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The Sensation of Sonny & Perley

Posted on June 7, 2014July 7, 2014 by admin

Sonny and Perley both have a lifelong love of music, dating back to their childhoods. Ella Fitzgerald's voice was first Perley remembers hearing, and Sonny began playing drums at age 7. Sonny and Perley, independent of each other studied and performed at Chicago and Texas, but it was in upstate New York that they first met and immediately fell in love. They currently maintain ...

The Movie Club ain’t ‘fraid of ghosts

Posted on May 13, 2014May 13, 2014 by admin

This past week saw the last gathering of the Student Movie Club at the Spectrum Playhouse on Friday, May 9th. For those unfamiliar with the Student Movie Club, gatherings consist of the screening of a movie, followed by an after-movie chat, with CIP's theatrical teacher Kyle Goldman at the helm. The film screened was one chosen by the students. By popular demand, we watched the...

The Mad Movie Masterpieces

Posted on May 6, 2014August 26, 2014 by admin

This past weekend, I attended the 2014 edition of the Berkshire Shorts Film Festival, which showcases short films from local, independent filmmakers. Things kicked off with the humorous introductory short “Call an Ambulance”, and then moved onto “Model U.N.”, which I had the honor of working on as an editor and background extra. The next three shorts were part of the Berkshir...

May Film Forecast

Posted on April 24, 2014August 26, 2014 by admin

This time I'll give a review of some of the new films coming in May 2014. To start things off, let's take a look at "The Amazing Spider-Man 2", coming out on May 2nd. This film may lead into the "Sinister Six" spin-off movie, as well as featuring death of Gwen Stacy (played by Emma Stone). Personally, this one looks interesting to me, and I will most likely check it out. ...

Catching Fire at the Latest Movie Club

Posted on April 18, 2014April 17, 2014 by admin

This month saw the latest gathering of the Student Movie Club at the Spectrum Playhouse on Friday, April 11th. For those unfamiliar with the Student Movie Club, gatherings consist of the screening of a movie (with snacks and water on sale), followed by a discussion on the themes of the screened movie, all lead by CIP's theatrical teacher Kyle Goldman. This is only the second ga...

Sherri Buxton presents her “Songs From the Heart”

Posted on April 16, 2014August 26, 2014 by admin

On July 6 at 7PM the Spectrum will be hosting a music evening with Sherri James Buxton and Friends. She will be presenting a new program of “Songs From the Heart” in a form of a Jazz Cabaret with a special guest Paul Green. From Gershwin and Berlin to Sondheim and The Beatles, Sherri James Buxton is an elegant interpreter of a wide range of genres from jazz standards to Broa...

Memorable weekend

Posted on April 9, 2014April 16, 2014 by admin

The last weekend was a rather memorable one for me. On Friday night from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM, I attended a trip with my fellow CIP students to the Berkshire Mall. While most of the other students went to see movies at the local Regal Cinemas, I chose to simply browse the malls and its shops, buying whatever caught my fancy. I bought a bunch of comic books from Jay St. Video Game...

Berkshire Filmmakers Challenge

Posted on April 3, 2014August 26, 2014 by admin

For the first time we are holding a contest in which local filmmakers from the Berkshires or the surrounding area conceptualize, produce, shoot, and edit a film within 20 days. The filmmakers register with Berkshire Shorts ahead of time and receive a series of criteria to include in their film. For example: the film must include a rubber duck and someone speaking the line, “Thi...

It Was Open Mic, Not Open Fire!

Posted on March 28, 2014August 26, 2014 by admin

This past Sunday saw an Open Mic concert at the Playhouse, with multiple musicians playing, mostly on guitar, though there was one notable exception, which I will mention in due time. The first musician to perform was Tom Gardner. He started off with Dallas Green's funeral-themed "Body in a Box", and continued with Leonard Cohen's "Birds on a Wire". He then performed two son...

Chorus at the Spectrum

Posted on March 24, 2014April 3, 2014 by admin

Since the Movie Club's screening of "Ender's Game" was cancelled due to technical difficulties, this blog contributor instead attended a meeting of the Spectrum Playhouse Chorus in March. The Chorus practices weekly on Thursdays at the Playhouse with instructor Lora Bresson. It is a part of the College Internship Program (CIP) creative activities curriculum, giving students ...