There is no better way to shake off the chill of winter than to join your neighbors at The Spencertown Revels—Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s longest running fundraiser. Spend a fabulous, festive evening enjoying conversation, beverages and hors d’oeuvres in their specially curated downstairs Gallery Lounge, or take in the live music upstairs with catered yummies and space to “cut the rug”, if you’re so inclined.

Free for all who walk through our doors, MASS MoCA’s annual community celebration rocks the galleries with thematic museum tours, art-making in Kidspace, workshops, and performances.

Celebrate and support our Berkshire youth while also honoring individuals who have made significant contributions towards promoting freedom and equality. This in-person event promises an evening filled with inspiration. The keynote speaker will be award-winning filmmaker Keith A. Beauchamp.

Happiness isn't just a state of mind. It's also a state of body. New York Times bestselling author of The Gratitude Diaries, Janice Kaplan gives us an insightful look at how the body-mind connection can guide you to a happier, more fulfilling life.

David M. Hunt Library will host local author Tom Morrison in conversation with Cynthia Hochswender about his latest book, “Who Put the Bots in the Tort$?” Having spent 45 years trying cases around the country, Morrison’s books blend his legal expertise with humor and satire, earning him the honor of being a semifinalist for the Mark Twain Award.

Get ready for an unforgettable weekend-long winter adventure at Jumpfest where aspiring Olympic ski jumpers take center stage. This event also delivers one-of-a-kind thrills with the wildly popular Human Dog Sled Race—a unique spectacle found in only a handful of places worldwide.

Enjoy the magical transformation of Dewey Hall into the Stardust Ballroom as you mix, mingle, and dance the night away to DJ BFG. Visit the Mystical Lounge for Tarot card and Astrology readings, as well as and a wine bar. Savory snacks and cosmic sweets are included with each ticket.

Enjoy a starlit evening listening for owls and other nocturnal wildlife. You’ll explore fields, forests, and wetlands, learning about the adaptations of animals that are active at night.

Composer-pianist Matthew Aucoin and pianist Conor Hanick team up for an inventive and dazzling two-piano recital with a program divided into "introverted" and "extroverted" halves.

Succession meets Saltburn in Anna Sophia McLoughlin's crackling debut thriller of inconceivable wealth, unchecked power, and the secrets poised to bring a powerful family down.

Enjoy a starlit evening listening for owls and other nocturnal wildlife. You'll explore fields, forests, and wetlands, learning about the adaptations of animals that are active at night.

10 Ten-Minute Plays x 10 Paywrights = 100 Minutes of Pure Joy. Now in its 14th year!

Just in time for Valentine’s Day--experience an unforgettable evening of the timeless power of love in A.R. Gurney's Love Letters. Featuring the incredible Gretchen Mol and Campbell Scott, this one-night-only special performance becomes personal in the intimate setting of The Bok Gallery at the Sharon Playhouse.

A Midwinter’s Night in the Village is the library's annual winter fundraiser. The main feature is the library’s famous 16-ft long bread board piled high with a variety of homemade baked goods. For entertainment, a roster of local personalities will perform poetry, song, and comedy focused on love with a dose of laughter thrown in for good measure.

New York Times bestselling author and MSNBC and podcast host, Chris Hayes will talk about his new book - a powerful wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society.

New York-based sax virtuoso Scott Robinson will be performing 10 numbers that were composed or made popular by 10 different jazz saxophonists. And…he will be doing this on 10 different saxophones! The event is a part of the annual 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival.

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

The poignant story of the relationship between the director of a prestigious boarding school for Black and Brown girls and the valedictorian of the senior class. Who's the teacher? Who's the student? And does either of them belong in a girls' school?

A special screening of Ephron's "When Harry Met Sally", followed by a Q&A with author Ilana Kaplan. "Norah Ephron at the Movies" is the first illustrated monograph on the visionary behind When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail, and offers an unfiltered look at Ephron as a champion of the rom-com and as a feminist Hollywood trailblazer.

Marc Ribot is a musician’s musician. In his over 40 year career, the gifted guitarist has created iconic music with the likes of Tom Waits, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Elvis Costello, John Mellencamp, Marianne Faithful, and many more. For his Hudson Hall debut, Ribot reunites with drummer Chad Taylor to continue the Albert Ayler-tinged trajectory they begun in the early aughts with their band Spiritual Unity.

Two leading Bach interpreters set out on an "unaccompanied" voyage traversing Bach's Six Suites, the apogee of the cello repertoire. Filled with mystery and beauty, blasted through with rapture, every note is a bold statement.

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.

American artist Kiki Smith, whose large-scale tapestry Seven Seas is the latest work in the Wall Power! exhibition, joins exhibition curator Kathleen Morris in a conversation about how Smith, who has worked in a wide range of materials over her career, became engaged in the medium of tapestry.

When the sun sets in early spring, woodcock love is in the air. Wet meadows and fields are transformed into a "runway" for their beautiful aerial courtship display. Listen and watch for the woodcock's performance on their breeding grounds. Viewing the woodcock's sky dance is a natural spectacle that should not be missed.

Create an original woven design using yarn made from natural fibers and explore one of the oldest forms of textile production alongside your fellow weaving companions. This traditional hand weaving workshop will cover techniques in winding two-color warps, dressing a floor loom in preparation to weave, and finishing cloth processes. Whether you are a beginner or in search of a refresher, all levels of experience are welcome.

Dr. Garcia Nunez, Professor at the Institute of Environmental & Ecological Sciences at the University of Los Andes in Merida, Venezuela, has an extensive record of teaching, research, and fellowships, including serving as a visiting scholar at Harvard University. He will be speaking at the David M. Hunt Library about Conservation and Restoration of The Venezuelan Andean Cloud Forests.

The U.S. Army’s oldest musical ensemble presents a performance in celebration of America’s vast & diverse musical heritage. Comprised of graduates from America’s finest music schools, this versatile ensemble entertains and inspires audiences through innovative programming and world-class performances

In this Research and Academic Program lecture, Svitlana Tymkiv (City Museum of Lviv, Ukraine / Futures Fellow) examines how issues of national identity in Ukraine have become particularly relevant in the country since the outbreak of the full-scale war.

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!

“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.

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

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.

“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,

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.

Wassaic Project's winter show--A Space Between Worlds--features nine artists creating new worlds on each of Maxon Mills’ seven floors. Opening reception on Saturday, December 7th from 3-5PM.

It is December and we have moved inside for the winter. This group exhibition features work from the gallery's established roster of artists. Public reception on Saturday, December 7th, 4PM - 6PM.

Drawn from the celebrated collection of the Mobilier national from the 1940s to the present day, this exhibition explores the resurgence of the ancient French tradition of tapestry-making, including works by Henri Matisse, Sonia Delaunay, and Kiki Smith. Opening lecture is on Saturday, December 14th from 11AM - 12PM.

Craven Contemporary is excited to present its latest show “Cyclical Universe” featuring work by Christine Romanell. Romanell’s art practice explores the infinite through intricate, ever-expanding circular patterns.

Mad Rose Gallery is proud to present ASSEMBLED, a captivating group exhibition featuring the works of six extraordinary artists whose diverse backgrounds and mediums reflect a shared commitment to creativity, craftsmanship, and artistic exploration.

In February and March, the library will host an exhibition of artworks by Jon Kopita, focusing on the playfulness of language, syntax, meaning, graphics, and identity. These framed drawings utilize lined cursive writing paper and document the artist’s meditative thoughts, observations, and obsessions. Opening reception is on February 27th with an Art Talk on February 27th.