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Clark Art Invites People With Dementia and their Caregivers| 08:02AM / Thursday, March 14, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Monday, March 18 at 1 pm in the permanent collection galleries, the Clark Art Institute presents Meet Me at the Clark. This free gallery talk program is designed specifically for people living with dementia and their care-partners. On select Mondays, when the museum is closed to the general public, specially trained educators guide open-ended conversations about art and how it celebrates our shared humanity Free. Advance registration required; capacity is limited. To register, call the Education Department Coordinator at 413 458 0563; accompanying care-partners must also register. Admission to the Clark is free through March >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Gallery Talk With Emerging Art Historians| 08:00AM / Monday, March 11, 2024 | |
 WILLAIMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, March 15, enjoy a new look at old favorites in the Clark's permanent collection. In Fresh Takes, a Williams College graduate student shares their take on an object with the perspective of new scholarship. Tours begin in the Museum Pavilion at noon. No registration is required. >> Read More |
Williamstown Theatre Festival Leadership: 'We Have to Give It a Shot'By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:26AM / Saturday, March 09, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Theatre Festival schedule announced earlier this week features a return to the main stage for the first time since 2019. But that was not the main emphasis from the leadership team that held a community forum Thursday morning on the Nikos Stage at Williams College's '62 Center for Theatre and Dance. Rather than talking about a return to what the festival was before the pandemic shutdown, the goal is to build back a better, more sustainable and, by necessity, different WTF as it celebrates 70 years in the Berkshires. "Our footprint for 2024 will be similar to 2022," Managing Director Strategy and >> Read More |
Clark Art Presents Lecture on Artist | 08:00AM / Friday, March 08, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, March 12 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program hosts "A Less Binary Art History is Possible," a lecture by Kirstin Ringelberg (Elon University / The Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation Fellow). In this free talk, Ringelberg addresses the once-celebrated (and occasionally reviled) but now largely unknown Belle Époque Parisian artist Madeleine Lemaire (1845–1928). This free lecture takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Working in a wide variety of genres as a "specialty," Lemaire was sometimes >> Read More |
Clark Arts Screens 'The Princess Bride'| 08:02AM / Thursday, March 07, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. On Thursday, March 14, the Clark Art Institute hosts a free screening of the 1987 film "The Princess Bride" as part of the Williamstown Public Library 150th Anniversary Film Series. The Clark shows the film at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Rob Reiner's film version of William Goldman's charming novel pits true love against inconceivable odds. A boy home sick from school grudgingly allows his grandfather to read him a dusty storybook—which is how we meet the innocent Buttercup, who is about to marry the nefarious Prince Humperdinck although her heart belongs to >> Read More |
Frances Jones-Sneed to Speak at WCMA| 12:02PM / Wednesday, March 06, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— In conjunction with "Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation"—currently on view at the Williams College Museum of Art—Frances Jones-Sneed, Ph.D., emeritus professor of history at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, will give a talk titled "Being Black and Free: Before and after the Emancipation Proclamation in Berkshire County, Massachusetts' on Thursday, March 7. The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. at WCMA; the galleries will remain open until 6 p.m. for those who want to visit the exhibition prior to the talk. Dr. Jones-Sneed has dedicated her life and research to making African American history visible
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March Community Contra Dance | 12:23PM / Tuesday, March 05, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance on Saturday, March 9. Caller Maggie McRae will teach every dance to live fiddle music using gender-neutral phrasing. According to a press release: Contra dancing is a living tradition in New England; for hundreds of years, neighbors and friends have made their own social entertainment in this easy and highly collaborative dance form. All are welcome. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive by 7:30 for instruction in the basics. The band, The Vintons, is a new collaboration of three long-time musician friends with a >> Read More |
Images Red Carpet Party| 11:21AM / Tuesday, March 05, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema's Red Carpet Party event is on Sunday, March 10, starting at 6pm, taking place at their theater on 50 Spring Street. For the first year, this event is a fundraiser for Images Cinema. "This is a party you won't want to miss. Images has had a great year thanks to your ongoing support. It's time to celebrate," said event Chair and Images Board Member Laura Schrock. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and $15 for students; advance tickets are recommended Tickets and event info are available at this link: https://www.imagescinema.org/movie/red-carpet-party-2 Tickets include >> Read More |
Clark Presents Classical Music Lecture | 08:00AM / Tuesday, March 05, 2024 | |
 WILLAIMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, March 10 at 3 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a lecture and performance by Roy Howat featuring the music of Belle Époque Paris. The event takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Through music and illustrations, pianist and music scholar Roy Howat explores the rich vein of classical music produced by composers like Debussy, Ravel, Chabrier, and Fauré, especially in relation to the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. One of the most frequent discoveries of Howat's research is how meticulously precise and inventive these composers were in >> Read More |
WCMA to Host a Forum on New Museum Building Project| 08:01AM / Monday, March 04, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) invites the community to a forum to learn more about the new museum building project at 6 p.m. Monday, March 11. The forum, which will be held in the Williams Inn Ballroom, will serve to share the new museum designs and project logistics with the Williams and regional community and provide a platform for their thoughts and feedback as important stakeholders in the process of building WCMA's new home. The new Williams College Museum of Art is conceived to serve the college, the local community and visitors to the Berkshires. The new museum will be a space designed with students in mind, fostering a sense >> Read More |
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