August 3   BINGO
Hinsdale Lions Club
337 Maple Street - Hinsdale, MA (413) 655-2973
6:45PM
Web Site

August 3    BEGINNER'S PADDLE ON HOUSATONIC RIVER
Housatonic River Assoc.
Lenox, MA (413) 298-7024
Beginners' Paddle trip on the Housatonic River. Wednesday August 3rd, 2021. 10:00AM-12:00PM Explore the beauty of the Housatonic River. FREE paddle trip offered by the Housatonic Valley Association(HVA) in partnership with the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area. This paddle trip is designed to introduce beginners to canoeing and the river. Gain confidence, learn the basic canoe strokes and learn how to steer while enjoying paddling on the Housatonic River. Suitable for families with children 10 + years. To register contact HVA at 413 298 7024 or paddle@hvatoday.org. Once registered, participants will receive trip information that will provide detailed information about what to bring, what to expect and what to expect and directions to the meeting location.
10AM-12PM
Web Site

August 3   TUESDAY NIGHTS: MEET  THE ARTIST SIERES - ANNA DITTMANN
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Road/Rte 183 - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
Meet the international artists — featured in the Fantasy Art exhibition on view at the Museum this summer — on scheduled Tuesdays in July and August. Please visit website https://www.nrm.org/events/ for details on this series.

Join us in person, or online to hear from these world class illustrators. Learn about what inspires them, their current work, and future aspirations, followed by a Q&A.

As a rising young star in the field of fantasy illustration, Dittmann has taken advantage of changes in the way artists learn and produce their craft illustrating for a variety of media, including book covers, comic books, tattoos, magazines, and advertisements.

The artists will stream in from their studios far and wide. Join in person, via a large digital screen, on the Museum’s scenic terrace; now offering beer, wine and a specialty cocktail, and ala carte menu; bring your friends! Enjoy online with our NRM global community; we’ll share a fantastical cocktail recipe to make.
Price:
Access to the online stream at the Museum is free with regular admission, cash bar.
Online participants: Free for members/$5 non-members
5:30-6:30PM
Web Site

August 3    DJ DREW KARAOKE
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

August 4   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
Web Site

August 4    PLEIN AIR WATERCOLOR PAINTING IN THE GARDEN
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome. Additional information can be found on our website. $25/Members: $20
10AM-1PM
Web Site

August 5   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

August 5  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
Web Site

August 5  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
Web Site

August 5   TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

August 6   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
Web Site

August 6   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

August 6   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
Web Site

August 6   BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
Web Site

August 6   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
Web Site

August 6   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
Web Site

August 6    NATURE MATTERS w/JEN LAHEY
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Nature Matters is home to a diverse collection of animal educators. Many of these animals found their way there because they were unable to survive in the wild due to an injury or they were born in captivity and never learned how to fend for themselves. These animals are on the borderland; they are not pets, but they are also no longer able to be wild. They need a place to be cared for in order to survive. This program will explore our relationships and connection with animals, both wild and domestic pet species. Free with admission
11AM-12PM
Web Site

August 7  CECILY STRONG - THIS WILL ALL BE OVER SOON
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
200 Melbourne Road - Pittsfield, MA (413) 528-0100
Join Saturday Night Live cast member Cecily Strong and Heidi Gardner (4pm)/Bowen Yang (7pm) for an exclusive first look at Cecily’s memoir, This Will All Be Over Soon—a raw, unflinching story of loss, love, laughter, and hope.
4PM & 7PM
Web Site

August 7  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
Web Site

August 7   GARDEN OF EASELS: OUTDOOR ART WORKSHOPS - THE MAGIC OF TREES, PLEIN AIR w/RUTH SANDERSON
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Road/Rte 183 - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
Fantasy art is a blend of realism and imagination. In this intensive plein air workshop, Ruth Sanderson will demonstrate painting one of the many great trees on the Museum grounds, and incorporating a fantasy element into the painting—such as a tree spirit, fairies, or other imagined creatures, etc., and then instructing participants in creating their own oil painting. An accomplished, award winning artist, Sanderson is featured in the Fantasy exhibition.

Canvas and basic oil paint included; participants may bring favorite colors if desired. See program description online for full supply list.

Class limited to 12 people.

Price (includes some supplies):
$95 members
$125 non-members
1-4PM
Web Site

August 8    FREE PUBLIC CANOE TRIP ON HOUSATONIC RIVER
Housatonic River Assoc.
Sheffield, MA (413) 298-7024
Saturday August 8, 2021. 10:00AM-12:00PM. Join HVA and paddle along the lazy Housatonic River through farms and forest with an eye to the sky for raptors and an eye to the bank and river for wildlife. Families with children 10 and older are welcome. FREE paddle trip offered by the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) in partnership with the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area. This is a great chance to enjoy a leisurely paddle to appreciate the river as a natural resource and learn how to access the river and find out more about current river projects and issues. To register contact HVA at 413 298 7024 or paddle@hvatoday.org
10AM-12PM
Web Site

August 8    TAPROOM SESSIONS: THE REVELERS LOUISIANA SUPERGROUP...A TONIC OF SWAMP-POP CAJUN, COUNTRY, BLUES & ZYDECO
Dewey Hall
91 Main Street - Sheffield, MA (413) 429-1176
There are three concerts (one hour in length). The space opens 15 minutes before each show.
Dewey Hall Back Yard, Dewey Hall, 91 Main Street, Sheffield, MA 01257 (indoors if it rains, more info below Band bio)
Contact: taprootsessions@gmail.com, 413 429 1176
Tickets: $25 advance discount, $30 at the door and week prior.
Enjoy 10% off pizza at Roberto's Pizza the day of the concert (show your ticket). Picnicking welcome, non alcoholic beverages only.
Please bring a chair or blanket for outdoor seating. In the event of rain, the concert will move inside with distanced seating. Masks may be required inside. For the most up to date event protocols, please visit www.deweyhall.org.
The Revelers

Louisiana supergroup ... a tonic of swamp-pop, Cajun, country, blues, and zydeco

“Groove bound and dance compelling …” — Offbeat Magazine

“There has to be at least one band in the country that reveres the past and is unafraid about dragging it into the future. Mark down the Revelers as that band, musicians who aren’t afraid of mixing up accordion, fiddles, saxophones and guitars. Sometimes the greasiest gumbo can also be the best, as anyone within earshot of this mess will attest. Bon ton all night long.”

— The Morton Report – Bentley’s Bandstand

ABOUT THE BAND:

The Revelers, founding members of the Red Stick Ramblers and The Pine Leaf Boys — “unquestionably the two groups at the vanguard of the Louisiana cultural renaissance” — have joined together to form a Louisiana supergroup which combines swamp-sop, Cajun, country, blues and zydeco into a powerful tonic of roots music that could only come from southwest Louisiana.

As individuals, they are each in high demand having performed and recorded with T-Bone Burnett, Natalie Merchant, Linda Ronstadt, Preston Frank, Walter Mouton, Mamadou Diabate, the Duhks, Cedric Watson, and Tim O’Brien, to name a few. As a group they play with a sense of empathy and depth that can only be fostered after years of making music together. They have all appeared on the 2011 season finale of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, and they also were handpicked by David Simon (producer/creator, The Wire) to be featured musicians for the third and fourth seasons of HBO’s Tremé.

Long-time fans of the Red Stick Ramblers may find themselves very familiar with The Revelers: the powerful singing and songwriting of Chas Justus and Eric Frey, a mix of traditional Cajun and zydeco dance music, some of the swing that was such a strong focus of early RSR, the magical rhythm section chemistry of Glenn Fields and Eric Frey, and impressive musical virtuosity across the board.

Take what you know about the Red Sticks, add into the mix the crooning vocals of Glenn Fields, and the singing/songwriting of Blake Miller (founding member of the Pine Leaf Boys and unarguably the most prolific French songwriter coming out of Louisiana right now, the tightly arranged section of sax-fiddle-accordion, and you’ll start to get The Revelers' picture.

The depth of this band has only developed from digging deeper into the dancehall traditions of Southwest Louisiana and emerging with an arsenal we call Louisiana Jukebox Music. Music critics are wont to categorize music into clear genre styles, but that’s not really the way folk traditions develop — things are passed around, the lines are blurred — and particularly in a culture as unique as that of SW Louisiana (we won’t use the old gumbo cliché, but you get the idea … ). The Revelers have embraced that musical truth in a way few bands have — the lines between traditional and original, Cajun, country, zydeco, swamp-pop, and the blues, are blurred, and wide-ranging styles are honed into an extremely cohesive performance.

The genre of swamp pop may bear some explanation. Little-known outside of Louisiana (but still quite popular in the region) it’s a music that’s nearly confined to the archives of the 50s and 60s, save for a handful of bands today. In short, swamp pop is Southwest Louisiana’s answer to the R&B and rock ’n roll that came out of New Orleans, Memphis and Detroit in the 50s. When that unstoppable sound reached Cajun and zydeco musicians, they caught the bug and played their own versions the only way they knew how — sometimes in French, and traded in their fiddles and accordions for horns and electric guitars. It’s a perfect example of how everything that comes from Acadiana is dripping with its own unique culture.

Equally at home on a festival main stage, a late night dance party, or a performing arts hall, the Revelers have taken their mission coast to coast in the U.S. and around the world from Ireland to Denmark, to their own Black Pot Festival in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Black Pot festival is a celebration of the culture of food, music, and dance that’s still thriving in Acadiana, along with the Revelers’ ties to the wider roots music community. Attracting a who’s who of regional Louisiana dance bands along with folk, bluegrass, Tex-mex, gospel, songwriters, and old-time from across North America, it’s the annual culmination of the party that the band brings with them to every stage they play on.

What to expect:

Please bring a chair or blanket for outdoor seating. In the event of rain, the concert will move inside with distanced seating. Masks may be required inside. For the most up to date event protocols, please visit www.deweyhall.org.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taprootsessions
Dewey Hall: https://www.deweyhall.org/dewey-hall-calendar/2021/8/8/taproot-sessions-the-revelers
Band Website: http://revelersband.com/
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taproot-sessions-the-revelers-tickets-160843594521
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VCY3y4yGcI&t=10s
3PM, 5PM & 7PM
Web Site

August 9  JAZZ w/ANDY WRBA & FRIENDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
Monday features Andy Wrba on bass along with a rotating cast of musicians on a weekly basis playing jazz to blues to funk. This group of musicians are sure to entertain.
7-10PM
Web Site

August 10   BINGO
Hinsdale Lions Club
337 Maple Street - Hinsdale, MA (413) 655-2973
6:45PM
Web Site

August 10   TUESDAY NIGHTS: MEET  THE ARTIST SEIRES - BOB EGGLETON
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Road/Rte 183 - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
One of the established superstars of “weird fantasy” artwork, Eggleton has illustrated and written numerous science fiction and fantasy books, and between 1994 and 2004 won the prestigious Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist eight times.

Meet the international artists featured in the Fantasy Art exhibition on view at the Museum this summer. Join us in person, or online to hear from these world class illustrators. Learn about what inspires them, their current work, and future aspirations, followed by a Q&A.

The artists will stream in from their studios far and wide. Join in person, via a large digital screen, on the Museum’s scenic terrace; now offering beer, wine and a specialty cocktail, and ala carte menu; bring your friends! Enjoy online with our NRM global community; we’ll share a fantastical cocktail recipe to make.

Price:
Access to the online stream at the Museum is free with regular admission, cash bar.

Online participants:
Free for members
$5 non-members
5:30-6:30PM
Web Site

August 10    OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
Web Site

August 10    DJ DREW KARAOKE
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

August 11   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
Web Site

August 11    PLEIN AIR WATERCOLOR PAINTING IN THE GARDEN
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome. Additional information can be found on our website. $25/Members: $20
10AM-1PM
Web Site

August 12   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

August 12  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
Web Site

August 12  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
Web Site

August 12    BIRDING IN THE GARDEN
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Our August bird walk with Mass Audubon. Birding around the Botanical Gardens is offered the second Thursday of every month throughout the season. This monthly bird walk will celebrate the amazing birds that live amongst the trees, grasses and flowers. Bring binoculars and clothing appropriate for the weather. Pre-registration is required. Presented in partnership with Massachusetts Audubon. $20/Members: $15
6-7:30PM
Web Site

August 12   TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

August 13 - 17    RITES OF PASSAGE: 20/20 VISION: CELEBRATING THE LIVES OF WOMEN OF COLOR
Whitney Center For The Arts
42 Wendell Avenue  - Pittsfield, MA (413) 429-1176
Rites of Passage: 20/20 Vision;
1 House. 21 Rooms. 5 Days. 10 Live Performances
A House of Healing, Resilience & Belonging,
Celebrating the Lives of Women of Color.

AUGUST 13-17 2021, 2 performance blocks daily: 2:00pm to 3:20pm, 6:00pm to 7:20pm
Tickets by donation sliding scale $1-50
Whitney Center for the Arts, 42 Wendell Ave. Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201

1 House. 21 Rooms. 5 Days. 10 Live Performances

Rites of Passage: "20/20 Vision” is an immersive multi media event created through the lens of Black, Indigenous, Immigrant, cis and trans Women of Color (BIWOC) in America. Created in collaboration with dozens of women artists of Color from around the US. The audience will travel through the house experiencing each of its 21 rooms as a “rite of passage” in the lives of Women of Color from birth to death. There will be 10 live performances with afternoon and evening performance blocks.

20/20 Vision will feature rooms titled “Migration/Diaspora”, “No Longer Secret”, “Taboo”, “Queer Luv” and “Legacy” - exploring issues relevant today such as #BlackLivesMatter, #MeToo, immigration justice, LGBTQ rights and reproductive justice. Local Berkshire organizations partnering with the project include Multicultural BRIDGE, R.O.P.E., the Elizabeth Freeman Center, and Bard College at Simon’s Rock.

The live performances will occur in accordance with state guidelines for Covid-19 safety for distancing, gathering, mask requirements, and venue limits at the time. Audiences are limited. Reservations highly recommended. Performances are 100 minutes long. Each evening features a talk-back at 9pm.

For issues with ticketing, please email: tickets@ritesofpassageproject.org

NOTES ON TICKETING:

*All tickets are by donation sliding scale $1-50.
Infants in-arms and children over 10 over are welcome; note they do need to have a ticket.
*25% of ticket donations go to support other organizations working for:
Trans Liberation, Black Birthcare, Seed Sovereignty, Indigenous Water Rights and Immigration Justice
*Friday the 13th afternoon BIPOC-only opening performance
2-3:20PM, 6-7:20PM, TALK BACK AT 9PM
Web Site

August 13   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
Web Site

August 13   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

August 13   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
Web Site

August 13   BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
Web Site

August 13   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
Web Site

August 13   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
Web Site

August 13  TAPROOT SESSIONS: RIVERBEND RETREAT, SOUTH STREET SWING, THE JULIA GOTTLIEB TRIO
Dewey Hall
91 Main Street - Sheffield, MA (413) 429-1176
TapRoot Sessions Outdoor Concert Series
Fridays July 23, July 30, August 13
7:00pm to 8:00pm (6:45pm- Space Opens 7:00pm- Concert)
Dewey Hall Back Yard

Contact: taprootsessions@gmail.com, 413 429 1176

Seating is limited (and physically distant).

Tickets: $10 in advance, additional donations welcomed. Enjoy 10% off pizza at Roberto's Pizza the day of the concert (show your ticket). Picnicking welcome.

Join us at Dewey Hall for our outdoor concert series from May 21st to Sept 10:

July 23: Riverbend Retreat
July 30: South Street Swing
August 13: Julia Gottlieb Trio

Details for each concert are available on the TapRoot Sessions FB page and the Dewey Hall website: www.deweyhall.org. Band bios below. 10% discount on pizza at Roberto’s Pizza in the center of Sheffield with your TapRoot Sessions concert ticket (day of only).
Please bring a chair or blanket for outdoor seating. In the event of rain, the concert will move inside with distanced seating. Masks may be required inside. For the most up to date event protocols, please visit https://www.deweyhall.org/guidelines.

TapRoot Sessions is supported by grants from Sheffield, Alford-Egremont, Monterey, New Marlborough, Richmond, Mt. Washington and Sandisfield Local Cultural Councils.

Tickets: http://TapRootSessions.eventbrite.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taprootsessions
Dewey Hall Website: https://www.deweyhall.org/dewey-hall-calendar

July 23: Riverbend Retreat

Performing a repertoire built of Oldtime, Celtic, folk standards and a few covers of contemporary Americana, RiverBend Retreat delights with simple and heartfelt arrangements. Melodies and harmonies are represented by Erika Ludwig (fiddle), Diane Barth (flute, recorder) and Steve Hyer (mandolin) and are supported by plucky rhythm from Patty Melville (banjo) and Lynne Chmurzynski (guitar). Each one of these Berkshire locals brings the experience of an artistic life (they are painters, jewelers, graphic artists and cultural junkies) to this microcosm of a music group. Their musical colors, textures and arrangements reflect the artistic depth of their other life endeavors.

July 30: South Street Swing

South Street Swing is a collaboration between vocalist, fiddler, and saxophonist Maggie McRae and jazz guitarist and vocalist Mark Phillips that seeks to revitalize great American songbook tunes as performed by Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, and other classic jazz vocalists. Based in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, McRae and Phillips take inspiration from jazz duet ensembles like Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass, as well as contemporary artists like Diana Krall, to create memorable, foot-tapping musical experiences for both traditional and modern listeners.

August 13: Julia Gottlieb Trio

Julia Gottlieb is a jazz singer hailing from the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. Her musical influences range from Bach to Chet Baker to Bob Dylan. She has performed and recorded in both the LA and NYC jazz scenes. Julia is currently living and performing in the Berkshires.

"Julia Gottlieb has the sound and the substance of a talent with star potential. Her coolly insinuating sound calls up the laid-back style of Chris Connors as well as the sexily girlish rhythmic approach of Blossom Dearie. Add to that her own surprisingly mature gift for telling a musical story, whatever the style orgenre, and what you've got is something very special, indeed. — Don Heckman, LA Times
7-8PM
Web Site

August 13    UNDER ONE SKY: SONGS & STORIES FOR THE WHOLE EARTH
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
This program will include traditional and contemporary folk songs and stories about nature and animals from New England and around the world. Hear how Coyote got his howl, how foam came to be in the ocean, and more. Be prepared to sing, move and clap your hands! There will even be a short lesson on how to play music with spoons from a kitchen drawer and a guest appearance by a dancing wooden dog named Bingo. Free with admission
11AM-12PM
Web Site

August 14  21ST ANNUAL CRAFT FAIR & FESTIVAL IN THE PARK
Park Green In Downtown Lee
25 Park Place - Lee, MA (413) 243-1033
CRAFT FAIR IN DOWNTOWN LEE AUGUST 14 - Lee Congregational Church's 21st annual craft fair and festival with over 35 craft vendors, music, food and more on Saturday August 14th, 9A-3P on the Park green in downtown Lee. FREE. For information, call 413-243-1033 or ucc-lee.org/craft-fair/.
9AM-3PM
Web Site

August 14  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
Web Site

August 16  JAZZ w/ANDY WRBA & FRIENDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
Monday features Andy Wrba on bass along with a rotating cast of musicians on a weekly basis playing jazz to blues to funk. This group of musicians are sure to entertain.
7-10PM
Web Site

August 17   BINGO
Hinsdale Lions Club
337 Maple Street - Hinsdale, MA (413) 655-2973
6:45PM
Web Site

August 17    OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
Web Site

August 17    DJ DREW KARAOKE
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

August 17   TUESDAY NIGHTS: MEET THE ARTIST SERIES - JULIE BELL
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Road/Rte 183 - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
Tuesday evenings in July and August at 5:30p.m.

Featured Artist: Julie Bell
After becoming a nationally ranked bodybuilder, Julie Bell began a career in illustration, creating advertisements for numerous companies, designing video game packaging art, and working in the comic book industry, where she became the first woman to illustrate Conan the Barbarian for Marvel Comics.

Meet the international artists featured in the Fantasy Art exhibition on view at the Museum this summer. Join us in person, or online to hear from these world class illustrators. Learn about what inspires them, their current work, and future aspirations, followed by a Q&A.

The artists will stream in from their studios far and wide. Join in person, via a large digital screen, on the Museum’s scenic terrace; now offering beer, wine and a specialty cocktail, and ala carte menu; bring your friends! Enjoy online with our NRM global community; we’ll share a fantastical cocktail recipe to make.

Price:
Access to the online stream at the Museum is free with regular admission, cash bar.

Online participants:
Free for members
$5 non-members
5:30-6:30PM
Web Site

August 18   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
Web Site

August 18    PLEIN AIR WATERCOLOR PAINTING IN THE GARDEN
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome. Additional information can be found on our website. $25/Members: $20
10AM-1PM
Web Site

August 19   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

August 19  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
Web Site

August 19  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
Web Site

August 19   TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
Web Site

August 20   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
Web Site

August 20   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
Web Site

August 20   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
Web Site

August 20   BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
Web Site

August 20   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
Web Site

August 20   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
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August 20    THE WONDER OF REPTILES
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Meet us on the Fitzpatrick lawn as Environmental Educator Joy Marzolf introduces us to the Wild World of Reptiles. What is the difference between a lizard and a snake? A crocodile and an alligator? Can turtles really leave their shells like they do in the cartoons? Are snakes really slimy? Learn more about our wonderful scaly friends and meet some reptile special guests in person! Free with admission
11AM-12PM
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August 21 - 22    THE GROW SHOW
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Celebrating a 51-year tradition of growing and showing! The legendary -You Grow It and We Show it - garden event in the Berkshires. Visit our web site for entry details. Free with Garden admission
6-7:30PM
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August 21  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
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August 21    IKEBANA WORKSHOP SERIES
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Ikebana is a traditional Japanese style of flower arrangement. The Sogetsu school of ikebana, which informs this series, is over 100 years old, and yet it is newer and more unfettered than any other school of ikebana. Ikebana can be created anytime, anywhere, by anyone in any part of the world, and with any kind of material. Participants will experience the joy of self-expression through flower arranging. This four-part series is for those interested in cultivating an Ikebana practice. No previous experience is necessary. $100/Members: $85
10AM-12PM
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August 21   GARDEN OF EASELS: OUTDOOR ART WORKSHOPS - PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE PAINTING w/DAN HOWE
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Road/Rte 183 - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
Saturday, August 21 from 1-4 p.m.
Outside on the Museum Terrace

Accomplished Artist Dan Howe will present plein air landscape painting techniques in oils , and then guide participants in the creation of their own artworks on the Museum grounds. Participants will be welcomed to add fantasy elements, inspired by the Enchanted exhibitions, to their paintings.
Up to 20 people; supply list provided.

Price:
$65 members
$85 non-members
1-4PM
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August 21   3RD ANNUAL ART OF BREWING FESTIVAL
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Road/Rte 183 - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
Beer, food, music, lawn games, and fun!
Join us for the third annual Art of Brewing Festival on August 21st. Spend an afternoon sampling some of the best local brews and local food. Be inspired by illustration art in the galleries and on the beer cans!

Participants receive ten sample pours and a souvenir pint glass. Purchase food from some of the best local food truck vendors, view current and past label art from the brewers, and see the summer’s featured exhibits in the galleries during the day. There will be music, lawn games and fun. You’ll get inspired by illustrations found on everyday objects – like beer cans!

Tickets: $20 for members, $35 for non-members.
(valid ID with proof of age required to participate in beer tasting)

Norman Rockwell Museum commemorative beer glasses
are complimentary with festival ticket.
1-4PM
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August 21   NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM SCREENING OF 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Road/Rte 183 - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM, BERKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL,
OLD MILL ROAD MEDIA
Invite you to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK with a special outdoor screening of the movie
and special guest KAREN ALLEN.

6:00 Cocktails and hor d’oeuvres
7:15 Conversation with KAREN ALLEN
8:00 Outdoor Screening of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

at NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM
9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge, MA

$125 per person (includes reception and movie)
$20 per person – movie viewing on the lawn
Children under 17 are free on the lawn.

Doors open at 6:30 to set up for lawn seating and picnics.
Bring your own chair or blanket.
Food and drink available for purchase.

Rain date: August 26, 2021
6-10PM
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August 2    VIRTUAL DELVING MINI-WORKSHOP: DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE
Jacob's Pillow - ZOOM
358 George Carter Road - Becket, MA (413) 243-9919
Zoom | August 22 | 3-5:30pm Eastern | $20; financial assistance available | Open to all | Dance educators, college dance students, classroom teachers, and professional dancers encouraged.

Register: https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/online-event-delving-mini-workshop-aug-2021/

Join Ann Biddle (Director of DEL at Jacob’s Pillow), Felice Santorelli (DEL Facilitator), and a guest artist from Dallas Black Dance Theatre in the exploration of dance education practices dedicated to artistry, collaboration, and dance-making in a 2.5-hour embodied and interactive Zoom workshop. Inspired by the Pillow-commissioned world premiere of DBDT by choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie, participants will explore movement themes and choreographic structures embedded within this work. Through movement exploration and collaborative dance making activities, participants will gain a deeper appreciation of the legacy and artistic contributions of this contemporary modern dance company over the past 45 years.

Created in partnership with the Dance Education Laboratory (DEL), this online workshop series explores a choreographer’s voice through the DEL model, which emphasizes a comprehensive and inclusive approach to embodied learning. The program is facilitated by Director of DEL at Jacob’s Pillow Ann Biddle and DEL Facilitator Felice Santorelli with special guest artists. Each workshop explores a choreographer’s work through multiple entry points, including the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive site, in order to design accessible lessons and activities for all dance learners.

Accessibility: Live Captioning will be provided through REV, displaying captions in real-time with limited lag. Transcriptions available. Please contact us at community@jacobspillow.org or at 413.243.9919 x 166 for additional accessibility questions and we will do our best to accommodate you. We welcome your feedback.
3-5:30PM
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August 22  THE ROOTS
MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way - North Adams, MA (413) 662-2111
"They are not merely the world’s best hip-hop band—but one of the great musical outfits of our time." — Rolling Stone

Formed in 1987 in Philadelphia, PA, The Roots have become one of the best known and most respected hip-hop acts in the business. Named one of the "50 Greatest Live Acts" by Rolling Stone, The Roots are the official house band on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" where they've performed every Monday-Friday since 2014.

MASS MoCA Member Pre-sale: Thursday, June 24, 10am
Not yet a member? Become one here
8PM
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August 22  ONE DAY UNIVERSITY LIVE IN THE BERKSHIRES
Berkshire Community College
1350 West Street - Pittsfield, MA (646) 704-1591
The Mind of Abraham Lincoln
Louis Masur / Rutgers University

Any thinking American is drawn to Abraham Lincoln. His story invites us to marvel at how this poor, self-educated, frontier lawyer transformed himself into a political leader who defended democracy, preserved the nation, and abolished slavery. As late as 1859, when asked to provide an autobiographical sketch, he mused there was not much to say because "there is not much of me." If not much then, there would be plenty ahead.

To understand Lincoln, we must read him. This class provides an opportunity to immerse oneself in Lincoln's writings and to explore his ideas in seminar fashion, as we might in an advanced undergraduate course. Professor Lou Masur will provide biographical information and analysis.
10AM-12:15PM
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August 23  JAZZ w/ANDY WRBA & FRIENDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
Monday features Andy Wrba on bass along with a rotating cast of musicians on a weekly basis playing jazz to blues to funk. This group of musicians are sure to entertain.
7-10PM
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August 24   BINGO
Hinsdale Lions Club
337 Maple Street - Hinsdale, MA (413) 655-2973
6:45PM
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August 24    MEET THE ARTIST SERIES - GARY GIANNI
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Road/Rte 183 - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
Gary Gianni follows in the footsteps of artists like N.C. Wyeth and Hal Foster, illustrating the comic strip Prince Valiant, classic tales such as Moby Dick and Kidnapped, and the latest book in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Eager to meet the artists behind the extraordinary images of fantastical places and beings on view at the Museum this summer? Join us in person or online to meet an artist from the Enchanted exhibition each week for 8 weeks in July and August 2021. Learn about their work and process, what inspires them, current work and future aspirations and a question and answer session.

Artists will stream in from around the world. Join in person on the Museum terrace with friends and a glass of wine, or online with our NRM global community.

Access to the online stream at the Museum is free with regular admission, cash bar.

Online participants: Free for members/$5 non-members
5:30-6:30PM
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August 24    OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
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August 24    DJ DREW KARAOKE
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
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August 25   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
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August 25    PLEIN AIR WATERCOLOR PAINTING IN THE GARDEN
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Explore the garden through the pleasure of watercolor painting with artist Ann Kremers. The class will work outdoors translating the vistas and details of the garden into paintings. Each session will begin with discussion of student work, demonstration, and a helpful assignment. Ann offers encouragement and suggestions throughout the painting sessions to help each person find their way to express the garden. Beginners and experienced painters are welcome. Additional information can be found on our website. $25/Members: $20
10AM-1PM
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August 26   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
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August 26  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
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August 26  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
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August 26   TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
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August 27   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
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August 27   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
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August 27   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
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August 27   BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
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August 27   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
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August 27   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
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August 27    BIRDS OF PREY
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Join wildlife rehabilitator Tom Ricardi for his ever-popular presentation on birds of prey. Tom will share the natural history of these magnificent birds, demonstrate some of their unique behaviors and inspire children of all ages to appreciate, respect, and conserve these important members of our wild kingdom. This program is designed for all ages. Free with admission
11AM-12PM
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August 27    BATS OF THE BERKSHIRES
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Discover the mysterious world of bats. This program, which includes a slideshow and walk, will introduce participants to the bats that live around us and what we can do to be better neighbors to these intriguing, winged mammals. Pre-registration is required. Presented in cooperation with Mass Audubon. $18/Members: $12
7:30-8:30PM
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August 28  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
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August 28    WEAVING w/NATURAL MATERIALS
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Join fiber artist Jamie Goldenberg of Hart Textiles in Housatonic, MA, to explore the art of basket weaving. Create a small basket using foraged natural material and build the foundational knowledge you’ll need to begin creating vessels and sculptural pieces on your own. This online course includes materials that can be picked up curbside at BBG or Hart Studios. $65/Members: $55
10:30AM-1:30PM
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August 30  JAZZ w/ANDY WRBA & FRIENDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
Monday features Andy Wrba on bass along with a rotating cast of musicians on a weekly basis playing jazz to blues to funk. This group of musicians are sure to entertain.
7-10PM
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August 31   BINGO
Hinsdale Lions Club
337 Maple Street - Hinsdale, MA (413) 655-2973
6:45PM
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August 31    HERBACEOUS PLANTS
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
This course covers basic herbaceous plants used in the garden setting, including perennials, annuals, biennials and bulbs. Discussions will focus on plant identification, planting considerations, and the "right plant, right place" concept. Students taking the course for certificate credit will complete a project designing an herbaceous border. Students should dress for outdoor field study, including sturdy waterproof footwear and warm outer clothing. (4 classes) $200/Members: $185
5:30-8:30PM
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August 31   OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
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August 31    DJ DREW KARAOKE
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
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