Listings, Events, Attractions -2/5 - 2/28/2010

Feb. 5, Romance and the Viola, Faculty Recital, 8 p.m., Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst . Kathryn Lockwood, viola and Estela Olevsky, piano; Brahms and Schumann. Tickets: $5/$10. Info: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar. Feb. 5, Yasmina Reza's International Hit Art. The Clark and the Williamstown Theatre Festival present a staged reading of Yasmina Reza's international hit Art at 7 p.m. at the Clark. Reservations are required for this free event. Call 458-0524 to reserve a seat. The Clark, 225 South St., Williamstown; clarkart.edu; 458-2303. Feb. 7, A Bit of History, Faculty Recital, 4 p.m., Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst. Early romantic works on historical instruments, including Beethoven's Sonata for Horn and Piano and a Bellini bel canto aria. Tickets: $5/$10. Info: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar Feb. 7, Silver Chord Bowl, 2 p.m., The Academy of Music in Northampton. All tickets $16 in advance; $20 at the door. Info: www.academyofmusictheatre.com Feb. 7, Invasives in the Valley, Nasami Farm, Whately, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Non-native invasive plants are a leading threat to the botanical health or our ecosystems. Fee: $28, member; $33, non-member. Pre-registration is necessary; contact the registrar at 508-877-7630, ext. 3303. Feb. 9, Graduate Jazz Composers' Concert, 8 p.m., Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst. New works performed by jazz majors/ensembles and faculty. No charge. Info: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar. Feb. 10, Massachusetts Senior Games. Downhill skiing is at Wachusett Mountain in Princeton, Mass. on Feburary 10 at 9 a.m. Feb. 11, Paulina Stark Masterclass in Voice, 4-6:30 p.m., Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst. Dominique Labelle, guest soprano No charge. Info: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar. Feb. 11, Opus One Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst. A faculty-student collaboration; Elizabeth Chang, faculty coordinator. No charge. Info: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar. Feb. 11-14, Mozart's Piano Concerti, Hartford Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series, sponsored by The Hartford Financial Services Group, The Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, Conn.; www.bushnell.org. Feb. 13, 25th Annual High School Honor Band, 7 p.m., Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, UMass Amherst. High school musicians from New England perform music for winds and percussion. No charge. Info: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar. Feb. 13, "Picture Yourself at Clark." The party of the season takes place from 6-8 p.m. at the Clark, 225 South St., Williamstown. "Picture Yourself at Clark" celebrates the opening of the Clark exhibition Giovanni Boldini in Impressionist Paris with an evening of live music, delectable hors d'oeuvres and fun with portraits. Tickets are $50 p/p (40 per member). Space is limited; RSVP by Feb. 5 to 458-0524 or online at clarkart.edu. Feb. 14, Artist Giovanni Boldini. Sarah Lees, the Clark's associate curator of European art, will discuss the early career of Boldini, an Italian artist who moved to Paris in 1871 just as the impressionists were getting their start. Free, held at 3 p.m. The Clark, 225 South St., Williamstown; clarkart.edu; 458-2303. Feb. 14, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, 2 p.m., The Academy of Music in Northampton. All tickets $16 in advance; $20 at the door. Info: www.academyofmusictheatre.com Feb. 14-April 25, Giovanni Boldini Exhibition. The exhibition of Giovanni Boldini in Impressionist Paris illuminates Boldini's early career while developing his unique style. The Clark, 225 South St., Williamstown; clarkart.edu; 458-2303. Feb. 18, Masterclass and Performance, works by Chopin, noon-2 p.m., Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst No charge. Info: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar. Feb. 18-20, LabWorks 15-Minute New Play Contest. This production features 12 short plays by playwrights from all over the U.S., in their Conn. premieres. Reservations are strongly recommended. The production will be performed at 100 High St., Enfield, Conn. Show dates are Feb. 18, 19 and 20. Curtain is 8 p.m. For tickets or info call 860-749-4665. Visit www.valleyrep.com for details, including descriptions of the plays. Feb. 19, CPTV presents David Garrett sponsored by The Hartford Financial Services Group, The Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, Conn.; www.bushnell.org. Feb. 19, Restoring the Olmstead Gardens at Palmer's Train Depot. At the Springfield Garden Club's meeting, 11:30 a.m., in the hall of the Wilbraham United Church, 500 Main St., Wilbraham, Robin Lamothe, co-owner of the Steaming Tender Restaurant in Palmer will present a program on the famous garden designer, Frederick Olmstead. Interested gardeners and historians are welcome. Guest fee is $5. Info: 525-6957. Feb. 20, Five College Choral Festival, 7 p.m., John M. Greene Hall, Smith College, Northampton. No charge. Info: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar. Feb. 20, Century of Broadway, Hartford Symphony Orchestra Pops Series, sponsored by The Hartford Financial Services Group, The Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, Conn.; www.bushnell.org. Feb. 21, Faculty Recital, 4 p.m., Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst. World premieres: Hsueh-Yung Shen's Duo for Alto Saxophone and Natural Horn and Emanuel Rubin's work for solo saxophone, plus music of Basset and Maslanka, Tickets: $5/$10. Information can be found by visiting: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar Feb. 21, An Afternoon in Brooklyn, 2 p.m., The Academy of Music in Northampton. All tickets $16 in advance; $20 at the door. Info: www.academyofmusictheatre.com Feb. 22, The Geometry of Music, Theory Lecture Series, 1:10 p.m., Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst. Speaker: Dmitri Tymoczko, Princeton University faculty. The intersections of philosophy, cognitive science, physics, math and music, No charge. More information online at: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar Feb. 23, Spotlight on the Sax, 29th Annual Jazz Showcase. Jeffrey W. Holmes, producer/director, Bowker Auditorium, UMass Amherst, 8 p.m. Tributes to Sidney Bechet, Johnny Hodges, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, Michael Brecker, Supersax and more. Tickets: $5/$10. Info: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar. Feb. 23-28, Spring Awakening, sponsored by The Hartford Financial Services Group, The Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, Conn.; www.bushnell.org. Feb. 26, Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band, 8 p.m., Bowker Auditorium, UMass Amherst. James Patrick Miller, conductor; Frank Battisti, guest conductor; music by Wilson, Stuckey and Benson. Tickets: $5/$10. Info: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar. Feb. 27, 12th Annual High School Jazz Festival, 9 a.m .-5 p.m., Bezanson Recital Hall and Music Wing sites, UMass Amherst. Performances by H.S. Jazz Ensembles; adjudications and clinics by UMass Jazz faculty. No charge. Info: jwholmes@music.umass.edu. Feb. 28, Revisiting Chopin on his 200th Birthday, Faculty Recital, 2 p.m. Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst. Estela Olevsky, piano. To include 24 Preludes Op. 28 and the seldom-heard Piano Quintet version of Piano Concerto #1 in E Minor Op. 13 with the Umass Graduate String Quartet. Tickets: $5/$10. Info: www.umass.edu/music/eventcalendar. Feb. 28, The Really Big Show, 2 p.m., The Academy of Music in Northampton. All tickets $16 in advance; $20 at the door. Info: www.academyofmusictheatre.com