On July 11 Tony and Emmy winner Neuwirth (Addams Family, Chicago, Sweet Charity, "Cheers") will bring her solo evening, Stories with a Piano, to the Mahaiwe at 8 PM.

Stories with a Piano includes material from Kander and Ebb, Kurt Weill, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim and Tom Waitts, among others.

The Mahaiwe will also host the return of Symphony Space's "Selected Shorts" at 3 PM on July 12. The program will include “I Was Really Very Hungry” (from "As They Were" by M.F.K. Fisher) read by Frances Sternhagen (Seascape, Steel Magnolias, "Sex in the City"), “The Thrill of the Grass” (from "The Thrill of the Grass" by W.P. Kinsella) read by Symphony Space artistic director Isaiah Sheffer, and “The Adventure of a Reader” (from "Difficult Loves" by Italo Calvino) read by Charles Keating (Loot).

Tickets to Stories with a Piano range $50-$80. "Selected Shorts" tickets range $25-$45. For tickets phone (413) 528-0100 or visit Mahaiwe.

The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center is located at 14 Castle Street in Great Barrington, MA.