Chesterwood presents ‘Ian Spencer Bell dances Isadora Duncan’
Stockbridge— On June 19th and 20th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Chesterwood presents “Ian Spencer Bell dances Isadora Duncan.”
Choreographer and poet Ian Spencer Bell will present a program within Daniel Chester French’s historic Studio that features a pair of 1904 Isadora Duncan works, set to live music by pianist Lauren Aloia. Bell will also premier a new piece “Two Impromptus” inspired by intensive training with Sanakai Juku, a butoh dance troupe in Japan.
The performances are on June 19th and 20th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at Chesterwood, located at 4 Williamsville Road in Stockbridge. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center presents musical legends Los Lobos
Great Barrington— On Friday, June 20th at 8 p.m., Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center presents musical legends Los Lobos.
Together for over 50 years, Los Lobos have built an impressive legacy. In between 100-plus concerts a year for five decades running – amassing millions of fans in the process – Los Lobos have released 17 studio albums, seven live records, three compilations, two EPs, and two feature videos. The band has garnered four Grammys, an Austin City Limits Hall of Fame induction, the ALMA Ritchie Valens Pioneer Award, NEA and Hispanic Heritage Foundation Honors, Congressional recognitions, and numerous “Keys to the City” and “Los Lobos Day” celebrations.
Beyond the accolades, and the source of it all, is heart. Los Lobos have dedicated their off-stage time to helping others, working for peace and justice. Their compositions have transformed the hard cries from the East L.A. barrio into songs of hope, tales of common folk finding ways to endure.
The concert is on Friday, June 20th at 8 p.m. at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, located at 14 Castle Street in Great Barrington. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Adams Theater presents bluegrass artists Liam Purcell & Cane MillRoad
Adams— On Friday June 20th at 7:30 p.m., the Adams Theater presents bluegrass artists Liam Purcell & Cane MillRoad.
Characterized by No Depression as “the future of bluegrass,” Liam Purcell & Cane MillRoad twine innovation, tradition, and excellence into a unique musical experience. Taking inspiration from the local Deep Gap legacy, Purcell was steeped in Appalachian Old-Time and Bluegrass traditions from an early age, growing up less than a mile away from the legendary guitarist Doc Watson.
The concert is on Friday June 20th at 7:30 p.m. at the Adams Theater, located at 27 Park Street in Adams. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Congregations join together to celebrate Jewish life at ‘Shabbat Across the Berkshires’ 2025
Great Barrington— On Friday, June 20, at 6 p.m., join with friends from across the Berkshire Jewish community to come together for a musical, family-friendly Shabbat service led by rabbis from across Berkshire County, followed by a delicious, festive oneg.
This event is co-sponsored by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, Knesset Israel, Congregation Ahavath Sholom, Congregation Beth Israel, Temple Anshe Amunim, the Berkshire Minyan, Williams College Jewish Association, and Berkshire Hills Hadassah.
The event is on Friday, June 20, at 6 p.m. at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, located at 270 State Road in Great Barrington. This service will also be available via livestream. Registration and more information can be found online.
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Shakespeare & Company presents ‘The Victim’ by Lawrence Goodman
Lenox— From June 19th through July 20th, Shakespeare & Company presents “The Victim” by Lawrence Goodman.
Three women: A successful New York doctor whose racial diversity training has gone horribly wrong; a health aide grappling with racism during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a Holocaust survivor facing her own horror, and finding her way back to love and healing. Who gets to call herself a victim? Who is the perpetrator? “The Victim” is about identity, our blindness to others, and the human capacity for cruelty and compassion.
The show runs from June 19th through July 20th at Shakespeare & Company, located at 70 Kemble Street in Lenox. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Sharon Playhouse presents the electrifying, toe-tapping musical ‘Million Dollar Quartet’
Sharon, Conn.— From June 20th through July 6th, Sharon Playhouse presents the electrifying, toe-tapping musical “Million Dollar Quartet.”
Originally opening on Broadway in 2010, “Million Dollar Quartet” was nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. This sensational show brings to life the unforgettable night in 1956 when rock ‘n’ roll legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins gathered at Sun Records to create musical history. Million Dollar Quartet features a soundtrack of legendary rock and roll hits, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Fever,” “Walk the Line,” and “Hound Dog,” among many others. These songs, performed live on stage, transport the audience back to a moment in musical history that changed the world.
The show runs from June 20th through July 6th at Sharon Playhouse, located at 49 Amenia Road in Sharon, Conn. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Chester Theatre Company presents ‘Magdalene,’ the newest play by Mark St. Germain
Chester— From June 19th through the 29th, Chester Theatre Company presents “Magdalene,” the newest play by Mark St. Germain.
Eighteen years after the death of Christ, Peter seeks out Mary Magdalene, whom he banished after the crucifixion. Peter needs an ally against a self-proclaimed Apostle angling for power in the growing church. In Magdalene, the author of “Freud’s Last Session” and “Becoming Dr. Ruth” offers a startling new look at two historical figures and the clash that impacts the course of Christianity.
The show runs from June 19th through the 29th at Town Hall Theatre, located at 15 Middlefield Road in Chester. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Dorset Theatre Festival presents ‘Salvage,’ a heartwarming new comedy by Lena Kaminsky
Dorset, Vt.— From June 20th through July 5th, Dorset Theatre Festival presents “Salvage,” a heartwarming new comedy by Lena Kaminsky.
At her small town dump, Carla attempts to junk the overwhelming collection of mirrors from her childhood home. Instead, amid other people’s trash, she finds the treasure of two new friends she didn’t know she needed. Past lives and future plans intertwine – and sometimes collide – as together these neighbors sort through what to toss and what to take away, and maybe, discover the magic potion for moving on?
The show runs from June 20th through July 5th at Dorset Theatre Festival, located at 104 Cheney Road in Dorset, Vt. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Boston Pops presents ‘Top Gun: Maverick in Concert’ at Tanglewood
Lenox— On Friday, June 20th at 8 p.m., Boston Pops presents “Top Gun: Maverick in Concert,” conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, at Tanglewood.
After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) finds himself training a detachment of TOPGUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose. Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.
“Top Gun: Maverick” was nominated for six Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Original Song, winning Best Sound, featuring music by Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga and Hans Zimmer, with the score produced by Lorne Balfe.
The concert is on Friday, June 20th at 8 p.m. at Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed, located at 297 West Street in Lenox. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum presents ‘Votes for Women: How Tea Sparked a Suffrage Revolution,’ an exhibit centered around an early 20th century ‘Votes for Women’ tea set
Adams— From June 20th through October 31st, Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum presents “Votes for Women: How Tea Sparked a Suffrage Revolution,” an exhibit centered around an early 20th century “Votes for Women” tea set, donated by Ventfort Hall Gilded Age Mansions & Museum.
The tea set was commissioned by Alva Belmont, made in Portugal, and used as both a practical and decorative tool for the 1909 Suffrage Rally and 1914 Conference of Great Women (hosted by Alva herself) at Marble House and her Chinese teahouse in Newport, Rhode Island. The exhibit seeks to merge Alva’s story as an elite woman who dedicated her social power and fortune to the suffrage cause through tea and conversation. Visitors will learn the story of the women who were invited to speak at the Conference of Great Women about newly open-to-women employment positions, and efforts made outside of America to improve social and political conditions for women.
“Using floor-to-ceiling banners to transform our special exhibit room, guests will be able to walk into an interpretation of Alva Belmont’s tea house complete with one of the proverbs she hung on the walls which reads “A woman of strong character is said to be a hero among women,” said museum director James Capuzzi.
In the style of Alva Belmont’s Conference of Great Women and in connection with the exhibit, the museum is holding monthly Afternoon Teas featuring women poets, artists, and writers from Berkshire County and greater New England. The June 28th tea features poets Nancy Manning & Karen Ciosek, the July 26th tea features artist Laura Christensen, and the August 23rd tea features writer Sarah Hobin.
The exhibit is on view from June 20th through October 31st at the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum, located at 67 East Road in Adams. More information can be found online.
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Friends of the Bushnell-Sage Library presents award-winning author Kevin O’Hara
Sheffield— On Sunday, June 22nd at 2:30 p.m., the Friends of the Bushnell-Sage Library presents award-winning author Kevin O’Hara.
O’Hara is the proud recipient of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Award for his first two books, “Last of the Donkey Pilgrims,” and “A Lucky Irish Lad.” He also is a longtime contributing columnist to The Berkshire Eagle, and was named the 2020 writer-in-residence at Herman Melville’s, Arrowhead.
O’Hara is a Pittsfield native, inveterate traveler, and habitual storyteller. He will present pictures and commentary about his remarkable year-long trip around Ireland with his beloved donkey, Missie.
The event is on Sunday, June 22nd at 2:30 p.m. at the Bushnell-Sage Library, located at 48 Main Street in Sheffield. There will be a reception after the reading. Books will be available for purchase and signing. More information can be found online.
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Berkshire Community College invites alumni to Annual Alumni Meeting
Pittsfield— On Wednesday, June 18th from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Berkshire Community College (BCC) invites all alumni to its Annual Alumni Meeting.
The meeting will begin with welcome remarks from BCC President Ellen Kennedy, followed by board member introductions and meeting updates from Alumni Board President Lisa Jester and Alumni Relations and Philanthropy Manager Mary Budzn.
The meeting is on Wednesday, June 18th from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Berkshire Community College, Room G-12, located at 1350 West Street in Pittsfield. A light dinner will be provided. A campus tour will be held before the event from 4:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., leaving from the One Stop Enrollment Center. BCC alumni include anyone who has attended a class or a semester, completed a certificate program or received a degree at BCC. Reservations and more information can be found online.
