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 her doorstep, he offers to repair the house and quietly begins to upend her carefully ordered life. As […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
The Season will begin with Fragments, written and performed by Jim Petosa, and directed by GBPT Artistic Director Judy Braha. Working with Jim Petosa, the playwright/performer, to explore this new script, we will spend a few days in process in late April that will culminate in a sneak peak of the piece, a developmental reading on May 2 at […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Written by Chess Jakobs, The American Five explores pivotal moments in the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Bayard Rustin, Stanley Levison and Clarence B. Jones during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Set in the tense days leading up to the March on Washington, the play examines the strategy, […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
The Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration returns to celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead and Garcia’s enduring legacy. This groundbreaking orchestral adventure – curated by the Garcia family – will feature Garcia's storied original compositions as well as classic interpretations of timeless standards that were hallmarks of Garcia and the Grateful Dead's storied concerts. The program […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Dr. Peter Grinspoon joins Calyx Berkshire for an education-first conversation on aging, sleep, stress, cannabis, CBD, low-dose approaches, audience Q&A, and a book signing.
Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Performing Arts & Entertainment
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 her doorstep, he offers to repair the house and quietly begins to upend her carefully ordered life. As […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Returning to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time in seven years, the groundbreaking Black women-led theatrical dance company Urban Bush Women will present their dance-driven musical SCAT!... The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar. Set in a fictional jazz club, SCAT! tells a love story of two people making their way during the Great Migration through song, […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
The Season will begin with Fragments, written and performed by Jim Petosa, and directed by GBPT Artistic Director Judy Braha. Working with Jim Petosa, the playwright/performer, to explore this new script, we will spend a few days in process in late April that will culminate in a sneak peak of the piece, a developmental reading on May 2 at […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Written by Chess Jakobs, The American Five explores pivotal moments in the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Bayard Rustin, Stanley Levison and Clarence B. Jones during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Set in the tense days leading up to the March on Washington, the play examines the strategy, […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Often with the sounds of the morning orchestra rehearsal as a backdrop, see the amazing variety of mature specimen trees on the Tanglewood grounds and enjoy views of the Berkshire Hills from a variety of different vantage points. As you tour the BSO’s beloved summer home, consider which trees may have inspired the Tanglewood name […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment