Sat Jan 27, 10–11:30 a.m.
What do animals do when it snows? Where do insects go in the winter? How do animals find food? Join Williamstown Rural Lands naturalist Dana Williams to explore winter animal adaptations at Berlin Mountain on this easy, slow-paced one-mile walk. All ages are welcome; registration is required. Meet at Mt. Berlin Trailhead (end of Berlin Road, Williamstown). More info
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Sat Jan 27, all day
Free admission for all who walk through its doors, MASS MoCA’s annual community celebration rocks the galleries with thematic museum tours, art-making in Kidspace, Firebird installations, and more! Also, there will be a free silkscreen demonstration at Gary Lichtenstein Editions on the MASS MoCA campus. More info
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Sat Jan 27, 1–4 p.m.
Berkshire Opera Festival (BOF) will hold its first-ever Community Sing-Along at Zion Lutheran Church. Singers of all ages and abilities are welcome to participate. This free event will be an opportunity to sing some opera choral classics alongside BOF's chorus and members of the larger Berkshire singing community. This event is free, but registration is required. Singers will be sent music and more information ahead of time. More info
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Sat Jan 27, 6–9 p.m.
Princeton Undergraduate Architecture majors will be at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts in Pittsfield to present their research into the legacy of Urban Renewal. Fifty years ago, Urban Renewal demolitions in Pittsfield concluded, clearing 86 acres of land and 200 structures adjacent to downtown. At Saturday's reception, a community conversation will be held around the potential for future urban infill strategies on remaining vacant land. More info
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Sat Jan 27, 3–5 p.m.
The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) presents its second series of American auteur film directors at the Duffin Theater in Lenox. Howie Arkans will curate monthly discussions followed by a film. The BIFF series, titled Cinematic Adolescence: Coming of Age Films by Auteurs, begins with John Sayles' comedy drama Baby It's You. More info
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Read the Holiday issue of Berkshire Magazine! The cover story is on Bradley Cooper in Maestro, partly filmed at Tanglewood. And discover all the cozy places where you can have a drink or a bite to eat in "Get 'Hygge' With It." Subscribe now so you won't miss the Spring issue featuring the latest Outdoor Rec 413! More info
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Sat Jan 27, 8–10 p.m.
Join Robert Oakes, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires, as he leads you through the rooms and halls of historic Ventfort Hall in Lenox, sharing tales of its hauntings. Stand in the places where the eerie encounters occurred, listen to the first-hand accounts of those who experienced them, and maybe even experience something unusual yourself. The minimum age to attend is 12 years old. (This is not an active investigation.) More info
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Mon Jan 29, 6 p.m.
Great Barrington Public Theeater (GBPT) kicks off 2024 with the first in a series of free interviews with industry influencers. A sit-down Conversation with Jeff Zinn, founder of Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, will be held at Saint James Place on Monday. GBPT Artistic Director Jim Frangione will talk with Zinn about his illuminating podcast GURUS: The Story of Acting, from Stanislavsky to Succession, and on Zinn's take on trends on American Theater. More info
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