Join author and illustrator AJ Smith for a reading of his new book, Catnip Mouse. The reading is followed by a presentation and discussion about the making of the book, an interactive game that invites kids to be just as silly as the book itself, and a drawing demonstration. Reserve autographed AJ Smith books online!
Family Friendly, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Williamstown Rural Lands is excited to host Michael Hutton-Woodland as he shares the research and experience behind his first novel, Harvesting Legacy. The novel explores the difficult decisions facing a rural family as they handle the succession of their farmland, and the philosophical debates between development and conservation. Michael will share his experience interviewing numerous […]
Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Political philosopher Joy James speaks with Lucius Outlaw, a philosopher concerned with matters of social and political life. Together with Zora J Murff and Terence Washington, they inform and discuss Murff’s artistic examination of the overarching structures that shape Black Americans’ desires and aspirations for the things that only appear to be liberatory. This subject […]
Belong Berkshires, Diversity and Inclusion, Exhibits, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
In partnership with The Mount, the Norman Rockwell Museum presents the Jazz Age Novel, a literary program organized in conjunction with the exhibition Jazz Age Illustration. The Jazz Age Novel will explore the work of three authors who critically examine the enormous cultural shifts that took place in America in the 1920s, including: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, 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
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
Join writer Anaїs Duplan for a multi-session, seminar-style series in our galleries to explore the concepts of privilege and power in contemporary art through reading short texts, writing in response to exhibitions, and discussion. This series focuses on exhibitions by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) identifying artists at MASS MoCA, who explore the […]
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Contemporary Nature: Tending the Garden is a public symposium featuring a keynote by writer and philosopher Báyò Akómoláfé that poses questions for our ecological future. Artists, scholars, and students convene to share their experiences on what co-becoming means to them in their art, gardening, and land stewardship practices. In addition to Homecoming's Amanda Lovelee and […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Contemporary Nature: Tending the Garden is a public symposium featuring a keynote by writer and philosopher Báyò Akómoláfé that poses questions for our ecological future. Artists, scholars, and students convene to share their experiences on what co-becoming means to them in their art, gardening, and land stewardship practices. In addition to Homecoming's Amanda Lovelee and […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
Join writer Anaїs Duplan for a multi-session, seminar-style series in our galleries to explore the concepts of privilege and power in contemporary art through reading short texts, writing in response to exhibitions, and discussion. This series focuses on exhibitions by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) identifying artists at MASS MoCA, who explore the […]
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks