Marguerite Bride will host the popular one-day annual art sale of her original watercolors
Pittsfield— On Saturday, July 22nd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Marguerite Bride will host her popular one-day annual art sale of her original watercolors.
Framed works include scenes from Italy and Ireland, landscapes, animal and nursery paintings, “foodie” scenes, Berkshires vistas and buildings, and more. There will also be many unframed matted and loose watercolors, original drawings, some reproductions, and plenty of empty frames. More than 100 original framed watercolors from her various collections will be available for sale.
Bride said, “My 2023 annual art sale will be much larger and more encompassing than usual. The time has come to significantly decrease my inventory, and I will be passing substantial savings on to current and new customers, with very special pricing for this day only.”
The rain date is Sunday, July 23rd. “Rain and watercolors don’t really mix very well,” Bride said, adding that if the whole weekend is a washout, she will re-schedule for the following weekend.
The sale is on Saturday, July 22nd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Usually held in her front yard, this year’s sale will take place in Bride’s private back yard at 46 Glory Drive, Pittsfield. Details, previews of the works to be sold, and up-to-date rain date information can be found at www.margebride-paintings.com.
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The Fisher Center presents Erin Markey and Jasmine Rice LaBeija
Annandale-On-Hudson— On Friday, July 14th at 8 p.m., the Fisher Center presents Erin Markey and Jasmine Rice LaBeija in “ARIA CODE”, a dazzling double bill of two extraordinary voices sharing an evening exemplifying the vast spectrum of contemporary queer performance.
The “hilariously sociopathic” (New York Times) Erin Markey conjures up an elaborate alternative to the 2016 US election results in their new musical work, “In the Most Shocking Presidential Election in the History of the United States of America”, Erin Markey’s mother emerges as First Lady, comically exploring the back roads of familial intimacy.
The Juilliard-trained, International Godmother of the House of LaBeija, Jasmine Rice LaBeija has sold out the Guggenheim Museum, Lincoln Center, and countless queer clubs around the world. Now, with pianist Lachlan Glen, she brings her devastating wit, razor-sharp timing, and commanding tenor voice to the Spiegeltent with a program ranging from Handel to Copland.
The performance is on Friday, July 14th at 8 p.m. under the Fisher Center’s Spiegeltent on Manor Avenue in Annandale-On-Hudson. Tickets are $40 and $5 for Bard students. Tickets and more information can be found by visiting the Fisher Center online.
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Tanglewood presents Andris Nelsons conducting Beethoven’s “Leonore Overture No. 3” and Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’
Lenox— On Sunday, July 16th at 2:30 p.m., Tanglewood presents Andris Nelsons conducting Beethoven’s “Leonore Overture No. 3” and Orff’s “Carmina Burana” in the Koussevitzky Music Shed.
For this event, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus will be joined by Erin Morley, soprano; Reginald Mobley, countertenor; and Will Liverman, baritone.
The concert is on Sunday, July 16th at 2:30 p.m. in Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed on West Street in Lenox. Shed tickets are $41 to $112 and lawn tickets are $24. There is a discounted open rehearsal of this concert on Saturday, July 15th 10:30 a.m. Shed tickets to the open rehearsal are $28 to $38 and lawn tickets to the open rehearsal are $19. Tickets and more information can be found by visiting Tanglewood online.
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The Foundry hosts a release party for soulful rock group Sample the Cat
West Stockbridge— On Saturday, July 15th at 7:30 p.m., the Foundry hosts a release party for soulful rock group Sample the Cat, performing their entire body of work with a special performance of their new single, “On The Run”, which will appear on their debut album later this year.
Sample the Cat is an up and coming original soulful rock group from Berkshire County, Massachusetts who brings a fresh, energetic groove across the region and beyond. Their music grooves with a sweet fusion of punchy yet roaring guitar lines, warm melodic tones on keys, funky grooves on drums, and heartfelt lyrics. Sample the Cat engages a musical exploration of blues, funk, and soul as well as a lyrical exploration of young adult love, identity, pain, and pleasure.
The party is on Saturday, July 15th at 7:30 p.m. at the Foundry on Harris Street in West Stockbridge. Tickets are $15. There will be a 50/50 raffle, band merchandise for sale, and door prizes. This show is indoors. For tickets and more information, visit the Foundry online. Parking is limited at the venue so please utilize the three public parking lots in Town. To avoid a parking ticket, visit the Foundry online for further details.
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Shakespeare & Company has announced its second annual ‘Plays in Process’ series
Lenox— Shakespeare & Company has announced its second annual “Plays in Process” series, spotlighting two new in-workshop plays.
“Plays in Process” offers patrons an opportunity to peer into the process of playmaking, celebrating Shakespeare & Company’s long-held mission to champion and nurture theater’s creative process.
The two new works that will be presented as readings are “Three Tall Persian Women” by Anita Abdinezhad on Sunday, July 16th at 1 p.m., and “The Aves” by Jiehae Park on Sunday, July 16th at 4 p.m.
“Three Tall Persian Women” is a play is about generational differences, grief, control, and learning to let go of it. But more than anything, it is a love story to our immigrant mothers.
“The Aves” takes place over the course of a year, as an older man and woman sit on a park bench, talking about birds, and betting on the rain. The Aves is a funny-sad play about getting older in a future that’s closer than we think.
The performances are Sunday, July 16th at 1 p.m. and Sunday, July 16th at 4 p.m. at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare and Company on Kemble Street in Lenox. For tickets and more information, visit Shakespeare & Company online or call the box office at 413-637-3353. Seating is limited.
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The Schumacher Center for a New Economics celebrates the 50th anniversary celebration of the publication of “Small Is Beautiful”
Great Barrington— The Schumacher Center for a New Economics celebrates the 50th anniversary celebration of the publication of “Small Is Beautiful, Economics as if People Mattered” by E. F. Schumacher with a monthly series featuring New Economic thinkers, builders, and activists from a range of fields.
The 50th anniversary is an opportunity to advance solutions to today’s social, economic, and environmental challenges that build on Schumacher’s original vision. The theme for July is “Developing Convivial Technologies for Right Livelihood”. The conversation will be help virtually on Thursday July, 20th at 2 p.m. The event will feature Dorn Cox of Wolfe’s Neck Center, Toby Hammond of FuturePump, and John Chettleborough of Practical Action. It will be moderated by Sebastian Wood, the managing director of Whitby Wood.
The live conversation will be held virtually on Thursday July, 20th at 2 p.m. Free registration can be found by visiting the Schumacher Center online.
In addition to the live virtual conversation, to mark this month’s theme, the center will publish online for the first time an archival audio recording on the topic of “small technologies” featuring co-founder, Robert Swann. In this 1977 panel, Swann, then Director of the International Independence Institute, joins Richard Eckaus, Professor of Economics at MIT and Langdon Winner, Assistant Professor of Political Science.
Swann opens the conversation by invoking Schumacher’s concepts and he concludes by considering the role of the movement in right-sizing Western over-consumption, “…although it has been pointed out again and again, it must be repeated, that our so-called high standard of living depends upon using about 50% of the world’s resources. Even though we represent only 6% of the world’s population— I’m talking about the United States…The question then becomes: will we in the industrialized nations have learned fast enough to simplify our technologies, our lifestyles, and our demands on world resources that we can survive in harmony with the rest of the world from this point on? That’s the challenge as I see it.”
The entire 1977 conversation can accessed by visiting the Schumacher Center online.
