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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 |
Clark Art Presents Constant Smiles and Ava Mirzadegan| 08:37AM / Thursday, May 02, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's Music at the Manton Concert spring series concludes with a performance by Constant Smiles and Ava Mirzadegan on Sunday, May 5 at 5 pm. The performance takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Constant Smiles began in 2009 in leader Ben Jones' home of Martha's Vineyard. Inspired by the island's now-defunct community record store Aboveground Records, the group made their live debut as a noise duo opening for Ralph White (Bad Livers). Fourteen indie-folk albums later, Constant Smiles returns to their electronic roots with their latest >> Read More |
Berkshire Student Film Festival at Images Cinema| 04:10PM / Monday, April 29, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema presents the inaugural Berkshire Student Film Festival on Saturday, May 4. There are two screenings of the same program, at 4:30 and 7:30pm. Jury Prize Winners will be announced at the end of the 4:30pm screening. Images Cinema is located at 50 Spring Street. The Berkshire Student Film Festival has been guided by Images Cinema's Student Engagement Committee, consisting of students from Bennington College, Buxton School, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), and Williams College. A call for film submissions of 10 minutes or less for high school and college students was made in January 2024, with efforts to contact all the relevant
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Clark Art Presents Eddie Henderson | 10:09AM / Monday, April 29, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's Music at the Manton Concert series continues with a performance by the Eddie Henderson Quartet on Saturday, May 4 at 6 pm. The performance takes place in the Clark's auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Prodigious bandleader and composer Eddie Henderson, who received his first lesson from legendary trumpeter Louis Armstrong at age nine, performs with drummer Mike Clark, who made history with Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters in the 1970s. They are joined by bass player Gerald Cannon and pianist and Berklee College of Music professor Joe Mulholland in an >> Read More |
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