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Clark Art Presents Free Thematic Tour on Music in Art | 12:17PM / Monday, March 18, 2024 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, March 24 at 11:15 am, the Clark Art Institute presents a free In Focus tour exploring the connections between music, musicians, and art. A Clark educator leads a thematic tour of the permanent collection, examining portraits of famous composers, paintings of musicians, and a grand piano. Learn about the artists who created these works and how the Institute came to acquire them. Free. Capacity is limited. Visitors may pick up a ticket at the Clark Center Admissions desk, available on a first-come, first-served basis. >> Read More |
Clark Art Screens 'Fahrenheit 451'| 08:00AM / Friday, March 15, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, March 21, the Clark Art Institute hosts a free screening of the 1966 film "Fahrenheit 451" 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: Adapted from the Ray Bradbury novel and directed by Francois Truffaut, "Fahrenheit 451" imagines a future society that has banned all reading material. Firemen work to keep the fires at the temperature that paper burns. However, after one of them meets a book-loving girl, he begins to rethink his work and his whole >> Read More |
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 |
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