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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1969
Page
3
A reflective tribute recalls Judy Garland as a studio era icon whose career mirrored a brutal grind for child stars. The piece contrasts Hollywood mythos with the pressures of fame, noting Garland’s tumultuous life, immense fan devotion, and the shift to modern, independent stars.
Tickets will be available at the door for Friday and Saturday night performances of the Berkshire Drama Theatre's first production Ten Little Indians. Berkshire Drama, a teen oriented group, will present Agatha Christie mystery Indians at the First Baptist Church. Curtain time is 8 15.
The Austen Riggs Players stage their first musical production In Circles July 7 to 12 directed by Jayne Mooney Brookes. Cast includes Erie Asheman Michael Brookes Karen Chassell Kathy Gofton Ia Howe Grant Hynes Elaine Josif Fred Lord Dennis Reed Jan Staples with Stuart Hopps as choreographer and Michael Brookes as choral director. Lucille Kessenman designs sets and Andrew Singer handles lighting. Richard Tuckerman is music director and piano accompanist. The Off Broadway script by Gertrude Stein with music by Al Carmines marks the play’s first non New York production.
An exhibition of 20 sculptures by area artists will be held in July at the Lenox Library. Lead sponsor is noted Lenox sculptor Alexander Stoker. Other invited contributors include Fred Lancome Otello Guarducci Homer Gunn George Debreczeny and Frane Epping.
Regional cinema listings show Capitol closed for renovations with Little Cinema featurette at 8 15 and Firemen's Ball at 8 59 plus Palace screenings My Side of the Mountain Hello Down There completing by 7 30. Other venues include Showcase Hard Contact 7 00 9 00 Union Square Winning 7 00 9 00 and Sunset Drive-In Doctor Thelittle Space flight IC 1. Berkshire and Pittsfield drive-ins offer My Side of the Mountain 3 Card Stud 10 30 Arizona Sheep Dog The Longest Day 9 00.
Falls Village Conn Berkshire Quartet opens its 40th season at Music Mountain with pianist Menahem Pressler. The program mirrors the 1929 debut including Schumann Piano Quintet Beethoven String Quartet Opus 59 No 2 and Ravel Quartet. The quartet features Arico Rossi Irving Simer Fritz Maggs and William Seliven.
Four art exhibitions spotlight young Boston artists and Boston University faculty and students from the Tanglewood Institute. June 28 to July 13 features BU advanced students' paintings and drawings, July 14–27 presents the Young Boston Painters including Douglas Parker and Kathy Porter, July 28–Aug 14 offers a faculty show with Philip Pearlstein and others, and Aug 15–24 covers more BU Institute student works. The institute, begun by Erich Leinsdorf, partners with BU to run college level arts programs at Tanglewood. Edwin Stein leads the Tanglewood school with John R. Watts assisting.
Guided tours with lectures will be offered at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown through the summer. Mrs Peter Andre will guide with other staff, covering topics from the Clark Collection to Impressionism and Northern European painting. A minimum group of four is needed. visitors may call to choose a lecture day.
The 11th annual Creative Arts Show sponsored by Community Activities League in Hillsdale New York runs July 20 through August 2 at Roeuff Jansen Central School Route 22. Albert L. Divine chairs the event inviting about 200 artists and sculptors from the area. Entries accepted July 12 at the school 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eight cash awards and three honorable mentions will be announced at a public preview July 19 at 7 p.m. The 1968 show covers all media including metal wood and clay sculpture and features modern and representational art with viewing hours 2 to 5 p.m. starting July 20.
Cranwell School in Lenox hosts a liturgical workshop from August 11 for nine seminars on arts in liturgy. Speakers include Jose Limon, C Alexander Peloquin, George Faxon, Bert Zamkochian, Stephen Somerville, Mickey Kenney, Tina Bernal, Thomas Culley, and Larry Madden. Applications to the Liturgical Workshop Director at Cranwell.
Joyce Ebert Barbette Tweed and Laurie Kennedy, famed Williamstown actresses, return to lead in the theatre opening production Ring Round the Moon. Ebert, in eighth Williamstown year, last played Nina in The Seagull and Marguerite in Camino Real. Kennedy starred in Iphigenia at Aulis and appeared in The Three Sisters and Marat/Sade. Tweed rises from apprentice to lead after Cry of Players and Black Comedy. Williamstown opens July 3.
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