Thursday
December 6
COMMUNITY
Berkshire Athenaeum
Journey through the tea lands of India and Sri Lanka with Danielle Beaudrette of Cosy Tea Cart, 2 p.m., 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield.
Norman Rockwell Museum
"Honoring Our Hometown Heroes," celebration in honor of the true superheroes in our region, police, firemen, veterans and others, 4 to 7 p.m., Route 183, Stockbridge, (4130 298-4100.
FILM
Berkshire Museum
"The Story of Film: An Odyssey," 15-part love letter to the movies, "New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia, Latin American," and part 14, "New American Independents & the Digital Revolution," (1990s), 7 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.
Spencertown Holiday Shop
Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s Handmade Holiday Pop-up Shop, curated annual
LECTURE
Spectrum Playhouse
"Pulling It All Together: Academic & Personal Executive Functioning Skills," part of the "Autism and Learning Differences" lecture series, with Michael McManmon, CIP founder, and Travis McArthur, CIP admissions coordinator, 6 p.m., and reception for exhibit of works by autistic artist, Jessica Park, 5 p.m., Good Purpose Gallery, 40 Main St., Lee.
THEATER
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.
WORKSHOP
Berkshire South
Homemade gifts for the holidays, learn to make roasted mixed nuts, caramels and your own pancake mix for holiday gift-giving, sponsored by Berkshire Co-op, 6 to 8 p.m., Berkshire South Regional Community Center, Crissey Road, Great Barrington, (413) 528-9697.
Friday
December 7
ART
‘First Friday Artswalk’
Featuring over 50 local artists including the Mayor and First Lady’s Invitational City Hall Art Show, including local artists, reception from 5 to 8 p.m., City Hall, Allen Street, and "Out of the Studio," works by local painters, sculptors and dancers, opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m., Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Renne Avenue, Pittsfield; (413) 499-9348.
FILM
WAMC/The Linda
"Dear Governor Cuomo ... " documentary of the all-star concert, followed by special guest panel with director Jon Bowermaster, 7:30 p.m., corner of Central Avenue and Quail Street, Albany, N.Y., (518) 465-5233.
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Bennington Museum
"Festival of Trees Around the World," 16th annual event includes Family Day and Children’s Holiday Shopping Boutique, trees on display through Dec. 30, 10 to 5, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt., (802) 447-1571.
Festival of Trees
28th annual event, theme is "Myths & Magic," 10 to 5, Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171.
Caroling Festival
Lenox Caroling Festival featuring lighting of town tree and carol singing in Lilac Park and arrival of Santa who will later adjourn to the Lenox Community Center; opening reception featuring Mass. College of Liberal Arts Allegrettos, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Ventfort Hall, 104 Walker St., Lenox, (413) 637-3206.
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.
MUSIC
Hoosac Valley High
"Music Sweet Music," with Romance, Soul & Rock n’ Roll, 7:30 p.m., auditorium, Route 116, Cheshire.
Spectrum Playhouse
Eagles Band - Eagles Brass Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., 40 Main St., Lee.
Williams College
Wind Ensemble, 8 p.m., Chapin Hall, Williamstown.
THEATER
Pittsfield High School
"Rumors," comedy by Neil Simon, with Proteus, PHS drama society, 7:30 p.m., East Street, Pittsfield.
Red Lion Inn
Dramatic reading of correspondence between psychoanalyst Dr. A.A. Brill and his patient, Mable Dodge Luhan, wine and cheese at 5:30 p.m., reading from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Main Street, Stockbridge, (413) 298-4773.
Shakespeare & Company
"The Santaland Diaries," by David Sedaris, 7:30 p.m., Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble St., Lenox, (413) 637-1199.
Saturday
December 8
DANCE
Square Dance
Final dance before winter, for beginners and experienced dancers, music by Fall Town String Band, 8 to 11 p.m., Chesterfield Senior Center,
Ventfort Hall
"Dancin’ at the Mansion Holiday Style," with the Greg Caputo Quartet featuring vocalist Vivan Caputo, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., 104 Walker St., Lenox, (413) 637-3206.
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Bennington Museum
"Festival of Trees Around the World," 16th annual event includes Family Day and Children’s Holiday Shopping Boutique, trees on display through Dec. 30, 10 to 5, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt., (802) 447-1571.
Festival of Trees
28th annual event, theme is "Myths & Magic," with Family Day, featuring "Animals Up Close" and Berkshire Singers, 11 a.m.; a cookie bake-off as part of the release of author Gina Hyams’ book and kit, "Christmas Cookie Contest in a Box: Everything You Need to Host a Christmas Cookie Contest," 2:30 p.m.; museum open from 10 to 5, Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171.
Caroling Festival
Lenox Caroling Festival featuring caroling competition from 11 to 1 and 2 to 4 at various Lenox locations, reception at 4:30 p.m., foyer of Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, Shakespeare & Co. followed by gala concert of all participating choirs and awards ceremony, Shakespeare Studio 3, Lenox, (413) 637-3206.
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.
Stockbridge Festival Chorus
Annual holiday concert, 5 p.m., First Congregational Church, 4 Main St., Stockbridge, (413) 298-3137.
LITERARY
Berkshire Athenaeum
Book talk with Pittsfield native Peter Drennan, on "Sixteen: An American Hockey Story," 3 p.m., 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield.
MUSIC
Clark Art Institute
"The Met: Live in HD" presents Verdi’s "Un Ballo in Maschera," 12:55 p.m., 225 South St., Williamstown, (413) 458-2303.
Dewey Hall
Rakish Paddy, classic Irish ballads and more, 7:30 p.m., 91 Main St., Sheffield.
Hoosac Valley High
"Music Sweet Music," with Romance, Soul & Rock n’ Roll, 7:30 p.m., auditorium, Route 116, Cheshire.
Minerva Arts Center
An evening of Gleek with the Minerva Gleekers, dance, song and theater, 7 p.m., First Congregational Church of Williamstown, 906 Main St.
Williams College
Vocal Jazz Ensemble, 4 p.m., Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall; Williams Student Symphony, 8 p.m., Chapin Hall, Williamstown.
THEATER
MASS MoCA
"Seagull (Thinking of You)," with Half Straddle and PS 122, new live performance that works with, against and beneath Chekhov’s "The Seagull," 7:30 p.m., Hunter Center, 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, (413) 662-2111.
Pittsfield High School
"Rumors," comedy by Neil Simon, with Proteus, PHS drama society, 7:30 p.m., East Street, Pittsfield.
Shakespeare & Company
"The Santaland Diaries," by David Sedaris, 2 and 7:30 p.m., Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble St., Lenox, (413) 637-1199.
Sunday
December 9
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Bennington Museum
"Festival of Trees Around the World," 16th annual event includes Family Day and Children’s Holiday Shopping Boutique, trees on display through Dec. 30, 10 to 5, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt., (802) 447-1571.
Berkshire Lyric
"Deck the Halls, the Christmas Concert," with Berkshire Lyric Chorus, Blafield Children’s Chorus, Monument Mountain High School chorus and Gaudeamus from Simon’s Rock College of Bard, 3 p.m., St. Stephen’s Church, Park Square, Pittsfield.
Festival of Trees
28th annual event, theme is "Myths & Magic," 10 to 4, Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171.
Caroling Festival
Lenox Caroling Festival featuring 8th annual gingerbread house competition, theme is "Hobbits and Ogres and Elves, oh my!", 1 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lenox Library, 18 Main St., and children’s tea with carol singing, 3 p.m., Ventfort Hall, Lenox.
Hannukah Concert
Family concerts sponsored by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, 11:30 a.m., Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington, and 3 p.m., Berkshire Mall, Macy’s Court, Old State Road, Lanesborough.
Holiday Concert
Eagles Band Holiday Concert, 3 pm., First United Methodist Church, Fenn Street, Pittsfield, (413) 499-2071.
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.
LITERARY
Clark Art Institute
"Profession of Words Author Series,’ with B.A. Shapiro, author of "The Art Forger," question and answer session and book signing, 3 p.m., 225 South St., Williamstown, (413) 458-2303.
MUSIC
Close Encounters with Music
Tragicomedia with Mireille Asselin, offshoot of Boston Early Music, 2 p.m., Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St., Great Barrington, (413) 528-0100.
OUTDOORS
Berkshire Knapsackers
Gould Trail Mount Greylock, hike 6 miles round trip to top of Greylock and back, very strenuous; information: Vicky Singer, (413) 442-3701 or Harold Moon, (413) 443-4501.
THEATER
Shakespeare & Company
"The Santaland Diaries," by David Sedaris, 2 p.m., Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble St., Lenox, (413) 637-1199.
Monday
December 10
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Bennington Museum
"Festival of Trees Around the World," 16th annual event includes Family Day and Children’s Holiday Shopping Boutique, trees on display through Dec. 30, 10 to 5, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt., (802) 447-1571.
Festival of Trees
28th annual event, theme is "Myths & Magic," 10 to 5, Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171.
MUSIC
Berkshire Music School
Cabaret Workshop, end of semester performance, 7 p.m., Gateways Inn, 51 Walker St., Lenox; reservations: (413) 637-2532.
Tuesday
December 11
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Bennington Museum
"Festival of Trees Around the World," 16th annual event includes Family Day and Children’s Holiday Shopping Boutique, trees on display through Dec. 30, 10 to 5, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt., (802) 447-1571.
Festival of Trees
28th annual event, theme is "Myths & Magic," 10 to 5, Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171.
Holiday Tea
Tuesday Club of Stockbridge, with holiday stories and songs, 2 p.m., First Congregational Church of Stockbridge, 4 Main St.
MUSIC
Williams College
"MidweekMusic," lunchtime concert series, 12:15 p.m., seating on stage in Chapin Hall, Williamstown.
Wednesday
December 12
HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES
Festival of Trees
28th annual event, theme is "Myths & Magic," 10 to 5, Berkshire Museum, 39 South St., Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171.
Lee Holiday Party
Lee Floating Holiday Party, local restaurants and shops open, with gift wrapping at The Gallery, 5 to 8 p.m., downtown Lee.
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