Arts Soviet Underground Rock Legend Kicks off TurnPark's 10th Season A monumental new sculpture, a Russian rock legend, and a season-long meditation on myth anchor the Berkshire park's 10th anniversary. By Jamie Larson •
Arts New Yorker Cartoonist Emily Flake Gives You Permission to Write and Draw Jokes at Hillsdale Workshop Experience The Workshop Experience Weekend in Hillsdale returns for its sixth year with over 26 hands-on classes, and one of the most compelling is a two-hour deep dive into the art of the gag cartoon. By Jamie Larson •
Arts "Surface, Structure, String: Hudson Valley Textile Art Now" Hudson Hall opens "Surface, Structure, String: Hudson Valley Textile Art Now" on May 8, a group exhibition featuring 24 artists. By Jamie Larson •
Arts People, Poetry, Perspective: Adams Theater Hosts Ten-Day MA250 Celebration the MA250 Festival: People, Poetry, Perspective, a ten-day run of events from June 12 through 21. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Weave Your Own Basket at Five Points Arts Center A two-day workshop covers the fundamentals of reed weaving and leaves you with something to take home. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Railroad Earth Rolls Into the Mahaiwe The New Jersey jam-grass veterans bring their famously unpredictable live show to Great Barrington By Jamie Larson •
Arts Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly at the Merryall Center Spirituals, gospel, and blues open the venue's 75th anniversary season. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Justice Alito and Conservative Legal Revenge: Journalist Peter S. Canellos in Lenox Lenox Library and The Berkshire Eagle host prize-winning journalist Peter S. Canellos in conversation with editor Priscilla Painton to discuss his new book, "Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement." By Jamie Larson •
Arts "Liz & Ben: The Dictionary of Moments" Tonight at The Foundry Comedians and real-life couple Liz Butler and Ben Jardine perform a hybrid of live-written short fiction and spontaneous improv scenes. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Jody Redhage Ferber Trio in Pine Plains A chamber jazz performance inspired by the flying creatures of the Hudson River Valley. By Jamie Larson •
Arts 20th Berkshire International Film Festival With Amy Goodman and Karen Allen, May 28–31 For its 20th edition, the Berkshire International Film Festival features Amy Goodman, Karen Allen, and 80-plus films from 27 countries. By Jamie Larson • •
Arts A Play About Women and a Viral Treehouse: "Rooted" by WAM in Lenox WAM Theatre opens "Rooted," a new comedy by Deborah Zoe Laufer running May 1 through 16 at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theater at Shakespeare & Company. By Jamie Larson •
