Category: Arts & Entertainment

Musical Salute to Marvin Hamlisch, Oct 21 at Hudson Hall

Hudson Hall celebrates the work of one of America’s most beloved entertainers with a Musical Salute to Marvin Hamlisch. The concert features pianist Peter Dugan and violinist Charles Yang with Broadway star Marissa McGowan and cellist Adrian Daurov playing a selection of Hamlisch’s iconic works.

The hour-long concert will feature such audience favorites as Nobody Does It Better, What I Did For Love, The Way We Were, and One, as well as That’s How I Say Goodbye, I Cannot Hear the City from Sweet Smell of Success, If You Really Knew Me from They’re Playing Our Song,Sophie’s Choice from the Academy Award-winning film, and While I Still Have the Time from the Jerry Lewis stage-adapted comedy musical, The Nutty Professor.

The concert is complemented by the photography exhibit, ‘Remembering Marvin Hamlisch: The People’s Composer’, an exhibition of portraits by photographer Len Prince. The exhibit chronicles the life and work of Hamlisch, and will be on view in the Hudson Hall Center Hall Gallery from October 7-November 26.

DATES/TIMES:
Saturday, October 21 2017 at 7pm

ADMISSION:
Concert tickets are $25. Available at www.hudsonhall.org or by calling (518) 822-1438.

LOCATION:
Hudson Hall
at the historic Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534

CONTACT:
www.hudsonhall.org
(518) 822-1438

 

 

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First Sunday Free at The Clark Art Institute

October kicks off the First Sunday Free program at The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA. Admission to The Clark is free on the first Sunday of the month from October to May.

October kicks off the First Sunday Free program at The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA. Admission to The Clark is free on the first Sunday of the month from October to May.

The Clark’s permanent collection includes painting, sculpture, and decorative art from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century. The Institute’s greatest strengths lie in nineteenth-century European and American painting, especially French Impressionists.

Free admission is offered through the Clark’s library pass program, which serves nearly 150 libraries in the region. Call your local library for more information.

DATES/TIMES:
Free First Sundays run from October 2017 (Sunday, October 1) to May 2018
10am–5pm

LOCATION:
The Clark Art Institute
225 South Street
Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267

 

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Final Weekend of Lucky Me at The Theater Barn in New Lebanon

This weekend is the final group of performances for The Theater Barn’s 2017 production of Lucky Me.

Sara’s having a bad week. Really bad! The light bulbs in her apartment keep burning out, there’s a leak in the roof, the aquarium is full of dead fish, the cat’s gone awol, and her father – who chased off her last beau – is suspicious of their new neighbor, a TSA agent, who brings Sara home from the emergency room on New Year’s Eve. Don’t miss this ball-dropping comedy.

Information from TheTheaterBarn.org

DATES/TIMES:
Friday, September 22 – 8pm
Saturday, September 23 – 8pm
Sunday, September 24 – 2pm

TICKET PRICES:
Regular Tickets $27 / Sunday Matinée $25
Group rate available upon request

LOCATION:
654 Columbia Pike
New Lebanon, NY 12125

MORE:
TheTheaterBarn.org
Box Office – 518-794-8989

 

 

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Say Goodbye to Summer w/ the ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show on WGXC

I’m returning to the ECLECTIMANIAC radio show tonight! This month’s show is a send off to summer, expressed through the show’s format of an “odyssey through a diverse pop landscape featuring new hits, throwbacks, remixes and nu-disco”.

ECLECTIMANIAC radio show is a monthly program on WGXC that is curated and hosted by my good friend, Tony@Large. I’ll be stopping by the station tonight to hang out with Tony in the studio.

DATE/TIME
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 @ 7pm

TO LISTEN
Live stream: WGXC.ORG
Tune in: 90.7 FM Acra/Hudson

MORE
WGXC radio, 90.7-FM, is a community radio station based in New York’s Columbia and Greene counties. It’s part of Wave Farm, which is a non-profit arts organization driven by experimentation with broadcast media and the airwaves.

 

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Basilica Soundscape 2017 in Hudson NY, Sept 15 – 17

Basilica SoundScape, the annual event that takes place at Basilica Hudson, features live concert performances, conceptual sound performances, author readings, installations, collaborations, curated local vendors and artisans. This year’s “antifestival” will feature a lineup of some of the most innovative and genre-pushing musicians, visual artists and writers working today, with unique collaborations across disciplines.

MUSIC
Bing & Ruth / Blanck Mass / Emel Mathlouthi / Jlin / John Maus / Moor Mother / Priests / Protomartyr / serpentwithfeet / Thou / Vivien Goldman / Yellow Eyes / Yves Tumor / Yvette / Zola Jesus

READINGS
Darcie Wilder / Eileen Myles / Patty Schemel / Morgan Parker / Amy Rose Spiegel

VISUAL ART
Naama Tsabar / Emma Kohlmann / Marianne Vitale / Jesse Draxler / protest sign-making workshops with Taeyoon Choi

Here’s some info about Soundscape from BasilicaHudson.org:

Basilica SoundScape, a carefully curated weekend that’s been called “the anti­festival” by various publications for offering of a thoughtful mix of music, visual art, and literature, is co-curated by Brandon Stosuy (The Creative Independent), Basilica Co-Founder and Director Melissa Auf der Maur and Basilica Co-Founder Tony Stone. This year they welcome back previous BSS Creative Director Michael Renaud to handle all aspects of visual design for the event and have added the talents of a special guest curator, Jenn Pelly, editor at Pitchfork, and author of a forthcoming book on the Raincoats.

DATES/TIMES:
September 15 – 17, 2017
Doors open at 6pm on Friday, and performances take place until 5pm on Sunday.
For the full schedule, click here.

ADMISSION:
Ticket prices range from $40 for a day pass (Friday, Saturday) to $75 for a weekend pass, and $125 for a weekend pass with camping option. Click Here to buy tickets, or get more info on ticket prices, including student and senior discounts.

LOCATION:
Basilica Hudson
110 S. Front St.,
Hudson, NY 12534

MORE:
Additional info on Basilica Soundscape, here.

 

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