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Popular Western Massachusetts Drummer Now Touring With Sammy Hagar
When you're a popular musician or band like Bob Seger, Smashing Pumpkins, Jon Bon Jovi, Melissa Ethridge or Ozzy Osbourne who do you turn to for a fill-in drummer when yours is unavailable? The answer is former Berkshire County resident Kenny Aronoff. Kenny Aronoff who is from Stockbridge and is...
Aug. 26, 2024: Extra-curriculars
Monte and Kaliis chat with The Parlor Room's executive director and programming coordinator, Chris Freeman and Leo Harrison. Today we learn the things we've always wanted to, but weren't sure of the channels to do it with. This includes a thing we talk about a lot, music! The Parlor Room...
Tamarack Hollow Breaks Ground on Long-Anticipated Nature Center
WINDSOR, Mass. — Aimee Gelinas and Daniel Cohen have led hikes and other programming at Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center for more than a decade. Now an upcoming educational center will create new opportunities to connect people with the natural world and the folklore traditions that honor it.
Monte Belmonte Wines: Wine Snob Glossary, Part 1
While dining out with my lovely wife the other day, it occurred to me that I use a lot of extraordinarily snobby adjectives that are incomprehensible to the lay drinker. Then it occurred to me: maybe a wine glossary would be handy. And, given that I have the opportunity to write this here wine column, I thought I’d give it a go. I hope this is a helpful tool. It is by no means comprehensive. But if you go out drinking with a wine snob, maybe keep a copy of this article with you for the next time you’re subjected to the ludicrous language of the libated.
Smith College Theatre Department Announces Auditions for “Marie Antoinette”
Directed by Monica Lopez Orozco co-directed by Max Lerin. Please note that we are casting for the ESSENCE of each character and so strongly encourage folks from every background and ability to audition. Our Marie is a woman who a modern audience can relate to and may not accurately or visually align with Marie Antoinette as you know her.
K and E Theater Group Announces Auditions for “Spring Awakening”
K and E Theater Group is casting is our Spring 2025 production. Based on Frank Wedekind’s groundbreaking and controversial play (once banned in Germany), Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s brilliant rock score and searingly emotional book take the story of sexual awakening, youth revolt, and self-discovery into a new century.
Aug. 29, 2024: Un-sounds unseen
"Nothing," by Nicholas Day, is an illustrated children's book about John Cage's composition, '4'3".'. Today, we’re exploring the subliminal stuff that’s there even when you think it’s not. Take John Cage’s ‘4’33”,’ a work that is seemingly nothing, but contains a whole lot more. 72 years after...
Holyoke Community College Theater Announces Auditions for “Polaroid Stories”
Auditions for HCC Theater’s Fall Production of Polaroid Stories by Naomi Iizuka, directed by Rose Schwietz Malla will be held Wednesday September 11th 3-6pm and Thursday September 12th 2-5pm in the Leslie Phillips Theater. Auditions will consist of cold readings Auditioners do not need to prepare monologues Anyone is welcome to audition Callbacks if necessary will be Friday September 13th at 3:00pm Performance dates are November 20-23 Email mwhiton@hcc.edu for more info. You can fill out an audition form at this link https://forms.gle/DmwjAV2DC6NdaUFm7.
Greenfield Community College Announces Auditions for “Love/Sick”
When: Auditions Mon, Sept 9 at 4pm-7pm* Tue, Sept 10 at 4pm-7pm* Callbacks Wed, Sept 11 at 4pm* * Plan on attending either Monday OR Tuesday for Auditions, as well as Wednesday for Callbacks. You can arrive anytime during the 3-hour audition time, but arriving closer to the start is better for pairing you with other actors. Where: Sloan Theater, GCC Main Campus, Ground Floor South Building Special Note: Flexible casting with either a large or smaller cast (10-20 actors total). Casting younger and older actors of all types.
Western Mass. musicians honor legendary songwriters in local tribute series
In late August, a western Massachusetts record label hosted the latest in its ongoing songwriter showcase series, when local musicians perform songs by one well-known songwriter. This time, it was Paul Simon. The packed audience at the Academy of Music in Northampton was not shy about singing along to the...
Montgomery County Leadership: Zak Berkman, Producing Artistic Director, People’s Light
Zak Berkman, Producing Artistic Director at People’s Light, a professional non-profit theatre company in Malvern, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in Amherst, Massachusetts. He got his first taste of the theater world from his father, a professor of playwriting and dramatic literature, and was inspired by the intellectual and creative atmosphere of Amherst.
UMass Dining Named Best Campus Food for Eighth Consecutive Year
AMHERST — UMass Amherst has once again been recognized for its exceptional campus dining experience, earning the coveted top spot on the Princeton Review’s list of Best Campus Food for an unprecedented eighth consecutive year. The achievement underscores UMass Dining’s commitment to culinary excellence, sustainability, and experiential dining that features globally inspired, culturally driven menus.
PREVIEW: ‘Berkshire Bach Portals’ presents Tristan Cook’s ‘Strangers on Earth’ screening and discussion
Lenox — The Berkshire Bach Society has scheduled four educational presentations in September, November, January, and March that deal with films and books about the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach. The first will be held at Lenox Town Hall on September 6, at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield on September 7, and on September 8 at WMHT Educational Telecommunications in Troy, N.Y. Berkshire Bach Artistic Director Eugene Drucker will open the event with a performance of two movements of a Bach Cello Suite on viola.
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