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May 2022
Applications Open for Daniel Manacher Prize for Young Artists to June 15
The Sandisfield Arts Center is pleased to announce the Daniel Manacher Prize for Young Artists, submission deadline June 15, 2022. Three artists will be selected as finalists and each will receive $350 in support of their art practice, as well as a group show of their work at the Sandisfield Arts Center in August, 2022. The prize was generously created by Adam Manacher and Carol Birnbaum, the parents of Daniel Manacher in memory of their son and his passion for…
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The Green Box – Book and Film Preview with Jim Kurtz
Jim Kurtz will read from his book The Green Box, with an accompanying slide show. The Green Box is the gripping story of an ordinary man called to war — a story rediscovered by a son through a handful of telegrams, letters, and other clues. Jim Kurtz's persistent efforts to search the archives, the memories of other airmen in WWII, and the European sites where his father fought and was imprisoned are captivating. He shows us how his father answered…
Find out more »July 2022
Poetry and Music with Molly Peacock, Cornelius Eady, and the Cornelius Eady Trio, presented with Voices of Poetry
(Picture above: The Cornelius Eady Trio) On Sunday, July 17 at 2 PM, we join with Voices of Poetry for an extraordinary afternoon of poetry, music, and conversation. To bring in the widest possible audience, from high school student writers to senior citizens, we’re pleased to present this event free (donations welcome). The afternoon features two world-renowned poets, Cornelius Eady and Molly Peacock. Cornelius Eady National Book Award winner and Pulitzer prize nominated poet Cornelius Eady has set his poetry to…
Find out more »Enoch Arden: Epic Poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Set to Music by Richard Strauss
Enoch Arden is an epic poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson set to music for piano and speaker by the great late Romantic German composer Rickard Strauss. Performed by Ben Luxon and at the piano, Josh Luxon. This is a rare opportunity to see and hear this moving and unique work combining poetry and music performed by the world-renowned Ben Luxon and his grandson, Josh Luxon. From Wikipedia: Richard Strauss wrote Enoch Arden for the actor Ernst von Possart, who in 1896 had assisted…
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