The Mahaiwe presents a free screening of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ per annual tradition. Frank Capra directs James Stewart and Donna Reed in this classic holiday favorite about community, love, and hope. (Rated PG, 2h 10min.)
Berkshire Opera Festival is excited to invite you to our third annual Community Sing-Along! This free, fun-filled event brings everyone together to sing beloved opera choruses by composers like Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner—alongside BOF choristers and members of our wider Berkshire singing community. Singers of all experience levels are encouraged to join in. Whether you’re a seasoned vocalist […]
A rejected lover. A frozen landscape. A profound loneliness. Hailed as the greatest song cycle ever written, Schubert’s Winterreise follows a wandering protagonist on his quest for comfort on a winter's night. But this is not merely a trek through snow and ice—it is an intimate odyssey into the depths of the soul. Join internationally […]
Back by popular demand! Berkshire Opera Festival’s Free Family Concert returns with a lively mix of opera favorites and instantly recognizable melodies. This fun, one-hour interactive performance invites kids and adults to experience live opera up close—perfect for a memorable family outing. This unforgettable afternoon of music is free and open to all ages, but […]
Kirtan with Jordan Loder featuring Jurian Hughes Internationally touring kirtan artist Jordan Loder, a proud Berkshire native, will perform a special homecoming concert on Friday, May 15, 2026 at Better Yoga Berkshires in Great Barrington. The evening of devotional, meditative music will feature special guest Jurian Hughes, senior Kripalu faculty member and beloved teacher of […]
FREE EVENT Community Day Saturday, May 23 11 am–4 pm Tina Packer Playhouse & the Grounds Shakespeare & Company announces its third-annual Community Day, a free, family-friendly celebration on Saturday, May 23, from 11 am to 4 pm at the Shakespeare & Company campus in Lenox. Community Day invites guests of all ages to enjoy […]
Shakespeare & Company Presents: Fireflies by Matthew Barber, Directed by Daniela Varon. From the author of Enchanted April, retired schoolteacher Eleanor Bannister lives alone in tiny Groverdell, Texas, settled into her routines and secure in her standing as the town’s most respected woman. When a hole in her roof brings Abel Brown—a charming, smooth-talking drifter—onto […]
Farm & Field presents Tracing Paths, a new exhibition of paintings by Jill Duffy curated by Linda J. Park and installed in the hayloft gallery of the farm’s 200-year-old barn in Chatham, NY. Rooted in walking paths across the farm, the work is created with handmade wild inks & vine charcoal, and natural pigments gathered […]
Shakespeare & Company Presents: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Directed by Kate Kohler Amory July 4-July 26 at 7 pm at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre Shipwrecks, disguises, and mistaken identities spark the joyful chaos of Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s most playful romantic comedy. Love runs amok, wit flies, and nothing is quite what […]
Circus & the Bard: The Next Chapter bounces back July 16–26 at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm at the Tina Packer Playhouse! Co-created by Allyn Burrows, Robin Eldridge, and Pedro Reis, Co-directed by Allyn Burrows and Pedro Reis Shakespeare & Company and Spirit of the Circus reunite for a playful mash-up of jaw-dropping […]
Planned in conjunction with Norman Rockwell’s Museum’s American Stories: Revolution to Rockwell, this three-part musical salon series will explore how artists and songwriters have shaped the American imagination over the last 250 years. Featuring acclaimed Berkshire performers Ron Ramsay and Samantha Talora, each thematic salon blends storytelling, history and a wide range of musical genres including […]
A blend of modern music and Shakespearean verse. Co-created by Allyn Burrows and Jacob Ming-Trent, Directed by Allyn Burrows July 29-August 2 at 3:30 pm, 6 pm, and 7 pm at the Tina Packer Playhouse The hit that had audiences on their feet returns—revved up and remixed. The Tina Packer Playhouse transforms once […]
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