A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Composers including minimalist pioneer Steve Reich, downtown lion John Zorn, avant-gardist Frederic Rzewski and jazz legend Charles Mingus will have their works performed as part of I/O Fest 2017, a four-day festival of new music at Williams College running Thursday, January 12, through Sunday, January 15, at various venues around Williamstown. The…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Plays by Sam Shepard, Sarah Ruhl, and Anton Chekhov will be featured in Shakespeare & Company’s annual Winter Studio Festival of Plays on Saturday, January 14, and Sunday, January 15. The weekend of staged readings, featuring both emerging and established artists, also includes works by local playwrights Emily Devoti and Robert Sugarman.…
A highly selective preview of cultural events taking place this weekend in the greater Berkshire region, including chamber music; an exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints; a display of Saturday morning cartoon art; and a whole lot more. BACH’S BRANDENBURG CONCERTI at MAHAIWE (GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – The Berkshire Bach Ensemble will ring out the old…
A highly selective preview of cultural events taking place this weekend in the greater Berkshire region, including chamber music; vintage jazz; an exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints; a display of Saturday morning cartoon art; and a whole lot more. BACH’S BRANDENBURG CONCERTI at MAHAIWE (GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – The Berkshire Bach…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Soul-rocker Simi Stone, classic rocker Pearl Aday, thrash-rock pioneer Scott Ian, and prog-rock singer Lisa Green will help the crowd ring out the old and ring in the new at Club Helsinki Hudson on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31, at 9pm. Well known to Helsinki Hudson audiences, Simi Stone, who calls…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Grammy Award-nominated Texas singer-songwriter Hayes Carll brings his roots-oriented original songs to Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, December 29, at 8pm. Carll is equally known for his outspoken politically-infused rockers and his self-described “degenerate love songs.” His most recent album, “Lovers and Leavers,” came out earlier this year. Singer-songwriter Allison Moorer will…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – The Berkshire Bach Ensemble will ring out the old and ring in the new with its annual Bach at New Year’s program featuring all six Brandenburg Concerti at the Mahaiwe on Saturday, December 31, at 6pm. The program – featuring violinist Eugene Drucker, a cofounder of the Emerson String Quartet –…
(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) — Vintage jazz group The Hot Sardines brings its early-20th-century sounds to the Fisher Center at Bard College on Friday, December 23, at 8pm, for a “Holiday Stomp” program infusing yuletide classics with a unique twist on New York, Paris, and New Orleans jazz from the era of Prohibition and beyond. In the…
(WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – The West Stockbridge Chamber Players will perform works by Albumleaf, Brahms, and Dohnanyi at the West Stockbridge Congregational Church on Thursday, December 29, at 6pm. A reception will follow the concert. The West Stockbridge Chamber Players are a world class-ensemble that is made up of Boston- and Berkshire-based musicians who regularly…
A highly selective preview of cultural events taking place this weekend in the greater Berkshire region, including the return of a prodigal son; an exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints; a display of Saturday morning cartoon art; a folk-rock trio; and a whole lot more. SUPERSTAR ROCK DRUMMER KENNY ARONOFF COMES…
