Join us as Robert Oakes, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires, leads you through the rooms and halls of this historic estate sharing tales of its hauntings. Stand in the places where the eerie encounters occurred, listen to the first-hand accounts of those who experienced them, and maybe even experience something unusual yourself. This is not an […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
Featuring over 50 Berkshire County and beyond elementary, middle and high school students. Get ready for an electrifying adventure as Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical JR. takes the stage at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield! Join Matilda, a clever and courageous girl with extraordinary gifts, as she takes a stand against the odds. From her cruel […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Feminist icon, Grammy winner, Broadway star, best selling memoirist, and children’s book author Ani DiFranco is the mother of the DIY movement, being one of the first artists to create her own label in 1990 (the aptly named Righteous Babe Records). While she has been known as the Little Folksinger, her music has embraced punk, […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Old Crow Medicine Show is an American roots band known for their blend of traditional country, old-time string music, bluegrass, and folk. Formed in 1998 in Ithaca, NY, the band rose to prominence after being discovered by bluegrass legend Doc Watson. Their breakthrough came with the song Wagon Wheel, which became a platinum hit and […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Mariel Capanna (b. 1988) plays what she calls “games of remembering” as a way of reckoning with loss. Working from home videos and family slideshows, whose runtime is her constraint, the artist races to record fleeting memory images in oil paint. She scatters these flat, pastel forms like confetti across deep, atmospheric surfaces, creating compositions […]
Join sound healer, grief doula, vocalist, and author, Gina Breedlove, for a program that invites you to ground yourself through the power of grace. Gina will teach and guide you through her eight rituals for grounding through affirmations such as 'My body is my sanctuary' and 'I am always home.' This program is suitable for anyone who […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Diversity and Inclusion, Health and Wellness
At the core of who you are lies the unchanging, beyond-human aspect of your divine essence. When you come to know and recognize this essence, you open to state of soul recognition and sacred union. This retreat invites you to explore the depths of divine embodiment—the ability to intimately merge and feel deeply with all things. This is […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Diversity and Inclusion, Health and Wellness
Berkshire Art Center - 2025 Young Artist Summer Program - registration opens 2/17/25 Berkshire Horseworks - Ranch Life 101 - registration opens 2/10/25 Berkshire Museum - Summer Camps - Check the link for camps ages Pre-K through Grade 8!
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, School Vacation
You’ve come to expect the best of touring, local, and undiscovered talent from us, and this year will be no exception. Here is the lineup for the nineteenth Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, which runs from April 24 through May 4 in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the cultural capital of the Berkshires. 04/24: Open Jam Session 04/25: Jazz […]
Arts and Culture, Performing Arts & Entertainment
Meet the newest farm babies – lambs, piglets, calves, chicks and kids! Baby animals are the stars of the show, but you can also join in daily talks about the farm and the Shakers, craft demonstrations, and walks along the Farm & Forest Trail.
Family Friendly, Nature and Recreation