A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Eviyan, an all-star trio of new music virtuosos and composers, will bring its unique blend of Eastern European folk, Western classical, Asian traditional, jazz and minimalist music to the Hudson Opera House on Saturday, April 5, 2014. The trio consists of new-music avatars Iva Bittová on violin and vocals; Gyan Riley on…
NEW MASS MoCA INSTALLATION REIMAGINES WHISTLER’S ‘PEACOCK ROOM’ (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – An opening reception to celebrate Darren Waterston‘s installation Filthy Lucre – the centerpiece of his exhibition Uncertain Beauty at MASS MoCA takes place on Saturday, March 29, 2014, from 5 to 7pm. The exhibition, for which the artist has been in residency at…
(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – Two-time Tony Award-nominee Jayne Atkinson will direct a benefit production of Motherhood Out Loud at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge on Friday, March 28, and Saturday, March 29, 2014, as part of the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers. Proceeds from the production, co-produced by Atkinson and Susan Rose, will benefit…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Who’s Hungry, an experimental puppet show based on the oral histories of homeless and hungry individuals, will be presented at the North Adams Puppet Lab at 107 Main St., on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at 7:30pm. The show was created by Bessie Award-winner Dan Froot and directed by Obie Award-winner Dan…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – The fourth annual Project Native Film Festival kicks off with a free screening of Revolution on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at 7pm, at the Mahaiwe. The festival continues on Sunday, March 30, at the Triplex Cinema, with free screenings of eight films from 10am to 9:30pm. The films cover a wide-range…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Alternative-pop trio BETTY brings its singular blend of punk, pop, and politics to Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at 8pm. The group’s appearance on MASS MoCA’s stage coincides with the presentation of new music commissioned for work in the galleries; Darren Waterston’s installation Filthy Lucre features…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) — The Linden String Quartet will perform works by Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn at the Mahaiwe on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at 6pm, as part of the Close Encounters With Music chamber series. The centerpiece of the concert is Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, written for a St. Petersburg chamber music society as a…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Americana music scion Justin Townes Earle – the son of Steve Earle (who sold out his recent show at Club Helsinki Hudson) – will bring his country-inflected brand of folk-rock to Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 8pm. Rootsy singer-songwriter Natalia Zukerman — one of my all-time favorite performers…
SONIC YOUTH’S KIM GORDON BRINGS NEW DUO to MASS MoCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Sonic Youth cofounder Kim Gordon brings her newest musical project, Body/Head — a Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd-inspired improvisational duo – to the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA on Saturday, March 15, at 8pm. Joining Gordon will be Northampton-based free-noise guitarist…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Seth’s Sauerkraut Revue, a mini-festival of regional Americana and honky-tonk performers hosted by “Sauerkraut” Seth Travins, returns to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at 9pm, featuring Miss Tess; Melora Creager (of Rasputina); Pat Linnan (of Nature Films); the Minivans; Robby Lee Coalter; Chris Neumann; and a reunion of…
