FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Great Barrington, Mass.—Folk-rock singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant will return to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in an acoustic duo with Erik Della Penna on Saturday, November 1 at 8 p.m.
Over her 40-year career Natalie Merchant has earned a reputation as a songwriter and recording artist of rare quality, a captivating stage performer, and a skilled producer. She has also distinguished herself as a social justice and environmental activist through her work with a wide variety of non-profit organizations, and by creating documentary films and large-scale community arts projects.
Merchant began her musical career as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the pop music band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and released two platinum and four gold records with the group. She left the band in 1993 and has subsequently released nine albums as a solo artist with combined sales of seven million copies.
In 2007, Merchant was appointed by Governor Elliot Spitzer to serve on the New York State Council on the Arts, and in 2022 Senator Chuck Schumer appointed her to the board of trustees of The American Folklife Center at The Library of Congress. Merchant’s awards for artistic excellence and philanthropic work include: the ASCAP Champion Award, The Library Lion Award from the New York Public Library, and The John Lennon Real Love Award. In 2025 the National Head Start Association made Merchant their national artist-in-residence.
Tickets
Tickets are $71 to $81 with discounts for Mahaiwe Members and individuals ages 30 and under.
Tickets go on sale on Thursday, June 26 at 10am at mahaiwe.org and noon through the Box Office.
The Mahaiwe Box Office (413-528-0100) is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
Individuals ages 30 and under are eligible for $15 youth tickets. Visit or call the Box Office to redeem this offer.
About the Mahaiwe
Located in downtown Great Barrington, Mass., the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center is the year-round presenter of world-class music, dance, theater, classic films, Live in HD broadcasts, and arts education programs for the southern Berkshires and neighboring regions. The intimate jewel box of a theater opened in 1905. Since 2005, the performing arts center has hosted over 1,500 events and welcomed over half a million people through its doors. More than 27,000 students from 77 different schools have benefited from the Mahaiwe’s school-time performances and residencies. For more information, see mahaiwe.org.
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