Events

1. Organized Escape: Psychoanalysts in Exile

If you find yourself in the Berkshires this summer . . . come see a collaboration between the Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center and the Sigmund Freud Museum, Vienna—this exhibit tells the story of the efforts of the worldwide psychoanalytic community to save the lives of psychoanalysts in German-occupied Austria and their post-war reunion in Stockbridge in 1950.

Where: Corner House Community Exhibition Space at 48 Main Street, Stockbridge, MA

When: Thursdays-Saturdays, 10am-4pm (Eastern) or by appointment, through October 16, 2023

More information: www.austenriggs.org/Freud-Riggs

2. Stockbridge Library

Author Talk with Chris Grabenstein at Lenox Town Hall Auditorium

Saturday, July 15 @ 10:30 am — 12:00 pm

Cardboard Tube Space Shuttle Craft

Wednesday, July 19 @ 3:00 pm — 4:00 pm

3rd Annual Community Dog Show

Saturday, July 22 @ 10:00 am — 1:00 pm

Milk Jug Fairy Home Craft

Wednesday, July 26 @ 2:30 pm — 3:30 pm

3. Senior Center

Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 am "Walking with Chris" (Gym — Town Offices)

Mondays and Wednesdays Chair Yoga 4-5pm (Gym — Town offices)

July 19 — Lunch and Speaker Maria Carr, "Marking Stockbridge's Past" 11am

4. Chesterwood

Saturday, July 22 at 5:00 p.m. Close Encounters with Music's educational initiative, the Berkshire High Peaks Festival for Outstanding Young Musicians, with a program including Mozart (String Duo No. 1 for Violin and Viola in G Major, KV 423), J. S. Bach (Suite No. 3 in C Major), Paganini (Caprice No. 13 "Devil's Chuckle") and Barriere (Sonata in G Major), followed by a reception. Tickets $25 per person ($20 for Chesterwood Members) and free to all under 18.

Thursday, July 27 at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. — Spirits of Chesterwood, an intergenerational dance project created by 6 local choreographers in the Berkshire Pulse community. The 6:00 p.m. performance will be followed by a reception. Tickets $25 per person ($20 for Chesterwood Members) and free to all under 18.

Saturday, July 29 at 4:30 p.m. — Artist's Talk with West African sculptor Georges Adéagbo about his site-specific installation at Chesterwood (tickets include the music performance by Heard at 5:30 p.m.) followed by a reception. Tickets $25 per person ($20 for Chesterwood Members) and free to all under 18

Saturday, July 29 at 5:30 p.m. — Heard, an acclaimed collective of musicians that bring their skills and passion for world music, jazz and improvising together to create irresistible grooves set in a unique sonic tapestry, followed by a reception. Tickets $25 per person ($20 for Chesterwood Members) and free to all under 18. Tickets at www.chesterwood.org/artsalive

Photo: Jay Rhind