Shakespeare & Company's 2008 New England tour will return to the Berkshires for a gala performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7pm on May 9. Then, the Shakespeare and Young Company take over for Mother's Day weekend with performances on May 10 and 11. In Shakespear's words, youth lives eternally.
..Read MoreLake Placid has been a summer vacation destination for more than a century, long before skiing came to the region, and the area comes alive with music and theatrical performances in summer. The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, (518-523-2512; http://www.lakeplacidarts.org), Saranac Ave., Lake Placid is open year-round. Summer hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; weekends from 1-5 p.m.
..Read MoreIn the Berkshires you will find inns and B&Bs in rustic, antique-filled Colonial homes; turn-of-the-century mansions with majestic fireplaces and canopy beds. Cultural attractions abound like Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
..Read MoreWell into its second quarter century, the 27th annual Snowmagical Family Fun Fest (August 8 - 10) continues its tradition of nonstop family fun.
..Read MoreThe Steamboat Springs Mountain Theater (http://www.steamboattheater.com) is a multi-use facility in the heart of Ski Time Square. From performing arts and music to movies and private events, it can meet all of your entertainment needs.
..Read MoreThe biggest little circus pulls into town on August 3rd and stays until the 19th. Live in a dream with performers from the wild and mysterious Cirque Akya.
..Read MoreFor three free days, Aug. 8-10, some the world’s best guitarists convene at Copper Mountain for the 4th annual Guitar Town festival.
..Read MoreDrama, drama, drama, and scene...courtesy of Angel Fire and Texas Tech.
Angel Fire Mountain Theater (http://www.angelfiretheatre.org) is live theater produced in association with Texas Tech University School of Theatre & Dance. Look for different plays performed daily during July. Also ask about the free theatre workshop for children ages six through 18.
..Read MoreEveryone loves the Melodrama, where you cheer the hero and boo the villain. Experience it at Durango's Diamond Circle Theatre!
..Read MoreClose to the heart of any writer is Sun Valley's premier festival, The Sun Valley Writers Conference (208-672-8660; http://www.svwc.com), which, in the tradition of Ernest Hemingway, brings fans of the written word and some of the heroes of modern literature together from Aug. 22-25.
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