A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
VOCALIST to EXPLORE COMMON GROUND BETWEEN YIDDISH SONG and BLACK SPIRITUALS (HOUSATONIC, Mass.) – Vocalist Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell will perform “Convergence: Spirituals from the Shtetl, Davvening from the Delta,” a recital blending Yiddish art songs and African American spirituals, at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House on Saturday, August 8, at 8pm. READ MORE… …
(CHESTER, Mass.) – Debra Jo Rupp stars in “Memory House,” a moving story about the complex issues raised by international child adoption, running at the Chester Theatre Company through Sunday, August 9, 2015. The play, written by Kathleen Tolan, was described as “A captivating emotional ballet that is also a moving demonstration of the strenuous…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Berkshire native Adam Michael Rothberg celebrates the release of his third studio album, “Soul of a Man,” at the Guthrie Center on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at 8pm. The new album features a mix of Rothberg’s signature folk-rock, which blends the eclectic pop melodicism of the Beatles, the intimate confessionalism of…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – John Guare’s American screwball comedy “His Girl Friday,” an adaptation of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s original play “The Front Page” and the screen version “His Girl Friday,” is on the mainstage at Barrington Stage Company from Thursday, August 6, through Sunday, August 30, 2015. This production, directed by Julianne Boyd and…
(HOUSATONIC, Mass.) – Vocalist Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell will perform “Convergence: Spirituals from the Shtetl, Davvening from the Delta,” a recital blending Yiddish art songs and African American spirituals, at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at 8pm. As a Jew-by-choice, Russell, a former professional opera singer, discovered the soul-deep connections between…
(NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass.) — The Boston Duo – the husband-and wife team of Boston Symphony violinist Tatiana Dimitriades and pianist Jonathan Bass – will kick off the Music & More 2015 season at the historic Meeting House on the Village Green on Saturday, August 8, at 4:30pm, with a concert featuring music by Beethoven, Brahms,…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Jazz legend Don Byron will perform a tribute to R&B legend Junior Walker – best known for hits like “(I’m a) Roadrunner” and “Shotgun” – and more with an all-star band of rock and jazz talent at Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, August 6, at 8pm. Joining Byron will be musicians who…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – You know him best as guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the Black Crowes. But for the past decade-plus, Rich Robinson has been juggling his career as a bandleader and solo artist, with his commitment to roots-rock songwriting always his central focus. That’s the Rich Robinson who will be performing at Club Helsinki…
(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) – The 26th annual Bard Music Festival – an exploration of “Carlos Chávez and His World” – kicks off this Friday, August 7, at 8pm, with “The Musical Voice of Mexico” in the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater. The first of the weekend’s five themed concerts – “Chávez and Mexico’s Musical Heritage” – offers…
(RENSSELAERVILLE, N.Y.) — Pianist Michael Chertock will be featured in “From Rags to Riches,” a program showcasing piano and cello works of Sergei Rachmaninoff, kicking off the High Peaks Music Festival on Sunday, August 9, at 7pm at the Carey Institute’s Guggenheim Pavilion. The theme of this summer’s 10-day festival is “The Gilded Age: Bohemia…
