Join BNRC and Q-MoB (Queer Men of the Berkshires) on an evening hike from CHP Great Barrington to a series of wetlands, meadows, and forests that play home to an amazing symphony of spring peepers (frogs), beavers, bats, and birds. If we have time we’ll make our way up to Fountain Pond State Park, and […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Diversity and Inclusion, Nature and Recreation, Outdoor Event
Plan your next visit around live music under the stars. In the meantime, support live music in your community and wherever you go! All of the following shows are at 8:00 pm. 04/18: Annie Hart 05/04: Charlotte Cornfield & Sima Cummingham 05/10: Mike Frazier 05/18: Pascale Cheron, Sophia Eliana, and Avery Friedman 05/22: JJ Slater […]
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 Kripalu Visionary, internationally recognized yoga and meditation teacher, activist, and the founder of Active Peace Yoga, Reggie Hubbard, for a rejuvenating weekend program designed for all men—and those who identify as men—of color. Experience a space for deep rest, soul healing, laughter, and conscious conversations about the stresses we carry and how we can begin […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Diversity and Inclusion, Health and Wellness
Below is a list of summer camps and activities for the Berkshires. This list will be updated as information is received. Berkshire Art Center - 2025 Young Artist Summer Program - registration opens 2/17/25 Berkshire East - Bement Mountain Bike Camp Berkshire Horseworks - Ranch Life 101 - registration opens 2/10/25 Berkshire Museum - Summer […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, School Vacation
Curated by BBG’s horticulture staff, this year’s Plant Sale features hundreds of perennials, annuals and vegetables with a focus on diversity and nature-based landscaping, a trend toward gardens that are exuberant and alive, out of the uniform and into something comfortable, and welcoming to birds, bees and butterflies.
Family Friendly, Outdoor Event
Experience the beauty of birds through the timeless art of Charley Harper at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. This exhibition celebrates Berkshire birds and landscapes, showcasing Harper’s bold, modern style amid forests, meadows, and beaver wetlands. On view in our barn addition, the show is open daily during sanctuary open hours. Native Birds in Bold Shape: […]
Meet the potter in residence. Hear about her process. Ask questions and enjoy her pottery.
A group show of Eclipse Mill resident artists. Come and enjoy a variety of recent work and a display of books created by this diverse group of artists and writers. The historic Eclipse Mill is a creative community working individually and collectively to contribute to the artistic engagement of the region. Parking on the east […]
Carol Shumans will be showing her paintings created with alcohol ink and oils. Her work is deeply rooted in the natural world and provides an intimate connection to earth, light and memory that for her is both ancient and divine. She will exhibit her work at Greylock WORKS from May 17th -May 24th. Her art […]