Happening this Week

NORA KRUG IN CONVERSATION: POWER OF IMAGES
IN PERSON
March 18th, Saturday, 4:30 - 5:30PM
History is personal in this conversation with award-winning artist Nora Krug. The German American author and illustrator draws from unique, wide-ranging sources of inspiration and in-depth research resulting in provocative visual storytelling that invites you to understand and reconcile the past in service of a brighter future. This is at the heart of the newest feature exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum which focuses on Krug’s powerful graphic memoir, Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home and her most recent book publication, an illustrated edition of Yale historian Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.
Norman Rockwell Museum. 9 Route 183. Stockbridge MA. 413.298.4100.
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KEVIN BARTINI & FRIENDS: AN EVENING OF COMEDY
IN PERSON
March 18th, Saturday, 7PM
Shakespeare & Company and the Berkshire Mountain Comedy Arts Festival (BMCAF) is presenting the third installment of Kevin Bartini & Friends—an evening of comedy featuring Bartini as Master of Ceremonies and John Fuselgang headlining the evening. Fugelsang who hosted America’s Funniest Home Videos for ABC, now hosts “Tell Me Everything” weekdays on SirirusXM and has appeared at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival and HBO’s U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. $38.
Shakespeare & Co. Elayne Bernstein Theatre. 70 Kemble Street. Lenox MA. 413.637.1199
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BERKSHIRE LYRIC PRESENTS: KICK THE WINTER BLUES
IN PERSON
March 18th & 19th, Saturday & Sunday, 3 - 4:30PM
Celebrating their 60th Anniversary Season, Berkshire Lyric is presenting their annual “Kick the Winter Blues” pop concerts and the first since 2019 due to the pandemic. This year’s program is called “A Musical Trip to Ireland,” and features popular and traditional Irish music including such favorites as “Danny Boy” and “When the Irish Are Smiling,” sung by the Berkshire Lyric Chorus, the Lyric Children’s Chorus, and Melodious Accord. You’ll also enjoy special guests including a Berkshire Irish dance group. $20 Adults, Free for Children.
Lenox Town Hall Auditorium. 13-33 Walker Street. Lenox MA.
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SPRING EQUINOX WALKS: IMAGINE AND AWAKEN
IN PERSON
March 19th, Sunday, 11AM
Enjoy the wonder and beauty of new growth with the coming of Spring and all that it brings. Sunday’s Family Walk walk is an engaging adventure at Bartholomew’s Cobble with mindfulness-in-nature guide Sandrine Harris, welcoming children and adults with imagination and fun at the heart of connecting with the natural world. $6 - 20.
Bartholomew’s Cobble. 105 Weatogue Road. Ashley Falls MA. 413.229.8600.
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March 20th, Monday, 5PM
On Monday, Sandrine will lead Awakening: A Spring Equinox Meditative Experience where you’ll celebrate the coming of Spring through a sweet and contemplative evening. In this practice, you’ll feel the energy of welcoming new growth and transformation while taking in the beauty of the natural environment of the gardens at Naumkeag. $12 - 20.
Naumkeag. 5 Prospect Hill Road. Stockbridge MA. 413.298.8138.
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HAPPENING NEXT WEEK

SLAVIC EASTER EGG: DECORATION CELEBRATION
IN PERSON
April 1st, 10AM and 1PM
Celebrate the Easter season with a unique opportunity to learn a time-honored Eastern European craft. Ventfort Hall is once again offering its Slavic Easter egg decorating demonstrations and instructional workshops giving you the chance to produce your own colorful, elaborate and beautiful decorative pieces that will last a lifetime. Be sure to register soon as spaces fill up for this activity very quickly! $35.
Ventfort Hall. 104 Walker Street. Lenox MA. 413.637.3206.
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