Murder mystery dinner theater at Ventfort Hall
Lenox — The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble will sail into Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum with “A Pirate’s Holiday Plunder,” a murder mystery dinner theater program, on Saturday, November 14 at 6 p.m.
Dinner at the mansion will include lasagna, sausages and meatballs, salad, cake, coffee, and tea, with beer and wine available for purchase. Both adults and children are welcome to participate and discover the killer in this dinnertime who-done-it.
In production since 1995, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs.
Tickets for “A Pirate’s Holiday Plunder” are $30 for adults and $15 for children under 12. Please place reservations by Monday, November 9 as seating is limited. For information or reservations call Ventfort Hall at (413) 637-3206 or email info@gildedage.org.
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New records set at Fairview’s Monster Dash
Great Barrington — More than 130 runners, walkers, ghouls, and goblins set a new record for participation and dollars raised at the 11th annual Fairview Hospital Monster Dash, which took place on Saturday, October 31. Sponsored by Fairview Hospital’s Employee Recreation Association and the Rehabilitation Department, organizer Vicki Coons reports over $1,000 in event proceeds will be donated to Great Barrington’s The People’s Pantry. Additional donations of non-perishables food items were collected at the event and will also be donated to the food pantry.
The overall men’s winner was Stephen Foley. Kate Sanders was overall winner for the women. Additional race results are available online.
–E.E.
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Down County Social Club’s November line-up
Sheffield — The Down County Social Club’s November line-up features sounds, artists, and experiences new to the venue.
Rarely does DCSC host an event on a night other than Thursday, but Steamboats — a New York-based ensemble of banjo pickers, singers, and songwriters — will stop in on Friday, November 6. On Thursday, November 12 singer/musician Susanna Raven and friends will present an evening of the instrumental sounds of rattles, shruti box, drums, Tibetan bowls, didgeridoo, and shacapa. The music, created along with the burning of smudges and traditional sacred use of feathers, will create a space for the cleansing of the senses. On Thursday, November 19, Great Barrington’s John Snyder will take listeners on a journey through a brave new arrangement of electronic sounds.
Down County Social Club is located downstairs in the Stagecoach Tavern. All shows will begin at 8 p.m. Call the Stagecoach Tavern for more information at (413) 229-8585.
–E.E.
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‘An Introduction to Clowning’ at Berkcirque
Great Barrington — On Friday November 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Berkcirque faculty member and Nose to Nose facilitator Laura Geilen will offer “The Fundamental Need for Play: An Introduction to Clowning” at Berkcirque. The “playshop” will feature an approach to clowning that is not a technique but a personal journey towards finding and celebrating one’s unique way of being through listening and becoming receptive.
The class is open to people aged 16 and over and costs $30 per person or $50 for two people. For more information of to register, email laura@nosetonose.info or call (518) 929-5392.
–E.E.
