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Berkshire Museum schedules Beyond the Landscape sculpture by Bryan Nash Gill

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Wood Cups, 2010, Norway spruce, by Bryan Nash Gill
Wood Cups, 2010, Norway spruce, by Bryan Nash Gill
Berkshire Museum has scheduled Beyond the Landscape, an exhibition by Bryan Nash Gill, from January 14 through May 28, 2012. The community is invited to meet the artist at an opening reception to be held on Saturday, January 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Gill creates abstract sculptures, works on paper, and installations that are inextricably bound to the materials and inspiration he finds in nature, working and living in a rural New England setting. Massive sections of tree trunks are cut and carved; branches and leaves are re-interpreted in bronze; and the growth rings on cross-sections of trees are inked and transferred to hand-made paper. This exhibition evokes a sense of place and speaks to an appreciation for the beauty of the distinctive landscape in our region of New England.

Berkshire Museum tickets contact information

  • 39 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
  • 413-443-7171
  • Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;Sun. 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Closed Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day
  • Berkshire Museum

Barrington Stage Company presents American movie musicals

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Barrington Stage Company tickets contact information

  • Mainstage: 30 Union Street – BSC Stage 2: 36 Linden Street (Pittsfield VFW)
  • Box Office: 413-236-8888 – Administration: 413-499-5446
  • Website: barringtonstage.org

Barrington Stage Company will present film series of American movie musicals on the big screen at the Mainstage, at 30 Union St., Pittsfield, MA. The series consists of An American in Paris, Singin’ in the Rain, Oliver!, Cabaret, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, My Fair Lady, Funny Girl, and West Side Story, and runs January 28 through April 26, 2012. Tickets: $6 adults; $10 adults for double feature; Free for youth 13 and younger. BSC has created a Movie Madness Pass to all seven events (including the double feature!) and is available for just $35 – a 24% savings off the full price! All ticket handling fees are waived for the Movie Musical Series.

  • Saturday, January 28 at 1:00pm – Double Feature: An American in Paris (Academy Award Best Picture 1951) and Singin’ in the Rain – Gene Kelly stars, sings and dances in two of the greatest musicals produced by M-G-M.
  • Saturday, February 11 at 2:00pm – Oliver! (Academy Award Best Picture 1968) Lionel Bart’s hit musical adaptation of Charles Dickens Oliver Twist is filled with such colorful tunes as “Consider Yourself” and “As Long As He Needs Me.”
  • Thursday, February 23 at 7:00pm – Cabaret (Academy Award Best Picture 1972) Bob Fosse’s stylish film based on the hit Kander and Ebb stage musical won Oscars for the sizzling performances of Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey.
  • Saturday, March 10 at 2:00pm – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Gene Wilder stars as the ‘candy man’ Willy Wonka based on the Roald Dahl children’s fantasy.
  • Thursday, March 22 at 7:00pm – My Fair Lady (Academy Award Best Picture 1964) Lerner and Loewe’s enchanting musical adaptation of Shaw’s Pymaglion stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison.
  • Thursday, April 12 at 7:00pm – Funny Girl “Hello, Gorgeous!” Barbra Streisand’s film debut earned her an Academy Award (tying with Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter) for her brilliant portrayal of Ziegfeld Follies comedienne Fanny Brice.
  • Thursday, April 26 at 7:00pm – West Side Story (Academy Award for Best Picture 1960)

West Side Story is the landmark musical by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents that updates Romeo and Juliet to the youth-gang atmosphere of the late 1950s in NYC, featuring the breathtaking choreography of Jerome Robbins. Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, and Russ Tamblyn star.

David Grover plays Club Passim

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Berkshires musician David Grover
Berkshires musician David Grover
Legendary local musician David Grover will play a concert of children’s music at legendary Cambridge coffee house Passim this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at 10:30 am, along with his band Grover’s Gang. Grover was a founding member of one of Berkshire county’s favorite bands, Shenandoah, which led to a ten year stint with Arlo Guthrie, followed by Grover’s conversion to becoming a champion for children via music and his Big Bear Band, with Terry A La Berry and Kathy Jo, which toured the country with stops at venues such as the White House and Madison Square Gardens. Grover, either solo or w/ a band, is a fixture on Berkshires schedules with gigs at the Red Lion Inn Lion’s Den in Stockbridge and summer Saturdays at the Great Barrington Bandstand.

January 2012 Berkshires events schedules

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Mavis Staples on Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center schedule January 2012.
Mavis Staples on Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center schedule January 2012. Photo by:Jalylah Burrell, Brooklyn, NY
January 2012 Berkshires events schedules feature films at the Berkshire Museum Little Cinema in Pittsfield, the new Escapist Entertainment Film Series at The Clark in Williamstown, Alt Cabaret performances at MASS MoCA in North Adams, free concerts at The Garage in the Colonial Theatre plus more on screen and Mavis Staples in concert at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington.

See also: Barrington Stage Company presents American movie musicals Jan. – April 2012.

See also: Berkshire Museum schedules Beyond the Landscape exhibition of sculpture by Bryan Nash Gill, Jan. 14 – May 28, 2012.

Berkshire Museum schedules Taking Flight: Audubon and the World of Birds, an exhibition of prints from prints from The Birds of America, January 21 to June 17, 2012.

Berkshire Museum January 2012 schedule

  • Berkshire Museum Little Cinema schedule
  • Jan. 2, 2012 – 7:00 pm & 8:45 pm – The Conquest
  • Jan. 13 – 16, 2012 – 7:00 pm & 9:15 pm – House of Pleasures
  • Jan. 28, 2012 – 1:30 pm & 3:00 pm – Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance

Berkshire Museum tickets contact information

  • 39 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
  • 413-443-7171
  • Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;Sun. 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Closed Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day
  • Berkshire Museum

Clark Art Institute January 2012 schedule

  • Exhibition – Rembrandt and Degas: Two Young Artists – through Feb. 5, 2012
  • Jan. 8, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Escapist Entertainment Film Series: Cast Away
  • Jan. 15, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Escapist Entertainment Film Series: The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • Jan. 21 – 1pm – The Met: Live in HD – Handel, Rameau, Vivaldi, and others The Enchanted Island
  • Jan. 22, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Escapist Entertainment Film Series: Dr. No

Clark Art Institute tickets contact information

  • 225 South Street – Williamstown, MA 01267
  • 413-458-2303
  • Galleries open daily – Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
  • web: clarkart.edu

Colonial Theatre January 2012 schedule

(Events at The Garage run from 9pm – Midnight and are free unless noted otherwise.)

  • Jan. 5 – The Garage – Dance Party with DJ BFG
  • Jan. 11 – The Garage – Rev Tor’s Dead of Winter Party
  • Jan. 13 – 8pm – Elvis Birthday Bash
  • Jan. 19 – The Garage – Singer/Songwriter Showcase featuring Billy Keane, Chris Merenda & Pat Gochez
  • Jan. 21 – The Garage – Hip Hop Showcase featuring Brooklyn35 and Nostalgia
  • Jan. 26 – The Garage – Domino Theory

The Colonial Theatre tickets contact information

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center January 2012 schedule

  • Jan. 21 – 1pm – Metropolitan Opera Live in HD – The Enchanted Island
  • Jan. 22 – 7pm – Mavis Staples
  • Jan. 25 – 1pm – Metropolitan Opera Live in HD – The Enchanted Island
  • Jan. 28 – 7pm – Out of Africa

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center tickets contact information

  • 14 Castle Street – Great Barrington, MA 01230
  • Box Office: 413-528-0100
  • Mahaiwe.org

MASS MoCA January 2012 schedule

  • Jan. 14 – 8pm – Jeff & Jane Hudson
  • Jan. 21 – 8pm – Darrah Carr Dance
  • Jan. 26 – 7:30pm – Crime After Crime (Yoav Potash, 2011)

MASS MoCA tickets contact information

  • 87 Marshall St.; North Adams, MA 01247
  • Fall, Winter, Spring Hours: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. closed Tuesday
  • Phone: 413.MoCA.111
  • Web: massmoca.org

Clark Art Institute spring 2012 schedule

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Clark Art Institute’s 2012 events and performance schedule features Clark Remix, a gallery filled with more than 80 paintings, nearly 20 sculptures, and more than 300 decorative arts objects from the Clark’s permanent collection. The exhibition is both a physical reality and a virtual space, featuring a dynamic salon-style installation and two new digital applications that offer exciting ways to engage with the collection.

  • Exhibition – Rembrandt and Degas: Two Young Artists – through Feb. 5, 2012
  • Exhibition – Clark Remix – February 12, 2012 – January 1, 2014
  • Jan. 8, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Escapist Entertainment Film Series: Cast Away
  • Jan. 15, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Escapist Entertainment Film Series: The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • Jan. 21 – 1pm – The Met: Live in HD – Handel, Rameau, Vivaldi, and others The Enchanted Island
  • Jan. 22, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Escapist Entertainment Film Series: Dr. No
  • Feb. 5, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Escapist Entertainment Film Series: Mediterraneo
  • Feb. 9 – 2pm – London’s National Theatre: Live in HD – Travelling Light
  • Feb. 11 – Noon – The Met: Live in HD – Wagner’s Götterdämmerung
  • Feb. 19, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Escapist Entertainment Film Series: Heading South
  • Feb. 25 – 1pm – The Met: Live in HD – Verdi’s Ernani
  • Feb. 26 – 3pm – Victor Hill Concert
  • Mar. 1 – 2pm – London’s National Theatre: Live in HD – The Comedy of Errors
  • Mar. 4 – 3pm – Duo Recital by Edward Arron, Cello, and Jeewon Park, Piano
  • Mar. 9 – 7:30pm – London’s National Theatre: Live in HD – The Comedy of Errors (encore)
  • Mar. 30 – 2pm – London’s National Theatre: Live in HD – She Stoops to Conquer
  • Apr. 6- 8pm – John Pizzarelli
  • Apr. 7 – Noon – The Met: Live in HD – Massenet’s Manon
  • Apr. 6 – 1pm – The Met: Live in HD – Verdi’s La Traviata
  • Apr. 20 – 8pm – Janis Ian
  • Apr. 15, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Artists Now Film Series: Chuck Close
  • Apr. 22, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Artists Now Film Series: Waste Land
  • Apr. 29, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Artists Now Film Series: Hockney Binocular
  • May 6, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Artists Now Film Series: Beautiful Losers
  • May 13, 2012 – 2pm – Free- Artists Now Film Series: Marwencol

Clark Art Institute tickets contact information

  • 225 South Street – Williamstown, MA 01267
  • 413-458-2303
  • Galleries open daily – Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
  • web: clarkart.edu

Barrington Stage Company schedules New Play Festival

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Barrington Stage Company’s 2012 schedule starts with a New Play Festival – a series of ten 10-minute plays running at BSC Stage 2 February 16, 2012 through February 26, 2012. Featured playwrights include Suzanne Bradbeer, Sara Cooper (BSC’s The Memory Show), Laura Shaine Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Eno, Jacqueline Goldfinger, Maureen McGranaghan, Chris Newbound and Cait Weisenseepart. The New Play Festival is part of the new 10×10 On North Festival, which is designed to attract visitors to downtown Pittsfield during the winter.

See also: Barrington Stage Company presents American movie musicals Jan. – April 2012.

New Play Festival performance schedule:

  • Thurs., Feb. 16 at 7:30pm
  • Fri., Feb. 17 at 7:30pm
  • Sat., Feb. 18 at 3pm and 7:30pm
  • Sun., Feb. 19 at 3pm (Opening Performance)
  • Thurs., Feb. 23 at 7:30pm
  • Fri., Feb. 24 at 7:30pm
  • Sat., Feb. 25 at 3pm and 7:30pm
  • Sun., Feb. 26 at 3pm

New Play Festival Tickets: Thursday evenings/All matinees $15; Friday/Saturday evenings $20; All seating is reserved.

Barrington Stage Company tickets contact information

  • Mainstage: 30 Union Street – BSC Stage 2: 36 Linden Street (Pittsfield VFW)
  • Box Office: 413-236-8888 – Administration: 413-499-5446
  • Website: barringtonstage.org