The Mahaiwe: Ailey II| 08:11AM / Monday, October 21, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Ailey II will perform at the Mahaiwe on Friday, October 25 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 26 at 3 p.m. T The performances will be co-presented with the Du Bois Freedom Center. This year, Ailey II – The Next Generation of Dance – marks its 50th anniversary of merging the spirit and energy of the country’s finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding and emerging choreographers. Founded by Alvin Ailey in 1974, this universally renowned company embodies his pioneering mission to establish an extended cultural community that provides >> Read More |
West Stockbridge to Host All-Mozart Harvest Concert| 04:12PM / Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | |
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The West Stockbridge Chamber Players will present an all-Mozart Harvest Concert on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, at 4 p.m. at the Old Town Hall, located at 9 Main Street. The concert will feature artistic director Catherine Hudgins alongside fellow musicians William Hudgins, Andrew Sandwick, Sheila Fiekowsky, Daniel Getz, and Adam Esbensen. The program includes Mozart's Divertimento No. 1 in B-flat major for three basset horns, Divertimento “Don Giovanni (arranged by Schottstädt), and Divertimento in E-flat major for string trio, K. 563. Tickets are priced at $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers, available for reservation at >> Read More |
Triplex Election Season Film Series| 09:01AM / Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announced a special election season screening series, Dying in Darkness: Journalism, Politics & Truth in Film featuring the acclaimed films "The Parallax View," "All the President's Men," "A Face in the Crowd, Medium Cool," and "Wag the Dog." The series is curated by Triplex Creative Director Ben Elliott, and a special speaker will introduce each film and discuss the continued relevance of its themes. This series explores the intersection of politics, journalism and democracy as represented in these critically acclaimed, provocative and award winning films. Tickets >> Read More |
Triplex to Screen 'Made in Massachusetts'| 04:00PM / Thursday, October 10, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema and Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative announce a special one-time screening of "Made in Massachusetts," an epic chronological compilation of scenes from two hundred movies and television shows shot in Massachusetts between 1922 and 2022, including a number of films shot in the Berkshires. Directors Adam Roffman and Vatche Arabian have compiled memorable clips from one hundred years of filmed entertainment into a delightful and informative film highlighting the diversity of locations in Massachusetts. Tickets for the Oct. 13 screening are available at the Triplex Cinema website and are free; there is >> Read More |
Bill Murray To Visit Triplex Cinema| 03:08PM / Tuesday, October 08, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announced that actor Bill Murray will visit the Triplex for a special 20th anniversary screening of Wes Anderson's "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou," on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 pm. Murray, star of the film and longtime Anderson collaborator, will be on hand for the screening and a conversation about the film, and his career, with Triplex Creative Director Ben Elliott. "This is beyond exciting, the uniquely talented Bill Murray coming to the Triplex with 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'," Triplex Board of Directors President Nicki Wilson said. "We could not be more >> Read More |
Griffin Dunne to Visit Triplex Cinema for Double Screening, Talkback| 11:07AM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. The Triplex Cinema will host a special program of events with actor, writer, producer and director Griffin Dunne, on Saturday, Sept. 21. Dunne will visit the Triplex to screen "The Center Will Not Hold," his award-winning documentary about his aunt, Joan Didion; to sign copies of his critically acclaimed new memoir "The Friday Afternoon Club," and to present "An American Werewolf in London," directed by John Landis and starring Dunne and David Naughton." The Center Will Not Hold" will screen at 4:30 PM and "An American Werewolf in London" will screen at 8:00 PM. In between, Dunne and WKZE radio host Adam >> Read More |
Berkshire Bach Harpsichord Festival| 11:58AM / Monday, September 16, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Bach Society (BBS) announces its annual Harpsichord Festival with two concerts at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Stockbridge. On Sept. 21, 4pm, Peter Sykes plays a 50th Anniversary Recital commemorating his public debut in 1974; and on October 19, 4pm, Elliot Figg and Caitlyn Koester play Skeletons of the Opera, a concert of Baroque opera transcriptions for harpsichord, four hands. "Berkshire Bach is delighted to present our harpsichord recitalists in two special concerts that showcase both the players and the instrument in repertoire that spans the Baroque spectrum," said Terrill McDade, Executive >> Read More |
Exhibition Openings for Berkshire Artist Residency Program| 11:41AM / Thursday, September 12, 2024 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. Berkshire Art Center's 2024 Berkshire Artist Residency Program is coming to a close with three exhibition openings this summer and fall at Chesterwood, The Red Lion Inn and Ventfort Hall. This year, local artists, Dai Ban, Grigori Fateyev, Kyle Strack, Kara Smith, and Stacy Scibelli worked at their respective sites for three months using each unique historical setting as inspiration for their art-making. Chesterwood Artists-in-Residence, Dai Ban, Grigori Fateyev and Kyle Strack, will have an opening of their exhibition, "Chesterwood Reimagined: Architecture and Sculpture in Dialogue", on Friday, Aug. 30, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Morris >> Read More |
Weekend Outlook: First Fridays, Art, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:33PM / Thursday, September 05, 2024 | |
There are a variety of events this weekend, including First Friday festivities, art, and more. See a list of Farmer's Markets here. Editor’s Pick Polka Picnic 22 Mill Street, Adams Time: noon to 5. The Parish Family of Saint John Paul II is holding it Polka Picnic tradition at the Polanka Grounds. The event features performances by the Eddie Foreman Orchestra, traditional Polish foods, and adult beverages. The Adams Lions Club will sell cookout fare, and Crumb Bakery will sell homemade treats. There will also be free games for children. Admission is $5 for adults and is free for children 12 >> Read More |
Triplex To Screen 'Geraldine Ferraro's Daughter'| 12:25PM / Thursday, September 05, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announced a special election season event featuring a screening of Donna Zaccaro's "Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way" on Sunday Sept. 15 at 3:00 pm. Tickets are available for purchase at the Triplex Cinema website. Following the screening there will be a discussion between Zaccaro, Geraldine Ferraro's daughter, and Letty Cottin Pogrebin, a well-known writer, journalist and political activist, and longtime friend of Ferraro. According to a press release: Forty years ago presidential candidate Walter Mondale made the historic selection of New York Congressional Representative Geraldine Ferraro as >> Read More |
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