Weeklong Event Celebrates the Word in All Its Forms05:12PM / Friday, July 31, 2009
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Word X Word Festival — celebrating words written, spoken and sung — settles into the downtown beginning Aug. 17 through Aug. 22.
For five days, stars from across the performance spectrum will be featured in the multivenue event with the performed word in all its genres: music, poetry, spoken word and theater.
Featured performers include some of the brightest emerging stars such as Americana favorites The Low Anthem; National Slam Poetry Champion Taylor Mali; Grammy-winner Jesse Harris; national poets Shira Erlichman and Alix Olson; and award-winning songwriters Ari Hest, Mia Dyson, and Mieka Pauley. Also appearing are Berkshire and Pioneer Valley artists such as Cliff Eberhardt, Chris Vecchia, Roger Salloom, Bernice Lewis and many more.
Tickets are available for individual shows or weeklong badges may be purchased.
Schedule
| Venue |
M 8/17 |
T 8/18 |
W 8/19 |
T 8/20 |
F 8/21 |
S 8/22 |
| Stage 2 |
David Dondero, The Low Anthem, Taylor Mali:
7pm |
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| Mission Bar |
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Chris Vecchia, Justin Allen, Over the Mountain, Jordan Franklin: 7pm |
Jesse Harris, Audrey Ryan, Michelle Lewis: 7pm |
Cliff Eberhardt, Bernice Lewis, Roger Salloom, JoAnne Spies: 7pm |
Amanda Shires, Mia Dyson, Jenee Halstead, Lauren Melle:
8pm |
Ari Hest, Mieka Pauley, Noam Weinstein, Dean Fields:
8pm |
| Lichtenstein |
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Local Night: Marie-Elizabeth Mali, Dylan Lundgren, Dave Read, Menoukha
7pm |
Shira Erlichman, HuDost,:
7pm |
Eboni, COPUS,:
7pm |
Alix Olson, COPUS,:
7pm |
George Watsky,Chris Funkhouser, JoAnne Spies: 7pm |
| Zeitgeist |
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Playwright Lab |
Playwright Lab |
Playwright Lab |
Playwright Lab |
Playwright Lab |
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