A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(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, January 19 at 11am, in a presentation by the…
BRUSHY ONE STRING BRINGS RAW JAMAICAN SOUND to MASS MoCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Brushy One String brings his mix of reggae, blues, rap, and traditional African rhythms, as well as his classical guitar with only one string (a D string), to Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at 8pm. The…
(AMHERST, Mass.) – No One Remembers Alone: Memory, Migration, and the Making of an American Family, an exhibition that tells the story of an American family that immigrated from Eastern Europe through postcards, photographs, travel documents, and materials from newly opened Soviet archives, is on exhibit at the Yiddish Book Center through March 2014. When…
(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – An artist’s talk and book signing featuring photographer Lincoln Russell will take place at Sohn Fine Art Gallery on Saturday, January 11, 2014, from 2 to 4pm. The event is in conjunction with the exhibition NUDE, featuring the work of a dozen artists, and which has been extended through mid-March. Russell’s paranormal…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Brushy One String brings his mix of reggae, blues, rap, and traditional African rhythms, as well as his classical guitar with only one string (a D string), to Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at 8pm. The Jamaica-born performer – who with his voice and single string…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Soul singer Bettye LaVette, the self-described “overnight sensation after 50 years in the music business,” brings her impassioned, elastic vocals and her dynamic R&B remakes of pop and rock hits by the likes of the Who, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, the Animals, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams and Sinead O’Connor…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – An Infinite Odyssey, a four-part series of illustrated talks by international photographers Dan Mead and Sally Eagle of MeadEagle Photos, continues on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Berkshire Museum, with Untamed: Wild and Endangered Animals. The photographers will share their stunning images of wildlife, nature, and foreign cultures along with fascinating tales…
(BECKET, Mass.) – A diverse, internationally flavored program featuring companies from Australia, Brazil, China and Italy as well as American favorites including Mark Morris Dance Group, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Principals and Soloists of New York City Ballet, and the final performances of the Trey McIntyre Project before that group changes…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Club Helsinki Hudson’s annual Elvis Birthday Bash, featuring Mark Gamsjager and The Lustre Kings plus other special guests, will take place on Saturday, January 4, 2014, at 9pm, just four days before what would have been Elvis Presley’s 79th birthday. Elvis Presley’s impact on all music that came after him is impossible…
PIZZARELLI FAMILY CABARET COMES to MAHAIWE (GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – It’ll be a family affair when husband-and-wife team John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey are joined by the venerable jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli – John’s dad – and bassist Martin Pizzarelli — John’s brother and Bucky’s son – on bass, for a cabaret concert celebrating the…
