Housatonic Heritage Walk at Bidwell House| 12:00PM / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | |
 MONTEREY, Mass. — Join the Bidwell House Museum for our 2nd Housatonic Heritage Walk of 2023, Forest Ecology and Tree Identification on Sept. 9 at 10 am. During this walk visitors will explore the woodland trails of the Bidwell House Museum with Tom Ryan, DCR state forester. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and will learn about tree and plant identification, carbon sequestration, effect of climate on the forest, and wildlife habitat adaptive forestry. Tom Ryan is a Forester with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. He is a Board Member and volunteer at the Bidwell House Museum and resides with his family in >> Read More |
Becket Athenaeum Book Sale | 08:00AM / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | |
 BECKET, Mass. The Becket Athenaeum, located at 3367 Main Street in Becket, is holding a two-day book "sale" on Sept. 2 and 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on its front lawn. A wide variety of books will be available for readers of all ages and interests (fiction, non-fiction, art, gardening, cooking, etc.). Anyone taking one or more books is simply asked to donate any amount they choose to support the library's operations. >> Read More |
Norman Rockwell Museum Director Appointed to American Alliance of Museums| 08:01AM / Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Norman Rockwell Museum announced the appointment of Director/CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt to the Accreditation Commission of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). According to a press release, the AAM Accreditation Program—considered the gold standard for museum excellence for over 50 years—relies on the dedication and collective experience of the Accreditation Commission. These volunteers make decisions regarding a museum's accreditation status and provide leadership to the field to ensure that museums are aligned with their own missions, changing communities, and the environment in which they operate and serve the >> Read More |
Mahaiwe to screen Disney's 'Up' in Spanish| 12:16PM / Thursday, August 24, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center will screen Disney's "Up" from 2009, in Spanish with English subtitles, on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. Attendance is free but registration is required. Visit mahaiwe.org or call or visit the Box Office, 413-528-0100, during open hours — Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. The film is coordinated in part by the Mahaiwe's Spanish-language Community Advisory Network (SCAN). SCAN is a partnership between the theater and Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires (VIM). SCAN is funded in part by the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation's Arts Build Communities Initiative, Charles >> Read More |
2023 Book One Lecture At Simon's Rock | 11:58AM / Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —Simon's Rock welcomes novelist, memoirist, illustrator, and cultural critic Mira Jacob for a talk reflecting on her award-winning graphic memoir and this year's Book One selection, "Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations" at the end of the month. The lecture and Q&A will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m. in the McConnell Theater on the Simon's Rock campus. The event is open to the public and free of charge, and will be available on livestream. Jacob's graphic memoir "Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations" was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award, longlisted for the PEN Open Book >> Read More |
The Classical Beat: Tanglewood Concludes; Berkshire Opera, South Mountain Next By Stephen Dankner, Special to iBerkshires
08:00AM / Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | |
 This week, Tanglewood concludes its magnificently curated, presented and performed 2023 classical music summer festival season with panache by showcasing two live film concert blockbusters: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" on Saturday evening, Aug. 26, and on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 27, John Williams' "Star Wars: The Story in Music" – both performed by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra under the direction of conductor Keith Lockhart. Added to this will be the violin, cello and piano trio of stellar performers Kavakos, Ax and Ma performing Beethoven. Each of these performances will be in the Shed. Read below for the details, including end-of-season
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Art on Main Gallery New Exhibit: Oil Water Clay | 12:26PM / Friday, August 18, 2023 | |
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — A new exhibit by artists Mike Coyne and Bruce Shickmanter will open at the Art on Main Gallery on Aug. 24. There will be an opening reception on Aug. 26 from 2 to 4 pm. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm. The gallery is located on 38 Main Street. Michael Coyne is a retired emergency physician whose artistic interests include metalwork, ceramics, photography, and painting. Michael’s art is inspired by; music, travel, the outdoors, and his love of colors. His works have been displayed in a variety of galleries and shows within New England and the Southwest. In his paintings, Bruce >> Read More |
Ralph Steadman Exhibit at The Red Lion Inn| 02:36PM / Thursday, August 17, 2023 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Red Lion Inn and the Norman Rockwell Museum to co-present the exhibit, "Ride the Thunder." The iconic artworks of British Illustrator Ralph Steadman and the groundbreaking literary works of Hunter S. Thompson take center stage in the exhibit that includes never-before-seen pieces, curated by M. A. Cash. Ride the Thunder, co-presented by Theory Wellness, will be open to the public from August 20 through October 31, 2023, at The Red Lion Inn. "We are overjoyed to welcome this captivating exhibit to our hotel for a ten-week residency," said Sarah Eustis, CEO and Founder of Main Street Hospitality. "Filled with rich >> Read More |
Bidwell House Museum Online: Religion and Slavery in Colonial New England| 12:23PM / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Join the Bidwell House Museum on Saturday, Aug. 26 for the final history talk of the 2023 season with Kenneth P. Minkema, Director of The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University. In this presentation, Dr. Kenneth Minkema will examine some of the theological, religious, and biblical rationales for the institution of slavery, as expressed in the Puritan and Dissenting tradition inherited by many of the English colonizers of New England. Prominent ministers of western Massachusetts, such as Jonathan Edwards of Northampton, along with others, enslaved people of color. As the eighteenth century wore on, however, critiques of the slave trade and, eventually, of >> Read More |
The Classical Beat: Tanglewood, Sevenars Attain Their Peak This Week By Stephen Dankner, Special to iBerkshires
07:57AM / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | |
 During this week of the Tanglewood Festival, the spotlight will focus on a wide range of extraordinary soloists and conductors. As a sample, we can look forward with eager expectation to the following: Maestro Andris Nelsons conducting the BSO in programs with stellar soloists violinist Leonidas Kavakos, and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Esteemed Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki leading concerts with the BSO and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and participating in a TLI In Conversation event. TLI In Conversation with American composer Carlos Simon. A unique Shed recital with Emanuel >> Read More |
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