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RI Selects: A Midwinter Staycation - A Night in North Adams
Posted by: Dan Shaw
Posted on: Tuesday, February 02, 2010
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A room with a fireplace at Porches in North Adams
“Creative collaboration” has become a mantra in the Berkshires, and the special “Get-a-Waypoint” package that the Porches Inn has put together for Saturday, February 6, is a culinary-and-cultural sampler. The genesis was the Berkshire Fringe Festival’s winter residency at MASS MoCA, which culminates on Saturday night with a work-in-progress performance of The Waypoint by playwright by Iris Dauterman. The story of a pregnant woman who’s unsure about her capabilities of being a mother and her soon-to-be-born baby who is unsure about wanting to make his way to earth, the play is in the magical realism tradition, which inspired Brian Alberg, the executive chef at the Red Lion Inn, to create a special pre-theater dinner.
“Brian loves to come up to Porches from time to time and prepare a special meal,” explains Carol Bosco Baumann of the Red Lion. “He played around with The Waypoint‘s themes of rebirth and transformation to create a five-course menu.” The meal begins with a “BLT,” which is a soup of house-cured bacon, wilted organic arugula & smoked tomatoes, and it ends with PB&J, which is a peanut butter ice cream and shortbread cookie sandwich with concord grape whipped cream. “We serve the meal family style so you can meet new people who are also interested in the arts,” says Bauman. “When you return to Porches after the performance, you’ll know people who you can discuss it with over breakfast if you like.” And remember to pack your bathing suit. Porches keeps its outdoor pool and hot tub open 365 days a year.
Get-a-Waypoint Package
$250 for two.
Porches
North Adams, MA; 413.664.0400
Performance only:
The Waypoint at MASS MoCA
February 6; 8 p.m.
$10
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