1. Children’s Chimes Children and Family Day
Saturday July 6, 11am at the Children’s Chime Tower in front the Old Town Hall. The Town of Stockbridge will allow children to come up and play the chimes in the tower (in front of the old town hall) beginning at 11am on Saturday, July 6. Any child who wants to come up and play must be accompanied by an adult. Signups begin at 10:45am and will continue until all have had a chance to play. At the end of the session (approximately 10:45) there will be a brief NAME THAT TUNE CONTEST for adults and children with 10 tunes to identify. Top prize winners will be eligible for prizes from Nejaimes’ Wine Sellers, Williams & Sons Country Store, and Stockbridge Coffee & Tea.
2. Fairview Hospital Gala
Fairview Hospital Gala To Honor Her Excellency Maura Healey, July 17, 5:30pm to Botanical Gardens’s:30pm at Gedney Farm, New Marlborough. Funds raised will support equipment at Fairview Hospital fund. For reservations or more information, call 413- 854 9609
3. Berkshire Botanical Garden Gala
Berkshire Botanical Garden Gala, July 27, 2024, 6pm to 11pm. It is the Botanical Garden’s 90th birthday. As the sun sets over a summer garden in bloom, we will welcome you and your guests to cocktails around the Center House veranda and fire fountain, followed by a delicious meal under a festive tent, and capped by a glorious night of dancing under the stars to the strains of The Beantown Swing Orchestra. This joyous event will honor our founders and visionaries dating back nine decades and will be a toast to the Garden’s exciting plans for the future. We recommend festive attire; dress to party for dinner and dancing. A highlight of the night will be a performance by Galina Detkina and Roman Malkhaysan, U.S. National and World Champion American Smooth Style Ballroom Dancers!
For information contact rdurgin@berkshirebotanical.org or call 413-944-8504.
4. Norman Rockwell Museum
Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM) presents its 6th Annual Art of Brewing, August 10, 2024, 1pm — 4pm.
Returning for its 6th year, the annual Art of Brewing Festival offers guests a chance to sample the best craft brews in the region. Spend an afternoon with friends and families all while sampling local and regional beer, wine, cider, distilled drinks, and even coffee! Enjoy delicious food from local eateries, start a friendly competition with some lawn games, and relax on a perfect Berkshire summer day. Plus, you’ll have an opportunity to see the incredible art that you find on all your favorite beverages and talk to some of the artists! Receive a free commemorative beer glass while supplies last. This event is rain or shine. 21 + for Tasting — All ages Welcome for games, food and art appreciation!
Tickets: $30 for members, $40 for not-yet-members
Each ticket buyer receives 10 drink tickets to redeem for sample pours.
NRM in collaboration with Tanglewood Learning Institute. This program takes place at Tanglewood in Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA on August 4, 2024. 10am
Join Hip Hop and theater artist Baba Israel, Illustrator Louis Henry Mitchell, Jazz and electronic artist Sean Nowell, bassist Mary Ann McSweeney, Boston Symphony Orchestra percussionist Will Hudgins, and host Rebecca Sheir for an adventure through visual art, storytelling and music. In this interactive program, participants will help shape the creative direction of a series of musical improvisations that create the score for Mitchell’s original illustrations and storytelling performance. The music will combine live instruments, wind and mallet synths, live looping and beatbox. Baba Israel will take audience input, words, and ideas to help shape
Mitchell’s improvised drawings of a character whose unique features and storyline will evolve in real time guided by the audience’s feedback. Audience members will be invited to learn to beatbox, play with vocal fx, trigger samples and synths and contribute their voices and sounds to the loops and music created. No musical experience needed just a sense of curiosity and a celebration of our collective imagination.
Price: $15 for Adults, Kids are free. For more information go to
https://www.nrm.org/venue/linde-center-for-music-and-learning
