Gary Smulyan Noah Baerman jazz concert Aug. 3 in Pittsfield

BerkshiresJazz.org presents baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan and pianist-composer Noah Baerman in concert August 3, 2012 in downtown Pittsfield, MA. The special double-bill will take place at 8PM in the backroom at Baba Louie’s Sourdough Pizza, where BerkshiresJazz.org has instituted a jazz series to follow Pittsfield’s monthly First Fridays Artswalks. Tickets are $20, general admission, and can be ordered online: Gary Smulyan, Noah Baerman concert Aug. 3, Pittsfield, MA.

Berkshire Fringe begins performances

World premiere July 25 – Bazaar Productions Co-Artistic Directors Sara Katzoff, Peter Wise and Timothy Ryan Olson collaborate on DARK: An End of the World Play with Music and an Exercise Bike. In the aftermath of a cataclysmic event, DARK chronicles one family’s attempt to survive in a one-room cabin atop a lonely mountain. Stylized physical action, dark comedy and hauntingly beautiful songs tell this tale of desperation, deception and hope — where a single ration of beans can mean the difference between life and death.

Opening July 26 – Yelling at Bananas in Whole Foods – Organic. Raw. Vegan. Locally Grown. Gluten Free. Sugar Free. Free Range. Hormone Free……STOP THE INSANITY!!!!!!!!!! After a chance meeting with a famed 1990’s health guru at a smoothie shack in Taos, New Mexico, Dan embarks on an epic journey to radically change his relationship with the food he consumes. But will his journey into the rabbit hole of the future of food, the effects of food, and on and on, turn into a militant obsession that isolates him from all of human kind?

Berkshire Playwrights Lab Announces Readings of New Plays

Berkshire Playwrights Lab announced that its staged reading of James DeMarse’s new play, Existing Privilege, that was to be directed by Matthew Penn on August 8 will now take place on August 22, directed by Joe Cacaci, and with the new title, Ceasefire. On August 8, the company will now present Jessica Provenz’s new play, Andromeda, directed by Tom Bloom. Both of these performances will take place at 7:30pm at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. There is no charge for admission, however, Berkshire Playwrights Lab suggests a $10.00 donation to help offset its programming costs.