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THE CALENDAR  • CALENDAR DIRECTORYEXHIBITIONS

August 5-11 • August 12-18 August 19-25 August 26-31

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5

 

MUSIC


Caffè Lena • Upstate Rubdown, acoustic septet drawing inspiration from every corner (and decade) of America’s musical heritage • 7 pm • info and tickets ($22/$20 or $11 for children/students) at www.caffelena.org

 

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Adirondack Theatre • “The Magic Bar (runs Aug. 5 & 6) • 5:30 & 7:30 pm


Barrington Stage •“The Chinese Lady” (runs July 20-Aug. 11) • 3 pm


Barrington Stage •“West Side Story” (Aug. 3-Sept. 1) • 5 pm


Barrington Stage •“Giant Peach” (runs July 20-Aug. 11) • 2 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “Tarzan” (runs July 26-Aug. 16) • 2 pm


Living Room Theatre presents Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” (runs Aug. 2-18) • 2 pm


Mac-Haydn • ”The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (runs July 26-Aug. 5) • 2 & 7 pm


Shakespeare & Co • “Macbeth” (runs July 3-Aug. 5) • 2 pm


Shakespeare & Co • “Creditors” (runs July 19-Aug. 12) • 7:30 pm


Theater Barn • “Pump Boys” (runs through Aug. 5) • 2 pm


Williamstown Theatre • “Member of the Wedding” (Aug. 5-19) • 2 & 7 pm

 

FILM


Images • Family Flicks Under the Stars, the annual summer outdoor movie series on three consecutive Sunday nights • today’s show, “Black Panther” who defends his home and legacy in this boundary-breaking action movie • at sundown (around 8:15 pm) • Top of Spring Street, Williamstown, MA

 

Images • “Sorry To Bother You” (runs 7/29-8/9) -— a lampoon of societal mores and hyper-capitalist excess that doesn’t slow down for a moment for you to catch your breath • today’s times, 3 & 530 pm • www.imagescinema.org

 

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MUSIC


Caffè Lena • Open mic night • Sign-up is 7 pm to 7:25 pm Show at 7:30 / 2 songs or 10 minutes • info at www.caffelena.org

 

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Adirondack Theatre • “The Magic Bar (runs Aug. 5 & 6) • 5:30 & 7:30 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “Hair” (runs July 5-Aug. 11) • 7 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “The Petrified Forest” (runs Aug. 2-25) • 7 pm

 

FILM


Berkshire Jewish Film Festival • “A Classy Broad,” a film portrayal of the life and career of trailblazing Hollywood executive Maria Nasatir who broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to serve as VP of Production at a major Hollywood studio • 4 pm • in the Duffin Theater, Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, MA

 

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival • “The Cakemaker” Unwittingly united in grief by a closet SPAC

affair, a gay German baker and his deceased lover’s weary Israeli widow seek mutual catharsis in this compassionate meditation on the human urge for connection • 8 pm • in the Duffin Theater, Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, MA

 

Images • “Sorry To Bother You” (runs 7/29-8/9) -— a lampoon of societal mores and hyper-capitalist excess that doesn’t slow down for a moment for you to catch your breath • today’s times, 2:15, 4:30, 7 & 9:15 pm • www.imagescinema.org

 

MISC.

 

Northshire (Manchester store) • T. Greenwood presents her new book “Rust & Stardust,” a novelization of the event that inspired Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita” • 5 pm • www.northshire.com

 


 

Tuesday
7

 

MUSIC


Caffè Lena • Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Trio • 7 pm • info and tickets $25/$22 or $12.50 for children/students) at www.caffelena.org

 

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Adirondack Theatre • “Front Page Flo (runs Aug. 3-9) • 7:30 pm


Barrington Stage •“The Chinese Lady” (runs July 20-Aug. 11) • 7:30 pm


Barrington Stage •“West Side Story” (Aug. 3-Sept. 1) • 7 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “Hair” (runs July 5-Aug. 11) • 7 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “Tarzan” (runs July 26-Aug. 16) • 7 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “The Petrified Forest” (runs Aug. 2-25) • 7 pm


Lake Theatre • “Jerry Finnegan’s Sister”• 11:30 am


Shakespeare & Co • “Love’s Labor’s Lost” (runs July 10-Aug.18) • 6 pm


Shakespeare & Co • “Creditors” (runs July 19-Aug. 12) • 7:30 pm


Williamstown Theatre • “Member of the Wedding” (Aug. 5-19) • 7:30 pm

 

FILM

 

Images • “Sorry To Bother You” (runs 7/29-8/9) -— a lampoon of societal mores and hyper-capitalist excess that doesn’t slow down for a moment for you to catch your breath • today’s times, 2:15, 4:30, 7 & 9:15 pm • www.imagescinema.org

 

MISC.

 

Northshire (Saratoga store) • Sasscer Hill and James Ziskin in conversation — Two mystery writers, both of whom have written new mysteries set in Saratoga during racing season, come together to discuss their books • 6 pm • www.northshire.com


Ventfort Hall • Summer Tea & Talk Series every Tuesday from June 12 to Sept. 4. Today’s talk: “Isabel and Larz Anderson, Gilded Age Globetrotting Collectors” presented by historical researcher Stephen Moskey and art historian Isabel Taube • 4 pm • $26/$32 • info or reservations at 413-637-3206 • more info at gildedage.org

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MUSIC

 

Bennington Chamber Music Conference Series 2018: today, Daniel
Eriko Sato, violin; Charles Koechlin: Trio for flute, clarinet, and bassoon, Op. 92 (1924); Antonín Dvořák: String Quintet in G Major, Op. 77• 8 pm • Greenwall Auditorium * Bennington College * Bennington, VT

 

Caffè Lena • All-day banjo workshops ($30 each, or all four for $100): Bob Altchuiler at 11 am; Jerry Oland-Scruggs at 12:30 pm, Martin Grosswendt at 2 pm and Sara Grey at 3:30 pm • info at www.caffelena.org

 

Caffè Lena • seventh annual Banjo Revelry. Enjoy the versatility of banjo as four master level players present a dynamic night of Old-Time, Folk, Celtic and Bluegrass of every variety • 8 pm • $20/$18 or $10 for children/students • www.caffelena.org

 

Guthrie Center • 2018 Troubadour Series: todayTom Paxton & The Don Juans (also on Aug. 3) • 8 pm (doors 6 pm) • Guthrie Center, Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington • tickets $50/$60 • more info at www.guthriecenter.org

 

SPAC • The Philadelphia Orchestra — “Mozart & Mahler” • 8 pm • tickets ($18 for lawn - $53) at spac.org


Mahaiwe • The 4th annual Berkshire Comedy Festival with an all new line up of top comedians from around the country! • 8 pm • $25 - $40 • www.mahaiwe.org

 

THEATER CLICK FOR DETAILS


Adirondack Theatre • “Front Page Flo (runs Aug. 3-9) • 7:30 pm


Barrington Stage •“The Chinese Lady” (runs July 20-Aug. 11) • 3 & 7:30 pm


Barrington Stage •“Giant Peach” (runs July 20-Aug. 11) • 2 pm


Barrington Stage •“West Side Story” (Aug. 3-Sept. 1) • 8 pm

 

Berkshire Theatre Group • “Hair” (runs July 5-Aug. 11) • 2 & 8 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “Tarzan” (runs July 26-Aug. 16) • 2 & 7 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “The Petrified Forest” (runs Aug. 2-25) • 8 pm


Dorset Theatre presents “Skeleton Crew” (runs July19-Aug. 4) • 2 & 7:30 pm


`Lake Theatre • “Jerry Finnegan’s Sister”• 6:30 pm


Living Room Theatre presents Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” (runs Aug. 2-18) • 7:30 pm


SaratogaShakespeare Company presents Shakespeare’s “Henry IV,” Parts 1 & 2 (combined) (runs Tues-Sat, July 31-Aug. 4) • 6 pm


Shakespeare & Co • “Love’s Labor’s Lost” (runs July 10-Aug.18) • 11 am
Shakespeare & Co • “Macbeth” (runs July 3-Aug. 5) • 7:30 pm

 

MISC.


Northshire (Manchester store) • David D. Kirkpatrick, the New York Times correspondent who covered the Arab Spring, discusses his new book “Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East” — a candid narrative of how and why the Arab Spring sparked, then failed, and the truth about America’s role in that failure and the subsequent military coup that put a new strongman, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, in power. • 6 pm • www.northshire.com

 

 

Northshire (Saratoga store) • Tumble Science — an afternoon of science storytelling and fun, with the creators of the popular Tumble Science podcast • 2 pm • www.northshire.com

 


 

Thursday

9

 

MUSIC


Ballston Spa — Concerts in the Park series (every Thurs. during the summer) • today, Jim Gaudet & The Railroad Boys • 6-8 pm • Wiswall Park on Front Street • free

 

Caffè Lena • folksinger and songwriter Sylvia Tyson of Ian & Sylvia, accompanied by violinist Scarlet Rivera • 7 pm • info and tickets ($35/$30 or $17.50 for children/students
at www.caffelena.org

 

Music from Salem • 2018 open rehearsal: Come to Music from Salem’s home in Salem NY for an open rehearsal of the weekend’s upcoming concert. Informal and free! • 4 pm • at the Brown Farm,154 Priest Road, in Salem, New York

 

SPAC • The Philadelphia Orchestra — “ Young Virtuosi: Carnival of the Animals” • 2 pm • info an tickets ($18 for lawn - $53) at spac.org

 

SPAC • Speakers @ SPAC: Earth and Other Worlds
A conversation with Dava Sobel and Diane Ackerman • 8 pm • info at spac.org


Tang Museum (Skidmore) • UpBeat on the Roof concert series. Today, William Hale, the Glens Falls-based epic psych-folk band led by vocalist and guitarist Lucas William Hale VanScoy • 7 pm • Tang Teaching Museum, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs. • free • more info at 518-580-8080 or visit skidmore.edu/tan

 

THEATER CLICK FOR DETAILS


Adirondack Theatre • “Front Page Flo (runs Aug. 3-9) • 7:30 pm


Barrington Stage •“The Chinese Lady” (runs July 20-Aug. 11) • 3 & 7:30 pm


Barrington Stage •“West Side Story” (Aug. 3-Sept. 1) • 8 pm


Barrington Stage •“Giant Peach” (runs July 20-Aug. 11) • 2 & 7 pm

 

Berkshire Theatre Group • “Hair” (runs July 5-Aug. 11) • 7 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “Tarzan” (runs July 26-Aug. 16) • 7 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “The Petrified Forest” (runs Aug. 2-25) • 7 pm


Dorset Theatre presents “Pride and Prejudice” (runs Aug. 9-25) • 7:30 pm


Lake Theatre • “Jerry Finnegan’s Sister”• 11:30 am


Living Room Theatre presents Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” (runs Aug. 2-18) • 7:30 pm

 

Mac-Haydn • ”The Wedding Singer” (runs Aug. 9-19) • 2 & 8 pm


Shakespeare & Co • “As You Like It” (runs Aug.9-Sept. 2) PREVIEW • 5 pm
Shakespeare & Co • “Creditors” (runs July 19-Aug. 12) • 7:30 pm


Theater Barn • “She Loves Me” (runs Aug. 9-19 • 8 pm


Williamstown Theatre • “Member of the Wedding” (Aug. 5-19) • 2 & 7 pm
Williamstown Theatre • “Dangerous House” (Aug. 5-19) • 7 pm

 

FILM

 

Images • “Sorry To Bother You” (runs 7/29-8/9) -— a lampoon of societal mores and hyper-capitalist excess that doesn’t slow down for a moment for you to catch your breath • today’s times, 2:15, 4:30, 7 & 9:15 pm • www.imagescinema.org


Summerland Music Society presents the film “The Mysterious Lady.” Pianist Cary Brown provides an improvised live soundtrack to this 1928 silent spy thriller starring Greta Garbo • 7 pm • at Crandall Public Library, 251 Glen St., Glens Falls; 518-792-6508 • Admission free, donations appreciated

 

MISC.


Northshire (Saratoga store) • A special kids’ event and storytime! High school junior Jamie Heath, who survived two strokes and had to learn to walk and read again, presents the new, illustrated children’s book (about her) called “Wishes are Medicine! How Make-A-Wish Gave me Hope and Helped me Heal” • 10:30 am • www.northshire.com

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MUSIC


Caffè Lena • the Jamcrackers, featuring Peggy Lynn, Dan Berggren, and national champion hammered dulcimer player Dan Duggan • 8 pm •info and tickets ($20/$18 or $10 for children/students) at www.caffelena.org

 

Guthrie Center • 2018 Troubadour Series: today., Seth Glier: (also on Aug.11) • 8 pm (doors 6 pm) • Guthrie Center, Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington • tickets $25/$30 • more info at www.guthriecenter.org

 

Music from Salem • free workshop for kids that provides a lively introduction to music making and listening, featuring Music from Salem musicians • 3 pm • at the Greenwich Youth Center.]6 Academy Street, Greenwich, NY • more info at www.musicfromsalem.org

 

SPAC • The Philadelphia Orchestra — “ PlayIN for Strings with special guest, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
” • 12:45 pm • info at spac.org

 

SPAC • The Philadelphia Orchestra — “All Bernstein: Celebrating 100 Years
” • 8 pm • info and tickets ($18 for lawn - $53 at spac.org


SPAC • Freihofer’s “Live at the Jazz Bar with Joshua Fialkoff and the Odd Fellows • 10 pm • info at spac.org

 

THEATER CLICK FOR DETAILS


Barrington Stage •“The Chinese Lady” (runs July 20-Aug. 11) • 7:30 pm

 

Barrington Stage •“West Side Story” (Aug. 3-Sept. 1) • 2 & 8 pm


Barrington Stage •“Giant Peach” (runs July 20-Aug. 11) • 7 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “Hair” (runs July 5-Aug. 11) • 8 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “Tarzan” (runs July 26-Aug. 16) • 7 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “The Petrified Forest” (runs Aug. 2-25) • 8 pm


Dorset Theatre presents “Pride and Prejudice” (runs Aug. 9-25) • 7:30 pm


Lake Theatre • “Jerry Finnegan’s Sister”• 6:30 pm


Living Room Theatre presents Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” (runs Aug. 2-18) • 7:30 pm


Mac-Haydn • ”The Wedding Singer” (runs Aug. 9-19) • 8 pm


Oldcastle Theatre presents “The Fourth Wall” (Aug. 10-19) • 7:30 pm


Shakespeare & Co • “As You Like It” (runs Aug.9-Sept. 2) PREVIEW • 5 pm


Shakespeare & Co • “Creditors” (runs July 19-Aug. 12) • 7:30 pm


Theater Barn • “She Loves Me” (runs Aug. 9-19 • 8 pm


Williamstown Theatre • “Member of the Wedding” (Aug. 5-19) • 8 pm


Williamstown Theatre • “Dangerous House” (Aug. 5-19) • 8 pm

 

MISC.

 

Northshire (Manchester store) • A special kids’ event and storytime! High school junior Jamie Heath, who survived two strokes and had to learn to walk and read again, presents the new, illustrated children’s book (about her) called “Wishes are Medicine! How Make-A-Wish Gave me Hope and Helped me Heal” • 11 am • www.northshire.com

Northshire (Manchester store) • Ezra Parzybok presents “Cannabis Consulting: Helping Patients, Parents, and Practitioners Understand Medical Marijuana” • 6 pm • www.northshire.com

 

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MUSIC


Bennington Chamber Music Conference Series 2018: today, Arnold Bax: Quintet for oboe and strings; Paul Moravec: Tempest Fantasy • .8 pm • Greenwall Auditorum * Bennington College * Bennington, VT

 

Caffè Lena • All-day banjo workshops ($30 each, or all four for $100): Bob Altchuiler at 11 am; Jerry Oland-Scruggs at 12:30 pm, Martin Grosswendt at 2 pm and Sara Grey at 3:30 pm • info at www.caffelena.org

 

Caffè Lena • seventh annual Banjo Revelry. Enjoy the versatility of banjo as four master level players present a dynamic night of Old-Time, Folk, Celtic and Bluegrass of every variety • 8 pm • $20/$18 or $10 for children/students • www.caffelena.org

 

Fort Salem Theater presents a Farm-to-Table Dinner Theater Cabaret, featuring Kelly Bird. At Gardenworks Farm, 1055 Route 30, Salem. Four-course dinner followed by on-premises pemance, “Kelly Bird: In My Own Way“ • $65 • Tickets may be purchased through the Fort Salem Box Office: (518) 854-9200.


Guthrie Center • 2018 Troubadour Series: todayTom Paxton & The Don Juans (also on Aug. 3) • 8 pm (doors 6 pm) • Guthrie Center, Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington • tickets $50/$60 • more info at www.guthriecenter.org


SPAC • The Philadelphia Orchestra — " Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert” • 8 pm • info and tickets ($18 for lawn - $53) at spac.org

 

Mahaiwe • The 4th annual Berkshire Comedy Festival with an all new line up of top comedians from around the country! • 8 pm • $25 - $40 • www.mahaiwe.org

 

THEATER CLICK FOR DETAILS


Adirondack Theatre • “Front Page Flo (runs Aug. 3-9) • 7:30 pm


Barrington Stage •“The Chinese Lady” (runs July 20-Aug. 11) • 3 & 7:30 pm


Barrington Stage •“Giant Peach” (runs July 20-Aug. 11) • 2 pm


Barrington Stage •“West Side Story” (Aug. 3-Sept. 1) • 8 pm

 

Berkshire Theatre Group • “Hair” (runs July 5-Aug. 11) • 2 & 8 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “Tarzan” (runs July 26-Aug. 16) • 2 & 7 pm


Berkshire Theatre Group • “The Petrified Forest” (runs Aug. 2-25) • 8 pm


Dorset Theatre presents “Skeleton Crew” (runs July19-Aug. 4) • 2 & 7:30 pm


`Lake Theatre • “Jerry Finnegan’s Sister”• 6:30 pm


Living Room Theatre presents Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” (runs Aug. 2-18) • 7:30 pm


Mac-Haydn • ”The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (runs July 26-Aug. 5) • 4 & 8 pm


SaratogaShakespeare Company presents Shakespeare’s “Henry IV,” Parts 1 & 2 (combined) (runs Tues-Sat, July 31-Aug. 4) • 6 pm


Shakespeare & Co • “Love’s Labor’s Lost” (runs July 10-Aug.18) • 11 am


Shakespeare & Co • “Macbeth” (runs July 3-Aug. 5) • 7:30 pm


Shakespeare & Co • “Creditors” (runs July 19-Aug. 12) • 3 & 7:30 pm

 

Shakespeare & Co • “Love’s Labor’s Lost” (runs July 10-Aug.18) • 11 am


Shakespeare & Co • “Macbeth” (runs July 3-Aug. 5) • 7:30 pm


Shakespeare & Co • “Creditors” (runs July 19-Aug. 12) • 3 & 7:30 pm


Theater Barn • “Pump Boys” (runs through Aug. 5) • 4 & 8 pm

 

FILM

 

Images • “Sorry To Bother You” (runs 7/29-8/9) -— a lampoon of societal mores and hyper-capitalist excess that doesn’t slow down for a moment for you to catch your breath • today’s times, 2:15, 4:30, 7 & 9:15 pm • www.imagescinema.org

 

MISC.


Northshire (Manchester store) • David D. Kirkpatrick, the New York Times correspondent who covered the Arab Spring, discusses his new book “Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East” — a candid narrative of how and why the Arab Spring sparked, then failed, and the truth about America’s role in that failure and the subsequent military coup that put a new strongman, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, in power. • 6 pm • www.northshire.com

 

Northshire (Saratoga store) • Tumble Science — an afternoon of science storytelling and fun, with the creators of the popular Tumble Science podcast • 2 pm • www.northshire.com