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2 days ago | theberkshireedge.com | Monica Bliss

Springfield Museums presents ‘Portraits in RED: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples Painting Project’ a striking series by artist and activist Nayana LaFondSpringfield— On view through September 7th, Springfield Museums presents “Portraits in RED: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples Painting Project” by artist and activist Nayana LaFond.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Norman Rockwell Museum new team members; Berkshire Community Land Trust new board member; Berkshire Health Systems new board members; Berkshire South new board member; Greylock Federal promotes Vice President; Berkshire Center for Justice

3 days ago | theberkshireedge.com | Monica Bliss

Norman Rockwell Museum welcomes new team membersStockbridge— Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM) welcomes new team members Caren Seward Kinne joins the Museum as Manager of Learning and Engagement, and Derrick Martin, the Museum’s new Norman Rockwell Teaching Fellow. Caren Seward Kinne joins the Museum as Manager of Learning and Engagement. Kinne most recently worked as an arts administrator at Chesterwood, including helping to create new educational offerings.
Echoes of Eternity: Anticipating the Mahler Festival in Amsterdam

4 days ago | theberkshireedge.com | Michael W Marcus

Editor’s note: At the moment of the world-renowned Mahler Festival, taking place in Amsterdam this week, The Edge is pleased to share reports from the Festival sent to us by Michael Marcus, owner and head sushi chef of Bizen Restaurant in Great Barrington. This is his introductory column.
BITS & BYTES: Images Cinema presents ‘Remembering Christopher Reeve’; Guild of Berkshire Artists presents collage workshop; Yiddish Book Center presents Kenneth Turan; Great Barrington Farmers Market; Pittsfield Farmers Market; Stamp Out Hunger - The Berk

6 days ago | theberkshireedge.com | Monica Bliss

Images Cinema presents ‘Remembering Christopher Reeve,’ a celebration of the legacy of Christopher Reeve, with special guest Tony Award winner James NaughtonWilliamstown— On Wednesday, May 14th a 6 p.m., Images Cinema presents “Remembering Christopher Reeve,” a celebration of the legacy of Christopher Reeve, with special guest Tony Award winner James Naughton.
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1 week ago | theberkshireedge.com | Monica Bliss

Berkshire Pulse presents the 2024/2025 members of the Berkshire Pulse Young Choreographers’ Initiative and Workshop at The FoundryWest Stockbridge— On Saturday, May 10th at 2 p.m and 6 p.m., Berkshire Pulse presents an afternoon and evening of innovative and inspired dance created and performed by the 2024/2025 members of the Berkshire Pulse Young Choreographers’ Initiative and Workshop at The Foundry.
Juke joints and the ghosts of history

1 week ago | theberkshireedge.com | Sarah Wright

Better late than never. Last Sunday I finally got around to watching Cheryl Duyne’s 1996 queer classic “The Watermelon Woman.” Although I had planned to catch this during Lesbian Visibility Week, which ended April 27, I still made good on a promise to myself. “The Watermelon Woman” is a quasi-mockumentary about a young Black lesbian filmmaker who explores a 1930s Black actress who played stereotypical “mammy” roles.
BITS & BYTES: Community Access to the Arts at Shakespeare & Company; Weekend of music at The Colonial; Anita Kunz at Norman Rockwell Museum; David Lane at Adams Theater; Loneliness panel at Salisbury School; West Stockbridge Historical Society presents Ch

1 week ago | theberkshireedge.com | Monica Bliss

Community Access to the Arts presents ‘Kaleidoscope,’ a vibrant performance by artists with disabilities at Shakespeare & CompanyLenox— On May 10th at 5 p.m. and May 11th at 1 p.m., Community Access to the Arts (CATA) presents “Kaleidoscope,” a vibrant performance by artists with disabilities at Shakespeare & Company.
PREVIEW: 'Body & Soul: Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione — A Turning Point in Music' presented by Crescendo - The Berkshire Edge

1 week ago | theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards

Great Barrington — The full title is “Rappresentatione di anima et di corpo,” Italian for “Portrayal of the Soul and the Body.” Widely regarded as the first opera—or perhaps the first oratorio—it will be performed by the Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra and vocal ensemble on Saturday, May 10, 6 p.m., at Trinity Church in Lakeville, Conn., and again on Sunday, May 11, 4 p.m., at Saint James Place in Great Barrington.
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1 week ago | theberkshireedge.com | Monica Bliss

The Foundry presents Israeli clarinetist and composer Itay DayanWest Stockbridge— On Thursday, May 8th at 7:30 p.m., The Foundry presents Israeli clarinetist and composer Itay Dayan. Itay Dayan is considered one of today’s most promising voices in klezmer music. Renowned for his virtuosic playing and genre-defying creativity, Itay seamlessly weaves together klezmer, jazz, and classical influences, crafting a sound that honors tradition while fearlessly exploring new musical frontiers.
PREVIEW: Del McCoury Band comes to the Mahaiwe May 10

1 week ago | theberkshireedge.com | David Noel Edwards

Great Barrington — If you don’t know who Del McCoury is, you are likely also unfamiliar with the high lonesome sound, Vince Gill’s bluegrass roots, the pioneering legacy of Bill Monroe, and the traditions of the Grand Ole Opry. But you can change all that at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on May 10 at 7 p.m.—and you will be glad you did.