Airing Thurs, Jan 19
The Norman Rockwell Museum presents an online series that features illustrators in Rockwell's studio demonstrating their craft and discussing ways in which published illustration reflects and shapes society. Airing today is a segment with award-winning cartoonist Liza Donnelly. Read more
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Fri Jan 20, 5–7 p.m.
Berkshire Botanical Garden's first art exhibition of 2023 features the ceramic work of Karlene Jean Kantner of West Stockbridge. The show, “Volumes,” will include nearly two dozen of her pieces that combine pit-fired ceramic works with cuttings from the Garden. The show runs in the Leonhardt Galleries from January 20 through February 26. More info
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Sat Jan 21, 7 p.m.
Based on the play developed in residency at MASS MoCA with the Sundance Theatre Lab, Shadow follows a group of activists as they hold a public meeting to save the world and discover that the greatest threat to their future is already in the room. MASS MoCA Director Kristy Edmunds will moderate a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening. More info
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Sun Jan 22, 4 p.m.
By popular demand, Global Health Film Festival (UK) is hosting a repeat screening of As Prescribed, Great Barrington filmmaker Holly Hardman’s powerful documentary on the benzodiazepine crisis. A panel discussion with Hardman, author Robert Whitaker (Anatomy of an Epidemic), and key film participants will follow the screening. More info
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Fri, Jan 20, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Join with others in front of the Mason Library on Main Sreet in Great Barrington to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. It's the Year of the Rabbit, so go ahead and make a rabbit craft, listen to books being read, and enjoy cookies and tea! The Lunar New Year begins on January 22. More info
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Fri Jan 20, 6–9 p.m.
A special night just for Clark members provides after-hours access to the galleries and the special exhibiion, Promenades on Paper: Eighteenth-Century French Drawings from the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Hardymon Director Olivier Meslay shares his unique perspective. Reservations required. Not a member? Join! More info
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... to get the Holiday issue!
You can still receive the Holiday issue if you subscribe now to Berkshire Magazine—and the Spring issue is right around the corner! A one-year subscription is only $23 in 2023. In the Holiday issue, read "Tea Time" at Harney & Sons in nearby Millterton, New York, and coming up in the Spring issue is the Outdoor Rec 413 special section! More info
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Sun Jan 22, 4–7 p.m.
Berkshire Cider Project will host a community Wassail celebration in the Lodge at the TOURISTS hotel in North Adams. Wassail is an age-old tradition involving music, cider and ceremony. There will be a pop-up cider bar, a snack menu, a photo booth, live folk music led by Elly Vaughan, and much, much more. All are welcome to attend, and there is no entry fee. More info
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