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January 2021
Virtual: Yoga Class with Hanna
These virtual weekly classes are a blend of Vinyasa and Katonah Yoga, with some touches of breathwork and meditative moments. Be ready to move as well as slow down. Expect Taoist theory, imaginative metaphors, and lots of esoteric dialogue.
Find out more »Wildlife Tracking by Moonlight at TurnPark
Enjoy a moonlit stroll at TurnPark with a Mass Audubon naturalist. On a short walk through the outdoor sculpture park, we'll listen and watch with the lens of wildlife tracking, searching for clues of elusive wild mammals (e.g. mice, squirrels, rabbits, fox and bobcats), while taking in the taking in the surreal landscape and art at TurnPark. Dress warmly; traction assistive footwear recommended.
Find out more »Scott Eyerly Virtual Met Opera Lecture
Scott Eyerly will offer a free opera talk via Zoom prior to the Metropolitan Opera’s free streaming broadcast. Composer and librettist Scott Eyerly has won acclaim across a wide range of genres. Eyerly’s fresh approach to opera and classical music has attracted a growing audience. His popular lecture series at the Mahaiwe and his sold-out courses at The Juilliard School’s Evening Division are drawing novices and cognoscenti alike.
Find out more »West African & Caribbean Drum and Song Class
Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center & Gaia Roots World Music presents African & Caribbean drum and song classes every Monday with Aimee Gelinas M.Ed online and in-person at the Dalton CRA. 5:30pm beginner / 6:45pm advanced. Registration and masks required. For registration info email: [email protected]
Find out more »Drop In Community Yoga
Join Susan Shook, a yoga practitioner, at an all level yoga class here at the mansion. The class is indoors in our great hall. Masks will be required and social distancing will be practiced.
Find out more »Virtual: Organic Vegetable Gardening
Led by Maria Zordan, co-owner and operator of MX Morningstar Farm, this online course will include discussion of seed selection, seeding schedules, bed preparation and successful planting practice. Students will complete a vegetable garden design to be implemented at their own homes. There will also be an optional farm visit in early March (3 Classes).
Find out more »Virutal: At Edith’s Table: Food and Dining in Wharton’s Life and Work
In this illustrated online talk, writer and food historian, Carl Raymond will present an overview of how food and dining is represented in Wharton's major fiction and memoir. Raymond will present examples from Wharton's own life as well as how Wharton used food and dining to convey character and background in passages from some of her most memorable work.
Find out more »Virtual: Tu B’Shevat – My Tree in Israel
My Tree In Israel Ltd, is a new Israeli initiative connecting people from around the world to Israel in a personal and impactful way. Co-founders Kobi Assaf and Yishai Gelb will share how individuals can partner with Israeli farmers to adopt an olive tree and receive their own brand of fresh-pressed olive oil from that tree directly.
Find out more »Virtual: Medicinal Mushrooms
Explore the healing properties of wild and cultivated medicinal mushrooms that grow in the Northeast with herbalist Hannah Jacobson-Hardy, owner of Sweet Birch Herbals. Hannah will explain how to identify mushrooms in the wild and ways to preserve them. Handouts will be provided with recipes for mushroom teas, tinctures and edible varieties.
Find out more »Virtual Architecture Tour of Arrowhead
Take a virtual tour of Arrowhead, with a focus on its architecture. Themes will look at how Arrowhead looked when Herman Melville and his family lived there, the changes over its 230-year history, and how the Berkshire County Historical Society has worked to preserve the site where Melville wrote Moby-Dick and three other novels, all of his short stories and his initial works of poetry. Tour guide will be John Dickson, Arrowhead docent and Chair of the Pittsfield Historical Commission. …
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