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Mount Greylock Regional School presents 'Lights Off'| 03:41PM / Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Mount Greylock Regional School presents "Lights Off" in the school’s auditorium at 1781 Cold Spring Road in Williamstown. Performances are May 16–18 at 7 p.m. According to a press release: When stately Phipps Manor, in the sleepy backwater of Phippsfordshire, is rocked by scandal and murder, the local constabulary must rise to the occasion. But can they match the genius of the resident celebrity detective? A sendup of Agatha Christie–style mysteries, this original whodunit features a parade of characters sure to please mystery lovers: a wealthy patriarch, suspect family members, colorful servant staff and insufferably cocksure detectives. A
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Clark Art Exhibit Explores Imperialism, Lost History of South AmericaBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:12PM / Sunday, May 12, 2024 | |
A close-up of Kathia St. Hilaire's 'Mamita Yunai,' the aftermath of the massacre of striking United Fruit Co. workers by Colombian soldiers. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's newest exhibition "Invisible Empires" will run through Sept. 22 in the galleries of the Lunder Center at Stone Hill. Artist Kathia St. Hilaire uses mixed mediums, including printmaking, painting, collage, and weaving, to explore the lost Haitian history and culture she has heard as tales told by her parents and investigates how imperialism persists today in subtler forms. In her work, St. Hilaire uses various materials, including >> Read More |
Clark Art: Call For Community Artists | 08:50AM / Sunday, May 12, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute seeks local emerging artists to facilitate a collaborative mural activity as part of its summer art-making program, Guided by Glass: Weekly Drop-In Art-Making. Artists have the opportunity to develop mural designs and facilitate collective mural-making with the public. On Thursdays in July and August between 1 and 4 pm, museum visitors are invited to join the artist to create temporary murals on the Clark's Fernandez Terrace in celebration of summer exhibition, Fragile Beauty: Treasures from the Corning Museum. According to a press release: On view July 4 through October 27 in the Clark's Michael Conforti Pavilion and drawn
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Hoffmann Bird Club Field Trips: South Stream Road | 11:15AM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
 POWNAL, Vt. — On Wednesday May 15, join the Hoffmann Bird Club at South Stream Road. The walk starts at 6:45 am. Scope out waterfowl and bullfrogs at South Stream Pond. Stroll wooded paths searching for warblers and flycatchers. This trip is a great warbler tune-up before the Century Run trip. The birding takes place along a possibly muddy and grassy road that skirts the pond, surrounded by deciduous trees. Meet at the Williamstown Public Library, 1095 Main Street at the intersection of Routes 2 and 7. There will be a carpool or caravan to the site from the >> Read More |
Sensing Nature at the Clark| 08:12AM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute offers a new program, Sensing Nature at the Clark: From the Outside In, on Sunday, May 19 at 2 pm. Clark educators lead a slow engagement with nature and art focused on enhancing wellbeing and encouraging visitors to connect with the landscapes on the Clark's campus and in the galleries. The event begins outdoors, with a short, mindful walk in the woods designed to engage the senses with the natural environment; a contemplative art-looking experience in the galleries follows. Free. Advance registration required; recommended for adult audiences. To register, email education@clarkart.edu. Held rain or shine; extreme >> Read More |
Clark Art Screens À Propos de Nice; Douro, Faina Fluvial; and Regen/Rain| 08:01AM / Thursday, May 09, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, May 16, the Clark Art Institute screens the final entry in its film series exploring lyrical depictions of cities in films that resonate with the Paper Cities exhibition. The Clark shows the short film triple bill "À propos de Nice;" "Douro, Faina Fluvial;" and "Regen/Rain" at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Jean Vigo's "À propos de Nice" exposes the seedier side of life on the French Riviera, contrasting the labor of low-paid workers with the idle tourists as the city prepares for Carnival. Manoel de >> Read More |
Clark Art Airs Production of 'Madama Butterfly'| 08:00AM / Wednesday, May 08, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast of "Madama Butterfly" airs at the Clark Art Institute on Saturday, May 11 at 12:55 pm in the last installment of this opera season's The Met: Live in HD. This award-winning series of live, high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full live performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. The Clark broadcasts the opera in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: In her highly anticipated Met debut, extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian (tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini's >> Read More |
North Berkshire Community Dance| 04:00PM / Tuesday, May 07, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass — On May 11, North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance with calling (teaching) by Quena Crain, and live traditional fiddle music by masters of the New England contra dance repertoire. The dance will run from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Community Hall of the First Congregational Church, 906 Main St., Williamstown. Admission is pay-as-you-can, $12 to $20 suggested. For more information, visit www.NorthBerkshireDance.org. According to a press release: Contra dancing is a contemporary take on a living tradition. The music is live, the dances are taught, and anyone is welcome, with or without a partner — >> Read More |
Author Talk at the Milne Library | 03:37PM / Monday, May 06, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Thomas E. Johnson, Jr., author of "Common Place: The Public Library, Civil Society and Early American Values" will speak at the Milne Library in Williamstown on Saturday, May 11, at 2:00 p.m. Part of the library's 150th anniversary celebration, the topic of this free lecture is: Massachusetts Libraries, Past and Future. In addition to covering the history of libraries in western Massachusetts and the future of public libraries in general, Johnson will also discuss the Milne's new strategic plan. According to a press release: Johnson's book tells the stories behind early libraries in America >> Read More |
Clark Art Lecture On Native American Burial Mounds| 08:00AM / Friday, May 03, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, May 7 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program presents "Putting The Mounds In Perspective," a lecture by Michael Gaudio (University of Minnesota/Clark Professor 2023–2024). In it he explores a much-discussed feature of the nineteenth-century North American landscape: Native American burial mounds. The talk takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: In 1899, the art historian Alois Riegl declared that the content of modern art, and of landscape painting in particular, was a scientific "mood" in >> Read More |
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