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Behind the scenes talks at Shakespeare & Company
Event Series Behind the Curtain Lecture Series 2024

Behind the Curtain Lecture Series 2024

Shakespeare & Company 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA

Shakespeare & Company's free Behind the Curtain lecture series resumes on Saturday, April 6, led by Shakespeare scholar Ann Berman. Featuring directors, cast, and design team members as guests, Berman examines various themes surrounding both the Shakespeare and contemporary productions slated for Season 2024 through talks designed to be accessible, engaging, and interactive. Berman holds […]

Arts and Culture, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Performing Arts & Entertainment

Discussion about the upcoming eclipse by Williams students

Eclipses: What Are They?

David & Joynce Milne Public Library 1095 Main Street, Williamstown, MA

On April 8th, there will be an eclipse visible in many parts of the United States. On the Saturday beforehand, several Williams College Astronomy students will give a slideshow about eclipses for a general audience. And, a limited number of eclipse glasses will be available! Please join us.

Literature, Lectures, and Talks

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Billy Budd at Hot Plate Brewing

Herman Melville’s Billy Budd: 100th Anniversary Kick Off

Hot Plate Brewing Co. 1 School Street, Pittsfield, MA

The Berkshire County Historical Society is marking the centennial of Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, Sailor with a year-long celebration of events kicking off at Hot Plate Brewing Co. Beginning at noon, Hot Plate Brewing Co. will host a mini marathon reading of Billy Budd, Sailor. The community is invited to participate by registering to read from the book […]

Arts and Culture, Food and Drinks, History and Heritage, Literature, Lectures, and Talks

Emily Monosson to speak at MCLA

2024 Vadnais Lecture

MCLA 375 Church Street, North Adams, MA

This year's Elizabeth and Lawrence Vadnais Environmental Issues Lecture will be given by Emily Monosson, author of Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic (W.W. Norton Press, July 2023). She has written four previous books, including Natural Defense and Evolution in a Toxic World. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Amherst […]

Literature, Lectures, and Talks

The Green Living Seminars presented by MCLA
Event Series MCLA: Green Living Seminars

MCLA: Green Living Seminars

MCLA 375 Church Street, North Adams, MA

The seminars are free and open to the public. They will be held in FCSI 121. Podcasts will be posted online following each presentation. See the Event Website. Feb. 08: Nature Based Solutions for River Restoration and Flood Resilience in New England Feb. 15: WD Cowls - Sustainability is our Purpose: Perspective from Massachusetts' Largest […]

Health and Wellness, Literature, Lectures, and Talks

Paul Yoon is one of several poets to read at Bard College
Event Series Poetry & Fiction Series

Poetry & Fiction Series

Bard College at Simon's Rock 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, MA

The Writers at the Rock: Poetry & Fiction Series readings will take place in-person on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. in Blodgett House on the campus of Simon’s Rock. All readings are free and open to the public. The first reading in the series will take place on Thursday, March 7 with author Tiana Clark. See […]

Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks

Behind the scenes talks at Shakespeare & Company
Event Series Behind the Curtain Lecture Series 2024

Behind the Curtain Lecture Series 2024

Shakespeare & Company 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA

Shakespeare & Company's free Behind the Curtain lecture series resumes on Saturday, April 6, led by Shakespeare scholar Ann Berman. Featuring directors, cast, and design team members as guests, Berman examines various themes surrounding both the Shakespeare and contemporary productions slated for Season 2024 through talks designed to be accessible, engaging, and interactive. Berman holds […]

Arts and Culture, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Performing Arts & Entertainment

Hear the story of transition from author Lucy Sante

I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition by Lucy Sante

MASS MoCA 87 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA
$5

An iconic writer’s lapidary memoir of a life spent pursuing a dream of artistic truth while evading the truth of her own gender identity, until, finally, she turned to face who she really was. Lucy Sante felt at home only when she moved to New York City in the early 1970s and found her people […]

Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks

Paul Yoon is one of several poets to read at Bard College
Event Series Poetry & Fiction Series

Poetry & Fiction Series

Bard College at Simon's Rock 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, MA

The Writers at the Rock: Poetry & Fiction Series readings will take place in-person on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. in Blodgett House on the campus of Simon’s Rock. All readings are free and open to the public. The first reading in the series will take place on Thursday, March 7 with author Tiana Clark. See […]

Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks