BerkshireWeekend

A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.

Giant Bird Puppets to Soar Over City as Part of Downtown Arts Fest

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) — Giant hawks and doves will “soar” through Main Street when MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center (BCRC) kicks off its first-ever Puppet Fest at the next DownStreet Art event on Thursday, September 26, 2013, from 5 to 8 p.m. “Mortal Beasts and Deities: Larger than Life Puppetry and Splendiferous Stilt Dancers,” led…

Arlo Guthrie Headlines Fairview Hospital Benefit at Mahaiwe

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Arlo Guthrie headlines the 2013 Fairview Hospital Centennial Gala this Saturday, September 28, 2013, at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. Joining Guthrie in “Arlo Guthrie – Here Come the Kid(s)” are son Abe Guthrie, grandson Krishna Guthrie, and longtime drummer/sidekick Terry A La Berry. The benefit will raise funds for technology…

Williams Authors Karen Shepard and Andrea Barrett to Read Works

(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Authors Andrea Barrett and Karen Shepard, both of whom teach in the Williams College English Department, will read from their works of fiction on Thursday, September 26, 2013, at 4pm, in Griffin Hall, room 3, on the Williams College campus. Both Shepard and Barrett have published new books this year, and each…

Shaker Village Celebrates the Old and New at Annual Country Fair

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The 16th annual Country Fair harvest celebration at Hancock Shaker Village (HSV) takes place on Saturday, September 28, and Sunday, September 29, 2013. The fair will include local food, handcrafts, fresh produce, antique farm equipment, oxen demonstrations, pie contests, a bluegrass band, and more.  Children will enjoy wagon rides, face painting, chicken…

Cabaret Star Karen Akers to Perform at Meeting House

(NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass.) — Cabaret star Karen Akers performs on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. at the Meeting House as part of the Music & More series. A gala wine-tasting follows, hosted by Domaney’s of Great Barrington. Akers has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl and at top New York City…

Critically Acclaimed ‘Clybourne Park’ Gets Run at Barrington Stage

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play Clybourne Park, by Bruce Norris and inspired by A Raisin in the Sun, is being produced on the mainstage at Barrington Stage Company (BSC) from Thursday, September 26, 2013, through Sunday, October 13, 2013. Inspired by A Raisin in the Sun, this wickedly funny and…

Eilen Jewell Brings Noirish Retro-Rock to Club Helsinki Hudson

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Eilen Jewell, self-styled “queen of the minor key,” brings her blend of noirish rockabilly, surf-tinged country, retro-rock and jazzy folk to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, September 27, 2013, at 9pm. Idaho native Jewell, a favorite of Helsinki audiences, emerged from Boston’s thriving indie-roots music scene in the mid-oughts and has established…

Apollo Trio to Play Mozart, Rachmaninoff and Schubert at Meeting House

(NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass.) – The Apollo Trio will play piano trios by Mozart, Rachmaninoff and Schubert at New Marlborough’s historic Meeting House on Saturday, September 21, 2013, at 4:30 p.m., as part of the Music and More series. A reception follows the concert in the Meeting House Art Gallery. The trio, comprised of violinist Curtis…

Brentano to Play Beethoven, Debussy, Mendelssohn at Tannery Pond

(NEW LEBANON, N.Y. ) – The Brentano String Quartet will play works by Beethoven, Debussy, Mendelssohn in the final program of the Tannery Pond Concerts season on Saturday, September 21, 2013, at 6pm. The program includes Beethoven’s String Quartet in D major, OP. 18, No. 3; Debussy’s Quartet in G minor, Op. 10; and Mendelssohn’s…