Lightning Bug Show for All Ages
Hancock Shaker Village 1843 West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield, MAEnjoy a magical summer evening with a short presentation and a guided walk to spot fireflies in the Village meadows.
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Enjoy a magical summer evening with a short presentation and a guided walk to spot fireflies in the Village meadows.
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
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 […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
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.
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
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
On the first Tuesday of each month, stories come alive on the StoryWalk with South Berkshire Kids! Families are invited to gather at the top of the StoryWalk trail for a lively read-aloud, then grab a seat at the craft table for a hands-on activity or continue the adventure by exploring The Mount’s trails and […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly
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 […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Designed for life-long learners who seek to deepen their dance-going experience, dance educator, Pillow alum, and writer Kate Mattingly, Ph.D., will examine different approaches to experience and interpret dance as an audience member, drawing from the work of artists featured in the upcoming Festival 2026. Participants will explore how live performance is shaped by aesthetics, artists' […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Online Event, Performing Arts & Entertainment
Explore Edith Wharton’s original estate, from its woodlands and wetlands to its open meadows, on a relaxed, beginner-friendly birding walk. Learn how to spot and identify both migrating and resident birds, with a focus on the fundamentals of bird-finding, identification, and behavioral observation. Rather than keeping a running list, we’ll slow down and enjoy the […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Outdoor Event
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! […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
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 […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios