Fri Mar 3, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Head over to Dewey Hall for a sourdough bread-baking competition! In celebration of this art, local home bakers will be given a chance to show their skill while offering attendees a fun culinary experience. Judges will be Jean-Francois Bizalion, Richard Bourdon, Travis Brecher of Creature Breads, and Katy Sparks of Edible Natural World. More info
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Get the Spring issue now!
Read the Spring issue of Berkshire Magazine, in the mail now and on newsstands. The cover story is on Wahconah Park and baseball in the Berkshires. And the hits keep coming as you turn the pages—an interview with Debra Jo Rupp of That ‘90s Show, The Red Lion Inn’s 250th anniversary, WCMA’s Across Shared Waters exhibition, and more! (Cover photo by Jimmy ienner, Jr.) More info
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Through Mar 21
It’s Ward’s Nursery & Garden Center’s March Open House & Spring Ahead Sale where you save 20% storewide. Enjoy product displays and ideas to get growing. Plus, save on seeds, birdhouses, repellents, tools, compost, mulch, fertilizer, pottery, houseplants & more. (sponsored) More info
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Wed Mar 8, 6–7 p.m.
The Bennington Museum’s Collections Manager will dive deep into the 250-plus years of the inn’s history starting with Elijah Dewey, who built the original building in 1771, and some famous visitors including Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Walt Disney. This is a free digital presentation. (sponsored) More info
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Fri and Sat, Mar 3–4
Wanda Houston sings Friday night at Gateways Inn. On Saturday, George Oldziey performs at Gateways. In the just-released Spring issue of Berkshire Magazine, read more about Gateways, as well as other venues in "A Feast for the Senses," a curated guide to dining & live music in the Berkshires. (Photo by Jimmy ienner, Jr.) More info
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Sat Mar 4, 8–10 p.m.
The Robert Cray Band is touring for the first time since the 2020 release of That’s What I Heard—and they will perform at the Mahaiwe. “Funky, cool and bad,” is how Cray describes the Grammy®-nominated album, produced by Steve Jordan, who adds, “I thought, if we could get this thing that Sam Cooke used to have, the kind of sound that early Sam Cooke records had, that we could pull this off.” More info
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Sun Mar 5, 2 p.m.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center, in collaboration with Chatham Bookstore, presents journalist and historian Jonathan Darman on his new book, Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis that Made a President. He will be joined by political reporter for The New York Times Jeremy W. Peters. More info
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Thurs, Mar 9, 7–8:30 p.m.
Professor of Religion Georges Dreyfus will hold a talk as part of the Across Shared Waters exhibition at the Williams College Museum of Art, on the theory that is behind the deities that one finds on Tibetan thangka paintings. Read the related story in the Spring issue of Berkshire Magazine, as well as a meeting with the Dalai Lama. More info
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