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My Life in the Most Amazing Scientific Program You’ve Never Heard of: 50 Years of Scientific Ocean Drilling

Sandisfield Arts Center 5 Hammertown Road, Sandisfield, MA, United States

FREE online illustrated lecture by Wesleyan Professor Suzanne OConnell. Project MOHO, an ill-conceived plan of the early 1960’s to drill through the Earth’s crust, did not turn out well. But it did have the beneficial effect of spurring the development of  scientific ocean drilling. Although a rose by any name might be as sweet, the [...]

Sharpen Your Pencils: Crossword Puzzle Fun with Michelle Arnot – Free

One of the highlights of our 2020 online season was a crossword puzzle workshop by the Crossword Puzzle Maven Michelle Arnot, and we're delighted she returns this year for more fascinating inside information about crossword puzzles. This morning of coffee (you at your house, Michelle at hers) and crosswords will include Michelle showing you how [...]

Free

Words of Our Ancestors: Revisiting IndianTown with Bonney Hartley

Join us for this fascinating talk by Bonney Hartley, Tribal Historic Preservation Manager for the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, on the ongoing efforts to protect Mohican and Munsee (Lenape) cultural sites and to repatriate cultural items. The mission of Ms. Hartley’s organization is to preserve, manage, and interpret indigenous cultural heritage.  She works from an extension office [...]

Free

Mini-Ukulele Festival! Workshop and Performance

Mini-Ukulele Festival at the Sandisfield Arts Center! Come and experience the 1st annual Mini-Ukulele Festival at SArC.  Join renowned singer-songwriter Bernice Lewis for an informative workshop at 2 pm and stay for an uplifting and inspiring concert at 4.  (Snack break in between) 2:00 pm Workshop with Bernice Lewis (Purchase a ticket below to reserve [...]

Free – $20.00

Mushroom Foraging: Workshop and Walk with Matt Glushien

Meet at the Arts Center and learn mushroom identification essentials from expert Matt Glushien. Please bring knives for cutting mushrooms, and baskets to put the mushrooms in. Then off to the foraging site which Matt has picked out especially for its fungi possibilities!

$10.00

Introduction to Smartphone Photography with Master Photographer Thad Kubis

Spend time with local photographer and teacher Thad Kubis and learn the basics of smartphone photography (Android and iPhone) and then go way beyond the basics to fully use, control, and create with your smartphone or tablet camera. Thad will cover composition, HDR, Live mode, basic and more advanced editing functions, and a lot in [...]