The Broadway hit Catskills on Broadway on Saturday, July 31 at 8pm is a good old-fashioned night of comedy. The Catskills, also known as the Borscht Belt, circled some 400 hotels and resorts, which catered to a Jewish clientele and enjoyed enormous popularity during the40s and 50s. The region launched the careers of many great comics. During two hilarious hours of stand-up, veteran comedians Freddie Roman, Mal Z. Lawrence, and Dick Capri bring audiences back to the golden years of the Catskills

Tower of Power blasts on to the Mahaiwe stage on August 1 at 7 pm. This ten-member funk band, led by tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo, has released albums and toured the world since 1968, in addition to backing up hundreds of other renowned artists, ranging from Aerosmith, Elton John, and Phish to Santana, Aaron Neville, and Bonnie Raitt. Originally from Oakland, Calif., the group combines a unique brass rhythm section and an outstanding lead vocalist to generate one of the most dynamic and memorable musical grooves today.

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero....

Running Time:143 min
Rated PG for peril, some mild sensuality and language.

Master jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and Friends swing into town on Saturday, August 7 at 8pm. For more than half a century, John "Bucky" Pizzarelli has been a part of the fraternity of musicians who have kept mainstream and traditional jazz alive. He learned to play banjo and guitar as a youngster. At the age of 17, he toured with Vaughan Monroe's dance band, which he re-joined after military service in 1946; he made recordings with the band for RCA and also played on the radio. In 1952, he joined the staff of NBC. For many years, at NBC, he played in the Doc Severinson Band on the "Tonight Show." He also played with Benny Goodman, led his own trio, and recorded duos with Zoot Sims, Bud Freeman, Stephane Grappelli, and his son John.

Broadway musical theater legend Barbara Cook will grace the Mahaiwe stage on Sunday, August 15 at 7pm. The equally legendary Elaine Stritch, who was previously scheduled to perform that evening, has postponed her Great Barrington concert to a date to be determined due to being cast in the Broadway revival of A Little Night Music. Patrons who have already purchased Elaine Stritch tickets may call the Box Office to either use those tickets to see Barbara Cook or to request a refund.

Barbara Cook's silvery soprano voice, purity of tone, and warm presence have delighted audiences around the world for more than 50 years. The recipient of a Tony, a Grammy, a Drama Desk Award, and an inductee of the Broadway Hall of Fame, she was considered "Broadway's favorite ingenue" during the heyday of the Broadway musical. Ms. Cook is a consummate solo performer, appearing everywhere from Royal Albert Hall to the Sydney Opera House and on such records as the definitive performance of Stephen Sondheim's Follies and the original cast recording of Candide. She continues to thrive, most recently with a triumphant return to Broadway in 2010 with the premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim, a new musical that delves into the life of the famous composer through his own works. For this role, she was nominated for another Tony-Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

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After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

Written and Directed by Steven Spielberg.
Running Time:132 min

Popular 60s vocal group The Lettermen bring their vintage harmonies to the Mahaiwe stage on Friday, August 20 at 8pm. The Lettermen first appeared on the music charts in 1961 with the song "The Way You Look Tonight." The group then followed with a string of hits, including "When I Fall in Love," "Theme from a Summer Place," "Goin' Out of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder." The Lettermen have had 32 consecutive Billboard Magazine chart albums, 11 gold records, and five Grammy nominations. In 2001, they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.

Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Starring Emilio Estevez; Paul Gleason; Anthony Michael Hall; Judd Nelson; Molly Ringwald; Ally Sheedy and more!

GREENAGERS
The idea for the GreenAgers originally came out of a forum held by Center for Peace Through Culture in the 1980s. (See the history of CPC via the link below.) CPC invited two scientists, two artists and two philosophers from around the country to meet together over two weekends and dialogue together around a pressing issue: There was so much pollution on Long Island at that time that the water was unsafe to drink. We then led them through a think tank process we developed, and they came up with the idea of recruiting teenagers into an "environmental army" to awaken their parents, teachers and fellow students into action around the issue. Their name would be GreenAgers.

GreenAgers mobilizes and empowers young people to come together and work cooperatively to design and carry out environmental projects in their own their local communities.

Through this program, young people can not only make a real difference, they can also learn independence, creativity, leadership, responsibility and self-respect. As they develop their own interests and abilities, they are also promoting community and global health, and ultimately contributing to global peace.



For more information: www.centerforpeacethroughculture.org

Recently nominated for a Latin Grammy Award, critically acclaimed guitarist/songwriter and famed NY Yankees star, Bernie Williams, is perhaps more recognized by baseball fans for playing all 16 years of his career for the New York Yankees, winning 4 World Series...and holding an overall .308 batting average in addition to many other accolades. However, Bernie Williams is now wowing fans and fellow artists in musical venues. Bernie?s first album garnered critical acclaim and was featured on the Billboard Top 100.

A classically trained guitarist, playing and composing music is Bernie?s first true passion with influences that include jazz, classical, pop, Brazilian, and Latin sounds. In addition to playing lead and rhythm guitar, Williams compositions mix Bernie's love of jazz with the sophisticated Latin rhythms of his Puerto Rican heritage.

Tap superstar, Emmy and American Choreography Award winner Jason Samuels Smith along with jazz legend Curtis Lundy and his Quartet will perform in a special benefit for Fairview Hospital. An exhilarating and uplifting evening... just what the doctor ordered! Pre-show Gala reception and dinner packages available. Call Fairview Hospital for details at (413) 854-9609.

Kick off Columbus Day Weekend with the magnetic energy of Latin Dance at its best. The intoxicating rhythms of Club Havana and the powerful impact of the Spanish conquest of Mexico as seen in Tres Cantos will be part of this exhilarating evening of dance.

Over the years, world-renowned guitarist and composer Pat Metheny has won countless polls as "Best Jazz Guitarist" and awards, including three gold records. He has also won seventeen Grammy Awards spread out over a variety of different categories including Best Rock Instrumental, Best Contemporary Jazz Recording, Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, and Best Instrumental Composition. The Pat Metheny Group won an unprecedented seven consecutive Grammies for seven consecutive albums. On Sunday, October 10 at 7pm at the Mahaiwe, Metheny will perform his newest solo project, Orchestrion, for which he collaborated with several inventors to construct a large palette of acoustic sound-producing devices that he organized as a new kind of orchestrion. As the soloist, Metheny mechanically controls all of the instruments from his guitar in such a way as to give the listener the experience of a full orchestra.

On Thursday, October 14 at 7pm, the Mahaiwe will present three-time Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre, one the hottest young Latin bands today. Recently signed to Sony, this seven-member Miami-based Cuban group's latest album, Bach in Havana, is a fusion of Bach with Afro-Cuban rhythms featuring guest tracks by Paquito d'Rivera and Yosvany Terry. Tiempo Libre has also collaborated with leading classical musicians on recent projects, including At Home with Friends by violinist Joshua Bell and flutist Sir James Galway's album, O'Reilly Street. The group is a hit in the U.S. and abroad, celebrated for its incendiary, joyful performances of timba, an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive rhythms of son. They tour widely and have appeared on the prime-time TV show Dancing with the Stars.

Mummenschanz has been enchanting audiences of all ages for 35 years with its clever, comic, and bizarre world filled with strange creatures, amusing situations, astounding colors, and imaginative shapes. The company's newest show, 3 X 11 (a 33-year retrospective of Mummenschanz), uses ordinary materials such as toilet paper, white sheets, foam, and recycled junk that morph into giant balloons, huge slinkies, gargantuan potato heads, and accordion-pleated tubes. This beloved Swiss company tells incredible stories that transcend the need for words. These invisible masters of movement (founding members Bernie Schurch and Floriana Frassetto with Raffaella Mattioli and Pietro Montandon) have revolutionized theater using mime, acting, dance, and magic.

Now in its fifth year, the Peabody Award-winning series will present a record 12 live transmissions to theaters worldwide.

The schedule is below.