A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – Bluegrass outfit the Picky Bastards and singer-songwriter Mikey Sweet will kick off Chesterfest, a new Friday night Americana music series at Chesterwood, on Friday, July 11, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. The summer-long series will include a wide range of contemporary American musicians, from folk, alt-country and rockabilly to garage, punk and…
(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) – Love in the Wars, a theatrical adaptation of Heinrich von Kleist’s romantic drama Penthesilea by Booker Prize-winning novelist John Banville, receives its world premiere at Bard SummerScape 2014 in two previews and eight performances between Thursday, July 10, 2014, and Sunday, July 20, in Theater Two of the Fisher Center at Bard…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Brooklyn-based folk-rock trio The Lone Bellow, whose name is often uttered in the same sentence as Mumford & Sons and the Lumineers, brings its self-described “country soul” to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, July 13, at 8pm. The New York Times called the group’s performances “visceral” and “gut-wrenching.” Known for combining bluegrass-style three-way harmonies with rock dynamics,…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Fiddles, banjos, acoustic guitars, mandolins, kazoos, and hand percussion will abound when Club Helsinki Hudson features a mini-festival of old-time American roots music featuring a triple-bill of 13 Strings and a Two Dollar Bill, Intuitive Compass, and the Lost Dog Street Band, on Friday, July 11, at 9pm. Among the three groups, attendees…
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Unconventional music in unconventional venues could be the theme of a series of concerts planned for three indoor and outdoor sites owned by The Trustees of Reservations, beginning this Sunday, July 13, at 4:30pm at Field Farm with a performance by Wintergreen Trio, a Lanesboro-based folk ensemble. The gardens and ruins of…
(CHATHAM, N.Y.) – Cuban-American drummer, composer, and bandleader Dafnis Prieto and his globally inspired Si o Si Quartet will perform their singular mix of Afro-Cuban jazz at PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at 8pm. In addition to the Saturday evening performance, Dafnis Prieto will give an one-hour talk/Ddemonstration…
(CHESTER, Mass.) – Annapurna, an intimate, two-character play by hot young playwright Sharr White, begins its run at Chester Theatre Company on Thursday, July 10, 2014, concluding on Sunday, July 20, at the Chester Town Hall. The comic duet finds a couple reunited after twenty years of separation; their reunion, alternately comic and conflicted, is…
(LENOX, Mass.) – The award-winning musical satire group Capitol Steps is back in residence at Cranwell Resort now through Sunday, August 31, 2014, with nightly shows at 8pm except Tuesdays. Since they began in 1981, the Capitol Steps have recorded over 34 albums including their just- released “How to Succeed in Congress Without Really Lying.”…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – KT Sullivan, one of the premier cabaret artists of our time, performs a two-night stand of Broadway and popular classics at Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (36 Linden Street, Pittsfield) of Barrington Stage Company (BSC) on Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13, 2014. Sullivan’s Colored Lights…
(LENOX, Mass.) – This coming weekend marks conductor Andris Nelsons’s first Tanglewood appearance since taking on the role of Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director Designate (Nelsons officially begins his tenure as BSO Music Director with the BSO’s 2014-15 season, which opens on September 27), conducting the orchestra in an all-Dvorak program on Friday, July 11,…
