Happening this Week
LITCHFIELD JAZZ FEST: MARIO PAVONE & HIS DIALECT TRIO
October 23rd, Friday, 7:30PM
VIRTUAL
Enjoy the sounds bassist/composer/bandleader Mario Pavone and his Dialect Trio as they take the stage live at the Telefunken Soundstage in South Windsor, CT. The New Yorker hailed Pavone’s skills, saying “the sheer dynamism of his playing is matched by the lustre of his writing and arranging.” Together with Matt Mitchell on piano and Tyshawn Sorey on drums, the three members of the Dialect Trio have long been some of the most in-demand improvisers on the NYC jazz scene. The performance will be streaming live on Litchfield Jazz Festival’s YouTube channel. Free.
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ALL THE BELLES:
THE MONTGOMERY STORIES OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
October 24th, Saturday, 4-5PM
VIRTUAL
During his Roaring Twenties heyday, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote three stories about the belles of fictional Tarleton, Georgia inspired by his own belle wife Zelda Sayre and her own hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. Known as The Montgomery Stories, they are minor masterpieces long regarded as the very best of the 160+ short stories the writer published during his short life. Author and executive director of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society, Dr. Kirk Curnutt, assembled these stories in All of the Belles which have never been collected in a single volume and will present Fitzgerald’s insight into Montgomery high society. Free.
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BARD COLLEGE CONSERVATORY: SHOWCASE WEEKEND
October 24th & 25th, Saturday, 7:30PM and Sunday, 3PM
VIRTUAL
The Student and Faculty Showcase Weekend at the Bard College Conservatory of Music always proves that the future of classical music is in good hands! Saturday’s performance includes Pablo Casals’ Song of the Birds featuring La Sardana, Cello choir and students from the Music Program, Conservatory and The Orchestra Now as well as Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons performed by the Conservatory Orchestra. Sunday’s program features Mozart’s Serenata Notturna and Mahler’s Adagietto from Symphony No. 5. Free,
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THE ECOLOGY OF COFFEE: COOL BEANS
October 25th, Sunday, 11AM - 1PM
IN PERSON
Come join the experts who brought the best coffee in the Berkshires to West Stockbridge, Lisa Landry and Flavio Lichtenthal, founders and co-owners of No. Six Depot Roastery. They will share an interactive talk on the production, sourcing and cultivation of coffee. This conscientious duo will speak to the social and ecological impact of coffee production, including environmental factors and concerns related to climate change and organic growing methods. Enjoy three of their coffees and learn to taste for the flavor nuances that come from different regions. $20 - 25.
Berkshire Botanical Garden. 5 West Stockbridge Road. Stockbridge MA. 413.298.3926.
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THE SOUL OF AMERICA: HISTORY’S LESSONS IN HOPE
October 25th, Sunday, 3PM
VIRTUAL
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, historian and presidential biographer, Jon Meacham, is in a unique position today having penned biographies of leaders on both sides of the political abyss. In a time when the nation feels so divided, Meacham—who has been called “the conscience of America”—offers reassurance that America has weathered such storms before and can do so once again. His most recent book, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, brings to life major crises of American history, illuminates the courage of influential citizen activists and presents a hopeful picture that the ‘better angels of our nature’ have repeatedly prevailed. $25.
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