu

 

FILM


Images • “Call Me By Your Name” (runs Feb. 23-March) today’s times, 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 pm • www.imagescinema.org

Mahaiwe • Blues Traveler • 8 pm • $49 - $89 • www.mahaiwe.org

 

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MUSIC

 

Caffè Lena •Adirondack Angels Compilation CD, Featuring Women of the Adirondack Region, Celebration Concert• 8 pm • info and tickets (at www.caffelena.org


Helsinki Hudson • Shannon McNally — gritty, time-stopping vocals make her the embodiment of the Americana genre • 9 pm (doors 6 pm) • info and tickets ($15-$20) at helsinkihudson.com

Paramount • tenor Ronan Tynan • 8 pm • info and tickets ($34-$39) at www.paramountvt.org or 802-775-0903

 

Williams • BerkshireSymphony, playing music by Gounod, Faust: Ballet Music; Haydn,Sinfonia Concertante; and Beethoven • 8 pm • Chapin • free • music.williams.edu


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Barrington Stage • 10 x 10 New Play Festival (Feb. 15 - March 4) • 7:30 pm


Dorset Players • “Mothers and Sons” (runs March 2-4 and 9-11) • today’s time, 7:30 pm


Hubbard Hall • “The Velocity of Autumn” (runs Feb. 23-March 11) • 7:30 pm

 

Paramount • Vermont Actor’s Repertory Theater presents “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” (runs Feb. 22-25 & March 1-3) • 7:30 pm

 

FILM


Images • “Call Me By Your Name” (runs Feb. 23-March 1): story of two innocent young men falling in love in the sun-drenched splendor of northern Italy • today’s times, 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 pm • www.imagescinema.org

 

MISC.


Northshire (Manchester store) • dinner and author presentation with Fred Bollac, author of “The Restaurant Diet: How to Eat Out Every Night and Still Lose Weight” — at The Perfect Wife Restaurant & Tavern • 6:30 pm • info and ticket for 2 dinners ($90) at www.northshire.com



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MUSIC


Night at the Oscars II: Best Original Song Nominees & Winners 1934 - 2016.
Stepping out with Oscar-winning and nominated songs from movies, past and present, Samantha Talora & Ron Ramsay offer a pre-Oscar celebration of song • 7:30 pm show (6:45 pm (doors) • at The American Legion, Post 68 at 41 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MA • Tickets ($20) at 413-212-4459

 

Vermont Arts Exchange • Basement Music Series presents Aubrey Logan who captivates audiences and delivers originality to everything modern in music • 8 pm (doors 7) • at the Masonic Hall, at 504 Main Street, Bennington • more info and tickets s ($20/$25, or $10 for students) at 802-442-5549 or visit vtartxchange.org.

 

Williams • Berkshire Symphony Family Concert • 2 pm • Chapin • free • music.williams.edu


THEATER
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Barrington Stage • 10 x 10 New Play Festival (Feb. 15 - March 4) • today’s times, 3 & 7:30 pm • Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield, MA • tickets ($15-$25) at www.barringtonstageco.org or 413-236-8888


Dorset Players • “Mothers and Sons” (runs March 2-4 and 9-11) • today’s time, 7:30 pm


Hubbard Hall • “The Velocity of Autumn” (runs Feb. 23-March 11) • 2 & 7:30 pm


Paramount • Vermont Actor’s Repertory Theater presents “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” (runs Feb. 22-25 & March 1-3) • 7:30 pm

 

FILM


Images • “Call Me By Your Name” (runs Feb. 23-March 1): story of two innocent young men falling in love in the sun-drenched splendor of northern Italy • today’s times, 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 pm • www.imagescinema.org

 

MISC.

 

Chapman • Program & Tour: “New Water Strategies & Solutions for the 21st Century” Jim Siplon, Chief Operating Officer of JUST WATER, talks about the ideas and new technologies behind JUST and Rethinkh2o, his business that addresses the challenges of water in the 21st century • 10 am • The Chapman Museum is located at 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls • For more info call 518-793-2826


Green Mountain Club (Killington section) • All welcome to the series of winter hikes: today, Coolidge State Park, Plymouth, VT. A nice moderate hike, with some climbing, 3-4 miles, through a mix of hardwood and conifer forest with a view of Mount Ascutney from the vista. • 10 am • meet at Rutland’s Main Street Park, near the east end of the fire station • more info from Larry Walter and Vivian Bebee, 802- 775-3855

 

Merck Forest • Evening Hike at Merck Forest —Come for an evening walk, just after the appearance (on 3/01) of the Worm Moon. (Or the Crow Moon, or Crust Moon, or Sap Moon, if you prefer.) Whatever you call it, come dressed for the weather, and bring a headlamp, water and snacks. • 6-8 pm • Merck Forest and Farmland Center, 3270 Route 315, Rupert, VT • $3

 

Paramount • Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live — Guides your family on a tour through pre-historic Australia where you’ll observe, meet and interact with an eye-popping collection of amazingly life-like dinosaurs and other creatures presented in a theatrical performance that thrills and entertains kids • 1 pm • info and tickets (adults $22; children: $18; Meet & Greet: $15 at www.paramountvt.org or 802-775-0903