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SUMMARY:The Landscape We Live: Gallery Show
DESCRIPTION:Above: Memories of Stone by Teresa Bills. \nFrom May 30 (opening reception) through July 6. Open 11 to 3 most weekends. \nCelebrating the 30th anniversary and long anticipated renovations of the Arts Center\, this exhibition pays tribute to Sandisfield—the topography\, trees\, totems\, rocks\, rivers\, animals\, and artists who call it home. \nWe have invited each artist to reflect on their personal correspondence with this specific landscape. Changing seasons shape the rhythm of daily life. The land itself silently bears witness to the lives of those who inhabit it. Nature is not merely a backdrop\, it’s an active\, living\, breathing partner. \nThis show asks us all to consider not only the beauty of the land that surrounds us\, but how it defines us\, and ultimately becomes an extension of who we are. \nSome of the artists whose work is included are: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJaye Moscariello\n\n\n\nJosie Miner\n\n\n\nJune Wink\n\n\n\nLinda Moronti\n\n\n\nPeter Biamonte\n\n\n\nSam Mercier\n\n\n\nSusie Crofut\n\n\n\nTeresa Bills\n\nMemories of Stone by Teresa Bills\n\n\nVirginia Overton\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://sandisfieldartscenter.org/event/the-landscape-we-live-gallery-show/
CATEGORIES:Free,Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T160000
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SUMMARY:Horses in Words -- And In Sandisfield
DESCRIPTION:Panel discussion led by acclaimed author Courtney Maum with award-winning local authors of books on the relationship of horses and humans. Courtney\, author of the memoir\, The Year of the Horses\, will be talking with Donnaldson Brown\, author of Because I Loved You\, and Barbara Newman\, author of The Dreamcatcher Codes\, about their stories and the special role of horses in books and in life. \nAfter the discussion\, Rose Nelson will share slides and talk about her Sandisfield Sunny Rose Farm\, where two of the authors ride. \nThe afternoon concludes with coffee\, tea\, and light refreshements\, with books available for purchase and author signing. \nAbout the books \nThe Year of the Horses by Courtney Maum was a Today Show Best Mental Health Read as well as Good Morning America\, Vanity Fair\, TODAY\, NYLON and PureWow Best Book of May 2022\, a Publishers Weekly and Boston.com Best Book of Summer and an Amazon Best Book of 2022 So Far (Biography & Memoir Category). “Sharp\, heartfelt\, and cathartic\, The Year of the Horses captures a woman’s journey out of depression and the horses that guide her\, physically and emotionally\, on a new path forward.” \nBecause I Loved You by Donnaldson Brown is winner of 2024 Independent Book Publishers Association Silver Medalist\, General Fiction\, 2023 International Book Awards Finalist\, Literary Fiction\, 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist\, General Fiction: Novel\, Best Books of 2023\, Honorable Mention\, Historical Fiction\, Hungry For Good Books. \nThe Dreamcatcher Codes\, the award-winning\, debut novel from writer and filmmaker Barbara Newman\, is “a timely and lushly drawn story about fearless young women blazing new paths for themselves and Mother Earth.” It “illuminates two critical issues of our times: climate change and girls claiming their voices and vital place in the world.” \nAbout the authors \nCourtney Maum\, who once lived in Sandisfield\, is the author of five books\, including the groundbreaking publishing guide that Vanity Fair recently named one of the ten best books for writers\, BEFORE AND AFTER THE BOOK DEAL and the memoir THE YEAR OF THE HORSES. Her latest novel\, “Alan Opts Out” is forthcoming in both the US and the UK in the summer of 2026 \nDonnaldson Brown grew up riding horses on her family’s ranch in East Texas and in her hometown in New England. A former screenwriter\, she worked for Robert Redford’s film development company for several years. Her spoken word pieces have been featured in\, among other places\, the Made in the Berkshires Theatre Festival in Stockbridge. Donnaldson. is also a facilitator and trainer with The Equus Effect in Sharon\, offering experiential learning  with horses for those coping with post traumatic stress injuries\, including veterans\, first responders\, and those in recovery. \nBarbara Newman is a a storyteller\, writer\, filmmaker\, Earth protector\, and mom. She developed a girls’ leadership workshop\, based on the principles of cowgirl spirit\, and was part of the think tank that inspired the Fred Rogers Center for Children’s Media and Education. \n 
URL:https://sandisfieldartscenter.org/event/horses-in-words-and-in-sandisfield/
CATEGORIES:Free,Special Events,Talks and Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T140000
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SUMMARY:The Poetry of Horses: A Community Read
DESCRIPTION:Picture is of Maxine Kumin’s PoBiz Farm (Maxine on her horse)\, from the Maxine Kumin website \nFree. \nThe relationship of humans and horses has inspired some of the most moving and acclaimed poetry by some of our greatest poets. Today’s event is an opportunity for community members to come and read (out loud) their favorite horse related poems\, or read from the poems we’ll provide. Or just listen. \nAn opportunity to lift our voices and tune our ears in praise of the importance of horses to human history (we wouldn’t be where we are without them). \nOne of the poets whose work we’ll include is Maxine Kumin\, whose Amanda poems capture not only the unique horse-human relationship but also\, vividly\, a horse.  If you like it\, come and sign up to read it. \nAmanda Dreams She Has Died and Gone to the Elysian Fields \nThis morning Amanda\nlies down during breakfast.\nThe hay is hip high.\nThe sun sleeps on her back\nas it did on the spine\nof the dinosaur\nthe fossil bat\nthe first fish with feet\nshe was once.\nA breeze fans\nthe deerflies from lighting.\nOnly a gaggle of gnats\nhousekeeps in her ears.\nA hay plume sticks out of her mouth. \nI come calling with a carrot\nfrom which I have taken\nthe first bite.\nShe startles\nshe considers rising\nbut retracts the pistons\nof her legs and accepts\nas loose-lipped as a camel. \nWe sit together.\nIn this time and place\nwe are heart and bone.\nFor an hour\nwe are incorruptible. \nOthers we may include are Donald Hall’s “The Names of Horses”\, Jack Gilbert’s “Horses at Midnight without a Moon”\, and a sad one called “Weakness” by Alden Nowlan (suggested by Sandisfield poet Hannah Fries). \n  \n 
URL:https://sandisfieldartscenter.org/event/the-poetry-of-horses-a-community-read/
CATEGORIES:Free,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Four Fabulous Fridays - Open Mic Series
DESCRIPTION:Our open mic nights are the perfect venue for showcasing your talent. Seasoned performer or just starting out – bring your music\, poetry\, comedy\, dance\, or whatever creative talent you have to share. \nOr just come to enjoy some live entertainment and get a new perspective on your neighbors. \nFour Fridays June 20\, July 18\, August 15\, and September 19 at 7 pm (sign up starts at 6:30) \nFree (Donations suggested) \n 
URL:https://sandisfieldartscenter.org/event/four-fabulous-fridays-open-mic-series/
CATEGORIES:Free,Special Events
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SUMMARY:I'll Tell You My Story and I Want To Hear Yours - Author Reading and Discussion with Sally-Jane Heit
DESCRIPTION:Free! \nWriter and performer Sally-Jane Heit defied the odds and\, at the spry age of 91\, wrote and published her memoir\, Not Yet! \nSally-Jane will share excerpts from her inspiring memoir and reveal how she tackled the “sand mountain” of creating a book. \nThen she invites you to share your own thoughts and stories in an open discussion. Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired\, and celebrate the power of storytelling at any age! \nFollowed by a book signing. Paperback copies of Not Yet will be available for $15. \nAbout Sally-Jane Heit\nSally-Jane Heit’s showbiz journey kicked off before she even saw the light of day in 1933. Over the past 90 years\, she’s been a relentless force on stage\, in song\, dance\, and the written word—all with one clear goal: to be a Star. \nNavigating nine decades wearing many hats—woman\, daughter\, wife\, mother\, friend\, mentor\, and entertainer— through personal\, professional\, and world chaos has shown her a thing or two thousand about her own and humanity’s fears\, hopes and values. \nFrom the Great Depression to global conflicts\, women’s liberation to political rollercoasters\, tech takeover to climate crises\, and the turmoil threatening democracy today— her ambition hasn’t flickered. Instead\, it’s fueled her. With her signature blend of wit\, wisdom\, humor\, and a touch of irreverence\, she’s on a quest to unravel every aspect of the human experience. \nAt 91\, Sally-Jane Heit recently published her memoir\, Not Yet\, including narrating it on audiobook. The highly acclaimed book chronicles a life spent chasing dreams and uncovering the intricacies of what it means to be human. \nNot Yet by Sally-Jane Heit\nThe author will be signing her book\, on sale for $15 \nNot Yet by Sally-Jane Heit\nA rich\, funny\, frequently wise memoir about getting what one wants out of life.~ Kirkus Reviews
URL:https://sandisfieldartscenter.org/event/ill-tell-you-my-story-and-i-want-to-hear-yours-author-reading-and-discussion-with-sally-jane-heit/
CATEGORIES:Free,Talks and Workshops
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