Events from January 11 – January 13 – Visit the Berkshires of Western MA

13 Mon

July 13 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am Qigong with Jamie Greene

Qigong with Jamie Greene

The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA

Enjoy the ancient Chinese, mind-body practice of Qigong, meaning mastery of your life-force energy. Qigong, a simpler form of Tai Chi, combines gentle movements that mimic nature, self-applied massage, breathwork, and meditation with the goal of improving and maintaining physical and emotional health. This self-care practice has been found to relieve stress and anxiety, calm […]

13 Mon

July 13 | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

West African & Caribbean Drum and Song Classes

Tamarack Hollow Nature & Culture Center 1515 Savoy Hollow Road , Windsor, MA

Every Monday - West African & Caribbean drum and song classes with Aimee Gelinas M.ED at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield. Beginner class at 5:30 pm; advanced class at 6:30 pm advanced. Registration required for all new students.

14 Tue

July 14 | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Handbuilding: Winter White Mugs

Handbuilding: Winter White Mugs

Citizens' Hall 13 Willard Hill RoadStockbridge,

Capturing the beauty of the many warm and cool whites of snow as the sun and shade shift, we will learn to use a myriad of different white or neutral slips, underglaze, terra sigillata, and glaze for our surface effects. Patchwork texture and an emphasis on the seams, created in the making process, will give […]

Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Health and Wellness

14 Tue

Groups of people gather around the reflection pool at The Clark in summer

July 14 | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm A Morning of Self-Care

A Morning of Self-Care

Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA

Choose from a variety of activities that support your wellbeing and spark your creativity! Beginning at 9:30 am, start the day outside with an all-levels yoga session on the Reflecting Pool lawn inspired by the Clark’s natural landscape. At 10:30 am, continue connecting with nature on a guided walk through the woods designed to help […]

14 Tue

Be creative in this wheel throwing class with BAC

July 14 | 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Intro to Wheel Throwing

Intro to Wheel Throwing

Citizens' Hall 13 Willard Hill RoadStockbridge,

In this class we will cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel. We'll get to know the various stages of the pottery-making process, and build skills to help you start your creative journey in clay. This class is meant for completely new folks, as well as beginners with some experience who would like […]

Berkshire250, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios

15 Wed

July 15 American Stories: History Course

American Stories: History Course

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Route 183, Stockbridge, MA

American Stories: Rebels and Revolutionaries of the Berkshires examines the history of the American Revolution and its reverberating echoes in the region, nation, and world by highlighting the fascinating but complicated biographies of Berkshire County residents who impacted American history and culture from the late eighteenth century onward. This historical and civic education program explores […]

15 Wed

July 15 | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm The Playful Pot: Creating with Slab Components

The Playful Pot: Creating with Slab Components

Citizens' Hall 13 Willard Hill RoadStockbridge,

Learn how to form and join small hand made clay components to create a larger, complex pot. Using hand made templates, we will make various smaller forms that will be joined at the leather hard stage in order to build bigger pots with repetitive shape: the results will be a dynamic creative and joyful form! […]

Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios

15 Wed

Works on paper highlight talks at the Clark

July 15 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Works on Paper Highlights Talk

Works on Paper Highlights Talk

Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA

On Wednesdays in July and August, the Clark Art Institute presents a free series of Works on Paper Highlights Talks in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, which houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs. Each week, discover a unique selection of rarely exhibited works on paper with […]