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VOL. VII NO. 06 03/15/2026

Events

  1. Good morning Carole,
    Please post…
    Mindful Drawing: Embodying the Shape and Rhythm of Sound at the Norman Rockwell Museum March 21, 1pm – 3pm
    This mindful drawing class invites you to immerse yourself in the shapes and rhythms of sound and playfully follow your imagination. Using pencil, crayons or pastels you’ll be led on a sonic journey by singer/songwriter/visual artist JoAnne Spies that strengthens your intuition, calls forth imagination and frees up your inner critic. The class will include a brief meditation, breath awareness and musical prompts. No drawing experience is needed. Free with Museum admission Readings at Rockwell: The Jazz Age Novel
    March 25 @ 6:00 pm EDT
    In partnership with The Mount, the Norman Rockwell Museum presents the Jazz Age Novel, a literary program organized in conjunction with the exhibition Jazz Age Illustration.
    The Jazz Age Novel will explore the work of three authors who critically examine the enormous cultural shifts that took place in America in the 1920s, including: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby (1925) on the 100th anniversary of its publication; Edith Wharton’s Glimpses of the Moon (1922) chronicling the lives of American expatriates in Europe; and Nella Larsen’s Passing (1929) delving into the complexity of racial identity during the Harlem Renaissance.
    Each program will begin with a short talk about the author and the featured novel followed by dramatic reading of select passages by an actor or actors.
    ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
    Nella Larsen’s “Passing”
    Read by Sandra Seoane-Serí
    Introduced by Kristen Maye, Professor at Mount Holyoke College
    5:30 pm Jazz Age Illustration Exhibition open for viewing
    6 pm Reading at Rockwell in the Galleries
    $25; $20 for Members
    https://www.nrm.org/events/readings-at-rockwell-the-jazz-age-novel-3/
    Thank you! Betsy Kenney” 
  2. Austen Riggs launches an Online Information Series for referrers, families, and prospective patients, Understanding the Austen Riggs Treatment Approach. Join for free. Click” https://www.austenriggs.org/admission/understanding-the-austen-riggs-treat 
  3. Berkshire Botanical Garden: The Bulb Show, February 20-March 20
    CATA Art Exhibition, March 6-29
    Classes:
    Ready, Set, Grow: Starting Seeds for Plants, Saturday, March 14
    Go Big or Go Home: A Beginner’s Guide to Growing World-Class Giant Pumpkins, March 21
    Soup from Scratch with Tracy Hayhurst, March 21
    30 Favorite Trees and Shrubs for the Spring Garden, March 21
    Seed Starting Workshop for Families, March 21
    Landscape Design II, March 26-April 30
    Spring Equinox Meditation, March 28
    Spring Pruning of Woody Ornamental Plants, March 28 
  4. Monument Mountain Regional High School Presents Hadestown
    Tony Award–winning musical Hadestown in the school theater for four performances: Thursday, March 12 at 7 PM; Friday, March 13 at 7 PM; Saturday, March 14 at 7 PM; and Sunday, March 15 at 2 PM.

    Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Hadestown intertwines the mythic love stories of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone. With a score inspired by folk, jazz, and blues, the show—featuring a talented student cast and crew—explores themes that are both evergreen and timely.
    “Hadestown asks big questions about fear, power, climate, economic struggle, and what happens when people lose hope,” says director Joshua Williams. Musical Director Sunhwa Reiner, Choreographer Maria Knox, and Set Designer John Hartcorn join Williams in delivering this vibrant theatrical experience.
    Performances will take place at Monument Mountain Regional High School, 600 Stockbridge Road in Great Barrington. Tickets are available at: https://monumentmusical.ludus.com/index.php
    Arts Brief
    Monument Mountain Regional High School will present the Tony Award–winning musical Hadestown in the school theater for four performances: Thursday, March 12 at 7 PM; Friday, March 13 at 7 PM; Saturday, March 14 at 7 PM; and Sunday, March 15 at 2 PM.
    Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Hadestown retells the mythic love stories of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone through a score inspired by folk, jazz, and blues. The student production is directed by Joshua Williams.
    Performances take place at Monument Mountain Regional High School Theater, 600 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington. Tickets: https://monumentmusical.ludus.com/index.php
    More information: Hannah Van Sickle, Communications Consultant Berkshire Hills Regional School District hannah.vansickle@bhrsd.org 
  5. Berkshire Waldorf School proudly presents: “Little Women” this weekend at the Unicorn Theatre 6 East Street Stockbridge, Sunday, March 15, 2pm. Adapted by Kate Hamill’; directed by Kendell Shaffer, and Musical Direction by Edward Hamelrath. Tickets at the door. Suggested donation: $10 students, $25 adults, $60 families. For more information: office@berkshirewaldorf.com

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