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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.
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.
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.
A special comedy night with nationally touring comedians! 5:30PM Doors & 7:30PM Show. Food & drinks for sale from 5:30-9:30PM! TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-comedy-at-bondhu-in-new-ashford-ma-tickets-896633734637
The Adams Brothers (Steve and Pete Adams) will be performing from 12:30 - 1:20 pm A well-seasoned Berkshire Duo, performing Country, Rock and Originals Second performance will be Charlie Fitzhugh on the keyboard from 1:30 - 2:30 pm Plays a wide variety of 60s-80s top 40 pieces on keyboard.
Our first musician is Mark Franklin performing from 12:30 - 1:20 pm Inspired and fueled by songwriters from the 60s and 70s. Mark has been writing and playing beautiful music since he was a teen. Performing from 1:30 – 2:30 pm will be Pete Apple and Kathy Garson They have been creating their unique blend of music for over 50 years!
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
Shakespeare & Company presents the World Premiere of Awni Abdi-Bahri's Three Tall Persian Women, directed by Dalia Ashurina, August 30 through October 13 in the Elayne P. Berstein Theatre. Golnar, a punkish Iranian-American millennial, returns home to her mother Nasrin for the anniversary of her father’s passing, and walks into hoards of family memorabilia that her grandmother Mamani has moved in with her. This comedic and touching play is about generational differences, grief, control, and learning to let go; but more than anything, it’s a love story to immigrant mothers.
