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WTF Casting Includes Donna McKechnie, Maura Tierney and Steven Weber

(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Maura Tierney (ER; Some Girl(s)) and Steven Weber (Brothers and Sisters; Design for Living at WTF) will star as Barbara and Kenneth Hoyle in Jon Robin Baitz’s Three Hotels, the first Main Stage production of the Williamstown Theater Festival’s 2011 season (June 29 – July 24, 2011), the company’s 57th season and…

June Drama at the Mahaiwe

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center kicks off the summer theater season with three dramatic productions: The hit public radio series Symphony Space’s Selected Shorts will perform Readings on Fatherhood on Saturday, June 11 at 8 pm. The Mahaiwe will present an encore “Live in HD” broadcast of Roundabout Theatre Company’s critically…

Clark Exhibition Catalogs Garner Honors

(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) — The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s exhibition catalogues Picasso Looks at Degas and Eye to Eye: European Portraits 1450-1850 have been recognized in the 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards. In the Fine Art category, Picasso Looks at Degas was awarded the silver medal, and Eye to Eye received the bronze. Books…

Shaker Village Displays Pittsfield Paintings by Scott Taylor

(Pittsfield, Mass.) — Hancock Shaker Village, in conjunction with Pittsfield 250, presents Painting the Town: A Downtown Pittsfield Retrospective, an exhibition of paintings by Scott Taylor. The show will run from Saturday, May 28 through Sunday, July 31 from noon to 4 daily in the Poultry House. The acrylic-on-canvas paintings depict 44 historic Pittsfield buildings, including the Colonial…

Tanglewood Names Replacement Conductors for Levine

(LENOX, Mass.) – The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced a new conductor lineup for five of the BSO’s 21 concerts to take place during the 2011 Tanglewood season. Charles Dutoit will lead the BSO’s July 8 Opening Night Gala Concert — an all-Italian program with excerpts from Bellini’s Norma and Verdi’sI lombardi, plus music of Rossini and Respighi…

Hancock Shaker Village to Host Peace Conference in September

Hancock Shaker Village and the Center for Peace through Culture to Co-Present Peace Conference and Festival on September 17 Pittsfield, Mass. — Hancock Shaker Village and the Center for Peace through Culture will co-present Pathways to Peaceful Living: Tools and Explorations, a one-day peace conference and concurrent festival on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 9  to…

One of a kind auction lots added to Berkshire Museum Wine Auction

One-of-a-kind auctions lots added to roster for Wine Jewels of the World: The Wine Auction at Berkshire Museum Travel packages, rare wines and more added to auction at May 28 event Pittsfield, Mass.—Berkshire Museum is pleased to announce more hard-to-find—and in some cases, one-of-a-kind—auction lots as they continue to be added to an already impressive…