Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Adam Gopnik's New York
2026-04-25 19:00 (America/New_York) | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS
$40 (plus processing fees)
Mahaiwe Member & Youth Discount Event
Members receive $5 off each ticket
$15 ages 30 and under (visit the Box Office or call 413-528-0100, Wed – Sat, 12-4pm)

Adam Gopnik, noted New Yorker writer and best-selling author, brings his new one-man show, Adam Gopnik's New York, to the Mahaiwe's mainstage. Produced by Steve Martin and James L Nederlander, Adam Gopnik's New York delivers mischief, meanings, and tales that shimmer with insight and charm, in an intimate and luxurious evening of entertainment.
"The show includes everything from the making of Central Park, which is a microcosm of everything we love about New York City, to the story of my own psychoanalysis, the most unsuccessful in the history of therapy," says Gopnik.
Critic Robert Siegel shared praise in The New York Times: "[Adam Gopnik] gave a performance of his one man show about life in New York with great emphasis on his misadventures in psychoanalysis, which was both hilarious and very wise."
A staff writer at The New Yorker, Gopnik has been contributing to magazine since 1986. During his tenure, he has written fiction, humor, criticism, book reviews, personal essays, Profiles, and reported pieces from abroad. He was the magazine's art critic from 1987 to 1995 and the Paris correspondent from 1995 to 2000. From 2000 to 2005, he wrote a journal about New York life.

Being There (1979)
2026-04-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS
$8 / $5 ages 12 and under (plus processing fees)
ConnectorCare/WIC/EBT Card to Culture*
Being There is a comedic political satire directed by Hal Ashby, starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, and Melvyn Douglas. Sellers is Chance the gardener, a.k.a. Chauncey Gardiner, a misnomer that takes him from servants' quarters to the White House. The film earned Sellers an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Close Encounters With Music: “On the Wings of Song”—Schumann’s Dichterliebe and Mendelssohn Piano Trio
2026-04-19 16:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS$35 Balcony / $60 Orchestra (plus processing fees)
Mahaiwe Member Discount Event
Mahaiwe Members receive $5 off each ticket
Robert Schumann’s setting of Heinrich Heine’s song cycle Dichterliebe—A Poet’s Love—is spellbinding. Love and betrayal are rendered with such intimacy that the boundary between singer and listener disappears. It is Romanticism at its most exquisite. Mendelssohn, too, was captivated by Heine’s genius and set several of his poems, including “On Wings of Song.” His majestic Piano Trio in D minor expresses his belief in a harmonious, enlightened world and the triumph of beauty. The charismatic baritone Tyler Duncan, joined by collaborator pianist Adam Golka, brings profound psychological insight to the text. With a voice described as “honey-coloured and warm, yet robust and commanding” (The Globe and Mail), baritone Tyler Duncan has performed worldwide to great acclaim in both opera and concert repertoire, including major roles at the Met, Spoleto Festival and with Handel and Haydn Society.
Tyler Duncan, baritone; Adam Golka, piano; Miranda Cuckson, violin; Yehuda Hanani, cello

London’s National Theatre in HD: All My Sons
2026-04-18 19:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS
$17 / $10 ages 21 and under (plus processing fees)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller's classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).
One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions?
Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play.

Jane Monheit
2026-04-17 20:00 - 21:30 | Indigo Room, 20 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
SOLD OUT. Call 413-528-0100 to be added to the waitlist.
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TICKETS–
$99, General Admission (plus processing fees)
Café table seating
Jane Monheit is a jazz and adult contemporary vocalist with a deep passion for the Great American Songbook. With many highly acclaimed solo albums, countless awards and accolades, and over two decades of international touring experience, Jane has not only been an extremely successful bandleader, but has had the privilege of making music with some of the greatest musicians, arrangers, and producers in jazz. After more than twenty years, twelve studio albums and countless recorded guest appearances, Jane has continued to tour the world nearly nonstop, including playing iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, and headlining at nearly every legendary jazz club on the planet, most notably NY stalwarts such as the Village Vanguard and Birdland.

BOF’s Annual FREE Family Concert: Once Upon an Opera
2026-04-12 14:00 | Indigo Room, 20 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
RESERVE

FREE, Reservations required
Back by popular demand! Berkshire Opera Festival’s Free Family Concert returns with a high-energy mix of opera’s best-loved classics, packed with soaring melodies you’ll instantly recognize. This fun, hour-long interactive performance invites kids and adults alike to get involved and experience the excitement of live opera up close. It’s the perfect way to spark curiosity, share great music, and make a memorable family outing. This unforgettable afternoon of world-class music is free and open to all ages, but you’ll want to reserve your seats today as seating is limited.

Juanito Pascual Trio
2026-04-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Indigo Room, 20 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
TICKETS
$45 General Admission (plus processing fees)
Café table seating
Juanito Pascual has been called “one of the hottest flamenco guitarists in recent years,” (NPR) and is best known for his creative and masterful blending of flamenco with jazz, rock, and world influences. He has performed on five continents and collaborated with Grammy-winning artists including Jorge Pardo (Paco de Lucia Sextet, Chick Corea), flamenco maestro Antonio Rey, and jazz great John Patitucci, among many others. His trio features virtuoso bassist Brad Barrett and the multitalented maestro Jose Moreno on percussion and vocals. Be prepared for a night of soulful melodies, hypnotic rhythms and the fire, elegance and virtuosity of these three acclaimed artists.
Juanito Pascual – Guitar
Brad Barrett – Bass
Jose Moreno – Percussion/Vocals

Indigo Comedy Night with Jim Tews
2026-04-10 20:00 - 21:30 | Indigo Room, 20 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
TICKETS$25 General Admission (plus processing fees)
Café table seating
18+
With host Thomas Attila Lewis and featured support
Jim Tews has performed all over the U.S. and internationally. He's been a part of several notable comedy festivals including San Francisco Sketchfest and Just For Laughs Montreal. His two live albums debuted in the top three comedy titles on the iTunes charts, and both receive regular play on satellite radio. He's appeared on NBC, FX, and more. He continues to perform mostly in New York but is willing to travel to whatever other cities, states, or countries will have him.

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Parsons Dance
2026-04-04 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-04 13:00 - 14:30 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS–
$40 – $70 (plus processing fees)
Mahaiwe Member & Youth Discount Event
$40 Reserved
$50 Preferred
$70 Premium
Members receive $5 off Reserved and Preferred tickets
$15 ages 30 and under (visit the Box Office or call 413-528-0100, Wed – Sat, 12-4pm)
Known for its energized, athletic, and joyous style, Parsons Dance is internationally renowned for creating and performing contemporary American dance. Their bold ensemble work and movement has solidified them as one of the world’s leading dance companies. Works, like the iconic Caught, exemplify this company’s innovation and huge audience appeal. Parsons Dance is always a favorite that is sure to thrill audiences with their effortless movement and stunning dancers.
“It does not take long to see why Parsons and his company are one of the hottest tickets in contemporary American dance.” – The New York Post
“This is a ‘dance your heart out’ (at all times, no excuses) kind of enterprise” – The New York Times
Program:
Wolfgang (2005)
Takademe (1996)
Fearless (2026)
~Intermission~
Mr. Withers (2022)
Caught (1982)
Nascimento Novo (2006)

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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
2026-03-28 19:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS
$8 (plus processing fees)
ConnectorCare/WIC/EBT Card to Culture*
Little Miss Sunshine is a dark comedy from filmmaking duo Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The film stars Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Arkin as a dysfunctional family on a road trip. Beloved by critics and audiences and alike, the film earned Oscars for Best Original Screenplay (Michael Arndt) and Best Supporting Actor (Arkin). (Rated R, 1h 41min.)
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Better Than Ezra
2026-03-27 19:30 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS
Opening Act: Nine Days
$45 – $75 (plus processing fees)
Mahaiwe Member & Youth Discount Event
$45 Limited Upper Balcony
$55 Reserved
$65 Preferred
$75 Premium
Members receive $5 off each ticket
$15 ages 30 and under (visit the Box Office or call 413-528-0100, Wed – Sat, 12-4pm)
Songs, albums, live performances — some are simply timeless. From their early roots, circa 1988, playing house parties at Louisiana State University, Better Than Ezra have made their mark on the music world in a major way. Yes, the New Orleans quartet, founded by Kevin Griffin (lead vocals, guitar, piano) and Tom Drummond (bass, backing vocals), who unleash hummable melodies, unshakable guitar riffs, and confessional lyrics, have stood the test of time — from 1995's number one hit "Good" all the way to Taylor Swift's famous 2010 cover of the Better Than Ezra classic "Breathless." And they're still going strong: in May 2024, the band released their long-anticipated tenth studio album Super Magick via Round Hill Records. Named one of the "100 Greatest Alternative Artists of All Time" by Billboard, with a legacy that includes inspiring a classic Saturday Night Live skit, Better Than Ezra spent 2024 on the road touring their headline Live a Little Tour in the spring and continuing through the year, recently wrapping their Legends of the Fall: Tokyo Drift Tour.

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Met Opera Live in HD: Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
2026-03-22 12:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS$25 / $10 ages 21 and under.
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After years of anticipation, a truly unmissable event arrives as the electrifying Lise Davidsen tackles one of the ultimate roles for dramatic soprano: the Irish princess Isolde in Wagner's transcendent meditation on love and death. Heroic tenor Michael Spyres stars opposite Davidsen as the love-drunk Tristan. The momentous occasion also marks the advent of a new, Met-debut staging by Yuval Sharon—hailed by The New York Times as "the most visionary opera director of his generation" and the first American to direct an opera at the famed Wagner festival in Bayreuth—as well as Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin's first time leading Tristan und Isolde at the Met. Mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova reprises her signature portrayal of Brangäne, alongside bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny, who sings Kurwenal after celebrated Met appearances in Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer and Ring cycle. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green makes an important role debut as King Marke.
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Amanda Pascali
2026-03-21 20:00 - 21:30 | Indigo Room, 20 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
TICKETS–
$35, General Admission
Café table seating
Amanda Pascali embodies the complexity of modern identity. Born to a mother from Cairo who grew up in France and an Italian father raised in Romania, she's a mixed-race, bilingual Gen Z troubadour perpetually caught between worlds. Quoting poet Ijeoma Umebinyuo, she says, "I'm often 'too foreign for here, too foreign for home, and never enough for both.'" Rather than lamenting this displacement, Pascali has transformed it into her artistic superpower.
As the rising voice of America's most ethnically diverse generation of young people, singer-songwriter Amanda Pascali writes music that speaks to the experience of growing up as a first-generation American. After her songs went viral on social media, she amassed hundreds of thousands of fans around the globe. Now, her long-awaited new record, Roses and Basil (a collection of Sicilian-English translations and original music produced by Robert Ellis,) has been praised by NPR, the Bluegrass Situation, and numerous international outlets.

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Scott Eyerly’s Virtual Met Opera Lecture: Wagner's Tristan Und Isolde
2026-03-19 17:30 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
JOIN
FREE
Scott Eyerly will offer a free opera talk via Zoom the Thursday prior to the Metropolitan Opera’s broadcast the following weekend.
Use the following link at the date and time of the lecture to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88641101777
Composer and librettist Scott Eyerly brings a fresh approach to the Mahaiwe’s Met lectures. He combines his experience as a teacher at The Juilliard School with a wide range of creative accomplishments – from his comic opera My Life Online, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe, to his musical comedy Pooch, produced in workshop at Seagle Music Festival. Eyerly’s lively talks are drawing novices and cognoscenti alike.

Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales
2026-03-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
Suggested for Grades Pre-K – 2 / ages 3 to 7
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s newest production, Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales, presents a fresh and engaging reimagining of three cherished children’s stories—Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Filled with adventure, humor, and heroism, the story follows a brave raccoon and clever mouse who are on a journey to collect treasure. Along the way, they unknowingly help the goats, bears, and pigs, preventing disaster — without any of the animals ever encountering a true villain. This imaginative retelling seamlessly interweaves three classic tales into a heartwarming adventure that celebrates friendship and courage.
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Close Encounters With Music: Mostly Amadeus—Meet the Mozarts!
2026-03-15 16:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS

$35 Balcony / $60 Orchestra
Mahaiwe Member Discount Event

Mahaiwe Member Sale:
Friday, September 5 at noon
Public Sale:
Wednesday, September 10 at noon
Mahaiwe Members receive $5 off each ticket
The supernatural perfection of Mozart’s music was produced by a man many considered a “quill in divine hands.” Two sublime works—his Piano Trio in B-flat, KV 502 and Quartet in G minor, KV 478—may convince you of the same. To remind us of the humanity behind the legend, the program sets Amadeus between his father Leopold—who wrote piano exercises for Amadeus and his sister Nannerl, and shrewdly marketed his “child wonder”—and his son Franz Xaver, who, without the shadow of his father’s genius, would have been remembered as a fine composer in his own right. A special attraction will be the world premiere of a newly discovered Mozart fragment, found under unusual circumstances!
Anna Polonsky, piano; Hye-Jin Kim, violin; Ara Gregorian, viola; Yehuda Hanani, cello

Indigo Comedy Night with Adam Mamawala
2026-03-14 20:00 - 21:30 | Indigo Room, 20 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
TICKETS

$25 General Admission
Café table seating
18+
With host Thomas Attila Lewis and featured support from Tim McHale
Adam Mamawala is a nationally touring stand-up comedian based out of New York City. He has appeared on Comedy Central, MTV, BET, Amazon Prime and SiriusXM, and both of his comedy albums, Statistically More Relatable (2022) and One of the Good Ones (2017) debuted at #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts. Since 2024, Adam has toured as Dane Cook’s feature act, performing at iconic venues including The Fillmore in Detroit, The Met in Philadelphia and NYC’s Beacon Theatre. In 2025 he featured for Jon Stewart at the prestigious Lucille Ball Comedy Festival in Jamestown, NY, and was selected as one of Forbes’ 12 Rising AAPI Stand-Up Comedians To Watch.
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Christian Sands Trio
2026-03-13 20:30 - 22:00, 2026-03-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Indigo Room, 20 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
TICKETS–
$57 General Admission
Café table seating
Christian Sands — Steinway Artist and five-time Grammy nominee — is an emerging jazz force. His abundant piano technique perfectly matches his conception, accomplishing a much deeper musical goal: a fresh look at the entire language of jazz. Whether it's stride, swing, bebop, progressive, fusion, Brazilian or Afro-Cuban, Sands develops the past while providing unusual and stimulating vehicles for the present… and for the future. He expresses himself through an extensive vocabulary of patterns, textures and structures, all the while maintaining a strong sense of understatement, sensitivity, taste and swing. Since arriving on the scene, Sands has shared the stage with such jazz luminaries as Wynton Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Sheila E, Warren Wolf, Tia Fuller, Gary Burton, Stefan Harris, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jason Moran, Geri Allen, Ben Williams, Randy Brecker, Steve Johns, Avery Sharpe, James Moody, Bill Evans (sax), Russell Malone, Terence Blanchard, Louis Hayes, Patti Austin, Marcus Baylor, Craig Handy, Carl Allen, Kirk Whalum, and Wycliffe Gordon, as well as iconic cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

Designing Woman (1957)
2026-03-07 19:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS
$8 / $5 ages 12 and under
ConnectorCare/WIC/EBT Card to Culture*
Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, and Dolores Gray star in Designing Woman, a classic comedy from 1957. A sportswriter (Peck) and a fashion designer (Bacall) engage in a fast-paced romance before the realities of their respective worlds set in. The film’s script earned screenwriter George Wells an Oscar for Best Story and Screenplay – Written Direct for the Screen. (Rated PG, 1h 58min.)
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London’s National Theatre in HD: The Fifth Step
2026-02-28 19:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS–
$17 / $10 ages 21 and under
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.
After years in the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend.
Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London's West End.
Rated R.

Black Violin
2026-02-27 20:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS
$40 – $60
Mahaiwe Member & Youth Discount Event
$40 Reserved (Limited Upper Balcony)
$50 Preferred
$60 Premium
NOTE December 19, 2025 pricing update below*

Members receive $5 off each ticket
$15 ages 30 and under (visit the Box Office or call 413-528-0100, Wed – Sat, 12-4pm)
Step into Black Violin’s Full Circle Tour, where Grammy-nominated duo Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus redefine the possibilities of music by merging classical depth with hip-hop’s pulse. This tour captures the essence of returning to where it all began—transformed and reimagined. Each powerful performance invites audiences to reflect on their own journeys, discovering that even as we evolve, we’re often drawn back to our roots with renewed purpose.
From high school orchestra classmates to groundbreaking artists, Black Violin’s path reflects resilience, creativity, and the courage to challenge expectations. With their Black Violin Foundation reaching over 100,000 students each year, they’re building a legacy that transcends the stage, inspiring a new generation to dream boldly. Join them for an unforgettable night that celebrates growth, music, and the beauty of coming full circle.

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*Update as of December 19, 2025: $1 of each ticket sold will go to the Black Violin Foundation (BVF). The Black Violin Foundation (BVF) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization co-founded by the classical-hip-hop duo Black Violin (Kev Marcus & Wil Baptiste) to empower underserved youth through music education, offering free violin programs (like Intersections in South Florida), instrument access, scholarships, and grants to foster creativity and bridge gaps in arts access for BIPOC and marginalized students. They provide resources, mentorship, and performance opportunities, aiming to ensure music access isn’t limited by race or socioeconomic status.

UPDATE—VIRTUAL EVENT: Du Bois Legacy Festival Keynote & Sorrow Songs Presentation
2026-02-23 15:00 - 17:00 | https://mahaiwe.org/event/du-bois-legacy-festival-keynote-sorrow-songs-presentation/
NOTE: due to inclement weather, this event is now being held virtually on Zoom
JOIN

FREE
Virtual via Zoom

The Du Bois Legacy Festival honors W.E.B. Du Bois Day, Monday, February 23, and will observe the day with an abbreviated Festival program via Zoom. The Du Bois Legacy Festival organizers will be reading excerpts of Dr. Du Bois’ 1926 essay Criteria for Black Art, with an African dance and drumming presentation led by Sister Noel Staples-Freeman & Uprising Dance Theater artists Jamemurrell Stanley and Brandon Guillermo and possible selections from vocalists Wanda Houston, a recent recipient of the Du Bois Award from the Berkshire County NAACP, and Dr. MaryNell Morgan-Brown, PhD. with a musical interpretation/selection of the “Sorrow Songs” of Dr. Du Bois’ Souls of Black Folk. Rev. Dr. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes will close us out with her keynote address. Dr. Townsend Gilkes is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and African American Studies Emerita at Colby College, and a Hutchins Fellow at the W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute at Harvard University. Her scholarly interests include African American women, religion, social change, and the legacy of W. E. B. Du Bois in the fields of sociology, African American studies, and religious studies. Her research, teaching, and writing have specifically focused on the role of African American women in generating social change. After the keynote, there will be a moderated question-and-answer session with Legacy Committee member Dr. Alexandria Russell.

Chrissi Poland – Forever Muscle Shoals
2026-02-21 20:00 - 21:30 | Indigo Room, 20 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
TICKETS
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$40 General Admission, café table seating
On sale on Wednesday, February 7 at noon
With special guest Matt Cusson
Acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Chrissi Poland brings Forever Muscle Shoals to the Indigo Room! Forever Muscle Shoals celebrates the songs and sounds recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL, in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, where soul, blues, rock and country converged to create some of the most important recordings in American music. Deeply inspired by sharing the stage with Muscle Shoals icons like Mavis Staples, Ronnie Wood and more, Chrissi Poland is bringing her vocal power, interpretation and stories to songs from Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Wilson Pickett, Cher, Bob Dylan, and beyond. With the album due out in March 2026, don’t miss the chance to witness Chrissi Poland and this soul-stirring catalogue of music.

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
2026-02-20 19:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS

$8 / $5 ages 12 and under
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Howl’s Moving Castle is a Studio Ghibli animated favorite from director Hayao Miyazaki. Hat-maker Sophie must navigate the volatilities of the young wizard Howl when she is cursed with an elderly body by a passing witch. Set amidst the backdrop of war, the film explores a range of themes including age, loyalty, and love. (Rated PG, 1h, 59min.)
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Jackson Whalan & Mahaiwe Present: The Berkshires Music Mixer
2026-02-17 19:00 | Indigo Room, 20 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
RESERVE

FREE, Reservations required
Hosted by Berkshires-born recording artist and music producer Jackson Whalan, the goal of The Berkshires Music Mixer is to bring the entire local music industry together. This is a space to meet and network with new collaborators, converse about the music scene, and play music together. Whether you’re a musician, audio engineer, venue owner, songwriter, or someone who just loves being around music, you are invited. All are welcome. Free entry (RSVP required to reserve your spot).
Timeline
7-8pm – Arrival, networking, drinks (cash bar)
8pm – Music industry panel discussion with special guest speakers, followed by a jam session led by Jackson Whalan & friends
Promo Materials
You are encouraged to bring business cards and other promo materials. There will be a table in the space where you can place them.
Jam Session Details
The house band will kick it off, and we will open up the stage for sit-ins as the night goes on. If you are a musician looking to sit in, speak to Jackson Whalan during the event. Gather near the stage if you are looking to play once the music gets going. There will be some gear backlined (drums, bass, keys, vocal mics, guitar amp, instrument mics, D.I.s). If you are sitting in, the only rule is: listen. Be aware of the other people on the stage. This is not an open mic. The aim is to create amazing music in the moment, together. Whether or not you get a chance to perform, this will be an incredible night filled with connection and opportunity.
Amenities
A cash bar will be available at the Indigo Room. Diner will not be served on site, but there are plenty of great food options in downtown Great Barrington.
About Your Host
Jackson Whalan is a recording artist and music producer, known for his fierce flow, his uplifting and genre-bursting hip-hop, his versatile beat-making skills and production, and his dazzling freestyle rap chops. His 100-plus song catalog bursts through perceived confines of hip-hop, veering into pop, electronic, and jam band territory. Whalan’s oeuvre includes LPs, EPs, singles, and features. His career highlights include performing at The United Nations, rapping with Quest Love on drums and Ray Angry on keys at Producer Mondays in New York City, national tours with Moon Hooch, collaborations with KRS-One, Myka 9, Wax, and other Hip Hop legends, and recent sync placements with the NFL, Netflix, Xfinity, BET, Vice, Reebok, and Meta.

Moulin Rouge! (2001)
2026-02-14 19:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS

$8
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Baz Luhrmann directs an ensemble cast in this beloved musical drama from 2001. Ewan McGregor is Christian, an English poet in turn-of-the-century Paris. In a club called the Moulin Rouge, Christian meets cabaret performer Satine (Nicole Kidman), and romance ensues. (Rated PG-13, 2h 7min.)
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Selected Shorts: Lovers & Strangers - with Jane Curtin, Lauren Ambrose, Sonia Manzano and David Costabile
2026-02-13 19:00 | Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230
TICKETS

$35 – $45
Mahaiwe Member & Youth Discount Event
$35 Preferred
$45 Premium
Members receive $5 off each ticket
$15 ages 30 and under (visit the Box Office or call 413-528-0100, Wed – Sat, 12-4pm)
The popular radio show and podcast Selected Shorts returns for an evening of romance and intrigue. Join us as actors including Jane Curtin, Lauren Ambrose, Sonia Manzano, and more perform funny, mysterious, and poignant short stories about love, competing desires, and unexpected encounters. Stay tuned for more casting news!
Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy.
PROGRAM:
How to Give the Wrong Impression by Katherine Heiney
Performed by Lauren Ambrose
Voices by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Carol Brown Janeway.
Performed by David Costabile
The Duck by Ben Loory
Performed by Sonia Manzano
The Magician’s Wife by Mary Gordon
Performed by Jane Curtin
A multiple Emmy and Tony nominee, Lauren Ambrose recently starred in the critically lauded series Yellowjackets, Caddo Lake on HBO Max, and M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant for Apple TV+. Previously, Lauren starred to much acclaim as Eliza Doolittle in Lincoln Center’s production of My Fair Lady at the Vivian Beaumont Theater for director Bartlett Sher. Her performance earned her nominations for a Tony Award for Lead Actress and a Drama League Award. She also won the Outer Critics Circle Award in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Musical. Lauren’s past theater credits include Exit the King on Broadway, Lincoln Center Theater’s Awake and Sing!, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Ophelia in Hamlet at The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. On the feature side, Lauren can be seen in the MAX original mystery-thriller Caddo Lake alongside Dylan O’Brien and Eliza Scanlen, Stephan Gyllenhaal’s comedy Grassroots, and as Mindy in the Nataile Portman drama The Other Woman. On the small screen, Ambrose is well known for her role of Claire Fisher throughout all five seasons on HBO’s iconic series Six Feet Under, for which she earned two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. The series was nominated for five SAG Awards, of which the ensemble won twice. Upcoming projects include the film Tonight at Noon.
David Costabile is best known for his television work on Billions, Breaking Bad, The Wire, Flight of the Conchords, Damages, Better Call Saul, and Suits. On Broadway, he has appeared in Manhattan Theatre Club’s revival of Translations, the musical Titanic, The Tempest, and Caroline, or Change, the Drama Desk award-winning musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori. Off- Broadway he has appeared at the Public Theater, Playwright’s Horizons, Roundabout, CSC and others. His additional screen credits include Lincoln, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Obliterated, Waco: The Aftermath, and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. Upcoming projects include Hershey and Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
When you think of Sonia Manzano, you immediately think of children and television. Her most recent accomplishment was creating a children’s program, Alma’s Way, for PBS Kids. The series has won two Imagen Awards for Best Youth Programing, a 2022 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program, and a 2023 NAACP nomination for an Image Award. But what Ms. Manzano is best known for performing the role of Maria on Sesame Street for 44 seasons, where her work affected the lives of millions of parents and children and garnered her two Emmy Award nominations in addition to the National Academy of Arts and Science’s Lifetime Achievement Daytime Emmy in 2016. As a writer for the show, she took home 15 Emmys. In 2022, Manzano was honored with the Beacon Award from PBS. She is also an author whose most recent Scholastic novel, Coming Up Cuban, set in 1959, follows the lives of four children who represent different intersections of race and class during the Cuban Revolution.
Jane Curtin has appeared on Broadway in Noises Off, Candida, and Our Town. Her off-Broadway work includes Love Letters and the musical revue Pretzels, which she co-wrote. She starred in the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun and won back-to-back Emmy Awards for her role on Kate & Allie. She is an original cast member of Saturday Night Live and also starred in the television film series The Librarian and its spin-off, The Librarians. Her film credits include Coneheads; Antz; I Love You, Man; I Don’t Know How She Does It; The Heat; The Spy Who Dumped Me; Can You Ever Forgive Me?; Ode to Joy; Godmothered; Queen Bees; and Jules, opposite Sir Ben Kingsley. She starred on the television series Unforgettable and has had guest appearances on The Good Wife, 48 Hours ’til Monday, The Good Fight, Broad City, United We Fall, and Bupkis. Curtin can currently be seen on the Netflix mini-series The Residence.
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Du Bois Freedom Center presents: Reflections on Justice – W.E.B. Du Bois, the Scottsboro Boys, and Legacies of Injustice
2026-02-12 17:00 - 19:30 | Indigo Room, 20 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
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FREE, Reservations required
Exhibition at 5pm; Moderated conversation at 6pm
The Du Bois Freedom Center is partnering with the Scottsboro Boys Museum in Scottsboro, Alabama, to host the museum’s traveling exhibit at its 309 Main Street office from February 10 through late April. As part of the opening week, the Center will present Reflections on Justice: W.E.B. Du Bois, the Scottsboro Boys, and Legacies of Injustice at the Mahaiwe theater’s Indigo Room—a featured public conversation examining W.E.B. Du Bois’s and the NAACP’s involvement in the Scottsboro case, the legal strategies developed within the Black Freedom Struggle, and the continuing relevance of those strategies today. The Scottsboro Boys Museum traveling exhibit will also be available for public viewing at the venue before and after the program.
The program will feature Dr. Thomas Reidy, Executive Director of the Scottsboro Boys Museum, in conversation with Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste, Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Center at UMass Amherst, moderated by Marcus P. Smith, History and Archival Fellow at the Du Bois Freedom Center. Sponsored by the Du Bois Freedom Center in conjunction with the Scottsboro Boys Exhibit, the program centers on one of the most notorious legal injustices in U.S. history—the 1931 false accusation of nine Black teenagers known as the Scottsboro Boys—and reflects on the legacy of the late Sheila Washington, founder of the Scottsboro Boys Museum. The discussion will examine Washington’s pivotal role in securing the men’s posthumous exoneration through the 2013 Scottsboro Boys Act, as well as the museum’s ongoing work addressing public memory, accountability, and justice.
