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My Very First Bike-a-Thon

by Seth Rogovoy I’m very excited because for the first time in my life, I am going to be able to participate in a fundraising bike-a-thon, this Sunday, September 25, 2011 – the BerkShares Bike-aThon Ride for the Local Economy. Why has it taken me this long to do a bike-a-thon? Well, the answer is…

Music & More Presents The Apollo Trio

(NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass.) – The Apollo Trio will perform works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Dvorák on Saturday, September 17 at 4:30 p.m. in the Music & More series at the Meeting House in New Marlborough. Comprised of violinist Curtis Macomber, cellist Michael Kannen, and pianist Marija Stroke, the trio has been performing a wide range…

Harlem Quartet Brings Down Curtain at Tannery Pond Concert Series

The Harlem Quartet

(NEW LEBANON, N.Y.) – The Harlem Quartet will be joined by pianist Misha Dichter and cellist Dane Johansen on Saturday, September 16, at 6pm, for the 7th and final concert of the 2011 season of Concerts at Tannery Pond, located in the barn at Darrow School. The season finale will feature works by Mozart, Schubert,…

Berkshire Grown Celebrates the Harvest with Local Chefs and Farmers

Aura Whitman, chef/owner of Cafe Reva

(LENOX, Mass.)  — Berkshire Grown’s annual Harvest Supper celebrating local food and farms takes place Monday, September 19, at 6:30-8:30 pm at Eastover Hotel and Resort in Lenox. The Farm to Table feast features dishes prepared by Berkshire Grown member chefs using fresh ingredients from local farms. Food will be paired with samplings from regional…

String Band Updates Tradition for 21st Century

Joy Kills Sorrow

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Boston-based string band Joy Kills Sorrow returns to Helsinki Hudson on Friday, September 9, 2011, at 9 p.m., with its bold new brand of acoustic music that combines tradition and innovation. Joy Kills Sorrow brings a decidedly modern sensibility to an old-world sound, channeling the prodigious talents of its individual members into…

Ensemble Pays Tribute to Kurt Weill in a Jazz Vein

Hilary Gardner and West 73rd Quartet

(NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass.) – Hilary Gardner and the West 73rd Quartet will pay tribute to legendary composer Kurt Weill from a jazz perspective, incorporating those musical and theatrical influences that have made his music compelling to listeners from all walks of life, with a concert at the historic Meeting House on the Village Green in…

Marathon of New Plays at Shakespeare & Company on Monday, 9/5

(LENOX, Mass.) — Shakespeare & Company will present its 17th annual Studio Festival of Plays — a mini-marathon of plays never before performed at the Company — running one-day only on Monday, September 5, 2011, in the Founders’ Theatre. Staged readings begin at 11 am and continue through to 11 pm. Company actors and special…

Parsons Dance Returns to The Tent at PS21

Parsons Dance

(CHATHAM, N.Y.) – New York City-based Parsons Dance – noted for its uplifting, athletic, engaging contemporary style that often commissions new scores by contemporary composers, including Dave Matthews, Steely Dan, Juan Garcia Esquival, Michael Gordon of Bang on a Can, John Corigliano, and Phil Woods, as well as such standbys as Bach, Schubert, and Rossini…

(Dance Review) Kyle and Camille at Jacob’s Pillow

Kyle Abraham and Abraham.in.Motion (photo Steven Schreiber)

Kyle Abraham and Abraham.in.Motion (photo Steven Schreiber) JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE Kyle and Camille Doris Duke Theatre August 24-28, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass.) – Kyle Abraham and Camille A. Brown have much in common. Two of New York’s up-and-coming contemporary choreographers, both hits during Jacob’s Pillow’s 2010 summer season, they both make work that…

BerkshireWeekend Cultural Highlights Aug 24-28

Laquita Mitchell

JAZZ PIANIST BRAD MEHLDAU to PLAY at TANGLEWOOD Brad Mehldau, widely regarded as the most innovative and virtuosic jazz pianist of his generation, performs solo at Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall on Thursday, August 25, at 8 p.m. Mehldau, who turned 41 on Tuesday this week and who grew up in nearby West Hartford, Conn., is considered…