Weekend Preview June 16-20
THE WRAPS COME OFF THE BERKSHIRE MUSEUM MUMMY
The Berkshire Museum’s groundbreaking, world-premiere exhibition, Wrapped! Search for the Essential Mummy, opens Saturday, June 19, and will remain on view through October 31. Built around the museum’s famous mummy, the Egyptian priest, Pahat, the exhibition will reunite Pahat with his son Shep-en-Min. They will be joined by a third slightly older mummy of the elder lady, Pesed –– a daughter of Nes-hor (prophet of the eight gods associated with Min). Visitors will be able to see forensic sculptures of Pahat, Shep-en-min, and Pesed, all based on CT scan data, and those of other mummies excavated in their town and its surrounding region. These busts reveal what these people looked like before mummification dried their bodies in preparation successful burial and transition to the ancient Egyptian afterlife.
Wrapped! includes historical documents related to the trade and study of mummies that elucidate the rush that occurred in Egypt -- similar to the American gold rush -- as explorers, adventurers, speculators, and scientists plundered ancient tombs and local officials hastily attempted to document the exodus of artifacts from the region, a legacy whose ramifications resound even today.
This year, an advanced CT scan of Pahat was conducted at Pittsfield’s Berkshire Medical Center. This latest procedure employed cutting-edge technology with a faster, higher-resolution 64-slice scan that produced analysis-ready images. The scans will be used to produce a 3-D “fly-through” animated journey through the mummy’s body, which will be one of several interactive displays on view during Wrapped! The 3-D voyages inside the mummies of Pahat, Shep-en-Min and Pesed will afford museum visitors a new, in-depth perspective on the lives of these ancient people. Viewers will be able to see hidden amulets, scars left by embalmers, clues of chronic disease and sudden traumas, and tell-tale traces of the rituals of life and death. These animations provide context to a host of related objects on display, including materials used for embalming plus funerary scarabs, necklaces, figurines, and headdresses, as well as other trappings of ancient Egyptian belief and preparations for the afterlife.Wrapped! also traces the evolution of mummification techniques from the primitive, early stages to the ornate methods used to prepare royalty for the afterlife, as exemplified by the more famous mummies found in the Valley of the Kings. Mummified animals, including cats, falcons, and a baby crocodile will accompany the human mummies, as they did in ancient Egyptian tombs.
For information on the opening gala, Night on the Nile, onFriday, June 18 at 6 p.m., please contact Veronica Bosley at 413-443-7171 x45 or vbosley@berkshiremuseum.org
Berkshire Museum also presents Nancy Graves: Journey to North Africa, running from June 19 through October 31. This companion show to Wrapped! features camel-inspired work in various media by Pittsfield native Nancy Graves (1939 - 1995), the first female artist to receive a solo retrospective at the Whitney Museum, and the daughter of Walter Graves, assistant director of Berkshire Museum for many years. Graves literally grew up in the museum’s galleries and was profoundly influenced by its natural history collection -- especially the taxidermy animals.
Berkshire Museum
39 South St./ Route 7
Pittsfield, Mass.
413.443.7171
http://www.berkshiremuseum.org
39 South St./ Route 7
Pittsfield, Mass.
413.443.7171
http://www.berkshiremuseum.org
JACOB’S PILLOW SEASON BEGINS WITH OPENING GALA
Jacob’s Pillow kicks off Festival 2010 on Saturday, June 19, with the Season Opening Gala, the world-renowned dance organization’s biggest annual fundraising event. Following an exclusive Gala performance in the Ted Shawn Theatre and the presentation of the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award to choreographer and director Bill T. Jones, guests are treated to dinner and dancing to live music. This evening is widely celebrated as a signature summer event in the Berkshires and attracts a multitude of dance lovers, celebrities, government dignitaries, and visitors from around the world every year.
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Executive Director Ella Baff comments: “Superlatives are in order. This year's Jacob's Pillow Dance Award recipient, Bill T. Jones, is among the most brilliant, prolific, innovative artists of our time. He is a master of all realms, from creating work for his own dance company and for other companies around the world to the recent announcement of eleven Tony Award nominations for FELA! He is a national treasure and the Pillow is proud to honor him at our Season Opening Gala.”
The Gala begins at 6 pm with an exclusive mixed bill performance in the Ted Shawn Theatre. Festival artist Nina Ananiashvili, named the “definition of grace” by Masha Savitz of The Epoch Times and “classical ballet’s undeniable superstar” by Clive Barnes of The New York Post, performs the iconic solo The Dying Swan. The signature role of Russian ballet legend Anna Pavlova, The Dying Swan was choreographed for Pavlova in 1905 by Mikhail Fokine. “The Dying Swan is not about a woman impersonating a bird,” says Allegra Kent, former Balanchine ballerina, in an article for the New York Times, “it's about the fragility of life – all life – and the passion with which we hold on to it.” Ananiashvili will perform to live music by master cellist Yehuda Hanani.Three Creative Development Residency artists who created work at Jacob’s Pillow this past year are also featured on the Gala program. Dancer/choreographer Kyle Abraham will performs his whirlwind contemporary solo Inventing Pookie Jenkins; Camille A. Brown, called “a pixie-ish powerhouse” by the San Francisco Chronicle, debuts a new duet; and Monica Bill Barnes & Company performs high-energy excerpts from Another Parade, set to the music of Bach and James Brown.
The students of The School at Jacob’s Pillow Ballet Program will perform a world premiere choreographed on them in just four days by acclaimed contemporary ballet artist Karole Armitage, set to a musical score by Boston-based composer Christine Southworth. Films honoring Bill T. Jones and a new film montage from the Pillow Archives will be premiered. Ella Baff will personally present the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award to Bill T. Jones.Following the performance, guests will enjoy dinner and dancing under the festive Gala tent on the Pillow’s Great Lawn, with live music by The E-Water Band. A live auction will kick off the Pillow’s $100,000 “Save the Inside/Out Stage” public fundraising effort. A silent auction to benefit The School at Jacob’s Pillow, as well as the Pillow’s community enrichment programs, includes fine art photography by noted artists, an original print by Jules Feiffer, unique travel packages, and much more.
The 2010 Season Opening Gala is chaired by Helice Picheny and Hunter K. Runnette. Individual tickets are $350-$750 and tables of eight are available for purchase from $2,800-$6,000. Call 413.243.9919 x126 for more information and to purchase tickets. All proceeds directly support the Festival, School, Archives, and Community Programs of Jacob’s Pillow.
SPOKEN WORD SUPERSTAR TAYLOR MALI IS OUTSPOKEN!
Outspoken!, the monthly performance series and open mic in Pittsfield, Mass., presents: four-time National Poetry Slam Champion Taylor Mali on Thursday, June 17, at 8, at the micro THEATER at 311 North St. (upstairs).Taylor Mali was one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry. The author of two collections of poetry, What Learning Leaves and The Last Time As We Are, his work has appeared in anthologies and other publications including The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, The Idiot’s Guide to Slam Poetry, Spoken Word Revolution, The Tampa Review, Pank, Taj Mahal Review, Cadillac Cicatrix, Spindle, and Paddlefish. He runs the Page Meets Stage reading series at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City. For more information, visit www.taylormali.com.
Suggested Donation $10
COUNTRY JOE BRINGS A TASTE OF WOODY TO THE GUTHRIE CENTER
Give me an “F”—give me a “U”…give me an “N”!
What’s that spell?: “Fun”… what’s that spell?—“FUN”…
A weekend of fun—and cultural history—is promised at the Guthrie Center’s Troubadour Series concerts on Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19 as Country Joe McDonald presents a Tribute to Woody Guthrie on both nights.“Country Joe” is well-known for his Woodstock appearance and the famous anti-war chant that opened his famous “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag” anthem. His late 1960’s songs were an integral part of the American-Vietnam war protest fabric. His contribution to the American music canon isn’t restricted to his “Fish” band days, however. McDonald is also an educated aficionado of the life and music of Woody Guthrie. His shows at the Guthrie Center on June 18 and 19 will focus on the songs and life of Guthrie.
McDonald’s father, Worden “Mac” McDonald, was a native of an Oklahoma community not that far from where Woody Guthrie had lived. Country Joe McDonald explains that he “grew up with Woody Guthrie music in my household,” and proudly points out that his 1969 Nashville-recorded solo album, “Thinking of Woody Guthrie,” was approved by Woody’s wife Marjorie Guthrie as “one of the finest Woody Guthrie albums ever made.”
Guthrie Center Director George Laye says Country Joe’s visit to the Troubadour Series will be somewhat of a homecoming: “Country Joe McDonald is an important member of what can be termed the Guthrie tradition. He does more than just play Woody Guthrie tunes for the crowd—he recaptures the relationship Woody had with an audience,” Laye added. “In fact, Country Joe has walked a path similar to Woody’s in his own career, always promoting in some way the cause of the common man and woman.”
Country Joe grew up in California and was part of the Berkeley scene in the early 60’s. He helped shape the Bay Area ballroom rock tradition, and later traveled to Europe where he had great success in London and Paris. Yet he always remembered he was the son of a genuine Okie cowboy, a man who shared much in common with fellow Okie Woody Guthrie. Many of Guthrie’s most-loved songs are based on the life of the common citizen of Oklahoma.
Country Joe McDonald puts it this way: “Woody could write about Okies because he was one. It is the idea of a man of the people, playing music of the people in his own way; music that the people can relate to, that says what they can't say, but what they feel. Woody did this, and it enabled others to do it. That he was a genius at doing this is almost less important than him doing it."
In 2001 the National Steinbeck Center asked Country Joe to join as a performer for a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition, "This Land Is Your Land: The Life and Legacy of Woody Guthrie." This event caused McDonald to “to revisit my connection with Woody Guthrie and the state of Oklahoma. My father Worden ‘Mac’ McDonald grew up in the little Oklahoma town of Sallisaw, 100 miles from Woody’s birthplace of Okemah. My father was a farm boy and hobo like Woody. He talked about this in his autobiography An Old Guy Who Feels Good.”
Nine years after the Smithsonian show, Country Joe has polished his presentation which relates the context and history behind the songs of Woody Guthrie. McDonald often reads from letters, news clippings, or Woody’s autobiography and novel which all help reveal the genesis of many of Woody’s songs, and Country Joe’s own personal experience as a folk artist who fought for social justice and equality for Americans gives him a unique insight into the artist who was Woody Guthrie. At the Guthrie Center Troubadour Series on June 18 and 19, Country Joe is expected to play favorites such as “The Sinking of the Reuben James,” “Talkin’ Dust Bowl,” “Roll on Columbia,”—and of course, America’s song, “This Land is Your Land.” In past shows, audience participation has made County Joe’s Tribute to Woody Guthrie even more popular.
The Friday and Saturday night shows both start at 8 p.m., on June 18 and 19, with doors open at 6 p.m. Ticket prices are $30 for Guthrie Center members, and $35 for non-members. For more information on the Guthrie Center, including directions, visit http://www.guthriecenter.org.
A CRUDE AWAKENING AT FERRIN GALLERY
Sculptor Michael Boroniec responds to the ongoing crude oil disaster in the Gulf through a series of sculptures and objects in an installation entitled Crude Awakening at Ferrin Gallery in Pittsfield, Mass., opening June 17 and running through July 10. Boroniec will be on hand for an artist conversation on Thursday, June 17, 6 – 8 p.m. There will be a formal opening reception for the show on Saturday, June 26, 4 – 6 p.m.
Using terracotta and a high gloss black glaze, Boroniec’s sculptures of pelicans covered in oil sit atop a black oil drum presented in front of an American Flag printed using motor oil silk screened on canvas. Other objects in the installation include a teapot in the style of the Xi Xing tradition portraying a barrel with oil stained twigs acting as a spout and handle and a lid fashioned in the form of a pelican.
Boroniec explained, “I had to find a way to make this devastation more tangible for my community as a way to express solidarity with nature dying in the sea and on land and people loosing their livelihoods.” Boroniec channeled his frustration of watching the ongoing crude oil disaster in the Gulf through this series and as the oil continues to spill, so does the nature of this installation that continues to grow with new works being produced and added weekly. “It’s a narrative. They are props for a story. Sadly, the story isn’t fiction, people have lost their livelihoods, the ecosystem has sustained serious damage. So,when no one knows who BP is, what BP did, or what even BP stands for, the story will still be written,” says Boroniec.Boroniec, a native of Pittsfield, attended Berkshire Community College, RISD, and now teaches art at Taconic High School. Prior works included, “The Things They Left Behind” a series of objects based on the items carried by his friend, West Point graduate, Capt. Sam Russo, currently deployed in Afghanistan.
MICHAEL BORONIEC
“Crude Awakening”
Artist Responds to Gulf Oil Spill through Sculpture, Printmaking and Objects
HOURS: 11 – 5:00 Daily starting June 21 through September 5, Labor Day
DATES: Exhibition: June 17 – July 10
Artist Conversation: 3rd Thursday, June 17, 6 – 8:00 p.m.
ON THE COUCH AT BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY
FREUD'S LAST SESSION
by Mark St. Germain
Returns to BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY
June 22 through July 3 at BSC's Stage 2
Prior to Off-Broadway Run
Mark St. Germain’s acclaimed new play, Freud's Last Session, returns to Barrington Stage Company, running from June 22 through July 3 at BSC Stage 2 theater (36 Linden Street , Pittsfield ). Starring Mark H. Dold and Martin Rayner, under the direction of Tyler Marchant, Freud's Last Session goes directly from Pittsfield to Off-Broadway, where it will play at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre (5 West 63rd Street ) beginning July 9, with an opening scheduled for July 22.
Originally presented as a staged reading in 2008, Freud's Last Session received its world premiere in June 2009. Playing to sold-out houses and seen by more than 5,000 patrons through September 2009, Mark St. Germain’s Freud’s Last Session was the hit play of the Berkshires last summer, with many of the area media acclaiming it in their year-end Top Ten lists.
Freud's Last Session centers on legendary psychiatrist Dr. Sigmund Freud (Martin Rayner), who invites a young, little known professor, C.S. Lewis (Mark H. Dold), to his home in London. Lewis, expecting to be called on the carpet for satirizing Freud in a recent book, soon realizes Freud has a much more significant agenda. On the day England enters World War II, Freud and Lewis clash on the existence of God, love, sex and the meaning of life—only two weeks before Freud chooses to take his own. The play is based on Dr. Armand Nicholi's The Question of God, which was presented as a two-part PBS television presentation in 2004.
Playwright Mark St. Germain was intrigued by an account of Sigmund Freud's meeting with an unnamed Oxford don shortly before Freud committed suicide in 1939 to end his battle with oral cancer. In Freud's Last Session, the psychoanalyst's visitor is C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters.
Performances of Freud’s Last Session are Tuesday through Friday at 7:30pm, Wednesdays at 2pm, Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm and Sunday at 7:30pm at BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden St., Pittsfield. Please note additional performance on Thursday, July 1 at 4pm. Tickets: $15-$45. For ticket information call 413-236-8888, stop by the BSC Box Office at 30 Union Street , or visit http://www.barringtonstageco.org.
BERKSHIRE PLAYWRIGHTS LAB KEEPS ITS EYES FORWARD
Berkshire Playwrights Lab kicks off its third season of staged play readings at the Mahaiwe Perofrming Arts Center on Wednesday, June 16, at 8, with Eyes Forward by Philip Gerson. The staged reading is directed by Bob Jaffe, and admission is free.In Philip Gerson’s new play, Eyes Forward, a valuable painting stolen by the Nazis during WWII forms the background for two extraordinary love stories in two different countries, seven decades apart. A story of the need for human connection in the present and to the past, it is about love and reconciliation and the healing power of art.
Philip Gerson describes the message of his play: “Eyes Forward is about the need for human connection in the present, and to the past. It is a story of love and reconciliation, and of the healing power of art."
The cast of the reading includes Ylfa Edelstein, Shelly Feldman, Chris Stack, Anatol Yusef, and Louis Zorich.
AVALON STRING QUARTET TO PERFORM AT MUSIC MOUNTAIN
Described by the Chicago Tribune as “an ensemble that invites you – ears, mind, and spirit- into its music,” the Avalon String Quartet has established itself as one of the country’s leading ensembles. The group returns to Music Mountain on Sunday, June 20, at 3 pm with Vanessa Perez on piano for an extraordinary concert that includes Prokofieff: String Quartet # 2 in F Major, Opus 92 (1941); Tchaikovsky: String Quartet # 1 in D Major, Opus 11 (1871); Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Opus 57 (1940).Formed in 1995 at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Quartet came to the fore after participating in Isaac Stern's Chamber Music Workshop at Carnegie Hall in 1997. As a result, Mr. Stern invited the Avalon Quartet to perform in the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Encounters in Jerusalem and presented the ensemble's Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall. The quartet captured the top prize at the ARD Competition in Munich (2000) as well as the First Prize at Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York (1999).
The Quartet has performed in many of the major halls, including Alice Tully Hall in New York, 92nd St Y, Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress in Washington DC, Wigmore Hall and Herculessaal in Munich. Other performances include appearances at the Caramoor Music Festival in NY, La Jolla Chamber Music Society, NPR's St Paul Sunday Radio, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, Isabella Gardner Museum, Barge Music, Dame Myra Hess and the Ravinia Festival.
The quartet is in residence at Northern Illinois University, a position formerly occupied by the distinguished Vermeer Quartet. As a part of their residency, they perform four programs annually in Chicago and DeKalb, and the members teach individual studios and coach chamber music at the school. This follows previous residencies at the Juilliard School and at Indiana University South Bend.
Tickets for this event are $30 at the door; $27 in advance and $17 for students, children 5 – 18 are free, and group rates are available. Purchase tickets online at http://www.musicmountain.org, at the door the day-of, or by phone at 860-824-7126. For the Music Mountain summer schedule visit http://www.musicmountain.org.
GYPSY LANE BURLESQUE DEBUTS IN WILLIAMSTOWN
Opening June 17 and running every Thursday night throughout the summer, Gypsy Lane, the Berkshire’s first homegrown burlesque show, premieres upstairs at the Red Herring in Williamstown, Mass. The brainchild of Nicole Rizzo of North Adams, Gypsy Layne is a show that traces over a century of American burlesque, highlighting the historical and theatrical aspects from the London stages to vaudeville, through Old Broadway to the present neo-burlesque craze. Featuring Ms Karen Louise Lee as host/MC (as well as playing Gypsy Rose Lee), the hour-long revue showcases six other dancers, including Rizzo (director/producer) and a surprise guest performer each week. Singing, hula hoops, roller s
kates, belly dancing, a carousel horse and Jelly Rolls are just some of the gimmicks this multi-talented ensemble will display, with plenty of improv, comedy and audience participation to boot.
kates, belly dancing, a carousel horse and Jelly Rolls are just some of the gimmicks this multi-talented ensemble will display, with plenty of improv, comedy and audience participation to boot. Shows are at 8pm the month of June only and will begin at 11:30pm (after Williamstown Theatre Festival lets out) for all of July and August.
Seating is limited so reservations are encouraged and can be made thru http://www.gypsylayne.com. Tickets are $15
NEW ORLEANS COMES TO NORFOLK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
New Orleans comes to Norfolk when the famed Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs on the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival’s 69th season opening weekend on Sunday, June 20 at 4. New Orleans jazz and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band are timeless. This is happy music with the unmistakable form and beat that came from the saloons, street parades and riverboats of turn-of-the-century New Orleans. Concertgoers are invited to bring their parasols and beads and strut their stuff in a Bourbon Street-style parade during the band’s finale of “When the Saints Go Marching In.”
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter, founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The band has traveled worldwide spreading their mission to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans Jazz. Whether performing at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center, for British Royalty or the King of Thailand, this music embodies a joyful, timeless spirit. Under the auspices of current director, Ben Jaffe, the son of founders Allan and Sandra, Preservation Hall continues with a deep reverence and consciousness of its greatest attributes in the modern day as a venue, band, and record label.
In the Music Shed, Rtes 44 & 272, Norfolk, Conn., 860-542-3000, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
MISSION BAR HOSTS JASON SPOONER, BILLY KEANE
On Thursday, June 17, Billy Keane and the Misdemeanor Outlaws, a Pittsfield-based four-some, holds forth in The Window and Mission Bar +Tapas, bringing with them guitar, bass, harmonica, percussion, saxophone, flute, original song lyrics that range from poignant to quirky, and more. No cover. 8 pm start time.
On Friday, June 18, Portland, Maine-based singer-songwriter Jason Spooner returns to The Window with tunes off of his latest release, The Flame You Follow. This group always gets the crowd at Mission out of its seats and on its feet. (The last time the Spooner Trio played The Window, the crew at Mission had to clear tables and chairs out to make more room for dancing.)
$5 cover. 8 pm start time.
On Saturday, June 19, Jason Myles Goss is at Mission, with Chris Vecchia warming up the crowd. Goss grew up in the small mill town of Hopedale, Mass.. His earliest musical memories include banging on an electric organ for hours in the family dining room and driving to flea markets each weekend with his dad to scout for junky guitars and second-hand harmonicas. Now, all grown-up, Dissolver Magazine says this about him: "With a tone comparable to Jack Johnson and Ben Harper, [Jason Myles Goss] has a range that’s impressive and seamless." Pittsfield-native Chris Vecchia, keyboard and vocals, starts things off in The Window. Chris is a 2009 Word x Word Festival performer.
$5 cover. 8 pm start time.
Mission, Inc. -
web: Mission Bar +Tapas
CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE TO BE UNVEILED AT CHESTERWOOD
Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood 2010 explores the fullness and complexity of the contemporary figurative presence in the landscape. The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday, June 19, and will continue daily at Chesterwood through October 11, 2010.
A special preview reception and awards ceremony will be held on Friday, June 18, from 5 to 7 p.m., with remarks by the exhibition’s Guest Curator and Juror, Richard Klein, exhibitions director at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Admission to the preview reception is $10 for Chesterwood members; $20 non-members. Reservations may be made by calling 413.298.3579, ext. 25210.For more than thirty years, Chesterwood has hosted a juried outdoor contemporary sculpture exhibition on its rambling 122-acre expanse in Stockbridge, which includes Daniel Chester French’s home, studio, formal gardens and woodland walks. The annual exhibition commemorates French’s distinguished life and career and provides an important showcase for the work of today’s finest contemporary sculptors.
“The works in the exhibition have been chosen because of their physical resemblance to us, and the fact that each one pushes the metaphor of the human condition in a unique direction,” Klein said. “Chesterwood’s grounds provide an opportune setting for this exhibition as they combine in equal measure the man-made and the natural. ‘Civilized’ areas of architecture, cleared fields, tended gardens and trees, call for art that emphasizes balance, clarity, and moderation, while the forest is inherently baroque, naturally embracing extravagance, the surreal, and the flamboyant.”
The seventeen contemporary figurative sculptures situated throughout the Chesterwood grounds this summer are excitingly varied in their interpretations of the human form. The works are built of materials as diverse as bronze and concrete and range in weight from seven to 2,500 pounds. Several, including one created from a dead standing tree in Chesterwood’s primeval forest, were created specifically for the location. Visitors will have the opportunity to hear personal commentary by the exhibition’s curator and the participating artists on a cell phone audio tour created specifically for the show; children will enjoy a sculpture Discovery Walk specially designed for them; and everyone is invited to cast ballots for the perennially popular Viewers' Choice Award, sponsored by Berkshire Living for the fourth consecutive year. The award, in the amount of $250, will be presented on October 11 (the final day of the exhibition) to the artist whose sculpture garners the most votes by Chesterwood visitors over the course of the show. In conjunction with Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood 2010, a summer-long series of workshops and demonstrations with the artists in the exhibition will be held each Saturday afternoon in July and August, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The twelve artists represented in the exhibition are Gabriel Edward Adams (Great Barrington, Mass.), John Belardo (Pine Plains, New York), Rick Brown (Norwell, Mass.), Tim de Christopher (Turners Falls, Mass.), Philip Grausman (Washington, Conn.), Peter DeCamp Haines (Cambridge, Mass.), Sarah Haviland (Crompond, NY), Phyllis Kulmatiski (Scotia, New York), Nina Levy (Brooklyn, New York), Tim Prentice (West Cornwall, Conn.), Mary Ellen Scherl (Tenafly, New Jersey), and Christopher Smith (Philadelphia, Penn.).Admission to Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood 2010 is free with admission to the site.
Chesterwood, A National Trust Historic Site, is the home, studio and gardens of America’s foremost public sculptor, Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), creator of the Minute Man and Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial. Open daily, May 29 through October 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission for adults is $15; free admission for kids 18 and under. Guided tours are available at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., for an additional fee.
Chesterwood is located at 4 Williamsville Road, off Route 183, in Stockbridge. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.chesterwood.org.
LAUREN AMBROSE SINGS BLUEGRASS FOR DADS
Berkshire-based singer/actor Lauren Ambrose will heat up the Father’s Day Outdoor Barbecue at Route 7 Grill in Great Barrington, Mass., on Sunday, June 20, with some live bluegrass music. The event – a benefit for the Kinderhof Waldorf School Scholarship Fund -- will also include a silent auction of fine and collectible wines, as well as other local goods and services.THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 20th, noon -4pm.
Route 7 Grill
Tickets: $35/adult, $5 children $12 & under
For tickets call 413.528.9297, buy online at http://www.wix.com/Kinderhof/kinderhof
or purchase at the door.
YIDDISH PRINCESS UNPLUGS AT YIDDISH BOOK CENTER
The Yiddish Book Center, located on the campus of Hampshire College, 1021 West Street, Amherst, Mass., presents Sarah Gordon and Yiddish Princess Unplugged in concert, Sunday, June 20 at 2. Tickets are $10/general admission; $5/students. Reservations are suggested.
A lively repertoire of traditional Yiddish songs meets unique compositions with Sarah Gordon and Yiddish Princess Unplugged! The young New York City band features powerful vocalist Sarah Gordon; the young klezmer star Michael Winograd on the synthesizer; and rising klezmer musicians Yoshie Fruchter on rhythm guitar, Avi Fox-Rosen on lead guitar, Ari Folman-Cohen on bass and Chris Berry on drums.
Sarah Gordon is a Yiddish singer and lyricist. Most often heard singing with Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, she has also recorded and performed with Klezmatics, Mikveh, Kol Isha and Michael Alpert among others. Her innovative lyrics, which put a twist on traditional folk themes, are sung around the world by a new generation of Yiddish performers.
The Yiddish Book Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching and learning about the riches of Yiddish and modern Jewish culture. Programming at the Yiddish Book Center is a project of the Jack and Ruthe B. Cowl Center for Jewish Culture. For more information, call (413) 256-4900, email yiddish@bikher.org, or visit our website at www.yiddishbookcenter.org.
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