Mahaiwe's 2009 Season Calendar Announcement
Beryl Jolly, the Executive Director of the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington announces The Mahaiwe’s Fifth Season line-up for January through June 2009 with six solid months of quality entertainment for everyone! “We’re delighted to offer a diverse and dynamic Winter-Spring Season with a broad array of popular favorites and unique opportunities.” Program highlights span all areas of the performing arts including: POPULAR MUSIC: Johnny Winter (January); Bacon Bros (February), Kathy Mattea (March), Ronan Tynan (April) and Bjorn Again – The Music of ABBA (June); DANCE: Forever Tango(March), Russian National Ballet Theater: Swan Lake (April); and Paul Taylor Dance Company’s return to The Mahaiwe as a kick-off to summer (May); COMEDY and DRAMA: Symphony Space’s Selected Shorts (January), LA Theater Works:The War of the Worlds and The Lost World (March) and Forbidden Broadway (June); FAMILY SHOWS: Stellaluna as part of a new field trip series (April); CLASSIC FILM Screenings: including Mahaiwe’s Annual Valentine Special Event –this year the modern romantic comedy “When Harry Met Sally”(February); The Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts "Live in HD" are in a category by themselves with season matinees January through May; and so much more! Tickets will be available from December 5th – 15th to Members of FRIENDS OF THE MAHAIWE and on sale to the General Public on December 16th at noon at the Mahaiwe Box Office and through The Mahaiwe website: www.mahaiwe.org. For more information or to request a 2009 January thru June season brochure, please phone The Mahaiwe at 413-528-0100 during Box Office Hours: Wednesday through Saturday from Noon – 6pm and & 3 hrs prior to all showtimes.
“The Mahaiwe has much to celebrate this season”, says Jolly. “In addition to reaching our fifth season as a year-round Performing Arts Center, we have just unveiled a plaque commemorating our listing on the National Register of Historic Places. We are proud of our century-long value to our community and of the dynamic programs we are now offering year-round on our stage and screen.
In these tough financial times, all non-profits and arts organizations have many challenges to confront. We believe, however, that the transformative power of the arts is an essential aspect of any healthy community, and that the Mahaiwe provides an important gathering place and ‘home away from home’ to residents and visitors alike. We’re tightening our belts but not minimizing our programming and non-stop delivery of first rate entertainment. We have become recognized in these last five years for offering the highest caliber and widest variety of programs and we are committed to growing ever stronger in these areas. “
The Mahaiwe’s fifth season begins with January-June’s line-up going on sale to member of Friends of the Mahaiwe on December 5 at 12pm, and on sale to the General Public on December 16th at 12pm. Members of Friends of the Mahaiwe enjoy early ordering for access to the best seats and receive ticket discounts and many other benefits. For more information on how to become a Friend of the Mahaiwe, to receive a brochure, or to make a tax deductible donation to your local Performing Arts Center, please visit us at www.mahaiwe.org or call 413-528-0100.
Mahaiwe Season Line-up January – June 2009
Tickets on sale to Members of “Friends of The Mahaiwe” on Friday, December 5 at 12pm
Tickets on sale to the General Public on Tuesday, December 16 at 12pm
Met Opera: Live in HD La Rondine
Saturday, January 10 at 1pm
Johnny Winter
Friday January 23 at 8pm
Met Opera: Live in HD Orfeo ed Euridice
Saturday January 24 at 1pm
Symphony Space’s Selected Shorts “Starting Over” with David Strathairn, Jayne Atkinson and Isaiah Sheffer
Saturday January 31 at 3pm
Met Opera: Live in HD Lucia di Lammermoor
Saturday February 7 at 1pm
Valentine’s Day Special Screening
When Harry Met Sally
Saturday February 14 at 8pm
Close Encounters with Music:
Celebrating Mendelssohn – and Discovering Eduard Franck!
Saturday February 21 at 6pm
Albany Symphony Orchestra: Visionary Heroes with Eliot Fisk
Saturday February 28 at 7:30pm
Forever Tango
Sunday March 1 at 7pm
Met Opera: Live in HD Madama Butterfly
Saturday March 7 at 1pm
LA Theatre Works: The War of the Worlds
Saturday March 14 at 7pm
Met Opera: Live in HD La Sonnambula
Saturday March 21 at 1pm
Kathy Mattea
Sunday March 22 at 7pm
Close Encounters with Music: A Night of Quintets
With the Amernet String Quartet
Saturday March 28 at 6pm
Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School:
VOICE VI – An Evening of A Cappella
Sunday April 5 at 3pm
Russian National Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake
Friday April 10 at 8pm
Stellaluna
Monday April 13 at 10am
(Special Field Trip pricing)
Ronan Tynan
Saturday April 18 at 8pm
Close Encounters with Music: Beethoven and Shostakovich
Saturday April 25 at 6pm
GoodWorks Insurance hosts
THE PHILANTHROBEE
A Community Fundraiser
Friday May 1 at 7pm
Met Opera: Live in HD La Cenerentola
Saturday May 9 at 12:30pm
4th Annual
Berkshire International Film Festival
Opening Night
Thursday May 14 at 7:30PM
Tribute for 2009 BIFF Honoree
Friday May 15 at 8PM
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Memorial Day Weekend!
Saturday May 23 at 8pm
Berkshire Playwrights Lab
2nd Season Opening Benefit Performance
Friday May 29 at 8pm
Close Encounters with Music: Celebrating Mendelssohn – and Discovering Eduard Franck Gala Performance
Saturday May 30 at 6pm
Björn Again –The Music of ABBA
Friday June 5 at 8pm
Forbidden Broadway
Saturday, June 6 at 8pm
Boston Early Music Festival
Antiochus und Stratonica
Friday June 19 at 7pm
Saturday June 20 at 7pm
Sunday June 21 at 2:30pm
