A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(AMHERST, Mass.) – Author Jonathan Safran Foer will read from and talk about his long-awaited and highly acclaimed new novel, “Here I Am,” at the Yiddish Book Center on Wednesday, October 26, at 7pm. Foer will also sign copies of the book after the talk. The event is free. Space is limited. Doors open at 6:30pm. “Here…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – World-renowned violinist Joshua Bell will perform works by Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, and Sarasate in a duo concert with pianist Alessio Bax at the Mahaiwe on Friday, October 28 at 8pm. The program includes Beethoven’s Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 12, No. 2; Sonata No. 3 for Violin…
(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) – The Orchestra Now performs works by Britten, Mahler, and Eglar at the Fisher Center at Bard College on Saturday, October 29, at 8pm, and Sunday, October 30, at 2pm, in the Sosnoff Theater. The orchestra performs under the baton of Leon Botstein, and features soloist John Belk in William Walton’s Cello Concerto.…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Helga Davis responds to Nick Cave’s monumental exhibition “Until” with an intimate performance, solo with her loop station, inside the exhibition in the Building 5 gallery at MASS MoCA on Friday, October 28, at 8pm. Davis, an actor, vocalist, and performance artist hailing from New York City, is known for collaborating…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Country outlaw Elizabeth Cook brings her critically acclaimed batch of new songs from “Exodus of Venus,” her comeback album released earlier this year, to Club Helsinki Hudson on Wednesday, October 26, at 8pm. Nashville-based roots-music singer and songwriter Derek Hoke warms up the crowd for Cook. Cook, who sings like a cross…
A highly selective preview of cultural events taking place this weekend in the greater Berkshire region, including a work-in-progress by legendary performance artist John Kelly; Cuban music at the Colonial; Cuban movies at FilmColumbia; artist Nick Cave’s career-topping exhibition at MASS MoCA; a benefit concert for Basilica Hudson by Rufus Wainwright; and a whole lot more.…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Folk-pop singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright performs an intimate, solo concert at Basilica Hudson on Saturday, October 22, at 8pm. Wainwright is widely regarded as one of the best songwriters of his generation by his fellow musicians, critics, and audiences alike, and in addition to eight albums of his own songs and film soundtracks,…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – New York City-based performance and visual artist John Kelly will perform a workshop version of “Time No Line,” his new solo live memoir, in Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, October 22 at 8pm. The program is based on personal journal entries about the East Village of the 1980s, gender…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Matt Lorenz, the Northampton, Mass.-based indie-blues singer-songwriter who performs under the name The Suitcase Junket, bring his box of creative tricks to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, October 21, at 9pm. The Dupont Brothers, a sibling indie-folk-Americana duo, will warm up the crowd for the Suitcase Junket. A one-man salvage specialist singing…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The Havana Cuba All-Stars bring their “Cuban Nights” program to the Colonial Theatre on Thursday, October 20 at 8pm. The Havana Cuba All-Stars is a band comprised of some of Cuba’s greatest and most prominent musicians, and is devoted to promoting the entire tapestry of Cuban music. This is their debut tour…
