BASIC Berkshires

Tinker Tots
2026-09-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-09-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-09-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-09-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-11 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-04 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) and 16 more dates | Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, 012201
Come tinker and explore with the library and Pittsfield’s CFCE!
Each week children ages 0-2 (siblings welcome) and their caregivers engage in child-centered play, art, music, storytime, and sensory activities to encourage social, fine and gross motor, and pre-literacy skills.
¡Venga a jugar y explorar con la biblioteca y el CFCE de Pittsfield! Cada semana, los niños y sus cuidadores participan en juegos, arte, música, lectura de cuentos y actividades sensoriales centradas en los niños.
Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult 18+ at all times.
For more information call the Children’s Library: 413-499-9480, ext. 5.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
Attendance at library programs constitutes consent to be photographed; photos may be used in print or electronic publicity for the Berkshire Athenaeum.

Community Day
2026-05-23 11:00 - 16:00 | Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA, 01240
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 live performances, demonstrations, and music; interactive activities for all ages; film screenings; food trucks with fare for purchase, and opportunities to learn about more than two dozen nonprofit and community organizations serving the Berkshires and beyond.
Learn more at shakepeare.org or call 413.637.3353!

100 Years of Movies: “Bringing Up Baby” (1938)
2026-05-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
‘Bringing Up Baby’ is a classic screwball comedy starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. In pursuit of a major donation for his museum, paleontologist David Huxley (Grant) gets tangled up with an eccentric heiress, Susan Vance (Hepburn), and her pet leopard, Baby. (No rating, 1h 42min.)
100 Years of Movies is back! This popular film series celebrates over a century of movies at the Mahaiwe and once again features introductions by director Deborah Reinisch. Join as we highlight the careers of beloved stars lost this past year through 10 titles also programmed with America’s 250thanniversary in mind. For the latest schedule, visit mahaiwe.org/100years.

Railroad Earth
2026-05-09 20:00 - 21:30 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
For over two decades, Railroad Earth has captivated audiences with gleefully unpredictable live shows and eloquent and elevated studio output. The group introduced its signature sound on 2001’s ‘The Black Bear Sessions.’ Between selling out hallowed venues such as Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, they’ve been responsible for launching signature festivals Hangtown Music Festival in Placerville, CA and Hillberry: The Harvest Moon Festival in Eureka Springs, AR. Sought after by legends, the John Denver Estate tapped them to put lyrics penned by the late John Denver to music on the 2019 vinyl EP, ‘Railroad Earth: The John Denver Letters.’

Berkshire Opera Festival Presents: Flower and Hawk
2026-05-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Ventfort Hall, 104 Walker Street, Lenox, MA
Event Details:
Saturday, May 2 at 2:00 PM
Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum
104 Walker Street, Lenox, MA
Duration: 50 minutes (no intermission)
$30 General Admission | $15 Students | Free for eligible Card to Culture participants
Tickets:
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Step into the riveting world of Eleanor of Aquitaine—queen of two nations, mother of kings, and one of the Middle Ages’ most powerful women. In Flower and Hawk, she relives the triumphs and betrayals of her extraordinary life from her imprisonment in Salisbury Tower in this gripping monodrama by celebrated American composer Carlisle Floyd.
Starring soprano Ashley Marie Robillard, accompanied by pianist Grant Loehnig, this special presentation also marks the centennial of Carlisle Floyd, offering a moving tribute to one of America’s most influential opera composers.
Following the performance, audience members are invited to stay for a post-show chat and Q&A with the artists over light refreshments—an intimate opportunity to explore the work and its connections to Berkshire Opera Festival.

Michael Feinstein – Big Band Broadway with the Carnegie Hall Ensemble
2026-05-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
Broadway never sounds better than when it swings. With the greatest contemporary jazz musicians, Michael Feinstein swings the songbook into the 21st Century.
Featuring music from quintessential shows such as ‘Cabaret,’ ‘Hello Dolly,’ and ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to ‘Into the Woods,’ and ‘Chicago,’ Big Band Broadway delivers modern and classic showtunes with the timeless tradition of Carnegie Hall in a way that only Michael Feinstein can do.

London’s National Theatre in HD: “All My Sons”
2026-04-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
Bryan Cranston (‘Breaking Bad’) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (‘Hard Truths’) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (‘A View from the Bridge’).
One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions?
Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (‘I May Destroy You’), Tom Glynn-Carney (‘House of the Dragon’), and Hayley Squires (‘I, Daniel Blake’) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play.
