Friday
September 14
ART
Norman Rockwell Museum
"Norman Rockwell: Humorous Tales and Little Known Facts," celebrate Rockwell’s humor, 2:30 p.m., Route 183, Stockbridge, (413) 298-4100.
FILM
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
"The Manchurian Candidate," part of "Movies at the Mahaiwe" series, 7 p.m., 14 Castle St., Great Barrington, (413) 528-0100.
LITERARY
Berkshire Wordfest
Mount’s writing festival 2012: internationally acclaimed writers in panels, interviews and public conversations; tonight "Literary Laughs" with Alison Larkin and Kevin O’Hara, 5 p.m., 2 Plunkett St., Lenox, (413) 551-5111.
Book Sale
Sponsored by Friends of the Lanesborough Public Library, preview night from 5 to 7 p.m., community room, Town Hall, Route 7, Lanesborough.
THEATER
Shakespeare & Company
"Satchmo at the Waldorf," celebrates Louis Armstrong, 7:30 p.m., 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, (413) 637-1199.
Saturday
September 15
ART
‘Artscape’
90-minute tour of public outdoor exhibition with Craig Langlois, artist/educator, 1 p.m., leaves from Pittsfield Visitor Center at the Colonial Theatre, 111 South St., Pittsfield.
COMMUNITY
Bidwell House
Furniture restoration workshop with restorer Graham Dean of Great Barrington on furniture restoration,
The Big E
"4-H Day" and "FFA Day," 2 and 7:30 p.m., Stars of the Peking Acrobats, 11, 1 and 6:30; Bill Medley, 3 and 8 p.m.; 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, (413) 737-2443.
Book Sale
Sponsored by Friends of the Lanesborough Public Library, preview night from 9 to 1, community room, Town Hall, Route 7, Lanesborough.
Hancock Shaker Village
"Return & Learn: Honey Extraction," demonstration of process of collecting and extracting honey made by the village’s bees, 2 p.m., Route 20, Pittsfield, (413) 443-0188.
‘HillcrestFest’
Second annual event for children and families, featuring David Grover, hosted by Hillcrest Educational Centers, 11 to 3, 788 South St., Pittsfield; www.hillcrestec.org.
Quiltfest 2012
Bennington Quiltfest 2012, Quiet Valley Quilters’ Guild, Mount Anthony Middle School, 747 East Road, Bennington, Vt., (802) 823-4631.
Ventfort Hall Gala
Gilded Age gala to benefit the purchase of "Les Petites Dames de Mode," will honor Cornelia Brooke Gilder, 6 to 11 p.m., 104 Walker St., Lenox, (413) 637-3206.
DANCE
Pittsfield Squares
With mystery caller and cuer, mainstream level dance with plus tip, 7:30 to 10 p.m., South Congregational Church, 110 South St., Pittsfield.
LITERARY
Berkshire Wordfest
Mount’s 2012 writing festival: internationally acclaimed writers in panels, interviews and public conversations, includes readings by Berkshire poets and writers, 10 to 5, The Terrace; conversations with writers beginning at 10 a.m., 2 Plunkett St., off Route 7, Lenox, (413) 551-5111.
MUSIC
‘Music & More’
Boston Classical Trio, works of Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven’s "Ghost" on instruments of the period, 4:30 p.m., free preconcert talk at 4 p.m., Meeting House, Route 57, New Marlborough, (413) 229-2785.
OUTDOORS
Hoffmann Bird Club
Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch in West Granby, look for raptors and migrating passerines, 7:30 a.m., meet at Price Chopper parking lot, Pittsfield-Lenox Road, Lenox, to carpool; information: Tom Begley, (413) 655-0112 or AT8395@aol.com.
THEATER
Shakespeare & Company
"Satchmo at the Waldorf," one-man show celebrates Louis Armstrong, 7:30 p.m., Kemble Street, Lenox, (413) 637-1199.
Theater Barn
"The Little Dog Laughed," comedy, 8 p.m., 654 Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., (518) 794-8989.
Sunday
September 16
COMMUNITY
The Big E
"Storrowtown Day" and "Salute to Girl Scouting," Eastern States Exposition, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, (413) 737-2443.
LITERARY
Berkshire Wordfest
The Mount’s 2012 writing festival, internationally acclaimed writers in panels, interviews and public conversations, includes "Books and Bagels," 9 to 10 a.m., TheTerrace; readings by Berkshire poets and writers, 10 to 5, The Terrace; conversations with writers beginning at 10 a.m.,
2 Plunkett St., Lenox, (413) 551-5111.
THEATER
Shakespeare & Company
"Satchmo at the Waldorf," one-man show celebrates Louis Armstrong, closing at 2 p.m., Kemble Street, Lenox, (413) 637-1199.
Theater Barn
"The Little Dog Laughed," comedy, 2 p.m., 654 Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y., (518) 794-8989.
Monday
September 17
MUSIC
Berkshire Lyric Chorus
Weekly rehearsals resume for new season, new singers welcome, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield; (413) 298-5365 or www.BerkshireLyricInfo.org.
Hilltown Choral Society
Rehearsals 7:30 to 9 p.m., all welcome, Worthington Historical Society building, routes 143 and 112, Worthington Town Center, (413) 499-7320.
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