BerkshireWeekend Cultural Preview, Sept 11-14, 2014

Suzanne Vega at Club Helsinki Hudson 6.22.13 (by Seth Rogovoy)

Suzanne Vega at Club Helsinki Hudson 6.22.13 (by Seth Rogovoy)

SUZANNE VEGA to PLAY BARRINGTON STAGE

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Suzanne Vega — one of the most literate and poetic singer-songwriters of the rock era – will perform on the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage at Barrington Stage Company on Friday, September 12, 2014, at 8pm.

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Karen AkersKAREN AKERS to SING STANDARDS and POP TUNES in MUSIC & MORE SERIES

(NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass.) – Cabaret star Karen Akers performs her “Time Flies” program, featuring an updated version of the so-called Great American Songbook at the New Marlborough Meeting House on Saturday, September 13, 2014, at 4:30pm, as part of the Music & More series. In addition to songs by Gershwin, Cole Porter, Kurt Weil, and Dietz & Schwartz, Akers will include songs by Cyndi Lauper, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, Mike Stoller (of Leiber & Stoller), and others.

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Sharon OldsSHARON OLDS to READ at THE MOUNT

(LENOX, Mass.) – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Sharon Olds will read from her work at The Mount on Friday, September 12, at 7 pm. The reading — the Amy Clampitt Memorial Reading — will be free and open to the public. A book signing and reception will follow.

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Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy

PIANO-CELLO DUO BRING DOWN CURTAIN on FIELD FARM CONCERT SERIES

(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Dan Kennedy & Stephen Katz of Northampton will offer a mesmerizing evening with sophisticated and eclectic compositions on piano and cello, concluding the Second Sundays concert series at Field Farm presented by The Trustees of Reservations, on September 14, 2014, at 4:30pm. Free guided nature walks of Field Farm precede each Second Sundays concert at 3pm.

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Jackson Pollock (American, 1912–1956), Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist), 1950. Oil, enamel, and aluminum on canvas, 87 x 118 in. (221 x 299.7 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1976.37.1   © 2014 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Jackson Pollock (American, 1912–1956), Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist), 1950. Oil, enamel, and aluminum on canvas, 87 x 118 in. (221 x 299.7 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1976.37.1 © 2014 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

THE CLARK GETS ABSTRACT

(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Roll over, Renoir, and give Monet the news – for the first time in its history, the Clark Art Institute will feature abstract paintings by the likes of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Helen Frankenthaler and Jasper Johns, in Make It New: Abstract Painting from the National Gallery of Art, 1950–1975, running now through Monday, October 13, 2014.

The exhibition examines the different paths taken by abstract painters in the first quarter-century of the postwar period. Masterworks such as Jackson Pollock’s Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist), Mark Rothko’s No. 1 (1961), and Lee Bontecou’s Untitled (1962) reveal how artists in America and Europe experimented with color, geometry, and material to expand the definition of painting.

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Eclipse3MASS MoCA INSTALLATION MARKS CENTENNIAL of PASSENGER PIGEON EXTINCTION

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Eclipse, a site-specific installation at MASS MoCA on view beginning Saturday, August 9, evolved from a series of conversations between New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert and artist duo Sayler/Morris (Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris). The exhibition examines species extinction through the passenger pigeon, whose once-massive population disappeared 100 years ago. Eclipse combines video, sound, and text to create an immersive and contemplative exhibition in a newly conceived exhibition space – a dramatic lightwell at the center of the MASS MoCA campus. The exhibition is on view beginning August 9, with an artist reception at 5:30pm, and officially opens on September 1, 2014, the centenary of the death of the last known passenger pigeon, Martha.

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Edward Hopper (1882-1967), “’I’m afraid,’ she said, looking at me straightly now,” 1924 Story illustration for “Shady” by Eva Moore Adams, “Scribner’s Magazine 76” (December 1924): 627. Conte and white paint on illustration board. 30” x 21 3/4”. Whitney Museum of American Art, Bequest of Josephine N. Hopper.

Edward Hopper (1882-1967), “’I’m afraid,’ she said, looking at me straightly now,” 1924
Story illustration for “Shady” by Eva Moore Adams, “Scribner’s Magazine 76” (December 1924): 627.
Conte and white paint on illustration board. 30” x 21 3/4”. Whitney Museum of American Art, Bequest of Josephine N. Hopper.

ROCKWELL MUSEUM SHOWCASES EDWARD HOPPER’S WORK as ILLUSTRATOR

(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – In December 2013, artwork by Norman Rockwell and Edward Hopper set the all-time sales records for American paintings at auction, confirming the enduring popularity of these two artists from the twentieth century. This summer, Norman Rockwell Museum will present the early work of these two remarkable artists side by side, offering a rare glimpse into their formative years before they embarked on divergent paths as painters. The Unknown Hopper: Edward Hopper as Illustrator will be on view at Norman Rockwell Museum through October 26, 2014.

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COMING SOON:

Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris

FRESHGRASS FESTIVAL at MASS MoCA to BRING ALL-STAR LINEUP of TRADITIONAL and PROGRESSIVE BLUEGRASS and ROOTS MUSIC

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Emmylou Harris, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Railroad Earth, David Grisman Sextet, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Valerie June, Rodney Crowell, Aoife O’Donovan, Sam Amidon, and the Infamous Stringdusters are just some of the bluegrass and roots music acts that will headline the third annual FreshGrass Festival at MASS MoCA, which this year will take place on September 19-21, 2014. Other performers include Sam Bush, the Gibson Brothers, Alison Brown, Valerie June, Liam Ó Manolaí, Michael Cleveland, Claire Lynch, Darol Anger, and Martha Redbone Roots Project. All told, the event promises to be a kind of all-star festival of American country and roots music.

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