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October 2020
Nature Explorers: School day alternative at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Come join us for new friends and new adventures at Mass Audubon’s Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. You’ll spend the day unraveling nature’s secrets with experienced naturalists and other kids who love nature and time outdoors. Your day will be entirely outdoors and full of nature games and naturalist skills (plant ID, animal tracking, nature crafts) and dose of earth and life science studies (e.g. weather, geology, life cycles, food webs, natural communities). We are delighted to introduce this school day…
Find out more »Tween Baking Series
This program for 5th-8th graders will allow students to learn the fundamentals of baking, try out new plant-based recipes and make friends along the way. Participants will explore both the sweet and savory sides of baking. Sponsored by Guido’s Fresh Marketplace. Scholarships are available.
Find out more »After School at Home: Globe Trotters
This after-school adventure is filled with stories, art, and games from cultures around the world, past and present for kids Grades 1 & 2.
Find out more »The Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show
The Incredible Naumkeag Pumpkin Show is BACK! This year with more pumpkins, more fun, and an expanded schedule! Explore our famous gardens as we transform Naumkeag into a celebration of autumn with over 1,500 jack-o-lanterns, hundreds of mums, pumpkins and countless gourds – most of which were grown right here at Naumkeag! Hot cider and fall treats will be available for sale on-site. Reservations for time ticket entry required.
Find out more »After School at Home: Adventures in Animation
Students, Grades 3 - 6, will learn how to create their own animated short films including creating narratives, storyboarding, scenery and character design, and post-production.
Find out more »Virtual: Ghosts of the Berkshires: Colonial Spirits
Join the Bidwell House Museum for a Zoom talk with Robert Oakes, author of the new book Ghosts of the Berkshires. Before it became a haven for arts and culture, the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts was rugged and sparsely populated. From the early days of revolutionary fervor and industrial enterprise to today’s tourism, many chilling stories remain. Residents and visitors alike have felt fear and awe in these hills, telling tales of shadow figures, disembodied voices and spectral trains. Robert…
Find out more »London’s National Theatre in HD: Frankenstein
Directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.
Find out more »Virtual: Martha Mitchell Calling
Portrayed with humor, candor, and disarming pathos, this riveting work re-examines the life and legacy of Martha Mitchell. Outrageous, flamboyant, courageous, and the life of the party, she ultimately played the pivotal role in the downfall of Nixon’s Presidency.
Find out more »Virtual Premiere: The Trial of Susan B. Anthony
The Trial of Susan B. Anthony is a new song cycle, composed/written by Steven Mark Kohn & performed by mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala, who is accompanied by pianist Myra Huang. This seven-movement performance will bring the pivotal trial of Susan B. Anthony (a Berkshire native) to life. Ms. Zabala will portray many characters of the trial, from the judge to a juror to Susan B. Anthony herself. This timely piece will host a LIVE panel discussion immediately after the performance, and…
Find out more »Encore BSO Recitals
A weekly online series featuring 50 musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in nine studios stream performances released every Thursday at BSO.org at Noon. With newly recorded musicians and special live Q&A for selected programs, the Encore Recitals series reprises programming initially recorded and aired this past summer for the Tanglewood 2020 online festival.
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