A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Cellist Edward Arron, pianist Jeewon Park, violinist Jesse Mills, and violist Ara Gregorian will perform works by Haydn, Dvorak, Martinu and Turina at the Clark Art Institute on Friday, November 6, 2015, at 7:30pm. The program features vivacious and warm pieces characterized by vibrantly colorful and rustic folk elements from each composer’s…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Chicago-bred standup star Beth Stelling brings her “razor-sharp wit combined with her girl-next-door aesthetic” to Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, November 7, 2015, at 8pm. A laid-back demeanor juxtaposed with brave humor has made Beth Stelling a favorite on the Chicago and Los Angeles standup circuit for over eight…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Indie-folk duo Tall Heights brings its unique harmonies and guitar/cello arrangements to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, November 6, at 9pm. Tim Harrington and Paul Wright are like a Simon and Garfunkel for the Bon Iver generation. Harrington and Wright kicked off their career busking on Boston streets for half a year…
ANOTHER LOOK at WHO KILLED LAURA PALMER at MASS MoCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) — The final days and hours of Laura Palmer, the fictional character whose murder was the central mystery of the original TV series, “Twin Peaks,” created by filmmaker and visionary David Lynch, will be re-explored in “Keys Open Doors: The Hidden Life…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Rising comedian Brooke Van Poppelen inaugurates Berkshire Theatre Group’s new Laugh Lounge Series at the Garage in the Colonial Theater on Wednesday, October 28, at 8pm. Van Poppelen is a NYC-based comic, actress and writer, who has been seen on @Midnight, John Oliver’s New York Stand Up Show, The Late Late Show…
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Stuart Fuchs, Michael Eck, and the Ladies Auxiliary Ukulele Orchestra headline the fifth annual Berkshire County Uke Fest at the Waubeeka Country Club on Sunday, November 1, 2015, from 3pm to 7pm. Headliner Stuart Fuchs is a multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, sound healer and innovative and compassionate teacher. Fuchs has performed his genre…
(LENOX, Mass.) – The new comedy “Holy Laughter” by Catherine Trieschmann receives its first developmental workshop production by WAM Theatre at Barrington Stage’s Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center from Thursday, October 29, through Sunday, November 22, 2015. “Holy Laughter” is a poignant comedy that follows Abigail, an Episcopal priest who finds that the…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) — The final days and hours of Laura Palmer, the fictional character whose murder was the central mystery of the original TV series, “Twin Peaks,” created by filmmaker and visionary David Lynch, will be re-explored in “Keys Open Doors: The Hidden Life of Laura Palmer,” a new film collage with live music…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Andrea Gibson, the first winner of the Women’s World Poetry Slam, brings her pointed spoken-word poetry to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, October 30, at 9pm. Gibson has headlined prestigious performance venues coast to coast with powerful readings on war, class, gender, bullying, white privilege, sexuality, love, and spirituality. A four-time Denver…
CONTEMPORARY DANCE DOUBLEHEADER at MASS MoCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – New York-based contemporary dance artists Katie Workum and Kimberly Bartosik are featured in an evening of cutting-edge movement in the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at 8pm. Workum brings her new work. “Black Lakes,” full of improvisation, risk, and humor,…
