Sharing an interest in artistic representations of climate change, artist Ohan Breiding and Lisa E. Bloom, author of Climate Change and the New Polar Aesthetics: Artists Reimagine the Arctic and Antarctic (Duke University Press, 2022), will discuss Breiding’s multimedia exhibition, Belly of a Glacier, which functions as a moving eulogy for the soon-to-be-extinct Rhône Glacier.
Exhibits, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Step back in time with culinary historian Becky Libourel Diamond, as she returns to Ventfort Hall to talk about her newest book, The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook. A tea featuring some of the treats from her new cookbook will follow her talk. The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook bridges the past and present, bringing back sugar plums and other […]
Arts and Culture, Food and Drinks, History and Heritage, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Berkshire Botanical Garden invites you to Rooted in Place: A Day of Stories, Seeds, and Stewardship — an immersive ecological symposium that celebrates the intimate ties between land, culture and community. Keynote Speaker: Abra Lee — Cultivating the Untold Stories of Black Gardeners and Growers. This gathering welcomes gardeners, farmers, educators, and nature lovers to explore how biodiversity and cultural heritage intertwine and how we […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Diversity and Inclusion, Health and Wellness, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Beginning November 9, the Berkshire County Historical Society will host a special series of fund-raising readings featuring four authors with strong ties to the Berkshires. They take place in Herman Melville’s historic study where he wrote Moby-Dick inspired by his view of Mount Greylock. Following the readings, guests can interact with the authors while enjoying […]
Benefits and Galas, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
The Clark Art Institute’s Research and Academic Program hosts a talk with Keelan Overton (Independent Scholar / Clark Fellow) on the Emamzadeh Yahya Project. The talk takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. Established in 2021, the aim of the Emamzadeh Yahya Project is to increase awareness and understanding of the Emamzadeh Yahya shrine complex […]
Arts and Culture, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Join us on Zoom for a visual exploration with members of the Firschein family on the history of their family’s legendary Yiddish printing press and how it came to reside at the Yiddish Book Center. For decades, the Firschein Press—a small, family-run printing business—provided the residents of Brooklyn neighborhoods with all their stationery and advertising […]
Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Online Event
Discover how artificial intelligence is reshaping our world at AI for All, the first session in BCC's new State of Work Summit Signature Series. This dynamic half-day event explores the essential concepts, tools, and real-world applications of AI — making this powerful technology understandable and useful for everyone. Registration begins at 8:30 am.
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Translators Ellen Cassedy and Anita Norich join Lisa Newman to discuss their recently released translation of Rashel Veprinski’s Hand in Hand. This headily bittersweet novel takes readers into the “Jewish tumult” of New York’s early 20th-century Yiddish literary community, where recent immigrants from Eastern Europe toiled as shoemakers and tailors by day while cultivating a vibrant intelligentsia by […]
Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Online Event
Though much is known about the famous painter Georgia O’Keeffe, little has been written about her lifelong friend Anita Pollitzer, the Jewish trailblazer of the American suffragist movement. Author Liza Bennett delves into their 50-year friendship. Part of Jewish Literary Voices.
Diversity and Inclusion, History and Heritage, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Beginning November 9, the Berkshire County Historical Society will host a special series of fund-raising readings featuring four authors with strong ties to the Berkshires. They take place in Herman Melville’s historic study where he wrote Moby-Dick inspired by his view of Mount Greylock. Following the readings, guests can interact with the authors while enjoying […]
Benefits and Galas, Literature, Lectures, and Talks