A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Hudson’s own Bindlestiff Family Cirkus continues its wintertime tradition of hosting a monthly cabaret, featuring a variety of circus, theater, comedy and musical entertainers, at Club Helsinki Hudson with four shows: its adult-oriented cabaret, kicking off at 9pm on Saturday, January 25, 2014; Friday, February 14; and Saturday, March 29; plus a…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Elements: A Portrait Series, featuring “portraits with a twist” by photographer Ian Grey, will on display at the Parlor Café from Saturday, January 25, 2014 through Saturday, March 8. An opening reception for the show will take place on Saturday, January 25, from 6 to 9pm. Elements: A Portrait Series is…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Connecticut-based psychedelic-funk trio The Stepkids bring its jazzy blend of Seventies soul and 1980s electro-dance music to Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, January 25, 2014, at 8pm. The group should equally appeal to fans of Steely Dan, Frank Zappa, Prince, and Medeski Martin and Wood. Jeff Gitelman (guitar/vocals), Dan…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Collections of rare motorcycles, wind-up toys, exotic insects, vintage guitars, antique toasters, and Pez dispensers among other artifacts will be on display at Berkshire Museum as part of the exhibition Berkshire Collects from Saturday, January 25, 2014, through May 11. The exhibit is intended to showcase Berkshire County residents’ passionate pursuit of…
END-DAYS DOC by BILLSVILLE FILMMAKER GETS SCREENING at TRIPLEX (GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – “Good People Go To Hell, Saved People Go To Heaven,” a new documentary by Williamstown filmmaker Holly Hardman examining the arcane world of evangelical outreach rallies, high-octane church services, and old-time tent revivals, will be screened at the Triplex Cinema on Sunday,…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Edith Wharton continues to find relevance with contemporary audiences, and popular culture continues to find relevance in the works of Edith Wharton, and The Mount – the home of Wharton – honors the acclaimed author with three special events showcasing Wharton in current-day context, beginning on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at 3pm,…
(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, January 18, 2014, at 9pm, featuring Two Gun Man; Chops, Sauerkraut and the Velvet Frog; Chris Neumann; and special surprise guests. Two Gun Man is an Americana quartet fronted…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Brooklyn-based neo-folk outfit Swear and Shake brings its hard-charging indie-folk to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, January 19, at 8pm. The band may remind some listeners of 10,000 Maniacs, another folk-rock group with roots in upstate New York. The core of Swear and Shake is Kari Spieler (vocals, lyrics, guitar) and Adam…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Working with an all-star team of dancers and designers, choreographer Beth Gill will present a work-in-progress performance of New Work for the Desert in the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA, where she has been developing the piece while in residence, on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at 8pm. Presented in association with Vermont…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Izhar Patkin discusses his exhibition, The Wandering Veil, with writer and curator David Ross, at MASS MoCA on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at 2pm. The talk is expected to cover politics and the role of narrative, symbolism, and representation in art today, and will be followed by the official opening…
