A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Bluesy soul-gospel trio the Holmes Brothers bring their unique stew of Southern funk and Northern blues to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, July 5, at 9pm. Originally from Christchurch, Va., the New York City-based group has shared stages and recordings with Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Willie Nelson, Lou…
(LENOX, Mass.) – There will be an opening reception for Lucy MacGillis: Recent Paintings from Italy, with the artist, a Berkshire native, at Hoadley Gallery on Saturday, July 6, 2013, from 5 pm to 7 pm. The exhibition runs from July 4 through August 1. Lucy MacGillis (b.1977, U.S.A.) has been painting in Italy since…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – There will be an opening reception for Karl Mullen – Recent Work, the inaugural exhibition at BINGO!, a new gallery run by Crispina ffrench, on Friday, July 5, 2013, from 5pm to 8pm. The gallery is located in what used to be the Bingo Hall on the lower level of the former…
(BECKET, Mass., July 2, 2013) – Jacob’s Pillow showcases the best of international contemporary ballet with New York-based Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and classical South Indian dance in the person of Shantala Shivalingappa this week, in the Ted Shawn and Doris Duke theaters, respectively, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 through Sunday, July 7, 2013. Shivalingappa’s performance…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Bettye LaVette, a hard-working, distinctive R&B singer in the vein of Aretha Franklin, whose career stretches back to the early 1960s as a teen star, who then lost the spotlight for decades only to have it find her again in recent years, will perform at MASS MoCA on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at 8pm.…
(ALBANY, N.Y.) – Four-time Grammy Award-winner Lyle Lovett will perform at the Egg with his five-member Acoustic Group on Friday, July 5, 2013, at 8 pm, as part of the “American Roots & Branches” Concert Series. Lovett is one of contemporary pop music’s most brilliant and skilled songwriters and entertainers, and his live performances and…
(LENOX, Mass.) – The official residency of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at Tanglewood kicks off this Friday, July 5, 2013, with an all-Tchaikovsky program featuring violin virtuoso Joshua Bell — who returns to Tanglewood for his 25th consecutive summer since his first guest appearance in 1989 — in the composer’s beloved Violin Concerto. The…
(HILLSDALE, N.Y.) – There will be an opening reception for The Power of Place, an exhibition featuring oil paintings of contemporary regional scenes by Ken Young and Jeffrey L. Neumann, at Neumann Fine Art on Saturday, July 6, 2013, from 5 to 8 pm. The two-man exhibition runs through September 2 and features two painters…
LAUREN AMBROSE, DEBRA JO RUPP, JAYNE ATKINSON, OTHER STARS FEATURED in WAM THEATRE MAHAIWE BENEFIT (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Claiming Her Place, a benefit for WAM Theatre co-produced and hosted by Tony Award-nominee Jayne Atkinson, will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2013, at 7pm at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington. The…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Future Bible Heroes will celebrate the release of “Partygoing,” their first new recording in 11 years, with a concert at Club Helsinki Hudson on Monday, July 1, at 8pm. The witty pop trio on the recording is celebrated songwriter Stephin Merritt, his Magnetic Fields bandmate Claudia Gonson, and composer/synth-wizard Christopher Ewen. The…
