The Clark Art Institute
Williamstown Cultural District
With a permanent collection of Impressionist art, 19th-century artists and decorative arts across more than five centuries, the Clark Art Institute has become respected across the world.
Music
Mass MoCA
Downtown North Adams
Since its Building 6 opened in the summer of 2017, Mass MoCA has become one of the world’s largest contemporary art museums, with vast galleries and indoor and outdoor stages.
Solid Sound Festival
MASS MoCA
Wilco takes over Mass MoCA with this festivalcurated by Wilco and showcasing bandmembers new work, emerging bands, art and comedy.
FreshGrass Festival
Mass MoCA
September 14 - September 16, 2018
FreshGrass is rich in both traditional and cutting-edge bluegrass, presented in a wide array of venues tucked appropriately into a 19th-century factory turned 21st-century museum.
Mass MoCA jam
Lickety Split at MASS MoCA
Enjoy coffee or breakfast while listening to some impromptu tunes at this weekly Saturday morning gathering.
Williams College music
Williams College
The college music department hosts a series of free concerts in the spring and fall semesters with faculty and visiting performers from across the country and across the world.
Tanglewood
Lenox
Symphony on the lawn, with crystal and silver picnics.
The Soul Rebels
Mass MoCA
May 26, 2018 8:00 PM - May 26, 2018
The New Orleans brass ensemble brings an evening of horns and hip-hop with adventurous covers from Daft Punk to the Eurythmics to Bruno Mars.
Shaker Barn Music: The Sweetback Sisters
Hancock Shaker Village
June 2, 2018 7:30 PM - June 2, 2018
A modern take on country music, pushing country’s golden age into more adventurous territory with powerful rhythms and playful lyrics.
Paul de Jong with Matthew Gold
Mass MoCA
June 9, 2018 8:00 PM - June 9, 2018
As co-founder and cellist of the beloved collage-pop duo The Books, Paul de Jong is known for catchy and daringly experimental work infused with visual drama.
Northeast Fiddlers’ Convention
Hancock Shaker Village
June 9, 2018
Oldtone and Hancock Shaker Village present an old-time music gathering with workshops led by Bill & the Belles, Tara Linhardt, and Nils Fredland, an open jam in the Round Stone Barn and more.
The Decemberists
Mass MoCA
June 15, 2018 8:00 PM - June 15, 2018
Lead vocalist and guitarist Meloy, guitarist Chris Funk, keyboardist Jenny Conlee, bassist Nate Query and drummer John Moen explore new approaches to making music and broaden their sonic range.
Grizzly Bear
Mass MoCA
June 16, 2018 8:00 PM - June 16, 2018
Celebrated indie rock act Grizzly Bear’s prog-rock-meets-chamber-pop sound won acclaim and helped to define a new wave of psychedelic-leaning sound. After a notable hiatus, the quartet is back touring.
An Evening with Sally Taylor and Friends
Mass MoCA
June 23, 2018 7:00 PM - June 23, 2018
The summer show ‘Come to Your Senses’ — music, art, dance, poetry, scents, flavors and more — opens in Kidspace with an intimate one-night-only concert of acoustic performances from musicians involved in the show.
Ray LaMontagne
Mass MoCA
June 29, 2018 7:00 PM - June 29, 2018
Ten years ago Ray LaMontagne released his first album, the start to a Grammy Award-winning, critically praised career. He performs tonight with pop icon Neko Case.
LADAMA
Mass MoCA
July 7, 2018 8:00 PM - July 7, 2018
An ensemble of women who hail from every corner of the Americas, LADAMA performs a Pan-Latin blend of original music and traditional songs, with Cuban music to open the show.
Shaker Barn Music: Pi Power Trio
Hancock Shaker Village
July 7, 2018 7:30 PM - July 7, 2018
Pat Irwin, Sasha Dobson and Daria Grace draw on instrumental rock ‘n roll. Irwin was a founding member of the No Wave bands The Raybeats and 8 Eyed Spy and a long time member of the B-52s.
Courtney Barnett with Vagabon
Mass MoCA
July 12, 2018 8:00 PM - July 12, 2018
Courtney Barnett broke into the music scene and propelled herself from slinging drinks at a Melbourne bar to become an indie-rock global sensation. She infuses her lyrics with a wit and wisdom and a driving guitar.
Josh Sharp Sings Live
Mass MoCA
July 14, 2018 8:00 PM - July 14, 2018
Josh Sharp, a NYC-based comedian best known for his role as a citizen journalist in Comedy Central’s “The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper,” brings a music-and-comedy performance within one long cover of a D’Angelo song.
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Mass MoCA
July 21, 2018 8:00 PM - July 21, 2018
The voices of Choir of Trinity Wall Street perform Julia Wolfe’s Anthracite Fields, an examination of the coal-mining industry so musically and socially provocative that it won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize.
Shaker Barn Music: Double Hitter
Hancock Shaker Village
July 21, 2018 7:30 PM - July 21, 2018
The Autumn Defense — longtime Wilco multi-instrumentalists John Stirratt and Pat Sansone — and singer-songwriters Heather Maloney and Johnny Irion team up for a night of music.
Bang on a Can Marathon with Steve Reich
Mass MoCA
July 28, 2018 4:00 PM - July 28, 2018 10:00 PM
More than 60 performers in more than 20 performances make up six hours of magical music incuding works by guest composer Steve Reich. Come and go freely — the courtyard is full of friends and food.
Blondie
Mass MoCA
August 3, 2018 7:00 PM - August 3, 2018
Blondie emerged out of nascent MTV as punk and new wave hit popular music. The band’s most recent album, Pollinator, was named one of Rolling Stone’s 20 Best Pop Albums of 2017.
Jaimeo Brown Transcendence
Mass MoCA
August 18, 2018 8:00 PM - August 18, 2018
With Christ Sholar and Jaleel Shaw, musician Jaimeo Brown and his ensemble, Transcendence, fuse jazz, hip-hop, and blues. Presented in confluence with Allison Janae Hamilton’s exhibition, Pitch.
Shakerfest
Hancock Shaker Village
August 18, 2018
Anna and Elizabeth create a day of music, ballads, storytelling, harmony workshops and dance, musicians blend with the audience — with no backstage and a green room in a vast field for picnicking.
Roomful of Teeth
Mass MoCA
August 24, 2018 8:00 PM - August 24, 2018
Roomful of Teeth, the ensemble of Grammy Award-winning vocal titans led by Williams College professor Brad Wells, returns to its summer home, creating new works and honing techniques.
Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles
Mass MoCA
September 1, 2018 8:00 PM - September 1, 2018
As a member of jazz-R&B collective Snarky Puppy, Cory Henry has won three Grammy Awards. His newest endeavor is a blend of funk, gospel, and jazz. Dancing in the courtyard if the weather allows.
Angel Olsen with Julianna Barwick
Mass MoCA
September 29, 2018 8:00 PM - September 29, 2018
From the sparse folk-melancholy of Strange Cacti to the electrified rock of My Woman, Angel Olsen blends Dolly Parton and Patti Smith.
Party in the Park
North Adams
Annual summer concert series that is free and open the public.
Live music at The Chalet
Mass MoCA
Dean Baldwin’s-sculpture-turned-river- side-beer-garden brings live music on Thursdays, June 28 to Aug. 30.
BarN
Concert Venue
An intimate setting for acoustic music.
Concerts at Windsor Lake
North Adams
These concerts combine live music with the beautiful natural backdrop of Windsor Lake. Pack a picnic, bring a chair or blanket and let the sounds of music and water carry you away on a summer night.
