Thursday, May 08

Art

Clark Art Institute, Mother's Day event, where all mothers who are accompanied by a child (of any age) will be treated to a free beverage from the Clark cafe, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 225 South St., Williamstown. Info: 413-458-2303 or clarkart.edu.

Blue Rider Stables, second annual benefit art show and sale, including paintings, photography, pottery, prints, weaving, jewelry, sculpture and drawings, 1-4:30 p.m. Dewey Hall, Route 7, Sheffield. Info: 413-528-5027 or bluerider.org.

Film

Images Cinema, screening of entries in the sixth annual 24-Hour Goosechase and Free-For-All for videographers of all levels of experience who shot and edited a video in the past 24 hours, 1 p.m. Free; donations accepted. 50 Spring St., Williamstown. Info: imagescinema.org or 413-458-1039.

Kid Stuff

Berkshire Museum, "Galleries in Bloom" family day, featuring floral-inspired crafts, the movie "The Secret Garden" and more, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $13/adults, $9/children 3-17. South Street, Pittsfield. Info: 413-443-7171 or berkshiremuseum.org.

Music

Bennington College, longtime collaborators Art Lande, a renowned Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and drummer, and music faculty members

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Bruce Williamstown on sax and woodwinds will be joined by one of the most active and in-demand bassists in New York, Johannes Weidenmueller, for a jazz concert, 8 p.m. Free. Deane Carriage Barn, Bennington, Vt. Info: 802-440-4743 or bennington.edu.

St. Stephen's Church, "Ancestors," a concert in honor of our loved ones, featuring Blood Drum Spirit: the Royal Hartigan Ensemble playing original and historic music in the African-American tradition, 3 p.m. Cost: By donation for Elizabeth Freeman Center and HospiceCare. Park Square, Pittsfield. Info: 508-999-8572 or royalhart.com.

Clark Art Institute, the Walden Chamber Players will present a program of new music from the Berkshires, 3 p.m. Pre-concert talk, 2:30 p.m. Cost: $15, $10/members. 225 South St., Williamstown. Info: 866-393-2927 or waldenchamberplayers.org.

Williams College, junior recital featuring Richard McDowell, baritone, singing Schumann's Dichterliebe, 5 p.m. Free. Chapin Hall, Williamstown. Info: music.williams.edu or 413-597-3146.

Williams College, end-of-semester instructor recital of piano students, 7 p.m. Free. Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williamstown. Info: music.williams.edu or 413-597-3146.

Williams College, junior recital featuring Augusta Caso singing Poulenc's Deux poemes de Louis Aragon, Handel's "Pinagero, la sorte mia" from Giulio Cesare in Egitto, selections from Schumann's Frauenleibe und-leben, Mozart's "Deh vieni, no tardar" from "Le Nozze di Figaro," and selections from Copland's Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson, 3 p.m. Free. Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williamstown. Info: music.williams.edu or 413-597-3146.

Williams College, Mother's Day concert, featuring works by Haydn, Bruckner, Debussy and others, conducted by junior Sarah Riskind, 2 p.m. Free. Thompson Memorial Chapel, Williamstown. Info: 413-597-6953.

Theater

Berkshire Community College, "Oliver!," the musical produced by the Eagles Band and The Two Of Us Productions, 3 p.m. Cost: $17, $15/students and seniors. Boland Theater, West Street, Pittsfield. Info: thetwoofusproductions.org or 518-329-6293.

Shakespeare & Company, Shakespeare & Young Company, comprising the 16- to 20-year-olds who participate in an after-school program for 13 weeks, will present its eighth annual Spring Session performances, featuring "Brave New World" and "Denmark," 7:30 p.m. Cost: $12/adults, $8/students. Kemble Street, Lenox. Info: 413-637-3353 or shakespeare.org.

Williamstown Elementary School, presentation of "Mulan, Jr.," 3 p.m. Cost: $3, $1/seniors. School Street, Wiliamstown. Info: 413-458-5707.

Williams College, Cap and Bells presents "The Tempest," 8 p.m. Cost: $3. '62 Center, Williamstown. Info: 62center.williams.edu.

Miscellaneous

*** Trustees of Reservations, Mother's Day Wildflower Walk and Tea, with leisurely stroll on Cobble trails to locate the latest wildflowers with Trustees of Reservations naturalists followed by a sampling of a variety of teas infused with flower blossoms, 2-4 p.m. Cost: $5/adult and child, $10/family. Bartholomew's Cobble, Weatogue Road, Sheffield. Info: thetrustees.org or 413-229-8600.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Tongues of Fire Chili Cook-Off, with categories ranging from "Inferno" to "Mild" to "Local Only" to "Vegetarian," noon judging, 12:30 p.m. sharing. 200 Pleasant St., Bennington, Vt. Info: stpetersbenningtonvt.org or 802-442-2911.