WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The West Stockbridge Chamber Players will present an all-Mozart Harvest Concert on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, at 4 p.m. at the Old Town Hall, located at 9 Main Street.
The concert will feature artistic director Catherine Hudgins alongside fellow musicians William Hudgins, Andrew Sandwick, Sheila Fiekowsky, Daniel Getz, and Adam Esbensen. The program includes Mozart's Divertimento No. 1 in B-flat major for three basset horns, Divertimento “Don Giovanni (arranged by Schottstädt), and Divertimento in E-flat major for string trio, K. 563.
Tickets are priced at $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers, available for reservation at weststockbridgehistory.org. Attendance is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The event is supported by the Richmond Cultural Council.
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Triplex Election Season Film Series
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announced a special election season screening series, Dying in Darkness: Journalism, Politics & Truth in Film featuring the acclaimed films "The Parallax View," "All the President's Men," "A Face in the Crowd, Medium Cool," and "Wag the Dog."
The series is curated by Triplex Creative Director Ben Elliott, and a special speaker will introduce each film and discuss the continued relevance of its themes. This series explores the intersection of politics, journalism and democracy as represented in these critically acclaimed, provocative and award winning films.
Tickets are available to purchase at the Triplex Cinema website, www.thetriplex.org
Released in 1974, "The Parallax View" is a political thriller starring Warren Beatty and directed by Alan J. Pakula. The film tells the story of a reporter, played by Beatty, who investigates a secretive organization called Parallax whose business is political assassination.
The film will be introduced by Berkshire Community College's Chris Laney who will delve into the history of conspiracy theories, their evolution since Watergate, and their impact on today's political discourse. The "Parallax View" will screen on Oct. 17.
On Oct. 20, "A Face in the Crowd," directed by Elia Kazan and starring Andy Griffith, will screen. Griffith, in his film debut, is supported by Patricia Neal and Walter Matthau, from a screenplay by Budd Schulberg. The film, released in 1957, tells the story of Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes, a drifter who is discovered by the producer of a small-market radio program in rural Arkansas, and who rises to great fame and influence on national television.
The film will be introduced by Reo Matsuzaki, Associate Professor of Political Science at Trinity College who will discuss how governments utilize political performances to acquire and maintain their authority.
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