Community Calendar

New York City Ballet returns for its 59th season at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, July 9-12, with iconic classics and an exciting new work. Experience the full-length story ballet Coppélia, which held its world premiere at SPAC in 1974; Jerome Robbins’ spirited In G Major; George Balanchine’s masterpiece Stravinsky Violin Concerto; and Justin Peck’s newest work for NYCB, Mystic Familiar.

Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, Libretto by W. S. Gilbert
July 9, 10, 12 at 7:30 pm, July 11 at 2:00 pm

Start your summer season with this staple of stages from Broadway to Main Street. All are promised a swashbuckling good time and laughs a plenty. From “Poor wand’ring one” and “Oh, is there not one maiden breast” to “I am the very model of a modern Major General”, no one will walk out of this show without a tune in their head.

Lebron James’ years playing basketball in Cleveland brought promise, prosperity and renewal to a city in desperate need of all three. Pulitzer Prize-nominee Rajiv Joseph pens an important tale of friendship in this popular new play.

Shawn and Matt forge an unlikely bond through their fandom for ‘King’ Lebron James. Over a 12-year period, from Lebron’s rookie season to an NBA championship, their friendship takes a journey fueled by their love of the game and the King.

Directed by Jammie Patton

“One of the funniest and most moving plays about friendship in years.” –TheatreMania

THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS at 8 PM
SUNDAYS at 2 PM

Join us for the rambunctious Tony Award winning comedy I'M NOT RAPPAPORT starring Tony Award winner Judd Hirsch! Focused on a bench in Central Park, the play follows two feisty octogenarians—Nat, a fiery idealist clinging to his independence, and Midge, a superintendent dodging his tenants—as they resist being pushed aside by society. It’s a rich and relevant comedy, brimming with heart and humanity.

Directed by Tony Nominee Neil Pepe.

INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD INSTITUTE & FESTIVAL
Presents
Masters Series Concerts
MERKIN HALL at KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER
129 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023
July 7-12, 2025
Tickets: $20 - Students/Seniors $10
Phone: (212) 501-3330
Email: info@ikif.org
Event Website: https://ikif.org

Performances:
Jerome Rose - Monday, July 7
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique)
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
Liszt: Three Petrarch Sonnets

Llewellyn Sánchez - Werner - Tuesday, July 8
Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50
Schumann: Humoreske, Op. 20
Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op. 101
Stravinsky: The Firebird, arr. Agosti

Julian Pflugmann - Wednesday, July 9
Brahms: Sonata No. I in C Major, Op. I
Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2
Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5

Pablo Rossi - Thursday, July 10
Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D. 845
Villa-Lobos: Two pieces
Schubert/Liszt: Five Song Transcriptions
Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, D. 760

Massimiliano Ferrati - Friday, July 11
Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, K. 466
Haydn: Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII:6
Beethoven: Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 (Waldstein)
Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Martín García García - Saturday, July 12
Schubert: Six Moments Musicaux, D. 780
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Rachmaninoff: Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 16

Material Shift showcases work by 13 Haudenosaunee artists who employ found objects and other unconventional materials to create or illustrate traditional cultural objects or concepts and those who, conversely, explore traditional materials in unexpected ways. Works range from playful to provocative. These events are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum & Library Services, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and friends and members of the Iroquois Museum. For more information contact: info@iroquoismuseum.org

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.

“Once a Tree: Continuity, Creativity, and Connection” explores the deep-rooted significance of trees in Haudenosaunee culture, tradition, and creative expression. Featuring the work of 42 artists and more than 100 objects—including decorative and utilitarian baskets, cradleboards, snowshoes, ladles, lacrosse sticks, toys, instruments, carvings, and sleds—this exhibition highlights the important relationship between nature and artistry. Selected from the Museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition was created with guidance from curatorial consultants Terry Chrisjohn III (Oneida), Preston Jacobs (Mohawk), and Sheila Ransom (Mohawk).

"Separated but Unbroken: The Haudenosaunee Boarding School Experience" explores the lasting impact of the Thomas Indian School, once located on the Cattaraugus Reservation south of Buffalo, NY, and The Mohawk Institute near Branford, Ontario. These institutions, which enrolled a significant number of Haudenosaunee students, were part of a larger system that sought to erase Indigenous identities while deeply shaping the lives of those who endured them. Co-curated by Erin Keaton (Mohawk), the exhibition sheds light on Haudenosaunee resilience.

The Yiddish Book Center is now offering masked tours of Yiddish: A Global Culture, our permanent exhibition. Visitors can experience the incredible story of Yiddish on this 45-minute tour.

Masked tours are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on:

Monday, May 19
Monday, June 30
Monday, July 28

The tour guide as well as all guests on the tour will be masked. There is no additional charge for these tours and no advance registration required. If you have any questions about our Masked Tours, please email us at access@yiddishbookcenter.org.

Suggested donation: $12

We also offer tours that do not require masks on Sundays at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.

Learn more and plan your visit: https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/events-and-store/plan-your-visit-hours-and-directions

Yiddish Book Center hours:
Sunday–Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Address:
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

Phone number: 413.256.4900

Farmer's Market. Every Friday starting May 23, 2025 from 11-3 at St. Ann's Church in Lenox.