The Berkshires

Bang on a Can’s annual Loud Weekend festival of contemporary music takes place at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass., today through Saturday. This year Bang on a Can features an eclectic mix of creative, experimental, and unusual music by the likes of Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Steve Reich, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jeffrey Brooks, Ted Hearne, Tamar Muskal, among others.

Comedian Paul Reiser brings his signature comedy to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., tonight at 8pm. Reiser is widely celebrated for his roles in Stranger Things and The Kominsky Method, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

Shake It Up: A Shakespeare Cabaret, a mash-up of modern music and Shakespearean verse, is presented by Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., today through Sunday. Allyn Burrows, director and co-creator of Shake It Up, says “Shakespeare and rock ‘n’ roll have been part of the fabric and lifeblood of popular culture for a long time. Mashing them together yielded fun and fascinating results.”

Tap visionary Michelle Dorrance and dancer-choreographer Ephrat Asherie join forces for The Center Will Not Hold, a lively celebration of street, club, and vernacular dances, inaugurating the summer season in the Ted Shawn Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, Mass., today through Sunday.

Martha Redbone brings her blend of soul, funk, pop, and Native American sounds to the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass., on Saturday at 8pm.

Bluegrass legends Tony Trischka, Bruce Molsky, and Michael Daves headline this year’s Down County Jump festival at Race Brook Lodge in Sheffield, Mass., today and Saturday.

Celebrated clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson returns to the Stissing Center in Pine Plains, N.Y., tonight at 7pm, with his program Fleeting Inventions. With music written for Benny Goodman, a new work by American composer Marc Mellits, and the seldom-heard original version of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, the program traces fortuitous relationships between composers and clarinetists throughout history.

The 19th annual Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) will pay tribute to actor Brian Cox and screen 75 movies at the Mahaiwe and the Triplex in Great Barrington, Mass., today through Sunday.

Ghost Funk Orchestra brings its genre-blending sound of soul, psych rock, salsa, and beyond to Adams Theater in Adams, Mass., tonight at 7:30pm. Led by composer/multi-instrumentalist Seth Applebaum, Ghost Funk Orchestra has been praised by NPR, Bandcamp, and Brooklyn Vegan, and has played legendary festivals such as Montreal Jazz, LEVITATION, Treefort, Telluride Jazz, and beyond. (Fri, May 23)

Singers Bettye LaVette and Madeleine Peyroux team up for a double bill at the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., tonight at 8pm. Bettye LaVette is hailed by the New York Times as “one of the great soul interpreters of her generation.”