Monthly Archives: September 2010

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Reliving Tanglewood Jazz Festival 2010 through Videos, Interviews

From the opening notes of the Brandon Wright Quartet under the Tanglewood Jazz Tent to the shimmering sounds of Donal Fox, it was a memorable closing weekend for Summer 2010. Great music, (mostly) great weather and happy crowds coalesced into

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Reliving Tanglewood Jazz Festival 2010 through Videos, Interviews

From the opening notes of the Brandon Wright Quartet under the Tanglewood Jazz Tent to the shimmering sounds of Donal Fox, it was a memorable closing weekend for Summer 2010. Great music, (mostly) great weather and happy crowds coalesced into

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3-Day Berkshire Forum brings business, culture, citizens together to listen and talk

(Seen here: Spencer Reiss of Wired Magazine.) Pittsfield, MA : The Berkshire Forum (September 14-16 at the Colonial Theatre) is shaping up to be a spectacular meeting of the best minds in the Berkshires, drawing from the region’s business, creative,

Spencer Reiss of Wired Magazine.
/ News

3-Day Berkshire Forum brings business, culture, citizens together to listen and talk

(Seen here: Spencer Reiss of Wired Magazine.) Pittsfield, MA : The Berkshire Forum (September 14-16 at the Colonial Theatre) is shaping up to be a spectacular meeting of the best minds in the Berkshires, drawing from the region’s business, creative,

Classical guitar with Gianni Donati – September 19 in Williamstown

Classical guitarist Gianni Donati will return to his native Berkshire County to perform an afternoon recital on Sunday, September 19 at 2 pm at the First Congregational Church in Williamstown. A reception will follow. Admission is free and all are

Classical guitar with Gianni Donati – September 19 in Williamstown

Classical guitarist Gianni Donati will return to his native Berkshire County to perform an afternoon recital on Sunday, September 19 at 2 pm at the First Congregational Church in Williamstown. A reception will follow. Admission is free and all are

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‘S Wonderful, the new Gershwin musical, set for Colonial Sept 30

The Fall Berkshire season will get off to a great start when a new musical opens at Pittsfield’s Colonial Thatre. It’s called S Wonderful: The New Gershwin Musical and it is an all-singing, all-dancing celebration of the brilliant and breathtaking

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‘S Wonderful, the new Gershwin musical, set for Colonial Sept 30

The Fall Berkshire season will get off to a great start when a new musical opens at Pittsfield’s Colonial Thatre. It’s called S Wonderful: The New Gershwin Musical and it is an all-singing, all-dancing celebration of the brilliant and breathtaking

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Beacon Cinema to enter opera telecast market, undercuts Mahaiwe, Clark

In a surprise announcement over Labor Day weekend, came news that the Beacon Cinema would be showing The Metropolitan Opera’s slate of twelve HD telecasts in Pittsfield, and for a dollar less per ticket than charged by the Mahaiwe Performing

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Beacon Cinema to enter opera telecast market, undercuts Mahaiwe, Clark

In a surprise announcement over Labor Day weekend, came news that the Beacon Cinema would be showing The Metropolitan Opera’s slate of twelve HD telecasts in Pittsfield, and for a dollar less per ticket than charged by the Mahaiwe Performing

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Tanglewood Jazz, Barrington Stage and Mass MoCA mark end of summer

Labor Day Weekend is always a bittersweet turning point between the glories of summer and the return to reality for those of us in the Berkshires. Following what has been one of the best summers ever on local stages.Labor Day

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Tanglewood Jazz, Barrington Stage and Mass MoCA mark end of summer

Labor Day Weekend is always a bittersweet turning point between the glories of summer and the return to reality for those of us in the Berkshires. Following what has been one of the best summers ever on local stages.Labor Day

Alison Chase at Mass MoCA September 25, 2010.

Dance at Mass MoCA: Alison Chase in a Multimedia Short Story

(North Adams, Massachusetts) Choreographer, director, master-teacher and theatrical artist Alison Chase has challenged seven dancers and her technical team to help her create a physical retelling of Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s famed short story The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World.

Alison Chase at Mass MoCA September 25, 2010.

Dance at Mass MoCA: Alison Chase in a Multimedia Short Story

(North Adams, Massachusetts) Choreographer, director, master-teacher and theatrical artist Alison Chase has challenged seven dancers and her technical team to help her create a physical retelling of Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s famed short story The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World.

Gary Mule Deer in Pittsfield at the Colonial Septmember 11, 2010

What Victor Borge did for classical, Gary Mule Deer does for Country

Combining comedy and music is a long and honored tradition, from Victor Borge and P.D.Q. Bach in the rarified classical world, to the more down to earth but nevertheless brilliant Gary Mule Deer in the world of the rural and

Gary Mule Deer in Pittsfield at the Colonial Septmember 11, 2010

What Victor Borge did for classical, Gary Mule Deer does for Country

Combining comedy and music is a long and honored tradition, from Victor Borge and P.D.Q. Bach in the rarified classical world, to the more down to earth but nevertheless brilliant Gary Mule Deer in the world of the rural and

Bernie Williams at the Mahaiwe September 24.

Yankees All-Star Bernie Williams is a classically trained Latino jazz star

Great Barrington, Mass.- Although Bernie Williams first captivated national attention as an All-Star for the New York Yankees, his love for music runs as deep as his love for baseball. A composer and classically trained guitarist, his music blends jazz

Bernie Williams at the Mahaiwe September 24.

Yankees All-Star Bernie Williams is a classically trained Latino jazz star

Great Barrington, Mass.- Although Bernie Williams first captivated national attention as an All-Star for the New York Yankees, his love for music runs as deep as his love for baseball. A composer and classically trained guitarist, his music blends jazz

The Real Inspector Hound at Shakespeare & Company Sept. 18 -  November 7. Kevin Sprague Photos.

Shakespeare & Co plans to unleash the Hounds (and Tom Stoppard) September 18

(Lenox, MA) – Picture if you will a foggy and looming estate in Essex England with a mysterious past. A dead body, a dangerous murderer on the loose, and two second-string theater critics each suffering from existential crises. Enter The

The Real Inspector Hound at Shakespeare & Company Sept. 18 -  November 7. Kevin Sprague Photos.

Shakespeare & Co plans to unleash the Hounds (and Tom Stoppard) September 18

(Lenox, MA) – Picture if you will a foggy and looming estate in Essex England with a mysterious past. A dead body, a dangerous murderer on the loose, and two second-string theater critics each suffering from existential crises. Enter The