PLAY SURREALIST GAMES with ROGER CLARK MILLER at MASS MoCA
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – In smoke-filled rooms along rue Pierre Fontaine in the 1920s, Andre Breton and his co-conspirators developed a corpus of mind-bending games to supplement their new philosophy of surrealism. Musician/performer Roger Clark Miller (Mission of Burma, Alloy Orchestra) brings these riotous, interactive games to Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, February 22, at 8pm.
NOAM PIKELNY to LEAD BLUEGRASS SUPERGROUP at CLUB HELSINKI HUDSON
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Banjoist Noam Pikelny will lead an all-star bluegrass outfit at Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at 8pm, performing as Noam Pikelny & Friends featuring Brian Sutton, Luke Bulla, Barry Bales & Jesse Cobb. With each member being a front man in his own right, the band will present an evening of original and classic bluegrass music.
WINTER ARTS FESTIVAL WINDS DOWN in PITTSFIELD
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The third annual 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival in downtown Pittsfield, featuring an array of art, theater, dance, film, music and more, takes place through February 23, 2014 in various venues around the city. Highlights of the festival include Barrington Stage’s 10×10 New Play Festival, featuring ten new 10-minute plays; the 10×10 Real Art Party fundraiser organized by Berkshire Art Association at Berkshire Museum; and the TEN SPOT art show at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, featuring ten of the best contemporary artists in the Berkshires both in the gallery and on billboards throughout Berkshire County.
Dina Thomas
TEN NEW 10-MINUTE PLAYS RUN at BARRINGTON STAGE
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Barrington Stage Company‘s popular 10X10 New Play Festival, featuring ten new 10-minute plays, returns with performances now through Sunday, March 2, as part of the 2014 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival. This year’s festival includes plays written by Jodi Rothe, Gwendolyn Rice, David MacGregor, Megan Dieterle, and Suzanne Bradbeer.
DARK COMEDY GETS STAGING by KICKWHEEL at MIXED COMPANY
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Kickwheel Ensemble Theater will present a reimagined version of their original theater piece, DARK: An End of the World Play with Music and an Exercise Bike, at Mixed Company in Great Barrington from Friday, February 21, to Sunday, March 2, 2014. Set in the aftermath of a cataclysmic event, DARK chronicles one family’s attempt to survive in a small cabin atop a lonely mountain. Stylized physical action, dark comedy and hauntingly beautiful songs unravel a story of desperation, resilience and hope.
HOLLY WILLIAMS BRINGS AMERICANA LINEAGE to CLUB HELSINKI HUDSON
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Singer-songwriter Holly Williams, a scion of one of America’s first families of Americana music, brings her unique blend of country, folk and rock to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, February 21, at 9pm. The granddaughter of the legendary country singer-songwriter Hank Williams and daughter of country star Hank Williams Jr., the 32-year-old Holly Williams has established a reputation in her own right as a convincing singer and songwriter.