(LANESBOROUGH, Mass.) – Singer-songwriter Patty Larkin, an avatar of the new-folk scene for over 25 years, performs at the new Seeds of Harmony Saturday Evening Concert Series at the Coop on Bradley Farm on Saturday, July 26, 2014, at 6:30pm. Larkin is equally known for her incisive songwriting, her mellifluous voice, her affable stage presence,…

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(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – Two-time Tony Award-winning actor James Naughton stars in the world premiere of “Cedars,” a one-man comedy by Erik Tarloff, directed by Naughton’s daughter, Keira Naughton, at the Fitzpatrick Main Stage at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Stockbridge campus. Opening Night is Saturday, July 26, at 8pm. Preview performances begin on Wednesday, July 23 at…

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(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Musical Humorist Peter Schickele, best known for his public radio program “Schickele Mix” and his alter ego, composer P.D.Q. Bach, will perform “50 Years of P.D.Q. Bach: A Triumph of Incompetence” at the Colonial Theatre on Saturday, July 26, 2014, at 8pm.  It’s been 50 years since Professor Peter Schickele released P.D.Q.…

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(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) — The 13th annual Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA will feature Bang on a Can Plays Art, a week-long, new music extravaganza comprising 14 concerts in 8 days, from Saturday, July 26 through Sunday, August 2, 2014, with music that draws inspiration from the visual art on…

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(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) –Tony Award-winner Nina Arianda and stage and screen actor Sam Rockwell star in Sam Shepard’s modern classic, “Fool for Love,” playing the Nikos Stage at Williamstown Theatre Festival from Thursday, July 24, through Saturday, August 2, 2014. Holed up in a seedy motel on the edge of the Mojave Desert, two former lovers…

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(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Nine-time Tony Award-winner Tommy Tune kicks off the 2014 Summer Concert Series at Barrington Stage Company (BSC), with his program, “Taps, Tunes, and Tall Tales” on Monday, July 28, 2014, at 8pm. Tune is a nine-time Tony Award winner for his work on “Seesaw,” “A Day in Hollywood / A Night in…

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(THE BERKSHIRES and PIONEER VALLEY) – A group of nationally recognized potters based in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts will open their studios for the annual Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour, a coordinated tour of their workshops, kilns, showrooms, and new work on Saturday and Sunday, July 26 and 27, 2014. The tour includes talks and…

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  RENEE FLEMING STARS in GARSON KANIN REMAKE ‘LIVING ON LOVE’ at WTF (WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – World-renowned soprano Renée Fleming stars in the world premiere of Joe DiPietro’s “Living on Love,” based on the play “Peccadillo” by Garson Kanin, at Williamstown Theatre Festival, running on the Main Stage from Wednesday, July 16, through Saturday, July…

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(LENOX, Mass.) – Works by American composers, especially works by former/current Tanglewood Music Center Composition Fellows and works by women composers, will be featured in this summer’s Festival of Contemporary Music, under the direction of composers John Harbison and Michael Gandolfi, at Tanglewood, running Thursday, July 17, 2014, through Monday, July 21, in accordance with…

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