Event Highlights for the Week Ahead in & Around #StockbridgeMA
June 26 – July 2, 2026
As America commemorates its 250th anniversary, The Red Lion Inn presents two special programs. On June 28 at 2 p.m., historian Richard Skolnik, Ph.D., offers Against All Odds: Victory in the War for Independence, examining how the colonies prevailed against the world’s most powerful military force. Then on July 1, Voices of Democracy: 250 Years Creating America brings actors and musicians together for an inspiring evening of storytelling and song. Festive dinner and cocktails begin at 4 p.m., followed by the performance from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Music lovers will be drawn to Tanglewood Music Festival, where the summer season continues with the return of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis on June 26 at 7 p,m,. The weekend brings two evenings with legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon on June 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m., and Jerry Garcia Celebration with the Boston Pops on June 30 at 7 p.m.