Masks are optional unless otherwise stated. Please do what's comfortable for you.
Come for two successive Saturdays to learn the intricacies of Mah Jongg from local teacher Sandy Balayan. Reserve a spot and purchase your ticket for Saturday July 15 here. If you also attend the second Saturday on July 22, purchase your ticket at the door.
Sunday October 1 (rescheduled from Saturday September 23) in the Gallery from 4 to 6 pm is the free opening reception for “Andre Lambertson Documentary Photography.” Be sure to be there at 5 pm to hear Lambertson talk about his powerful work. The show runs until October 22. Andre Lambertson is an award-winning photojournalist, and [...]
Very sorry to announce this event is cancelled unavoidably due to a death in the family. We have issued refunds to everyone who purchased an online ticket. You will also receive an email. ------------------- Join mushroom expert Matt Glushien for a walk to gather mushrooms, then continue for a cooking demonsration and optional natural wine [...]
What would Sandisfield look like if all the trees were magically removed? What did it look like when it was more farms than forest? See for yourself and learn about LIDAR (light detection and ranging) with Professor Will Ouimet of U Conn. The image shown here is a very reduced view — you’ll see and hear much [...]
Join us for a reading by Simon Winchester and a discussion of his 2023 book, Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge from Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic. “A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter . . . . Simon Winchester has firmly earned his [...]
Sandisfield historian Ron Bernard opens our season with “Churches of Sandisfield,” a talk and slide show. For 250 years churches shaped community life in Sandisfield. Come meet the pastors and notable personalities whose fascinating biographies are in Ron’s new Sandisfield history book, The Little Brown Church of New Boston, Mass. and the Lives of Its [...]
The Arts Center is pleased to host Lara Tupper's community writing workshop. In this 60-minute workshop, you will learn practical tips and easy prompts that will allow you to develop a writing routine and complete your writing project. No prior writing experience necessary; all adults are welcome to attend. Please bring a notebook, a pen, [...]
We are proud to continue the Bill Cohn/Val Coleman Series on History and American Culture with this timely talk by Kenneth Cohen, who will discuss what we can learn about today'Constitutional issues from Franklin Roosevelt's struggle with a conservative court. Ken Cohen has taught and practiced law in Boston. After law school, he clerked for [...]
A talk with Professor Paul Karabinos, Chair and Edna McConnell Clark Professor of Geology, WIlliams College. Over a billion years of earth's history sculpted the iconic Berkshire landscape. The diverse terrains, many captured in classic paintings and sketches, reflect the underlying geology and recent glaciation. Painting: Bash-Bish Falls, Massachusetts, 1855, by John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872)
Talk by Diane Meier, MD, Director Emerita and Strategic Advisor of the Center to Advance Palliative Care. From the Center to Advance Palliative Care website: The Center to Advance Palliative Care is a national organization devoted to increasing access to quality health care in the United States for people living with serious illness. Under her leadership [...]
