Thursday, January 10

MUSIC

Williams College

i/0 Festival featuring "Mild Stimulants," with Paul de Jong, 8 p.m., and "After Hours: Alien Clangs and Clanks," with Melissa St. Pierre, 9:45 p.m., CenterStage, ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance, Williamstown.

THEATER
Town Players

Dramatic reading of contemporary play, "Smudge," 7 p.m., Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield.

Friday, January 11

ART

Kemble Inn

Talk with sculptor Andrew DeVries on the lifelong influence his love of dance has had on his career, 7 p.m., 2 Kemble St., Lenox, (413) 637-4113.

Norman Rockwell Museum

"Norman Rockwell: Humorous Tales and Little Known Facts," learn about parodies and artwork inspired by Rockwell, 2:30 p.m., Route 183, Stockbridge, (413) 298-4100.

LECTURE

Sheffield Historical Society

Local historian Bernard Drew on Henry Knox’s achievement with the Knox Trail as it involves Sheffield, 7:30 p.m., Town Green, Route 7, Dewey Hall, Sheffield, (413) 229-2694.

LITERARY

N. Chatham Library

Memoir writing workshop with Marion Roach Smith, author of "The Memoir Project," second of three-part series, 10 to noon, Route 203, Main St., North Chatham, N.Y., (518) 766-3211.

MUSIC

EPOCH

Jazz pianist Ethan Stone, songs from the ‘20s through the ‘50s, 3 p.m.,


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N. Berkshire Chorale

Concert of chorale classics including sections of Handel’s "Messiah" and works of Respighi, Bach and Charpentier, 7:30 p.m., Chapin Hall, Williams College, Williamstown.

Pioneer Valley Cappella

"O magnum mysterium," first performance of season, 7:30 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Hadley; pioneervalleycappella.org.

Williams College

"I/0 Festival" featuring "The BOX - music by living composers," house band performs world premieres by David Kechley, Ileana Perez Velazquez and Jeff Roberts, 8 p.m.; "After Hours," 11 p.m., ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance, CenterStage, Williamstown.

Saturday, January 12

ART

Norman Rockwell Museum

"Comics in the Classroom," educators’ symposium to explore curriculum-based connections to comics and creative teaching applications, 10 to 4, Route 183, Stockbridge, (413) 298-4100.

FILM

Clark Art Institute

"The Bridge on the River Kwai," 1957 saga of British POWs in Burma during World War II, part of the "Widescreen Wonders" film series, 2 p.m., 225 South St., Williamstown, (413) 458-2303.

LECTURES

Ventfort Hall

"Tea and Talk," with Curt DiCamillo, 3 p.m., 104 Walker St., Lenox.

Western Gateway

"Empire of the Sun," on some of the most amazing places in the solar system, 3 p.m., Western Gateway Heritage State Park, Route 8, North Adams, (413) 663-6312.

MUSIC

Berkshire Music School

Open house to meet faculty, sample a music class for young children and try instruments in Instrument Petting Zoo, 10 to noon, 30 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, (413) 442-1411.

Skinner Memorial Chapel

Thomas Pandolfi, pianist, 2 p.m., United Congregational Church of Holyoke, corner of Appleton, Route 141, and Maple streets, Holyoke, (413) 532-1483.

uNi Coffeehouse

Peter Mayer, singer/songwriter from Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Society Meetinghouse, 245 Porter Lake Drive, Springfield, (413) 562-3990.

Williams College

"I/0 Festival" featuring "Out of the Box - Syntax of Snow," 2 p.m.; IOTA Ensemble and special guests, New York-based Contemporaneous, 8 p.m., ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance, CenterStage, Williamstown.

Worthington Historical

"Songs for a Winter’s Night," with Laura Wetzler in concert, original Hilltown story songs and world beat Jewish music from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, 7 p.m., Worthington Historical Society, routes 112 and 143, Worthington.

OUTDOORS

Berkshire Knapsackers

October Mountain State Forest, follow Appalachian Trail to loop around various trails and roads, call for more information: Ron Rousseau, (413) 443-5401.

Notchview

Winter Trails Day, special half-price trail fee all day; free cross-country ski lessons for beginners at 10:30 and 1:30; waxing clinic at 11 a.m.; ski fit testing station from 11:30 to 1:30, and Winter Woods snowshoe hike at 11:30 a.m., Route 9, Windsor, (413) 684-0148.

Sunday, January 13

DANCE

Berkshire Museum

"The Sleeping Beauty," 2 p.m., Little Cinema, 39 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171.

FILM

Clark Art Institute

"Barrymore," part of series, "Broadway Comes to the Berkshires," 3 p.m., 225 South St., Williamstown, (413) 458-2303.

LECTURE

Sage College

"Impact of Mass Incarceration on People of Color," with Alice Green, of the Capital District Humanist Society, 1:15 p.m., refreshments at 12:30 p.m., Room 224, Campus Center, Sage Colleges Albany Campus, New Scotland Avenue, at Academy Road, Albany, N.Y., (518) 533-2666.

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MUSIC

Pioneer Valley Cappella

"O magnum mysterium," first performance of season, 3 p.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church, Northampton; pioneervalleycappella.org.

OUTDOORS

Berkshire Knapsackers

Snowshoe or hike Boulders, Gulf Road, Dalton, on several trails including Wizard Glen, call for more information: Jan Chague, (413) 637-1818.

Monday, January 14

MUSIC

Berkshire Hillsmen

Men’s barbershop chorus meeting, every night is guest night, 7:30 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, East Street at Park Square, use Allen Street entrance, Pittsfield, (413) 442-7293 or www.NEDistrict.org/berkshirehillsmen

Eagles Band Rehearsals

Eagles Wind Symphony rehearsal, new members welcome to sit in, bring a music stand, from 7 to 9 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St., Pittsfield. Information: (413) 499-2071.

Lichtenstein Center

Folkloric and contemporary Afro-Caribbean and West African drumming, percussion and singing class with Aimee Gelinas of Gaia Roots, beginner/intermediate class at 6 p.m., intermediate/advanced class at 7 p.m., 28 Renne Ave., Pittsfield; information: aimee@gaiaroots.com.

Tuesday, January 15

COMMUNITY

Pittsfield Green Drinks

Gathering of people interested in conservation and environmental issues, 5:15 p.m., and short presentation by herpetologist Tom Tyning at 6:30 p.m., Mad Jack’s BBQ, 295 North St., Pittsfield; Jane Winn, (413) 230-7321.

DANCE

Berkshire Museum

"The Sleeping Beauty," 7 p.m., Little Cinema, 39 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171.

Wednesday, January 16

LECTURE

Berkshire Museum

"The Eskimo and the Oil Man," with author Bob Reiss, multi-media discussion about his Arctic travels and his book of the same name, 7 p.m., 39 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171.