The Berkshires

Eugene Drucker, a founding member of the Emerson String Quartet, will be joined by pianist Gili Melamed-Lev and cellist Roberta Cooper for a chamber program entitled “From Mozart to Piazzolla: A Panorama of Musical Expression,” at the Meeting House in New Marlborough, Mass., on Saturday at 4:30pm.

Grammy Award-winning folk-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roger McGuinn -- a cofounder of the Byrds and an esteemed solo artist -- brings his phenomenal catalog of stories and classic songs, including “Eight Miles High,” “Chestnut Mare,” “So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star” plus his hit covers of Bob Dylan songs including “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” and “My Back Pages,” to the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Mass., on Saturday at 7:30pm. (Sat, Sep 7)

The Berkshire Opera Festival brings a fully-staged, reimagined version of the classic French opera, Faust, by Gounod, to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., tonight at 7:30pm. Faust has remained one of the world’s most popular operas ever since its premiere and is considered Gounod’s masterpiece.

The Berkshire Opera Festival brings a fully-staged, reimagined version of the classic French opera, Faust, by Gounod, to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., on Saturday at 1pm; Tuesday, August 27, at 7:30pm; and Friday, August 30, at 7:30pm.

Nona Hendryx and the Mamafunk Band close out the summer season at the Spiegeltent at Bard’s Fisher Center in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., on Saturday at 8pm, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the mega worldwide hit by Hendryx’s former band, Labelle. (Sat, Aug 17)

In 1987, Paul Simon introduced the magical sounds of South African choral and dance group Ladysmith Black Mambazo to the world on his groundbreaking album, Graceland. Since that time, the group on its own has earned a total of 19 Grammy Award nominations and five wins -- the most for any World Music group.

Four-time Tony Award-nominated choreographer and 2016 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award recipient Camille A. Brown brings her company of dancers to Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, Mass., this weekend to perform the world premiere of I AM, a work inspired by both the HBO series Lovecraft Country and the rhythms of the movie Drumline. Performances are today through Sunday at 2pm, and Saturday at 8pm. (Fri, Aug 2-Sun, Aug 4)

Justin Hayward, vocalist, lead guitarist, and composer for the Moody Blues, brings his Blue World Tour to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., tonight at 8pm. Hayward and the Moody Blues, progenitors of so-called progressive rock, are known for such classic-rock hits as “Nights in White Satin,” “I Know You’re Out There Somewhere,” and “Tuesday Afternoon.” As a member of the Moody Blues, Hayward is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Fri, Jul 19)

Seun Kuti – the son and musical heir of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti – brings his father’s legendary band, Egypt 80, and his blend of West African genres and American funk and jazz to the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass., tonight at 8pm.

The multiple award-winning drama, Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists, by Portuguese playwright Tiago Rodrigues from the National Theater of Portugal and Festival d’Avignon, gets its U.S. premiere at PS21 in Chatham, N.Y., tonight at 8pm, and Saturday at 7pm.