BerkshireWeekend

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

Berkshire Weekend Cultural Preview, April 3-7, 2013

  BERKSHIRE MUSEUM OFFERS FRESH LOOK at COLLECTION IN NEW EXHIBIT (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Berkshire Museum is offering a fresh look at its diverse collection of fine artworks, historical artifacts and natural science specimens in Objectify: A Look into the Permanent Collection, a major new exhibition of some of the most significant and fascinating objects…

Berkshire Weekend Cultural Preview Mar 15-17, 2013

BALKAN BEAT BOX BRINGS MULTICULTI  DANCE FUSION TO MASS MOCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Balkan Beat Box brings its eclectic and infectious mix of Balkan, Middle Eastern, hip-hop, electronica, punk and other musical stylings to MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center for what is likely to become a dance concert as soon as the first number kicks…

Berkshire Weekend Cultural Preview, March 7-10, 2013

  HUNGARIAN-BORN ILLUSTRATOR ISTVAN BANYAI GETS NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM SHOWCASE (STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) — An exhibition devoted to the work of Hungarian-born artist Istvan Banyai opens at Norman Rockwell Museum on Saturday, March 9, 2013, and runs through Sunday, May 5, 2013, as part of the museum’s Distinguished Illustrator Series. Banyai’s striking imagery has appeared on…

Berkshire Weekend Cultural Preview Feb 27-Mar 3, 2013

  CANADIAN CONTEMPORARY BALLET TROUPE PERFORMS at MASS MoCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – The world-renowned contemporary ballet ensemble Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal performs at MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 8pm and Sunday, March 3, 2013, at 3pm, in a co-production with Jacob’s Pillow. The Montréal-based dance company blends a…

Berkshire Weekend Cultural Preview, February 20-24, 2013

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  THE CLARK’S SECOND uCURATE EXHIBITION PRESENTS CONTRASTING PORTRAYALS of 19th C. WOMEN (WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) — In/Visible: Women of Two Worlds, the second exhibition created through its interactive uCurate program, is on display at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute now through March 10, 2013. An intriguing look at the worlds of women, featuring…

Berkshire Weekend Cultural Preview Feb 13-17, 2013

  BARRINGTON STAGE PRESENTS FESTIVAL of NEW 10-MINUTE PLAYS (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Afraid to take a chance on a new play? Do most plays seem to drag on too long for your patience and comfort in our amped-up, always wired world? Take heart — Barrington Stage Company (BSC) has a solution. Beginning Thursday, February 14,…

Berkshire Weekend Cultural Preview, Feb 7-10, 2013

  ANSEL ADAMS PHOTOGRAPHS at BERKSHIRE MUSEUM (PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – An exhibition of photographs by Ansel Adams, perhaps the most popular, critically acclaimed and influential American photographer of all time, best known for his black-and-white nature photographs of the American West, comes to Berkshire Museum beginning Saturday, February 9, 2013, when an opening reception will…

Berkshire Weekend Cultural Preview, Jan 30-Feb 3, 2013

DAVID IVES’S ADAPTION of CORNEILLE’S ‘THE LIAR’ OPENS at SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY (LENOX, Mass.) – Award-winning playwright David Ives’s new adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s classic farce, The Liar, opens on Friday, February 1, 2013, and runs through Sunday, March 24, 2013, in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox. The production, directed…

Berkshire Weekend Cultural Preview Jan 24-29, 2013

HUDSON’S ROCK ROYALTY TEAMS UP FOR HOUSING BENEFIT CONCERT (HUDSON, N.Y.) – Four musicians representing bands including the Rolling Stones, Guns n’ Roses, Smashing Pumpkins, the Replacements, Hole and Rasputina – all equally distinguished for their solo work and all four residents of this riverside city – are joining forces on Sunday, January 27, 2013,…

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