Rogue Angel Theatre presents “The Lift” June 25-28
Pittsfield — Pooja Prem’s Rogue Angel Theatre presents “The Lift,” a tender and subversive dark comedy about love, desire, and escalation with six actors, a tiny piano, a saw, and an upright base. Rogue Angel pulls out all the stops in this ritual dance theatre piece featuring a collaboratively devised script, music by Brooklyn-based band Half-Waif, an original film, and a bit of Burlesque thrown in for good measure. The audience will be limited to 20 people per show. There will be two shows per night, at 6pm and at 9pm. Tickets are $25 (limited $20 tickets available for ages 30 & under). Shows will be held at 703 West Housatonic St., Pittsfield (park behind building). Tickets are available online.
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JoAnne Spies concert atop Mount Greylock June 28
Adams – Singer/songwriter JoAnne Spies will share songs and poems in a free evening concert at Bascom Lodge atop Mt. Greylock at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 28. She will lead a workshop called Elemental Songwriting in the afternoon, and invite participants to share their work in the informal evening concert.
What is Elemental Songwriting? “I chose this name for the workshop because it suggests the ease and bare-bone structure of what a song might be,” Spies said. “It also suggests the elements of earth, wind, fire, water, and ether — the stuff we’re made of. Mt. Greylock is a powerful place to be in conversation with our elemental nature.”
Call Bascom Lodge at (917) 680-0079 for more information.
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Potluck and presentation on the Appalachian Trail
Lee – On Sunday, June 28 at 6 p.m., the Berkshire Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club will host a potluck at the Lee Congregational Church, 25 Park Place in Lee. Cosmo Catalano, Berkshire Chapter’s Appalachian Trail Management Committee member and long-time trail maintainer, will give a presentation on the history of the trail and how the Appalachian Mountain Club manages and protects it.
The evening will be a combination of social interaction with other hikers and outdoor enthusiasts and learning about the premier hiking trail in the eastern U.S.
The event is free and the public is invited and encouraged to attend. Please bring a dish to share.
For more information, visit AMCBerkshire.org.
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Berkshire Playwrights Lab Begins Free Staged Reading Series June 24
Great Barrington – Berkshire Playwrights Lab will present its first play in the free Staged Reading Series on Wednesday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. “Above Water” by award-winning playwright Bob Clyman centers on a widower who finally finds love again with a much younger woman, a question of moral integrity, and two couples’ struggle with how much truth they owe one another.
Berkshire Playwrights Lab’s Free Staged Reading series takes place June through August and brings artists and audiences into conversation around new plays in development. There is no admission cost for the readings but reservations are recommended. This year’s readings take place on the following Wednesdays at the Mahaiwe: June 24, July 15, July 29 and August 12. To reserve tickets call the Mahaiwe box office at (413) 528-0100.
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