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Bring your acoustic instruments and join in, or just bring your ears. Traditional tunes jam including Jigs, Reels, Waltzes, Rags and more ! All skill levels welcome. Fiddles, Mandolins, Bodhrans, Guitars, Banjos, Ukuleles, Harmonicas, whistles and any other instruments ARE welcome.
Shakespeare & Company presents Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale: An Enhanced Staged Reading, directed by Tina Packer, August 21 – 25 outdoors at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre. The Winter’s Tale is an odyssey through a world where kingdoms collide, betrayal weaves its web, and love battles against all odds. Magic, mystery, and a man-eating bear feature as the story unfolds, examining the consequences of jealousy and the power of forgiveness.
Join the two most celebrated musicians of a generation, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax, as they make a rare duo performance in the wonderfully intimate, 500-seat Spa Little Theater. The longtime friends and collaborators will perform a selection of Beethoven Sonatas from their 2022 Album “Hope Amid Tears: Beethoven Cellos Sonatas” which garnered them a Grammy for best Chamber Music Performance. On performing the sonatas, Ax states “It has been a true privilege to live with this music for over 40 years. Each time that Yo-Yo and I have come back to work on these sonatas, we have
Come join us for our newest music event at The Store at Five Corners on the 1st Thursday of every month from 7 - 8:30PM, it’s the “OK Chorale”, come sing along with others, no charge, no auditions, no performances, no experience necessary, just come sing along and have fun. Come early and grab a dinner at the Store and hang out. Hope to see (and hear) you there.
Hoosic River Float & Post-Float Gathering at Tourists On Sunday, September 8 join Hoosic River Revival for a fun afternoon of paddling, nature and good company on the river and at Tourists! The River Float runs from 1:30-5:30 pm from North Adams to Williamstown. The Post-Float Gathering at Tourists (915 State Rd, North Adams) runs from 6:00-8:00 pm with food & drink for purchase. Go to www.hoosicriverrevival.org/get-involved/hoosic-river-float for additional important information and to pre-register (strongly encouraged).
Dean Cycon’s debut novel, Finding Home (Hungary, 1945), explores the complex emotional, moral, and economic dynamics facing Jewish concentration camp survivors trying to return to their hometowns after liberation. As the six surviving Jews of Laszlo, Hungary, return home, they seek to restart their lives while struggling to face their former neighbors and friends who became perpetrators, enablers, and bystanders. Their loved ones were all murdered, and their spirits and bodies were brutalized in Auschwitz. Still, they retain the hope of recapturing a semblance of normalcy in the town they called home—only to discover that everything they once possessed has
Join us the second Thursday of each month at 7PM for our 'Song Swap' This event occurs every 2nd Thursday of the month and is a gathering for music enthusiasts of all skill levels. Whether you're a songwriter sharing your own compositions or a music lover bringing your favorite tunes, we welcome your contributions. If you prefer to simply enjoy the music, that's great too! Come and be part of our supportive and creative community. Pro tip - Come early and hang out and enjoy some delicious food from the Store.
Bring your acoustic instruments and join in, or just bring your ears. Traditional tunes jam including Jigs, Reels, Waltzes, Rags and more ! All skill levels welcome. Fiddles, Mandolins, Bodhrans, Guitars, Banjos, Ukuleles, Harmonicas, whistles and any other instruments ARE welcome.
Join Anita Norich at the Yiddish Book Center for a conversation about her recently released translation of Yiddish writer Celia Dropkin’s Desires (White Goat Press). In Desires, as in much of her work, Dropkin reflects on the complexities of love, eroticism, and domesticity. Through characters carefully drawn from her own immigrant experience, Dropkin addresses the yearnings of both the body and mind, the tension between excitement and security, and the conflicting impulses that are part of the human condition. Anita Norich will be in conversation with Lisa Newman, the Yiddish Book Center’s Director of Publishing and Public Programs. Following their
Join us for the final conversation of our Reflections on Democracy series as we explore the topic of Democracy, Education & The Arts. On Thursday, September 19th, The Du Bois Freedom Center will welcome Tony and Grammy award-winning artist and author, Leslie Odom, Jr., who will be in conversation with our Visiting Scholar on Democracy, The Honorable Reverend Michael Blake. This program is free, open to the public, and all are welcome to attend. Advance registration required by August 30th.
