The Classical Beat: Tanglewood, Taconic Music, Sevenars Take Center Stage By Stephen Dankner, Special to iBerkshires
03:46PM / Wednesday, July 09, 2025 | |
Tanglewood enters its second week of classical programming with inspiring concerts in the Shed and in Ozawa Hall. As always, excellence is the watchword: from great early 20th century French vocal and chamber works by Ravel and Faure, to the full Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" ballet presented as a theatrical concert performed by Andris Nelsons and the BSO with actors, to both Ravel piano concertos paired with Debussy's "La Mer," Tanglewood hits all the high notes. Wait - there's more: a feast of Sibelius, featuring his soulful Violin Concerto paired with the Fifth Symphony. On Monday evening the brilliant Tanglewood Festival Orchestra performs two additional >> Read More |
Aaron Tveit to Headline Mahaiwe Gala| 08:57AM / Tuesday, July 08, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.—Tony-winning and Grammy-nominated Broadway, television, and film star Aaron Tveit will headline the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center's 2025 Gala on Sunday, July 13 at 8 p.m., replacing the previously scheduled performer, Andrew Rannells. This change reflects an unavoidable scheduling conflict on behalf of the originally planned artist. All other gala details remain unchanged, including date, time, location, and prices. See below for gala information. Aaron Tveit is a Tony-winning, American theatre, television, and film >> Read More |
Jacob's Pillow Celebrates Rebuilt Theater With Pop-up DanceBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:19PM / Monday, July 07, 2025 | |
BECKET, Mass. — More than 100 community members of all ages celebrated the opening of Jacob's Pillow's Doris Duke Theatre with a community pop-up dance and open house on Sunday. The event precedes the theater's ribbon-cutting ceremony, which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday. The day was filled with smiles, laughter, tears, art unveilings, and, of course, lots of dancing. Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival at 93 years is the longest-running dance festival in the nation, and the only national historic landmark dedicated to dance, said Pamela Tatge, executive and artistic director. "There are very few >> Read More |
Berkshire Art Center Welcomes Two New Board Members| 11:47AM / Monday, July 07, 2025 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Art Center announced the appointment of two members to its Board of Directors: Emmy Award-winning editor Gideon Brown and creative strategist Angela Hall. Gideon Brown, a longtime media professional, brings over 25 years of experience in television editing, having worked with major networks including CBS, HBO, Showtime, and NBC. A graduate of Fiorello LaGuardia High School, Stony Brook University, and City College of New York (MFA, Film and Media Arts), Brown now lives in Great Barrington with his family. His deep creative roots—his grandfather was a Berkshire artist—align with the Center's mission of connecting art with >> Read More |
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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