Berkshire Jewish Film Festival
July 8 — August 12 — eleven films $15/per film; $136/season pass. Films shown at Duffin Theater (Lenox Middle and High School, 197 East Street)
Chesterwood
Chesterwood presents Poetry Reading on the Studio Piazza — free poetry reading with award-wining poets Rodney Jones and Owen Lewis. Saturday, June 22 at 4 pm. Reading followed by a Q & A and reception. Advance reservations are highly recommended due to limited seating — click www.chesterwood.org/arts-alive-2024.
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Berkshire Botanical Garden, June 8: Exhibition opening “Microcosms” Featuring Works by Peter Gerakaris; June 8: Forest Bathing; June 11: Robin Hill and Good Dogs Farm Day Trip; June 14: Cross Talk: Byzantine and Nature; June 15: Plant and Place: Integrating a Botanical Still Life Foreground and Background; June 15: Principles and Practices of Biological Farming; June 19: Cocktails in Great Gardens; June 22: The Veggie Specialist’s Garden; June 24: Farm in the Garden Camp Begins; June 28: Evening Firefly Watch; June 29: Summer Tree Identification and Native Plants with a Twist.
Berkshire Theatre Group presents Abe Lincoln in Illinois, written by Robert Sherwood on the Larry Vaber Stage at the Unicorn Theatre June 13, 14 and 15 closing Sunday June 16, 2024
Norman Rockwell Museum
Norman Rockwell Museum presents a Curator Tour “Rockwell & Humor” – June 22, 2pm – 2:40pm Price: $10 for members, $20 for the general public — Duration: 40 minutes
Join Jane Dini, Curator of Exhibitions and Curator of “Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor” for a tour of a new exhibition organized in conjunction with “What Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine.” Exploring a range of Rockwell works drawn from the collection, this thematic exhibition examines how the artist used humor to reveal the humanity and emotional life of his subjects. Dini will discuss the works on view and describe how Rockwell was a master humorist who could depict a funny story in a single frame better than any illustrator of his day. For more information, go to: https://www.nrm.org/events/curator-tour-rockwell-humor.
TOTALLY MAD! Artmaking Activities
Every Saturday from June 15th – August 31st, 11AM-4PM
Price: Free with Museum Admission
Join us to make your own art inspired by the art and antics of MAD Magazine!
Inspired by the progressive, provocative, and always playful MAD magazine, join us for drop-in art-making every Saturday, this summer. Projects will highlight different aspects of MAD magazine, featuring recurring characters, comic strips, bits, and other highlights of its history through drawing, collage, and more.
MAD fans of all ages are welcome, but no previous experience required! Materials provided
June 22nd will feature a special 90-minute artist-led workshop on gag writing with Emily Flake and Jason Chatfield
https://www.nrm.org/events/totally-mad-artmaking-activities/2024-06-15
Stockbridge Bowl Association
Stockbridge Bowl Association presents: Know Your Invasives, Saturday, July 6 (Rain/Wind Date July 7) 10am — 11:30am at the Stockbridge Bowl Public Boat Ramp Route 183 (parking may be limited, please carpool)
Presentation by Aquatic Roots Underwater Gardening Company on Native Plants vs Invasives and Keeping Stockbridge Bowl Healthy. Presentations will be on land and on the water. Attend by land and/or boat (Kayak, Pontoon, Zodiak). Pontoon boats may be available for a limited number of attendees. This a Family Friendly event open to all stakeholders of Stockbridge Bowl: Residents and Visitors. Sponsored by the Stockbridge Bowl Association. For questions go to www.thesba.org or thesba.info@gmail.com
