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Bring your acoustic instruments and join in, or just bring your ears. Traditional tunes jam including Jigs, Reels, Waltzes, Rags and more ! All skill levels welcome. Fiddles, Mandolins, Bodhrans, Guitars, Banjos, Ukuleles, Harmonicas, whistles and any other instruments ARE welcome.
Brilliant jazz pianist and Berkshire’s beloved Joe Rose has gathered exceptional artists to celebrate community.Join us for an evening of good cheer and great music. Brilliant jazz pianist and Berkshire’s beloved Joe Rose has gathered exceptional artists to fill the venue with their talent and celebrate community.Joe Rose - keyboards and vocalsDan Broad - bass and vocalsSturgis Cunningham - drumsRob Putnam - guitar and vocalsSoren Smedvig - trumpetBeth Rose - vocalsJohn Demler - vocals—Tickets: $15 in advance / $20 at doorSeating/Bar: 6:30PM Show: 7:00PMThis event is indoors.—Parking is limited at the venue so please utilize the three public parking lots in Town.
The Mallett Brothers Band Live at Unihog w/s/g The Lobster BoysThe Mallett Brothers Band is an independent rock and roll / Americana / country band from Maine. Their busy tour schedule since forming in 2009 has helped them to build a dedicated fanbase across the U.S. and beyond while still calling the state of Maine their home. With a style that ranges from alt-country to Americana, country, jam and roots rock, theirs is a musical melting pot that's influenced equally by the singer/songwriter tradition as by harder rock, classic country and psychedelic sounds. Texas Hill Country Explore Magazine calls them
Songwriting Workshop with Bernice Lewis Two Workshops - January 4th & 18th. Attend Either or Both. Open to songwriters and players at all levels. Free and open to all. Learn more about song structure and performance technique. Present songs for feedback, or just come to listen. No experience necessary. Sponsored by Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire and the Mass Cultural Council For more information email [email protected]
Get ready to transport back to the totally tubular 80s with THE BRAT PACK, New England's most epic 80s tribute event - it's gonna be rad!The Brat Pack is a group of seasoned MA and CT musicians bringing you a fun, energetic 80's tribute show like no other! Their authentic delivery of all your favorite 80's Pop, Rock and New Wave classics will have you reliving your best memories of the early years of MTV. The Brat Pack delivers the sights, sounds and best-of-times feelings of the 80s, every show, every song... Let's Get Weird!Showtime: 8:00pm (21+)
30-voice choir performs classic & modern rock & pop songs with a professional band!Join the area's only community rock choir for an evening of rock music like you've never heard it before! The choir is backed up by a full band. Add to that the harmonies of Tony Lechner's arrangements sung by a 30-voice choir and you are in for a real treat.Rock Voices represents everything that is wonderful about Williamstown and The Berkshires: a sense of community, a love of music, and a desire to share that joy with others. But be careful; once you experience this choir in
Songwriting Workshop with Bernice Lewis Two Workshops - January 4th & 18th. Attend Either or Both. Open to songwriters and players at all levels. Free and open to all. Learn more about song structure and performance technique. Present songs for feedback, or just come to listen. No experience necessary. Sponsored by the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire and the Mass Cultural Council For more information email [email protected]
Kick off BAAMS LIVE at Studio 9 Series feat. RICHARD BOULGER, ALEX BLAKE, DARIO BOENTE, AND TONY LEWIS — original Jazz, Funk, World Music!We're delighted to be kicking off the first concert of this 2024 Monthly Series BAAMS PRESENTS: LIVE AT Studio 9 at the Porches' Inn. Join us for a special evening of music , a benefit performance for BAAMS — the Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies — featuring Richard Boulger, trumpet and flugelhorn, Alex Blake, bass, Dario Boente, piano and keyboards, and Tony Lewis, drums and percussion.BAAMS' Founder and Executive Director Richard Boulger is a North Adams
Bring your acoustic instruments and join in, or just bring your ears. Traditional tunes jam including Jigs, Reels, Waltzes, Rags and more ! All skill levels welcome. Fiddles, Mandolins, Bodhrans, Guitars, Banjos, Ukuleles, Harmonicas, whistles and any other instruments ARE welcome.
The notable Avalon String Quartet returns with another Berkshire premiere, “For Such a Time as This,” a retelling of the biblical Esther story for string quartet and vocalist, from a feminist perspective. Composer Stacy Garrop’s (recent commissions from the Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Louisiana symphony orchestras) intent is to remind us “we each possess agency to make changes happen in our lives, to act upon injustices, and leave the world a better place.” Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 2 pulsates with young love before landing in fairyland with a shimmering scherzo right out of Midsummer Night’s Dream. Puccini’s verismo-style “Chrysanthemums,” a seldom-performed gem,
