A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Hudson Valley region.
(CHATHAM, N.Y.) – Margot Leverett, one of the greatest living exponents of klezmer clarinet, will be joined by her trio for a free concert, open to the public, at The Chatham Synagogue on Friday, May 31, at 7:45pm. Leverett’s appearance is part of a special musical evening ushering in the Sabbath at the unaffiliated, lay-led…
by Noah Peretz (Intern, the Rogovoy Report) (SAUGERTIES, N.Y.) – Singer-songwriter, author, and all-around Renaissance man Robert Burke Warren will present his Big Birthday Shindig: An Evening of Songs, Stories, and Celebration at The Local in Saugerties, N.Y., on Saturday,March 30, at 8pm. The Hudson Valley-based Warren will perform a blend of original songs and…
(AMHERST, Mass.) – The Klezmatics, Frank London and the Yidstock All-Stars, and David Krakauer’s Mazel Tov Cocktail Party headline the 11th annual YIDSTOCK: The Festival of New Yiddish Music, taking place at the Yiddish Book Center over the course of four days, Thursday, July 13-Sunday, July 16, 2023. YIDSTOCK artistic director Seth Rogovoy curated this…
With so much going on culturally speaking in our region, this is my highly selective, curated snapshot of some of the most promising events happening this weekend … TAYLOR MAC RETURNS to MASS MoCA Taylor Mac and longtime musical partner Matt Ray sit down with MASS MoCA director Kristy Edmunds to dig into…
With so much going on culturally speaking in our region, this is my highly selective, curated snapshot of some of the most promising events happening this weekend … Fans of chamber music have lots to choose from this weekend. THE ORCHESTRA NOW OFFERS FREE CHAMBER MUSIC at BARD FISHER CENTER Members of The…
With so much going on culturally speaking in our region, this is my highly selective, curated snapshot of some of the most promising events happening this weekend … DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND and SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS at MAHAIWE Tonight at 8pm at the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., the Dirty Dozen Brass Band…
With so much going on culturally speaking in our region, this is my highly selective, curated snapshot of some of the most promising events happening this weekend … TRIBE DEBUTS ‘Touch of RED’ at MASS MoCA The visionary arts collective TRIBE—led by artistic director and choreographer Shamel Pitts—debuts its new program, Touch of RED,…
With so much going on culturally speaking in our region, this is my highly selective, curated snapshot of some of the most promising events happening this weekend … PALMER TRIO JOINS CANTILENA CHOIR for DANCE-RELATED PROGRAM Music at Trinity and the Cantilena Chamber Choir present Music for the Dance, a program combining choral…
With so much going on culturally speaking in our region, this is my highly selective, curated snapshot of some of the most promising events happening this weekend … STRING BEAN PARTY BRINGS QUIRKY ACOUSTIC BLEND to DEWEY HALL Old-time acoustic duo String Bean Party brings its quirky blend of early folk, string-band music,…
With so much going on culturally speaking in our region, this is my highly selective, curated snapshot of some of the most promising events happening this weekend … FRESHGRASS BRINGS GARY CLARK JR., YOLA and TANYA TUCKER to MASS MoCA The annual FreshGrass Festival of roots music at MASS MoCA in North Adams takes place…
