A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – The Platte Clove Nature Theater, a supergroup of Hudson Valley electro-folk talent, brings its unique and theatrical blend of electronic and organic sounds, complex compositions, looped and layered vocals, video projections, aerial movement and more to Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, June 7, at 8pm. A musical collaboration among three visionary performers…
BERKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY with 80 FILMS (GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – The 10th annual Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) will showcase nearly 80 new independent feature, documentary, short and family films from a record 23 countries over the course of four days from Thursday, May 28, 2015, through Sunday, May 31, at…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – The 10th annual Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) will showcase nearly 80 new independent feature, documentary, short and family films from a record 23 countries over the course of four days from Thursday, May 28, 2015, through Sunday, May 31, at venues in Great Barrington and Pittsfield, as well as bringing…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, the surviving members of the folk-pop group America, whose string of hits in the early 1970s helped define that era’s soft-rock, peaceful easy feeling, perform at the Colonial Theatre on Thursday, May 28 at 7:30pm. In the early 1970s, America rose to the top of the pop…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Steve Forbert brings his distinctive folk-rock sound to Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, May 28, at 8pm. Best known for hit songs “Romeo’s Tune” and “Goin’ Down to Laurel,” Forbert was touted as a “new Dylan” when he burst upon the scene in downtown New York in the mid-1970s.…
(SPENCERTOWN, N.Y.) – “Concrete & Clay: Works Inspired by the Garden,” a group exhibition featuring seven regional ceramicists and one concrete fabricator, opens at Spencertown Academy Arts Center on Saturday, May 30, with an opening reception from 4pm to 6pm. The work will remain on display through June 21. Artists represented include Corinne Alexander, Sue…
(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – “Masha’s Seagull,” an exploration of the character of Masha from Anton Chekhov’s original play, “The Seagull,” gets a three-day run at the Unicorn Theatre from Friday, May 22, through Sunday, May 24, with performances at 7pm on Friday and Saturday and at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday. The one-woman show, written by…
AMERICANA TRIO LONE BELLOW and ARC IRIS to PLAY at MASS MoCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – The folk-rock trio the Lone Bellow brings its rootsy take on Americana to MASS MoCA for the annual Memorial Day weekend kickoff concert on Saturday, May 23, at 8pm. The group’s recent album, “Then Came the Morning,” was produced…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Grammy Award-winning folk duo Indigo Girls will perform on Saturday, May 23, 2015, as part of the SummerSound Live weekend of music on the grounds of Tanglewood. The two-day festival, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday, May 23-24, takes place at a parking lot outside of Tanglewood’s main gates, and includes…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – After significant updating to the sprawling gallery and artist studios, the NUarts Studios and Gallery will be reopening its doors on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at 4-7pm. New works by the artists will be on display in the gallery, and many of them will open their studios for this first event of…
