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Tanglewood Learning Institute
Fifty Events September to May
By: - Aug 07th, 2026The Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI) is pleased to announce the 2026–27 fall/winter/spring season, the most expansive yet, with over 50 events at the Linde Center for Music and Learning on Tanglewood's campus and in the Berkshires community. Marking the third year of year-round TLI programming, the upcoming season offers a wide-ranging performance lineup of exciting classical, jazz, Broadway, and dance talent as well as the TLI Cinematics film series, new TLI Focal Point photography classes, and community engagement events.
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Manship, Friendship and Hockney, An Exhibition’s Genesis
Rebecca Reynolds, Director of Manship Artists Residency
By: - Aug 06th, 2026Art Deco pioneer Paul Manship (1885-1966) is best known for the Prometheus Fountain at NY's Rockefeller Center. He first came to Gloucester with painter Maxfield Parrish in 1915 and, thanks to an invitation from another friend, painter Leon Kroll, he started summering on Cape Ann in 1940. In 1944, he purchased two abandoned granite quarries, the current Manship property, and built a summer residence there in 1945 and his barn studio in 1946. Today the site functions as Manship Artists Residency.
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Lovesong by Abi Morgan at Unicorn Theatre
Four Play Two
By: - Aug 06th, 2026Lovesong by Abi Morgan has a challenging premise. It presents a loving couple in two stages with both on stage portraying aspects of their lives separated by decades. Without acknowledgement they are often in each others’ presence which creates challenges for trying to follow progressions. To what extent does the audience buy into seeing a single couple at different stages of life or four actors following parallel but different trajectories?
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From the Novel Call It In the Air
The Mission
By: - Aug 06th, 2026Two backyards from Gary’s house, Gary suddenly stopped and pressed himself back against the corner of a garden shed. He pulled Joey down beside him. 'Look,' he said, pointing to a second-storey window in the next yard. 'The light's still on.' It was the first light they had seen in their mission. 'We have to be careful here, Joey.'
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Gauthier Dance/ Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart
At Jacob's Pillow
By: - Aug 04th, 2026With this appearance at Jacob's Pillow the emphasis was on the company. Of 13 works presented just one was choreographed by Eric Gauthier.
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Rinaldo
Holy Crusader as Modern Comic Superhero
By: - Aug 04th, 2026West Edge Opera has adapted the storyline of Handel's Baroque opera into a tale of a superhero who joins forces with the police to fight organized crime. It works.
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The Turn of the Screw
Britten's Sinister Opera Based on Henry James's Novella
By: - Aug 03rd, 2026Without the presence of parents, an untried governess is hired to care for two children on an English country estate. She becomes ensnared by the ghosts of the deceased and the deceptions of the children in her charge.
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Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
After Four Decades Terrence McNally Play Still Resonates
By: - Aug 03rd, 2026Seduced by moonlight Frankie and Johnny turn first night sex into the hope of a lasting relationship. The play reveals mid life lonesomeness and the need for commitment.
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42nd Street
At Sharon Playhouse
By: - Aug 05th, 2026I thoroughly enjoyed Sharon Playhouse’s production of 42nd Street, but I am mindful of its flaws. But despite that, I mentally hummed along and tapped by feet to the old songs by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. Some you know and others will be pleasant surprises.
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Ariadne auf Naxos
Merola Opera's Spectacular Portrait
By: - Jul 31st, 2026When opera and burlesque companies must perform simultaneously for a wealthy patron, consternation commences and a delightful mashup follows.
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Westport Country PLayhouse
By: - Aug 02nd, 2026Agatha Christie wrote convoluted murder mysteries that followed a pattern of too many suspects, too much hidden from the reader, and an implausible murderer. But add a touch of humor, which playwright Mark Shanahan does, and you can turn most Christie novels into delightful theatrical entertainments.
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The Long Exhale
Making Waves
By: - Jul 28th, 2026To face the end of our physical time is not a medical failure, nor is it a tragedy or a battle to be fought to the bitter end. It is the ultimate expression of Wu Wei—effortless action. We are not fighting a losing war against time; we are participating in the natural, necessary exhalation of the Dao.
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The Prince Part 1 - The Life and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli
Machiavelli Learns His Craft from Others
By: - Jul 28th, 2026Separately, Machiavelli acts as the messenger and negotiator between the governing council of Florence and Savonarola as well as Cesare Borgia, each of whom face dilemmas. While humbled by his more experienced counterparties, Machiavelli will later become the authority on authoritative governance that they employed.
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Provincetown Art Association and Museum Announceces Robert Motherwell and Renate Ponsold Research Fellow
Helen Molesworth First Recipient
By: - Jul 30th, 2026Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) is honored to announce the inaugural Robert Motherwell and Renate Ponsold Research Fellow, Helen Molesworth.
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Circa Contemporary Circus: Wolf
Fourth Visit to Jacob's Pillow Since 2012
By: - Jul 27th, 2026Gone are the ringmaster, clowns and elephants. In 1999, in Brisbane, Australia Yaron Lifschitz founded Circa Contemporary Circus. The successful organization has three separate companies on constant tour,. For the fourth time since 2012 one visited Jacob's Pillow. They performed the U.S. premiere of "Wolf" with a company of five men and five women.
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Burst, by Rachel Bublitz
New City Players in South Florida
By: - Jul 29th, 2026New City Players has concluded its current season with an engaging and believable production of Burst, by Rachel Bublitz. The production represented the drama's Southeastern premiere. Burst unfolds over one late disastrous night in modern-day CEO's California office.
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The Last Romance
Ends Season of Florida Studio Theatre
By: - Jul 28th, 2026In the play that closes Florida Studio Theatre’s summer mainstage season, the change agent is an 80-year-old widower named Ralph, who lives with his overly protective and bitter younger sister, Rose.
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DanceSport
The Competative Arm of Ballroom Dancing
By: - Jul 27th, 2026DanceSport, the competitive arm of ballroom dancing – a term adopted in the ‘80s by the by the International Council of Amateur Dancers (now known as the World DanceSport Federation) to distinguish competitive dancing from social or recreational dance – is big business in America.
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From the Novel Call It In the Air
The Promise
By: - Jul 29th, 2026Joey promised Gary that he would not let him die. 'I promise you, Gary,' Joey said softly in the cemetery. Then he paused. He was alone. Everyone had gone home. After Gary's funeral, he cycled back to the cemetery to make his promise. Then he started his promise again. As he made it, tears streamed down his face; millions of them, more tears than he had experienced before; more tears than he believed possible..."
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The Wooten Brothers Come to Berlin
Zig Zag's Jazz Fesitval Presents the Curtis Mayfield Headliners
By: - Jul 26th, 2026The Wooten Brothers performed at Zig Zag’s Jazz Festival in Berlin. They have quite a history.
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STORYWERKS
Courtyard of MASS MoCA
By: - Jul 29th, 2026Please join us for the opening day of STORYWERKS right in the courtyard at MASS MoCA, on Saturday, August 1, from noon to 6:00 PM. STORYWERKS is a place where words and stories spark creativity, connection, and meaning. Come explore our thoughtfully curated gifts and SW Gear, check out our podcast booth, share a story—or simply stop in to say hello.
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Christopher Nolan's Odyssey
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Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour's 20th Anniversary
Launches Field Guide to Ceramics In Western Massachusetts
By: - Jul 22nd, 2026“As we reflect upon the achievements during our 20 years in the Hilltowns, it is also a moment to appreciate the support from our community at a time when so many rural arts initiatives are challenged. Guided by working artists, the Hilltown 6 and Project Art together represent a model of sustainability driven by collaboration, community engagement, and long term commitments to shared visions. The anniversary events invite the public to see and acquire not only finished works, but also experience beautiful artist made environments, peak of summer gardens and go behind the scenes to learn stories told through hand made objects and historic architecture.” - Leslie Ferrin, Director of Project Art
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Chesterwood Arts Alive
Music From the Spanish Baroque
By: - Jul 24th, 2026Chesterwood will present a concert of Spanish music performed by Boston Baroque’s The X-tet with GRAMMY® winning tenor Karim Sulayman on Saturday, August 1 at 5:30 PM. The performance is part of Chesterwood's music, dance, and literary arts series ArtsAlive!.
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Cruising Colombia's Magdalena River
An Exotic Alternative to More Common Travel
By: - Jul 23rd, 2026While one end point of the cruise, Cartagena, is a major tourist attraction, the visitor on this trip will enjoy experiences shared by few - the culture of rural Colombia and a diverse tropical environment.
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