NELLIE MCKAY BRINGS ECCENTRIC CABARET-ROCK to HELSINKI HUDSON
(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 Saturday, November 30, 2013, at 9pm. The multi-talented Nellie McKay made her smash debut nearly a decade ago with her groundbreaking double-CD, “Get Away from Me,” showcasing her eclectic musical reach and her dazzling lyrical wit (which extended to the album’s title, a subtle play on the breakthrough album by a somewhat similarly inclined pop-folk jazz singer named Norah Jones).
DARLENE LOVE to PERFORM XMAS SONGS at MAHAIWE
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Legendary behind-the-scenes singer Darlene Love will step into the spotlight center-stage when she brings her “Love for the Holidays” program to the Mahaiwe on Friday, November 29, 2013, at 8pm, featuring songs from the holiday season performed with her full band and backup singers.
‘House on West Kerley’ by Joel Griffith
NEUMANN FINE ART FEATURES JOEL GRIFFITH, PAINTER LAUREATE of TIVOLI, in SOLO EXHIBITION
(HILLSDALE, N.Y.) – Oil paintings by Joel Griffith are on display at Neumann Fine Art (65 Cold Water St) through January 4, 2014. A reception and gallery talk by the artist will take place on Saturday, November 30, at 5pm. Joel Griffith was named the official Painter Laureate of his hometown of Tivoli, N.Y., in 2003. His paintings, many of which grace the walls of Tivoli’s Town Hall, have been likened to “a great story told at the local bar by a profound poet with a visionary eye.”
Lora Lee Ecobelli stars in Tennessee Williams’s ‘The Lady of Larkspur Lotion’
HOLIDAY-THEMED TENNESSEE WILLIAMS EVENT to ‘POP UP’ in CHATHAM
(CHATHAM, N.Y.) – “Tennessee Williams: Straight Up and Salted with a Twist,” a Blue Horse Repertory production presented by PS21, will be given a “pop up” performance on Saturday, November 30, 2013, in the storefront at 12 Main Street, Chatham. The two-part program includes a performance of Tennessee Williams’ “The Lady of Larkspur Lotion” at 3:30 pm, followed by a reading of Christopher Durang’s Tennessee Williams parody, “For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls,” at 5pm.
Mary Verdi
MARY VERDI SINGS XMAS SONGS at the COLONIAL
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Mary Verdi brings her “Christmas at The Colonial” program, featuring special guests Bobby Sweet and Ron Ramsey, to the Colonial Theatre on Saturday, November 30, 2013, at 7pm and Sunday, December 1, at 2pm. The family-oriented program includes a sing-along of old favorites, dancing, a children’s choir, a bell choir, and a full band with strings and horns featuring area performers.
THE FRANKLIN ELECTRIC to BRING ROOTSY CHAMBER-ROCK to HELSINKI HUDSON
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Montreal-based indie-rock collective The Franklin Electric brings its organic brand of folk-rock to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, November 29, at 9pm. The group – a kind of Canadian answer to Wilco that should appeal to fans of Bon Iver, Beirut, and their fellow countrymen and folk-rock icons, The Band – is led by songwriter, pianist, and trumpeter Jon Matte, whose clear, expressive vocals recall Jeff Buckley in their melancholy and range.
ITALIAN PUPPET SHOW COMES to NORTH ADAMS
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) — Italian puppet company La Capra Ballerina brings “Dorme” to the Branch Gallery on Monday, December 2, 2013, at 6 and 8:30pm, as part of MCLA Presents! inaugural Puppet Fest. “Dorme,” which is Italian for sleep, tells the story of a girl who goes to sleep and embarks on a journey within her dreams and nightmares: flying among fish with human faces; playing with light and shadow; the death of her cat; falling into water and meeting her own death. The show is conceived and will be performed by Italian puppeteer Laura Bartolomei.