A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – On the heels of the release of their internationally acclaimed EP “Lost in the Internet,” Berkshire-based dubstep duo Barely Alive will headline Rock the Block 2.0, taking place on Main Street in downtown North Adams on Sunday, May 4, 2014, from 2 to 8pm, with Barely Alive expected to take the…
FOLK-ROCK SINGER-SONGWRITER ANI DIFRANCO to PERFORM at MAHAIWE (GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Folk-rock singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco – along with Bruce Springsteen and David Byrne, simply one of the greatest live performers of our time – will perform at the Mahaiwe on Saturday, May 3, at 8pm. Singer-songwriter Eric Himan will warm up the crowd for…
(LENOX, Mass.) — The Cantilena Chamber Choir, in concert with Cambridge Concentus, will present the rarely heard Missa Christi Resurgentis by Heinrich Biber. The performance will be held at Trinity Church on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at 3pm. Also on the program is the Glory of Venice, music for multiple choirs and instrumental groups by…
(MONTEREY, Mass.) – Paula Shalan Ceramics: Shades of Black, an exhibition of works by Berkshire potter Paula Shalan opens at the Knox Gallery in the Monterey Library on Friday, May 2, 2014, with a reception from 6 to 7:30 pm that evening. The artist will speak about her work at the gallery on Saturday, May…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – A monumental bubble-gum pink outdoor sculptural ensemble by Franz West called Les Pommes d’Adam goes on display at MASS MoCA adjacent to the Hall Art Foundation’s 10,000 square-foot building dedicated to the work of Anselm Kiefer on Saturday, May 3, 2014. The installation marks the work’s first presentation in the United…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Bluesy soul-gospel trio the Holmes Brothers bring their unique stew of Southern funk and Northern blues to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, May 2, 2014, at 9pm. Originally from Christchurch, Va., the New York City-based group has shared stages and recordings with Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Willie Nelson,…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) –Todd Park Mohr, the eponymous leader of rock group Big Head Todd & the Monsters, will perform a solo show at Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at 8pm. Founded as a trio in Boulder, Colorado, in 1986, by three students from Columbine High School, Big Head Todd & the Monsters…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Seventy-five films, including many features of international origin and numerous documentaries, will be screened as part of the 9th annual Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF), held primarily at the Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington and also at the Mahaiwe, the Beacon in Pittsfield, and at the Mount in Lenox, from Thursday,…
CHOREOGRAPHER DAVID NEUMANN to DANCE SOLOS at MASS MOCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Interdisciplinary choreographer David Neumann will present an evening of solos in the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA on Saturday, April 26, at 8pm. A co-presentation by Jacob’s Pillow Dance and MASS MoCA, the retrospective evening spans Neumann’s career from his first choreographic…
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – The Berkshire Symphony will feature student soloists from Williams College in a concert of works by Enescu, Bernstein, Rachmaninoff and Dvo?ák in Chapin Hall at Williams College on Friday, April 25, 2014, at 8 p.m. There is a pre-concert talk with guest conductor Andrew Massey and student soloists at 7:15 p.m. in…
