A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – The Gryphon Trio performs works by Haydn, Shostakovich, and Schubert in a free concert in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall on the Williams College campus on Tuesday, April 7 at 8pm. The Gryphon Trio has firmly established itself as one of the world’s preeminent trios, with a repertoire that ranges from the traditional to the…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Incitements of Folly, a new show of works on paper and paintings by Baton Rouge artist Dawn Black opens at Independent Art Projects (IAP) with an artist reception on Saturday, April 4, 2015, at 3pm. Incitements of Folly takes a candid look at the personifications of “folly” within the broader context…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Luminous, vibrant landscapes by Berkshire-based artist Jim Schantz are on view at Berkshire Museum now through Sunday, May 10, 2015, the first exhibition in a new series to be mounted in the Museum’s Crane Room. Titled “Into the Light,” the exhibition is curated by Maria Mingalone, the museum’s director of interpretation. An…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Sex Mob, trumpeter Steven Bernstein’s wild and wooly avant-jazz party band, performs its brand-new original score to a live screening of “Maciste in Hell,” a seminal film of the Italian silent era, in Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, April 4, 2015, at 8pm. The movie stars Bartolomeo Pagano as…
(GHENT, N.Y.) – Paintings and drawings by the late artist Elizabeth Murray go on view in the Charles B. Benenson Gallery and Visitors Center at Omi International Arts Center on Friday, April 3, and remain on display through May 31, 2015. There will be a free-to-the-public opening reception for the exhibition on Saturday April 4,…
(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) — Author Neil Gaiman will engage legendary multimedia artist Laurie Anderson in a public conversation on the topics of “Story Structure” and “Fiction vs. Autobiography” in the Sosnoff Theater of the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College on Friday, April 3, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., in the third edition of…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Breakthrough performance festival Mass Live Arts (MLA) returns to the the Daniel Arts Center on the campus of Simon’s Rock College for the third summer this July with three weeks of ambitious and provocative new work in experimental and avant-garde theater, performance art, dance, and film. Highlights of this year’s festival,…
(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) – The Bard Music Festival breaks new ground this summer, turning for the first time to Latin America with a two-week, in-depth exploration of “Carlos Chávez and His World,” from August 7 through August 16, 2015. In eleven themed concert programs, complemented by pre-concert lectures, panel discussions, special events, and expert commentary, Bard…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Cabaret-rock singer-songwriter Nellie McKay brings her uniquely eccentric blend of pop, rock, jazz and hip-hop to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at 8pm. Her performance comes just a week after the release of her new album, “My Weekly Reader,” on which she revisits some of the melodies born out…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Folk-pop sister group SHEL shares a double-bill with acoustic grunge-rock singer-songwriter Otan Vargas at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, April 3, at 9pm. Appealing to fans of Sarah McLachlan, Nickel Creek and Regina Spektor alike, SHEL gets its name from the four sisters who comprise the group: Sarah (violin, bass), Hannah (piano,…
