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ArtWeek Berkshires 2024
ArtWeek Berkshires is an annual celebration of local creativity. Enjoy 100+ hands-on or behind-the-scenes events…
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Registrations for local children's camps for the summer are beginning to open. As we learn of them, they will be added to this list. Check back for updates. Berkshire Botanical Garden: Register here for all camps. Berkshire Horseworks: Ranch Life 101 Summer program - register here. Bousquet Mountain: Vacation Camps and the Rippers and Riders […]
The 18th annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival runs April 18-18, 2024. As close followers know, our festival is a highlight of Jazz Appreciation Month, a national observance that was conceived by the Smithsonian Institution in 2001, and later sanctioned by Congress. It also falls on the eve of another celebratory event, Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday anniversary, […]
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Performing Arts & Entertainment
On the tour you will visit this year’s calves, lambs, kids, piglets, and chicks in the Round Stone Barn, Dairy Ell, and barnyard. Special tickets are required and must be reserved in advance on our website. Hurry, as this popular feature sells out quickly!
Family Friendly, Outdoor Event
Explore the captivating worlds of mystery and wonder in this exhibition featuring highlights from the Norman Rockwell Museum’s Permanent Collection, which now holds almost 25,000 illustrations by prominent artists working across genres and time periods. On display are cover art for award-winning novels and mysteries, children’s book illustrations inspired by classic tales, fantastical anthropomorphic drawings, […]
Arts and Culture, Family Friendly
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum is proud to announce the return of BerkChique!, a unique community-driven event focused on sustainability and support for local non-profits. As the season changes, we invite community members to reevaluate their wardrobes. Items that are no longer in use – provided they are in good condition and wearable […]
In conjunction with the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) will present newly commissioned and recent works by Sadie Barnette, Alfred Conteh, Maya Freelon, Hugh Hayden, Letitia Huckaby, Jeffrey Meris, and Sable Elyse Smith in a new exhibition visualizing Black freedom, agency, and the legacy of the Civil […]
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Family Friendly, History and Heritage
Join the Norman Rockwell Museum education team for a drop-in artmaking workshop inspired by the mystery book cover illustrations of Teresa Fasolino. Participants will be introduced to Fasolino’s multi-faceted artistic process and will have the opportunity to make a mystery still life painting of their own.
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly
The Lenox Garden Club presents The Daffodil Show 2024, on April 27 and 28. The show is open to the public from 1 to 5 p.m. on April 27, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 28. Entries are accepted on Friday and on Saturday morning, until judging starts at 10 a.m.
Hancock Shaker Village opens for the 2024 season with the Baby Animals Festival, an annual signal of spring for many Berkshire residents. A family favorite for more than twenty years, visitors are invited to experience the ritual of renewal by welcoming this year’s baby animals and the newest arrivals – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks, and […]
Arts and Culture, Family Friendly, Outdoor Event
Join artist Teresa Fasolino and Norman Rockwell Museum Chief Curator Stephanie Haboush Plunkett for a lively discussion exploring Fasolino’s richly painted illustrations for mystery book covers and detailing the fine art of creating memorable images that entice viewers to read the book without giving too much away. Fasolino’s work is featured in the current exhibition Mystery and Wonder: Highlights from […]
Arts and Culture, Literature, Lectures, and Talks