October 12th, 13th (7:30pm) and 14th (6:30pm)
Shakespeare Stage presents The Complete History of America (abridged) by Adam Long, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor. Featuring Emily Eaton, Julian Findlay and Kate Glowatsky, performances at The Northampton Center for the Arts on October 12th, 13th (7:30pm) and the 14th (6:30 pm). Come share some laughs with us as we dive into America's past!!
Contact: Julian.shakespearestage@gmail.com
Tickets: $15
Sept. 21-23 & 28-30
The Northampton Playwrights Lab and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, in association with the Northampton Center for the Arts and A.P.E. Gallery Ltd.present:
Third festival of readings of new plays performed by local professional actors with INAUGURAL performances in the Arts Trust Building FlexSpace Theatre. Featuring new plays by playwrights Leanna James Blackwell, Stephanie Carlson, Meryl Cohn, Harley Erdman, Peter Kennedy, Talya Kingston, and Tanyss Rhea Martula
All Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Sept. 23 performances at 2 p.m and 3:30 p.m.
Sunday Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m
Suggested donation at the door: $10 - $15
33 Hawley Street, Northampton
Community Arts Trust Building, Downtown Northampton. Plentiful parking.
Schedule
Week One:
Friday, Sept. 21: Leanna James Blackwell, NEW SOUL, directed by the playwright
Saturday, Sept. 22: Tanyss Rhea Martula, FRESH AIR, directed by Sam Rush
Sunday, Sept. 23: Stephanie Carlson, SEAMONSTER, directed by John Bruner
Sunday, Sept. 23: Talya Kingston, CAMPUS UNREST, directed by Trenda Loftin
There will be a half-hour reception between performances on 9/23
Week Two:
Friday, Sept. 28: Harley Erdman, INSTITUTION, directed by Talya Kingston
Saturday, Sept. 29: Meryl Cohn, ALMOST HOME, directed by Will MacAdams
Sunday, Sept. 30: Peter Kennedy, FAMILY GAME NIGHT, directed by the playwright
Saturday, September 8 at 7:30 pm
Pioneer Valley Jazz Shares begins its seventh season with a performance by DECADES, featuring Jason Robinson, reeds, David Goodrich, guitar and Bob Weiner, drums. This exciting evening, that includes an informal reception following the show, is hosted by the Center for the Arts in the new Flex space on the main floor at 33 Hawley Street. Single tickets ($15) are available at www.jazzshares.org and at the door. Doors open for general seating at 7 pm.
Long-time friends with deep roots in various overlapping and divergent music worlds, Austin-based guitarist David Goodrich teams up with Pioneer Valley stalwarts Jason Robinson and Bob Weiner to present an evening of imaginative sonic explorations full of joy, intrigue, and celebration. DECADES seamlessly merges the evocative sounds of exploratory jazz, visionary Americana, country music and must-get-up-and-dance rhythms, with individual sound languages that have become celebrated hallmarks of each of these distinctive performers of creative music. A previous resident of the Pioneer Valley, Goodrich returns to debut a project a long time in the making.
David Goodrich (Goody) is a veteran touring and session musician, producer, composer, and teacher living in Austin, Texas. With more than 25 years of international touring experience, Goodrich has played on hundreds of recordings, scored multiple films, and produced dozens of critically-acclaimed albums. A life-long student and longtime music teacher and coach, Goodrich studied at Berklee College of Music with Pat Metheny, Joe Henderson and Mick Goodrick.
Jason Robinson’s leads the Janus Ensemble, featuring Marty Ehrlich, Liberty Ellman, Drew Gress, George Schuller, JD Parran, Bill Lowe, Marcus Rojas and Ches Smith. Robinson has released 15 albums as leader or co-leader and appeared on nearly 50 albums in total. His latest recording is Resonant Geographies. He has performed with Peter Kowald, George Lewis, Anthony Davis, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway, among others. Robinson is Associate Professor of Music at Amherst College.
Percussionist Bob Weiner has toured and performed with Harry Belafonte, Itzhak Perlman, Betty Buckley, Jon Lucien, Dianne Reeves, Andy Statman, Rebecca Paris, Kenny Werner, Bob Moses and many others. He has co-authored two important percussion books, Afro-Cuban Rhythms for Drumset with Frank Malabe and Brazilian Rhythms for Drumset with Duduka da Fonseca. An accomplished teacher, Weiner holds a Masters’ degree from Lesley University in Inter-Disciplinary Studies.