Thursday
December 20
FILM
WAMC
"Happy," part of "Food for Thought: An evening of socially relevant cinema" documentary film series, the ultimate movie about human beings at their best, reception at 6 p.m., film at 7 p.m., The Linda, WAMC’s performing arts studio, corner of Central Avenue and Quail Street, Albany, N.Y., www.wamc.org.
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Bennington Museum
"Festival of Trees Around the World," 16th annual event, trees on display through Dec. 30, 10 to 5, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt., (802) 447-1571.
Berkshire Museum Festival
"Festival of Trees" in the galleries, more than 100 trees celebrating "myths and magic" through Jan. 2. Museum hours Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 39 South St., Pittsfield. www.berkshiremuseum.org, (413) 443-7171.
Red Lion Inn
"Christmas at the Inn," with Mary Verdi, dinner at 6 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Main Street, Stockbridge; tickets: (413) 298-5545.
Spencertown Holiday Shop
Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s Handmade Holiday Pop-up Shop, curated annual sale -- handcrafted organic soaps, handmade baskets, woodcrafts, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, and food made by Columbia County and Berkshire residents -- runs through Dec. 23, Thursdays to Sundays, 10 a.m.
Sweet Brook Craft Fair
Holiday craft fair and Chinese raffle, 10 to 3, Route 7, Williamstown.
Ventfort Hall
1893 mansion lavishly decorated for a Gilded Age Christmas, Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 104 Walker St., Lenox. Information: (413) 637-3206 or www.GildedAge.org.
LITERARY
The Bookstore
Poetry reading with Peter Gizzi and Bernadette Mayers, also music by singer/songwriter Tom Gizzi, 7 p.m., 11 Housatonic St., Lenox, (413) 637-3390.
THEATER
Colonial Theatre
"A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens, 7:30 p.m., 111 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 997-4444.
Starry Night Theater
"Vincent," one-man play about artist Vincent van Gogh, 7 p.m., Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden St., Pittsfield, (413) 236-8888.
Friday
December 21
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Bennington Museum
"Festival of Trees Around the World," 16th annual event, trees on display through Dec. 30, 10 to 5; also, "Afterglow" holiday dance party, featuring "Best of the Fest," awards for public’s favorite tree vignettes, 8 to 11 p.m., 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt., (802) 447-1571.
Berkshire Museum Festival
"Festival of Trees" in the galleries, more than 100 trees celebrating "myths and magic" through Jan. 2. Museum hours Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 39 South St., Pittsfield. www.berkshiremuseum.org, (413) 443-7171.
Festival for the Holidays
Sheffield Historical Society’s 13th annual event with holiday items and gifts -- hand-blown glass jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, carved items, felted woolens, and wooden items, note cards and books -- also hand-crafted jams, jellies, preserves. 5 to 8 p.m., Old Stone Store, on the green, Sheffield.
First United Methodist
Live nativity reenactment with sheep from Hancock Shaker Village, 6 p.m., 55 Fenn St., Pittsfield, (413) 499-0866.
Spencertown Holiday Shop
Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s Handmade Holiday Pop-up Shop, curated annual sale -- handcrafted organic soaps, handmade baskets, woodcrafts, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, and food made by Columbia County and Berkshire residents -- runs through Dec. 23, Thursdays to Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 790 State Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y. www.spencertownacademy.org, (518) 392-3693.
Ventfort Hall
1893 mansion lavishly decorated for a Gilded Age Christmas, Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 104 Walker St., Lenox. Information: (413) 637-3206 or www.GildedAge.org.
MUSIC
WAMC
West Point Band’s Jazz Knights, free holiday performance, 7 p.m., The Linda, WAMC’s performing arts studio, corner of Central Avenue and Quail Street, Albany, N.Y., www.wamc.org.
THEATER
Colonial Theatre
"A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens, 7:30 p.m., 111 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 997-4444.
Shakespeare & Company
"The Santaland Diaries," by David Sedaris, 7:30 p.m., 70 Kemble St., Lenox, (413) 637-1199.
Starry Night Theater
"Vincent," one-man play about artist Vincent van Gogh, 8 p.m., Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden St., Pittsfield, (413) 236-8888.
Saturday
December 22
EXHIBITS
MASS MoCA
Xu Bing, "Phoenix," premiere exhibition outside China, monumental birds fabricated by migrant workers using debris from construction sites in Beijing, 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, (413) 662-2111.
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Bennington Museum
"Festival of Trees Around the World," 16th annual event, trees on display through Dec. 30, 10 to 5, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt., (802) 447-1571.
Berkshire Museum Festival
"Festival of Trees" in the galleries, more than 100 trees celebrating "myths and magic" through Jan. 2. Museum hours Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 39 South St., Pittsfield. www.berkshiremuseum.org, (413) 443-7171.
Eagles Concert
Eagles Brass Ensemble, free holiday concert, 1 p.m., Berkshire Mall, Route 8, Lanesborough.
Festival for the Holidays
Sheffield Historical Society’s 13th annual event with holiday items and gifts -- hand-blown glass jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, carved items, felted woolens, and wooden items, note cards and books -- also hand-crafted jams, jellies, preserves. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Old Stone Store, on the green, Sheffield.
The Garage
Visit with Santa and Terry A La Berry, 11:30 to 1, Colonial Theatre, 111 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 997-4444.
Spencertown Holiday Shop
Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s Handmade Holiday Pop-up Shop, curated annual sale -- handcrafted organic soaps, handmade baskets, woodcrafts, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, and food made by Columbia County and Berkshire residents -- runs through Dec. 23, Thursdays to Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 790 State Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y. www.spencertownacademy.org, (518) 392-3693.
Ventfort Hall
1893 mansion lavishly decorated for a Gilded Age Christmas, Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 104 Walker St., Lenox. Information: (413) 637-3206 or www.GildedAge.org.
LECTURE
Western Gateway
"Kaput! ... 2012 Post Apocalypse," illustrated lecture on Apocalypse predictions, 3 p.m., 115 State St., No. 4, North Adams, (413) 663-6312.
THEATER
Colonial Theatre
"A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens, 2 and 7:30 p.m., 111 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 997-4444.
Shakespeare & Company
"The Santaland Diaries," by David Sedaris, 2 & 7:30 p.m., 70 Kemble St., Lenox, (413) 637-1199.
Starry Night Theater
"Vincent," one-man play about artist Vincent van Gogh, 4 & 8 p.m., Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden St., Pittsfield, (413) 236-8888.
Sunday
December 23
DANCE
Berkshire Museum
"The Nutcracker," presented by Royal Ballet, 2 p.m., 39 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171.
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Bennington Museum
"Festival of Trees Around the World," 16th annual event, trees on display through Dec. 30, 10 to 5, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt., (802) 447-1571.
Berkshire Museum Festival
"Festival of Trees" in the galleries, more than 100 trees celebrating "myths and magic" through Jan. 2. Museum hours Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 39 South St., Pittsfield. www.berkshiremuseum.org, (413) 443-7171.
Festival for the Holidays
Sheffield Historical Society’s 13th annual event with holiday items and gifts -- hand-blown glass jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, carved items, felted woolens, and wooden items, note cards and books -- also hand-crafted jams, jellies, preserves. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Old Stone Store, on the green, Sheffield.
Spencertown Holiday Shop
Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s Handmade Holiday Pop-up Shop, curated annual sale -- handcrafted organic soaps, handmade baskets, woodcrafts, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, and food made by Columbia County and Berkshire residents -- runs through Dec. 23, Thursdays to Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 790 State Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y. www.spencertownacademy.org, (518) 392-3693.
Ventfort Hall
1893 mansion lavishly decorated for a Gilded Age Christmas, Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 104 Walker St., Lenox. Information: (413) 637-3206 or www.GildedAge.org.
OUTDOORS
Berkshire Knapsackers
October Mountain hike, 5-mile loop starting on Appalachian Trail and returns via wood roads from Kirchner Road; information: Kathy Lee, (413) 443-9562 or klee@nycap.rr.com.
THEATER
Colonial Theatre
"A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens, 2 p.m., 111 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 997-4444.
Shakespeare & Company
"The Santaland Diaries," by David Sedaris, 2 p.m., 70 Kemble St., Lenox, (413) 637-1199.
Starry Night Theater
"Vincent," one-man play about artist Vincent van Gogh, 4 p.m., Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden St., Pittsfield, (413) 236-8888.
Monday
December 24
HAPPY
CHRISTMAS EVE!
Tuesday
December 25
MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Christmas Dinner
Free dinner with all the fixings, noon, American Legion Post 68, 41 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield; meals delivered, call Bernie or Kelly before Dec. 23, (413) 499-1435.
Wednesday
December 26
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Bennington Museum
"Festival of Trees Around the World," 16th annual event, trees on display through Dec. 30, 10 to 5, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt., (802) 447-1571.
Berkshire Museum Festival
"Festival of Trees" in the galleries, more than 100 trees celebrating "myths and magic" through Jan. 2. Museum hours Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 39 South St., Pittsfield. www.berkshiremuseum.org, (413) 443-7171.
Ventfort Hall
1893 mansion lavishly decorated for a Gilded Age Christmas, Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 104 Walker St., Lenox. Information: (413) 637-3206 or www.GildedAge.org.
KID STUFF
Berkshire South
Post-holiday concert with Terry A La Berry and Friends, 11:30 a.m., Berkshire South Regional Community Center, 15 Crissey Road, Great Barrington.
Lee Library
"Curious George Storytime," includes story, craft and video, free "Curious George" book for each child attending, 10:30 a.m., Lee Library; registration: (413) 243-0385.
MASS MoCA
December Break Art Workshops, hands-on workshops relating to exhibitions in Kidspace and main galleries, 9 to 11 a.m., 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, (413) 664-4481, ext. 8131.
Norman Rockwell Museum
"Comic Creations!" design your own comic books inspired by work of comic book master Alex Ross, 1 to 5 p.m., Route 183, Stockbridge, (413) 298-4100.
THEATER
Colonial Theatre
"A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens, 7:30 p.m., 111 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 997-4444.
Ventfort Hall
"Paris 1890 - Unlaced!" with actress Anne Undeland, 7 p.m., 104 Walker St., Lenox. Information: (413) 637-3206 or www.GildedAge.org.
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