Thurs–Sun, Aug 11–14
Join in a celebration of local Black artists, featuring a Kick-Off Concert with the Brownskin Band, an Adult Talent Show, a Community Gospel Concert, and other events. All are free and held at Barrington Stage's Tartell Family Outdoor Stage at the Polish Community Club, located at Linden and Center streets. Reservations are recommended. More info
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Sat Aug 13, 1:30–11 p.m.
Courtney Barnett’s Here And There is a boutique touring festival with a rotating lineup featuring many of the most exciting songwriters in music today. This full-day festival at MASS MoCA in North Adams is curated by Barnett and features Barnett, as well as Lucy Dacus, Men I Trust, Faye Webster, Bartees Strange, The Beths, and Hana Vu. More info
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...on newsstands now!
The August issue of Berkshire Magazine is 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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Through Aug 27
For over a hundred years, Dracula has been striking fear in the hearts of people. At the Colonial in Pittsfield, Berkshire Theatre Group presents Dracula, dramatized by Hamilton Deane and John L. Baldersto from the novel by Bram Stoker. The production is directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner David Auburn. More info
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August 11-21
A daughter and father have a history as murky as the dark side of the moon. Ace spends her days searching for ... something, while her father spends his days watching gameshows on the moon. Chester Theatre Company presents the world premiere of To the Moon and Back by Darcy Parker Bruce. (sponsored) More info
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Sat Aug 13, 5:30–11 p.m.
In the Berkshire border town of Austerlitz, New York, Steepletop will host “Afternoon on a Hill,” a musical celebration and benefit. The grounds of one of America's most respected poets will be open for the first time in three years. Read "Edna St. Vincent Millay's Steepletop" in Berkshire Magazine. (Photo by Jimmy ienner, Jr.) More info
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Mon Aug 15, 4–5 p.m.
The Mount presents Chad Williams, who will explore W.E.B. Du Bois's complex relationship with the history and legacy of World War I and what it reveals about the struggle for democracy, racial justice, and peace. For more on Du Bois, read "A Mighty Mission" in the August issue of Berkshire Magazine. More info
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Thurs Aug 18, 8 p.m.
Don't miss Broadway and TV legend Linda Lavin, LIVE! Berkshire Bank presents TONY AWARD® WINNER Linda Lavin (TV's Alice) with the great Billy Stritch at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, Vermont. This not-to-be-missed concert is a romantic and swinging collection of The Great American Songbook with some Brazilian and Steely Dan thrown in for dazzle. More info
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