art, culture & entertainment
Fun Things to Do A Home for the Holidays When: November 21, 2016, through January 13, 2017 Where: Ventfort Hall 104 Walker Street, Lenox, MA Cost: (tours) $18 for adults, $17 for seniors, $17 for students (18-23 years) with student ID, free for Members (1st floor only), $7 for children (5-17 years), free for children 4 or younger Ventfort Hall mansion will be lavishly decorated for the holiday season. Take a guided tour and enjoy the beautiful decorations. Come shop for unique gifts in our museum gift shop (tour admission not required to shop in our gift shop). Guided tours are offered daily on the hour from 10am through 3pm, Monday through Saturday, and 10am through 2pm Sunday; closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Contact us at (413) 6373206, info@gildedage.org, www.gildedage.org
Art on Tour: CATA at Berkshire Museum When: December 2016 to February 2017 Where: Berkshire Museum 39 South Street (Route 7), Pittsfield, MA Cost: see website Community Access to the Arts (CATA) will exhibit at Berkshire Museum’s Artwork: David Gardner BerkshireNow Gallery from December 2016 to February 2017, with an opening reception on Friday, December 2nd from 5-8 pm. The show includes large-scale paintings created by artists with disabilities in CATA visual arts workshops throughout the year. For more information about CATA visit www.cataarts.org. All artwork is for
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Shawn says “One of the reasons I express myself in drawing and painting is that the feelings I want to communicate aren’t easy for me to put into words. The best way for me to describe what I do is to say that I work hard to create an image that will hold a viewer’s attention. I want the image to engage the person looking at it and bring out their ability to be in the now, and feel a natural sense of freedom. I do this by first trusting the original inspiration, which generally comes to me in the form of a feeling. That feeling is attached to an image in my mind. Using a process of continual Self Portrait, charcoal on paper
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The Nutcracker When: Sunday, December 18, 1pm-4:45pm Where: The Clark Auditorium 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA Cost: $16 for Members, $18 for Adults, $10 for Children 12 and under Christmas would not be complete without the enchanting tale of young Marie and her Nutcracker prince! Join the Clark for a special encore presentation of the Bolshoi Ballet production of The Nutcracker, screened in HD. Before the production, celebrate the season at 11am with a Sugar Plum Fairy Tea, featuring gourmet delicacies; combination tickets available at www.clarkart.edu.
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) When: Friday, December 23, 7pm Where: The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA., Cost: Free The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center presents Frank Capra’s 1946 holiday drama, It’s A Wonderful Life, a seasonal favorite. In Mahaiwe tradition, the film will screen free for all this December. Designated the most inspirational movie of all time by the American Film Institute, It’s A Wonderful Life is an example of cinematic awe. Sponsored by Don Buchwald and Associates and Greylock Federal Credit Union
Cover Art by Shawn Fields
alented local artist Shawn Fields, whose work has graced the cover of Our BerkshireTimes magazine twice in the past, works and lives in Mill River, Massachusetts, with his wife, Kenzie, and family.
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sale, with CATA artists receiving a commission on all artwork sold. The Berkshire Museum is open Monday to Saturday, 10 to 5pm; Sunday, noon to 5pm. For more information, please visit www.berkshiremuseum.org.
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revising and refining, sketching, drawing, making color studies, and so on, I turn what may have started out as a hard-to-define feeling and unrealized image into a realistic painting. My work is an expression of gratitude.” Shawn is currently working towards his next show, opening September, 2017, at the Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland Maine. Contact shawn@shawnfields.com, www.shawnfields.com.