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2016-2017
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Editor: Kate Abbott Photographer: Susan Geller Contributing Writer:Thom Smith With thanks to Sandy Ryan; Deborah, Tony, Laura and Stephen Abbott; Garrett Lang, Joan Entmacher and Mark Leymaster
Dancers celebrate the holidays, Photo by Susan Geller
Cover photo: Decorating cookies at the Williamstown Holiday Walk. Courtesy of the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce Photo above: Bob Cratchit and his family face a difficult holiday in Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Colonial Theatre. Photo by Abby LePage, courtesy of Berkshire Theatre Group This magazine is created solely by BTWBerkshires LLC © 2016
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Menorahs glow for Hanukkah, Photo by Susan Geller
Dates given below are all Saturdays.
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Features & Highlights
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Editor’s Note Art at museums
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Art and craft festivals
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Winter Farmers Markets
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Editor’s note This is an unusual holiday season. For some of us, looking out at a divided country, it is difficult to know how to face the end of this year and the beginning of the next. This magazine shapes itself around the calendar, and I have been gathering events through early February. I hope they may give warmth when we need it. And this year, as I look for lighted tractor parades and winter markets and Hanukkah and Kwanzaa celebrations, I am more than usually aware of the deeper notes in them. Here in these hills, the holidays come in with jazz saxophone and Unsilent Nights. Potters are wedging clay, and actors are practicing Dylan Thomas. Farmers are scrubbing earth from the roots in the barn cellars and milking cows on mornings cold enough to snow. Our holidays have a feeling of reality about them. It’s there in the stories too, when you look. These holidays tell us about family and birth and life renewing, even in danger. In this part of the world, they come at the darkest and coldest time of year, and when we hear stories about light going on in darkness, they seem to fit naturally with the candles we light on these long nights. Maybe that’s why holidays keep going in hard times. Soldiers have celebrated Christmas in the trenches. Jewish families have celPage
Two candles burn at one end. Photo by Nevit Dilmen
ebrated Hanukkah and Passover in hiding from the Nazis. People enslaved on Southern plantations before the Civil War created their own holiday music. Holidays bring out stories of home and caring for the people and the places that keep us going. As we come to Thanksgiving and Solstice and Kwanzaa, Christmas and Hanukkah as they come together in the same week this year, and New Year, may the holidays we celebrate bring us close to the hills where we live and to all of us who live here together. — Kate Abbott
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A turkey walks in the fields. Photo by Malene Thyssen
Chestnuts will roast in the embers after an open fire dies down. Photo by Wildfeuer
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Black ash baskets by Joann Kelly Catsos of Ashley Falls. Photo courtesy of the artist
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Thanksgiving
Squash, gourds and crimson corn kernels evoke the local harvest. Photo by Susan Geller
Thursday Nov. 24 Have a happy Thanksgiving! Holiday
Abode of the Message — Annual Thanksgiving Feast and celebration to benefit The Hope Project in India, founded by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, founder of the Abode, 6 p.m. Abode Road, New Lebanon, N.Y. 1879 -8090, theabode.org
Friday Nov. 25 Family
Bartholomew’s Cobble — Story Book Walk 10 a.m. to p.m. Walk along the ledges trail with readings from Charley Eliot and Knights of the Woods. Wheatogue Road, Sheffield. 1 -298- 2 9, thetrustees.org Table of contents
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Mason Library — Family Movie Night: “Finding Dory,” 6:1 p.m. free. 2 1 Main St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-2 0 , gblibraries.org Holiday
Arrowhead — “Candlelight and Chocolate Tour,” 7 p.m. Experience the house as the Melvilles lived it with a cider and chocolate reception with former director of The Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead, Betsy Sherman. 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2-179 , mobydick.org
Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses — Contemporary artists respond to the work of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses in holiday show. Closed-bid auction through Dec. 29. 10 a.m. to p.m. Thursday through Tuesday. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Berkshire Carousel — Wooden handmade carousel open noon to p.m. with rides and gift shop. 0 Center St., Pittsfield. 1 - 990 7, berkshirecarousel.com
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Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, more than 100 trees decorated and designed by local organizations reflecting a movie theme, to benefit the museum’s educational programming. Show through Dec. 1. 9 South St., Pittsfield. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org Ghent Playhouse — ‘The Turn of the Scrooge,’ 8 p.m. annual holiday Pantomime and zany spin on the classic Christmas Carol story with comedy and music. 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, N.Y. 800-8 8- 006, ghentplayhouse.org
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Festival of Holidays — Sheffield Historical Society market of work by local artists and artisans: jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, carved wooden items, glass ornaments and more, 11 a.m. to p.m. Old Stone Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Hancock Shaker Village — Turkey Talk and Walk, 11 a.m. Stroll along the village’s Farm and Forest Trail, ending in the barnyard to meet the turkeys and other animals. Free, rain or shine. 18 West Housatonic St., Routes 20 and 1, Pittsfield. 1 - 0188; hancockshakervillage.org
Spencertown Academy — Handmade Holiday Craft and Gift Show, 10 a.m. to p.m. Curated local jewelry, quilts, band boxes, cards, children’s toys (jigsaw animals, onesies for babies, teddy bears, felted toys), bread boards, baskets, scarves, hand-knit socks, ceramics,
BenGable Savories in Chatham, N.Y. Photo by Kate Abbott
handmade books and papers, ornaments, tin sconces, scherenschnitte, shortbread, toffee, jellies, sugar plums, chocolates, wreaths. 790 Route 20 , Spencertown, N.Y. 18- 92- 69 , spencertownacademy.org
Ventfort Hall — Gilded age mansion decked for the holidays through Jan. 1 . Tours on the hour, 10 a.m. to p.m. Monday to Saturday and through 2 p.m. Sunday, including Dec. 2 and Jan. 1. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- 206, gildedage.org
Music
Berkshire Theatre Group — Rev Tor Band & Friends Perform The Last Waltz Live, 8 p.m.: All Star Re-Creation of The Band’s Classic Con-
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cert Film with a full horn section and local, regional, and national artists. Not a tribute show but a community event. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St., Pittsfield 1 -997- , berkshiretheatregroup.org
Mount Anthony Country Club — Dead Resistors playing original world fusion & reggae covers. Bennington, Vt. 802- 2-2617, betterbennington.com
Norman Rockwell Museum — Norman Rockwell: Paintings in Song, : 0 p.m.: First hearing of music by John Myers and Crescendo inspired by Rockwell’s art, from a project set to premiere in Spring 2017. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 298- 100; nrm.org
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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — Candid Camera: 8 Decades of Smiles, 7: 0 p.m. Colunmist and comedian Peter Funt presents behind-the-scenes tales with the show’s funniest moments over 80 years. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-0100, mahaiwe.org
Saturday Nov. 26 Family
Northshire Bookstore — John Churchman reads from Brave Little Finn, 11 a.m. Jon Chad book signing 1 to p.m. 869 Main St., Manchester. Info: Directory
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Jane Klonsky on Unconditional: Older Dogs, Deeper Love, Orvis Flagship Store. 802- 62-2200, northshire.com
made carousel open noon to p.m. with rides and gift shop. 0 Center St., Pittsfield. 1 - 990 7, berkshirecarousel.com
Bobby Sweet will perform in The Last Waltz. Photo by Susan Geller
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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — The Wizard of Oz, and 7 p.m. Judy Garland classic on the big screen. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington, 1 - 280100, mahaiwe.org Holiday
Arrowhead — “Candlelight and Chocolate Tour,” 7 p.m. Experience the house as the Melvilles lived it with a cider and chocolate reception with former director of The Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead, Betsy Sherman. 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2-179 , mobydick.org
Bennington Hometown Holiday — Celebrating Small Business Saturday with a Christmas Bazaar, Craft, and Flea Market, 10 Table of contents
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a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church; Strolling Carolers around Downtown noon to 2 p.m. with the Bennington Choral Society, MAUHS Students, the Ukulele String Ensemble and Pownal Girl Scout Troop 06 8; visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Downtown Visitor Center, noon to 2 p.m. with cocoa and treats; A Celtic Christmas with the Sky Family, 7 p.m. at the Green Mountain Christian Center, Prince Edward Island’s premier Irish Dance Show, and wreaths, lights and garlands. betterbennington.com Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining
Grandma Moses — Contemporary artists reimagine, reinterpret or respond to the work of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses in holiday show. Closed-bid auction through Dec. 29. Hours: 10 a.m. to p.m. Thursday through Tuesday. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Berkshire Bach Society — Messiah Sing-In, p.m. Community sing with the ensemble at the First Congregational Church. 2 1 Main St., Great Barrington, 1 28-9 , berkshirebach.org
Berkshire Carousel — Wooden hand-
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Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees: more than 100 trees by local organizations reflecting a movie theme, to benefit the museum’s educational programming. Show through Dec. 1. 9 South St., Pittsfield. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
Chatham Small Business Saturday — Downtown celebration 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with sales, treats and small town holiday cheer at benGablesavories, Bimi’s Cheese, Chatham Bookstore, Chatham Brewing - Breezy Grass playing from 2 to p.m., the Columbia Land Conservancy, Victoria Dinardo Millinery and more. visitchathamny.com
Festival of Holidays — Sheffield Historical Society market of work by local artists and artisans: jewelry, pot-
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tery, leather goods, basketry, carved wooden items, glass ornaments and more, 11 a.m. to p.m. Old Stone Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Ghent Playhouse — ‘The Turn of the Scrooge,’ 8 p.m. annual holiday Pantomime with the Panto Loons, zany spin on the classic Christmas Carol story with comedy and music. 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, N.Y. 800-8 8- 006, ghentplayhouse.org
Hancock Shaker Village — Holidays at Hancock, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. visit to the Brick Dwelling with Shaker traditions related to Christmas and other holidays, seasonal decorations and sampling of Shaker Christmas music. Crafts and Cocoa, 11 a.m. to p.m., crafting corner: rope bracelets in holiday colors, also holiday cards and messages with quill pens. 18 West Housatonic St., Routes 20 and 1, Pittsfield. 1 -0188; hancockshakervillage.org
certown, N.Y. 18 92- 69 , spencer townacademy.org
Jackie Evancho will perform at the Troy Music Hall. Photo by Joan Hall
Lenox Library — Richmond-West Stockbridge Artists’ Guild holiday fine art show reception 2 to p.m. 18 Main St., Lenox. rwsag.org
Manchester Merriment — Shop Small Saturday downtown celebration with The Sahidi Sisters belly dance troupe at JOY all things underthings at p.m., Comollo’s Fine Wine & Antiques wine tasting 2 to p.m. Tree Lighting on the Town Green, p.m. Thanksgiving Concert: The Rudiakovs and Friends, Manchester Community Library, p.m., Joana Genova-Rudiakov, violin; Deborah Buck, violin; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Sophie Shao, cello; and Todd Palmer, clarinet
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perform works by Dvorak and Weber, with a reception to follow. Aurora Winter Opening Reception at Helmholz Fine Art p.m. Schedule visitmanchestervt.com
Spencertown Academy — Handmade Holiday Craft and Gift Show 10 a.m. to p.m. Curated local jewelry, quilts, band boxes, cards, children’s toys (jigsaw animals, onesies for babies, teddy bears, felted toys), bread boards, baskets, scarves, hand-knit socks, ceramics, handmade books and papers, holiday ornaments, tin sconces, shortbread, toffee, jellies, sugar plums, chocolates, wreaths. 790 Route 20 , Spen-
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Ventfort Hall — Gilded age mansion decked for the holidays through Jan. 1 . Tours on the hour, 10 a.m. to p.m. Monday to Saturday and through 2 p.m. Sunday, including Dec. 2 and Jan. 1. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- 206, gildedage.org Music
Sage City Symphony — Taconic Music Inc concert of Thanksgiving, p.m., Rudiakovs and Friends playing the Antonin Dvorak String Quartet in F Maj Op 96 (American) and the Clarinet Quintet in B flat Maj Op by Carl Von Weber at the Manchester Community Library, 1 8 Cemetary Ave, Manchester, Vt. 802- 7-21 9, sagecitysymphony.org
Troy Music Hall — Jackie Evancho, soprano, 7: 0 p.m. 0 2nd St., Troy, N.Y. 18-27 -89 , troymusichall.org Info: Directory
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Outdoors
Riley Rink — Public Skate, 1 to p.m. and Skate Night, 7 to 8: 0 p.m. Hunter Park, Manchester, Vt. rileyrink.com
Naumkeag — Shaping a Landscape: Landscape architect Fletcher Steele and Mabel Choate collaborated for nearly 0 years in the creation of the garden rooms and views at Naumkeag. Tour of gardens, free. Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge. 1 -298- 2 9, thetrustees.org
Sunday Nov. 27 Holiday
Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses — Contemporary artists reinterpret or respond to the work of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses in holiday show. Closed-bid auction through Dec. 29. Hours: 10 a.m. to p.m. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org Table of contents
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A local family chooses a tree. Photo by Susan Geller
Berkshire Carousel — Wooden handmade carousel open noon to p.m. with rides and gift shop. 0 Center St., Pittsfield. 1 - 990 7, berkshirecarousel.com
Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, more than 100 trees by local organizations reflecting a movie theme, to benefit the museum’s educational programming. Show through Dec. 1. 9 South St., Pittsfield. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org Celtic Christmas — Sky Family Prince Edward Is-
land’s Premier Irish Dance Show, 6 p.m. Green Mountain Christian Center, Bennington, Vt. betterbennington.com
Children’s Holiday Extravaganza — Visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, with face painting, popcorn and pizza, and gifts. Kid-friendly activities, food and prizes with pop up entertainers on the main stage. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St., Pittsfield. 1 -997 , berkshiretheatregroup.org
Festival of Holidays — Sheffield Historical Society market of work by local artists and artisans:
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jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, carved wooden items, glass ornaments, 11 a.m. to p.m. Old Stone Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Ghent Playhouse — ‘The Turn of the Scrooge,’ 2 p.m. annual holiday Pantomime and zany spin on the classic Christmas Carol story with comedy and music. 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, N.Y. 800-8 8- 006, ghentplayhouse.org Hancock Shaker Village — Holidays at Hancock, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hour-
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Hancock Shaker Village will offer holiday craft workshops. Photo courtesy of the Village
long visit to the Brick Dwelling with Shaker traditions related to Christmas and other holidays, seasonal decorations and sampling of Shaker Christmas music. 18 West Housatonic St., Routes 20 and 1, Pittsfield. 1 -0188; hancockshakervillage.org
Spencertown Academy — Handmade Holiday Craft and Gift Show 10 a.m. to p.m. Curated local jewelry, quilts, band boxes, Info: Directory
cards, children’s toys (jigsaw animals, onesies for babies, teddy bears, felted toys), bread boards, baskets, scarves, hand-knit socks, ceramics, handmade books and papers, holiday ornaments, tin sconces, scherenschnitte, shortbread, toffee, jellies, sugar plums, chocolates, wreaths. 790 Route 20 , Spencertown, N.Y. 18- 92- 69 , spencertownacademy.org Ventfort Hall — Gilded age mansion decked for the holidays through Jan. 1 . Tours 10 a.m. to
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p.m. Monday to Saturday and to 2 p.m. Sunday, including Dec. 2 and Jan. 1. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7 206, gildedage.org
Outdoors
Berkshire Knapsackers — Taconic Crest 7. mile hike from Southeast Hollow to Route 2 Petersburg Pass. Some significant altitude gain/loss. 1 00 ft. Lovely views. Please bring lunch, snacks and water. Leave at 9 a.m. from Petersburg Pass Parking
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area on Route 2, Williamstown. Kathy Lee, 1 - -9 62
Naumkeag — Shaping a Landscape: Landscape architect Fletcher Steele and Mabel Choate collaborated for nearly 0 years in the creation of the gardens at Naumkeag. Tour of gardens, free. Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge. 1 -298- 2 9, thetrustees.org
Riley Rink — Public Skate 1 to p.m., open to all. Hunter Park, Manchester, Vt. rileyrink.com
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‘Othering’ Berkshire Art Association
The unwelcome experience of being treated differently has a name, ‘Othering,’ and it is also the name of the Berkshire Art Association’s biennial juried show at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, through Nov. 26. The BAA looked for perspectives reflecting experiences of exclusion and separation, dealing in themes of race, health, religion, class, gender, sexuality, age, (dis)ability and neurodivergence. More than 30 artists from throughout the Northeast were juried into the show, more than a dozen of them local. They range from a twenty-year veteran of the U.S. military who served two tours in Iraq to an AfricanAmerican Pittsfield High School graduate now studying art at Williams. Images shown here: Muriel Angelil’s ‘Two Arab Women’ and Wilma Rifken’s ‘Pink Sky’ courtesy of BAA
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Art in the hills
Holiday exhibits
Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses, Nov. 2 through Dec. 0. Contemporary artists reinterpret the work of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses. Closed-bid auction through Dec. 29. Paper Gallery, “Grandma” Moses gallery, textiles, ceramics and weather vanes to paintings and sculpture. Hours: 10 a.m. to p.m. Thursday through Tuesday. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Berkshires Holiday Auction — 1Berkshire online event Nov. 28 to Dec. 8 with deals on theater tickets, spa services, dining certificates and local experiences. Proceeds support the Berk-
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Nick Cave’s ‘Until’ glimmers in the gallery at Mass MoCA. Photo by Kate Abbott
shire Marketing Fund, promoting the region as a destination for all seasons. 1 - 99-1600, 1berkshire.com
Berkshire Museum — Festival of Trees: What’s Playing, movie theme. More than 100 trees decorated by local organizations. Newly renovated Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation, Hudson River School paintings, classical art, gallery of American Indian art and culture. Little Cinema films weekly. Hours 10 a.m. to p.m. Monday to Saturday and noon to p.m. Sunday. 9 South St., Pittsfield. 1 - -7171, berkshiremuseum.org
Columbia County Historical Society — Gallery of Wreathes Dec. 2 to , evergreens made by local hands for annual silent auction.
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Albany Ave., Kinderhook, N.Y. cchsny.org
Dollhouse and Toy Museum — Collection of dollhouses, from a simple Cape Cod house to elaborate Victorian houses, trains and trucks. Open 1 to p.m. Saturday and Sunday afternoons year round. 212 Union St., Bennington, Vt. dollhouseandtoymuseumofvermont.com Dorset Historical Society — Holiday exhibit with trees, gifts, music and food of four eras. Hours 10 a.m. to p.m. Wednesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Route 0 at Kent Hill Road, Dorset, Vt. 802-8670 1, dorsetvthistory.org Info: Directory
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MCLA Gallery 51 — Spectacle 99 annual holiday affordable art show opens Dec. 1, work of local and previously featured artists at MCLA Gallery 1, and includes sculpture, ceramics, watercolors, jewelry, paintings, postcards, key chains, t-shirts, collages, photography and printmaking. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday and noon to p.m. Sunday, free. 1 Main St., North Adams. 1 -662 2 , mcla.edu
Musicians perform on David Zink Yi’s sound sculptures. Photo courtesy WCMA
Lenox Library — RichmondWest Stockbridge Artists’ Guild holiday fine art show Nov. 2 to Dec. 10, reception 2 to p.m. Nov. 26. Welles Gallery hours 10 a.m. to p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. 18 Main St., Lenox. rwsag.org
Sheffield Historical Society — Festival of Holidays market of work by local artists and artisans: jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, carved wooden items, glass ornaments and more, 11 a.m. to p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 1 (except Christmas day). Old Stone Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229-269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Winter art shows
Bard College at Simon’s Rock — ‘Clearing,’ a solo exhibit by New York- and Egremont-based artist Kathleen Jacobs, through Dec. 21, with canvases that started their life outside, wrapped
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around the trunks and limbs of trees, then exposed to the rain, snow and sun. weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Daniel Arts Center, 8 Alford Road, Great Barrington. simons-rock.edu
Clark Art Institute — Japanese Impressions: Color woodblock prints from the Rodbell Family collection opening Dec. 10, the museum’s first exhibit to focus entirely on woodblock prints highlights work by Katsushika Hokusai, Utagaka Hiroshige, Kawase Hasui and Kiyoshi Saito.
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‘Photography and Discovery’ in newly opened gallery and study center for works on paper. Gallery of European art. Thomas Schüte, “Crystal” outdoor installation on Stone Hill. Permanent collection of impressionist art, Renoir, Monet, Degas, and 19th-century artists including John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, George Innes, silver and more. Gallery talks on Saturdays at 1 p.m. weekly. Trails and café. Hours 10 a.m. to p.m. Tuesday to Sunday. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 82 0 , clarkart.edu
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Crane Papermaking — Drop-in papermaking artspace and museum documenting papermaking from 1770 to today. Hands-on papermaking with rag pulp, screens and presses, ink and stamps. Off Route 9 and West Housatonic Street, Dalton. 1 -68 -6 80.
IS183 Art School — Arts Night Out, 7 to 9 p.m. second Fridays monthly, informal time in Stockbridge art studios. Workshops in painting, ceramics, fiber art, jewelry, photography and more. 1 Willard Hill Road (off Route 18 ) in Stockbridge and 9 Main St., North Adams. 1 -298- 2 2. is18 .org
Lichtenstein Center for the Arts — Berkshire Art Association: Othering juried exhibition, through Nov. 26. Monthly rotating exhibits. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to p.m. Wednesday to Satur-
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Chatham Bookstore in Chatham, N.Y. will host a community exhibit, Reflecting on Race: Photography Invitational, opening Jan. 16, with personal views of history, family and daily life. Kamau Marcheria, ’black warrior,’ the Swahili name given to him by his grandfather. Dorothea von Haeften (photographer living in NYC and upstate New York) visited Kamau in the 1990s, helping him to register voters in rural South Carolina. At that time Kamau said to her, ‘I fight to guarantee freedom for my people, my children, and for me. I am organizing because I don’t want to be a slave.’ Photo courtesy of Dorothy von Haeften and Chatham Bookstore
day. Free. 28 Renne Ave., Pittsfield. 1 - 99-9 8, discoverpittsfield.com
Makers Mill — Maker space with screen-printing, printing and bookbinding equipment, looms, figure drawing 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays. Workshops, open studio hours. 7 Main St., North Adams. 1 -7 9-207 , northadamsmakerspace.com
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Mass MoCA — From Dec. 1 to 21, MASS MoCA opens its doors free to all Berkshire County residents. Nick Cave: Until,” artist celebrated for wearable Soundsuits turns a football-fieldsized gallery into an installation with found objects, creating a meditation on racism and a performance space for dance, music, theater, pop art, spoken word, community forums and debates. “Explode Every Day: An Inquiry into the Phenomena of Wonder” group show at the edges of art and science; “Here Comes the Sun,” Colombian-born, Miamibased artist Federico Uribe’s magical, colorful, sculptural menagerie of animals, and Chicago-based artist Nick Cave’s “Kaleidoscopic Playground,” an art-making lab. Alex Da Corte “Free Roses,” Sarah Crowner “Beetle in the Leaves,” “The Space Between” opening in stairwells, covered bridges, sunlit niches, brick-lined courtyards and cracks in the pavement; Ran Hwang, ‘Untethered,” birds created with buttons and pins; Barbara Takenaga, “Nebraska” mural; Kidspace exhibit; Sol LeWitt paintings, Joseph Beuys. North Adams. Monterey Library — Between the Lines community art show Dec. 2 to Jan. 1 , opening 6 to 7: 0 p.m. Dec. . Rotating exhibits at Knox Gallery, 2 Main Road, Monterey. 1 - 28- 79 , montereymasslibrary.org
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Mosaics by Mount Anthony Union High School students at Fiddlehead in Bennington benefit the Quantum Leap Program. Photo by Kate Abbott
Norman Rockwell Museum — Norman Rockwell: Home for the Holidays. HannaBarbera: The Architects of Saturday Morning Cartoons. “Presidents, Politics, and the Pen: The Influential Art of Thomas Nast” through Dec. , images that shaped presidential elections. Weeklong art workshops in January. 1st annual Berkshire County High School Art Show opens Feb. with paintings, drawings, photographs, ceramics, digital art and more. Norman Rockwell illustrations, Saturday Evening Post covers. Rockwell’s studio open to October, 10 a.m. to p.m. Route 18 , Stockbridge. nrm.org
Shire City Sanctuary — Monthly rotating exhibits by local artists. Maker space with screen printing shop, sewing lab, commercial kitchen, studios, meeting and event space. Workshops and day passes available for studio equip-
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ment. Art exhibits rotating monthly at Pittsfield First Friday Artswalk. 0 Melville St., Pittsfield. 1 -2 6-9600, shirecitysanctuary.com Whitney Center for the Arts — Monthly rotating art exhibits and artswalk celebrations on first Fridays. Cabarets, children’s concerts, WordxWord poetry and story slams and more. 2 Whitney Ave., Pittsfield. 1 - -0298, thewhit.org
Williams College Museum of Art — David Zink Yi solo show of mollusks and wooden sound sculptures: Born in Peru and trained as a sculptor in Germany, Zink Yi has studied percussion in Cuba for more than a decade. ‘State of Obedience’ works in many media by Matthew Ronay, Barklay Hendricks, Mary Ellen Mark, Patty Chang, Glenn Ligon and others addressing violence, unease and stances against unjust actions.
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Ghana ThinkTank through May 2017, turning the tables to confront climate change: an international collective of artists and innovators in developing countries work with communities worldwide. Ongoing shows: The Anxiety of Influence: European and American Art 1689191 ; Not Set in Stone: Architectural Fragments from the Collections; Object Lab: Art across the Disciplines; Sol LeWitt: On the Wall. 1 Lawrence Hall drive, Williamstown 1 - 97-2 29, wcma.williams.edu
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Bennington Center for the Arts — Small Works show through Dec. 18. From the permenant collection: Women in art, Impressions of New England “The Hunters,” “The Hunted,” Birds. Covered Bridge Museum, American Indian art, wildlife art, bird carvings by Floyd Scholz and a collection of Eric Sloane paintings. Hours 10 a.m. to p.m. Friday to Sunday. Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt. 802 2-71 8, thebennington.org
Marble House Project — Writing workshops and retreats year-round. 1161 Dorset West Road, Dorset, Vt. marblehouseproject.org
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Vermont Arts Exchange — Nova Scotia series by Mallory Bratton Rich, paintings inspired by a 201 trip. through Dec. 2, Taconic Spine, 0 Richville Road, Manchester, Vt. Exhibits, concerts and events. Art workshops at locations in North Bennington. 802- 2 9, vtartexchange.org
New York State
Williamstown Holiday Walk Photo courtesy Williamstown Chamber of Commerce
Southern Vermont Arts Center — Winter Member Show and Clarence King, Jacob Houston Solo Shows through Jan. 1 in Yester House Galleries. “Harmonic Resonance: Return to the Mythic,” works of artists Terry Hauptman and Hugh Joudry, and “Luigi Lucioni, Within the Birch Grove” in Wilson Museum and Art Galleries through Dec. 11. Rotating exhibits, outdoor sculpture and trails. Hours 10 a.m. to p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to p.m. Sunday. 9 0 Southern Vermont Arts Center Drive, Manchester, Vt. 802- 62-1 0 , svac.org
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Art OMI — OMI International Arts Center, Field Sculpture Park and rotating gallery exhibits of contemporary artwork: Rob Fisher’s Omi Pond House, Folkert de Jong’s metal sculpture involving war and tragedy, Freya Powell’s ‘Active Turn: Home’ steel zoetrope, Andreas Savva’s ‘Oval Frontiers’ and more. Visitors center open 11 a.m. to p.m. daily year-round. Residencies in art, music, writing. 1 0 N.Y. County Route 22, Ghent, N.Y. artomi.org
Chatham Bookstore — Reflecting on Race: hotography Invitational, Jan. 16 to March 1. Inspired by a series of books of photographs of African-American life published by Giles and the newly opened Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, “Double Exposure,” an exhibit covering similar topics including personal views of history, family, childhood, occupations, and portraits of people and daily life. Submissions welcome.
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Columbia County Council on the Arts — Hours 11 a.m. to p.m. Wednesday to Friday, 1 to p.m. Saturday. 209 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y. 18-671-621 . artscolumbia.org
Salem Art Works — Cary House Gallery. Outdoor sculpture park, trails. Public welcome for self-guided tours year-round, 9 a.m. to p.m. Monday to Friday from October to May. Guided tours in office hours; call ahead. Workshops in painting, ceramics, glassblowing, blacksmithing and more. Studio space and equipment for metalcasting, glass, woodworking, forge, print shop, welding. 19 Cary Lane, Salem, N.Y. 18-8 -767 , salemartworks.org Spencertown Academy — Handmade Holiday Craft and Gift Show 10 a.m. to p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Dec. : Curated local jewelry, quilts, band boxes, cards, children’s toys (jigsaw animals, teddy bears, felted toys), bread boards, baskets, scarves, ceramics, books and papers, holiday ornaments, tin sconces, scherenschnitte, shortbread, toffee, jellies, sugar plums, chocolates, wreaths. 790 State Route 20 , Spencertown, N.Y. spencertownacademy.org.
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Arts and craft festivals Ceramics, woodwork, glass, fiber art, painting ... regional artists will gather at the Alchemy Initiative’s Handmade Holiday Festival — in Dalton this year at the Stationery Factory on Dec. 3 and 4 — and the Williamstown Craft Fair at Williamstown Elementary school on Dec. 4, at the Holiday Shindy at Shire City Sanctuary in Pittsfield on Dec. 10 and 11, and at Sheffield Historical Society’s Festival of Holidays, Spencertown Academy’s holiday market, and more.
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Photos courtesy of the Holiday Shindy Daniel Bellow, above, and Tiny Anvil will appear at the Holiday Shindy, and CE Golden, below left, will bring jewelry to the Holiday Handcraft Festival and the Shindy.
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JK Designs will show woodwok in Dalton and in Pittsfield. Photo courtesy of the Alchemy Initiative
Going Gnome will come to Shire City.
Photos courtesy of Shire City Sanctuary Fox and Castle, below, Aubry Farm’s wooden bowls and Hawkdance candles will show at the Shindy.
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Monday Nov. 28
Film
Images Cinema — Safety Last, 7 p.m. Harold Lloyd classic silent comedy, with live music by Donal Sosin. Part of 100 Years of Images: A Centennial Film Series. 0 Spring St., Williamstown. 1 8-10 9, imagescinema.org
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Mass MoCA — Open Studios, show of work-in-progress by visiting artists, to 7 p.m. with beer, wine, snacks. North Adams. massmoca.org Conversations
Bard College at Simon’s Rock — White State, Black Market, p.m. Professor Corey Robin, City University of New York, on The Capitalism of Clarence Thomas. Speaker Series — Who the People: Punctuating Politics in the USA, Being America in the World. Blodgett House, 8 Alford Road, Great Barrington. 1 -6 - 00, simons-rock.edu
Tuesday Nov. 29 Art
Berkshire Athenaeum — Pastel Paint Stunning Still Lifes with Gregory Maichack, 6 p.m., free. 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 99-9 80, pittsfieldlibrary.org
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Clark Art Institute — The New Sense of Fate, : 0 p.m. Robert Slifkin on sculpture after World War II. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 82 0 , clarkart.edu Music
Williams College — Jazz voice studio recital with students of Samirah Evans, 7 p.m. Brooks-Rogers Hall, Bernhard. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu
Wednesday Nov. 30 Art
Norman Rockwell Museum — Presidential Politics and the Art of Thomas Nast, p.m. Cura-
‘Safety Last’ will screen at Images Cinema. Photo courtesy of Images
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Williams College — Midweek music 12:1 p.m. Chapin Hall. Violin studio recital p.m., and Chinese Music Ensemble in concert 7 p.m. Brooks-Rogers, Bernhard. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 97- 1 6, williams.edu
tors Venus Van Ness and Barbara Rundback for a gallery walk and talk on the 19thcentury cartoonist who shaped elections. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 298- 100, nrm.org Community
Berkshire Athenaeum — D Printing workshop, 9: 0 a.m. and 1: 0 p.m. 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 99-9 80, pittsfieldlibrary.org
Ramsdell Library — The Powder Keg Sessions: Writing Workshop for Women with author, blogger, artist Suzi Banks Baum 6: 0 p.m. 1087 Main St., Housatonic. 1 28-2 0 , gblibraries.org
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Outdoors
Bard College at Simon’s Rock — An Up Close Look at Wildlife 7 p.m. Photos and videos. 8 Alford Road, Great Barrington. simons-rock.edu
Berkshire Natural Resources Council — Parsons Marsh Meander, 10 am. to noon. Off-trail exploration. Meet at trail head opposite 169 Undermountain Road. Lenox. bnrc.org
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Makers Mill — Knitting night at community maker space. 7 Main St., North Adams. 1 -7 9207 , northadamsmakersmill.org Holiday
Berkshire Museum — Costume party 6 to 8 p.m. with Now Playing: Festival of Trees, more than 100 trees by local organizations reflecting a movie theme, to benefit the museum’s educational programming. Show through Dec. 1. 9 South St., Pittsfield. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
MCLA Gallery 51 — Spectacle 99 annual holiday affordable art show, work of local and previously featured artists at MCLA Gallery 1, and includes functional ware, sculpture, ceramics, watercolors, jewelry, paintings, postcards,
Pittsfield High School shows a film-reel ‘tree’ at the Festival of Trees at Berkshire Museum. Photo by Kate Abbott
keychains, t-shirts, collages, photography and printmaking. Opening to 8 p.m. Show to Dec. 0. 1 Main St., North Adams. mcla.edu
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Berkshire Theatre Group — And the Kids, 8 p.m. Western Mass. indie band with debut album Turn to Each Other, guitar, rhythm, synthesizer and percussion. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St. Pittsfield. 1 -997- , berkshiretheatregroup.org
Troy Music Hall — Troy Chromatics Concerts presents: Mozaretum Orchestra of Salzberg 7: 0 p.m. with Matthew Halls, Conductor, and Radovan Vlatkovic, Horn Soloist.
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Williams College — Classical voice recital 7 p.m. with studio of Erin Nafziger, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Building. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 97- 1 6, williams.edu
Friday Dec. 2 Art
First Fridays Artswalk — Upstreet art openings to 8 p.m. Gallery of Wreaths at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Whimsy at the Whitney. NuArts Holiday sale, local vendors at Crawford Square. Downtown Inc. event to benefit
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ELF warm clothing program. Tour from the Intermodal Center, p.m. Celebration at Whitney Center for the Arts, 8 to 10 p.m., 2 Wendell Ave. North and South Streets, Pittsfield.
Monterey Library — Between the Lines community art show opening 6 to 7: 0 p.m. at the Knox Gallery, 2 Main Road, Monterey. 1 - 28- 79 , montereymasslibrary.org Norman Rockwell Museum — Meet Rockwell’s Models, p.m. Find out what it was like to pose for the Saturday Evening Post and other illustrations. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 298- 100, nrm.org Info: Directory
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Books and Writing
The Bookstore — Dick Lipez reads from “www.dropdead,” A Richard Stevenson Murder Mystery: KickAssQueer is a gay website thousands go to for news, gossip, and as a forum to exchange opinions about GLBT life in America. When one of KAQ’s editors is murdered, PI Don Strachey has to uncover whether one of the site’s many harsh critics, straight or gay, is responsible for assaults on gay men in New York. : 0 p.m. 11 Housatonic St., Lenox. 1 -6 7 90, bookstoreinlenox.com Family
Clark Art Institute — New Parents Gallery Talk, 10:1 a.m. infants welcome for a gentle talk in the galleries. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu Film
The Linda — A Celebration of the First Woman Filmmaker, Alice Guy-Blaché, 8 Table of contents
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Hall Place, Ghent, N.Y. 800-8 8- 006, ghentplayhouse.org
to 10 p.m. Three short, silent films representative of the first director’s work will be presented: A House Divided, Fool and His Money, Falling Leaves followed by a Q&A with producer and director Pamela Green, now making a feature full-length documentary film about Alice Guy-Blaché called “Be Natural.” 9 Central Ave, Albany, N.Y. 18- 6 2 , thelinda.org
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Clark Art Institute — Holiday Concert: Latin Grammy award winner and children’s music artist Mister G performs originals and holiday classics, 6: 0 p.m. to open
The Linda will honor Alice Guy-Blaché. Public domain photo
holiday walk weekend. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu
CCHSNY Gallery of Wreaths — 1st Annual Columbia County Historical Society silent auction, noon to p.m. Wreaths made by local community members, organizations, and artists are on display at the James Vanderpoel House, Albany Ave., Kinderhook, N.Y. cchsny.org
Ghent Playhouse — ‘The Turn of the Scrooge,’ 8 p.m. annual holiday Pantomime with the Panto Loons, zany spin on the classic Christmas Carol story with comedy and music. 6 Town
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Light up the Night — Lenox holiday weekend begins 6 to 11 p.m. Tree lighting at 6 p.m. with Santa on a fire truck, caroling and a family party at the Lenox Community Center. Downtown shops open with champagne, wine and beer, raffles and games. Santa Bar Crawl 8 to 11 p.m. at bars and restaurants to benefit a local charity. Downtown Lenox. 1 -6 7- 6 6, lenox.org
Main Street at Christmas —Stories around the hearth, holiday readings by the Stockbridge Library, Museum and Archives, to 6: 0 p.m. Free. 6 Main St., Stockbridge. 1 -298- 01, stockbridgelibrary.org Music
Bennington College — Violin Showcase: Students of Kaori Washiyama performing highlights of their work from the fall semester, : 0 p.m. Deane Carriage Barn, Fire-
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place Room. 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu
Meetinghouse Concert — Martin Grosswendt and Susanne-SalemSchatz, American traditional and vernacular music from pre-war blues, old time and jug band to jazz standards, honky tonk and contemporary songs, 8 p.m. UU Fellowship, 108 School St., Bennington, Vt. 802- 0-9816, uubennington.org
Williams College — Classical voice studio recital with students of Kerry Ryer-Parke, 2 p.m. Abigail Soloway on violin and piano, p.m. Blue Note Era: Jazz ensemble in concert, 8 p.m.: Blue Note refers to a record label, a jazz club or a flatted chord tone, but also to a rich era of jazz composition and performance. between 19 and 196 . BrooksRogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Building. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 97- 1 6, music. williams.edu Info: Directory
NuArts will hold a holiday sale at the Artswalk. Image by Ellen Joffe Halpern
Klassic Kreations, workshop 10: 0 a.m., free. 2 1 Main St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-2 0 , gblibraries.org Dance
Saturday Dec. 3 Art
Williams College Museum of Art — Student Choice tours 1 p.m., highlights of exhibits including David Zink Yi solo show, ’State of Obedience’ works in many media, Ghana ThinkTank turning the tables to confront climate change, European and American Art 1689-191 , Not Set in Stone: Architectural Fragments from the Collections; Object Lab: Art across the Disciplines, Sol Lewitt on the Wall and more. 1 Lawrence Hall Drive, Williamstown. 1 - 97-2 29, wcma.williams.edu
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The Mount — Stone Court Writerin-Residence Reading with Phoebe Bright, p.m. 2 Plunkett St., Lenox. 1 - 1- 111, edithwharton.org Community
Dalton CRA — Dalton Rotary Interact Club ninth annual Community Coat Give Away. Coats for community members, free. 9 a.m. to p.m. (Donations of coats, hats and gloves accepted through Dec. 2.) 00 Main St., Dalton. 1 -68 0260, daltoncra.org
Mason Library — Scents-sational Aromatherapy Program with Kim Larkin of
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Chatham Contradance — Jim Fownes calls with music by The Russet Trio, all dances taught. waltzing/couples dancing at 7: 0, contra dancing at 8 .pm. Bring a friend or come alone, no partners necessary. Morris Memorial Hall, 21 park Row, Chatham, N.Y. cococontra.org
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First Saturday Documentaries — 91% Gun Violence in America, wine and cheese 7 p.m., film at 7: and discussion 9 to 10 p.m. Free. Sponsored by friends of GB Libraries and Claire Teague Senior center, 917 Main St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-1881 Holiday
Albany Berkshire Ballet — The Nutcracker, 2: 0 and 6: 0 p.m. Annual tour of the holiday classic with Clara,
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the Nutcracker and the mouse king, with professional dancers and local dance students. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St. Pittsfield. 1 -997 , berkshiretheatregroup.org
Alchemy Initiative — Handmade Holiday Festival 10 a.m. to p.m. Juried art and artisan market with regional metalwork, woodwork, photography, food, fiber arts, jewelry and more. Demonstrations and workshop, cafe and live music. Stationary Factory, 69 Flansburg Ave., Dalton. alchemyinitiative.org
Bennington Airport – Skydiving Santa soars in for a visit, with a Paper airplane contest, drone expo, food, hot cocoa, music. Bennington, Vt. 802- 79-7998
Bennington County Choral Society — Rejoice annual holiday performance, 7: 0 p.m. First Congregational Church in Manchester, Vt. 802-7 -7670, betterbennington.com
Bennington Farmers Market — Holiday Market moves indoors for the winter
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8. Cookies, cakes, eggnog and mulled wine. 207 Bryant Road, Cummington. 1 - 2-16 1, thetrustees.org
Berkshire Botanical Garden hosts a holiday market. Photo by Susam Geller
and extends their hours, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the holiday market. First Baptist Church, Bennington, Vt. benningtonfarmersmarket.org
Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses — holiday show, 10 a.m. to p.m., and Gala 7 to 10 p.m. to benefit education programs. Silent auction and live music with Jeff McRae and friends. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Berkshire Botanical Garden — Holiday marketplace 10 a.m. to p.m. with Gallery of Wreaths, holiday plants and bulbs, art and crafts from some 0 ven-
dors and local food as Stockbridge celebrates its downtown holiday walk. Routes 102 and 18 , Stockbridge. 1 -298- 926, berkshirebotanical.org
Berkshire Music School — Holiday music 10: 0 a.m. Free holiday program with Berkshire Music School chamber ensembles. Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 - 2-1 11, berkshiremusicschool.org Bryant Homestead Christmas — An Old-Fashioned Christmas program with Santa, live music and entertainment and a holiday pop-up shop with local hilltown artists. 1 to p.m. and 6 to
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ChristmasinCambridge — Caroling, tree lighting, special shopping and seasonal activities. Cambridge’s 20th Annual Christmas Craft Fair will be hosted by and benefit Operation Santa Claus, 10 a.m. to p.m. at Central School, 2 Park St., Cambridge, N.Y. CCHSNY Gallery of Wreaths — 1st Annual Columbia County Historical Society silent auction, noon to p.m. Wreaths made by local community members, organizations and artists are on display at the James Vanderpoel House, at Albany Ave., Kinderhook, N.Y. cchsny.org
Christmas in Weston — An Old Fashioned Christmas Festival: tours, horse drawn wagon rides, Santa, caroling and more at the Vermont Country Store, the Muse-
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ums, the Old Parish Church and in town. 11 a.m. to p.m., free. 12 Lawrence Hill Road, Weston, Vt. 802-82 -66 , westonvermont.com
old Carriage Barn with apple cider, Vermont tastings and fresh cider doughnuts. Pine boughs and sounds of the season. 100 Hildene Road, Manchester, Vt. 802 62-1788, hildene.org
Dorset Historical Society — Holiday open house and exhibit with trees, gifts, music and food of four eras. Route 0 at Kent Hill Road, Dorset, Vt. 802-867-0 1, dorsetvthistory.org
Festival of Holidays — Sheffield Historical Society market of work by local artists and artisans: jewelry, pottery, leather, basketry and more, 11 a.m. to p.m. Old Stone Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Merck Forest and Farmland Center — Wreath Making Workshop, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to p.m. basic materials and tools along with carols and hot chocolate. 270 Route 21 , Rupert, Vt. 802- 9 -78 6. merckforest.org
Ghent Playhouse — ‘The Turn of the Scrooge,’ 8 p.m. annual holiday Pan-
An evergreen wreath decks a front door. Photo by Susan Geller
tomime with the Panto Loons, zany spin on the classic Christmas Carol story with comedy and music. 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, N.Y. 800-8 8- 006, ghentplayhouse.org
Hancock Shaker Village — Holidays at Hancock, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hourlong visit to the Brick Dwelling with Shaker traditions related to Christmas and other holidays, seasonal decorations and sampling of Shaker Christmas music. Crafts
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and Cocoa 11 a.m. to p.m., crafting corner with holidaythemed projects: Swallowtail bookmarks (good project for teens, adults and children with adults), also holiday cards and messages with quill pens. 18 West Housatonic St., Routes 20 and 1, Pittsfield. 1 - 0188; hancockshakervillage.org
Hildene — Our House for the Holidays, 9: 0 a.m. to : 0 p.m. Holiday spirit in 100-year-
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Hooked on the Holidays — Manchester Merriment Lighted Tractor Parade p.m., antique and modern tractors parade from Memorial Ave. to Equinox Terrace. 6 0 Main St., Manchester, Vt. The American Museum of Fly Fishing annual celebration, with fly-tying basics and family activities, 1 to p.m., Manchester, Vt. visitmanchestervt.com
Inn-dulgence — Self-guided tour of 11 decorated Vermont Inns in the Okemo Valley Region, noon to p.m. Sample indulgences such as Mini beef Wellington, the Endless Cookie Jar, Chocolates, Fruits, Mulled Cider, Scherenschnitte Demonstrations, Bee’s Wax Candle Demonstration, Brie with Chutney and more. visitmanchestervt.com
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Lenox Holiday Stroll — Festival in the afternoon. Caroling with local choirs and musicians, live pop-up theater from Shakespeare & Company and WAMTheatre actors, photo booth with props and cutouts, celebrations at downtown shops and restaurants, tastings, hot food outdoors. Nejaimes holiday extravaganza and tasting party. Downtown Lenox. 1 6 7- 6 6, lenox.org
Main Street at Christmas — Celebration 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with wreathes, lights and entertainment, live music and horse-drawn carriage rides, food booth and more. holiday house tour 11 a.m. to p.m.; story time 11 a.m. at Stockbridge Library; caroling luminaria walk 6 p.m., meeting in front of Red Lion Inn; holiday concert 7: 0 p.m. with Berkshire Lyric and the Blafield Children’s Chorus at the First Congregational Church. Stockbridge. stockbridgechamber.org Naumkeag — Christmas on Main Table of contents
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hand-knit socks, ceramics, books and papers, holiday ornaments, tin sconces, scherenschnitte, shortbread, toffee, sugar plums, chocolates, wreaths. 790 Route 20 , Spencertown, N.Y. 18- 92 69 , spencertownacademy.org
Spencertown Academy holds a holiday art and craft show.
Street, 10 a.m. to p.m. Self-guided tours, refreshment concessions, a holiday shop at the historic home of the Choate family. 1 298- 2 9, ext. 016, thetrustees.org
Norman Rockwell Museum — Stockbridge at Christmas 2 to p.m. Holiday storytelling, artmaking, tours of Rockwell’s holiday art and treats. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 298- 100, nrm.org
Oldcastle Theatre – ‘A Christmas Carol,’ production of the Charles Dickens’ classic tells the story almost word-forword, 7: 0 p.m. by Shakespeare on Main Street. 1 Main St., Bennington, Vt. 802- 7-0 6
One World Conservation Center — Holiday wreathmaking workshops 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with seasonal greenery, vines, variety of greens, berries, pine cones and more, and music, cocoa and cookies. Arrangements for sale. All materials included. Bring clippers. Some work may include being outside: please dress for the weather. 1 Route 7 South, Bennington, Vt. 802- 7-7 1
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Williamstown Holiday Walk — Annual holiday celebration 9 a.m. to p.m. Bavarian Christmas Market with pretzels, apple strudel, mulled cider and more, ‘Elf’ screening at Images Cinema 1 p.m., Reindeer K, Reindog parade : 0 p.m., ornament crafting, ‘Habitat for Humanity tree showcase, ABC jewelry sale, gingerbread cookie decorating, hot chocolate and cookies, sleigh rides, penny social and nonprofit fair, souperbowl cook-off and a reading of ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Tree lighting : 0 p.m. Spring Street and downtown. 1 8-9077, williamstownchamber.com Music
Clark Art Institute — Tristan und Isolde, 11: 0 a.m. Wagner at the Metropolitan Opera, Live in HD broadcast. 22 South
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Close Encounters with Music — The Passion of Camille Saint-Saëns and César Franck, 6 p.m. Program linked by composers’ passion for Augusta Holmès, a student at the Conservatoire, later a pivotal figure in the artistic circles of fin-de-siècle Paris (her daughters were famously painted at the piano by Renoir). Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-0100, mahaiwe.org
Troy Music Hall — Chris Botti, innovative jazz, 8 p.m. 0 2nd St., Troy, N.Y. 18-27 -89 , troymusichall.org
Williams College — Woodwind chamber ensemble : 0 p.m. Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Building. Percussion ensemble, 8 p.m., Chapin Hall. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu Info: Directory
A gallery of wreaths will open at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts on Dec. 3. Photo by Susan Geller
Outdoors
Berkshire Knapsackers — Rounds Rock Loop, Greylock. Leaves from the Visitors Center parking lot and take the Bradley Farm Trail, Northrup Trail, and Rounds Rock Trail to some scenic vistas. Michelle Filiault, 1 -822-0778
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Mass MoCA — Juárez: A Documentary Mythology, 8 p.m. Exploring the
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community of Cuidad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, across the border from each other, one a hot zone of drug cartels and the other proclaiming itself the ‘safest city in America.’ North Adams. 1 -6622111, massmoca.org
Sunday Dec. 4 Community
Dalton CRA — Dalton Rotary Interact
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Club ninth annual Community Coat Give Away. Coats for community members, free. 9 a.m. to p.m. (Donations of coats, hats and gloves accepted through Dec. 2.) 00 Main St., Dalton. 1 -68 0260, daltoncra.org Holiday
Albany Berkshire Ballet — The Nutcracker, 1: 0 and : 0 p.m. Annual tour of the holiday classic with Clara,
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the Nutcracker and the mouse king, with professional dancers and local dance students. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St. Pittsfield. 1 -997 , berkshiretheatregroup.org
permanent collection and making of gifts inspired by upcoming exhibition Japanese Impressions: Color Woodblock Prints. Miniature zen gardens, silk scarves and origami. Traditional Japanese koto music. Free. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu
Williams College jazz musicians will perform. Courtesy of Williams
Alchemy Initiative — Handmade Holiday Festival 10 a.m. to p.m. Juried art and artisan market with regional metalwork, woodwork, photography, food, fiber arts, jewelry and more. Demonstrations and workshops, cafe and live music. Stationary Factory, 69 Flansburg Ave., Dalton. alchemyinitiative.org
Bennington County Choral Society — Rejoice annual holiday performance, p.m. St. Peters Church, Bennington, Vt. 802-7 -7670, betterbennington.com
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CCHSNY Gallery of Wreaths — 1st Annual Columbia County Historical Society silent auction, noon to p.m. Wreaths made by local community members, organizations, and artists are on display at the James Vanderpoel House, Albany Ave., Kinderhook, N.Y. cchsny.org
holiday walk. Routes 102 and 18 , Stockbridge. 1 -298- 926, berkshirebotanical.org
Bryant Homestead Christmas — An Old-Fashioned Christmas program with Santa, live music and entertainment and a holiday pop-up shop with local hilltown artists. 1 to p.m. Cookies, cakes, eggnog and mulled wine. 207 Bryant Road, Cummington.
1 - 2-16 1, thetrustees.org Cantilena Chamber Choir — Christmas at Trinity p.m. Holiday concert with classics and new carol arrangements and the Taconic High School Choir. Trinity Church, 88 Walker St., Lenox. cantilenachoir.org
Clark Art Institute — The Art of Giving 1 to p.m. Holiday explorations in the
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Festival of Holidays — Sheffield Historical Society market of work by local artists and artisans: jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, carved wooden items, glass ornaments and more, 11 a.m. to p.m. Old Stone Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Ghent Playhouse — ‘The Turn of the Scrooge,’ 8 p.m. an-
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nual holiday Pantomime with the Panto Loons, zany spin on the classic Christmas Carol story with comedy and music. 2 Town Hall Place, Ghent, N.Y. 800-8 8- 006, ghentplayhouse.org
Hancock Shaker Village — Holidays at Hancock, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hourlong visit to the Brick Dwelling with Shaker traditions related to Christmas and other holidays, seasonal decorations and sampling of Shaker Christmas music. 18 West Housatonic St., Routes 20 and 1, Pittsfield. 1 -0188; hancockshakervillage.org
Hildene — Our House for the Holidays, 9: 0 a.m. to : 0 p.m. Holiday spirit in 100-year-old Carriage Barn with apple cider, Vermont tastings and fresh cider doughnuts. Pine boughs and sounds of the season. 100 Hildene Road, Manchester, Vt. 802- 621788, hildene.org Inn-dulgence — Self-guided tour of 11 decorated Vermont Inns in the Okemo Valley ReInfo: Directory
Spencertown Academy — Handmade Holiday Craft and Gift Show 10 a.m. to p.m. Curated local jewelry, quilts, band boxes, cards, children’s toys, puzzles, ceramics, handmade books and more. 790 Route 20 , Spencertown, N.Y. 18 92- 69 , spencertownacademy.org
Sawyer Fredericks will play The Egg in Albany. Photo by Sophia Alvlyxcy
gion, noon to p.m. Sophia AlvlyxcySample indulgences such as Mini beef Wellington, the Endless Cookie Jar, Chocolates, Fruits, Mulled Cider, Scherenschnitte, Bee’s Wax Candle Demonstration, Brie with Chutney and more. visitmanchestervt.com
Main Street at Christmas — Recreation of Norman Rockwell Painting noon to 2 p.m. with antique cars and holiday activities, Rockwell photo ops, holiday music by
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Monument Mountain Regional High School and Santa’s Workshop noon to 2 p.m. with the Norman Rockwell Museum at St. Paul’s Church to create holiday stockings, caps and ornaments. Downtown Stockbridge. stockbridgechamber.org
Oldcastle Theatre – ‘Christmas Carol,’ Charles Dickens’ classic tells the story almost wordfor-word, 2 p.m. by Shakespeare on Main Street. 1 Main St., Bennington, Vt. 802- 7-0 6
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Williams College — Unsilent Night 7 p.m., celebrating the season through music without text or religious connotation, by New Yorkbased composer Phil Kline. People move through town with playing recorded sound. Meets on the steps of Chapin Hall, free. Off route 2, Williamstown. music.williams.edu
Williamstown Holiday Craft Fair — Artists and artisans from silversmiths to jewelry to fiber art, ceramics, photographs, candles, woodwork, paintings, food vendors and more, 9 a.m. to p.m. on the weekend of the holiday walk. Pancake breakfast. Williamstown Elementary School, 11 Church St., Williamstown. wlschools.org
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Grammy winner Mister G will perform at the Clark Art Institute. Courtesy of Mr. G
Williamstown Rural Lands — Handmade holiday paper and gift bags, earth-friendly get-together, 1 to p.m. Creative wrappings, gift boxes and bags from found or repurposed materials that might otherwise be thrown away. Create origami boxes, print wrapping paper and cards, or decorate bags with natural materials. Sheep Hill, 671 Cold Spring Road, Route 7,
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Lenox Library — Elwood H. Smith, Illustrator “An Art Career Morphs into a Circus,” p.m. Distinguished Lecture Series 2016-17, free. 18 Main St., Lenox. lenoxlib.org
The Mount — 2017 Edith Wharton Writing Competition Awards Ceremony 2
p.m. celebrating the literary accomplishments of high school students through the region. 2 Plunkett St., Lenox. 1 - 1- 111, edithwharton.org Music
The Egg — Sawyer Fredericks, 8 p.m. Winner of 201 season of The Voice, with the 2016 majorlabel debut album, Good Storm. Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. theegg.org
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Berkshire Knapsackers — Long hike from Route 2, Petersburg Pass to Route 6 in Pownal, Vt. Please bring lunch, snacks and water. Leave at 9 a.m. from from Bloedel Park across from the Store at Five Corners Route 7, Williamstown. Kathy Lee, 1 -9 62
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Carolers sing below in Pittsfield, and a harpist performs in Stockbridge. Photos by Susan Geller.
Brighten the night Lenox and Stockbridge will hold their downtown festivals Dec. 3 and Dec. 4 with caroling and live entertainment and lights.
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Family days
Go Downtown Williamstown will hold its annual
Holiday Walk Dec. 3, with sleigh rides and the Reindog parade and this year a Bavarian winter market, and Great Barrington’s holiday stroll will return Dec. 10 with bonfires, living windows and drumming by the Berkshire Bateria. Luminaries will light Williamstown, and fireworks will salute Great Barrington. Elves gather on Spring Street, at the top, and a young pup gets his face painted in Great Garrington, above. Photos courtesy of Southern Berkshire and Williamstown chambers
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Photos courtesy of Williamstown Chamber Carolers sing a cappella above, and spectators gather for the annual Reindog Parade below.
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Monday Dec. 5
navigate the winter holiday season in an interfaith or traditionally Jewish family will follow the dinner. All are encouraged to come and share their experiences, ideas and strategies and to learn the Reform approach to interfaith issues at this time of year. 26 Broad St., Pittsfield. 1 - 2- 910, ansheamunim.org
Art
Makers Mill — Figure drawing collective 7 to 9 p.m. at community maker space. 7 Main St., North Adams. 1 7 9-207 , northadamsmakersmill.org Conversations
Bard College at Simon’s Rock — This Muslim American Life, p.m. with Prof. Moustafa Bayoumi, City University of New York, author of the critically acclaimed How Does It Feel To Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America, which won an American Book Award and the Arab American Book Award for Non-Fiction. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, The Guardian, The National, The London Review of Books, The Nation, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Progressive and more. 12th talk, Table of contents
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Melissa Etheridge will play the Mahaiwe. Photo by Tina Lawson
“Who the People: Punctuating Politics in the USA, Being America in the World.” Blodgett House, 8 Alford Road, Great Barrington. simons-rock.edu
Music
Williams College — Flute studio recital p.m. Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Building. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu Outdoors
Hoffmann Bird Club — “HBC Member’s Night,” Bring 10 digital images and holiday sweets to share and sign up for the Christmas Count.
Monthly Meeting 7 p.m. Guardian Life Insurance, 700 South St., Pittsfield. hoffmannbirdclub.org
Tuesday Dec. 6
Conversations
Mason Library — Body Intelligence: An Energy Makeover, Joseph Cardillo on Western science, technology, psychology, and holistic wellness : 0 p.m., free. 2 1 Main St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-2 0 , gblibraries.org
Temple Anshe Amunim — Nosh and Learn 6 p.m. panel discussion led by Rabbi Josh Breindel on tips to
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Williams College — Studio violin recital, p.m. Brass ensemble in concert, 7 p.m. BrooksRogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Building. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu
Wednesday Dec. 7 Conversations
First Wednesdays Talk — Where Am I? The Power of Uniqueness: Former Scenic America President and TED talk lecturer Ed McMahon on the importance of a sense of place and explores why our physical surround-
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Images will screen ‘Lessons in Dissent.’ Courtesy of Images
ings are worth caring about. Vermont humanities talk, 7 p.m., free. First Congregational Church of Manchester, 62 Main St., Manchester, Vt. 802- 62-2607, vermonthumanities.org Film
Images Cinema — ‘Lessons in Dissent,’ 7 p.m.: a visceral portrait of a new generation of Hong Kong democracy activists: School boy Joshua Wong dedicates himself to stopping the introduction of National Education, and his campaign begins to snowball when an interview goes viral on YouTube. His former classmate, Ma Jai, fights against
political oppression on the streets and in the courts, unprotected by the media. Social Change Film Series with the Davis Center and Claiming Williams. Free. 0 Spring St., Williamstown. imagescinema.org Holiday
Bennington Christmas Tree — Lighting Ceremony p.m. at Vermont Veternas Home with live entertainment and refreshments. Bennington, Vt. 802- 2-6 , betterbennington.com
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Williams College — Midweek music, 12:1 p.m. Chapin Hall. Small jazz ensembles in concert
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7 p.m., BrooksRogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Building. Off Route 2, Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu Outdoors
Berkshire Athenaeum — Christy Butler presents a book talk on Rockachusetts: An Explorer’s guide to Amazing Boulders of Massachusetts, 7 p.m. Free. 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 - 99-9 80, pittsfieldlibrary.org
Berkshire Natural Resources Council — Old Mill Trail hike, Dalton/Hinsdale, 10 am. to noon. Follow the east branch of the Housatonic River to the remnants of old
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mill works. Route 8 south to Hinsdale and left on Old Dalton Road to park. Free. bnrc.org
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary — Mass Audubon property with trails, ponds, beaver dam and boardwalks. Free admission for Berkshire residents 10 a.m. to p.m. on first Wednesdays. 72 West Mountain Road, Lenox. Berkshire Sanctuaries, 1 -6 7-0 20, massaudubon.org
Thursday Dec. 8 Community
1Berkshire — Berkshire Young Professionals social, 7: 0 p.m. Ugliest Holiday Sweater contest. Hotel on North, 297 North St., Pittsfield. 1 - 991600, 1berkshire.com Music
North Adams Library — Hungrytown Concert, 6 p.m. in the Main Living Room. 7 Church St., North Adams. naplibrary.com Info: Directory
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Williams College — Jazz reperatory ensemble in concert, 7 p.m. Bernhard Music Building. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu
Norman Rockwell Museum — Santa and the Three Bears, : 0 p.m. Christmas special written by Hanna-Barbera writer Tony Benedict, with Hanna-Barbera Christmas episodes. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 -298 100, nrm.org
Jack DeJohnette will play The Egg. Photo by Oliver Abels
Friday Dec. 9 Art
Norman Rockwell Museum — Norman Rockwell in Detail,1: 0 p.m. Explore the artist’s visual storytelling and humor. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 298- 100, nrm.org Books and Writing
The Bookstore and Get Lit — Hannah Fries, former Orion poetry editor, “little terrarium” (poetry) with Special Guests: The Easy Ridin’ Papas, : 0 p.m. 11 Housatonic St., Lenox. 1 6 7- 90, bookstoreinlenox.com
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Ghent Playhouse — ‘The Turn of the Scrooge,’ 8 p.m. annual holiday Pantomime with the Table of contents
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Panto Loons, zany spin on the classic Christmas Carol story with comedy and music. 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, N.Y. 800-8 8- 006, ghentplayhouse.org
IS183 Art School — Arts Night Out 7 to 9 p.m., Festive clay with Jared Gelormino: Make a ceramic item for the table, a clay platter with a simple glaze. Citizen’s Hall, 1 Willard Hill Road, off Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 298- 2 2, is18 .org
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — Melissa Etheridge’s Holiday Trio, 8 p.m. Grammy- and Oscarwinning rocker known
for ‘Come to My Window’ and other hits performs holiday classics and carols. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 - 280100; mahaiwe.org
Mary Verdi Show — Dalton Ballet, Wahconah High's Women's Chorus, Guitar Trio, Band and a Children's Chorus from Craneville, Kitteridge & St. Agnes Academy, Mark Franklin, Rick Stritzinger, Bob Shepherd, Dan Esko, Brian Rabuse, Eileen Markland and Santa, 7 p.m. Show benefits the music programs of CBRSD and St. Agnes Academy. Wahconah High School, Dalton. 1 0 Windsor Road, Dalton. 1 -68 -1 0.
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Mass MoCA — Sundance Theatre Lab, 8 p.m. Annual program gathers dramatic artists for workshops and work-in-progress performances and theater in the making. 10 0 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams. 1 -6622111, massmoca.org
Town Players — “Christmastime in the City- Hollywood” 8 p.m. Whitney Center for the Arts, 2 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 - -9279 Music
The Egg — Jack DeJohnette Trio, Indo Pak Coalition, 7: 0 p.m Grammy Award winner Jack DeJohnette, who has established an unchallenged reputation as one of the greatest drummers in jazz, will perform with his trio featur-
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ing saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and bassist Matthew Garrison. Synthesizing jazz with the improvised musical forms of South Asia, the IndoPak Coalition – saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, guitarist Rez Abbasi and percussionist Dan Weiss - will open the concert. Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. theegg.org
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires — Clarinetist Paul Green’s “Musical Tribute to Jewish Musicians” 10: a.m. Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington. Lunch to follow. 1 - 2- 60, jewishberkshires.org
Northern Berkshire Chorale — Fall concert of Fauré Requiem at 7: 0 p.m. with organ solos and other choral works by Fauré, Franck, and Saint-Saens. Saints Patrick and Raphael Church, 6 Southworth St., Williamstown. nbchorale.org
Williams College — Wind ensemble in concert, 8 p.m. Chapin Hall. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 97- 1 6, williams.edu
IS183 will hold an Arts Night Out with clay. Courtesy of IS18
Saturday Dec. 10 Art
Clark Art Institute — Japanese Impressions: Color woodblock prints opening, the museum’s first exhibit to focus entirely on woodblock prints. Work by Katsushika Hokusai, Utagaka Hiroshige, Kawase Hasui and Kiyoshi Saito. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu
Makers Mill — Mixing Media 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. workshop: Packing Tape Transfers with MCLA profes-
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sor Melanie Mowinski. Shibori indigo dye, Japanese art workshop for scarves and fabrics with Ann Scott, 2 to p.m. 7 Main St., North Adams. 1 7 9-207 , northadamsmakersmill.org
Sohn Fine Art Gallery — Opening reception fgroup show, Beneath the Surface, to 6 p.m.: photography by John Atchley, Peggy Braun, Denise B. Chandler, Pauline Chernichaw, George Diebold, Holger Eckstein, Aldara Ortega, Cassandra Sohn and moving images by Matthew David Wachsman. 69 Church St., Lenox. 1 - 1-7 , sohnfineart.com
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Williams College Museum of Art — Student Choice tours 1 p.m., highlights of exhibits including David Zink Yi solo show with sound sculpture, ’State of Obedience’ works in many media, Ghana ThinkTank turning the tables to confront climate change globally, European and American Art 1689-191 , Not Set in Stone: Architectural Fragments from the Collections; Object Lab. 1 Lawrence Hall drive, Williamstown 1 - 97-2 29, wcma.williams.edu Community
Pittsfield Farmers Market — Winter indoor market 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. indoor market with local cheese, honey, baked goods, vegetables, crafts and more. Lighthouse, Boys and Girls Club, 16 Melville St., Pittsfield. farmersmarketpittsfield.org Family
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toons, 10 a.m. to noon Hanna-Barbera cartoons from Tom and Jerry and the Jetsons to the Flintstones and Scooby-Doo. Golden Age of Television talk 2 p.m. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 -298 100, nrm.org
Spectrum Playhouse — Songs from animated classics 10 a.m., Kids Arts: A Christmas Carol 2 p.m. 20 Franklin St., Lee. 1 - 9 - 02 , spectrumplayhouse.org Holiday
Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses — Family Day 10 a.m. to p.m. with children’s crafts and bake sale, children’s boutique for young people to find gifts for their families, Santa and more. $ admission, or free for children who bring school supplies to donate. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Berkshire Athenaeum — Edwardian Christmas Tea with Rita Parisi, 2 p.m. Mrs. Gordon ex-
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The Bryant Homestead will hold a holiday revel. Photo by Kate Abbott
plains what ladies, gentlemen and children wanted in their stockings as well as the holiday traditions. Bring along a “Christmas Wish List” and she will open up her 1908 Sears & Roebuck catalogue and tell how much it will cost. Free. 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 - 99-9 80, pittsfieldlibrary.org
Berkshire Carousel — Santa visit and tree lighting at wooden handmade carousel. 0 Center St., Pittsfield. 1 99-0 7, berkshriecarousel.com
Berkshire Lyric — A Hilltown Christmas with the Blafield Children’s Chorus, 1 p.m. free. Windsor Congrega-
Chatham Bookstore — Bonnie Mackay, “Tree of Treasures: A Life in Ornaments,” to 7 p.m., with Q & A. 27 Main St., Chatham, N.Y. 18- 92- 00 , chathambookstore.com
tional Church, 19 1 Route 9, Windsor. berkshirelyric.org
Berkshire Theater Group — A Christmas Carol, 7 p.m. Adaptation of Charles’ Dickens classic Christmas story with local actors and live music. Scrooge, ghosts and Victorian cheer. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St. Pittsfield 1 -997- , berkshiretheatregroup.org
Bryant Homestead Christmas — An Old-Fashioned Christmas program with Santa, live music and entertainment and a holiday pop-up shop with local hilltown artists. 1 to p.m. and 6 to 8. Cookies, cakes, eggnog and mulled wine. 207
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Chatham WinterFest — Downtown celebration 10 a.m. to p.m. with free activities for kids, live music, visits with Santa, and more. Word Hop with raffle; Our Daily Bread Deli, 116 Hudson Ave. selling chestnuts roasted on an open fire. Chatham MED PTA will have crafts and photo booth for families. Chatham Café and Deli, 1 Main St. with hot chocolate and holiday treats. “Lost in the Woods,” a piece recorder and string ensemble based in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., will perform 1: 0 to p.m. at the North River Gallery at A Main St.with musical periods and genres from around the world. Free
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screening at the Crandell Theatre of the classic holiday film “Home Alone,” 2 to : p.m. Chatham, N.Y. 18269-10 7. chathambusinessalliance.org
Dalton Light up the Holidays — Downtown celebration. Line Dancing with 2 Flights Up, : 0 p.m.; Dalton Ballet Studio student performance and CBRSD Elementary School Band performance, 6: 0 p.m.; Nessacus Middle School Band performance 7: 0 p.m. Santa lights up the tree at the CRA, 00 Main St., Dalton. 1 -68 -0260, daltoncra.org
Dalton Santa’s Workshop — Activities for kids, hot chocolate, food and movies to 7 p.m., Dalton Youth Center, 27 Carson Ave., Dalton. 1 -68 0260, daltoncra.org
Festival of Holidays — Sheffield Historical Society market of work by local artists and artisans: jewelry, pottery, leather, basketry, carved wooden items, glass ornaments, 11 a.m. to p.m. Old Stone
Holiday farmers markets keep fresh. Photo by Susan Geller
Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Ghent Playhouse — ‘The Turn of the Scrooge,’ 8 p.m. annual holiday Pantomime with the Panto Loons, zany spin on the classic Christmas Carol story with comedy and music. 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, N.Y. 800-8 8- 006, ghentplayhouse.org
Great Barrington Holiday Stroll — Shops open all day with holiday celebrations. Story hour, crafts and readings start at p.m., and full stroll by p.m. Wood sculpture, living windows with local actors, food vendors, live music and bonfires, games. Hevreh will light the
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Menorah give out gelt and dreidels and sing Chanukah songs. Santa and Mrs. Claus with character parade, letters to Santa, raffles and hot drinks. Photo cutouts, North Pole Lane, decorated trees, live music and holiday music with WSBS local radio station. Tree lighting 7 p.m. and fire works. Great Barrington. 1 - 28- 28 , southernberkshirechamber.com
Great Barrington Library — HousaTonics Barbershop Performance (part of the Holiday Stroll) : 0 to : p.m., free. 2 1 Main St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-2 0 , gblibraries.org
Hancock Shaker Village — Holidays at Hancock, 11 a.m.
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and 2 p.m. Hourlong visit to the Brick Dwelling with Shaker traditions related to Christmas and other holidays, seasonal decorations and sampling of Shaker Christmas music. Crafts and Cocoa 11 a.m. to p.m., crafting corner with holidaythemed projects: weave a paper heart ornament, also holiday cards and messages with quill pens 18 West Housatonic St., Routes 20 and 1, Pittsfield. 1 -0188; hancockshakervillage.org Hubbard Hall — Annual holiday breakfast 9 and 11 a.m. to celebrate holiday traditions around the world: Tastes, sights, and sounds of a Traditional French Christmas with a performance by the Hubbard Hall Youth Chorale. 2 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 18677-2 9 , hubbardhall.org Mary Verdi Show — Dalton Ballet, Wahconah High's Women's Chorus, Info: Directory
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Guitar Trio, Band and a Children's Chorus from Craneville, Kitteridge & St. Agnes Academy, Mark Franklin, Rick Stritzinger, Bob Shepherd, Dan Esko, Brian Rabuse, Eileen Markland and Santa, 2 p.m. Show benefits the music programs of CBRSD and St. Agnes Academy. Wahconah High School, Dalton. 1 0 Windsor Road, Dalton. 1 -68 -1 0.
Northshire Bookstore — The Poet Is In 2 to p.m., members of the Gossamer Stone Poets Group will write new poems for all who ask, free. ¢ Lucy jar to benefit Book Angels Program, getting new books to children for the holidays. Alex Prud’ homme - The French Chef in America; Julia’s Second Act, 7 p.m. 869 Main St., Manchester. 802- 62-2200, northshire.com Notchview — Christmas Trees noon to p.m. Christmas tree sale, cut your own. Winter trees for kids workshop 1 p.m. to Table of contents
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liams concert and chamber choirs, p.m. free. Thompson Memorial Chapel, Off Route 2, Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu Music
Stockings hang at Ventfort Hall. Photo by Susan geller
learn evergreens. Route 9, Windsor. 1 -68 -01 8, thetrustees.org
Shire City Sanctuary — Holiday Shindy 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Annual holiday art and artisan fair with regional makers — ceramics, photography, painting, fiber arts and more — food and live music. 0 Melville st., Pittsfield. 1 -2 6-9600, shirecitysanctuary.org
Stockbridge Festival Chorus — Holiday concert p.m., anthems and carols of the season by Rutter, Willcocks, Howells, and Helvey, along with Magnificat by Vaughan Williams for women’s voices with mezzo
soprano soloist Marjorie Dix and a piece written for the chorus by David Anderegg. First Congregational Church, Main St., Stockbridge. 1 -2 -6076 Town Players — “Christmastime in the City- Hollywood” at 8 p.m. Whitney Center for the Arts, 2 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 - -9279 Ventfort Hall — “HMO Blue Christmas,” Comical Mystery Tour performs 6 p.m. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7 206, gildedage.org
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Clark Art Institute — Amour de Loin, 12: p.m. Met Opera Live in HD returns to the big screen with Finnish composer Kaija Saariho’s breakthrough work. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu
The Egg — Joan Osborne, 8 p.m. in American Roots & Branches Series, Grammy nominated blues, soul, rock and country musician who has toured with Mavis Staples. Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y.theegg.org
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — Amour de Loin, 1 p.m. Met Opera Live in HD returns to the big screen with Finnish composer Kaija Saariho’s breakthrough work. Scott Eyerly’s pre-broadcast talk 11: 0 a.m. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington 1 - 280100, mahaiwe.org
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and walk to look for the lost spirit of Christmas, 10 a.m. to noon. Wheatogue Road, Sheffield. 1 -298- 2 9, thetrustees.org
Mary Verdi will bring revels and music to Dalton. By Susan Geller
Mass MoCA — Dinosaur Jr., 8 p.m. J Mascis’ alt rock band, formed in Amherst in the 1990s, celebrates their latest album in concert. 10 0 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams. 1 -6622111, massmoca.org Williams College — Piano studio recital, 2 p.m. Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Building. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu Outdoors
Berkshire Knapsackers — Old Mill Trail, Hinsdale, beautifully laid out hike through old mixed woods and along part of the
Housatonic River. Stonework and remnants of 19th century woolen mills. Leaves 9 a.m. rom Trailhead on Route 8, left at bridge, across from Hinsdale Trading Company. 1 -281- 0
Hildene — Vermont Bird and Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds and inthe woods, 8 a.m. Free. 100 Hildene Road off Route 7A, Manchester, Vt. 802 62-2270, thevermontbirdplace.com.
Merck Forest and Farmland Center — In honor of the Bicentennial of Henry David
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Thoreau’s birth, the center will construct a replica of the cabin Thoreau built on the banks of Walden Pond. Third workshop in the Thoreau Cabin workshop series: Joinery, students will learn the principles of timber frame construction and prepare the timbers according to Thoreau’s original design, 8 a.m. to p.m. 270 Route 21 , Rupert, Vt. 802- 9 78 6. merckforest.org
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Berkshire Lyric — Angel Voices, A Christmas Concert p.m. Music from several centuries with two young women’s vocal ensembles: Berkshire Lyric’s Melodious Accord and Anonymous 10 from Simon’s Rock College. Free will offering for St. Paul’s food pantry. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Stockbridge. berkshirelyric.org
Berkshire Theater Group — A Christmas Carol, 2 and 7 p.m. Adaptation of Charles’ Dickens classic Christmas story with local actors and live music. Scrooge, ghosts and Victorian cheer. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St. Pittsfield 1 -997- , berkshiretheatregroup.org Bryant Homestead Christmas — An Old-Fashioned Christmas program with Santa, live music and entertainment and a holi-
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day pop-up shop with local hilltown artists. 1 to p.m. and 6 to 8. Cookies, cakes, eggnog and mulled wine. 207 Bryant Road, Cummington. 1 - 216 1, thetrustees.org
Festival of Holidays — Sheffield Historical Society market of work by local artists and artisans: jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, carved wooden items, glass ornaments and more, 11 a.m. to p.m. Old Stone Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Ghent Playhouse — ‘The Turn of the Scrooge,’ 2 p.m. annual holiday Pantomime with the Panto Loons, zany spin on the classic Christmas Carol story with comedy and music. 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, N.Y. 800-8 8- 006, ghentplayhouse.org
Hancock Shaker Village — Holidays at Hancock, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hourlong visit to the Brick Dwelling with Shaker traditions related to Christmas and other holidays,
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Layered mousse bears chocolate wints at Chocolate Springs in Lenox. Photo by Susan geller
seasonal decorations and sampling of Shaker Christmas music. 18 West Housatonic St., Routes 20 and 1, Pittsfield. 1 -0188; hancockshakervillage.org
Shire City Sanctuary — Holiday Shindy 11 a.m. to p.m. Annual holiday art and artisan fair with regional makers — ceramics, photography, painting, fiber arts and more — food and live music. 0 Melville St, Pittsfield. 1 -2 6-9600, shirecitysanctuary.org
Town Players — “Christmastime in the City- Hollywood” at 2 p.m. at the Whitney Center for
the Arts, 2 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 -9279
Troy Music Hall — Albany Pro Musica: The Many Moods of Christmas, with renowned opera tenor Rafael Davila, p.m. 0 2nd St., Troy, N.Y. 18-27 89 , troymusichall.org
Ventfort Hall — Berkshire Concert Choir familyprogram, 2 p.m. “Cantate Domino” by Hans Leo Hassler, “Ave Maria” by Jacob Arcadelt, Music from “Les Choristes,” by Barratier and Coulais, “The Sleigh” by Richard Kountz,” “Riu Riu Chiu,” “Allons, Gay Bergeres,” and “Night of Silence,
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Silent Night.” 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- 206, gildedage.org
Williams College — Lessons and carols, reading of the Christmas story with music by Williams concert and chamber choirs, p.m. free. Thompson Memorial Chapel, Route 2, Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu Family
Spectrum Playhouse — Songs from animated classics 10 a.m., Kids Arts: A Christmas Carol 2 p.m. 20 Franklin St., Lee. 1 - 9 - 02 , spectrumplayhouse.org
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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — Midnight McCartney, 7 p.m. John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molasky perform jazz arrangements of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles music. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 - 280100, mahaiwe.org
Williams College — String chamber music studio recital, noon. Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Building. Route 2. Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu Outdoors
Merck Forest and Farmland Center — In honor of the Bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau’s birth, the center will construct a replica of the cabin Thoreau built on the banks of Walden Pond. Third workshop in the Thoreau Cabin series: Joinery, students will learn the principles of timber frame construction, 8 a.m. to p.m. 270 Route 21 , Rupert, Vt. 802- 9 -78 6. merckforest.org Info: Directory
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Farmers Markets
Dancing Bear soap. Photo courtesy of Shire City Sanctuary
Bennington Farmers Market — Winter market with fresh greens, baked goods, dairy products, meats, specialty food, crafts and more 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on first and third Saturdays monthly at the First Baptist Church, 601 Main St., Bennington, Vt. benningtonfarmersmarket.org Berkshire Grown — Holiday Farmers Market with locally grown and produced food and crafts from cheese to honey, with live music, lunch fare and children’s activities, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 17 at Monument Valley Middle School, 313 Monument Valley Road, Great Barrington, and Dec. 18 at Williams College Towne Fieldhouse in Williamstown. Admission free. Winter markets Jan. 14 and Feb. 18 in Great Barrington. berkshiregrown.org Dorset Farmers Market — Vegetables and fruits, home baked breads and pastries, artisan cheeses and wines, grass-fed meat and poultry, free-range eggs, canned condiments and pickled produce, specialty goods, hot prepared foods, functional Vermont crafts, and live, local
music. Rain or Shine. Open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays year-round. Winer market at J.K. Adams, 1430 Route 30, Dorset, Vt. 802-353-9656, dorsetfarmersmarket.com Pittsfield Farmers Market — Winter indoor market on second Saturdays monthly: Pasture-raised meats, eggs, cheese, vegetables, breads, baked goods, coffee, wine, art and more, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kid-run market highlighting young growers and bakers in February. Boys & Girls Club at the club Lighthouse, 16 Melville St., Pittsfield. farmersmarketpittsfield.org
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Holiday baking Hitting the sweet spot
Almond pastries from Bakkerij Krinjen. Photo by Kate Abbott
At the A-Frame Bakery in Williamstown, Sharon Sutter is preparing Thanksgiving pies — apple, pumpkin, cranberry and blueberry, pecan, maple apple mincemeat ... and tarts, pumpkin rolls, and maple-glazed cheesecake. Later she will make Hanukkah treats, often for families wanting to send a holiday memory to students away from home. Christmas brings cakes, she said — Yule Logs (Bûches de Noel) filled and frosted with chocolate and decorated meringue mushrooms, and Red Velvet, and tortes. People also come in for baked goods for breakfast: crumb cakes, scones, muffins and quick breads. From Cakewalk in Lee to Tunnel Page
City Café in Williamstown and Crazy Russian Girls in Bennington, local bakers and pastry chefs are rolling up their sleeves. At Bakkerij Krijnen, Hans and Jennifer Krijnen have brought Dutch flavors to Route 9 in Bennington for more than six years. Hans’ father and grandfather were bakers in the Netherlands, in the small town of Terheijden, Jennifer said. Like them, he makes everything from scratch, and always with butter. Linzer tortes and shortbread cookies fill the bakery case, and pastries filled with almond paste or apples. They make their own croissants (with 27 layers of pastry dough) and puff pastry (1140 layers).
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They have a sheeter to roll out the dough, she said, and the butter is incorporated by hand. At Christmas, they also make kerststollen, a rich fruited bread with almond paste in the center. Hans plans to bring these back in the first week in December. And in cold weather they enjoy stroopwaffels, crisp wafers with caramel centers. Traditionally in the Netherlands, people will set one on top of a hot cup of tea and let the steam soften it. Hans makes his own version with ginger, a variation he has seen nowhere else. “They’re a favorite,” Jennifer said. “We love to make s’mores with them.” — Kate Abbott btwberkshires.com
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Rolls and tarts at Patisserie Lenox. By Susan Geller
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south to the Inn at Richmond, then right on Perry’s Peak Road to the BNRC trail head. Richmond. bnrc.org
A glass ornament catches the light. Photo by Susan Geller
Thursday Dec. 15
Berkshire Music School — Adult Cabaret with wine and desserts, 7 p.m. Taft Recital Hall, 0 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 - 2-1 11. Williams College — Cello studio recital, 6 p.m. Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Building. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu
Tuesday Dec. 13 Holiday
Merwin House — Spirit of Christmas Past: Four Centuries of Christmas in New England, 7 to 8: 0 p.m. Kenneth C. Turino, manager of community engagement and exhibitions at Historic New England, speaks on the history of festive and religious customs. Stockbridge Library, 6 Main St. Free. 617-99 -6662 Table of contents
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Williams College — Midweek music, 12:1 p.m., free in Chapin Hall. Smantha Stone oboe recital 2 p.m. Clarinet choir p.m. Jazz guitar studio recital 7 p.m. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu
Wednesday Dec. 14 Community
1Berkshire — Entrepreneurial Meetup, 8 a.m., Fuel Coffee Shop, 29 Main St., Great Barrington 1 - 991600, 1berkshire.com
Clark Art Institute — Amerapoora: A Street in the City, noon. Looking and lunching afternoon of talks with Jay Clarke, curator of prints, drawings and photographs, on British photographer Linnaeus Tripe. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu
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Makers Mill — Making needlefelted bird ornaments with Amanda Tobin, 6: 0 p.m. 7 Main St., North Adams. 1 -7 9207 , northadamsmakersmill.org Outdoors
Berkshire Natural Resources Council — Hollow Fields Moonrise Hike, to 8 p.m. enjoy hot apple cider, donuts, and guided moonlight hikes through 0 acres of open fields. If the weather permits, a bonfire. Bring your own adult beverage and something to roast. Free. Route 1
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Makers Mill — Knitting night. 7 Main St., North Adams. 1 -7 9207 , northadamsmakersmill.org Holiday
Berkshire Theater Group — A Christmas Carol, 7 p.m. Adaptation of Charles’ Dickens classic Christmas story with local actors and live music. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St. Pittsfield 1 -997- , berkshiretheatregroup.org
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Dorset Historical Society — Tour of the Holiday Exhibit with trees, gifts, music and food of four eras. Route 0 at Kent Hill Road, Dorset, Vt. 802867-0 1, dorsetvthistory.org
Shakespeare & Company — It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, 7 p.m. On the edge of losing everything, George Bailey comes face to face with the difference he has made in his hometown in this holiday classic. 70 Kemble St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- , shakespeare.org
Troy Music Hall — Cherish the Ladies: Celtic Christmas, performing classic carols, 7: 0 p.m. 0 2nd St., Troy, N.Y. 18-27 -89 , troymusichall.org
Books and Writing
The Mount — The Bookstore: A Conversation p.m. with Matt Tannenbaum on his 0 years of owning this Berkshire literary landmark, and New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein, author of the book
Candles burn in a colorful menorah. By Rachel Barenblat
Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores: True Tales and Lost Moments from Book Buyers, Booksellers, and Book Lovers, which highlights The Bookstore. 2 Plunkett St., Lenox. 1 1- 111, edithwharton.org
Dance Spectrum Playhouse — Beginner Salsa Lessons and Latin Dance Party: dances taught 7 to 8 p.m. and dance party 8 to 10 p.m. No partner needed. 20 Franklin St., Lee. 1 - 9 - 02 , spectrumplayhouse.org
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p.m. Come bring in Chanukah a little early this year, and light up the winter night. Latkes, sufganiyot, and other oily treats will be in abundance. Play some dreidel and eat some gelt, celebrate the winter and our community, with a potluck dinner and musical Shabbat evening service with the Hevreh band. 270 State Road, Great Barrington. 1 - 286 78, hevreh.org
Friday Dec. 16 Holiday
Berkshire Theater Group — A Christmas Carol, 7 p.m. Adaptation of Charles’ Dickens classic Christmas story with local actors and live music. Scrooge, ghosts and Victorian cheer. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St. Pittsfield 1 -997- , berkshiretheatregroup.org
Hevreh of Southern Berkshire — Warm Up to Chanukah: Potluck Dinner & Shabbat Service, 7
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Shakespeare & Company — It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, 7 p.m. On the edge of losing everything, George Bailey comes face to face with the difference he has made in his hometown in this holiday classic. 70 Kemble St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- , shakespeare.org
Temple Anshe Amunim — Annual Community Crib and Winter Shabbat Dinner, : 0 p.m. with service led by the Religious School and Youth Group and Latke dinner in the Social Info: Directory
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Hall. YACHAD Youth Group will be collecting new clothing, books, toys, baby formula, diapers and other new items for children aged 6 months through 18 years old for donation to local charities. Reservations 26 Broad St., Pittsfield. 1 - 2- 910, ansheamunim.org
Berkshire Carousel — Cookie party with Mrs. Claus at wooden handmade carousel. Children’s art program with Shaun Kennedy, 11: 0 a.m., third Saturdays monthly. 0 Center St., Pittsfield. 1 99-0 7.
Carols by candlelight at the 1753 House. Photo by Gail Burns
Berkshire Grown — Holiday Farmers Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Locally grown and produced food from cheese to honey, live music, lunch fare and children’s activities. Saturday at Monument Valley Middle School, Route 7, Great Barrington. 1 - 28-00 1, berkshiregrown.org
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Bard College at Simon’s Rock — Jazz ensemble, 8 p.m. Free concert of jazz standards, eclectic arrangements and creative improvisation including John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and an original composition. Blodgett House, 8 Alford Road, Great Barrington. 1 -6 - 00, simons-rock.edu
Saturday Dec. 17 Community
Abode of the Message — Rumi’s Urs to 9 p.m. The Urs (“wedding”) is the Table of contents
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celebration of passing from this life to the next, which constitutes finally being with the Beloved, the Divine. December 17th, 127 CE, Mevlana Jalāl adDīn Rumi passed to his “wedding,” this event celebrates him as a Sufi teacher and mystic. Abode Road, New Lebanon, N.Y. 18-79 8090, theabode.org
Dance
Berkshire Pulse — Dance Making: The Young Choreographers Initiative presents a work-inprogress showing of choreography and improvisation created and performed by Tess Ackiewicz, Charlotte Adelson,
Laura Coe, Katherine Humes, Brighton Sawyer, Juniper Shalles and Sonora Malik, 2: 0 p.m. Free. 20 Park St., Housatonic. berkshirepulse.org Holiday
Albany Berkshire Ballet — Nutcracker annual tour, 1: 0 and : 0 p.m. The Egg, Empire Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 18- 7 -18 , berkshireballet.org
Bennington Farmers Market — Holiday Market moves indoors for the winter and extends their hours, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the holiday market. First Baptist Church, Bennington, Vt. benningtonfarmersmarket.org
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Berkshire Lyric — Sweet Was the Sound, A Concert of Christmas Music: 80 voice Berkshire Lyric Chorus with the Blafield Children’s Chorus, 7: 0 p.m. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Park Square, Pittsfield. BerkshireLyric.org
Berkshire Museum — LED Holiday Cards, 10 a.m. Learner’s Lab: Make greeting
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cards with LED lights. Ne experience necessary. 9 South St., Pittsfield. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
Berkshire Theater Group — A Christmas Carol, 2 and 7 p.m. Adaptation of Charles’ Dickens classic Christmas story with local actors and live music. Scrooge, ghosts and Victorian cheer. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St. Pittsfield 1 -997- , berkshiretheatregroup.org
Dorset Playhouse – ‘A Christmas Carol,’ production of the Charles Dickens’ classic tells the story almost wordfor-word, 7: 0 p.m. by Shakespeare on Main Street. 10 Cheney Road, Dorset, Vt. 802 7-0 6
The Elf Express — Whimsical holiday train on a one-hour journey through the Green Mountains of Southern Vermont with music, refreshments, entertainment and a special visit from Santa and Christopher Pop-inKins. Trains leave at 10 and 11: 0
songs, a story, and Shabbat blessings and a snack, 9 a.m. 270 State Road, Great Barrington. hevreh.org
John Pizzarelli will perform at the Mahaiwe. Photo courtesy of Wikijazz
a.m. and 1, 2: 0 and p.m. from r.k. Miles Depot Station, Manchester, Vt. visitmanchestervt.com
Festival of Holidays — Sheffield Historical Society market of work by local artists and artisans: jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, hand-carved wooden items, glass ornaments and more, 11 a.m. to p.m. Old Stone Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Hancock Shaker Village — Holidays at Hancock, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hourlong visit to the Brick Dwelling with Shaker traditions
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related to Christmas and other holidays, seasonal decorations and sampling of Shaker Christmas music. Crafts and Cocoa 11 a.m. to p.m., crafting corner with holidaythemed projects: Felt a bead neclace, also holiday cards and messages with quill pens. Free. 18 West Housatonic St., Routes 20 and 1, Pittsfield. 1 -0188; hancockshakervillage.org
Hevreh of Southern Berkshire — Learn about Hanukkah lights with the rabbis Hirsch and Gordon and songleader Max Nemhauser in Hanukkah craftmaking session,
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Lenox Contradance — Holiday Double Dance and Potluck, to 11 p.m. Music by Cardinal Direction: Cedar Stanistreet (fiddle), Rebecca BosworthClemens (clarinet) and Jonathan Cannon (guitar), with caller Will Mentor. Lenox Community Center, 6 Walker St., Lenox. lenoxcontradance.org
Manchester Farmers Market — Indoor holiday market with locally made crafts and prepared foods and fresh, local produce, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Manchester Community Library, 1 8 Cemetery Ave., Manchester, Vt. visitmanchestervt.com
Mason Library — Gingerbread Houses, 1:1 to 2: 0 p.m. free. Make a gingerbread house: all supplies included. 2 1 Main St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-2 0 , gblibraries.org Info: Directory
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Merck Forest and Farmland Center — Drop in between 9: 0 and 11: 0 for a family workshop on Christmas tree decorations. Workshop on Felted Soap making 1 p.m., basic materials and tools provided. 270 Route 21 , Rupert, Vt. 802- 9 -78 6. merckforest.org
Oldcastle Theatre — Old Fashioned Holiday Show Set in the style of years gone by. 1 Main St., Bennington, Vt. 802- 7-0 6 , betterbennington.com
Shakespeare & Company — It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, 7 p.m. On the edge of losing everything, George Bailey comes face to face with the difference he has made in his hometown in this holiday classic. 70 Kemble St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- , shakespeare.org
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Berkshire Knapsackers — Tolland State Forest Fire Tower. 8 miles in the Tolland State Forest, starting 9:1 Table of contents
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Berkshire Theater Group — A Christmas Carol, 2 and 7 p.m. Adaptation of Charles’ Dickens classic Christmas story with local actors and live music. Scrooge, ghosts and Victorian cheer. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St. Pittsfield 1 -997- , berkshiretheatregroup.org
Clark Art Institute — Sugar Plum Fairy Tea, 11 a.m. Tea and pastries along with the Bolshoi ballet performing The Nutcracker with Tchaikovsky’s score live in HD on the big screen. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu
Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart will tackle Pinter live in HD. Photo courtesy Mahaiwe
a.m. at the Forest Boat Ramp, hiking along Otis Reservoir on the Gilmore Trail. 1 - 8-8 9
Hoffmann Bird Club — Central Berkshire Christmas Count: Looking for winter birds. 1 -68 - 72 hoffmannbirdclub.org
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Albany Berkshire Ballet — Nutcracker annual tour, 2 and 6 p.m. Paramount Theater Rutland, Vt. 8027 -090 , berkshireballet.org
Berkshire Grown — Holiday Farmers Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Locally grown and produced food from cheese to coffee to vegetables to honey, live music, lunch fare and children’s activities. Sunday at Williams College Towne Fieldhouse, Route 2, Williamstown. 1 - 28-00 1, berkshiregrown.org
Berkshire Lyric — Sweet Was the Sound, A Concert of Christmas Music: 80 voice Berkshire Lyric Chorus with the Blafield Children’s Chorus, p.m. Lee Congregational Church, Park Place, Lee. BerkshireLyric.org
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Congregation Beth El — Youth and Families Hanukkah Party, 10 a.m. to noon. 107 Adams St., Bennington, Vt. 802- 2-96 , cbevermont.org Dorset Playhouse – ‘A Christmas Carol,’ production of the Charles Dickens’ classic tells the story almost word-forword, 2 p.m. by Shakespeare on Main Street. 10 Cheney Road, Dorset, Vt. 802- 7-0 6
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The Elf Express — Whimsical holiday train on a one-hour journey through the Green Mountains of Southern Vermont with music, refreshments, entertainment and a special visit from Santa and Christopher Pop-inKins. Trains leave at 10 and 11: 0 a.m. and 1, 2: 0 and p.m. from r.k. Miles Depot Station, Manchester, Vt. visitmanchestervt.com
Festival of Holidays — Sheffield Historical Society market of work by local artists and artisans: jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, hand-carved wooden items, glass ornaments and more, 11 a.m. to p.m. Old Stone Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Hancock Shaker Village — Holidays at Hancock, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hourlong visit to the Brick Dwelling with Shaker traditions related to Christmas and other holidays, seasonal decorations and sampling of Shaker Christmas music. 18 West Housatonic
By Enrico Spada, Courtesy of Shakespeare & Company
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George Bailey gets a glimps of what the world would have looked like without him in the classic play at Shakespeare & Co. (above) and on screen at the Mahaiwe.
St., Routes 20 and 1, Pittsfield. 1 -0188; hancockshakervillage.org
Hevreh of Southern Berkshire — Yachad Chanukah, 10 a.m. to 12: 0 p.m. Create chanukiyot (menorahs) to enjoy at home. Adults will have their choice of learning sessions while our students make holiday gift bags for families in need. The day will conclude with Chanukah songs and treats. 270
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State Road, Great Barrington. 1 - 286 78, hevreh.org
Northshire Bookstore — Story Time and a visit From The Grinch, 11 a.m. 869 Main St., Manchester. 802 62-2200, northshire.com
Shakespeare & Company — It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, 2 p.m. On the edge of losing everything, George Bailey comes face to face
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with the difference he has made in his hometown in this holiday classic. 70 Kemble St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- , shakespeare.org Theater
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — No Man’s Land, p.m. Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart broadcast live in HD from London’s National Theatre on the big screen in Harold Pinter’s power game between two aging writers. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-0100, mahaiwe.org Info: Directory
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New holiday tales
A goat leaps at the top of a fir tree. A girl holds the tiny tree hung with hand-carved wooden creatures, and she is carrying a menorah. She is walking through falling snow with a scarf around her head to keep out the cold. Among the holiday stories at the Bennington Bookshop, “The Trees of the Dancing Goats” by Patricia Polacco stands out from its cover. Polacco tells and illustrates the story of a winter in her childhood. In Michigan farm country, she is getting ready for Hanukkah with her mother,
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a teacher, and her grandparents, who have come from Soviet Georgia. When scarlet fever sweeps through town and her friends fall ill, her family finds ways to help and keep the holiday alive. Along with the well-loved holiday tales that revive every year, some beautiful and less well-known ones may feel timely. On the same Bennington shelf, “The Seven Spools of Thread” by Angela Shelf Medearis tells a Kwanzaa story of seven brothers who put aside their quarrels to
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Matt Tannenbaum at The Bookstore. By Susan Geller
save themselves and help their village. Matt Tannenbaum at the Bookstore in Lenox recalled stories he used to read to his daughters when they were young. “The Christmas Story Book,” a Rudolf Steiner book from Floris Press, gathers an anthology of stories in beats, like a play, he said. They explore times and people in the Biblical Christmas story, from the Shepherds to the three wise men, in stories by Leonid Andreiev, Jane Clement, Maxim Gorki, Gerhard Klein, Selma Lagerlöf, Jeanna Oterdahl, Peter Rosegger, Ruth Sawyer,
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An old favorite Charles Dickens’ classic story of a slum lord who re-learns human courage will return this season in many forms, from the annual community romp at the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Colonial Theatre to nearly word-for-word versions at Oldcastle and Walking the Dog Theater and a comic pantomine, ‘Turn of the Scrooge,’ at the Ghent Playhouse.
The Mount will host a panel with Matt Tannenbaum and New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein. By David Dashiell
Edzard Schaper, Jakob Streit, and Henry Van Dyke. And in “The Power of Light,” Isaac Bachevis Singer tells eight stories for Hanukkah. Tannenbaum remembered his favorite, a tale about a child with a parakeet. As the family is cleaning the house for the holiday, the parakeet flies out an open window. The family search for it and find nothing, until years later the child visits a girl nearby at Hanukkah, and she has the parakeet — it had flown in her window. It’s a gentle story, and telling it moves him.
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Turning back toward the front of the store, he picked up a collection of essays by E.B. White and opened it to “What Do Out Hearts Treasure.” “It’s the first Christmas they spent out of New England,” he said. For their health, White and his wife, the New Yorker writer and fiction editor Katharine White, had left Maine for a shocking pink cinderblock house on Florida Bayou. But White would find his wife looking sad. Tannenbaum read quietly. ”‘It’s Vietnam that is making me feel this way,’ she
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said. ‘But I did not believe it was Vietnam. I knew her well enough, in her December phase, to know that something far deeper than Southeast Asia was at work.’” Trying to make a holiday from three tiny palm trees, a chameleon and a poinsettia like the ones blooming wild in the neighbor’s garden, they are floundering, until a box arrives from the north. Their son has sent a branch of balsam fir, a tiny red drum and drumsticks made by his children, and family photographs. The room smells of pine sap, and they feel the holiday stirring. — Kate Abbott
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Monday Dec. 19 Art
‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Colonial Theatre, courtesy of BTG
Makers Mill — Figure drawing collective 7 to 9 p.m. 7 Main St., North Adams. 1 -7 9207 , northadamsmakersmill.org Holiday
Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses. auction through Dec. 29. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, 100 decorated trees with a movie theme. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
Ventfort Hall — Gilded age mansion decked for the holidays through Jan. 1 . Tours 10 a.m. to p.m. Monday to Saturday and through 2 p.m. Sunday, including Dec. 2 and Jan. 1. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- 206, gildedage.org Table of contents
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Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses. auction through Dec. 29. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, 100 decorated trees with a movie theme. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
Ventfort Hall — Gilded age mansion decked for the holidays through Jan. 1 . Tours on the hour, 10 a.m. to p.m. Monday to Sat-
urday and through 2 p.m. Sunday, including Dec. 2 and Jan. 1. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7 206, gildedage.org
Wednesday Dec. 21 Film
Ramsdell Library — Movies-fromBooks Film Series: The Princess Bride, 6 p.m. 1087 Main St., Housatonic. 1 - 28-2 0 , gblibraries.org Holiday
Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, 100 decorated trees with a movie theme. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
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1753 House — rd annual Carol Sing at 7 p.m. Deborah Burns will lead the a cappella singing beside a wood fire in the fireplace. Carol books and hot mulled cider provided. There is no heat or electricity in the 17 House, so dress warmly and bring a candle to see by. Rain/ snow date is Thursday, Dec. 22. Free and all welcome. Routes 2 and 7, Williamstown. Ventfort Hall — Gilded age mansion decked for the holidays through Jan. 1 . Tours on the hour, 10 a.m. to p.m. Monday to Saturday and through 2 p.m. Sunday, including Dec. 2 and Jan. 1. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- 206, gildedage.org
Walking the Dog Theater — A Christmas Carol, David Anderson performs Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story, one-man show adapted from Dickens’ own script. 8 p.m. free. Solaris, 60 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y. 18-6100909, wtdevents.org
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Thursday Dec. 22
Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, 100 decorated trees with a movie theme. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
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Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses. auction through Dec. 29. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, 100 decorated trees with a movie theme. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — Nutcracker, 1 p.m. Bolshoi Ballet broadcast live in HD perform the holiday classic. Pre-show talk with Jacob’s Pillow scholar-in-residence Brian Schaefer, 12: 0 p.m. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 - 280100, mahaiwe.org
Northshire Bookstore — Pajama Party, The Polar Express and Santa Claus, 6 p.m. 869 Main St., Manchester. 802- 62-2200, northshire.com Info: Directory
David Anderegg will perform ‘A Christmas carol’ at Walking the Dog Theater. Image from WTD
Southern Vermont Arts Center — First Snow Painting Class 7 p.m., stepby-step through a snowy Vermont scene. Wine, snacks, supplies and aprons are all provided. West Road, Manchester, Vt. svac.org
Ventfort Hall — Gilded age mansion decked for the holidays through Jan. 1 . Tours on the hour, 10 a.m. to p.m. Monday to Saturday and through 2 p.m. Sunday, including Dec. 2 and Jan. 1. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- 206, gildedage.org
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Walking the Dog Theater — A Christmas Carol, David Anderson performs Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story. 8 p.m. free. Solaris, 60 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y. 18-610-0909, wtdevents.org
Friday Dec. 23 Holiday
Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses. auction through Dec. 29. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — It’s a Wonderful Life, 7 p.m. Frank Capra’s 19 6 holiday drama brings Jimmy Stewart face to face with the differences he has made in his hometown. The annual film is free. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington, 1 - 280100, mahaiwe.org
Ventfort Hall — Gilded age mansion decked for the holidays through Jan. 1 . Tours on the hour, 10 a.m. to p.m. Monday to Saturday and through 2 p.m. Sunday, including Dec. 2 and Jan. 1. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- 206, gildedage.org
Walking the Dog Theater — A Christmas Carol, David Anderson performs Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story. 8 p.m. free. Solaris, 60 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y. 18-610-0909, wtdevents.org
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Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses. auction through Dec. 29. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, 100 decorated trees with a movie theme. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
Festival of Holidays — Sheffield Historical Society market of work by local artists and artisans: jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, carved wooden items, glass ornaments and more, 11 a.m. to p.m. Old Stone Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Ventfort Hall — Gilded age mansion decked for the holidays through Jan. 1 . Tours on the Table of contents
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Sunday Dec. 25
Photo by Luca Casartelli
Merry Christmas, happy solstice and Happy Hanukkah! hour, 10 a.m. to p.m. Monday to Saturday and through 2 p.m. Sunday, including Dec. 2 and Jan. 1. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- 206, gildedage.org
Walking the Dog Theater — A Christmas Carol, David Anderson performs Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story. p.m. free. Solaris, 60 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y. 18-610-0909, wtdevents.org
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Monday Dec. 26
Edgecomb presents Johnny Molasses, an adventurous Christmas tree ornament, a Santa Claus adventure and a beautiful American Indian legend telling of the meaning and importance of the evergreens. Free. 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 - 99-9 80, pittsfieldlibrary.org
Family
Norman Rockwell Museum — Vacation week drop-in art, 1 to p.m. Cartooning and animation with illustrator Scot Lincoln and demonstrations inspired by HannaBarbera exhibit. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 -298 100, nrm.org Film
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires — Gentleman’s Agreement: In this 19 7 film Gregory Peck plays a star reporter who poses as a Jew to uncover anti-Semitism in a tony Connecticut suburb. 10: a.m. with lunch. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2- 60, jewishberkshires.org Holiday
Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses. auction through Dec. 29. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Bartholomew’s Cobble will hold an owl prowl. Photo by Alan Nyiri
Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, 100 decorated trees with a movie theme. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
Tuesday Dec. 27 Family
Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses. auction through Dec. 29. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Clark Art Institute — School’s Out 1 to p.m. Winter activities include snowshoeing, hot cocoa, gallery explorations
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and crafts from snow globes to traditional Japanese daruma dolls. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 82 0 , clarkart.edu
Norman Rockwell Museum — Vacation week drop-in art, 1 to p.m. Cartooning and animation with illustrator Scot Lincoln and demonstrations inspired by HannaBarbera exhibit. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 -298 100, nrm.org
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Berkshire Athenaeum — Tales of Christmas Magic, 1 p.m. Master storyteller Diane
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Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, 100 decorated trees with a movie theme. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org Outdoors
Bartholomew’s Cobble — Owl Prowl to 6 p.m. Who Who Who Cooks For You? asks the Barred Owl. Late afternoon hike to learn all about the owls in our woods. Reading of Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple’s “Owl Moon,” and then head off into the fields and forests of the cobble to try and call the owls. Wheatogue Road, Sheffield. 1 -298- 2 9, thetrustees.org Info: Directory
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with handmade puppets from Eastern europe and holiday tales. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7 206, gildedage.org
Community
Mission House — Colonial Concoctions, 1 to p.m. Colonists and American Indians did not have a pharmacy just down the road. When they had a cough or a headache, or they couldn’t sleep, they turned to nature. Learn how to concoct simple herbal remedies and teas that can ease the winter blues. 19 Main St., Stockbridge 1 -298 2 9, ext. 01 , thetrustees.org Family
Bartholomew’s Cobble — The Art and Science of Snowflakes, 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone knows that no two snowflakes are alike, but why? Listen to the story of Wilson Bently, the man who first discovered the individuality of snow flakes flowed by snowflake science experiTable of contents
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Thursday Dec. 29 Art
Clark Art Institute — School’s Out 1 to p.m. Winter activities include snowshoeing, hot cocoa, gallery explorations and crafts from snow globes to traditional Japanese daruma dolls. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 82 0 , clarkart.edu
‘A Clockwork Orange’ at Berkshire Museum’s Festival of Trees. Photo by Kate Abbott
ments and art projects. Wheatogue Road, Sheffield. 1 -298- 2 9, ext. 01 , thetrustees.org
Berkshire Museum — Holiday Electronics Camp, 9 a.m. to noon. One-day program in assembling LED lights for New Years decoration. 9 South St., Pittsfield. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
Clark Art Institute — School’s Out 1 to p.m. Winter activities include snowshoeing, hot cocoa, gallery explorations and crafts from snow globes to traditional Japanese daruma dolls. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu
Norman Rockwell Museum — Vacation week drop-in art, 1 to p.m. Cartooning and animation with illustrator Scot Lincoln and demonstrations inspired by HannaBarbera exhibit. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 -298 100, nrm.org Holiday
Makers Mill — Knitting night. 7 Main St., North Adams. 1 -7 9207 , northadamsmakersmill.org
Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, 100 decorated trees with a movie theme. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
Ventfort Hall — Jack and the Beanstalk marionette show : 0 p.m. Puppeteer Carl Sprague returns
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Berkshire Museum — “Madagascar — A Musical Adventure” with Berkshire Children’s Theater, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Young performers show based on the DreamWorks animated film. 9 South St., Pittsfield. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
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Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses. auction through Dec. 29. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, 100 decorated trees with a movie theme. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
Friday Dec. 30 Family
Holiday
Arrowhead — “Candlelight and Chocolate Tour,” 7 p.m. Experience the house as the Melvilles lived it with a cider and chocolate reception with former director of The Berkshire County Historical Society, Betsy Sherman. 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2-179 , mobydick.org
turns to Ventfort Hall in two performances. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7 206, gildedage.org
Crescendo — In Dulce Jubilo / Sweet Rejoicing 6 p.m., concert of early Baroque Holiday music with countertenor Nicholas Tamagna, Baroque Trumpet and Organ — 17th Century Christmas Motets for four to eight voices and instruments by Michael Praetorius, Giovanni Gabrieli, Salvatore Sacchi, Andreas Hammerschmidt, Christoph Demantius. Kellogg Music Center, Bard College of Simons’ Rock, 8 Alford Road, Great Barrington. worldclassmusic.org
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Jewish Federation of the Berkshires — The Songs We Cherish: Guitarist and vocalist Joel Blumert will perform songs of Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Fats Waller and others in a holiday program. 10: a.m. with lunch. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2 60, jewishberkshires.org
Ventfort Hall — Holiday Tea p.m.with Mrs. Morgan in her mansion, lavishly decorated for the holidays. Actress Anne Undeland re-
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Berkshire Museum — “Madagascar — A Musical Adventure” with Berkshire Children’s Theater, 11 a.m. Young performers present a show based on the DreamWorks animated film. 9 South St., Pittsfield. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org Clark Art Institute — School’s Out 1 to p.m. Winter activities include snowshoeing, hot cocoa, gallery explorations and crafts from snow globes to traditional Japanese daruma dolls. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 82 0 , clarkart.edu Norman Rockwell Museum — Vacation week drop-in art, 1 to p.m. Cartooning and animation with illustrator Info: Directory
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Scot Lincoln and demonstrations inspired by HannaBarbera exhibit. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 -298 100, nrm.org
Levon Helm Band, and Rick Danko Group. Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. theegg.org
Clark Art Institute will show Japanese Prints. Photo courtesy The Clark
Saturday Dec. 31
Holiday
Arrowhead — “Candlelight and Chocolate Tour,” 7 p.m. Experience the house as the Melvilles lived it with a cider and chocolate reception with former director of The Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead, Betsy Sherman. 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2-179 , mobydick.org
Bennington Museum — The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses. 7 Main St., Route 9, Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Berkshire Museum — Now Playing: Festival of Trees, 100 decorated trees with a movie theme. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
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Hangout - Candle lighting, Latkes, Schnapps and Hanukkah themed cocktails, p.m. 107 Adams St., Bennington, Vt. 802- 2-96 , cbevermont.org
Crescendo — In Dulce Jubilo / Sweet Rejoicing p.m., concert of early Baroque Holiday music with countertenor Nicholas Tamagna, Baroque Trumpet and Organ — 17th Century Christmas Motets for four to eight voices and instruments by Michael Praetorius, Giovanni Gabrieli, Salvatore Sacchi, Andreas Hammerschmidt, Christoph
Demantius. Trinity Church Lime Rock, Lakeville, Conn. worldclassmusic.org
Ventfort Hall — Jack and the Beanstalk marionette show : 0 p.m.Puppeteer Carl Sprague returns with handmade puppets and holiday tales. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7- 206, gildedage.org Music
The Egg — “Rock of Ages” performed by The Weight Band with The King Harvest Horns, 7: 0 p.m. Five musical brothers based in Woodstock, NY featuring members of The Band, the
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Abode of the Message — New Year’s Eve Retreat With Aziza Scott to cleanse the mind. Abode Road, New Lebanon, N.Y. 18-79 -8090, theabode.org
Berkshire Bach Society — Bach at New Years 6 p.m. Annual concert with Kenneth Cooper and the Berkshire Bach Ensemble at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 28-9 , berkshirebach.org
Berkshire Museum — New Year’s Eve Magic Show 11 a.m.: The Nerd Magician performs live with pop culture and Hollywood references. Now Playing: Festival of Trees, more than 100 trees by local organizations. 9 South St., Pittsfield. 1 - -7171, berkhiremuseum.org
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‘Son of David’ at Norman Rockwell Museum. Image courtesy of the museum
Bennington Museum — Kids’ Noon Year’s Eve Party, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Welcome in the New Year with music, party hats, sparkling grape juice and the countdown to Noon. Bennington Museum, 7 Main St., Bennington, Vt. benningtonmuseum.org
Epic New Year’s Eve — Dance Party 9 p.m. Mount Anthony Country Club, Bennington, Vt. 802- 2-2617, betterbennington.com
Festival of Holidays — Sheffield Historical Society market of work by local artists and artisans: jewelry, pottery, leather goods, basketry, carved wood
items, glass ornaments and more, 11 a.m. to p.m. Old Stone Store, 1 7 Main St., Sheffield. 1 -229-269 , sheffieldhistoricalsociety.org
Manchester Music Festival — 2016 New Years Eve Concert, familyfriendly program with Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovksy and more, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Clair de Lune and Auld Lang Syne with Adam Neiman, Ariella Mak-Neiman, baritone Randall Scarlata and the Haven String Quartet, resident string quartet at Music Haven. p.m., First Congregational
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Church, 62 Main St., Manchester, Vt. 802- 62-19 6, mmfvt.org
Ventfort Hall — Gilded age mansion decked for the holidays through Jan. 1 . Tours on the hour, 10 a.m. to p.m. 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 6 7- 206, gildedage.org
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Happy New Year
Holiday
Berkshire Bach Society — Bach at New Years p.m. Annual concert with Kenneth Cooper and the Berkshire
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Bach Ensemble at Troy Music Hall, Troy, N.Y. 1 - 28-9 . Outdoors
Berkshire Knapsackers — New Year’s Hike and 10 a.m.Pot Luck Dinner 1 p.m. followed by a presentation on the Appalachain trail. berkshireknapsackers.org
Hoffmann Bird Club — Southern Berkshire Christmas Count: Join a team and welcome the new year with some winter birding. Contact Rene Wendell, 1 - 29- 02 , for time and place. hoffmannbirdclub.org Info: Directory
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Winter green By Thom Smith
Special to BTW Berkshires
The woods are quiet. An overnight snow covers the fallen leaves and highlights the occasional green. This is a favorite time of mine to wander the Berkshire woods with the evergreens to cheer me along before the snow piles too deeply. The killing frosts have put to rest most of the forest greenery, except for the resilient plants that keep colorful leaves throughout the year. In moister woods, some ground vegetation is still vigorous and ignores the freeze. Christmas, polypody and evergreen wood ferns, shining club moss, princess pine and the diminutive creeping vines we call partridgeberry and checkerberry resist winter’s advance. At higher altitudes, mountain laurel often forms thickets of shiny green leaves. American yew, also called ground hemlock, is another low-growing evergreen that caught my attention during a Page 62
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recent walk. Many of these evergreen plants grow beneath open stands of pine, hemlock and spruce trees, the commonest sources for one of the more popular traditions at this season – the Christmas Tree. Another tradition for many at this season is to decorate with wreaths and garlands made of different evergreens — as long as we give thought to the future. Club moss, a small upright growing woodland plant, has no flower but retains its cheerful green through the winter months. It grows so slowly it should only be harBTW Holiday 2016
vested prudently, if at all; it was once harvested to excess for wreathmaking. A few pieces of partridge berry and some moss for a berry bowl do little harm to the plant or the woods, but the quantity of slow-growing ground pine needed to fashion a wreath or garland may damage or destroy the entire plant colony. we can find more gracious ways to celebrate the season. Pine, fir, and spruce make robust wreaths, especially when adorned with rhododendron and holly, perhaps from shrubs in our own yards. btwberkshires.com
Finding a local tree Many farms will let you cut your own or cut one for you. We encourage you to call ahead to check on trees and weather before you head out. Frederick Christmas Tree Farm Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir, White Pine and White Spruce: Mike Frederick 360 Washington Road, Route 8, Hinsdale (413) 655-8551, fredchtr@vgernet.net Ioka Valley Farm White Spruce, Fraser Fir, Concolor Fir, Canaan Fir: Open weekends Thanksgiving through Christmas from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with hayrides, popcorn and cocoa, wreaths and decorations. Santa often visits on the first weekend in December. Calf-A open for winter breakfasts 8 a.m. to noon. 3475 Route 43, Hancock 413-738-5915, iokavalleyfarm.com
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with organic maple syrup and maple products and hand-crafted brooms. 248 Patterson Road, Worthington 413-238-5902, justameretreefarm.com
Itty Bitty Farm Balsam Fir and Fraser Fir Open Thursday and Friday 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting Nov. 26 1100 Route 9, Windsor (413) 684-3268, ittybittyfarm.com
Seekonk Tree Farm Cut-your own Balsam fir, concolor fir, Fraser fir, white or Meyer spruce, white pine, and pre-cut Fraser fir: Open through Dec. 24, Monday to Friday, 12:30 to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 32 Seekonk Cross Road, Great Barrington 413-528-0050, seeconktreefarm.com
Justamere Tree Farm Choose-and-cut or Pre-cut trees, Fraser and Balsam fir, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday to Sunday Nov. 25 to 27 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in December. Wreaths and swags made on the farm. Post-and-beam barn gift shop
Crane Hill Tree Farm Cut-your-own or pre-cut Balsam Fir and Fralsam Fraser / Balsam crosses. Open 9 a.m. to sunset Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays starting Nov. 25. 233 Johnson Hill Road, Washington 413-623-5865, cranehilltreefarm.com
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Monday Jan. 2
A chickadee perches on a bare branch. Photo by Danielle Langlois
Art
Makers Mill — Figure drawing collective 7 to 9 p.m. 7 Main St., North Adams. 1 -7 9207 , northadamsmakersmill.org
Wednesday Jan. 4 Books and Writing
First Wednesdays Talk — Reading for the Life of the World. Vermonter Katherine Paterson, award-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia and The Great Gilly Hopkins, considers the importance and many benefits of reading. , 7 p.m. Vermont humanities talk, 7 p.m., free. First Congregational Church of Manchester, 62 Main St., Manchester, Vt. 802- 62-2607, vermonthumanities.org
Outdoors
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary — Mass Audubon property with trails, ponds and boardwalks.
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Free admission for Berkshire residents 10 a.m. to p.m. on first Wednesdays. 72 West Mountain Road, Lenox. Berkshire Sanctuaries, 1 -6 7-0 20, massaudubon.org
Thursday Jan. 5
Books and Writing
Bennington College — MFA in Writing Program January 2017 Residency, Jan. to Jan. 1 . MFA writing students with readings and visiting writers. 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu Table of contents
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Holiday
Bloomsday in Williamstown — James Joyce’s ‘The Dead,’ annual community reading of Joyce’s epiphany story on Epiphany. Time and place TBA. bloomsdayinwilliamstown@gmail.com
Art
Norman Rockwell Museum — Meet Rockwell’s Models, p.m. Find out what it was like to pose for the Saturday Evening Post and other illustrations. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 298- 100, nrm.org
Saturday Jan. 7
Books and Writing
Bennington College — MFA in Writing Program January 2017 Residency, Jan. to Jan. 1 with readings and visiting writers. 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu
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Bennington College — MFA in Writing Program January 2017 Residency, Jan. to Jan. 1 . Students with readings and visiting writers. 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu
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Snow covers the fields by the Round Stone Barn. Photo courtesy Hancock Shaker Village
Dance
Chatham Contradance — Jon Greene calls with music by The Russet Trio, all dances taught. waltzing/ couples dancing at 7: 0, contra dancing begins at 8:00 pm. Bring a friend or come alone, no partners necessary. Morris Memorial Hall, 21 park Row, Chatham, N.Y. cococontra.org
Food
Bennington Farmers Market — Winter market with fresh greens, baked
goods, dairy products, meats, specialty food, crafts and more 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on first and third Saturdays monthly at the First Baptist Church, 600 Main St., Bennington, Vt. benningtonfarmersmarket.org
Music
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — Verdi’s Nabucco, 1 p.m. Met Opera Live in HD returns to the big screen with Placido Domingo under the direction of James Levine. 1 Castle St., Great Barring-
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ton. 1 - 28-0100, mahaiwe.org
Sunday Jan. 8
Books and Writing
Bennington College — MFA in Writing Program January 2017 Residency, Jan. to Jan. 1 . MFA writing students with readings and visiting writers. 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu Music
Paramount Theatre — Clarinetist Narek
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Arutyunian, p.m. Born in 1992 in Gyumri, Armenia, graduate of the Moscow State Conservatory and Juilliard School, and a musician at the Manhattan School of Music, he has performed the Copland Clarinet Concerto with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Alice Tully Hall as well as Artie Shaw’s Concerto for Clarinet with The Boston Pops. 0 Center St., Rutland, Vt. 802-77 -0 70, paramountvt.org Info: Directory
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Conversations
Rani Arbo will play the Meetinghouse. Photo courtesy of the artist
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires — In commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, “Who was Festus Campbell?” — Bernard A. Drew, author, senior associate editor of The Lakeville Journal newspapers and writer of 00 Our Berkshires speaks about a Berkshire man of strong faith who owned land, who created business opportunities, who was determined to thrive on his own terms in the late 19th century, celebrating the African American history of Berkshire County. 10: a.m. with lunch. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2- 60, jewishberkshires.org
Books and Writing
Bennington College — MFA in Writing Program January 2017 Residency, Jan. to Jan. 1 . MFA writing students with readings and visiting writers. 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu Film
Hevreh of Southern Berkshire — A Walk on the Moon, 1999 drama starring Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Liev Schreiber, Anna Paquin and Tovah Feldshuh, set against the backdrop of the Woodstock festival of 1969 and the moon landing of that year, in a Catskills bungalow colony. Lane earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. Film p.m. and discussion 7 p.m. 270 State Road, Great Barrington. 1 - 286 78, hevreh.org Table of contents
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Tuesday Jan. 10
Books and Writing
Bennington College — MFA in Writing Program January 2017 Residency, Jan. to Jan. 1 . with readings and visiting writers. 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu
Wednesday Jan. 11 Books and Writing
Bennington College — MFA in Writing
Program January 2017 Residency, Jan. to Jan. 1 with readings and visiting writers. 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu
Thursday Jan. 12
Music
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Bennington College — MFA in Writing Program January 2017 Residency, Jan. to Jan. 1 with readings and visiting writers. 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu
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Williams College — I/O New Music Festival: four days of contemporary music. I/O Ensemble 8 p.m., CenterStage. 10: 0 p.m. After Hours with Rothko Chapel and Experimental Jazz. All events free. ’62 Center, 1000 Main St, Williamstown.
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illustrated poem for children gently addresses the emotional side of death: “When somebody dies, where do they go? / Do they go where the wind goes when it blows? …” 869 Main St., Manchester. 802- 62-2200, northshire.com
Art
Norman Rockwell Museum — Norman Rockwell in Detail,1: 0 p.m. Explore the artist’s visual storytelling and humor. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 298- 100, nrm.org
Community
Books and Writing
Bennington College — MFA in Writing Program January 2017 Residency, Jan. to Jan. 1 . MFA writing students with readings and visiting writers. 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu Music
Paramount Theatre — Keller Williams, one-man band, stripped down folk with Leo Kottke, guitarist known for a fingerpicking style of blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies, 8 p.m., with humorous monologues and vocal and instrumental selections on 6- and 12string guitars. 0
Julia Alvarez will read at Northshire Books. Photo by Valerie Hinojosa
Center St., Rutland, Vt. 802-77 -0 70, paramountvt.org
Williams College — I/O New Music Festival: four days of contemporary music. Afternoon workshops and master classes. Guest ensemble TAK in concert, ‘Currents,’ 8 p.m. at CenterStage. All events free. ’62 Center, 1000 Main St, Williams College, Williamstown. 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu Outdoors
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary — Full Moon Owl and Wildlife Prowl, 6: 0 p.m. 72 West
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Mountain Road, Lenox. Berkshire Sanctuaries, 1 6 7-0 20, massaudubon.org
Saturday Jan. 14
Books and Writing
Bennington College — MFA in Writing Program January 2017 Residency, Jan. to Jan. 1 with readings and visiting writers. 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu
Northshire Bookstore — Julia Alvarez and Sabra Field (children’s book) Where Do They Go, p.m. An
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Berkshire Grown — Winter Farmers Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Locally grown and produced food from cheese to honey, live music, lunch fare and children’s activities. Monument Valley Middle School, Route 7, Great Barrington. 1 - 28-00 1, berkshiregrown.org
Mason Library — Tiny House Talk & Tour 11: 0 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Lia Douillet on how she designed and built her own tiny house. 2 1 Main St., Great Barrington. 1 - 282 0 , gblibraries.org Pittsfield Farmers Market — Winter indoor market 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monthly indoor Info: Directory
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farmers market with local cheese, honey, baked goods, vegetables, crafts and more. Lighthouse, Boys and Girls Club, 16 Melville St., Pittsfield. farmersmarketpittsfield.org
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — Verdi’s Nabucco, 1 p.m. Met Opera Live in HD returns to the big screen with Placido Domingo under the direction of James Levine. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-0100, mahaiwe.org
Los Lobos will perform at The Egg in Albany. Photo by Pete Souza
Dance
Hubbard Hall — Dance Flurry contradance workshop 2 to p.m. to get ready for the eclectic, feel-good festival of traditional social dance and music in the Capital Region. 2 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 18-677-2 9 , hubbardhall.org Family
Norman Rockwell Museum — Saturday Morning Cartoons, 10 a.m. to noon Hanna-Barbera cartoons from Tom and Jerry and the Jetsons to the Flintstones and Scooby-Doo. The Golden Age of Television, talk 2 p.m. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 -298 100, nrm.org
Music
Williams College — I/O New Music Festival: four days of contemporary
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music. Tom Johnson’s ‘Nine Bells,’ 1 p.m. and IOTA Ensemble 8 p.m. at CenterStage. All events free. ’62 Center, 1000 Main St, Williams College, Williamstown. 1 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu
Theater
Clark Art Institute — No Man’s Land, 1 p.m. Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart broadcast live in HD from London’s National Theatre on the big screen in Harold Pinter’s power game between two aging writers. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu
Sunday Jan. 15
Books and Writing
Bennington College — MFA in Writing Program January 2017 Residency, Jan. to Jan. 1 . 1 College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu Music
Meetinghouse Concert — Fiddler, guitarist, songwriter and song collector Rani Arbo and singer/songwriter Greg Ryan collaborate on folk originals, p.m. UU Fellowship, 108 School St., Bennington, Vt. 802- 0-9816, uubennington.org
Williams College — I/O New Music Festival: four days of contemporary music.Afternoon workshops and master classes. I/Out Loud, kids mak music with Eph Out Loud, 1 p.m. and Out of the Box Drumming 2: 0 p.m. at Clark Art Institute. All events free. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu, 1 - 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu
Cantilena Chamber Choir — Martin Luther King concert of Spirituals p.m. Psalms and Spirituals open sing with the Zion AME Church Choir, director Paul Keele and and community activist Shirley Edgerton. Table of contents cantilenachoir.org
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day events
Chatham Bookstore — Reflecting on Race: Photography Invitational, show opens today, through March 1. Inspired by a series of books of photographs of AfricanAmerican life published by Giles and the newly opened Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, “Double Exposure,” an exhibit covering similar topics including personal views of history, family, childhood, occupations, and portraits of people and daily life. 27 Main St., Chatham, N.Y. 18- 92- 00 , chathambookstore.com
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires — Screening of ‘Selma’ in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, BritishAmerican historical drama based on the 196 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel,
Martin Luther King Jr. Public domain image
Hosea Williams, Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis. 10: a.m. with lunch. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2 60, reservations 1 - 2-2200, jewishberkshires.org
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — BCC will partner with Habitat for Humanity, Harvest Table, and other community partners for a national day of service dedicated to improving our communities in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 9 a.m. to p.m. First United Methodist Church, Fenn St. Pittsfield. Free and all are welcome. Regis-
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Norman Rockwell Museum — Rockwell’s Stand on Civil Rights, 2 p.m. In the 1960s, Rockwell documented social issues and his belief in American ideals. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 298- 100, nrm.org
Wednesday Jan. 18 Music
The Egg — An Evening with Pat Metheny with bassist Linda Oh, pianist Gwilym Simcock and drummer Antonio Sanchez,
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7: 0 p.m. One of the day’s most popular, eclectic and innovative guitarists, Pat Metheny has won 20 Grammy Awards in 12 different categories. Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. theegg.org
Thursday Jan. 19 Art
IS183 Art School — Arts Night Out 7 to 9 p.m., Mmmm … leather! Making craft jewelry. Citizen’s Hall, 1 Willard Hill Road, off Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 298- 2 2, is18 .org Info: Directory
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Conversations
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires — The Changing Landscape of Media in the Berkshires, with newsman David Scribner, 10: a.m. with lunch. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2 60, reservations 1 - 2-2200, jewishberkshires.org
Friday Jan. 20 Music
Berkshire Music School — Blue Jazz at Music@ theTaft, 7 p.m. Dave Bartley and friends. Wine and beer available for purchase. Taft Recital Hall, 0 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 - 2-1 11, berkshiremusicschool.org
Saturday Jan. 21
Books and Writing
Mason Library — Demystifying Poetry Part I, a workshope for writers & readers with Jayne Benjulian, author of Five Sextillion Atoms, 10: 0 a.m. to noon.
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The Egg — Gaelic Storm, 8 p.m., one of the world’s foremost Celtic fusion bands. Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. theegg.org
Great Horned Owl. Photo by William H. Majoros
How do we read poetry? Why does it seem more complicated to read than ordinary prose? Read compelling poems, talk about some of the characteristics of poetry and begin a poem. 2 1 Main St., Great Barrington. 1 - 282 0 , gblibraries.org
Family
Berkshire Carousel — Children’s art program 11: 0 a.m., third Saturdays monthly. 0 Center St., Pittsfield. 1 - 99-0 7. Food
Bennington Farmers Market — Winter market with fresh greens, baked
goods, dairy products, meats, specialty food, crafts and more 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on first and third Saturdays monthly at the First Baptist Church, 600 Main St., Bennington, Vt. benningtonfarmersmarket.org Music
Clark Art Institute — Rómeo et Juliet, 12: p.m. Met Opera Live in HD returns to the big screen with Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo in Gounod’s adaptation of Shakespeare. 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu Table of contents
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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — Rómeo et Juliet, 1 p.m. Met Opera Live in HD returns to the big screen with Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo in Gounod’s adaptation of Shakespeare. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-0100, mahaiwe.org Outdoors
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary — Winter Wonderland: Lenox Mountain Snowshoe / Hike 9: 0 a.m. to 12: 0 p.m. 72 West Mountain Road, Lenox. Berkshire Sanctuaries, 1 6 7-0 20, massaudubon.org Theater
Hubbard Hall — Third Annual Winter Carnival of New Work in the heart of winter, 7: 0 p.m. Plays and monologues created with the community, focused on issues of
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farming and our connection to the land and nature here in our region. Partnering with the Agricultural Stewardship Association and Young Playwrights’ Theater of Washington, D.C., to create and share this new work. 2 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 18-677-2 9 , hubbardhall.org
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Conversations
Lenox Library — Rabbi David Weiner, “Christians and Jews,” p.m. Distinguished Lecture Series 2016-17, free. 18 Main St., Lenox. lenoxlib.org Dance
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — Sleeping Beauty 1 p.m. Bolshoi Ballet in HD Live in HD on the big screen. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 - 280100, mahaiwe.org Music
Paramount Theatre — Vermont Symphony Orchestra with Katherine Winterstein, violin.
Lenox Contradance hosts live music and dancing on third Saturdays monthly. Photo by Jamie Boyle
Beethoven’s penultimate symphony and work by American composer Christopher Theofanidis, Dreamtime Ancestors, based on the Australian aboriginal idea that everyone is connected. Each movement has a short reading. Samuel Barber’s iconic violin concerto. 0 Center St., Rutland, Vt. 802-77 -0 70, paramountvt.org
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Troy Music Hall — The High School Choral Festival, p.m. Local High School Choirs will share the stage with APM after a showcase of individual performances. 0 2nd St., Troy, N.Y. 18-27 -89 , troymusichall.org
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Hubbard Hall — Third Annual Winter
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Carnival of New Work, 2 p.m. Plays and monologues created with the community, focused on issues of farming and our connection to the land. Partnering with the Agricultural Stewardship Association and Young Playwrights’ Theater of Washington, D.C. 2 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 18-677-2 9 , hubbardhall.org
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Local farms inspire a festival of new plays at Hubbard Hall. Photo by Susan Geller
Conversations
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires — Write Your History two-day workshop on writing memoirs and family histories with Kitty Axelson-Berry, the president of Modern Memoirs Publishing, Inc. 10: a.m. with lunch. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2- 60, jewishberkshires.org
Tuesday Jan. 24 Community
1Berkshire — Berkshire Starts Creative Economy Live, 8 a.m. to p.m. 201 Creative Resources Conference, a day of speakers and resources for artists, creative businesses, and cultural nonprofits with Keynote Speaker Cathy Edwards, Executive Director of the New England Foundation for the Table of contents
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Arts. Mass MoCA, 87 Marshall St., North Adams. 1 99-1600, 1berkshire.com Music
The Egg — Kris Kristofferson, 7: 0 p.m., singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson – performing classics such as “Me & Bobby McGee”, “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down”, “Help Me Make it Through the Night” and more Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. theegg.org
Williams College — Williams Opera Workshop presents Sweeney Todd — the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, semi-staged production of the work by Stephen Sondheim ’ 0, 7 p.m. in Chapin
Hall. Free. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu
Wednesday Jan. 25 Books and Writing
Northshire Bookstore — James Rollins, The Seventh Plague, 6 p.m. Scientific intrigue and historical mystery. 869 Main St., Manchester. 802- 62-2200, northshire.com
Thursday Jan. 26
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Northshire Bookstore — Chris Bohjalian, The Sleepwalkers, 6 p.m. BestBest- selling and acclaimed novelist reads from his new
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book. When Annalee Ahlberg goes missing, her children fear the worst, and her daughter, Lianna, sets out to find her. 869 Main St., Manchester. 802- 62-2200, northshire.com Conversations
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires — Elizabeth Freeman’s Walk to Freedom: Ann-Elizabeth Barnes, an historic site interpreter, presents the story of the woman from Ashley Falls who changed history when she successfully sued for her freedom in 1781 based on the newly ratified Massachusetts Constitution that stated “all men are created free and equal.” Based on her case, the Commonwealth of
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Massachusetts banned slavery, eighty years before the Civil War. 10: a.m. with lunch. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2- 60, reservations 1 2-2200, jewishberkshires.org Music
Troy Music Hall — NOW Ensemble + San Fermin, 7: 0 p.m. Composers Ellis Ludwig-Leone & Mark Dancigers collaborate on an evening of music. 0 2nd St., Troy, N.Y. 18-27 -89 , troymusichall.org
Friday Jan. 27
Books and Writing
The Mount — Leisure & Lust, a Theatrical Performance in Two Acts by Sara Farrington, 7 p.m. a psychological journey through poverty and affluence. 2 Plunkett St., Lenox. 1 - 1- 111, edithwharton.org
Northshire Bookstore — Kate Hennessy, writer and the youngest of Dorothy Day’s grandchildren, 7 p.m. 869
Main St., Manchester. 802- 62-2200, northshire.com
Dance
The Egg — Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company 7: 0 p.m. Albany’s modern dance company embarks on a new venture with The College of Saint
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Roseoriginal dance with live music performed by student and faculty ensembles St. Rose’s Massry Center, Albany, N.Y. theegg.org Music
Looking for a One-horse open sleigh? Try Holiday Brook Farm in dalton, Merck Forest & Farmland Center in Rupert, Vt., or the Williamstown Holiday Walk. Photo courtesy of Williamstown Chamber
Paramount Theatre — An acoustic evening of singer-songwriters, Lyle Lovett (“If I
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Had a Boat,” “She’s No Lady”) and John Hiatt (“Have a Little Faith in Me,” “Thing Called Love”), trading off songs and stories from their innovative musical careers, 8 p.m.. 0 Center St., Rutland, Vt. 802-77 -0 70, paramountvt.org Info: Directory
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Troy Music Hall — 196 : The Tribute, Beatles show 7: 0 p.m. 0 2nd St., Troy, N.Y. 18-27 -89 , troymusichall.org
Kris Kristofferson will play The Egg. Photo by J. Atkins
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Hubbard Hall — Third Annual Winter Carnival of New Work in the heart of winter, 7: 0 p.m. Plays and monologues on issues of farming and our connection to the land. 2 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 18-677-2 9 , hubbardhall.org
Saturday Jan. 28
Books and Writing
Mason Library — Demystifying Poetry Part I, a workshope for writers & readers with Jayne Benjulian, author of Five Sextillion Atoms, 10: 0 a.m. Read compelling poems, talk about some of the characteristics of poetry and begin a poem. 2 1 Main St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-2 0 , gblibraries.org The Mount —
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Leisure & Lust, a Theatrical Performance in Two Acts by Sara Farrington, 11 a.m., 2 and p.m. a psychological journey through poverty and affluence. 2 Plunkett St., Lenox. 1 - 1- 111, edithwharton.org Dance
Hubbard Hall — Dance Flurry contradance workshop 2 to p.m. to get ready for the eclectic, feel-good festival of traditional social dance and music in the Capital Region. 2 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 18-677-2 9 , hubbardhall.org Music
The Egg — Zeppelin Complete 8 p.m. Original members
of the international touring Zeppelin tribute Hammer of the Gods, with New York City studio musicians. Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. theegg.org Outdoors
Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary — Wildlife CSI: Understanding Animal Tracks & Signs, time TBA. 68 Silver St., Sheffield. 1 -6 7-0 20, massaudubon.org
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Hubbard Hall — Third Annual Winter Carnival of New Work, 7: 0 p.m. Plays on issues of farming and our connection to the land. 2 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 18-677-2 9 , hubbardhall.org
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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — No Man’s Land, 7 p.m. Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart broadcast live in HD from London’s National Theatre on the big screen in Harold Pinter’s power game between two writers. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 - 28-0100, mahaiwe.org
Sunday Jan. 29 Music
The Egg — Los Lobos, 7: 0 p.m. Using musical molds built on the blues, rockabilly, jazz, Latin and their own Mexican-American heritage, Los Lobos is recognized as one of the world’s foremost contemporary roots-rock bands. Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. theegg.org Theater
Hubbard Hall — Third Annual Winter Carnival of New Work , 2 p.m. Plays and monologues on issues of farming and our connection to the land. 2 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 18-677-2 9 , hubbardhall.org
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Clarinetist Narek Arutyunian will perform at the Paramount. Photo courtesy of the artist
Conversations
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires — Write Your History two-day workshop on writing memoirs and family histories with Kitty Axelson-Berry, the president of Modern Memoirs Publishing, Inc. 10: a.m. with lunch. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2- 60, jewishberkshires.org
Tuesday Jan. 31 Music
The Egg — Greensky Bluegrass, 7 p.m. acoustic stomp of a string band with the rule-breaking spirit of rock & roll. Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. theegg.org
Wednesday Feb. 1 Conversations
First Wednesdays Talk — All About Eve, Dartmouth professor of religion Susan Ackerman
considers both traditional and contemporary interpretations of the Adam and Eve story and how recent scholarship on women and the Bible pushes us to rethink our common assumptions about Eve, 7 p.m. Vermont humanities talk, 7 p.m., free. First Congregational Church of Manchester, 62 Main St., Manchester, Vt. 802- 622607,vermont humanities.org Music
Williams College — Corinna Campbell, faculty talk, :1 p.m. in Bernhard Muic Center. Free. Off Route 2, Info: Directory
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Williamstown. 1 97- 1 6, williams.edu
Outdoors
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary — Mass Audubon property with trails, ponds and boardwalks. Free admission for Berkshire residents 10 a.m. to p.m. on first Wednesdays. 72 West Mountain Road, Lenox. Berkshire Sanctuaries, 1 -6 7-0 20, massaudubon.org’
Friday Feb. 3 Art
First Fridays Artswalk — Upstreet art openings to 8 p.m. Regional artists hold recep-
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tions for monthly shows at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, the Berkshire Museum and more than a dozen popup locations and galleries. Tours leave from the Intermodal Center. North and South Streets, Pittsfield.
Norman Rockwell Museum — Meet Rockwell’s Models, p.m. Find out what it was like to pose for the Saturday Evening Post and other illustrations. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 298- 100, nrm.org Music
Williams College — Williams Chamber Players perform Brahms, Clara chumann, Thea Mus-
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grave and the college’s Zachary Wadsworth, 8 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Building. Free. Route 2, Williamstown. 1 97- 1 6, music.williams.edu
Baba Brickman will bring comic rap and climate change to Williams College. Photo by Greg Edwards
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Williams College — Baba Brinkman’s Rap Guide to Climate Chaos, 8 p.m. Fringe First Award Winner Baba Brinkman, the world’s first and only “peer reviewed rapper,” bringing science to the masses with his unique brand of hiphop comedy, breaks down the politics, economics, and science of global warming, following its surprising twists from the carbon cycle to the energy economy. MainStage,’62 Center, 1000 Main St, Williams College, Williamstown. williams.edu
Saturday Feb. 4 Art
Norman Rockwell Museum — 1st
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annual Berkshire County High School Art Show opens 2 to p.m. Paintings, drawings, photographs, ceramics, digital art and more. 9 Route 18 , Stockbridge. 1 -298 100, nrm.org Books and Writing
Northshire Bookstore — Emily Fridlund, History of Wolves, 7 p.m. 1 year-old Linda, living isolated in Minnesota, first novel. 869 Main St., Manchester. 802- 62-2200, northshire.com
Dance
Chatham Contradance — Anna Rain calls with music by The Russet Trio, all dances taught. waltzing/
couples dancing at 7: 0, contra dancing begins at 8:00 pm. Bring a friend or come alone, no partners necessary. Morris Memorial Hall, 21 park Row, Chatham, N.Y. cococontra.org
music in the Capital Region. 2 East Main St., Cambridge, N.Y. 18677-2 9 , hubbardhall.org
Hubbard Hall — Dance Flurry contradance workshop 2 to p.m. to get ready for the eclectic, feel-good festival of traditional social dance and
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The Egg — Palissimo Company 7: 0 p.m. both human and humane, this interdisciplinary company’s works merge the abstract aspects of dance with the nonlinear qualities of theatre UAlbany Performing Arts Center, Albany, N.Y. theegg.org
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Bennington Farmers Market — Winter market with fresh greens, baked goods, dairy products, meats, specialty food, crafts and more 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on first and third Saturdays monthly at the First Baptist Church, 600 Main St., Bennington, Vt. benningtonfarmersmarket.org Pleasant Valley Sanctuary — Winter Wonderland: Lenox Mountain Snowshoe / Hike 9: 0 a.m. to 12: 0
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p.m. 72 West Mountain Road, Lenox. Berkshire Sanctuaries, 1 6 7-0 20, massaudubon.org
Pat Metheny will play the Egg. Photo by Mattia Luigi Nappi
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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — Amadeus 7 p.m. A young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives as a child prodigy in Vienna, determined to build a career and a life for himself. London National Theatre live in HD on the big screen. 1 Castle St., Great Barrington, 1 - 28-0100; mahaiwe.org
Leo Kottke will perform at the Paramount Theatre. Photo by D. Mileson
Sunday Feb. 5 Dance
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center — Bolshoi Ballet in HD Swan Lake in an encore performance of Swan Lake in HD 1 Castle St., Great Barrington. 1 - 280100, mahaiwe.org Outdoors
Hoffmann Bird Club — Breakfast and Winter Birds, Table of contents
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look for wintering birds around Hinsdale and nearby towns. Mostly road-
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side birding. 1 281-2 98, 1 -6 0112,hoffmann birdclub.org
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Directory of Places Animagic — Museum of Animation Special Effects and Art. 77 Main St., Lee. 1 -8 16679, mambor.com Arrowhead — Home of Herman Melville and Berkshire Historical Society, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield. 1 - 2179 , mobydick.org
Aston Magna Concert Series — Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Alford Road, Great Barrington, 1 - 28- 9 , astonmagna.org Barrington Stage Company — Main stage 0 Union St., and Stage II, 6 Linden St., Pittsfield. 1 - 99- 6, barringtonstageco.org Bartholomew’s Cobble — 10 Weatogue Road, Sheffield. 1 -298- 2 9, ext. 01 , thetrustees.org
Becket Arts Center for the Hilltowns — 7 Brooker Hill Road, Becket. 1 -62 -66 , becketartscenter.org
Behold New Lebanon — Visitors Center, 8 Old Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y. Schedule: beholdnewlebanon.org
Bennington Center for the Arts — Gypsy Lane, Bennington, Vt. 802- 2-71 8, benningtoncenterforthearts.org
Bennington College — 1 Bennington College Drive, Bennington, Vt. bennington.edu Bennington Museum — 7 Main Street/Route 9 west, Bennington, Vt. 802- 7-1 71, benningtonmuseum.org
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Addresses, phone numbers and websites for venues that appear often in the calendar — some websites are active links. For more: btwberkshires.com Berkshire Botanical Garden — West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge. 1 -298- 926, berkshirebotanical.org
Berkshire Choral Festival — Berkshire School, Route 1, Sheffield. 1 -229-1999, berkshirechoral.org
Berkshire Fringe — Shire City Sanctuary, 0 Melville St., Pittsfield. 1 - 20- 17 , berkshirefringe.org. Berkshire Museum — 9 South St., Pittsfield. 1 - 7171, berkshiremuseum.org
Berkshire Playwrights Lab — Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 1 - 28-2 , berkshireplaywrightslab.org
Berkshire Music School — Taft Recital Hall, 0 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. 1 - 2-1 11, berkshiremusicschool.org
Berkshire South Regional Community Center — 1 Crissey Road, Great Barrington. 1 - 28-2810, berkshiresouth.org Berkshire Strings — French Park Pavilion, 6 Prospect Lake Road, North Egremont. berkshiresummerstrings.com
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Berkshire Theatre Group — Mainstage and Unicorn Theatre at 6 East St., Stockbridge. Colonial Theatre, 111 South St., Pittsfield. 1 -997- , berkshiretheatre.org
Bidwell House — 100 Art School Road, Monterey, 1 - 28-6888, bidwellhousemuseum.org Chamber Music Conference — Bennington College, 1 College Drive, North Bennington, Vt. 802- 2- 01, cmceast.org Chester Theatre Company — Main St., Chester. 1 - 7771, chestertheatre.org Chesterwood — Williamsville Road, Stockbridge. 1 298- 79, chesterwood.org Clark Art Institute — 22 South St., Williamstown. 1 - 8-2 0 , clarkart.edu
Colonial Theatre — Berkshire Theatre Group.111 South St. Pittsfield, thecolonialtheatre.org
Dorset Theatre Festival — Playhouse 10 Cheney Road, Dorset, Vt., 802-867- 777, dorsettheatrefestival.org.
First Fridays Artswalk — Downtown Pittsfield, 1 - 6 01, FirstFridaysArtswalk.com Flying Cloud — 7 1 New Marlboro Sandisfield Road, New Marlborough, 1 -229 21, flyingcloudinstitute.org
Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio — 92 Hawthorne St., Lenox, frelinghuysen.org
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Ghent Playhouse — 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, N.Y. 8008 8- 006, ghentplayhouse.org
Great Barrington Land Conservancy — 1 - 28- 160, greatbarringtonlandconservancy.org Green Mountain Academy — Locations vary. 802-867-0111, greenmtnacademy.org Guthrie Center — 2 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington, 1 - 28-19 , guthriecenter.org Hancock Shaker Village — 18 West Housatonic St., Pittsfield. 1 - -0188. hancockshakervillage.org
Hildene — 100 Hildene Road off Route 7A, Manchester, Vt. 802- 62-1788, hildene.org
Hubbard Hall — 2 E. Main St. Cambridge, N.Y. 18-677-2 9 , hubbardhall.org Images Cinema — 0 Spring St., Williamstown. 1 - 8- 612, imagescinema.org Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival — 8 George Carter Road, Becket. 1 -2 -07 , jacobspillow.org
Lichtenstein Center — 28 Renne Ave, Pittsfield, 1 - 999 8, discoverpittsfield.com Living Room Theatre — Park-McCullough House, One Park St., North Bennington, Vt. 802- 2- 22, lrtvt.org Mahaiwe Performing Arts — 1 Castle St., Great Barrington, 1 - 28-0100, mahaiwe.org
Manchester Community Library — 1 8 Cemetery Ave., 802-867-0111, mclvt.org
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Manchester Music Festival — Arkell Pavilion, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt. 802- 62-19 6.
Notchview — Route 9, Windsor. 1 - 2-16 1, ext. 110, thetrustees.org
Mass MoCA — 87 Marshall St. North Adams. 1 -6622111, massmoca.org
OMI International Arts Center — 1 0 County Route 22, Ghent, N.Y., 18- 92- 7 7, omiartscenter.org
Mass Audubon — 72 West Mountain Road, Lenox. 1 6 7-0 20, massaudubon.org
Oldcastle Theatre Company — 1 Main St., Route 9 West, Bennington, Vt. 802- 7-0 6 , oldcastletheatreco.org
Merck Forest and Farmland Center — 270 Route 21 , Rupert, Vt. 802- 9 -78 6. merckforest.org
Performance Space 21 — 2980 Route 66, Chatham, N.Y. 18- 92-6121, ps21chatham.org
Millay Colony for the Arts — East Hill Road, Austerlitz, N.Y. millaycolony.org
Mission House — 19 Main St., Stockbridge, 1 -298- 2 9, ext. 01 , thetrustees.org
Mohawk Trail Concerts — Federated Church, Route 2, Charlemont. 1 -62 -9 11, mohawktrailconcerts.org.
The Mount — 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox. 1 - 1- 111, edithwharton.org
Monterey Library — 2 Main Road, Monterey. 1 -28 79 , montereymasslibrary.org
Music & More at the Meetinghouse — 1 New Marlborough Road, Route 7, New Marlborough, 1 -229-278 ; newmarlborough.org Naumkeag — Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge, 1 -298 2 9, thetrustees.org Norman Rockwell Museum — 9 Glendale Road, Route 18 , Stockbridge; 1 -298 100, ext. 220, nrm.org
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Sandisfield Arts Center — Hammertown Road, Route 7 Sandisfield. 1 -2 8- 100, sandisfieldartscenter.org
Shakespeare & Company — 70 Kemble St., Lenox. 1 6 7- , Shakespeare.org
Shakespeare in the Park — First Street Common, Pittsfield. pittsfieldshakespeare.org
Shakespeare on Main Street — Vermont. 802-282-2 81, ShakespeareOnMainStreet.org
Shire City Sanctuary — 0 Melville St., Pittsfield. 1 -2 69600, shirecitysanctuary.com Southern Vermont Arts Center — West Road, Manchester, Vt. 802- 62-1 0 . svac.org
Spencertown Academy — 790 Route 20 , Spencertown, N.Y. spencertownacademy.org. Steepletop — 6 East Hill Road (off Route 22), Austerlitz, N.Y. 18- 92- 62. millay.org Tanglewood Music Festival — Boston Symphony Orchestra, 297 West St., Lenox. 1 6 7- 16 tanglewood.org
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Tamarack Hollow — Nature and Cultural Center, 1 1 Savoy Hollow Road, Windsor. tamarackhollow.com
Tannery Pond Concerts — New Lebanon, N.Y., Shaker Tannery at Mount Lebanon Shaker Village and Darrow School, Route 20. 888-820-9 1 tannerypondconcerts.org. Theater Barn — 6 Route 20, New Lebanon N.Y. 1879 -8989, theaterbarn.com
Trustees of Reservations — Outdoor and historic sites across Massachusetts, 1 298- 2 9, ext. 000, thetrustees.org Ventfort Hall — Mansion and Gilded Age Museum 10 Walker St., Lenox. 1 -6 7 206, GildedAge.org Weston Playhouse Theatre Company — 70 Main St. Weston, Vt., 802-82 -8167, westonplayhouse.org
Williams College Museum of Art — 1 Lawrence Hall Drive, Williamstown. 1 - 97-2 29. wcma.williams.edu
Williamstown Rural Lands — SheepHill, 671 Cold Spring Road, Route 7, Williamstown 1 - 8-2 9 , wrlf.org Williamstown Theatre Festival — Main and Nikos stages at ’62 Center, 1000 Main St., Williamstown. 1 - 97- 00 June to August, wtfestival.org
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WordXWord — Locations across Pittsfield. wXw 6 .org
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