Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley in ‘Broadway and Beyond’ at Barrington Stage
Pittsfield — Barrington Stage Company will present Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley in “Broadway and Beyond” on Monday, July 27 at 8 p.m. at the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage. Broadway’s Golden Couple will share their favorite songs from the Broadway musicals they’ve starred in along with selections from the Great American Songbook.
Tickets to “Broadway and Beyond” are $35 and $45; VIP tickets available at $75. Buy a VIP ticket with premium seating and enjoy a post-show reception with Marin and Jason at Hotel on North. For ticket and performance information, see the Berkshire Edge calendar or call Barrington Stage’s box office at (413) 236-8888.
–E.E.
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World premiere of ‘Tarzana’ closes out Mass Live Arts
Great Barrington — Mass Live Arts presents the world premiere “Tarzana” by experimental theater company Radiohole July 23, July 24, and July 25 at 8 p.m. at the Daniel Arts Center.
A comic book that comes alive on the stage, “Tarzana” is a collaboration with award-winning playwright and screenwriter Jason Grote (“Mad Men”) who was commissioned by Radiohole to write text for the work. Influenced by filmmakers such as Alejandro Jodorowsky and David Lynch and the New York Punk scene of the 1970s and early 1980s, “Tarzana” unfolds in a hand-drawn landscape following the misadventures of a guilt-ridden Superman, Two Non-Blondes, and Robespierre.
Since Radiohole’s inception in a Brooklyn basement in 1998, the company has created more than 11 original works which have toured both nationally and internationally, and earned it a reputation as one of New York’s most tenacious and uncompromising ensembles.
Parental discretion is advised. For more information and to purchase tickets, see the Berkshire Edge calendar or Mass Live Arts’ website.
–E.E.
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Behold! New Lebanon’s Rural Guide Tours for July 25
New Lebanon, N.Y. — Behold! New Lebanon, the living museum of contemporary rural American life, has announced its Rural Guide schedule for Saturday, July 25, the third week of its inaugural summer programming.
The July 25 programs include:
Hand Hollow Nature Walk, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Naturalist Bonner McAllester takes visitors on a leisurely walk in the Columbia Land Conservancy’s Hand Hollow. Amble through meadows and forests, along streams and ponds with beaver dams in this home to hundreds of birds, including a heron nesting ground.
Stuffed: Making Sausage with Phoebe Young, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Join Phoebe Young in a hands-on demonstration of fresh sausage making, including tips, technique, references, and recipes; those on this tour get to take home a half pound of sausage for their work.
Hands to Work; Hearts to God: The North Family Shakers, 2:00-3:30p.m.: Mount Lebanon was the leading Shaker society in America, from its founding in 1787 through its closing in 1947; the North Family was its face to the wider World, composed of some of the most progressive and public Shakers in history. At the place they established as their 18th century headquarters, visitors will see the community they built as an homage to the divine and hear the tale of their founder’s persecution.
Working Dogs, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Witness the Johnson Family’s border collies at work. Using poultry and sheep, they will show how they train the dogs to herd all kinds of animals.
Advance ticket purchase is recommended for all programs. For more information and tickets, see the Berkshire Edge calendar, call the museum at (518) 720-7265, or email info@beholdnewlebanon.org
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Coffee & Conversation with Sen. Ben Downing
Williamstown — State Senator Benjamin B. Downing’s (D- Pittsfield) next Coffee & Conversation public forum will be held at the David & Joyce Milne Public Library on Monday, July 27 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
In order to be accessible to all his constituents no matter where they live, Senator Downing hosts monthly Coffee & Conversation open forums in rotating towns across his Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, & Hampden district. All are welcome to join Senator Downing and his district staff during these events to pose a question, submit a comment or pitch an idea regarding state government. Downing provides free coffee and refreshments for those who attend. More details on the Senator’s Coffee & Conversation program are available on his website.
–E.E.
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‘Elementa vitae’ by Ed Smith at No. Six Depot
West Stockbridge — “Elementa vitae,” an exhibition of sculptures and prints by Columbia County-based artist Ed Smith will run in the gallery at No. Six Depot Roastery & Café on from July 24 through August 20.
Ed Smith is a Guggenheim Fellow in Sculpture and Drawing and an Associate Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors. His work is represented in public and private collections in the United States and abroad, including the British Museum, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, the Hood Museum, the Davis Museum, Marist College, Yale University, and many more. He is currently a professor of art at Marist College and director of Marist-Lorenczo de Medici Venice Biennale Program.
An opening reception will take place on Friday, July 24 from 5:30-7 p.m. Contact No. Six Depot at (413) 232-0205 for more information.
–E.E.
