COURTESY DAVID ROTHENBERG
ShoutOut
A SYMPHONY OF SOUNDS
David Rothenberg will perform on Saturday , July 16 , at 3 p . m . in the TurnPark Art Space amphitheater . In this concert and talk , Rothenberg presents a musical trajectory through the world of birds , moving from species that live in the Berkshires like the hermit thrush and the catbird , onwards to more exotic characters like the nightingale , the shama of India , and the superb lyrebird . Rothenberg has performed and recorded with Pauline Oliveros , Peter Gabriel , Suzanne Vega , and others . His books and recordings in the field of interspecies music include Why Birds Sing , Thousand Mile Song on whales , Bug Music , and Nightingales in Berlin . turnpark . com , davidrothenberg . net
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Bousquet Mountain has a lot going on this summer with its Summer Concert Series . Every concert in the outdoor series is family-friendly and will feature top folk , rock , jazz , and blues artists . There ’ s plenty of space for concertgoers to bring blankets , lawn chairs and room to dance . LIFT Bistropub will be open for full-service dinner inside the lodge along with snacks and drinks outside . The lineup includes Javier Colon & Matt Cusson , Wanda Houston on July 7 ; Albert Cummings , Misty Blues on July 14 ; The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow , Session Americana on July 30 ; Ali McGuirk , The BTU ’ s on August 4 ; Bousquet Folk Festival with The Wolff Sisters , Benjamin Jafe , Eavesdrop , and more on August 11 ; and Billy Keane , Taylor Ashton ( Billy Keane album release show ) on August 18 . bousquetmountain . com
MEGAN HALEY COURTESY BILLY KEANE
This , that , and the other things
Head for the Hilltowns
Imagine a City
Mark Vanhoenacker grew up in Pittsfield , and his Lenox home appeared in the pages of Berkshire Magazine several years back . A commercial pilot , Vanhoenacker is a regular contributor to the New York Times and the Financial
Times , and the author of the bestseller Skyfaring . His new book , Imagine a City , will be released July 5 . A reading and book signing is planned for 6 p . m . on July 7 at Dottie ’ s in Pittsfield . The book begins as a memoir about growing up in a small place — Pittsfield — and weaves in other cities where Vanhoenacker has lived and traveled . It is a love letter to the metropolises of the world , from the perspective of a pilot who comes to know them first from above and then on the ground . markvanhoenacker . com
The Maestro
B y A n a s t a s i a S t a n m e y e r
Nine Hilltown potters will open their studios and kilns to the public for the 16th annual Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour and Sale on July 23 and 24 . The tour is free and open to the public , including demos and hands-on activities . Watch a potter turn a lump of clay into a pot and climb inside a giant wood-burning kiln ; see how a ceramic artist creates a pot that looks like a stone freshly pulled from the earth . The tour allows visitors to see the variety of functional ceramics being made in the settings where the potters work . The founding potters are Christy Knox , Hiroshi Nakayama , Michael McCarthy , Connie Talbot , Mark Shapiro , and Sam Taylor — six in all . Several years ago , Robbie Heidinger , Eric Smith and Maya Machin were asked to join the tour . Also added are guest artists to share more about the art of creating pottery . hilltown6 . com
A star was seen on the grounds of Tanglewood before the season even began . Bradley Cooper took over the location at the end of May to film the Netflix biopic Maestro , about composer Leonard Bernstein and his 30-year love story with Felicia Montealegre . Maestro tells the complex love story from the time they met in 1946 at a party and continuing through two engagements , a 25-year marriage , and three children . Cooper developed the film with Bernstein ’ s family . Maestro is Cooper ’ s follow-up to his directorial debut , A Star is Born . Maestro also stars Carey Mulligan and Maya Hawke . A release date is yet to be confirmed .
Amtrak , in conjunction with
All Aboard ! the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and New York State Department of Transportation , are embarking on a pilot seasonal passenger rail service starting on July 8 , with a route between NYC and Pittsfield . The service will operate on weekends through the summer months with a similar schedule next year . The Berkshire Flyer will depart New York Penn Station on Fridays at 3:16 p . m . and arrive at Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center in Pittsfield at 7:12 p . m . The reverse trip will be made Sundays , departing Pittsfield at 3 p . m . and arriving at Penn Station at 7:05 p . m . Intermediate stops will be made in both directions at Yonkers , Croton – Harmon , Poughkeepsie , Rhinecliff , Hudson , and Albany – Rensselaer . All aboard the through train !
COSMOS & WISTERIA PITCHERS COURTESY HILLTOWN 6
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