7.3.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights
July 3-5, 2009
6.25.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights
June 26-July 1
6.20.09
The return of Jew-hatred, now disguised as anti-Zionism
by Walter Reich in the Baltimore Sun
6.19.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights
June 19-25
6.17.09
Rogovoy to headline Klezmer program
at Hevreh, Tuesday, June 23, 7:30 pm
6.16.09
Remembering Joel Librizzi
Late great Berkshire Eagle photographer and personality
6.13.09
Sol LeWitt's System explained
from the Wall Street Journal
6.11.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights, June 12-14
Your guide to the top events
6.4.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights
June 5-7
9.27.08
A critic's dismissal raises questions of conflicts of interest
from the WALL STREET JOURNAL
6.1.09
[THEATER REVIEW] Shirley Valentine at Shakespeare and Company
Review by SETH ROGOVOY of BERKSHIRE LIVING Magzine
5.31.09
[MUSIC REVIEW] Close Encounters with Felix Mendelssohn and Eduard Franck
Review by SETH ROGOVOY of BERKSHIRE LIVING magazine
5.28.09
Weekend Cultural Highlights
May 29-31, 2009
5.24.09
[EAGLE WATCH] Blaming the victim
If Israel is to blame for Hamas, is U.S. to blame for Al Qaeda?
5.22.09
Merce Cunningham to be honored by Jacob's Pillow
[PRESS RELEASE] Legendary choreographer to receive cash award at June 20 gala
5.22.09
Merce Cunningham to be honored by Jacob's Pillow
[PRESS RELEASE] Legendary choreographer to receive cash award at June 20 gala
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[MUSIC REVIEW] Pizzarelli, Serkin, and high school bands light up Mahaiwe
3.11.07
JOHN PIZZARELLI QUARTET (March 10, 2007)
MONUMENT MOUNTAIN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BANDS (March 9, 2007)
with special guest PETER SERKIN
at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
review by SETH ROGOVOY, award-wining critic-at-large for BERKSHIRE LIVING
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) -- It was a triumphant weekend at the Mahaiwe, with two sold out shows in a row this past Friday and Saturday. But more than that, the shows demonstrated the potential for the Mahaiwe to be both a presenter of world-class entertainment and a great community asset.
Our high school concert and jazz bands, under the leadership of Jeffrey Stevens, are always head-and-shoulders above other such outfits. But on this night the bands truly rose to the occasion, given the surroundings and the unique opportunity to perform with world-class virtuoso pianist and band parent Peter Serkin, who played a piece of Beethoven with the concert band.
The community came out in force for the show, and it was truly a spectacular night.
The following night, singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli showed why he's one of the most popular entertainers on the concert jazz circuit. A fabulous guitarist, what Pizzarelli lacks in vocal color and tone he more than makes up for in deft phrasing, cool swinging, and a terrific sense of humor. In his first set, he played several standards before switching to a beautiful acoustic guitar made in Brazil (not before telling an hysterical story about how he came to possess the axe) and performed several songs in the bossa nova style.
The stars were truly shining at the Mahaiwe all weekend, with the promise of many more like this to come.
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