CHAMBER-FOLK TRIO PLUME GIANT to PLAY MASS MOCA
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Plume Giant, the Brooklyn-based chamber-folk trio that favors pop melodies, a miniature orchestra of sounds and textures, and Beatlesque whimsy, performs in Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, October 12, 2013, at 8pm. Comprised of Oliver Hill (guitar, viola, voice), Nolan Green (guitar, harmonium, voice), and Eliza Bagg (violin, harmonium, trinkets, voice), the band infuses its sound with soft whispers and vaulting vocals to achieve both intimacy and exaltation.
Kate Maguire and Kim Taylor in Mary and Edith (photo Abby LePage)
FESTIVAL FEATURES NEW CREATIVE WORKS BY LOCALS
(PITTSFIELD and STOCKBRIDGE Mass.) – The third annual Made in the Berkshires Festival, showcasing new works of theater, music, film, fiction, poetry and dance by Berkshire artists, takes place from Friday, October 11, 2013, to Sunday, October 13, 2013, at three Berkshire Theatre Group venues: the Colonial Theatre and the Garage in Pittsfield and the Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge. Highlights of this year’s festival include a new play by acclaimed playwright Chris Newbound; a short story from bestselling author Kevin O’Hara; the premiere of an original composition by Gerard Burney; and “Mary and Edith: Musings by Women a Century Apart,” with Kate Maguire, Mary Mott and Kim Taylor in stories by Mary Mott and Edith Wharton.
BILL COSBY to PERFORM BENEFIT for MAHAIWE
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Comedian Bill Cosby will headline the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 2013 Gala on Sunday, October 13, 2013, at 7:30pm in a festive evening to benefit the Mahaiwe.. Over the past century, few entertainers have achieved the legendary status of Bill Cosby. His successes span five decades and virtually all media, remarkable accomplishments for a kid who emerged from humble beginnings in a Philadelphia housing project.
MULTIMEDIA DANCE PIECE by DAVID DORFMAN GETS SNEAK PREVIEW at MASS MOCA
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.)- Come, And Back Again, a new multimedia work by David Dorfman Dance, featuring five dancers, a rock band, a junk sculpture partially built by the audience – and video projections will be stage on Thursday, October 10, 2013, at 8pm in the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA, prior to its fall premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Next Wave Festival.
LEGENDARY ROCKER DAVE MASON to PLAY THE COLONIAL
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Legendary rocker Dave Mason, a founding member of the English rock group Traffic, will perform at the Colonial on Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at 7:30pm. Mason is best known for writing and recording “Feelin’ Alright” with Traffic (later made into a hit by Joe Cocker) and for his 1977 soft-rock hit single, “We Just Disagree.”
Chinstrap Penguin (by MeadEagle Photos)
PHOTOGRAPHERS to SHARE GLOBAL JOURNEY in 4-PART MUSEUM SERIES
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) ? An Infinite Odyssey, a four-part series of illustrated talks by international photographers Dan Mead and Sally Eagle of MeadEagle Photos, kicks off on Saturday, October 12, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at Berkshire Museum. The photographers will share their stunning images of wildlife, nature, and foreign cultures along with fascinating tales of their extensive travels to some of the most majestic and breathtaking locations in the world.
‘PRINCE of CHINTZ’ to SPEAK at THE MOUNT
(LENOX, Mass.) – Interior designer Mario Buatta, affectionately known as the “Prince of Chintz” because of his affinity for incorporating the glazed, bold fabric into his work, will deliver a talk on his expansive career decorating the homes of the rich and famous in the drawing room at The Mount on Sunday, October 13, 2013, at 4 p.m. A book signing and reception will follow Buatta’s talk.
Mary Mott in Mary and Edith (photo Abby LePage)
‘MARY AND EDITH: MUSINGS BY WOMEN A CENTURY’ APART at BTG
(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – Mary and Edith: Musings by Women a Century Apart, an omnibus evening of entertainment celebrating Berkshire literary women and featuring writer Mary Mott and actors Kate Maguire and Kim Taylor, is being staged at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre now through Sunday, October 20, 2013. Mott will share stories of her life in her one-woman show, “From Where I Sit,” and Maguire and Taylor will perform a stage adaptation of “Roman Fever,” a short story by Edith Wharton.
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BRUBECK BROTHERS HEADLINE PITTSFIELD JAZZ FESTIVAL
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The Brubeck Brothers Quartet, featuring Chris and Dan Brubeck, will perform a tribute to their father, the late jazz legend Dave Brubeck, at the Colonial Theatre on Saturday, October 19, 2013, at 8pm, as part of the 2013 Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, kicking off Friday, October 11, 2013, and running through Sunday, October 20.
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