BerkshireWeekend

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

Joe Iconis Brings Cabaret-Rock to BSC

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Award-winning songwriter Joe Iconis returns to Barrington Stage Company with his popular cabaret, Joe Iconis & Family: Outcast Superstars, for three performances on September 4, 5 and 6, 2015, at 8pm, at Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. The popular Joe Iconis,…

Cabaret Star Karen Akers at Music & More

Karen Akers

(NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass.) – Karen Akers, star of stage, screen, and cabaret, will perform a special benefit concert for the Music & More series at the the Meeting House on Saturday, September 5, 2015, at 4:30pm. Akers wil be accompanied on piano by Don Rebic, for an evening of music from the French and English…

Michael Boroniec Ceramics on View at Berkshire Museum

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – A solo exhibition of complex ceramics by Michael Boroniec goes on view in the BerkshireNow gallery at the Berkshire Museum on Friday, September 4, 2015, and remains on view through November 22, 2015. Boroniec is known for creating distinct bodies of work and the exhibition includes a number of the sculptor’s signature…

JD Samson Brings Electro-Political Dance Music to MASS MoCA

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Singer, songwriter, multimedia artist and producer JD Samson, best known as a member of the legendary electro-feminist-punk project Le Tigre, headlines a live concert and a DJ dance set at MASS MoCA on Saturday, September 5, at 8pm. An eloquent activist, feminist, writer, and performer, Samson was raised in a Cleveland…

Lake Street Dive Return to Helsinki Hudson on the Cusp of Pop Stardom

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Since the last time Lake Street Dive performed here, the group has been discovered by the national press, with raves in Rolling Stone, the New Yorker, Hollywood Reporter and the Daily News, and championed by superstar producer T Bone Burnett. Yet the Boston-bred band, known for its unique fusion of jazz, classical,…

Harry Connick, Kristin Chenoweth Bring Down Curtain at Tanglewood

(LENOX, Mass.) – The curtain comes down on the 2015 summer season at Tanglewood with back-to-back performances by jazz icon Harry Connick, Jr., on Friday, September 4, and Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra on Saturday, September 5. Connick is a multitalented musician, pianist, singer, songwriter and American Idol judge. His…

Spencertown Academy Celebrates 10th Annual Festival of Books

(SPENCERTOWN, N.Y.) – Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s 10th annual Festival of Books – featuring a giant used book sale, two days of readings and book signings by nationally known and local authors including Simon Winchester and Ruth Reichl – and a children’s program takes place over Labor Day weekend, Friday-Monday, September 4-7, 2015. Featured authors…

BerkshireWeekend Cultural Preview, Aug 26-30, 2015

SOLOMON GEORGIO to BRING EDGY COMEDY to MASS MoCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) — Comedian Solomon Georgio brings his pungent brand of indignant irreverence to MASS MoCA on Saturday, August 29, at 8pm. Little known in the comedy world until his much-lauded debut on “Conan,” Georgio is making a name for himself with tongue-in-cheek humor that…

Solomon Georgio to Bring Edgy Comedy to MASS MoCA

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) — Comedian Solomon Georgio brings his pungent brand of indignant irreverence to MASS MoCA on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at 8pm. Little known in the comedy world until his much-lauded debut on “Conan,” Georgio is making a name for himself with tongue-in-cheek humor that takes on race, colonialism, and sexuality. The self-described…

Jacob’s Pillow Season Finale Pays Tribute to Ella Baff

(BECKET, Mass.) – In honor of executive and artistic director Ella Baff’s final season, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival celebrates the close of its 83rd season with a Festival Finale event on Saturday, August 29, 2015. Tickets for the Festival Finale include a performance by the legendary Martha Graham Dance Company in the Ted Shawn Theatre…