Berkshire Community Radio Alliance Receives Gift From Feigenbaum Foundation| 10:45AM / Thursday, July 03, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Community Radio Alliance (BCRA) broadcasting at 97.7FM as WBCR-lp has received a $20,000 grant from The Feigenbaum Foundation to support the renovation of their studio at 320 Main Street. The grant kicks off a 5-year project to enhance and upgrade the studio’s broadcast, recording, and training studio, which is currently being renovated as part of the extensive Mahaiwe Block renovation. The station is temporarily broadcasting from the 2nd floor of the Mahaiwe Building until construction is complete. "We are most grateful for the generosity of The Feigenbaum Foundation," said John Prusinski, BCRA Board President. >> Read More |
The Classical Beat: The 2025 Summer Music Festival Season Begins By Stephen Dankner, Special to iBerkshires
03:04PM / Wednesday, July 02, 2025 | |
The beginning of July generally marks the start of the long-awaited summer music festival season, though for Taconic Music, it began two weeks ago. How fortunate we music lovers are to be living in this corner of the world - the Berkshires - for what can only be described as 'Music Heaven?' With programs in Lenox and in South Worthington, MA, and in Manchester,VT, concertgoers will have a wide selection of music in a multiplicity of styles to enjoy in venues grand and intimate - cathedrals and chapels - from pop superstar James Taylor to Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Smetana, and also including modern master Stravinsky at Tanglewood, to Taconic Music's feast of chamber >> Read More |
Berkshires Bach Concludes Season | 11:42AM / Monday, June 23, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Bach Society concludes its 2024-2025 season on June 28, 5pm, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Stockbridge with a solo recital by Cleveland Orchestra cellist Dane Johansen. The program includes three suites for unaccompanied cello by J.S. Bach, Benjamin Britten, and Gaspar Cassadó. "We're pleased to present a recital by Dane Johansen to complete our 35th season," said Terrill McDade, Executive Director of the Berkshire Bach Society. "Mr. Johansen has chosen a program that shows the lasting influence of J.S. Bach and how composers in different generations followed his example in exploring the >> Read More |
Triplex Announces Renovation Plans for Outdoor Patio| 01:12PM / Saturday, June 21, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema today announced plans for a newly designed outdoor patio, which will be a multi-use community space replacing the existing patio and its surrounding wall that is danger of collapsing. The new patio will be used for Triplex events including dining, socializing, outdoor receptions and screenings, as well as staged readings, performances, and music. The patio will be called "Narrow River," after the Hosokawa family, who has been a major contributor to the Triplex since it reopened as a nonprofit in 2023. "The name Hosoi Kawa literally means Narrow River in Japanese, combining hosoi (narrow) and kawa (river). >> Read More |
Mahaiwe Announces Additional Shows| 07:36AM / Sunday, June 15, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center has added four shows to its year-round schedule this fall: comedian Josh Blue on October 3, jazz guitarist Pat Metheny on October 4, satirist David Sedaris on October 5, and hip-hop dance company Rennie Harris Puremovement on October 18. Stand-up comedian Josh Blue will bring his Beserker Tour to the Mahaiwe on Friday, October 3 at 8 p.m. After his groundbreaking win on Last Comic Standing in 2006, Josh Blue has risen through the ranks to become a well-established headliner at venues throughout the world. In 2018, Josh crushed his set on The Tonight Show >> Read More |
Triplex Screens 'Mamma Mia'| 03:40PM / Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. The Triplex Cinema announces a special screening of "Mamma Mia !", the Abba musical starring Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Julie Waters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Dominic Cooper and Stellan Skarsgard. Tickets include a celebration packet of confetti, glow sticks, cue sheets and other themed items. Tickets are available for purchase at www.thetriplexcinema.com for the June 14 screening at 8:30 pm. "Mamma Mia !," released in 2008, is a jukebox musical romantic comedy based on the award-winning theatrical production. The film features the songs of the pop group ABBA and tells the story of a young bride-to-be who
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Becket Arts Center to Host Inaugural Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Art Exhibit| 11:11AM / Monday, June 09, 2025 | |
 BECKET, Mass. — The Becket Arts Center, in collaboration with Q-MoB and the Berkshire Queer History Project, will host the first Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Art Exhibit from June 12 to July 6, 2025. The exhibit will feature works by 13 local LGBTQ+ artists and include an artists' panel and an opening reception. The exhibit aims to showcase local queer artists and members of the community. An Artists Panel is scheduled for June 12 from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM, featuring Rachel Kaufmann, Mitchell Sellers, Johanna Merfeld, and Christopher Pierce. An Opening Reception will follow on June 13 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, where all 13 artists are expected >> Read More |
Great Barrington Public Theater Annual Benefit to Honor Tristan Wilson| 11:28AM / Sunday, June 08, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Great Barrington Public Theater Annual Benefit will take place on June 14, 2025 at Saint James Place. This year's honoree and recipient of the 2025 Black Bear Award will be Tristan Wilson. Tristan Wilson served as the first Managing Director of Great Barrington Public from 2020 until his recent retirement in December 2024. He was integral to the operations of GB Public and helped launch the company to its full season and off-season programming. Tristan Wilson and Jim Frangione were friends and partners while working at Berkshire Playwrights Lab in 2017 before Jim Frangione and Deann Simmons Halper co-founded Great Barrington >> Read More |
'The Killing Fields' Screening and Q&A at Triplex Cinema| 03:24PM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington is set to host a special fundraising screening of the 1984 film "The Killing Fields" on June 7. The event will include a post-screening conversation with actor Sam Waterston and filmmaker Matthew Penn. The Triplex Cinema will present a special fundraising screening of Roland Joffe's film "The Killing Fields" on June 7 at 3:00 p.m. The screening will be followed by a conversation with actor Sam Waterston and filmmaker and theatre director Matthew Penn. The film, a biographical drama set in 1973, is based on the experiences of Cambodian journalist Dith Pran and American New York >> Read More |
Free Wild Edible Plant Hike in Great Barrington| 03:05PM / Wednesday, June 04, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Join Russ Cohen, author of the book "Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten," and Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) for a 3-hour hike in the BNRC's Alford Springs Reserve on Sunday, June 8, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. Participants will learn about at least two dozen species of edible wild plants. Keys to the identification of each species will be provided, along with info on edible portion(s), season(s) of availability and preparation methods, as well as general guidelines for safe, ethical, and environmentally-responsible foraging. This walk has a participant limit. Registration is required. Learn more and register at >> Read More |
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