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What's this?May 22
Art
Greylock Arts, opening reception for "Being There: A Geocoded Landscape," featuring painting, photograhy and sculpture by 10 local artists who explore the Northern Berkshire area, 5:30-8:30 p.m. 93 Summer St., Adams. Info: 413-241-8692 or greylockarts.net.
Bennington College, Japanese dancers/choreographers and guest artists Kota Yamazaki and Mina Nishimura will speak in the Meet the Artist Series, 8 p.m. Free. Martha Hill Dance Theater, Bennington, Vt. Info: 802-440-4743 or bennington.edu.
May 22
Theater
Barrington Stage, Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife," the true story of East German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who incredibly eluded both the Nazis and the Communists with a combination of cleverness and deceit, 7 p.m. Cost: $15. Union Street, Pittsfield. Info: barringtonstageco.org or 413-236-8888.
May 22
Misc.
Northshire Bookstore, herbalist Pam Montgomery will talk about the therapeutic use of plant spirits can bring balance to the human heart and soul and discuss her book "Plant Spirit Healing," 7 p.m. Free. 4869 Main St., Manchester, Vt. Info: 800-437-3700 or northshire.com.
Berkshire Soul and Spirit Center,
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, public health clinic, 9:30-10:30 a.m. St. Joseph's Court, North Adams. Info: 413-664-4536.
Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, blood pressure clinic and health counseling, 10 a.m.-noon. Stop & Shop, Merrill Road, Pittsfield. Info: 413-243-1212.
May 23
Art
Eclipse Mill Gallery, opening reception for Berkshire Salon, an unjuried exhibition open to Berkshire-based artists where work will be hung in the traditional "salon" style, 6-8 p.m. 243 Union St., North Adams. Info: eclipsemill.com.
EPOCH Assisted Living, photographer Phyllis Prysby will present a slide show of stunning pictures titled "The Beauty and Wonder of Southern Utah," featuring pictures of natural landscapes and features, such as Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks, Kodachrome Basin, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the Petrified Forest, Lake Powell, the Grand Canyon and more, 3 p.m. Free. 140 Melbourne Road, Pittsfield. Info: 413-499-1992.
May 23
Music
Guthrie Center, "Been Good to Know You," Berkshire Artists' salute to Woody Guthrie, featuring Jaane Doe, Apul Kleinwald, Tom Norton, Joel Blumert, Robin O'Herin, Kurt Hauck, Steve Mole and Steve Adams, 8 p.m. 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington. Info: 413-528-1955.
May 23
Theater
Barrington Stage, Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife," the true story of East German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who incredibly eluded both the Nazis and the Communists with a combination of cleverness and deceit, 8 p.m. Cost: $25-$35. Union Street, Pittsfield. Info: barringtonstageco.org or 413-236-8888.
May 23
Misc.
*** Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, Business Development Forum with pepresentatives from several state agencies that support local businesses presenting their services and answering questions, 8 a.m. Cost: $25, free/members; registration required. Crissey Farm, Route 7, Great Barrington. Info: kristin@southernberkshirechamber.com or 413- 528-4284.
Berkshire Soul & Spirit Center, conversations with SOTU, channeled by Josh Schwartzbach, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Cost: $25. 69 Main St., Lee. Info: 413-243-2834 or soulandspiritcenter.com.
May 24
Art
Iris Gallery, opening reception for exhibit of photography of Fred Collins, 5-7 p.m. Through July 1. 47 Railroad St., Great Barrington. Info: 413-664-0045 or irisgallery.net.
Clark Art Institute, the Clark/Mellon Workshop in Contemporary African Art will examine the art historical scholarship, publications, exhibitions and cultural institutions shaping the representation of contemporary African art, 9 a.m. Free. 225 South St., Williamstown. Info: 413-458-2303 or clarkart.edu.
May 24
Film
Berkshire Soul & Spirit Center, screening of "You Can Heal Your Life, the Movie," starring Louise Hay, noon-1:30 p.m. Cost: $10. 69 Main St., Lee. Info: 413-243-2834 or soulandspiritcenter.com.
May 24
Kid Stuff
Berkshire Museum, hands-on art course titled "The Innovation Playshop," where children 7 to 10 can find inspiration throughout the museum to imagine and concoct inventive sculptures, toys, and other artful constructions, 11 a.m.-noon. Cost: $60. South Street, Pittsfield. Info: 413-443-7171 or berkshiremuseum.org.
Berkshire Museum, "What's the Story?" discovery program, 1 p.m. South Street, Pittsfield. Info: 413-443-7171 or berkshiremuseum.org.
May 24
Music
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Close Encounters With Music, "Gypsy!" with Vadim Gluzman, featuring the musical fireworks, passion, vertiginous speed, and laughter through tears that are hallmarks of Romanian and Gypsy music. 6 p.m. Cost: $35. 14 Castle St., Great Barrington. Info: 413-528-0100, 800-843-0778 or cewm.org.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Close Encounters with Music presents "Gypsy!," 6 p.m. Cost: $40/general, $10/students, $125/preferred seating and patrons' reception. 14 Castle St., Great Barrington. Info: 413-528-0100 or mahaiwe.org.
May 24
Theater
Barrington Stage, Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife," the true story of East German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who incredibly eluded both the Nazis and the Communists with a combination of cleverness and deceit, 8 p.m. Cost: $25-$35. Union Street, Pittsfield. Info: barringtonstageco.org or 413-236-8888.
Barrington Stage Company, BSC Musical Theatre Lab staged reading of "WATT!?!" by David Javerbaum and Brendan Milburn, 4 p.m. Cost: $15. VFW Hall, 36 Linden St., Pittsfield. Info: 413-236-8888 or barringtonstageco.org.
May 24
Misc.
*** Trustees of Reservations, "Wild Edibles Extravaganza," to with naturalist Rene Wendell of the Trustees of Reservations leading guests to gather and prepare a variety of tasty ingredients fresh from the wild, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $8/adult, $4/child. Bartholomew's Cobble, Weatogue Road, Sheffield. Info: thetrustees.org or 413-229-8600.
Arrowhead, garden party to celebrate opening of "Pittsfield 1854: Rockwell's Vision of Melville's World," the Berkshire Historical Society' exhibition about downtown Pittsfield in 1854, 4-7 p.m. Holmes Road, Pittsfield. Info: 413-442-1793, ext. 10.
*** Studio Club ArtWorks!, Alison Case, professor of English at Williams College, will offer a workshop in jewelry making to benefit Pownal Head Start, 10 a.m. Cost: $15. Space is limited; reservations required. Route 7, Pownal Center. Info: 802-823-9308.
Berkshire Soul and Spirit Center, open house to meet center's various presenters/readers/teachers/healers, 2-4:30 p.m. Free. 69 Main St., Lee. Info: 413-243-2834 or soulandspiritcenter.com.
Cole Field, annual Riverfest celebration, featuring children's activities, food, drum circle, canoe parade, raft rides and more, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $6, free/children 10 and under. Cole Avenue, Williamstown. Info: 413-458-2742 or hoorwa.org.
May 25
Film
Berkshire Soul & Spirit Center, aura photos with Raya Buckley, 12:30-5 p.m. Cost: $25. 69 Main St., Lee. Info: 413-243-2834 or soulandspiritcenter.com.
May 25
Music
First Congregational Church, the Klezmer band The Knaydels will perform a concert titled "A Dash of Joy, A Pinch of Tears: Music from the Melting Pot," a fundraiser for the continuing renovation of Ahavath Sholom's 100-year-old historic synagogue building on North Street in Great Barrington, the oldest structure continually used for Jewish worship in Berkshire County, 6 p.m. Cost: $20. 4 Main St., Stockbridge. Info: 413-528-4197.
Tannery Pond Concert Series, opening of the 17th annual series, under the artistic direction of celebrity photographer and pianist Christian Steiner, will feature Pedja Muzijevic on piano, Soovin Kim on violin, Edward Arron on cello and Nicholas Phan, tenor, 3 p.m. Cost: $25-$30. Mount Lebanon Shaker Village and Darrow School, New Lebanon, N.Y. Info: 888-820-9441 or info@tannerypondconcerts.org.
Mass MoCA, Son Volt, the storied alt country outfit that has roots that run deep into the genre's beginnings, will perform everything from twangy folk to driving rock to warm, lazy ballads, 8 p.m. Cost: $20/advance, $24/day of. Marshall Street, North Adams. Info: 413-662-2111 or massmoca.org.
May 25
Theater
Barrington Stage, Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife," the true story of East German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who incredibly eluded both the Nazis and the Communists with a combination of cleverness and deceit, 3 p.m. Cost: $25-$35. Union Street, Pittsfield. Info: barringtonstageco.org or 413-236-8888.
Barrington Stage Company, BSC Musical Theatre Lab staged reading of "WATT!?!" by David Javerbaum and Brendan Milburn, 7 p.m. Cost: $15. VFW Hall, 36 Linden St., Pittsfield. Info: 413-236-8888 or barringtonstageco.org.
May 26
Misc.
Adams Department of Veteran's Services, annual Memorial Day parade, remembrance ceremonies, songs, music, student poems and speeches, featuring a fly-over by F-15 Eagles, Berkshire Highlanders Bagpipe Band, Hoosac Valley High School Band, marching unit from the Fire Department with their antique pumper, Police Department marching unit and Veterans Color Guard, 10 a.m. Starts from Columbia Street and ends at Maple Street Cemetery, Adams. Info: 413-743-8340.
May 27
Theater
Barrington Stage, Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife," the true story of East German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who incredibly eluded both the Nazis and the Communists with a combination of cleverness and deceit, 7 p.m. Cost: $15. Union Street, Pittsfield. Info: barringtonstageco.org or 413-236-8888.
May 27
Misc.
*** Equinox Preservation Trust, Russ Cohen, professional environmentalist and wild foods enthusiast, will lead a plant walk to talk about and taste edible woodland wild plants, 5:30-8 p.m. Registration required. Off Equinox Pond Road, Manchester, Vt. Info: 802-442-2275 or bccd@stover.net.
Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, blood pressure clinic and health counseling, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Hyde Place, Lee. Also, Crossway Village, Lee, 11 a.m.-noon. Info: 413-243-1212.
May 28
Kid Stuff
Bisque, Beads & Beyond, Totally Tots art class and story hour, featuring "Daddy, Can I Have An Elephant," 1-2 p.m. 370 Pecks Road, Pittsfield. Info: 413-442-9300.
May 28
Theater
Barrington Stage, Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife," the true story of East German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who incredibly eluded both the Nazis and the Communists with a combination of cleverness and deceit, 7 p.m. Cost: $15. Union Street, Pittsfield. Info: barringtonstageco.org or 413-236-8888.
May 28
Misc.
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, public health clinic, 10-11 a.m. Adams Council on Aging, Adams. Also, Cheshire Senior Center, 1-2 p.m. Info: 413-664-4536.
Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, blood pressure clinic and health counseling, 9-10 a.m. 32 Park St., Lee. Also, Sandisfield Board of Health, 11 a.m.-noon. Info: 413-243-1212.
May 29
Theater
Barrington Stage, Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife," the true story of East German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who incredibly eluded both the Nazis and the Communists with a combination of cleverness and deceit, 7 p.m. Cost: $15. Union Street, Pittsfield. Info: barringtonstageco.org or 413-236-8888.
May 29
Misc.
Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, blood pressure clinic and health counseling, 10 a.m.-noon. Stop & Shop, Merrill Road, Pittsfield. Info: 413-243-1212.
May 30
Lecture
Joseph S. Iseman Memorial Lecture, featuring Rebecca Tinsley, British journalist, human rights advocate, and director of several international nongovernment organizations, 7 p.m. Bennington College, Bennington, Vt. Info: 802-440-4743 or bennington.edu.
May 30
Theater
Barrington Stage, Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife," the true story of East German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who incredibly eluded both the Nazis and the Communists with a combination of cleverness and deceit, 8 p.m. Cost: $25-$35. Union Street, Pittsfield. Info: barringtonstageco.org or 413-236-8888.
May 30
Misc.
*** Berkshire Botanical Garden,"Gardening in Pots" with Jenna O'Brien, who owns her own garden design and maintenance company, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $21, $16/members; registration required. Routes 102 & 183, Stockbridge. Info: 413-298-3926 or berkshirebotanical.org.
Northshire Bookstore, internationally bestselling author Patricia Schultz ("1,000 Places to See Before You Die") suggests amazing places to visit in North America in her new book, "1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. and Canada Before You Die," 7 p.m. Free. 4869 Main St., Manchester, Vt. Info: 800-437-3700 or northshire.com.
Berkshire Soul and Spirit Center, neck and shoulder yoga with Kathi Casey, certified yoga teacher, 5-7 p.m. Cost: $60. 69 Main St., Lee. Info: 413-243-2834 or soulandspiritcenter.com.
May 31
Art
Harrison Gallery, opening reception for exhibit of paintings by four accomplished landscape artists - John MacDonald, Rebecca Cuming, David Lussier and Jim Schantz - who live in Williamstown or nearby communities who have painted the mountains and meadows, forests and farms of Williamstown in a variety of styles, all of which pay homage to the place that calls itself "The Village Beautiful," 5-7 p.m. 39 Spring St., Williamstown. Info: 413-458-1700 or theharrisongallery.com.
Storefront Artist Project, annual benefit gala "ArtCircus," an evening of lively performance acts, music, dancing, festive dining, silent and live auctions, with honorary chairs Caroline and James Taylor and chairs Sen. Ben Downing and artist Vaal London-Kane, 6 p.m. Cost: $100/advance, $125/at the door. Howard Building, 124 Fenn St., Pittsfield. Info: 413-442-7201 or storefrontartist.org.
May 31
Dance
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Paul Taylor Dance Company will perform, including the company premiere of Taylor's new work "Changes," set to songs of The Mamas and The Papas, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Cost: $20/family matinee tickets, $250/evening performance (includes post performance party with dancers), $50/reserved seating and $45/members. 14 Castle St., Great Barrington. Info: 413-528-0100 or mahaiwe.org.
May 31
Kid Stuff
Berkshire Museum, "What's the Story?" discovery program, 1 p.m. South Street, Pittsfield. Info: 413-443-7171 or berkshiremuseum.org.
Lenox Library, a day at the beach for children 4 to 14 to use beautiful Floridian shells to create their own shell creatures, boxes and picture frames, listen to a few sea tales with storyteller Debby Cuthbert and snack on mermaid munchies, 10:30 a.m. Free. Main Street, Lenox. Info: 413-637-0197, ext. 105.
May 31
Music
*** Northern Berkshire Creative Arts, Marafanyi Percussion presents "West African Drumming" for adults and mature teenagers, 4-5:30 p.m. Cost: $20, $15/members; registration required. Heritage State Park, North Adams. Info: 413-663-8338 or marafanyi.com.
Shelburne Falls Yoga Studio, Jami Sieber, an electric cellist/vocalist, and Kim Rosen, a spoken word artist, will present an evening that melts the veils between species, cultures and worlds, 7:30 p.m. Cost: $20. Deerfield Avenue, Shelburne Falls. Info: 413-625-6878.
The Colonial, Evolution, "the world's greatest Journey tribute band," with all of the subtle nuances, inflections and visual gratification of seeing an early Journey show, featuring lead singer Hugo, a dead ringer for Steve Perry both visually and vocally, 7:30 p.m. Cost: $24-$29. South Street, Pittsfield. Info: 413-997-4444 or thecolonialtheatre.org.
May 31
Theater
Barrington Stage, Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife," the true story of East German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who incredibly eluded both the Nazis and the Communists with a combination of cleverness and deceit, 8 p.m. Cost: $25-$35. Union Street, Pittsfield. Info: barringtonstageco.org or 413-236-8888.
May 31
Misc.
*** Berkshire Botanical Garden, "Gardening in Pots" workshop with Jenna O'Brien, who owns her own garden design and maintenance company, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $21, $16/members; registration required. Routes 102 & 183, Stockbridge. Info: 413-298-3926 or berkshirebotanical.org.
Trustees of Reservations, "Garlic Mustard Pull," to help bring this invasive under control, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Field Farm, Sload Road, Williamstown. Info: thetrustees.org or 413-458-3135.
Northshire Bookstore, Boston sportswriter Michael Holley presents Red Sox Rule, a portrait of Terry Francona, the man whose extraordinary management charted the path to two recent Red Sox World Series titles, 4 p.m. Also, Augusten Burroughs, the New York Times bestselling author of "Running with Scissors," presents a heart-rending memoir of his turbulent childhood, "A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father," 7 p.m. Free. 4869 Main St., Manchester, Vt. Info: 800-437-3700 or northshire.com.
