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What's this?May 15
Film
The Colonial, double-feature screening of Monty Python's "Life of Brain" and "the Holy Grail," 7:30 p.m. Cost: $8. South Street, Pittsfield. Info: 413-997-4444 or thecolonialtheatre.org.
May 15
Kid Stuff
Bisque, Beads & Beyond, Totally Tots art class and story hour, featuring a handbuilding with clay class and "Elizabeth & Larry," 1-2 p.m. 370 Pecks Road, Pittsfield. Info: 413-442-9300.
May 15
Music
Berkshire Athenaeum, Nos Daqui will play Brazilian-style music, 7 p.m. Free. Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield. Info: 413-499-9480.
May 15
Misc.
*** Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, business seminar titled "Red Hot Marketing Strategies: Cross-media Marketing in a Multi-dimensional World," with a continental breakfast, 8-9:30 a.m. Cost: $25, free/members; registration required. Crissey Farm Banquet House, Route 7, Great Barrington. Info: kristin@southernberkshirechamber.com or 413-528-4284.
*** Wide Horizons For Children, adoption information meeting for those who are considering adoption, 6-8 p.m. Free; registration requested. 276 South St., Pittsfield. Info: whfc.org or 413-448-8367.
*** North Adams Regional
*** Stephentown Memorial Library, Vince Teachout will demonstrate how to make your own living foods, including sourdough, yogurt, sauerkraut and more, 7 p.m. Free; registration required. 472 Route 43, Stephentown, N.Y. Info: 518-733-5750.
Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, blood pressure clinic and health counseling, 10 a.m.-noon. Stop & Shop, Merrill Road, Pittsfield. Info: 413-243-1212.
Bennington Museum, Bennington Historical Society meeting will feature "Preserving Our Past," a project intended to combine lectures, old photographs and oral histories into a series of video documentaries about life in Bennington, with Jackie Marro showing excerpts from two recent documentaries - one on the local high schools that existed before the creation of Mt. Anthony Union High School and another on the founding and growth of the Putnam Hospital, 7 p.m. Free. Route 9, Bennington, Vt. Info: benningtonmuseum.org or 802-447-1571.
Pittsfield 3rd Thursdays, downtown celebration featuring live music, contemporary art, performances, outdoor dining, late shopping hours a free trolley and more, all with the theme "South of the Border," 5-8 p.m. Free. Downtown Pittsfield. Info: culturalpittsfield.com or 413-499-9348.
Berkshire Community College, ninth annual plant and craft sale, featuring annuals, perennials and house plants, as well as homemade items such as birdhouses, dolls, garden ornaments, hand-knit items, jewelry and one of a kind gift baskets, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. West Street, Pittsfield. Info: 413-236-1662.
Cross Cultural Action Network, kickoff of countywide Welcoming Community campaign designed to raise the level of public discourse concerning immigrants and immigration so that public policy reflects our highest values, noon-2 p.m. Free. First Baptist Church, 88 South St., Pittsfield. Info: 413-445-4881.
Italian American Club, Lt. Gov. Tim Murray will speak at a reception for Central Berkshire Register of Deeds Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr., 6-8 p.m. Cost: $25, $50 or $100 donation. 203 Newell St., Pittsfield. Info: nuciforocommittee@yahoo.com or 413 281-3302.
Northshire Bookstore, Bennington College professor Anderegg explores the importance of encouraging smart children in "Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them," 7 p.m. Free. 4869 Main St., Manchester, Vt. Info: 800-437-3700 or northshire.com.
Trustees of Reservations, "Garlic Mustard Jamboree," to help control one of the biggest threats to biodiversity at Bartholomew's Cobble, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Bartholomew's Cobble, Weatogue Road, Sheffield. Info: thetrustees.org or 413-229-8600.
Berkshire Soul & Spirit Center, Metaphysical Book Club will discuss "The Nature of Personal Reality" by Jane Roberts, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 69 Main St., Lee. Info: 413-243-2834 or soulandspiritcenter.com.
May 16
Film
Berkshire Country Day School, dedication ceremony for annual student film festival, titled "The Drew Bridges Memorial Film Festival" - or "the Drew" - in honor of student Drew Bridges, who passed away in 2007 from cystic fibrosis, featuring the film "This is George," a humorously scientific look at the relationships between boys and girls in the early teen years created by 12 students and two adults, as well as other student films, 7 p.m. 45 West St., Lenox. Info: berkshirecountryday.org.
May 16
Kid Stuff
Clark Art Institute, Rob Surette, world-famous large-canvas artist and master of fast-paced painting, will present his "Be Somebody!" performance designed to inspire children to use their talents to make the world a better place by completing nine huge works of art from start to finish, 7 p.m. Cost: $15/adults, $10/children. 225 South St., Williamstown. Info: 413-458-2303 or clarkart.edu.
Berkshire South Regional Community Center, middle school dance for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders with ID, 7-8:45 p.m. Cost: $5. Crissey Road, Great Barrington. Info: 413-528-2810, ext. 34.
May 16
Theater
Berkshire Community College, "Oliver!," the musical produced by the Eagles Band and The Two Of Us Productions, 8 p.m. Cost: $17, $15/students and seniors. Boland Theater, West Street, Pittsfield. Info: thetwoofusproductions.org or 518-329-6293.
Southern Berkshire Regional School District, production of "The Sound of Music," featuring a cast and crew of more than 50 students in grades five through eight, 7 p.m. Cost: $10, $8/seniors and students. Berkshire School Road, Sheffield. Info: 413-229-8252 or blaw@tek2000.net.
May 16
Theater
Mountain Road School, family-friendly performance of "The Fisherman and His Wife," a tale of poverty, wealth and happiness based on the story by the Brothers Grimm, 7 p.m. Cost: $8/adults and $4/children. 110 Darrow Road, New Lebanon, N.Y. Info: 518-794-8520 or mountainroadschool.org.
May 16
Misc.
The Barn, Pastapalooza, featuring a rotating selection of signature pasta dishes and salads from the area's finest restaurants, as well as dessert auction, to benefit Southshire Community School, 5 p.m. Cost: $10/adults, $5/children, free/2 and under. 1 Monument Circle, Bennington, Vt. Info: 802-379-5821.
Bushnell-Sage Library, author David McLaughlin will read from and sign his recent book "The Unfolding History of the Berkshires," a new graphic timeline presented as kind of an adult "pop-up" books that chronicles 10 key historical periods in the Berkshires, 6:30 p.m. Free. Route 7, Sheffield. Info: 413-229-7004.
Northshire Bookstore, Harvard Divinity School graduate and Unitarian Minister Gary Kowalski discusses how the spiritual beliefs of our nation's founders shaped America in "Revolutionary Spirits: The Enlightened Faith of America's Founding Fathers," 7 p.m. Free. 4869 Main St., Manchester, Vt. Info: 800-437-3700 or northshire.com.
May 17
Art
Le Petit Musee, opening reception for "ART: Nothing Larger Than 3" x 3," an eclectic and most precious assortment of paintings, drawings, constructions and mixed media from 12 very different artists from around the United States and also Thailand, 1-3 p.m. Through June 28. ARTs Moderne, 151 Front St., Housatonic. Info: 413-329-4141 or artsmoderne.com.
May 17
Dance
Lenox Contra Dance, monthly dance with the Beverwyck String Band playing, featuring Peter Siegel, Kristen Brunner and Britany Orlebeke, all from the Albany area, and Steve Howland teaching and calling the dances, 8 p.m. instruction, 8:30-11:30 p.m. dancing. Cost: $10/adults, $5/students. 65 Walker St., Lenox. Info: lenoxcontradance.org.
May 17
Film
*** Norman Rockwell Museum, screening of the documentary "Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist," which profiles the life of artist Will Eisner, one of the greatest innovators in the history of comic books, whose work is featured in the current exhibition "LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel," 2 p.m. Cost: Free with admission; reservation required. Route 183, Stockbridge. Info: 413-298-4100, ext. 260, or nrm.org.
Berkshire Country Day School, annual student film festival, titled "The Drew Bridges Memorial Film Festival" - or "the Drew" - in honor of student Drew Bridges, who passed away in 2007 from cystic fibrosis, featuring the film "This is George," a humorously scientific look at the relationships between boys and girls in the early teen years created by 12 students and two adults, as well as other student films, 7 p.m. 45 West St., Lenox. Info: berkshirecountryday.org.
May 17
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.
Images Cinema, Kids First! Film Club features "Curious George" (ages 2-5) and "Mike Mulligan & His Steam Shovel" (ages 5-8), 10 a.m. Cost: $3/person, $7/family. Spring Street, Williamstown. Info: imagescinema.org or 413-458-5612.
May 17
Music
Bennington College, Sunfest 24-hour music festival, headlined by the experimental rock-duo The Fiery Furnaces, with other performances by Bishop Allen, The Boggs, The Postelles, The Kiss Off, Adventure, and comedian/performance artist Fancy Nancy, all day. Cost: $15. Student Center, Bennington, Vt. Info: bennington.edu or 802-440-4743.
Trinity Church, the New England Baroque Soloists and the Cantilena Chamber Choir will perform in a rare joint appearance, performing Baroque chamber music and new choral music, 6 p.m. Walker Street, Lenox. Pre-concert reception 4 p.m., Ventfort Hall, Walker Street, Lenox. Cost: $35/concert and reception, $25/concert only, $15/reception only. Info: 413-637-3206 or gildedage.org.
South Congregational Church, Williamstown resident Bernice Lewis, who studied vocal improvisation with Bobby McFerrin and guitar technique with Alex DeGrassi and Guy van Duser, will perform with special guest Bird in the House, a new Berkshire County-based acoustic quartet, 7 p.m. Cost: $12/advance, $15/at the door. 110 South St., Pittsfield. Info: 413-442-9982 or nrtierney@verizon.net.
May 17
Theater
Berkshire Community College, "Oliver!," the musical produced by the Eagles Band and The Two Of Us Productions, 8 p.m. Cost: $17, $15/students and seniors. Boland Theater, West Street, Pittsfield. Info: thetwoofusproductions.org or 518-329-6293.
Southern Berkshire Regional School District, production of "The Sound of Music," featuring a cast and crew of more than 50 students in grades five through eight, 7 p.m. Cost: $10, $8/seniors and students. Berkshire School Road, Sheffield. Info: 413-229-8252 or blaw@tek2000.net.
Mountain Road School, family-friendly performance of "The Fisherman and His Wife," a tale of poverty, wealth and happiness based on the story by the Brothers Grimm, 7 p.m. Cost: $8/adults and $4/children. 110 Darrow Road, New Lebanon, N.Y. Info: 518-794-8520 or mountainroadschool.org.
May 17
Misc.
*** Berkshire Botanical Garden, "Composting for Gardeners" workshop with Pat Parkins, owner of Gardens of the Goddess, an organic gardening business which focuses on enhancing nature's beauty through landscape design, installation and maintenance, 10 a.m.-noon. Also, "Backyard Beekeeping," with Dominic Palumbo, owner of Moon in the Pond Farm, a certified organic farm in Sheffield who produces organic eggs, meat, wool and yarn as well as honey, 103 p.m. Cost for each: $21, $16/members; registration required. Routes 102 & 183, Stockbridge. Info: 413-298-3926 or berkshirebotanical.org.
Bridge of Flowers, plant sale fundraiser, featuring more than 100 varieties of annuals, nursery-propogated wildflowers, high-quality gardening tools, hats, and other products for or inspired by the garden, 9 a.m.-noon. Main and Water streets, Shelburne Falls. Info: 413-625-9830.
Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School, Get BArT Smart" fundraiser, featuring teams of four to six people answering questions on topics including the arts and technology, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $50 minimum contribution per person. Route 8, North Adams. Info: 413-743-7311 or bartcharter.org/bartsmarts.
Hilltop Orchards, sixth annual Apple Blossom Bash, featuring live musical entertainment, wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres, 1-5 p.m. Free. Route 295, Richmond. Info: 800-833-6274 or hilltoporchards.com.
First Congregational Church, plant sale, featuring perennials, annuals, indoor plants, yard accessories and more, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monument Square, North Adams.
Northshire Bookstore, garden expert Barbara Damrosch presents the updated "100% organic, 20th anniversary edition of The Garden Primer," and cookbook author Rebecca Gray presents "American Artisanal," her search for the finest hand-grown food and culinary products being produced today, 7 p.m. Free. 4869 Main St., Manchester, Vt. Info: 800-437-3700 or northshire.com.
Adams Department of Veteran's Services, VFW ceremony in remembrance of Col. Sterling Burnette, Adams VFW Post 1996 is named for the colonel, 10 a.m. Maple Street Cemetery, Adams. Info: 413-743-8340.
Adams Department of Veteran's Services, VFW remembrance ceremony for Corp. Bednarz, 10:30 a.m. St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Adams. Info: 413-743-8340.
First Congregational Church, annual perennial plant sale, featuring perennials, bulbs, seeds and house plants, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Main Street, Stockbridge. Info: danderegg@gmail.com.
Edna St. Vincent Millay Society, tour of newly restored gardens at Steepletop, with landscape architect Wendy P. Carroll on hand to answer questions about the plans for the full restoration of the 13 historic gardens personally designed and executed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Berkshire poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $8. East Hill Road, Austerlitz, N.Y. Info: 518-392-EDNA.
May 18
Art
Clark Art Institute, Peter Lawson-Johnston, a member of the Guggenheim family's fifth generation, will discuss his memoir "Growing Up Guggenheim," 3 p.m. Free. 225 South St., Williamstown. Info: 413-458-2303 or clarkart.edu.
Old Stone Store & Gallery, reception for "Red, White & Blue: Patriotic Motifs in American Folk Art," selections from the collection of Stephen Leigh that all will be red, white and blue, 1-4 p.m. Through June 22. Route 7, Sheffield. Info: sheffieldhistory.org or 413-229-2694.
May 18
Film
Berkshire International Film Festival, screening of "Frozen River," written and directed by Columbia County resident Courtney Hunt, as closing-night film, 7 p.m. Triplex Cinema, Great Barrington. Info: biffma.com or thetriplex.com.
May 18
Kid Stuff
Bisque, Beads & Beyond, Family Day features handbuilding in clay, noon-2 p.m. Cost: $21. 370 Pecks Road, Pittsfield. Info: 413-442-9300.
May 18
Music
First Congregational Church, New England Ringers, a 14-member regional ensemble that performs on one of the largest handbell instruments in the Northeast, will perform the mellow syncopation of Vince Guaraldi (composer of the Charlie Brown theme), a bit of fun and challenge with the Gypsy song from "Carmen" and the exciting dash of the William Tell Overture, 5 p.m. Cost: $10/adult, $5/student. Route 7A, Manchester, Vt. Info: 802-362-4102.
St. Mark's Church, "Bach and Beyond" organ solo concert, featuring Charles Olegar, organist of St. James' Church in Great Barrington, accompanied by narrations and video feed of the organ console, 3 p.m. Free. 400 West St., Pittsfield. Info: 413-499-7320 or at Jeffcomusic1@aol.com.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, the Berkshire Concert Choir, directed by John Cheney, will perform "A Haydn Gala," including the "Te Deum" and "Mass in Time of War," 3 p.m. Cost: $15, $12/students and seniors. Park Square, Pittsfield. Info: 413-442-6120.
Sage City Symphony, conductor Michael Finckel will lead final concert of the orchestra's 35th anniversary season, featuring a performance of the Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Opus 68, by Ludwig van Beethoven, 4 p.m. Free. Fundraising dinner to follow. Cost: $20. Greenwall Auditorium, Bennington College, Bennington, Vt. Info: 802-447-0078.
May 18
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.
Southern Berkshire Regional School District, production of "The Sound of Music," featuring a cast and crew of more than 50 students in grades five through eight, 2 p.m. Cost: $10, $8/seniors and students. Berkshire School Road, Sheffield. Info: 413-229-8252 or blaw@tek2000.net.
May 18
Misc.
Hoosac Valley High School, family fun day, featuring all types of events, along with food, raffles and games to benefit Boston Children's Hospital in honor of Mitchell Debuc, a patient, 1-6 p.m. Savoy Road, Cheshire.
Berkshire Soul & Spirit Center, "Your Heart IS Your Body's Healer," a self-healing workshop with Jane E. King, noon-5 p.m. Cost: $125. 69 Main St., Lee. Info: 413-243-2834 or soulandspiritcenter.com.
Hilltop Orchards, sixth annual Apple Blossom Bash, featuring live musical entertainment, wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres, 1-5 p.m. Free. Route 295, Richmond. Info: 800-833-6274 or hilltoporchards.com.
Berkshire Mall, Red Cross blood drive, 1-4 p.m. Route 8, Lanesboro. Info: 800-GIVE-LIFE or givelife.org.
Williamstown House of Local History, Historic House Tour, celebrating the architecture and building techniques of the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, featuring seven private homes, 1-5 p.m. Cost: $20/advance, $25/day of; open to adults and children over 12. Milne Public Library, Main Street, Williamstown. Info: 413-458-2160 or whlh1753@roadrunner.com.
Stockbridge Sportsman Club, Spring Fishing Derby, heaviest trout, salmon, bass, pickerel, bullhead, $100 prize, free lures for kids 12 and under, dawn to 3 p.m. Cost: $10/in advance, $12/day of. Stockbridge Bowl, boat ramp, Stockbridge. Info: 413-298-3741, 413-298-4630 or from any club member.
Triple Nickel Book Club, discussion of "Divisadero," the latest novel by the celebrated Canadian author Michael Ondaatje, 11 a.m. Triple Nickel Cafe and Golf Center, 555 Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y. Info: 518-733-0196.
May 19
Kid Stuff
Stamford Elementary School, Buy One, Get One Free Scholastic Book Fair, school hours. Main Road, Stamford, Vt. Info: 802-694-1379.
May 19
Misc.
The Youth Center, Celebrity Wait-A-Thon fundraiser, featuring a special chicken parmesan dinner to be served by area politicians, including Sen. Benjamin Downing and members of Adams Select Board, as well as members of the Adams police and fire departments, school principals, coaches, the Youth Center board of directors and other well-known community members, 4:30 and 6 p.m. seatings. Cost: $15/adults, $12/seniors and children; takeouts available. Bounti-Fare, Route 8, Adams. Info: 413-743-3550.
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, public health clinic, 1-2:30 p.m. Harper Center, Adams. Info: 413-664-4536.
Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, caregiver support group, 9:30 a.m. 32 Park St., Lee. Info: 413-243-1212.
Berkshire Farm Center and Youth Services, annual garden sale and family fun day, thousands of plants to choose from, bake sale, tag sale and children's activities, lunch available for purchase, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Farm greenhouses, 13640 Route 22, Canaan, N.Y. Info: 518-781-4567, ext. 378.
May 20
Kid Stuff
Stamford Elementary School, Buy One, Get One Free Scholastic Book Fair, school hours. Main Road, Stamford, Vt. Info: 802-694-1379.
May 20
Misc.
*** Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, spring seminar for nonprofits, "Governance: Taking Your Board from Good to Great" with Jane Silverman, 9 a.m.-noon. Cost: $40; registration required. Berkshire South Regional Community Center, Crissey Road, Great Barrington. Info: berkshiretaconic.org/nonprofits or 413-528-8039.
Northern Berkshire Beekeepers Association, "Gardening for Bees and Humans" with Great Barrington native Nina Marks, who will examine the foraging habits of bees, and highlight food sources with a succession of flowering times to provide three long seasons of bee habitat, from early spring through late fall, 6 p.m. North Adams Public Library, Church Street, North Adams. Info: 413-743-2187 or tsmcs1@verizon.net.
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, public health clinic, 10-11 a.m. Millhouse Apartments, Adams. Info: 413-664-4536.
Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, blood pressure clinic and health counseling, 11 a.m.-noon. Becket Town Hall, Becket. Info: 413-243-1212.
May 21
Kid Stuff
Bisque, Beads & Beyond, Totally Tots art class and story hour, featuring "Oh! The Places You Will Go," 1-2 p.m. 370 Pecks Road, Pittsfield. Info: 413-442-9300.
May 21
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 21
Misc.
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, public health clinic, 9-11 a.m. 50 Ashland St., North Adams. Info: 413-664-4536.
Lee Regional Visiting Nurse Association, blood pressure clinic and health counseling, 9-10 a.m. 32 Park St., Lee. Info: 413-243-1212.
