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'Santaland Diaries' Spirited, Campy Christmas RompBy Larry Murray, Berkshire On Stage
03:04PM / Sunday, December 04, 2011 | |
 In "Santaland Diaries," at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox through Dec. 30, the mawkish sentimentality of commercial Christmas has been replaced by the story of a Macy's elf dealing with the reality of working retail at this time of year.
It's a very different kind of holiday show, with both the "feel of time gone by with today's edgy, fast-paced, tension-filled 24/7 lifestyle," says director Tony Simotes in his program notes.
Instead of a neatly wrapped morality tale like "A Christmas Carol," or a sweet dream like "The Nutracker," "Santaland Diaries" is one person's recounting of his "Christmas from Hell." In the hands of 0 Comments
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Mill City Productions Features Christmas Story Readings| 11:54AM / Thursday, December 01, 2011 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mill City Productions actors will offer "Fireside Yuletide," a dramatic reading of classic Christmas stories for the family, on Friday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 and 7, and Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2.
"Fireside Yuletide" includes dramatic readings of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Featured actors include Marissa Carlson, Jackie DeGiorgis, Wendy Gregory, Tim Mangun, Cynamon Marshall, Evan Marshall, Sydney Marshall, Courtney Shapiro, Alison Tassone and Liz Urban. The production also includes 0 Comments
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99 Cents And Up: Art Mall At MCLA Gallery 51| 02:45PM / Tuesday, November 29, 2011 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Gallery 51 will launch its annual "99 cents and up" holiday sale at DownStreet Art on Ice, on Thursday, Dec. 1.
"99 Cents and Up" features greatly reduced prices on art created by local and national artists which willl remain on sale through Dec. 30.
A free opening reception will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Main Street gallery as part of a downtown-wide evening of gallery openings and activities – DownStreet Art Thursday on Ice. Gallery 51 Manager Ven Voisey said the event is a perfect opportunity to stock up on unique and affordable gifts. All items can be taken at time of 0 Comments
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'Anonymous': Guess WhoBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
11:04AM / Saturday, November 26, 2011 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Sony Pictures
The conspiratorial 'Anonymous' claims Edward de Vere (Rhys Ifans) is the real Bard.
Academics, fops and dilettantes posing as film critics will exit 'Anonymous' scratching their heads, wondering who was who in the Elizabethan political thriller, and speculating if any of its thesis on Shakespearean authorship is true. Folks who couldn't care less but who randomly see films without reading reviews will question their lifestyle.
Roland Emmerich's movie isn't one you just drop in on haphazardly. The first half hour, off-putting by the comings and goings of unidentified, 16th-century intriguers and the dark anterooms 3 Comments
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Drury Drama Team Staging 'Cuckoo's Nest'| 02:35PM / Monday, November 14, 2011 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Drury Drama Team opens its 24th season this week with three performances of the American 1960s counterculture classic "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
Curtain time is 7 p.m. in the Drury High School theater on Wednesday, Nov. 16, Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19. Tickets are $6 for students and $9 for general admission and can be purchased at the door.
This play contains scenes of violence and only children age 11 and older will be admitted.
The performances are in honor of sophomore Anna Arabia and are dedicated to Michael R. Grogan II, who died in April. A Drury Drama Team alum, he was a co-founder of Mill City Productions in North Adams and 0 Comments
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MCLA Presents 'Urinetown' Musical| 03:11PM / Wednesday, November 09, 2011 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Fine and Performing Arts Department at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will continue its fall theater season with Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis' musical comedy "Urinetown" from Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 16-19, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 19, at 2 in the Mainstage theater in Venable Hall.
The three-time Tony Award-winning musical for the best director, best book, and best original score in 2002, "Urinetown" has been acclaimed as "the most gripping and galvanizing theater experience in town" by The New York Times.
Directed by Laura Standley, assistant professor of theater, with the music directed by Christine Condaris, professor 0 Comments
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Pacific Islanders Headed To MCLA| 01:50PM / Wednesday, November 02, 2011 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ performing arts series, MCLA Presents! will showcase the plight of the Pacific Islands, where sea levels are rising on the coral atolls of Kiribati, Tokelau and Tuvalu as a result of global warming, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m.
Presented with the MCLA Environmental Studies Department, "Water is Rising: Music and Dance amid Climate Change" will take place in the MCLA Church Street Center auditorium.
In addition, MCLA will hold a global warming panel discussion about sustainability on campus on Monday, Nov. 14, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Murdock Hall Room 208, to be attended by performers from the "Water is 0 Comments
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'The Last Rites of Joe May': Requiem for a LightweightBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
09:57PM / Monday, October 31, 2011 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Tribeca Films
Dennis Farina is a small-time hood seeking warmth and inspired storylines in 'The Last Rites of Joe May.'
Writer-director Joe Maggio's "The Last Rites of Joe May" asserts that even insignificant characters aren't exempt from very great tragedies. A petty hood most contented when he has a trunk full of phony Rolexes to sell, Chicago's Joe May nonetheless figures he was destined for greatness. Gosh knows why the last 60 years have proved differently.
Portrayed with fine skill and touching sympathy by Dennis Farina, Joe exits the county hospital after a long bout with pneumonia. Although quite unprepared for 0 Comments
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NARH Art Program Launches New Exhibit| 02:18PM / Monday, October 31, 2011 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Community Art Program at North Adams Regional Hospital continues its 12th season with an exhibition of nearly 200 works by 20 area artists.
The hallways and waiting rooms on four floors of the hospital are filled with artwork. An opening reception will be held Thursday, Nov. 10, from 5-7 with refreshments served in the Short Stay Waiting Room, just off the main lobby. The public is invited to take a guided tour of the exhibit at 6 p.m.
Curated by North Adams artist Sharon Carson, the exhibit includes works in a variety of media, with styles from abstraction to realism.
"Those who come to see the exhibit will be treated to an amazing variety of 0 Comments
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'Tricks of the Trade' Series Resumes in November| 02:59PM / Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tricks of the Trade: "Culture Making" begins Nov. 8 at MCLA Gallery 51 and will include 19 interactive seminars held across Berkshire County through May 2012.
The monthly seminars will provide topics and speakers on the evolving conversation between art and community, including unexplored opportunities and ideas for the artists and creatives.
Presented by Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, the Ferrin Gallery and IS183 Art School, Tricks of the Trade is made possible with support by Appelbaum-Kahn Foundation, Excelsior and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Now in its seventh year, Tricks of the Trade 0 Comments
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