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An Evening with Dr. Marvin Carr

Saint James Place 352 Main St, Great Barrington, MA, US

Join us for our second conversation in our Reflections on Democracy series as we explore the topic of Philanthropy. On July 11th, The Du Bois Freedom Center will welcome Dr. Marvin Carr, Chair of the Council on Foundations and Director of The Center for Racial Equity at Walmart, who will be in conversation with our Visiting Scholar on Democracy, The Honorable Michael Blake. This program is free, open to the public, and all are welcome to attend. Advance registration required by June 28th.

Free

Song Swap at the Store at Five Corners

The Store at Five Corners 4 New Ashford Rd, Willliamstown, MA, United States

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.  

Free

CONCERT | The Klezmatics

Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St., Amherst, MA, United States

Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Thursday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET for our opening concert, The Klezmatics, the internationally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning modern klezmer outfit. Blending instrumental and vocal virtuosity and experimentation with theatricality firmly rooted in klezmer and Yiddish tradition, The Klezmatics brought the revival of klezmer into the rock era. The Klezmatics are Lorin Sklamberg, vocals, piano, and guitar; Matt Darriau, clarinet, saxophone, and recorders; Lisa Gutkin, violin; Paul Morrisett, bass and tsimbl; and Richie Barshay, drums. The Ruth Woolfe Memorial Concert About Yidstock: Now in its twelfth year,

$60

CONCERT | Judy Bressler and Hankus Netsky

Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St., Amherst, MA, United States

Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Friday, July 12 at 2:00 p.m. ET for a performance by vocalist Judy Bressler, one of the most renowned interpreters of Yiddish song in our time, and pianist Hankus Netsky, founder and director of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Helen and Irving Sunshine Memorial Concert About Yidstock: Now in its twelfth year, Yidstock brings the best in klezmer and new Yiddish music to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. From July 11 to 14, this four-day festival will include musicians and performers at

$44

CONCERT | Levyosn

Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St., Amherst, MA, United States

Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music is returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Friday, July 12 at 5:00 p.m. for a performance by Levyosn, a new quartet specializing in Yiddish song and klezmer. Founded in 2021, the band takes its name from the Ashkenazi Hebrew word for the leviathan, a mythical sea creature traveling the world’s oceans collecting songs, krill, and dreams. Levyosn’s repertoire includes traditional music and original songs presented in intricate arrangements with rich vocal harmonies, as featured on their debut album, Levoysns Lullaby (Borscht Beat, 2023). Levyosn is vocalist/guitarist Adah Hetko, violinist/vocalist Lysander Jaffe,

$44

CONCERT | Levyosn

Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St., Amherst, MA, United States

Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music is returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Friday, July 12 at 5:00 p.m. for a performance by Levyosn, a new quartet specializing in Yiddish song and klezmer. Founded in 2021, the band takes its name from the Ashkenazi Hebrew word for the leviathan, a mythical sea creature traveling the world’s oceans collecting songs, krill, and dreams. Levyosn’s repertoire includes traditional music and original songs presented in intricate arrangements with rich vocal harmonies, as featured on their debut album, Levoysns Lullaby (Borscht Beat, 2023). Levyosn is vocalist/guitarist Adah Hetko, violinist/vocalist Lysander Jaffe,

$44

The Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare & Company 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA, United States

Shakespeare & Company presents Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, directed by Kate Kohler Amory, July 13 through August 18 outdoors at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre. The Comedy of Errors takes over Shakespeare & Company’s outdoor mainstage this summer – The Bard’s fast-paced and farcical story of mistaken identities that begins with two sets of twins separated by a storm at sea, and culminates in a raucous series of misunderstandings and mishaps.

$22 – $72

CONCERT | Socalled’s Gephilte

Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St., Amherst, MA, United States

Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Saturday, July 13 at 8:00 p.m. for a performance by Gephilte, a jam-band experiment in Yiddish funk, the latest boundary-busting project from renowned Canadian Yiddish hip-hop provocateur Josh Dolgin aka Socalled. Taking cues from his funk/klezmer supergroup Abraham Inc, Socalled has brought together an ensemble of fellow Canadian virtuosos to explore Yiddish repertoire in a freewheeling, borderless style, using the incredible Yiddish repertoire to groove out and make audiences move. The Joan A. Backman Memorial Concert About Yidstock: Now in its twelfth

$68

CONCERT | Daniel Kahn & Jake Shulman-Ment featuring Richie Barshay

Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St., Amherst, MA, United States

Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Sunday, July 14 at 12:00 p.m. for a performance by Yiddish duo Daniel Kahn & Jake Shulman-Ment, featuring Richie Barshay. Drawing on Daniel and Jake’s acclaimed 2023 duo album The Building & Other Songs, as well as their work together in both The Painted Bird and Brothers Nazaroff, this program ranges from original polyglot ballads, radical treatments of modern Yiddish songs from Gebirtig to Schaechter-Gottesman to new Yiddish translations of lyricists such as Dylan, Cohen, Brecht, Springsteen, Guthrie, Waits, and more. The

$44