Happening this Week
CELEBRATE LIGHT: CELEBRATORY CRAFT
IN PERSON
November 10th, Friday, 2PM
In honoring Veterans today, the clocks turning back and billions of people around the world who celebrate Diwali on Sunday, making flower lanterns to symbolize the victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance seems the perfect early afternoon craft. Stop by the Scoville Memorial Library—wearing clothes that can withstand washable paint—and create your very own guiding light, just in time for the days when the dark arrives earlier. Free.
Scoville Memorial Library. 38 Main Street. Salisbury CT. 860.435.2838.
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HOPKINS WINERY SIP & POUR: CANDLE MAKING CLASS
IN PERSON
November 10th, Friday, 6 - 8PM
Legrify Inspired, a Luxury Soy Candle Maker & Apothecary, is taking their candle making event on the road and has teamed up with Hopkins Vineyard for a candle-making experience. Enjoy the beautiful atmosphere at Hopkins Vineyard and sip on some delicious wine and taste treats! Founders and Owners Joe and Julianna will be instructing how to make an organic soy scented candle of your choice—and they’ll be bringing the best fall and winter scents! Get your creative juice flowing with some visual, scent-based and liquid inspiration. $50. Food and drinks sold separately.
Hopkins Vineyard. 25 Hopkins Road. Warren CT. 860.868.7954.
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BODYTRAFFIC: ENTERTAINING EVENING OF DANCE
IN PERSON
November 10th, Friday, 8PM
November 11th, Saturday, 3PM
Los Angeles based BODYTRAFFIC has made waves from coast to coast with its far-reaching appeal. Artistic Director Tina Finkelman Berkett leads a masterful troupe, all nimble interpreters of each choreographer’s distinct vision. This absorbing, thought-provoking and vividly theatrical company assures an “absolutely joyous and oh-so-entertaining” evening of dance. Surprising and unforgettable, the Los Angeles Times refers to BODYTRAFFIC as one of the most talked-about companies nationwide.” $45 - 65.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. 14 Castle Street. Great Barrington MA. 413.528.0100.
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STREET CORNER DREAMS: AUTHOR TALK
VIRTUAL
November 14th, Tuesday, 7PM
Set between the two World Wars, Street Corner Dreams—a suspenseful family drama—brings to life an immigrant family forged in tragedy and hope, struggling to attain their dreams in Brooklyn’s teeming streets. Kraut spins beautifully written and realistic descriptions of the Feinstein family as they fight to rise above poverty amid the ravages of the Spanish Flu, The Depression and living among the Jewish and Italian gangsters who ruled New York neighborhoods in the 1920s and 1930s. Street Corner Dreams is an exploration of a timeless question: how much do we owe the families that have sacrificed and shaped us—and does that debt outweigh what we owe ourselves and our own hopes and dreams for a better life? Kraut will be interviewed by Nora Stonehill—lifelong friend and beta reader of Kraut’s novels—and excerpts of the book will be ready by experienced voice-over artist Justine Reiss. Free.
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JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING: LIVE FROM BROADWAY
VIRTUAL
November 14th - 19th, Tuesday - Sunday, times vary
Jaja’a African Hair Braiding, commissioned by Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2018, is the hottest show on Broadway! Can’t make it to the big city? For this week only, you’ll be able to livestream award winning Ghanian-American playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s brilliant new comedy from home as it is performed live at the Manhattan Theatre Club. This extraordinary play welcomes you into Jaja’s bustling hair braiding salon in Harlem, where every day, a lively and eclectic group of West African immigrant hair braiders are creating masterpieces. During one sweltering summer day, love blossoms, dreams flourish, and secrets revealed. The uncertainty of their circumstances simmers below the surface of their lives and when it boils over it forces the tight-knit community to confront what it means to be an outsider on the edge of the place they call home. $69.
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