Presented by antiques expert Lorraine German, Dressing the Christmas Tree is a fascinating look at both antique and vintage Christmas decorations. The event includes a wine and cheese reception after the program.

In a wide-ranging discussion after the historic 2024 election, authors Kurt Andersen and William D. Cohan will unpack its implications for American democracy and culture, the global economy, and world order.

Blockchain—defined as a shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a network—stands to offer solutions to long-standing inequities in the arts and culture sector. This one-day symposium explores the potential of blockchain to create greater equity within arts' systems by bringing together practitioners at the forefront of these developments to discuss their work, assess new possibilities for blockchain’s use throughout the art market, and to engage with community members interested in understanding blockchain and its applications.

Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody and Heather Masse — three distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal sound.

A concert featuring a captivating blend of classical, jazz, and popular American standards. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music at the historic Milton Congregational Church, home to a newly restored 1898 Steinway Grand Piano.

This special event brings the holiday spirit to life with a dazzling multi-media performance featuring dancers, marching bands, choirs, special effects, and more! Showcasing all the traditional Christmas songs you know and love, A Very Merry Classic Christmas creates a magical experience that allows everyone to be part of the holiday cheer.

Kick off the Holiday Season with the Sherman Chamber Ensemble's Jazz Concert. Featuring Ted Rosenthal on piano, Chris Parker on drums, Thomson Kneeland on bass, Susan Rotholz on flute and Eliot Bailen, on cello.

Embrace the holiday travel season with a creative journey into the world of cartography—the work and art of making maps. On Saturday, November 30, bring the whole family for a map-making art activity and a special story hour for the little ones.

A genuine holiday tradition, rivaling, and even eclipsing some of the biggest Christmas spectaculars.

The Clark Art Institute kicks off Williamstown’s 41st Holiday Walk Weekend with a festive concert featuring one of Berkshire County’s favorite singers, Wanda Houston and the Wanda Houston Project. Houston kicks the season off in style with a spirited concert blending holiday music with her signature song stylings.

Step into the magic of the holiday season at Hudson's 28th Winter Walk! Bring the whole family an evening filled with live music, joyous performances, holiday shopping, competing window displays, delicious treats, and a fireworks show presented by Hudson Hall! This year, there are some exciting surprises in store, so don’t miss out on this beloved holiday tradition!

In this fast paced play each of Santa’s reindeer has a superpower that enables the sleigh to fly, and like the past few years something is off... but this time, it’s waaaay off!

The Foundry's "Holiday Extravaganza" will feature a wide array of comedy, improv, music, theatre, spoken word, and community building events for all ages all week long. Events include: Make Your Own Wacky Holiday Ornament, a Holiday Sing-Along, a musical performance for award-winning sister duo Cassie and Maggie, and more.

Join Flora Lazar, a professional French pastry chef, chocolatier, and practicing therapist, to experience the perceptual, tactile, and olfactory experience of French chocolate making. At the end of the workshop, participants will leave with their own beautiful hand-made nougat to take home and share, just in time for the holidays!

Emma Woodhouse prides herself on being a matchmaker with an impeccable track record, much to the chagrin of her dear friend Mr. Knightley. Her latest scheme revolves around the sweet Harriet Smith, whom Emma advises to reject a perfectly good marriage proposal in favor of another eligible bachelor. But her best-laid plans are turned upside down by unpredictable displays of affection, unexpected rivals and Emma’s sudden realization that true love may have been under her nose all along.

Back by popular demand, Selected Shorts returns to the Mahaiwe with an all-new holiday show! Jane Curtin, Joanna Gleason, Michel Gill, and Bhavesh Patel cozy up with an afternoon of hilarious, poignant, and moving short stories filled with love, laughter, and holiday cheer.

A staple of the holiday season in Connecticut, beloved as a tradition for countless families.

Selected Shorts returns to the Mahaiwe with an all-new holiday show! Jane Curtin, Joanna Gleason, Michel Gill, and Bhavesh Patel cozy up with an afternoon of hilarious, poignant, and moving short stories filled with love, laughter and holiday cheer.

Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Boccherini, Barber. Composed by Tchaikovsky to counter a bout of insomnia and melancholy, Serenade for Strings immediately cheered him up, and he reported “feeling well, invigorated and content” – as gratified listeners have over the years.

Presented in partnership with Operation Unite NY, come celebrate African-American culture and unity with friends and family. Join us for an afternoon of arts and crafts for children, dancing, drumming, a candle-lighting ceremony, and the sharing of Nguzo Saba; the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

Mr. Pizzarelli salutes the Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra, performing with an excellent 17-piece big band that kicks with a brawling, Count Basie-like exuberance

Christmas Oratorios and Contemporary Female Voices, Bringing Heaven to Earth…
This program includes Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen“ (Let honor be sung to you, O God), the fifth cantata of his Christmas Oratorio. This cantata is about the journey of the wise men and the symbolism of light winning over darkness.

Christmas Oratorios and Contemporary Female Voices, Bringing Heaven to Earth…
This program includes Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen“ (Let honor be sung to you, O God), the fifth cantata of his Christmas Oratorio. This cantata is about the journey of the wise men and the symbolism of light winning over darkness.

Farah Siraj performs original compositions fusing influences of Middle Eastern music, bossa, flamenco, jazz, and pop, with lyrics in Arabic, Spanish, and English

AJ Croce Presents Croce Plays Croce: The Jim Croce Birthday Bash. Don’t miss your chance to see A.J. Croce celebrate his father’s catalog in this remarkable and unparalleled experience.

With his signature beard and African headgear, Billy F Gibbons is instantly recognizable and best known as the centerpiece of ZZ Top

Two of New York’s finest artistic training programs join forces as the talented graduate musicians of The Orchestra Now welcome the exceptional dancers of American Ballet Theatre Studio Company to the Fisher Center at Bard for an exhilarating performance of stirring music and beautiful dance.

You’re Invited to party and “steal” outstanding artwork by stellar artists to benefit Five Points Arts' exhibitions and education programming. This evening of tomfoolery begins with Thieves, Artists, and Witnesses enjoying hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, entertainment, and the opportunity to “case” the art on display and ends with the great heist. Guests are encouraged to add to the high jinx by dressing in all black!

This exhibition centers on the artist’s long-standing interest in architecture, design, and sculpture as they relate to the public sphere in forms such as seating structures, movement-guiding systems, and commercial awnings.

David-Jeremiah's first institutional solo show outside Texas. This exhibition represents an overview of and conclusion to the artist’s cycle of large circular reliefs, or tondos.

“Untitled” embodies the productive liminality Gonzalez-Torres embraced throughout his practice, refusing fixed meanings or categories and unfolding at the intersection of private and public, interior and exterior, and domestic and institutional.

For more than 30 years, artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen has continually investigated the possibilities inherent in film—as a material, a documentary tool, and a storytelling medium—resulting in work that is formally inventive and politically pointed.

Letters and photographs of World War II Army nurse Helen Wersebe.

Rockwell’s ‘wittiest works’ run concurrently with MAD Magazine exhibition. These thematically linked exhibitions juxtapose and illuminate two strikingly different veins of American humor, from the gently comical to the outrageously satirical.

re-reads the magical and fantastical figures found in folktales and lore, with a particular focus on those from South Asia, the Middle East, and other Muslim and immigrant traditions.

Amy Podmore is propelled by an interest in surrealist strategies of transformation and the line between stillness and motion in sculpture.

Like Magic brings together artists who employ technologies of magic to resist systems that attempt to surveil and control people’s lives and stories, often because of their race, ability, sexuality, gender identity, indigeneity, or immigration status.

Step into a windswept County Leitrim pub in rural Ireland where the chill in the air isn’t just from the storm outside. Tony Award-nominated playwright Conor McPherson’s celebrated play The Weir unfolds as a captivating and evocative evening set in a small, remote pub, drawing audiences into a world where tales of folklore and the supernatural weave an enchanting, yet eerie, atmosphere.

Celebrating the rich, creative culture of the region, Art of the Hills is a juried exhibition show highlighting the works of both emerging and established Berkshire-based artists working in all styles and genres. Opening reception will be held on October 5th from 5PM to 8PM.

A significant solo exhibition of celebrated American artist Daniel Jocz.A diverse collection of his work, including bold sculptures, dynamic wall pieces, and vibrant jewelry.
Artist Reception Saturday, June 15th, 3-6:00PM
"In Conversation"on Sunday, June 30th, 3:30-5:00PM.

Craven Contemporary is excited to present its latest show “New York Escapes” featuring work by Hugh Kepets. The show includes paintings and silkscreen prints created in the 1970s and 1980s of fire escapes and their shadows that are quintessentially New York City. Kepets is inspired by architectural structures and his environment and the focal point of his work embraces transforming simple familiar objects into highly evocative abstractions. The Opening Reception for the artist will be on Saturday, November 2nd from 3PM - 5PM.

Kenise Barnes Fine Art is pleased to announce an exhibition featuring contemporary landscape paintings and drawings from artists Andrea Kantrowitz, David Konigsberg, Thomas Sarrantonio. Immortalized in the 1800s by painters in the Hudson River School, the Hudson River Valley has been a rich source of inspiring forests, mountains, and vistas for artists. The three artists in this show live and work in the region and continue this rich legacy. Their artwork tells the story of unique observation, impression, and interpretation.

A unique and exciting series of Staged Readings, bring their creative projects to life with Hudson Valley talent - script in hand.

Standard Space is pleased to present SIGNALS: a new solo exhibition by New York-based artist Danielle Tegeder. Throughout her career, her work has engaged with the history of modern painting and architecture, drawing from the multi-disciplinary spirit of 20th century art practices while seeking to find new experimental approaches. More recently, her practice has centered on topics around feminism, alternative pedagogies, and the spiritual. The Opening Reception will be on Saturday, October 25th from 4:30PM - 6:30PM.

Homage to the Glacier is a collaborative exhibition showcasing the works of sculptor Peter Bremers and painter Jim Schantz, inspired by a trip the two took to Iceland in 2023. Through their work, the duo glorify these colossal figures, while reminding us of the effect of the world upon them through climate change.

In November, the David M. Hunt Library will host an exhibition of paintings, drawings, and collage by Peter Steiner. Known primarily for his cartoons and his novels, Steiner’s paintings and drawings can be comic, surrealist, romantic, and fantastic—hence the title of the exhibition, “All Over the Place.” A reception for the artist will take place at the library on Saturday, November 2, from 4PM to 6 PM. In conjunction with the exhibition, Steiner will give an art talk on Thursday, November 21 from 5:30 to 7PM.

Since the earliest days of human civilization, the seas have drawn people from across the world. Both dangerous and alluring, sea travel has long brought different peoples into contact, exchanging goods, ideas, culture, and death.

Jeffrey Gibson’s POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT is a newly commissioned immersive installation that follows Gibson’s highly celebrated United States representation at the 60th edition of La Biennale di Venezia. Gibson is known for creating installations, performances, paintings, and sculpture that elevate and provide visibility to queer and Indigenous communities, whose cultural narratives have been historically marginalized. Throughout the run of the exhibition, the project will host a series of performances by Indigenous creatives from across North America.

Original Sisters is a series of portraits that reveals and honors the contributions of history-making women. To create the series, award-winning illustrator Anita Kunz carefully researched, wrote about, and portrayed each subject to establish a more complete picture. Her portraits present famed and lesser-known women in the fields of art, science, technology and invention, education, history, and politics, offering a needed expansion and revision of the historical record. The Opening Reception is on November 9th at 5PM.

Portraits of Tenacity and Courage. A stunning series of portraits by internationally acclaimed illustrator Anita Kunz. These portraits honor contemporary and historical women—both noted and little-known—who have made important contributions to art, science, technology, history, politics, education, and more.

Reception for the Artist on Saturday, November 9, 3-5PM

Come on a fantastical journey through the forest and gardens of Edith Wharton's Estate where dramatic lighting and an atmospheric sound track evoke wonder and delight the imagination. As you wander the illuminated 1-mile route, you will enounter unique scenes that celebrate the vast splendor and mystery of our natural world. Afterwards, enjoy hot chocolate and cider (children and adult versions!), treats, and more in the Mansion courtyard.

“It is exciting to see the ways in which Abelardo Morell breathes new life into scenes that have become so closely associated with the works of artists who lived more than a century before him. The unique marriage of three artists’ perspectives—working generations apart—to create something that is utterly new is brilliant,

Thanksgiving weekend offers an opportunity to immerse yourself in the beautiful environment at Hancock Shaker Village. Breathe in the crisp autumn air, take in the stunning Berkshire vistas, and enjoy the historic buildings and Shaker collection. Special events throughout the weekend include a Turkey Walk & Talk, Shop & Sip, as well as a Grateful Shaker Supper on Saturday.

Each month, the Happy Hour Piano Series offers an eclectic mix of musical genres, showcasing the region’s wealth of talented pianists. Held on the fourth Fridays, from 5 to 7 pm, the piano series extends AMP’s exhibit hours.