MAY 2019
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
SUNDAY, MAY 26th:
MOUNT GREYLOCK'S BIRDS OF PREY (1pm)
BEEKEEPING DEMO WITH LIVE BEES (12-4pm)
BUTTERFLY PRESENTATION (6pm)
Free and Open to the Public
JUNE 2019
SUNDAY, JUNE 2:
Nutshell Playhouse has been rescheduled for August 24 at 1pm.
SUNDAY, JUNE 2nd:
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS:
THE MICHAEL BENEDICT TRIO
7:00 pm - to - 9:00 pm
RESERVATIONS APPRECIATED
SUNDAY, JUNE 9th:
The Birds of Mount Greylock.
A visual presentation and guide to identification.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
SUNDAY, JUNE 16th:
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS:
THE WES BROWN TRIO
with ANDY JAFFE and singer JILL CONNOLLY
7:00 pm - to - 9:00 pm
RESERVATIONS APPRECIATED
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th:
Gina Coleman and Benny Kohn
A blues duo based in the Berkshires. She has a powerful singing style and he truly works the piano.
6-7pm
Free and Open to the Public.
SUNDAY, JUNE 23rd:
FORESTS and BRAIN HEALTH.
A Presentation on the health benefits of forests with Susan A. Masino
Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology
The link between forests and brain health is a public policy imperative: we face increasing costs for disorders ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to addiction, and forests offer exercise, mindfulness and stress reduction. We are still discovering new species, and forests are a likely source of new antibiotics. They have already produced new drugs for seizures and pain, and US veterans suffering from PTSD can spend time in the forest and reduce medication use. For these and many other reasons, natural forests should be protected and accessible to citizens across the state.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26th:
Quintessential
Music by this local, all male, a cappella group.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
SUNDAY, JUNE 30th:
Public Art from the Cape to the Berkshires.
Author and urbanologist Max Grinnell will take you on a tour of Public Art in the Bay State, from the Cape to Mount Greylock.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
JULY 2019
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3rd:
Duo Eamon
Popular Berkshire musicians Cassandra Cleghorn (fiddle) and Jeffrey Levine (guitar) are Duo Eamon, in their sixth annual summer show at Bascom Lodge -- always a standing-room only event. Come enjoy fresh settings of traditional dance music from Ireland, Quebec and New England. Lyrical melodies, tasty harmonies, driving rhythms, passionate interplay.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
SUNDAY, JULY 7th
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS
THE MICHAEL BENEDICT TRIO
7:00 pm - to - 9:00 pm
RESERVATIONS APPRECIATED
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10th:
JoAnne Spies & Doug Tanner
Songs old and new on guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo and chromatic harmonica.
6-7pm
Free and Open to the Public.
SUNDAY, JULY 14th:
IN CELEBRATION OF THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF THE LEGISLATION FOR THE
19th AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS THE SIXTH ANNUAL MT. GREYLOCK JAZZ FESTIVAL
"FIVE WOMEN - FIVE VOICES"
FREE PERFORMANCES FROM 12:30pm to 6:30pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17th:
Klezmer Music
Virtuoso clarinetist Paul Green is joined by keyboard star Ben Kohn in a performance of klezmer music at Bascom Lodge. They'll play a selection of Jewish favorites from past and present. Don't miss it!
6-7pm
Free and Open to the Public.
SUNDAY, JULY 21st:
JAZZ with PENNY BUCKY
Penny is a local artist, just back from Jazz Interplay at Kimball Union Academy, New Hampshire, with performances at Interplay’s swing dance and evening cabaret. Penny will be accompanied by Bob Shepherd, whose thoughtful solo performances on the keyboard, and as an accompanist, have been much appreciated over the years in the Berkshires.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24th:
BANJO BLUE
An engaging blend of old-time mountain and early blues music played on banjo, guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, banjo ukulele and harmonica.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
"This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”
SUNDAY, JULY 28th:
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORP
with
Ranger Mike
An illustrated history of the C.C.C. and its work on Mount Greylock and Bascom Lodge.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31st:
Oakes & Smith
Berkshire-based folk duo Oakes and Smith creates an ethereal sound not often heard in today’s popular music.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
AUGUST 2018
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4th:
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS
THE MICHAEL BENEDICT TRIO
7:00 pm - to - 9:00 pm
RESERVATIONS APPRECIATED
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7th:
THE BERKSHIRE HIGHLANDERS.
Bagpipes! Bagpipes! Bagpipes!
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11th:
David Ricci
Chaos on the Mountain
Join photographer David Ricci for a discussion of his soon to be published photobook, Edge of Chaos. Ricci’s work has evolved over four decades from minimalist, geometric images to extremely complex compositions. Edge of Chaos traces the development of the photographer’s personal style while drawing parallels to complexity science and nuclear physics.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14th:
Beyond Flower Gardens: Native Woody Plants in a Pollinator Garden
with Margery Winters
Native shrubs and trees are often important, but often overlooked, nectar & pollen sources in a pollinator garden. Learn why these plants provide even more.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18th
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS
THE WES BROWN TRIO
with ANDY JAFFE and singer JILL CONNOLLY
7:00 pm - to - 9:00 pm
RESERVATIONS APPRECIATED
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21st:
Wintergreen
Folk music by this local trio.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24th:
Family Day at Bascom Lodge
with Beekeeping and Nutshell Playhouse
BEEKEEPING DEMO WITH LIVE BEES (12-4pm)
NUTSHELL PLAYHOUSE (1-2pm)
A fantasy filled performance of visual and musical delights, with special guests Annie Anaconda the singing snake, Engelburt, the morphing storyteller, Zesty with her melodious saw, tap dancing by Nemonee, a motley crew of instruments played by Donut, brand spanking new songs, and of course, our usual abundance of frolicsome shenanigans. Performed by Berkshire County Actors Stefanie Lynx Weber, Maizy Broderick Scarpa and Mark Hohlstein with live music by Don Jordan.
Supported by the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire.
Berkshire Eagle season sponsor
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25th:
Wildlands and Woodlands
Dr. Spencer Meyer, Sr. Conservationist from Highstead Foundation and the Harvard Forest will present the Wildlands and Woodlands vision for the future of New England's landscape. He will share lessons from successful conservation collaboratives around New England and talk about new research showing that protected open space not only preserves critical ecosystems, but also provides health, climate, and economic benefits to our communities.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28th:
The Hungry Heart Bar and Girl
Anne Undeland leads a Theatrical Reading
with
Jennifer Jasper, Franny and Timothy Shuker-Haines
ANNE UNDELAND is an active member of Berkshire Playwrights Lab’s writing group in Great Barrington MA, and Howl Playwrights in Rhinebeck, NY. Her short plays, The Kiss and Another Part of the Wood, were selected for Berkshire Playwrights Lab’s Radius Festival in 2018 and 2019. The Kiss won best play at Writer’s Voice Ten Minute Play Festival at the West Side Y in New York in the spring of 2018 and was performed at The Road Theatre in LA. Her full-length play, Lady Randy, was produced by WAM Theatre and performed at Shakespeare & Co in Lenox, MA in May of 2019. www. anneundeland.com
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
SEPTEMBER 2019
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st:
Marafanyi
plus special guest
Sanga of the Valley
Drumming and singing by this all female troupe.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st:
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS
THE MICHAEL BENEDICT TRIO
7:00 pm - to - 9:00 pm
RESERVATIONS APPRECIATED
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th: No Event
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th:
Forest Ecology Slide Show and Nature Walk
Identification of local plants and insects with Aimee Galinas.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th: No Event
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th:
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS
THE WES BROWN TRIO
with ANDY JAFFE and singer JILL CONNOLLY
7:00 pm - to - 9:00 pm
RESERVATIONS APPRECIATED
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th: No Event
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd:
Hemp & CBD Products
In 1765, the Massachusetts House of Representatives Ordered Paul Revere to Publish 400 Copies of a Pamphlet about the Benefits of Growing Hemp. In 2018, Massachusetts had 21 Acres of Hemp Planted, Vermont had 2,200 Acres and New York had 2,400 Acres. In December 2018, the President Signed the Farm Bill which allowed All States to Grow and Process Hemp once again. What might the World of Hemp look like in the Northeast in 2020?
Ralph Brill has been active in the Hemp Industry for the past few years and will give a Presentation on the History and Future of Hemp Fibers, CBD, Foods, HempCrete and more.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th: No Event
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th:
Understanding the role of mature forests in terms of carbon sequestration
This presentation argues for retaining our maturing woodlands as opposed to logging them as the better tool for slowing global warming. Included will be research combined with broader based studies that will describe a different picture from that traditionally presented by the timber and wood products interests. They promote younger forests as a solution to global warming at the expense of older ones.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
OCTOBER 2018
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6th
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS
THE MICHAEL BENEDICT TRIO
7:00 pm - to - 9:00 pm
RESERVATIONS APPRECIATED
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12th:
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS :
AN EVENING WITH JAZZ VOCALIST
JEANNE ODERKIRK and her TRIO
PERFORMANCE DURING DINNER - FROM 7:00pm to 9:00 pm
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13th:
MOUNT GREYLOCK'S BIRDS OF PREY (1pm)
Live Birds and Demo
1-2pm
Free and Open to the Public.
ALSO on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13th:
Letting it be: What recovering forests do when we are not looking.
Trees are constantly active and recovering. This activity has global effects, serving to regulate the atmosphere, mobilize nutrients, shelter and feed other species and even create local weather in forests all over the world. This talk will explore some hidden processes in our local forests by telescoping the events of deep time and “microscoping” the familiar concept of photosynthesis to show that forests are more than just beautiful to look at.
6-7pm.
Free and Open to the Public.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16th: No Event
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20th:
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS
THE WES BROWN TRIO
with ANDY JAFFE and singer JILL CONNOLLY
FINAL JAZZ SUNDAY OF THE SEASON
7:00 pm - to - 9:00 pm
RESERVATIONS APPRECIATED