Happening this Week
WESTERLY CANTEEN X EAT DOSHI: KOREAN/CALIFORNIA COLLAB
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October 3rd - 6th, Thursday - Sunday, times vary
Westerly Canteen invited Susan Kim of Eat Doshi for a weeklong collaboration culminating in a special Korean/California menu that highlights Hudson Valley growers and producers. For those unfamiliar with Eat Doshi, it is Susan's playful spin on Korean home cooking. Her traveling pop-up which took shape during the pandemic is Susan's alternative to a traditional restaurant. It is much like Westerly Canteen where she shares her constantly changing menus in new locations. If you are unable to make it for dinner, they will be serving Doshi Boxes in lieu of the regular lunch menu on Saturday & Sunday. Prices vary.
Westerly Canteen at Tenmile Distillery. 78 Sinpatch Road. Wassaic NY.
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WORLD PREMIERE: THREE TALL PERSIAN WOMEN
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October 4th - 13th, days & times vary
Shakespeare & Company presents the World Premiere of Awni Abdi-Bahri’s Three Tall Persian Women directed by Dalia Ashurina and staged at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. This comedic play is about generational differences, grief, control and learning to let go. More than anything, it’s a love story to immigrant mothers. Golnar, a punkish Iranian-American millennial, returns home to her mother Nasrin for the anniversary of her father’s passing and walks into hoards of family memorabilia that her grandmother Mamani has moved in. Originally staged at Shakespeare & Company in 2023 as a reading in the Plays in Process series, the play explores how and why societies police women’s bodily autonomy. $25 - $70
Shakespeare & Company. 70 Kemble Street. Lenox, MA
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FALL COLOR WALK: ALL-PERSONS ACCESSIBLE TRAIL
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October 5th, Saturday, 10AM - 11:30AM
Experience the fall foliage of the Berkshires from Pleasant Valley's beautiful All Person's Trail. This accessible trail leads down to Pike's Pond which provides spectacular views of the hillsides in their dazzling fall colors. This program starts at the sanctuary's entrance at a leisurely pace with many breaks through the level, gravel-paved, 0.3-mile-long All Person's Trail. Learn more about the nature of autumn and how local animals prepare for--or use clever ways to escape--the winter's chill through visual, auditory, and tactile objects provided by the naturalist. Binoculars and an all-terrain Freedom Chair and Rollator are available to borrow. $10 - $15.
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. 472 West Mountain Road. Lenox MA. 413.637.0320.
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ENO: ONE-OF-A-KIND SCREENING
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October 8th, Tuesday, 7PM
Don't miss this special one-night-only, one-of-a-kind screening of the career-spanning documentary about musician/multi-media artist Brian Eno. The film will be shown in Art House theatres nationwide on one of only two dates and will never be seen again. Using bespoke software that rearranges scenes, interviews and music, no two screenings will be alike! Whether you realize it or not, you’re probably a huge fan of Brian Eno. In addition to creating some of the most groundbreaking albums of the past 50 years, Eno has also produced critically acclaimed albums from many of the world’s most influential bands and performers, including U2, David Bowie, and countless others. He even created the unmistakable startup sound for Microsoft. So, chances are, you have heard the results of his artistic labors. Filmmaker Gary Hustwit, with unparalleled access to Eno’s vast audio and visual archive (including hundreds of hours of never-before-heard/seen material), has assembled ENO, a career-spanning documentary that takes viewers inside the life and mind of one of the most creative and prolific musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries. $16 - $18.
The Moviehouse. 48 Main Street. Millerton NY. 518.789.0022.
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LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE FOOD: SUPPORTING BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURE
IN PERSON
October 9th, Wednesday, 4PM - 5:30PM
Maybe you already support a CSA and regularly shop at your town’s farmers market. Yet you have the feeling there is still more you can do to support our local farmers and food artisans. Join Chef Katy Sparks for a talk about other “foraging strategies” to deepen your connections with the people who feed us and keep the Berkshires in agriculture. We all have a profound stake in keeping our region a healthy and sustainable food hub for future generations and our individual purchasing decisions make a huge difference. Katy is an award-winning chef and culinary consultant who lives and works in the southern Berkshires after spending over 25 years in New York City. She hosts a video series on YouTube celebrating our region’s farmers and artisan food makers called Edible Natural World and serves on the Berkshire Grown board. Free.
Mason Library. 231 Main Street. Great Barrington MA. 413.528.2403.
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