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October 2011 Berkshires schedules

What to do in the Berkshires during October 2011? For the seventh year running, the Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, a project of BerkshiresJazz.org, will present a variety of concerts and events throughout downtown Pittsfield, highlighted by the Oct. 15 concert at the Colonial Theatre where the emergent and the legendary saxophone players, Grace Kelly and Phil Woods, will reunite five years after Woods acceded to Kelly’s mastery by crowning her with his leather cap.

Legend – for easy scanning:

  • Stage – Live – on stage
  • Music – Live in concert
  • Screen – Movie or video presentation
  • Art – Visual art exhibition

Barrington Stage Company schedule

  • October 5, 2011 – October 16, 2011
  • Stage – The Best of Enemies
  • Wednesday/Thursday 7pm; Friday/Saturday 8pm; Sunday 3pm
  • Additional matinees: Saturday, October 8 at 2pm and Wednesday, October 12 at 2pm
  • Oct. 19 – Screen – Live From 92y: Andy Borowitz Presents The Funniest American Writers
  • Oct. 27 – Screen – Live From 92y: Barbara Walters With Dr. Gail Saltz

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

Berkshire Museum schedule – Little Cinema

  • Oct. 14 -18 @ 7pm (or 2pm Sat. & Mon.)- The Hedgehog
  • Oct. 16 @ 2pm & Oct. 25 @ 7pm – Esmeralda – Bolshoi Ballet

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

Berkshire Theatre Festival schedule

  • Through October 16, 2011
  • Stage – Birthday Boy
  • Thursday-Saturday at 7pm, Saturday & Sunday at 2pm

Berkshire Theatre Festival tickets contact information

  • PO Box 797, Stockbridge, MA 01262
  • Box Office – 413-298-5576 ext. 33
  • website: BerkshireTheatre.org

Clark Art Institute schedule

Clark Art Institute tickets contact information

  • 225 South Street – Williamstown, MA 01267
  • 413-458-2303
  • web: clarkart.edu

Colonial Theatre schedule

  • Sunday, October 9 at 2pm – Stage – Frank Rich
  • Sat. October 15 at 8pm – Concert – Pittsfield CityJazz Festival
  • Wed. October 19 at 7:30pm – Stage – David Sedaris
  • Fri. October 21 at 8pm – Stage – The Tartan Terrors
  • Fri. & Sat. October 28 & 29 at 7:30pm – Stage – Romance, Soul & Rock N’ Roll Presents: THIS is Broadway!

The Colonial Theatre tickets contact information

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center schedule

  • Thursday, October 6 at 7:00pm
  • London’s National Theatre: Live in HD – Screen – Arnold Wesker’s The Kitchen
  • Tickets are $18 to $25
  • Sunday, October 9 at 7:30pm – Stage – The Yoga of Sacred Song and Chant
  • Deva Premal and Miten, with Manose
  • Tickets are $25 to $55
  • Friday, October 14 at 8:00pm – Concert – Richard Thompson
  • Tickets are $30 to $35
  • Saturday, October 15 at 11:00am (pre-broadcast lecture) and 1:00pm (broadcast);
  • Encore broadcast on Sunday, October 23 at 1:00pm
  • Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD – Screen – Donizetti’s Anna Bolena
  • Tickets to lecture are $10 – Tickets to broadcast are $18 to $25
  • Saturday, October 22 at 7:00pm
  • Mahaiwe Movie of the Month screening of Screen – The Shining (1980, rated R)
  • Tickets are $6 (general admission)
  • Saturday, October 29 at 11:00am (pre-broadcast lecture) and 1:00pm (broadcast);
  • Encore presentation on Sunday, November 6 at 1:00pm
  • Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD – Screen – Mozart’s Don Giovanni
  • Tickets to lecture are $10 – Tickets to broadcast are $18 to $25
  • Sunday, October 30 at 2:00pm – Concert – Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
  • 17-member string orchestra
  • Tickets are $30 to $40

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center tickets contact information

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

MASS MoCA schedule

  • Saturday, October 8, 2011, 8:00 pm
  • Stage – Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company
  • $25 adv/$29 day of show /$35 priority seating / $20 students
  • Saturday, October 15, 2011, 8:00 pm
  • Stage – John Kelly: Find My Way Home
  • $15 / $10 student
  • Saturday, October 22, 2011, 8:00 pm
  • Screen – We Need To Talk About Kevin
  • $15 / $10 students
  • Friday, October 28, 2011, 8:00 pm
  • Screen – Never Stand Still
  • $15 / $10 students

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

Shakespeare & Company schedule

  • September 9–November 6 Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre
  • Stage – War of the Worlds

Shakespeare & Company tickets contact information

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