The Out in the Berkshires weekend kicks off on with a performance by the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Pittsfield at 3:30pm.The BGMC is one of New England’s largest and most successful community-based choruses.

This will be the first appearance in the Berkshires for BGMC. Their concerts in Boston regularly fill Symphony Hall with music lovers. The 175-voice ensemble is celebrated for its outstanding musicianship, creative programming, and groundbreaking community outreach.

Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform highlights from its hit show, Boys Just Wanna Have Fun: Totally 80s, a tribute to the music of the 80s including hits by Madonna, Boy George, Bon Jovi, Prince, George Michael, Cyndi Lauper and many more.  This show was featured during the 2009 Boston Pride festivities and proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Gay/Straight Alliances at Pittsfield High School and Taconic High School. For more information on the chorus please visit www.bgmc.org

Ticket prices are $5 for students, $10 for adults in advance – 10% discount for groups of 10 or more. $15 at the door. Tickets will be sold at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Taconic High School, Pittsfield High School, and St. Stephen’s.

Check Barrington Stage Company’s Production of “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later (An Epilogue)” performed ONE DAY ONLY, Monday, October 12th on the Main Stage.

The creators of the highly acclaimed play The Laramie Project, which since 2000 has been one of the most performed plays in America, will premiere a compelling and groundbreaking epilogue to the original piece.

The staged reading of The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later (An Epilogue), will be performed in New York at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Barrington Stage Company, and more than 100 other theaters across the country on October 12, 2009.

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Quite Queer at the Elks Lodge in Pittsfield kicks off at 6:00pm with live music by queer-oriented acts MKNG FRNDZ, Jen Urban & the Box, Max Steele and the Party Ice and The G-Spots with a dance party to follow.

This is an 18+ event, 21+ to drink. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

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