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PillowTalk: Norman Walker
August 1, 2026 at 4:00pm

PillowTalk: Norman Walker

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August 1, 2026 at 4:00pm
Blake's Barn
Norman Walker; Kenn Duncan photo

For the first time in more than a decade, former Jacob’s Pillow Director Norman Walker will revisit the Pillow for a discussion with Norton Owen, Pillow Historian and Founding Director of Preservation. Walker will comment on his company’s many Festival engagements in the 1960s and ’70s, and his crucial tenure directing Jacob's Pillow for five seasons beginning in 1975.

Free Event

This event is not ticketed and is open to the public.

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