A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass., and POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y) – Bestselling humor writer David Sedaris bookends our region with performances at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie on Friday, April 8, at 8pm, and the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington on Sunday, April 10, at 7pm. Sedaris will read from his work and answer questions. A book signing will take place…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) — Performance artist Taylor Mac presents a six-hour work-in-progress performance of “A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: 1836-1896,” covering six decades of material from Mac’s wildly ambitious, multi-year effort to chart the history of popular music in America from the nation’s founding in 1776 to the present day, in the Hunter Center…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Folk-country singer-songwriter Crystal Bowersox, an American Idol finalist who was the first contestant in the program’s history to have one of her original songs played on the show, returns to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, April 9, at 9pm. Bowersox is critically acclaimed for her considerable vocal prowess – her soulful audition…
A highly selective preview of cultural events taking place this weekend in the greater Berkshires region, including a music school gala; a solo show by a prominent painter; a concert by an Irish music legend; and an all-Beethoven program featuring pianist Peter Serkin. VIOLINIST MADALYN PARNAS HEADLINES BERKSHIRE MUSIC SCHOOL 75TH ANNIVERSARY…
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) — Irish bagpiper Paddy Keenan, the “Jimi Hendrix of the pipes,” performs in a cabaret setting at the Clark Art Institute on Friday, April 1 at 7:30 pm. Opening for Keenan is the Williamstown-based folk band Long Journey. Keenan was a founding member of the groundbreaking Irish group the Bothy Band. At age…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) — Pianist Peter Serkin joins The Orchestra Now, under the direction of Leon Botstein, in an all-Beethoven program in the Daniel Arts Center at Simon’s Rock College on Friday, April 1, at 7:30pm. The Bard College Chamber Singers and the Bard Festival Chorale will join The Orchestra Now for the Choral Fantasy.…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) ? Works by Berkshire artist Joe Goodwin go on view in the Ellen Crane Memorial Room at Berkshire Museum on Saturday, April 2, and will remain on display through Sunday, June 19, 2016. An opening reception for Liminal Artifacts: Recent Paintings by Joe Goodwin will be held on Saturday, April 2, from 5…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Actors from most of the region’s top summer theaters, including Kristin Wold of Shakespeare & Company, will take part in a reading of “The Last Wife” by Kate Hennig, the opening event of the 2016 Fresh Takes Play Reading Series at WAM Theatre, at No. Six Depot Roastery and Café on Sunday,…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Acclaimed violinist Madalyn Parnas is among a host of alumni and faculty who will take part in a gala concert at the Colonial Theatre to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Berkshire Music School on Sunday, April 3, at 4pm. A free day-long student Performathon will also take place on Saturday, April 9,…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Country music icon Dolly Parton has been added to this summer’s Popular Artists Series at Tanglewood, opening the 2016 season on Friday, June 17, at 7pm, in the Koussevitzky Music Shed, and joining previously announced performers including Earth, Wind & Fire (6/18), Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson (6/19), Jackson Browne (6/21), Bob…
