George and Suzy ,” a view into the lives of the artist couple . The exhibit includes real audio of George L . K . Morris ’ voice as he speaks about his life , thanks to a newly digitalized oral interview from the Smithsonian ’ s Archives of American Art from l968 . A recently discovered piece by Morris , a commission for GE refrigerator ads from 1940 , will be exhibited .
Thursdays and Saturdays at 11:15 a . m ., Director Kinney Frelinghuysen will highlight paintings on view and from the collection in Director ’ s Corner . A new weekly workshop , Exercise Your Creativity , Sundays from 11 a . m . to 1 p . m ., will be a chance to relax and create art .
Painting demonstrations by professional artists are on Fridays at 11 a . m .
Ventfort Hall
104 Walker St ., Lenox gildedage . org ; 413-637-3206
The Tea & Talk series will be held on Tuesdays . Topics include Mary Todd Lincoln — Hostess & Housewife ( June 11 ); The Lenox Bachelors ( June 18 ); The Fox Sisters ( June 25 ); History of Festival House ( July 2 ); Daughter of Spies ( July 9 ); Baseball in the Berkshires ( July 16 ); Beautiful but Deadly
( July 23 ); The Personal Librarian ( July 30 ); Untold Lives , Recovering the Histories of the Eustis Estate Workers ( Aug 6 ); Women in the Space Age ( Aug 8 ); Floriography , The Language of Flowers ( Aug 13 ); Hair and Makeup Through the Eras of Ventfort Hall ( Aug 20 ); and The Haunting of Mary Lincoln ( Aug 27 ). Other events include Mother ’ s Day Tea ( May 12 ), Community Weekend ( May 18 – 19 ); Piano Extravaganza concert with Prima Music Foundation ( June 27 ); Fortepiano Concert by pianist Daniel Adam Maltz ( July 4 – 5 ); Paranormal Investigation with David Raby ( July 13 ); Jazz of the Gilded Age , Prima Music Foundation ( Aug 1 ); Chamber Music Soirée , Prima Music Foundation ( Aug 15 ); and Someone Must Wash the Dishes : An Anti-Suffrage Satire with actress Michelle LaRue ( Aug 24 ).
Naumkeag
5 Prospect Hill Rd ., Stockbridge thetrustees . org / place / naumkeag 413-298-8138
June 9 , 4 – 7:30 p . m ., Berkshire Pride Tea Dance .
June 16 – Sept 1 on Sundays , Sunset Yoga , 7-8:30 p . m . ( June / July ) and 6:30-8 p . m . ( Aug / Sept ).
July 12-Sept 6 on Fridays , 4 p . m ., Mindfulness Meditation .
June 20 , 5:30-6:30 p . m ., Summer Solstice Meditative Celebration .
June 1 through the first week of September , every Saturday and Sunday , there will be backstairs tours of the house .
Berkshire Botanical Garden
5 West Stockbridge Rd ., Stockbridge berkshirebotanical . org ; 413-298-3926
Mondays , 5 to 7 p . m ., July 1 – Aug 12 , live music by artists including Misty Blues , Zikinna , and Brother Sal Blues Band .
July 12 – Aug 23 , 11 a . m .– 12 p . m ., Family Friday series , explore the natural history of animals and the contributions they make to a healthy ecosystem .
Garden Tours that include tour to Robin Hill and a private garden with lunch at the Southfield Store ( June 11 ); tour to Ron Kujawski ' s West Stockbridge garden ( June 22 ); and trip to Flower Gardens in south county ( July 31 ).
Farm to Table Series with Miriam Rubin , a CIA-trained chef , cookbook author , and cooking teacher , on June 9 , July 14 , Aug 11 , and Sept 15 . n
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