• Patton Oswalt: “Effervescent”

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Patton Oswalt has a brand-new hour of his signature apocalyptic, pop culture comedy. He’s older, way less wise, and going through some stuff. Come see the hilarious train wreck. He’ll be dead in thirty or forty years so this might be your last chance to catch him.

    $39
  • Met Opera Live in HD: Beethoven’s “Fidelio”

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political prisoner Florestan, Polish bass-baritone […]

    $25
  • London’s National Theatre in HD: “The Importance of Being Earnest”

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy takes on a similar facade. Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two […]

    $17
  • “Casablanca” (1942)

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Widely regarded as one of the best movies of all time, “Casablanca” is a romantic drama set during World War II. Rick (Humphrey Bogart) is an American expat and café owner caught between his love for Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) and supporting the cause of her husband Victor (Paul Henreid), a Nazi resistance leader. The film was nominated […]

    $8
  • “Uncharitable”

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Led by Dan Pallotta, whose record-breaking TED Talk on the subject has inspired leading philanthropists and changemakers, this feature-length documentary directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal exposes the dark side of philanthropy and introduces a radical new way of giving. In a powerful call to action, Uncharitable demands that charities be freed from the traditional sackcloth-and-ashes constraints, so that […]

    Free
  • José González

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Indie-folk singer-songrwriter/guitarist José González is in a class by himself. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “someone whose subtle, carefully crafted music delivers rewards to listeners who know how to wait,” González’s stellar career can only be described as a dream. From selling out tours on virtually every continent to headlining prestigious festivals around the world to being asked […]

    $49
  • “Kiki’s Delivery Service”

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Kiki’s Delivery Service is an animated family favorite from the beloved Japanese production house Studio Ghibli. Young Kiki, a witch-in-training, leaves home to find her role serving a new city with her special gifts. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. (Rated G / 1h 55m)

    $8
  • John Pizzarelli Big Band “Dear Mr. Sinatra”

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Mr. Pizzarelli salutes the Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra, performing with an excellent 17-piece big band that kicks with a brawling, Count Basie-like exuberance. He will play songs written for Sinatra including Witchcraft, Wee Small Hours and Ring a Ding Ding, salute his collaboration with Antonio Carlos Jobim and will also play a number […]

    $49
  • It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Celebrate the Mahaiwe’s annual tradition screening It’s a Wonderful Life for free! James Stewart is George Bailey in this holiday classic by Frank Capra. (Rated PG / 2h 10m)

    Free
  • COWS AND HOLLY: SANDRA BOYNTON TRIES TO EXPLAIN HER WILD NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Just in time for Christmas! Cartoonist, writer, and songwriter Sandra Boynton presents her most recent album/songbook, Cows and Holly, created alongside her long-time music collaborator, Michael Ford.

    $10
  • Met Opera in HD: Mozart’s The Magic Flute

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    This was the groundbreaking broadcast that launched the Met’s heralded Live in HD series, seen by opera lovers in movie theaters around the world. Adults and children alike were enchanted by the whimsical humor and breathtaking puppetry of Julie Taymor’s hit production, presented in a shortened English-language version. Under the baton of Maestro James Levine, […]

    $25
  • The Wizard of Oz(1939)

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    $8 / $5 ages 12 and under ConnectorCare/WIC/EBT Card to Culture* Join Dorothy, Toto, The Tin Man, Scarecrow, and The Cowardly Lion in this all-time musical favorite about friendship, courage, adventure, and home. The Mahaiwe’s screening is a community tradition on the Saturday following Thanksgiving every year. (Rated G / 1h 42m)

    $8.00

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