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January 2019
Uncovering Williams
Williamstown, MA 01267 United States + Google Map
The Spring 2019 class, Uncovering Williams, will use this selection of four works from WCMA’s collection to interrogate the history of Williams College and its relationship to land, people, architecture, and artifacts. Students in the course, co-taught by Kevin Murphy, Senior Curator of American Art, and Dorothy Wang, Professor of American Studies and Faculty Affiliate in English, will examine the visual and material culture of Williams, including a portrait of Amos Lawrence—an early benefactor of the college—and 19th century landscapes…
Find out more »James Van Der Zee: Collecting History
Williamstown, MA 01267 United States + Google Map
This focused exhibition highlights WCMA’s recently-acquired portfolio of eighteen photographs by James Van Der Zee (1886-1983) during the first half of the 20th century. Born and raised in Lenox, Massachusetts, Van Der Zee established a thriving photography studio in Harlem by 1916, and served as the foremost chronicler of black life in New York City during the early 20th century. The photographs from Van Der Zee’s portfolio, as well as one photograph already in WCMA’s collection, are shown alongside three…
Find out more »March 2019
Rockwell on Spring
Celebrate spring with a study of Norman Rockwell’s seasonal images, followed by a walk along the Museum grounds. Plant flower seeds for transplanting after the last frost.
Find out more »The Choir of Man
Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” The Choir of Man offers up 90 minutes of indisputable joy. It’s a party. It’s a concert. It’s a pint-filled good time set in a real working pub that combines incredible harmonies, high-energy dance and live percussion with foot-stomping choreography. The multi-talented cast of nine handsome men sing everything from pub tunes and folk to Broadway and classic rock. The cast features world-class tap dancers, acrobats, singers, instrumentalists and poets, ensuring…
Find out more »Chinese Art: Traditional Brush Painting Workshop with Zhong-hua Lu
Chinese brush painting is about the balance of nature and the inter-relatedness and complexity of all things. Xie yi hua is one kind of traditional style of painting. Students will learn philosophical, cultural, and technical aspects of this ancient art, a language of symbolic brush strokes. Working on rice paper with Chinese ink and watercolors, students will learn step-by-step how to control brush, color, and water to create natural motifs, from rocks, trees, birds, fish, flowers and bees to complex…
Find out more »Mom and Baby Giraffes
Join us for a Paint and Sip fundraiser to benefit the Carolina Water Fowl Rescue; a nonprofit organization that provides sanctuary, rescue and rehabilitation for wildlife, farmed and exotic animals. You'll learn to paint this sweet image of "Mom and Baby Giraffes” on a large 16x20 canvas. All painting materials, light snack and donation included. Cash Raffles. BYOB.
Find out more »Jen Durkin and The Business
Jen Durkin’s funk band, Deep Banana Blackout (DBB), set her on the path to attain her dreams. After selling out clubs like Irving Plaza and Wetlands in NYC and the Gothic Theatre in Denver, DBB became a festival favorite and propelled Jen on stage with legends like Gregg Allman and Metallica. Jen’s new band, Jen Durkin and The Business, is keeping up the funk, packed with tradition and new inspiration.
Find out more »Learn to Ski Program
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Tired of being stuck indoors during the winter? Searching for something fun to do outside during the winter months while getting in a great workout? Want to meet new outdoorsy friends that love being outside and spending time in nature? Take up nordic skiing! If you're a newbie or beginner skier looking to get into cross-country skiing and spend more time outside this winter than sign up for Notchview's Learn to Ski Program! Here's how it works: You get 3…
Find out more »Cliffs of Moher
Join us for a Paint and Sip fundraiser to benefit the Cancer Terminator Relay for Life Team. You’ll learn how to paint this Ireland inspired landscape image of “Cliffs of Moher" on a large 16x20 canvas. All painting materials, instruction and donation included. Cash Bar. At Bogies, 935 S. Main St, Great Barrington, MA.
Find out more »Close Encounters With Music: Troika à la Russe – Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Scriabin
Great Barrington, MA 01230 United States + Google Map
Ukrainian-born pianist Inna Faliks (“adventurous and passionate”— The New Yorker) and Yehuda Hanani present a program rich in Russian lore, Slavic emotionalism, Soviet-era sarcasm, and dazzling virtuosity: the cello/piano sonatas by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and Scriabin’s Sonata No. 5, which pianist Sviatoslav Richter considered the most difficult piece in the entire piano repertory. Rachmaninoff’s sonata is passionate and emotionally torrential, a survivor from the 19th century. Prokofiev, on the other hand, dubbed “bad boy of Russian music” by the establishment for…
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