Cultural Pittsfield: March 30 - April 6
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Friday-Sunday: Last Chance to see Somewhere in Between! The Town Players of Pittsfield present Somewhere in Between, a comedy by Craig Pospisil. The story revolves around Jasper and his quest to solve life's uncertainties. He moves through a frustrating job, bad advice and awkwardness with women to an epiphany at the hands of a homeless man. Patrick's Pub and Spice Dragon will offer a 10% discount to all people presenting a ticket to the show on the day of that performance (includes food but not alcohol.) Contains adult situations & language. Friday-Sunday, March 30–April 1 | Friday & Saturday 8pm; Sunday 2pm | Barrington Stage 2 | 36 Linden Street | 413-443-9279 | $15 |
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Friday: Brett Eldredge at BCC Berkshire Community College presents country music sensation Brett Eldredge. Recently nominated for American Country Awards Music Video's New Artist award, Eldredge will perform hits like "It Ain't Gotta Be Love" and "Raymond." Local favorites Whiskey City will provide an opening performance. Click HERE to listen to Brett Eldredge!
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Friday: 10 Year Retrospective of Paintings by Tracy Levesque at Y Bar Y Bar presents an art exhibit by Berkshire native Tracy Levesque, featuring a collection of her oil and acrylic paintings from the last 10 years. There will be many never-before-seen works, including a vast selection of botanicals, landscapes and portraits. There will be an opening reception on Friday, March 30 beginning at 6pm. All work will be for sale and this event is free and open to the public. |
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Friday: Slice of Life Pizza Competition The Crowne Plaza hosts the 2nd Annual Slice of Life, a friendly pizza tasting competition to benefit Moments House. Awards will go to Best Overall, Best Sauce, Best Crust and Most Unique. Musical entertainment will be provided by Dennis Wixson of Bob Heck Entertainment. There will be raffles, a cash bar, dancing and, of course, all the pizza you can eat! Moments House is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping support families dealing with cancer. Friday, March 30 | 6pm – 11pm | Crowne Plaza | 1 West Street | $20 advance, $25 at the door |
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Friday: Planetary Nights & Deafened By Love Chameleons Nightclub presents a great night of indie rock & roll and Americana with the return of locals Deafened By Love and the western Mass debut of NYC's Planetary Nights. Click HERE to listen to Deafened by Love. Deafened By Love is defined by the sultry vocals of lead singer/guitarist Judy Eddy; the lush, rich sounds of lead guitarist John Prusinski; held together by the creative bass playing of Scott Marks; and the brilliant, inventive drumming of Dave Serafini. Click HERE to listen to Planetary Nights. Planetary Nights is the musical vehicle of singer-songwriter R.J McSweeney and reflect an Americana vibe, dynamic storyline, as well as an assortment of influences soaked up in the clubs and music venues of his hometown New York City over the decades. Friday, March 30 | 9pm | Chameleons Nightclub | 1350 East Street | 413-499-2582 | $6 |
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Friday-Monday: Detachment @ the Little Cinema The Little Cinema presents the long-awaited film Detachment, directed by Tony Kaye (American History X), starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody as Henry Barthes, a substitute teacher who conveniently avoids any emotional connections by never staying anywhere long enough to form a bond with either his students or colleagues. Click HERE to watch a trailer of Detachment. A lost soul grappling with a troubled past, Henry finds himself at a public school where an apathetic student body has created a frustrated, burned-out administration. Friday-Monday, March 30-April 2 | Friday-Monday 7pm; Monday 1:30pm | Berkshire Museum | 39 South Street | 413-443-7171 | $5 |
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Saturday: Ahmad Jamal at The Colonial The Colonial Theatre presents Ahmad Jamal, a true-blue American jazz master and musical legend with six decades of musical validity and counting under his belt. A member of the Downbeat Hall of Fame, hailed by Time magazine, and a favorite of jazz legend Miles Davis, acclaimed jazz pianist and Berkshire resident Jamal will be celebrating the release of his new CD, Blue Moon. Click HERE to listen to Ahmad Jamal. Saturday, March 31 | 8pm | The Colonial Theatre | 111 South Street | 413-997-4444 | VIP $50; general admission $35, $25 or $15 |
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This Month: April 30/30 Poetry Challenge WordXWord presents a 30-day poetry challenge during the month of April – National Poetry Month. Poets young and old, student and professional are invited to participate. Sign up and each day a prompt will be sent to you to start your creative wheels spinning. Participants may choose to keep their work to themselves, share with friends, or submit to WordXWord for publishing on the web its website. By the end of the month you'll have written 30 poems in 30 days! Click HERE to begin participating in the 30/30 Poetry Challenge! Sunday, April 1 (no fooling)-Monday, April 30 | wordxwordfestival.com | FREE |
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Sunday: Baby Animals at the Berkshire Museum The Berkshire Museum, in collaboration with Hancock Shaker Village, is giving a preview of the Baby Animals on Shaker Farm event beginning next Saturday. An incubator has been at the Museum since early March and the baby chicks are ready to hatch. Watch the chicks take their first steps and peeps and enjoy a lamb that will be visiting from 1pm-2 p.m Sunday. In honor of Berkshire Museum's 109th birthday, visitors can participate in art activities for kids, free with Museum admission. Sunday, April 1 | 12pm-2pm | Berkshire Museum | 39 South Street | 413-443-7171 | $13 adults, $6 children; members and children under 3 FREE |
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Sunday: Romeo & Juliet at the Little Cinema The Little Cinema presents The Royal Ballet's Romeo & Juliet, as part of its special series of ballet screenings from across the world inside the Berkshire Museum. Click HERE to watch a trailer of The Royal Ballet's Romeo & Juliet. It has been one of The Royal Ballet's signature works since its premiere in 1965. Sunday & Tuesday, April 1 & 10 | Sunday 2pm, Tuesday 7pm | Berkshire Museum | 39 South Street | 413-443-7171 | $14, members $12.50 |
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Sunday: HuDost at Mission Bar + Tapas Mission Bar + Tapas presents HuDost, an experimental indie world rock group that pulls together musical styles as diverse as the jellies in Marco Polo's kitchen cupboard, weaving a seamless tapestry of sound. Click HERE to listen to HuDost. The concert kicks off Mission Bar + Tapas' new Songwriters Showcase, to be held twice a week on Sundays and Wednesday at 9pm.
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Mondays: Hip Hop Classes at the Lichtenstein! The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts hosts a new series of hip hop dance classes, taught by Josh "Butta” McHugh (pictured left). McHugh received a scholarship for Jacob's Pillow with Rennie Harris in the summer of 2009 and has taught classes at Albany Berkshire Ballet, Taconic High School and Bebe Theater in Asheville, N.C. Classes feature breakdancing, popping, locking, house and freestyle dance & each class includes a demo, lessons on stretching, choreography and an open dance. They are open to anyone ages 8 and up, child or adult. Mondays beginning April 2 | 3:30pm–4:30pm | Lichtenstein Center for the Arts | 28 Renee Avenue | 413-499 9348 | $12 |
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Wednesday: Rediscover Longfellow EPOCH Assisted Living at Melbourne Place presents Rediscover Longfellow, a presentation by Bruce Southard. Southard dives into the life, art and writings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the respected 19th-century American poet, using the life and poems of Longfellow to trace a timeline of his life and interactions with other famous authors of the period, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson. Wednesday, April 4 | 3pm | Melbourne Place | 140 Melbourne Road | 413-499-1992 | Free |
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Thursday: Sparkplug Returns to the Garage! The Garage presents New England-based jazz, funk, & boogaloo band Sparkplug, with guest Scott Murawski, in the lobby of The Colonial Theatre. Organist Beau Sasser and drummer Bill Carbone spent several years as 2/3s of the late legendary soul-jazz guitarist Melvin Sparks' trio. Check out THIS video taken from Sparkplug's last show at The Garage! Thursday, April 5 | 9pm | The Colonial Theatre | 111 South Street | 413-448-8048 | $5 |
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