Jacob’s Pillow presents celebrated and award-winning artists Caleb Teicher and Nic Gareiss
Becket— From October 24th through the 26th, Jacob’s Pillow presents celebrated and award-winning artists Caleb Teicher and Nic Gareiss.
Teicher and Gareiss take you on a joyful journey through the intersection of jazz and folk, and social and solo dance. This new evening-length duo collaboration is a work of playful transgression, blurring boundaries to explore improvisation, song, and the world of percussive dance. Experience a breathtaking evening of dance rooted in time and place–a festive dialogue of sound, movement, and corporeal rapport.
The performances are on October 24th through the 26th at the Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow, located at 358 George Carter Road in Becket. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Clark Art Institute presents renowned early music band Ruckus featuring acclaimed bass-baritone Davóne Tines
Williamstown— On Friday, October 24th at 7 p.m., Clark Art Institute presents renowned early music band Ruckus featuring acclaimed bass-baritone Davóne Tines.
The group will present a new program, “What is Your Hand in This?,” as part of a national tour leading up to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. In a biting exploration of American revolutionary music, they time-travel through four centuries of reimagined songs, hymns, and ballads, along with a newly commissioned work by composer Doug Balliett and Tines. As America reflects on its revolutionary past, the program asks: “How can this fragile American experiment hold? Can we find compassion for others? Can you find compassion for yourself?”
The concert is on Friday, October 24th at 7 p.m. at the Clark Art Institute, located at 225 South Street in Williamstown. Tickets and more information can be found online. There will also be a presentation of this concert on Saturday, October 25th at 7 p.m. at Hudson Hall, located at 327 Warren Street in Hudson, N.Y. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Berkshire Bach Society concludes harpsichord festival with solo recital by distinguished harpsichordist Peter Sykes
Stockbridge— On Saturday, October 25th at 3 p.m., Berkshire Bach Society concludes its annual harpsichord festival with a solo recital by distinguished harpsichordist Peter Sykes at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
“Berkshire Bach is delighted to present Peter Sykes in a program of French Baroque music for keyboard,” said Terrill McDade, Executive Director of BBS. “The Baroque repertoire by French composers is extensive and dominated by the Couperin dynasty, just as the German tradition was dominated by the Bach family. But there are numerous others, from Marin Marais to Elisabeth Jacquet to Jean-Henri d’Anglebert to Jean-Philippe Rameau. Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France was the center of cultural Europe, and Peter Sykes has chosen a program that shows the beauty, elegance, and mystique of the music that was an integral part of court life, but completely different from music by composers on the other side of the Rhine. His recital is a great opportunity to hear the difference.”
Peter Sykes is principal instructor of harpsichord in the Historical Performance Department of the Juilliard School in New York City, a lecturer at Boston University, and one of the most distinguished and versatile keyboard performers active today.
The recital is on Saturday, October 25th at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, located at 29 Main Street in Stockbridge. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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American Mural Project presents ‘Happy Hour Piano Series’ with pianist Mary DiPaola
Winsted, Conn.— On Friday, October 24th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., American Mural Project, home of the world’s largest indoor collaborative work of art, presents its “Happy Hour Piano Series” with pianist Mary DiPaola.
Pianist Mary DiPaola has performed at the Litchfield Jazz Festival and Hartford Jazz Festival. She is on faculty at the Hartt School at the University of Hartford and teaches music at Aiken Elementary School in West Hartford. Her recordings include “Cat’s Cradle” and “Seventh Sign.”
Whether you enjoy the performance from a comfy couch on the upper levels, in a seat close to the keyboard, or as a musical accompaniment while you explore the mural, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to experience gorgeous music set against a spectacular work of art.
The concert is on Friday, October 24th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at American Mural Project, located at 90 Whiting Street in Winsted, Conn. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Norman Rockwell Museum presents ‘Spooky Tricks Family Day’
Stockbridge— On Sunday, October 25th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Norman Rockwell Museum presents “Spooky Tricks Family Day.”
Gather the family for a fun, interactive adventure. Explore the playful mysteries and visual tricks hidden in the artwork of Walter Wick and Norman Rockwell on a short, guided gallery tour. Then, head to the classroom to create your own spooky scene using the provided materials. Feeling brave? Follow an outdoor trail of curious clues that just might lead you to a surprise treat!
The event is on Sunday, October 25th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Norman Rockwell Museum, located at 9 Glendale Road in Stockbridge. Guided Gallery Tours are offered on the hour. Costumes are encouraged. More information can be found online.
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Town of Stockbridge Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Walk
Stockbridge— On Friday, October 24th at 6 p.m., Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce presents the Stockbridge Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Walk.
Marchers will meet at the corner of Main Street and Pine Street and march up Main Street to the front lawn of the Stockbridge Library for cider, donuts, Halloween story-time, Halloween crafts, fire truck discovery, and a pumpkin walk-about with lighted pumpkins carved by local businesses and area children.
Children and businesses interested in showcasing a Jack-O-Lantern of their own, should drop them off at the library any time before 5:30 p.m. The library staff will light them and provide candles, and you can take them home at the end of the evening.
The event is on Friday, October 24th at 6 p.m. at Main Street and Pine Street in Stockbridge. More information can be found online.
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City of Pittsfield 79th Annual Halloween Parade
Pittsfield— On Friday, October 24th at 7 p.m., the City of Pittsfield presents the 79th Annual Halloween Parade.
Located on Tyler Street, this year’s parade theme is “Haunted Hometown Spooktacular” and participants were encouraged to base their float designs, decorations, and/or costumes around iconic, past Halloween parades that have occurred in Pittsfield since the mid-1940s.
The parade is on Friday, October 24th at 7 p.m. on Tyler Street in Pittsfield. More information can be found online.
