Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Berkshire Theatre Festival 80th Birthday Celebration - Act One
For The Countess the whole thing started with a walk around town on Friday morning with the Principessa. I usually stop in at the Berkshire Classic Leather and Silver Shoppe to see my friend Mark, who owns the place. 
We were greeted by our lovely hostess, Kate McGuire. Kate always makes everyone feel right at home, even in the theater. She has created quite a 'family' for BTF.
Ira Lapidus has been involved with the Williamstown Theatre Festival for many years and is now on the Mass. Cultural Council Board. He was happy to present Kate with a $160,000 grant from the Mass. Cultural Council at the ceremonies later.
Mark goes to Mexico a few times a year to pick up silver jewelry and usually finds a little something he just knows that The Countess will love. As I walked into his shop, he exclaimed, "Countess, I was just going to call you and here you are! Look at what I found for you!" And on the counter was the most unique necklace, bracelet, and earrings. I wore the set to the parties for BTF's 80th birthday celebration and got so many compliments about them. But you be the judge as you see them in the pictures.
The Countess is looking fine and giving the royal wave.
The Principessa dresses up pretty good herself!
The evening started for Baby Countess and I at a dinner party hosted by Kate McGuire and Eric Hill. It was held at the Aegean Breeze which serves Greek food. It was quite a nice mix of people, all benefactors of the theater, from all walks of life. The food was delicious, the dinner conversation lively, and it seemed to go all too fast.
We were greeted by our lovely hostess, Kate McGuire. Kate always makes everyone feel right at home, even in the theater. She has created quite a 'family' for BTF.
This lovely lady, Janine, had emailed me a few weeks before the event because she had started reading this blog. She had expressed an interest in meeting me at the theater some day but little did we know that we would be guests at the same party. My new friend, Janine....
Ira Lapidus has been involved with the Williamstown Theatre Festival for many years and is now on the Mass. Cultural Council Board. He was happy to present Kate with a $160,000 grant from the Mass. Cultural Council at the ceremonies later.
Ira Lapidus and The Countess
Before we knew it, the time had come to drive over to the theatre to see the opening night performance of Candida written by George Bernard Shaw, starring Jayne Atkinson, Michel Gill, David Schramm, Samantha Soule, Jeremiah Wiggins, and Finn Wittrock.
But that story is for Act Two.........you knew that, didn't you?
Countess Bedelia 6/24/2008 08:01:00 PM