Fri Aug 5, 8 p.m.
Michael Feinstein salutes and celebrates the great Judy Garland on her 100th birthday, at the Mahaiwe. Read "Smiles of a Summer Night," in the August issue of Berkshire Magazine, on Broadway stars who come to the Berkshires to perform. “There is a creative energy in the Berkshires that, for me, is palpable," says Feinstein. More info
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Aug 6–28
A new production of the Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler musical, A Little Night Music, will play at Barrington Stage Company (BSC) in Pittsfield. Julianne Boyd will direct the musical—her final production as the company's founding artistic director—with choreography by Robert La Fosse and music direction by Darren R. Cohen. The trio last worked together on the company’s staging of West Side Story. More info
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...on newsstands now!
The August issue of Berkshire Magazine is now available! Read all about what's happening in the Berkshires, with special features and regular sections only found in Berkshire Magazine. If you don't already, subscribe to get it at home—and you'll want to do it now for only $22 a year! More info
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Tues Aug 9, 7 p.m.
You don't have to wait until the 21st night of September to dance the night away with Earth, Wind & Fire. The legendary group make their return to Tanglewood on Tuesday evening. Get ready for some serious grooving and one big dance party on the lawn. The band has won six Grammys® and have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in addition to receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. More info
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Through Sat Aug 6
Williamstown Theatre Festival presents Just For Us, performed by Alex Edelman. Just For Us takes the audience through hilarious anecdotes from Edelman’s life—his Olympian brother AJ, an unconventional holiday season, and a gorilla that can do sign language—but at its center is an astonishing and frighteningly relevant story. More info
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Sat Aug 6, 5:30–11 p.m.
Gather for drinks in the garden, a seasonal dinner from the farm, and a vibrant live auction at this year’s Hancock Shaker Village Summer Gala. Throughout the evening, enjoy musical moments from Dar Williams and Billy Keane, as well as Brad Wells, Virginia Warnken and Cameron Beauchamp of Roomful of Teeth. All net proceeds from the event will go to support Hancock Shaker Village's mission. More info
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Sat Aug 6, 4–6 p.m.
The nationally recognized Angkor Dance Troupe, based out of Lowell, Massachusetts, takes Auguste Rodin’s response to the royal dancers of Cambodia—which led him to make 150 watercolors of the costumed dancers—as an opportunity to explore the history of preserving Cambodian dance. More info
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Wed Aug 10, 5;30–6:30 p.m.
Chesterwood presents "A Centennial Performance" with Lincoln Scholar and Daniel Chester French biographer Harold Holzer and Broadway and TV/film actor Rufus Collins. From Lincoln’s Farewell to Springfield to the Second Inaugural, Holzer will take you through the making of the Lincoln Memorial. Readings of prose and poetry will be done by Collins (Law & Order, Mozart in the Jungle). More info
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