Blue Rider Stables’ annual Fun Day
North Egremont – On Saturday, August 29, Blue Rider Stables will host its 21st annual Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at French Park, 21 Prospect Lake Rd. The day will include pony and hay rides, children’s games and crafts, a silent auction featuring items from many Berkshire businesses, and healthy food and snacks. Entertainment will be provided by the Berkshire Ukulele Band, Roger the Jester, and DJ Tayo Kaufman.
Admission to the event is free and there is a suggested donation to park. For more information call (413) 528-5299.
–E.E.
* * *
Kinder Morgan picketing
Pittsfield — There will be an informational picket line held by citizens opposed to the Northeast Energy Direct natural gas pipeline project on Friday, August 28 from noon to 1 p.m. in front of the Kinder Morgan office at 137 North St. Kinder Morgan is the parent company of Tennessee Gas Pipeline which is proposing a massive 428-mile, 1,460 PSI fracked gas pipeline beginning in Pennsylvania and traversing New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Many western Mass., and nearby Rensselaer County, N.Y., communities would be impacted in terms of health, safety, and the environment.
For more information contact Bob Connors at raconnors@yahoo.com or (518) 781-4686.
–E.E.
* * *
Shakespeare & Company presents “Cry Havoc”
Lenox — Shakespeare & Company presents “Cry Havoc,” Shake & Co’s training alumnus Stephan Wolfert’s one-person play that unites veterans and civilians and Shakespeare’s time with today’s. Written by Wolfert and directed by Eric Tucker, the piece reveals how Shakespeare’s audiences wrestled with the same hopes and fears that occupy our modern lives. This special engagement plays in the Tina Packer Playhouse on Friday, August 28 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, August 29 at 2 p.m.
After serving six years in the U.S. Army and battling post traumatic stress disorder, everything changed for Wolfert when he saw a production of William Shakespeare’s “Richard III.” Twenty years later, using Shakespeare’s timeless words and a few of his own, Wolfert leads audiences on an interactive journey to meet Shakespeare’s veterans. Following each performance, audiences will be a part of an open discussion with Stephan Wolfert.
Tickets and more information are available from the Berkshire Edge calendar and by calling the Shakespeare & Company box office at (413) 637-3353. A 25 percent active military and veteran discount is available.
–E.E.
