Jack and the Beanstalk

April 7th @ 11am Families First Series presents: CIP Puppet Troupe  "Jack and the Beanstalk" - based on the old English fairytale. Join Jack on his magical adventures with a silly goose, a singing cow and a goofy giant. Fun for the whole family! Written and performed by Students of CIP Berkshire (more…)
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Learn about the Spectrum Playhouse

Spectrum Playhouse & CIP
The former St. George’s Church in Lee, MA has undergone a transformation into the Spectrum Playhouse, Community Center and Joyous Studios. Now the Spectrum Playhouse is a multi-purpose performance space hosting a year-long season of professional performing artists, theatre productions, concerts, lectures and community events.
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Taking a Look at the Amazing Art of Charles Steinhacker and Linda Clayton

The Good Purpose Art Gallery is currently exhibiting the works of Charles Steinhacker alongside those of his wife, Linda Clayton.  The two's individual art styles are very different from each other, but both are captivating, as I will explain below. Steinhacker's works of art are not actually paintings, but rather photographs, albeit sometimes digitally enhanced ones. The pa...
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Lee Idol: Official Rules

Registration: Prospective performers must check in prior to the event at the Spectrum Playhouse. Performers will have an opportunity to meet with the sound technician to go over song selection and other needs and engage in a sound check. Registration will run from 5:00 - 6:30PM and performers are encouraged to come as early as possible to allow individual...
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Actors at the “Spectrum” shine with a Shakespeare-style comedy

After much hard work and preparation, "I Hate Shakespeare!", a CIP Berkshire student production, was a big success. The audience was captivated during the play and laughed a lot, throughly enjoying the dialogs and jokes and not knowing what was coming next. The actors moved smoothly from scene to scene performing at a pleasantly surprising level of professionalism and confi...
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Terry “A La Berry” in free kid show at Spectrum

Terry "A La Berry" Hall studied percussion with Arthur Press of the Boston Symphony Orchestra before attending both the Boston Conservatory and Berkley School of Music. Terry toured for fourteen years with Arlo Guthrie and Shenandoah, visiting the United States, Europe and Australia. He appears on 10 of Guthrie's albums, including 1992's "Son Of The Wind" and the Grammy-...
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“The Eagles Band” is coming to Lee

Mix of timeless classics we love and contemporary music we like to hear again and again: Verdi, Wagner and favorite American composers. Founded in 1936, The Eagles Band is the oldest continuing performance ensemble in the Berkshires. It has a wide variety of performing ensembles, including its wind ensemble, brass ensemble, marching band and stage band. The wind ensemble is ...
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Nutshell Playhouse: Mambo & Nemonee’s adventure

Can Mambo and Nemonee save the beautiful but endangered Floratius Serendipitus?   Follow them on their hilarious adventures around the globe as they look for the special ingredients that will do the trick. Featuring masks, movement, live music and puppetry, this original performance provides a wonderful chance to awaken young children to earth’s mysteries and the d...
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