A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Les Amis Creoles: Cedric Watson, Desiree Champagne & Ed Poullard will bring their rootsy take on Louisiana bayou music to Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, October 16, at 8pm. The trio’s frontman, Cedric Watson, is a four-time Grammy Award-nominated fiddler, singer, accordionist and songwriter with a great command of Cajun, Creole and…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Medeski Martin and Wood keyboardist John Medeski and new-music ensemble SO Percussion will be on hand to help celebrate the pre-release of composer/bandleader/drummer Bobby Previte‘s new recording, “TERMINALS,” at Club Helsinki Hudson on Monday, October 20, 2014, at 8pm. Since moving to Columbia County a few years ago, Bobby Previte has turned…
MULTIMEDIA CHAMBER OPERA ABOUT CHELSEA MANNING GETS MASS MoCA SHOWING (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – “The Source,” a multimedia chamber opera about Private Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning – who leaked hundreds of thousands of classified military documents to the public via WikiLeaks – will get a work-in-progress showing in the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA on…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – To Each Her Own, an exhibit featuring paintings by Sharon Carson, Cathy Doocy, and Debi Pendell, opens at the Eclipse Mill Gallery with an opening reception on Saturday, October 11, 2014, from 6 to 8pm, and remains on view through October 26. All three artists play with line, shape, form, color,…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Plastic Fantastic, an exhibition of works by New York-based artist Lee Boroson featuring immersive installations that use inflatables, fabric, and light to create phenomenological experiences based on elemental forces in nature, opens in MASS MoCA‘s largest gallery in Building 5 on October 11, 2014. An opening reception will be held that…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Rurbanism, a group show featuring the work of nine photographers united in theme by interpretations of the modern concept of Rural Urbanism, or an integration of Rural and Urban concepts, ideas and communities, or the disappearance of the duality between countryside and city, is on view at Sohn Fine Art Gallery through…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Neo-folk world fusion duo HuDost returns to the Berkshires to perform at the Whitney Center for the Arts with Elizabeth & the Catapult in a collaborative evening of Song & Sufi Kirtan on Saturday, October 11, 2014, at 7:30pm. HuDost will back up Elizabeth on her set as the Catapult and Elizabeth…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – “The Source,” a multimedia chamber opera about Private Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning – who leaked hundreds of thousands of classified military documents to the public via WikiLeaks – will get a work-in-progress showing in the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA on Friday, October 10, 2014, at 8pm. Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Composer/guitarist Gary Lucas will perform his original score to “The Goddess” (1934), a touchstone of Chinese cinema directed by Wu Yonggang and starring incomparable Shanghai diva Ruan Lingyu, in Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, October 11, 2014, at 8pm. Lucas is one of the pioneers of the new wave of…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Psychobilly duo Heavy Trash – featuring singer-guitarist Jon Spencer of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Pussy Galore – will bring its noirish blend of rockabilly, garage punk, alt-country and early rock ‘n’ roll to Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, October 9, at 8pm. Bloodshot Bill warms up the crowd for Heavy…
