THE BERKSHIRES
MAY
Norman Rockwell: The Making of an American Icon
Through 06/20/2010 Connect with Norman Rockwell through this in-depth exhibition featuring original artworks spanning the breadth of his career, and personal mementos and family photographs from the Norman Rockwell archives.
Hancock Shaker Village
May 29 – October 31, 2010
Hancock Shaker Village’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition - True and Honest Before the World
MASS MoCA
Through December, 2033
Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective comprises 105 of LeWitt’s large-scale wall drawings, spanning the artist’s career from 1969 to 2007. These occupy nearly an acre of specially built interior walls that have been installed—per LeWitt’s own specifications—over three stories of a historic mill building situated at the heart of MASS MoCA’s campus. The museum is open daily from 11am – 5pm.
Shakespeare & Company
Shakespeare & Company launches its 33rd season this summer in the culturally-rich Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts in Lenox. Shakespeare & Company aspires to create a theatre of unprecedented excellence rooted in the classical ideals of inquiry, balance, and harmony; a company that performs as the Elizabethans did — in love with poetry, physical prowess, and the mysteries of the universe. Just a sampling of the summer season schedule includes Women of Will, The Life & Death of King Richard III and A Winter’s Tale. Please visit www.shakespeare.org for a full listing of performances.
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Estate and Gardens
Elegant 1902 mansion & gardens designed by Edith Wharton. 2010 Season ~ Salute to French Design.
Naumkeag Estate and Gardens, Stockbridge
50th Anniversary of the Gardens at Naumkeag
Site of the famous Blue Steps and gardens, designed by Fletcher Steele and the 1886 Choate family mansion. Original art & furnishings. Open daily.
JUNE
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
June 19 – August 29, 2010
Dance artists from around the world will converge in the bucolic Berkshires of Massachusetts for the 78th annual Jacob’s Pillow festival this summer. This year’s festival will showcase more than 50 companies from nine countries and four continents. Highlights include three world premieres from the young choreographers Kyle Abraham, Monica Bill Barnes, and Camille A. Brown as well as the United States debut of the Goteborg Ballet of Sweden. The season kicks off with the June 19 Opening Gala. Enjoy exclusive performances by Festival artists, a world premiere by Karole Armitage set on the students of the Ballet Program, surprise guests, and meet the recipient of the prestigious Jacob's Pillow Dance Award. A sumptuous dinner and silent auction follow, and performers and Gala attendees dance the night away to a red hot band under a tent on the Great Lawn.
Colonial Theatre
The Colonial Theatre announces its 2010–2011 Fifth Season which begins on June 3, 2010 with Sherri James Buxton & Friends: Songs from the Heart, and concludes on May 21, 2011 with acclaimed singer-songwriter Tom Paxton. 2010 Summer Highlights include: Roseanne Cash: The List, Maureen McGovern: A Long and Winding Road: The Concert, A Kathy Mattea, Caroline Rhea, Betty Buckley: Broadway by Request, Ute Lemper, and Los Lonely Boys.
The Clark
Picasso Looks at Degas
June 13, 2010 - September 12, 2010
Focusing on two of the great artists of the modern period, this exhibition explores Pablo Picasso’s lifelong fascination with the life and work of Edgar Degas. This ground-breaking exhibition examines Degas through Picasso’s eyes and the ways his response varied over time from emulation to confrontation and parody to homage. The Clark is the exclusive North American venue for this exhibition which explores the depth of the Spanish artist’s fixation through dramatic pairings and groupings that have never been brought together in this ambitious way. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, September through June, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. July and August only, open daily, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Berkshire Museum
Wrapped! The Search for the Essential Mummy
June 19 – October 31, 2010
Pahat, Berkshire Museum’s world-famous mummy, will be the centerpiece for the debut of Wrapped! a travelling exhibition that includes Egyptian artifacts from the Akhimim region. Two other mummies on loan to the Museum will join Pahat, each in its own richly decorated sarcophagus.
Berkshire International Film Festival
June 3 – 6, 2010
A world-class festival celebrating independent, feature, documentary and short films. Panel discussions, special events & more.
Barrington Stage Company
May 26 – December 28, 2010
Award-winning theatre presenting Broadway-quality musicals, outstanding plays, cutting-edge new work and youth theatre on three stages. Summer highlights on the Main Stage include Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Freud’s Last Session at Stage II.
Tanglewood
June 26, 2010
2010 Tanglewood season opens with the live performance of Garrison Keeler and A Prairie Home Companion.
Williamstown Theatre Festival
June 23 – August 22, 2010
Tony Award-winning theatre offering performances each summer featuring the finest American actors. Summer 2010 – A Season of American Classics including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To the Forum and Our Town.
Berkshire Theatre Festival
June 22 – September 24, 2010
2010 Berkshire Theatre Festival season features one world premiere, two musicals, and multiple classics from the theatrical canon. Critically-acclaimed directors David Auburn, Anders Cato, Kyle Fabel, Wes Grantom, Eric Hill, John Rando, and E. Gray Simons III will be charged with bringing this season of theatre that matters to life. Among the actors appearing this year in Stockbridge are Jayne Atkinson, David Chandler, Jeremy Davidson, Richard Easton, Michel Gill, and Randy Harrison.
JULY
Berkshire Arts Festival
July 2-4
This Berkshire tradition offers families fun and interactive ways to expereince theatre, dance, music and art.
Norman Rockwell Museum
Rockwell At the Movies
July 3 – October 31, 2010
This installation, exploring Rockwell’s art for the movies features original paintings, vintage posters, lobby cards, and original portraits of movie stars drawn from the Museum’s Art and Archival Collections and private collections of Rockwell’s art. The Magnificent Ambersons (1941), The Song of Bernadette (1943), Along Came Jones (1945), The Razor’s Edge (1946), Cinderfella (1960) and the 1966 remake of the classic, Stagecoach, are among the films the artist branded with his signature style of realism and narration. The museum is open daily from 10am – 5pm.
Tanglewood
July 9, 2010
Opening night at Tanglewood featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Levine.
Berkshires Arts Festival
July 2, 3, & 4 ,2010
One of the very best in the USA. Annual event featuring 175 juried artists, live demonstrations, gourmet food, and music. Rain or Shine. Tented, air conditioning, free parking, and group discounts.
Capitol Steps
July 3 – September 4, 2010
A hilarious evening of political satire and song parodies with the nationally acclaimed Capitol Steps.
Berkshire Choral Festival
July 17, 24, 31, Aug. 7
Berkshire School hosts Saturday concerts at 8 pm. Festival Chorus & Springfield Symphony.
DeVries Fine Art International, Inc.
30th Anniversary Gala
July 3, 2010 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Naumkeag Estate and Gardens, StockbridgeL
Annual Garden Party - see website for more details
AUGUST
Hancock Shaker Village
August 7
Hancock Shaker Village 50th Anniversary Gala The Hancock Shaker Village 50th Anniversary Gala will include Shaker-themed musical performances and an auction of Shaker-inspired modern art.
MASS MoCA
Solid Sound Festival
August 13, 14, & 15, 2010
The Solid Sound Festival is an independently promoted and ticketed three-day event of music, art, comedy, interactivity and more. Wilco headlines the weekend, in the band’s only East Coast performance of the summer. This new festival also presents individual performances by all the Wilco members’ side projects including Glenn Kotche’s On Fillmore, The Nels Cline Singers, The Autumn Defense featuring John Stirratt and Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensen’s Pronto. The festival also plays host to additional musical performances, a fully programmed comedy stage, interactive installations and exhibits (including the Solid Sound Stompbox Station, an interactive guitar pedal exhibit created and demonstrated by Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, a concert-poster screening demonstration, planned workshops by luthiers and more), plus film, video installations and dj’s. Festival attendees will have full access to the entire MASS MoCA campus, which incorporates 150,000 square feet of galleries.
WordXWord Festival
August 21 – 29, 2010
9 days, 6 venues, 100 performers!
Tanglewood
Tanglewood on Parade
August 3, 2010
Tanglewood on Parade features the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood Music Center Orchestras with James Levine, Keith Lockhart and John Williams conducting. Always a highlight of the season, Tanglewood on Parade this year salutes John Williams on the occasion of his 30th Tanglewood summer. The program will include some of Mr. Williams' most popular concert and film scores, as well as the traditional TOP finale, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Fireworks follow the concert.
Berkshire Fringe
Dynamic new works of theatre & dance by emerging artists from across the US & right here in the Berkshires.
19th Annual Stockbridge Summer Arts & Crafts Show
Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Stockbridge
August 21- 22, 2010
Sponsored by the Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce, this is a well established show and a Stockbridge treasure featuring 90 exhibitors.
GREATER SPRINGFIELD
MAY
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Into the Wood: Antonio Frasconi's Art for Children
Through June 13
Best known for his intricate woodcuts and powerful social commentary, Frasconi also created a beautiful series of children's books. In addition to the original art from his picture books, the exhibition includes rarely seen, small edition books.
Eric Carle: Prints and Papers
Through September 5
Complementing the woodcuts of Antonio Frasconi on exhibit in the East Gallery, this exhibition explores some of Eric Carle's early printmaking. From his days in advertising, Eric employed linoleum cuts among other media to achieve a visual variety. Some of his first books in which he used the lino-cut technique reflect his emphasis on bold shape and design so associated with collage technique, albeit without the color. Work from his early and later books are shown together in a thematically and stylistically connected display.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 658-1100
The Lord of the Dance at Symphony Hall
05/06/2010 - 05/07/2010
Described by the New York Post as "fascinating, rewarding and above all, entertaining," and by the Los Angeles Times as "a showpiece extravaganza," Lord of the Dance is a mesmerizing blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance.
For more information call 413.788.7033
Symphony Hall
One Columbus Center
Springfield, MA 01103
JUNE
Summer Concert Series- "The Cicci Santucci Jazz Quintet"
06/16/2010
At Eastern States Exposition's, Storrowton Village Gazebo
7pm-8:30pm
413-737-2443
Eastern States Exposition
1305 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Noises Off at the New Century Theatre
06/17/2010 - 06/26/2010
Hands down, this audience favorite from our 2000 season is one of the funniest farces ever written. Join some of the original cast as we kick off our 20th year with a side-splitting comedy that must be seen to be believed.
Smith College
Northampton
JULY
Intimate Apparel at the New Century Theatre
07/15/2010 - 07/24/2010
An award winning drama by the author of CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY (produced in our 2004 season.) In the early 1900s, a gifted African-American seamstress creates intimate apparel for New York Society Ladies and Prostitutes alike. Her life becomes romantically intertwined with her clientele, challenging the sexual taboos of the age.
Summer Concert Series- "The Ethel Lee Ensemble"
07/21/2010
At Eastern States Exposition's, Storrowton Village Gazebo
Thursday: 7pm-8:30pm
413-737-2443
Summer Concert Series- "Richie Mitnick & Friends"
07/28/2010
At Eastern States Exposition's, Coliseum
7pm-8:30pm
413-737-2443
Eastern States Exposition
1305 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare at New Century Theatre
07/29/2010 - 08/07/2010
First produced at NCT in 1998, this production remained one of our most talked-about comic hits. Join original cast members Sam Rush, Phil Kilbourne, and Brian Smith and they team up with director Tom McCabe to see if they have what it takes to tackle every Shakespeare play ever written in under two hours!
Smith College
Northampton
MOHAWK TRAIL
Riverfest
June 12
The festival celebrates the Deerfield River. Attracting people from all over New England, visitors can enjoy entertainment, educational displays and demonstrations, arts, crafts, and food vendors. Visitors can also try some quiet-water rafting, join a guided hide on one of the watershed's scenic trails, and ride an 1896 trolley car (all weekend long).
Music in Peskeomskut Park
Wednesday evenings July 1 through August 11
Outdoor music series in Turners Falls at the brand new band shell.
Avenue A and 6th Street, downtown Turners Falls
Sundays@Six
Williamstown
July 11, 18, 25 and August 1
Good, old-fashioned festival fun and a street fair rolled into one entertaining evening for a month of Sundays. Bring the kids and enjoy crafts, food, shopping and a variety of entertainers. Sit down and relax listening to a bevy of musical performances or tootle around the college-town peeking into shops and strolling by local crafters’ displays while munching on some tasty treats. Cap off the evening with a theatrical street performance and then enjoy a family movie on the Williams College lawn under the stars. Don’t forget the ice cream!
Mass MoCA summer events
