A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
A highly selective preview of cultural events taking place this weekend in the greater Berkshire region, including a jazz-funk brass band; Gypsy-punk; chamber music; an electro-folk duo; new photography; Japanese woodblock prints, and a whole lot more. . STEVEN BERNSTEIN BRINGS HORN-HEAVY JAZZ-FUNK-POP FUSION to MASS MoCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) –…
(SHEFFIELD, Mass.) – Singer-songwriter Amber Wolfe and artist-scientist Jarrod Fowler bring their unique fusion of folk and electronic music with field recordings gathered from nature to the Down County Social Club beneath the Stagecoach Tavern on Thursday, February 2, at 8pm. On her own, Amber Wolfe, from Northampton, is a singer-songwriter with raw, honeyed vocals…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – First Fridays Artswalk kicks off with a dozen art shows featuring over twenty accomplished regional artists in downtown Pittsfield with opening receptions on Friday, February 3, from 5 to 8 pm. “10 Spot: Photography,” a collaborative exhibition with the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts and Sohn Fine Art Gallery in Lenox, will…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – The Pioneer Valley-based Gypsy-punk ensemble Bella’s Bartok brings its fusion of Gypsy swing, Balkan brass, Bohemian punk and pop sensibilities to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, February 3, at 9pm. Bella’s Bartok is a brassy, theatrical six-piece ensemble that melds Gypsy swing, Balkan brass, Bohemian punk with pop sensibilities. Their sound moves…
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – The Williams Chamber Players will play works by Thea Musgrave, Clara Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and a world premiere by Williams faculty member and pianist Zachary Wadsworth in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall at Williams College on Friday, February 3, at 8pm. This free event is open to the public. The concert opens with “Five…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Grammy Award-winner Steven Bernstein, the jazz wizard-genius who knows as well as anyone how to combine cutting-edge jazz, funk, and pop music – brings his Universal Melody Brass Band to the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA on Saturday, February 4, at 8pm, in a ticketed event culminating MASS MoCA’s annual Free…
A highly selective preview of cultural events taking place this weekend in the greater Berkshire region, including a film score for a classic silent documentary played live; a site-specific performance of a play about Edith Wharton; a new festival of short plays at a new performance venue; comedy; folk-rock; cartoon art; and a whole lot more. …
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Berkshire Playwrights Lab launches the inaugural Radius Playwrights Festival in its new home at Saint James Place on Friday, January 26, at 7pm, and Saturday, January 27, at 3pm and 7pm. Radius Playwrights Festival features new short plays created by local writers. The festival will present fully staged readings of the…
(SOUTH EGREMONT, Mass.) – Nationally known comedians Shawn Hollenbach and Chris Doucette headline a Comedy Night at Egremont Barn on Saturday, January 28, at 8pm. The evening’s host is New York City comedian Jenny Rubin. Shawn Hollenbach has appeared on Lifetime, VH1, LogoTV, FYI, and most recently hosted a live version of Kiss Bang Love…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – New York-based female folk-rock duo Overcoats brings its captivating, intimate harmonies and subtle, electronic soundscapes to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, January 27, at 9pm. Described as a cross between Chet Faker and Simon & Garfunkel, the duo’s voices glide over shivering chords and minimal electronics. Their songs alternately surge with dance-floor…
