Join Us in Celebrating Our 30th Anniversary in 2025
Show opens Friday May 30 5 - 7 pm with a reception and closes July 6. After the opening reception, Gallery hours are 11 am to 3 pm weekends. Celebrating 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 [...]
Join local historian Ron Bernard, author of Sandisfield Then and Now 1762-2012 and The Little Brown Church of New Boston, Mass., and the Lives of Its Pastors, for a book talk and slide presentation on his third book, From Church to Synagogue to Arts Center: Celebrating 185 Years of Community and Culture. The book tells the [...]
From May 30 (opening reception) through July 6. Open 11 to 3 most weekends. Celebrating 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. We have invited each artist to reflect on their personal correspondence [...]
Photo above, Hannah Fries, by Susan Quinn. Award-winning local poets Hannah Fries and Hilde Weisert read poems and lyrical essays inspired by "the landscape we live" -- whether it be spring ephemerals, wandering cows, turkey families, birch trees, creeks running and creeks dry, mud, or mountainsides. Hannah Fries is a poet, writer, and editor. She [...]
An event, with music, to recognize and honor a few of the people who quietly keep our community thriving. According to Google, "local heroes" can refer to individuals who make a significant and positive impact on the community through their actions, dedication, or volunteer work, often without seeking recognition. Sandisfield is blessed with many! Free.
Animal communication researcher Kari Weil, University Professor of Letters at Wesleyan University, shares insights on the language between humans and horses. To learn to ride a horse is to learn a language we don’t realize we are already speaking. In this talk Kari Weil, a professor at Wesleyan University and part-time resident of Monterey, will [...]
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 [...]
Picture is of Maxine Kumin's PoBiz Farm (Maxine on her horse), from the Maxine Kumin website Free. The 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 [...]
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. Or just come to enjoy some live entertainment and get a new perspective on your neighbors. Four Fridays June 20, July 28, [...]
Admission free - $10 suggested donation to benefit the Arts Center. Writer and performer Sally-Jane Heit defied the odds and, at the spry age of 91, wrote and published her memoir, Not Yet! Sally-Jane will share excerpts from her inspiring memoir and reveal how she tackled the "sand mountain" of creating a book. Then she [...]
