A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Arguendo, a dramatic staging of the 1991 Supreme Court case Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc., which debated the legality of nude dancing, will be brought to life by Elevator Repair Service (ERS) at the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance at Williams College on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 8pm. Arguendo is…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Mortified, a comic excavation of teen-angst artifacts in which genuine journals, letters, poems, lyrics, home movies, stories, and more are shared by original authors before total strangers, comes to Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, February 8, 2014, at 8pm. This is a poignant, hilarious look at high school tribulations:…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – English folk-rock singer-songwriter Beth Orton brings her unique, soulful art-folk to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, February 7, 2014, at 9pm, for “An Evening with Beth Orton.” The Brit Award-winning artist was a pioneer of “folktronica,” a style mixing elements of folk and electronica, whose pulse still can be felt in the…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Walter “Wolfman” Washington, the New Orleans singer-guitarist who has his own unique blend of blues-based R&B and funk, headlines this year’s two-day Blues and Funk Festival at MCLA, on Saturday, February 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Venable Gymnasium. Boston-based soul singer-songwriter Jesse Dee opens the festival on Friday, February 7,…
MCLA Gallery 51 to Feature Haitian Art (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) — Persistence of Spirit, an exhibition of paintings by three prominent Haitian artists, Philippe Dodard, Gontron Durocher and Ronald Mevs, will be on display at MCLA Gallery 51 from Thursday, January 30, 2014, through Sunday, February 23. An opening reception will be held on Thursday,…
(WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – Americana duo Jonny and Jane perform at No. Six Depot Gallery on Friday, January 31, 2014, at 8pm. The folk-roots duo claims influences including Townes Van Zandt, Billie Holiday, John Lee Hooker, Doc Watson, Bob Dylan and the Band. No. Six Depot Gallery is located in the historic West Stockbridge Train…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) — Persistence of Spirit, an exhibition of paintings by three prominent Haitian artists, Philippe Dodard, Gontron Durocher and Ronald Mevs, will be on display at MCLA Gallery 51 from Thursday, January 30, 2014, through Sunday, February 23. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, January 30, from 5 to 7p.m. The…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – New York sextet the Brain Cloud brings its brand of gypsy jazz dipped in Western swing to the Hunter Center for a dance party at MASS MoCA on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at 8pm. Dance instruction will be provided by Jacob’s Pillow Dance, with support from the Irene Hunter Fund for…
BERKSHIRE MUSEUM CELEBRATES the ART of COLLECTING (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) ? Collections of rare motorcycles, wind-up toys, exotic insects, vintage guitars, antique toasters, and Pez dispensers among other artifacts will be on display at Berkshire Museum as part of the exhibition Berkshire Collects from Saturday, January 25, 2014, through May 11. The exhibit is intended to…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Singer-songwriter Zach Deputy will bring his original pop-soul music to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, January 26, 2014, at 8pm. Deputy, who calls his danceable sound “island-infused, drum ‘n’ bass, gospel-ninja-soul,” creates the sonic palette of a full band via the use of state-of-the-art looping technology created live and in real time.…
