Happening this Week
DWIGHT GARNER: THE UPSTAIRS DELICATESSEN
IN PERSON
July 12th, Friday, 5PM - 6PM
Critic and author Dwight Garner will be joining author André Bernard, Vice President of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, as part of The Mount's 2024 Masters Series. Dwight Garner is the senior book critic for The New York Times, whose now famed (and sometimes feared) reviews appear weekly. In addition to his journalism, Garner is the author of The Upstairs Delicatessen: a story that serves up the intertwined pleasures of books and food. The product of a lifetime of obsessively reading, eating and every combination therein, The Upstairs Delicatessen is a charming, emotional memoir in which he records the voices of great writers and the stories from his life that fill his mind as he moves through the sections of the day and of this book: breakfast, lunch, shopping, the occasional nap, drinking and dinner. Make sure to take a look at the other authors that will be participating in the Masters series as there are many exciting voices to come. $25 - $30 Adults, Free for students and youth 18 & under.
The Mount. 2 Plunkett Street. Lenox MA. 413. 551.5111.
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RIVER WALK: WILD EDIBLES
IN PERSON
July 13th, Saturday, 1PM - 3:30PM
Join Russ Cohen at River Walk, a project of Great Barrington Land Conservancy for a walk focusing on edible native plant species, including species that you might like to plant in your yard. Russ will share some samples of foraged treats, made from wild edible plants, to taste at the beginning or end of the walk. River Walk project is a remarkable, community-driven transformation of a rubble and invasive plant-dominated Housatonic riverbank eyesore to the predominantly native-plant showpiece it is today, with an expertly designed and constructed footpath running through it. $40 - $65.
River Walk. 7 Cottage Street. Great Barrington MA.
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ASTON MAGNA MUSIC FESTIVAL: BACH'S THREE PARTITAS
IN PERSON
July 13th, Saturday, 6PM - 8PM
Aston Magna Music Festival will be presenting its first concert of its 51st season. Over four concert weekends Aston Magna offers a broad spectrum of works by composers both familiar and lesser known, representing several centuries and styles. The lineup of musicians includes many audience’s favorite artists from past seasons as well as other celebrated artists performing for the first time, including two guest directors. The first concert is Johann Sebastian Bach’s Three Partitas for Solo Violin, performed by Aston Magna Artistic Director Daniel Stepner on baroque violin with commentary by the artist. $40 Advance, $50 Day of.
Saint James Place. 352 Main Street. Great Barrington MA. 413.528.1996.
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FIESTA DEL SOL: SUMMERFEST 2024
IN PERSON
July 13th, Saturday, 5:30PM - 9:30PM
Don't miss the Litchfield Community Center's most popular event of the season: Fiesta del Sol! This fundraiser promises to be an extraordinarily fun evening for a great organization with festive food, beverages and live music. Some of the offerings include Tilden's Fish Tacos & Fries, @Thecorner Jamaican Jerk Chicken, a Full Cantina Bar featuring cocktails & mocktails amongst many more. Enjoy the fun beats of the Caribbean Vibe Steel Drum Band and Avenue Groove Band who will provide the background music for this festive celebration. Wear your proper fiesta attire--the most colorful, the better! $85 per person, $150 for two.
Litchfield Community Center. 421 Bantam Road. Litchfield CT. 860.567.8302.
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TANGLEWOOD MUSIC CENTER FELLOWS: ABRAHAM LINCOLN WALKS AT MIDNIGHT
IN PERSON
July 17th, Wednesday, 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight is a chamber cantata based on a 1914 poem by American poet Vachel Lindsay. It portrays Abraham Lincoln walking the streets of Springfield, Illinois, stirred from his eternal sleep--a man who, even in death, is burdened by the tragedies of the modern world. The poem was set to music in 1953 by American composer Roy Ellsworth Harris (1898 – 1979) who wrote music on many American subjects, and is best known for his Symphony No. 3. The Tanglewood Music Center Fellows will be on-site at Chesterwood - the site where the most iconic statue of Lincoln was sculpted by Daniel Chester French. Suggested donation $10.
Chesterwood. 4 Williamsville Road. Stockbridge MA. 413.298.3579.
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