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Who is Eartha Mae
One Woman Show Portrays Eartha Kitt
By: - Jun 02nd, 2026Jade Wheeler may not look a lot like actor and singer Eartha Kitt but she sure makes you believe the distinctive entertainer is on stage at Urbanite Theatre in her one-woman show “Who is Eartha Mae?”
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The Barber of Seville at San Francisco Opera
Rossini's Cherished Comic Opera
By: - May 31st, 2026Rosina's guardian, Doctor Bartolo, intends to marry her forthwith, but Count Almaviva also longs to wed her. With the assistance of jack-of-all-trades Figaro, Almaviva uses disguises and subterfuge to undermine Bartolo. Comedy and memorable music prevail throughout.
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Florida Arts Funding
Fewer Non Profits Get Support
By: - Jun 01st, 2026The budget provides $20 million in programming support, less than half of the $51 million recommended by the Florida Council on Arts and Culture to fully fund grants for 563 non-profit organizations.
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'night Mother
1983 Pulitzer Prize Winner Still Captivates
By: - Jun 01st, 2026Matter-of-factly, Jessie announces to her mother Thelma that she will take her own life at the end of the evening. Thelma tries to erect whatever barriers she can, but Jessie's calm determination is hard to counter. Global issues such as religion, legality, and social matters arise.
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Stephen Hannock’s Phosphorescent Paintings
Then and Now Spanning Four Decades
By: - May 30th, 2026As a youngster in the 1970s, he’s now 75, Stephen Hannock boldly experimented with glow in the dark phosphorescent paint. Last night, during a private viewing at Porches, he told me that, back in the day, he had shown the work at night on Boston’s Esplanade, as well as at Williams College Art Museum.
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American Players Theatre
2026 Tony Award’s Regional Theater Tony
By: - May 29th, 2026On June 7, American Players Theatre administrators will accept the 2026 Tony Award’s Regional Theater Tony, which comes with an official, gleaming statuette and a $25,000 prize. According to APT’s communications director, the company is “over the moon” about this recognition.
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The Lunchbox
World Premiere Musical About Meal Delivery in Bombay
By: - May 29th, 2026In a rare miscue, the dabbawallah system delivers the wrong lunches to two lonely people. The two begin to pass notes along with the containers that are also returned to the sender. A warm but anonymous relationship arises along with ensuing complications.
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Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Music Mondays
Summer Concert Series
By: - May 27th, 2026Find the perfect spot to picnic amidst the Garden’s beauty while enjoying performances from some of our region’s most talented performers. Bring a blanket, sip something cool and let the sweet sounds of some of the region’s most talented musical performers set the tone for a perfect summer evening.
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Tosca
Puccini's Immortal Opera of Love, Betrayal, and Death
By: - May 26th, 2026Having hidden a political prisoner, Cavaradossi is hounded by police chief Scarpia, who lusts after Tosca and agrees to free Cavaradossi if he can have his way with Tosca.
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Call It in the Air
Chapter Two Birthday Presents; Ottawa, Canada, 1962
By: - May 27th, 2026On that day, back in 1962, Joey was given two gifts that stood out from the "stacks" of others he'd received. (He liked to tell his friends that he got "stacks of presents".)
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Purpose at La Jolla Playhouse
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Pulitzer Prize and Tony Play
By: - May 27th, 2026The La Jolla Playhouse presentation of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award?winning play Purpose delivers a searing portrait of a prominent Black family in Chicago.
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Summer Theatre Returns to Mount Holyoke College
After a 25 Year Hiatus
By: - May 27th, 2026After a hiatus of 25 years, the curtain is rising once again on an ambitious and exhilarating new chapter of summer theatre at Mount Holyoke College.
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anthropology
Lauren Gunderson's Foray into Artificial Intelligence
By: - May 25th, 2026When her younger sister is abducted and assumed murdered, Merril uses artificial intelligence to create a video replicant of Angie in order to keep her spirit alive. The quick learning AI Angie thinks that the police investigation was inadequate and suggests reopening the case. The process also brings Merril in touch with her estranged mother and her ex.
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John & Jen a Musical
Two Hander at Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge
By: - May 24th, 2026Set in the intimate Unicorn Theatre John & Jen a Musical is remarkable and compelling. As all of the dialogue is sung it may be argued this is more a mini opera than a conventional musical. The arc spans three decades with the tragedy of Vietnam as its fulcrum.
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Alvin Ouellet Shows at Images Cinema in Williamstown
Resemblances Recent Portrait Paintings
By: - May 25th, 2026This exhibit at Images Cinema in Williamstown, features figurative paintings completed by Alvin Ouellet in weekly model sessions at Figure of the River at The Muse in Housatonic MA over the past year.
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The House of Bernarda Alba
Garcia Lorca's 1936 Spanish Play Resonates Here and Now
By: - May 25th, 2026Bernarda Alba's husband has died. The traditionalist widow holds to conservative practices and vows that her five adult daughters will mourn with her for eight years. The play is a powerful metaphor for fascism and paternalism, both of which the playwright rejects.
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Cape Ann Museum Relaunches with Blockbuster
Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea Opens June 30
By: - May 22nd, 2026On June 30, the Cape Ann Museum (CAM) in Gloucester, Massachusetts, launches Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea featuring 82 works of art from 26 lending institutions, including 16 museums across the country. On view at the Cape Ann Museum through September 27, 2026, the exhibition is guest curated by Eliza Rathbone, Chief Curator Emerita at The Phillips Collection. Following its Gloucester debut, the exhibition will travel to The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.
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The Abundance of the Present
Movement One
By: - May 19th, 2026Those of an age will remember the television show “Dragnet” with Sergeant Joe Friday. It began with the over-voice saying: “Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear/see is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.” In this case, though, there is no name to change. There is only the writer and the machine, recounting ten days in May when something startling occurred right here in North Adams. The story you are about to read is true, embellished only with a little bit of atmosphere in its telling.
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The Met, Money, and New York Times
Adam Nagourney Meets Peter Gelb
By: - May 21st, 2026Is Adam Nagourney 's interview of Peter Gelb nepotism at work? At least the topic of financing the arts came up.
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Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
Ivoryton Playhouse
By: - May 20th, 2026Playing Billie Holiday is the type of meaty role any actor would die for. Billie Holiday is revered as one of, if not the premiere, jazz singers of the 20th century. Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill by Lanie Robertson, is receiving an excellent production at Ivoryton Playhouse.
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Experiments in Opera at HERE
Constance the Con Artist is Brazen Fun
By: - May 20th, 2026Experiments in Opera’s new opera, Constance: A Confession, is the sixth opera created in a unique collaborative Writers' Room. It is modeled on workshops like the one in the movie Mank. Writers and composers gather together and hash out wonderful tales. They are often serials, like soap operas. Yet these are serious soap operas with many laugh-out-loud moments. Attending an Experiments in Opera evening is unqualified fun.
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Sarasota Orchestra Update
Anonymous Gift Toward New Music Center
By: - May 21st, 2026In the latest step toward the realization of its future home, the Sarasota Orchestra announces a gift of $11.7 million from an anonymous donor toward its new music center project on Fruitville Road west of I-75. The donation brings the publicly announced total of fundraising for the center, which is estimated to cost from $375 to $425 million in total, to nearly $87 million.
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Robert S. Neuman: Selected Works from 1950-1979
Clark Gallery
By: - May 23rd, 2026Clark Gallery presents Robert S. Neuman: Selected Works from 1950-1979. This retrospective chronicles Neuman’s most formative decades as an artist, as unabashedly bold color and the human experience became the cornerstones of his artistic practice.
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Summer at the Naumburg
Wonderful Free concerts in Central Park
By: - May 21st, 2026This year's edition, the 121st season, runs June 9 through August 4, 2026 with five spectacular programs featuring world-class ensembles and soloists at the historic Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park (mid-park at 72nd St.). Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m., no reservations are needed. All will be broadcast live and streamed on WQXR for those unable to attend in person. Visit naumburgconcerts.org for more information and programs
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Ed Andrews: Ball of Confusion
Boston Sculptors
By: - May 21st, 2026A new interactive sculpture entitled Rook anchors the exhibition, inviting viewers to select geographic locations of their choice, while the piece responds by providing the live weather conditions of that location, and translates temperature and wind speed into shifting patterns of color, light, and motion. Blending sculpture, technology, and environmental data, Rook transforms atmospheric information into a continuously evolving visual experience shaped by an invisible network of global systems.
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