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New Mass. Arts Lobby Presents Platform to Cultural LeadersBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
11:30AM / Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Statewide political advocacy for a platform of increased funding and expanded public engagement is the next step in the evolution of the cultural industry in Massachusetts, according to the newly formed organization MassCreative.
This was the message that Matthew Wilson, its executive director delivered to a sizable delegation of local arts, political and business leaders at a visit to the Berkshire Museum on Tuesday.
"The idea is not only to speak in one unified voice," said Wilson. "But how can we step into the public realm?"
Wilson described MassCreative as a type of activist group "to really advocate for more resources and attention for 0 Comments
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Short Film That 'Flowered' Comes to Williamstown FestBy Stephen Dravis, Special to iBerkshires
06:00PM / Tuesday, October 16, 2012 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Regular patrons of the Williamstown Film Festival may remember director Olivia Silver's 2009 short film "Little Canyon."
If they liked that sensitive depiction of an adolescent coping with major change and a wildly uncertain future, they will love "Arcadia," Silver's debut feature that retells and expands upon the story of Greta.
"Doing the feature allowed me to really develop, especially, the sibling relationships," Silver said this week in a telephone interview. "It was always important for me to portray that realistically, mainly between the two sisters but even between the [younger] brother and Greta.
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'Looper': Throws You For OneBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:25AM / Friday, October 12, 2012 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Tristar PicturesJoe, played by Jordan Gordon-Levitt, must make a hit on his future self (Bruce Willis) for the mob from the future he works for."Looper," writer-director Rian Johnson's entrée into the sci-fi, fry-your-brain, time travel cinema sweepstakes, is just the dish for those who like an enigma wrapped up in an anomaly, frizzled with action and tossed with lots of perplexity. And if there's anybody out there who can make sense of it, well, then I've got a country you might want to run. Nonetheless, it's fascinating stuff, built on an imaginative hypothesis that has intrigued humankind even before we could keep 0 Comments
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LA Band With Pittsfield Ties Returns SaturdayBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
11:57AM / Saturday, October 06, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Los Angeles act with unique ties to the area will return for its 7th show here in five years at Chameleons Nightclub on Saturday.
The Dollyrots, who first played Berkshire County at Dalton's American Legion just prior to their break onto the national scene after being featured in a commercial for Lowe's, have perhaps spent more time playing in the area than any West Coast pop music group in recent years.
The band enjoys an unusual relationship with the city of Pittsfield in particular. Following their second Berkshire appearance in early 2008 at the Itam Lodge, the band's singer Kelly Ogden, referenced Pittsfield when asked in an interview for LAist.com their 0 Comments
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Berkshire Festival Showcase Celebrate Arts Made LocallyBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
06:15PM / Friday, October 05, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In a performance-packed, three-day event that spans Pittsfield to Stockbridge, Berkshire Theatre Group and a special board of organizers chaired by Gov. Deval Patrick will celebrate nearly 150 artists presenting works from all mediums created in the Berkshires.
The arts showcase, curated by Hilary Somers Deely and Barbara Sims, is now in its second year, and offers a diverse array of carefully selected offerings from artists who live in or have ties to the Berkshire area.
"The festival was such a huge success last year," said Berkshire Theatre Group CEO Kate Maguire in a statement, "co-curators Hilary Somers Deely and Barbara Sims have, once again, 0 Comments
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Governor Tabbed as Honorary Chair for Made In The Berkshires Festival| 11:34AM / Monday, October 01, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Theatre Group announced that Gov. Deval L. Patrick will preside as honorary chair of this year's Made in the Berkshires Festival, which will be held over the Columbus Day weekend. The Festival opens with a gala performance at the Colonial Theatre on Friday, Oct. 5. The Made in the Berkshires Festival, now in its second year, features plays, films, dance, music and multi-media created and presented by local Berkshire County artists. "The Festival was such a huge success last year," said Kate Maguire, artistic director and chief executive officer of BTG. "Co-curators Hilary Somers Deely and Barbara Sims have, once 0 Comments
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Dream Away Lodge Plans New Lodging & Retreat SiteBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
05:02PM / Thursday, September 27, 2012 | |
 BECKET, Mass. — Daniel Osman is ready to expand on one of Berkshire County's most remote, but popular destination venues.
"My first 10 years were a wild ride and a slow education," said the former actor of his experience running the storied Dream Away Lodge since 1997.
The lodge has seen an average growth of 22 percent annually for the last five years, the Becket entrepreneur told a surprised delegation of the local creative economy at a "Spark" networking event held there Wednesday by Berkshire Creative.
In light of this successful growth during one of the worst economic recessions in history, Osman took the opportunity to announce the next major development in his 2 Comments
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'The Master': Commands AttentionBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
12:00PM / Thursday, September 27, 2012 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Weinstein CompanyPhillip Seymour Hoffman portrays The Master in Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film.The Master, a charismatic, intellectual pontificator ingeniously portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, is full of it. Full of the previous life dogma he's selling, full of hope for lost souls in search of meaning, and full of himself. He says he's an M.D. and a Ph.D. Among the things he's got us wondering is whether or not he believes the stuff he spouts. Equally intriguing, and about as difficult to comprehend is the drifter, Joaquin Phoenix's Freddie Quell, who, when he traipses into The Master's den, completes the compelling yin and 0 Comments
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Pittsfield's 'Call Me Melville' Concludes Columbus DayBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
08:03PM / Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Call Me Melville will conclude on Columbus Day after 135 days of literary-themed events.
The summerlong celebration of Pittsfield's own Herman Melville featured an array of events based around Melville's life and his literary masterpiece "Moby-Dick." The conclusion features a series of events including the ribbon cutting for a new downtown bench from which passages of the book are played out loud when anyone sits on it.
"I think it is a good thing for Pittsfield to celebrate and be proud of his legacy," Cultural Director Megan Whilden said on Wednesday, after the dedication of a plaque at Pontoosuc Lake for a newly created self-guided Melville 0 Comments
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Cultural Pittsfield This Week: September 21-27| 10:45AM / Friday, September 21, 2012 | |
 Friday-Monday: Side by Side at The Little Cinema Side by Side is a documentary directed by Chris Kenneally. Actor acting as host, explores the development of cinema and the impact ofdigital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, suchas , and many more. Friday: Pre-Broadway Musical Found at the Colonial Found isan original musical about the life and loves of indie writer-artist,Davy. Painted over the backdrop of hilarious and heartbreaking actualfound ephemera. Found explores not just the things, but thepeople we find in life and proves we all have stories worth telling. Based on the brainchild of Davy Rothbart and
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