Concerts

A sampling of show tunes from the 1930s to modern day musicals

BENNINGTON - Bennington Community Theater will present an evening of show tunes to inspire and uplift pandemic-weary souls. “A Brand New Day! Broadway Songs of Hope” will run from Thursday, March 31 to Sunday, April 3, at Bennington Performing Arts Center.
Featuring solos, duets, and...

Next Stage Arts in Putney

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts will present a comedy show, a Balinese gamelan ensemble, and a feature documentary in the days ahead. Stand-up comedy
On Friday, March 25, at 7:30 pm, Gordon Clark and his Vermont Comedy All Stars will return for a night of stand-up comedy,...

A night of Bob Marley

GREENFIELD, MA - Hawks & Reed will present The Wailers on Saturday, March 26, at The Ballroom at Hawks & Reed, 289 Main Street. A well-known band with international success, The Wailers, of Bob Marley and the Wailers, bring their legendary sound and music to Greenfield. More information...

House of Waters mixes genre-bending jazz with rock fusion.

House of Waters performs new album, “Rising”

PUTNEY - Genre-bending jazz and prog rock fusion trio House of Waters will perform at Next Stage Arts, 18 Kimball Road, on Friday, March 18, at 7:30 pm.
Fresh off a globetrotting touring schedule from 2018 to 2019, including four tours of Europe, their first tour in India, and numerous...

An afternoon of romantic chamber music

BRATTLEBORO - The Grenser Trio, which explores classical and early-romantic chamber music on historical instruments, will perform a program entitled “Border Crossings” on Sunday, March 20, at 4 pm.
The concert will include Hadyn’s Trio in A, HOB XV:18; Mozart’s Twelve Variations on “Ah...

Isaiah J. Thompson and trio perform

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts will present a concert by jazz master in the making Isaiah J. Thompson and his trio, IT’s Freedom, at 15 Kimball Hill on Sunday, February 27, at 5 pm. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. The performance is part of Next Stage’s programming in honor of Black...

Poems meet music in debut performance

BENNINGTON - Bennington Performing Arts Center will be a part of the weekend debut of “Unsaid Prayers - The Song Cycle,” based on poems by J.S. Lillie and composed by Nico Gutierrez, on Saturday, February 26, at 7:30 pm. As an introduction for the song cycle performance, BPAC will be hosting an...

Celebration of Jewish music

BENNINGTON - Celebrate Jewish music with Pioneer Valley family and friends in a free online concert Saturday, January 29, at 6:30 pm.
The concert will feature music from Temple Beth El, Sinai Temple, Lander Grinspoon Academy, Congregation B’nai Israel, Temple Israel of Greenfield,...

Quick Picks (1/27 - 2/3)

Fusion music NORTH ADAMS, MA - Soul, rock, and gospel musician and artist Deon Jones will perform at MASS MoCA on Saturday, January 29, at 8 pm. Tickets are $12 for students, $16 in advance, $22 the day of, and $40 for preferred seating. For more information or to purchase...

Jacqueline Kerrod

Expedition into music of today

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA - The Clark Art Institute will host five performances as part of the Williams College Music Department’s I/O Fest, an annual expedition into the music of today. Students in the music program will take audiences on a tour of new sounds and adventurous music.
On Friday,...