Soil and Shul in the Berkshires: The Untold Story of Sandisfield’s Jewish Farm Colony, presented by Lorraine German
2017-08-27 04:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Few realize that the first Jewish families who came from New York City in the early 20th century were part of a plan by the Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid Society to settle an agricultural colony in the Berkshires. Lorraine German uses newspapers, historical records and first hand accounts to tell the tale of this early farming community and she will share some stories of forgotten events and characters. Lorraine and her husband, Steve, have deep roots in Sandisfield’s Jewish community. Steve’s grandfather, Max Linder, bought the family home in the village of Montville in 1922 and Lorraine and Steve are proud to be third generation owners. Lorraine’s book about Jewish life in Sandisfield will be available in spring 2018
Please email info@sandisfieldartscenter.org to place a preorder request for a copy of the book Soil and Shul in the Berkshires

FREE Movie Night!
2017-08-11 04:00 - 13:00
It’s Friday night at the movies at the Arts Center. This month’s selection will be Charlotte’s Web.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Gallery of Artists Ann-Marie Light
2017-08-05 04:00 - 13:00
In the Gallery: AUG 5 – 27, Ann Marie Light

Opening Reception : 5th Aug 2017 02:00 PM
Date of Show : 5th Aug 2017 – 27th Aug 2017

Born and raised in New York City, Ann-Marie Light studied painting at Hunter College and The Cooper Union. After graduating from The Cooper Union she began a career as an advertising art director, winning numerous awards in both print and TV. She later resumed painting and her work has appeared in group shows including the Provincetown Workshop, Provincetown, MA; Housatonic Valley Art League, Great Barrington, MA; Trinity Gallery, Lime Rock, CT; and the 510 Warren Street Gallery, Hudson, NY. Awards include The Cooper Union Fine Art Award, three summer painting scholarships at the Provincetown Workshop, nomination for a painting residency at the Vermont Studio Center, and HVAL Award of Excellence. Ann-Marie currently lives and works in Sheffield, MA and New York City.

Bobby Sweet
2017-07-29 04:00 - 13:00
A Berkshire native and sixth-generation musician, Bobby began his performing career in his father’s band at age 7. As a performer he has shared the bill with some of the top country and folk artists, including Vince Gill, Bill Staines, Bill Morrissey, Deana Carter, Bryan White, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Jonathan Edwards and Sawyer Brown. As a sought-after lead guitarist he has opened shows for George Jones, Asleep at the Wheel, Willie Nelson, the Bellamy Brothers, Waylon Jennings and many others. Bobby completed his fourth U.S. tour playing guitar on Guthrie’s 50th Anniversary of Alice’s Restaurant Tour and traveled with Guthrie to Carnegie Hall, the New Orleans Jazz Fest and Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion among other landmark venues. Stylistically Bobby’s music resides somewhere between John Prine, Jackson Browne and a countrified Bruce Springsteen. An engaging storyteller and dynamic performer, he is at home on the stage, whether performing solo or with his full band. Bobby was selected as a finalist in the prestigious Kerrville (Texas) New Folk Songwriting Contest and has earned honorable mentions from other such organizations. His warm stage presence and dynamic style have built a devoted following. This summer (2017) Bobby celebrates the release of his 7th solo album.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Summer Karaoke Evening
2017-07-22 04:00 - 13:00
Karaoke comes to the Arts Center! Our free Summer Karaoke evening is a BYOT event—Bring Your Own Talent. What better way to spend a summer evening than with friends singing your favorite tunes and enjoying a tasty libation. If singing isn’t your thing, come and share a joke or read a poem, or just come and watch the fun.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Sacred Bones and Talking Heads: the Mystery of the Reliquaries from the Court of Charles V of Spain
2017-07-15 04:00 - 13:00
Michele Marincola, Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Join NYU professor and Sandisfield resident Michele Marincola, a specialist in the conservation and technical study of medieval works of art, as she introduces a curious group of early sixteenth-century head reliquaries once owned by the courtiers of the Hapsburg Emperor Charles V of Spain. Where were these reliquaries made and how did they end up in Spain? Who do they represent? How were they made? And whatever is that inside of them? Michele Marincola is Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of Conservation of the Conservation Center at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She is also managing conservator for NYU’s Acton Collection at Villa La Pietra in Florence, Italy. Before joining the university she was Conservator for The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art for many years.

FREE Movie Night!
2017-07-14 04:00 - 13:00
It’s Free Friday night at the movies at the Arts Center. This month’s selection is “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” a DreamWorks animated feature. Running time 84 minutes. Free popcorn and other refreshments are available.
Spirit and his fellow horses communicate with each other through sounds and body language. Spirit’s thoughts are narrated by his voice actor Matt Damon.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

The Stamp Collection by Val Coleman
2017-07-09 04:00 - 13:00, 2017-07-08 04:00 - 13:00
A play in six scenes set in Val Coleman’s childhood home in southern Illinois. Full of tenderness and humor, it is a beautiful play. It’s a story of pacifism, faith, and sanity interrupted by the wars of the 20th Century. The play takes place in an overcrowded antique shop owned by veteran Shirley Trimble and his wife Olga, who suffers from hemophilia. Their neighbor Beverly Reynolds tells the story, both as a 10-yearold boy and an aging narrator. Ben Luxon directs the Sandisfield Players in this production.
The Sandisfield Players are sponsored for the 2017 season by Brockman Real Estate, Chapin Fish, Broker – Owner.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Gallery of Artists Tina Castiblanco
2017-07-01 04:00 - 13:00
In the Gallery: July 1 – 29, Tina Castiblanco

Opening Reception : 1st Jul 2017 02:00 PM
Date of Show : 1st Jul 2017 – 29th Jul 2017

ARTIST’S STATEMENT
“My experiences visiting and living in different countries have contributed to how my observations and memory of the local landscapes, architecture and cultural encounters have entered into my artwork. I feel a constant, yet non-conflicting dichotomy within myself, and my art of the universal and the local. In this dichotomy I see the cultural, iconographic, geographic commonalities in the world; while still understanding the intrinsic uniqueness that exists within a place that enables a distinct ethnic and aesthetic experience.

Over There—the Great War to End All Wars A Hundred Years Ago 1917-1918
2017-06-24 04:00 - 13:00
Bill Cohn, Trinity College Visiting Professor of History and American Studies, continues his analysis of the impact of the “war to end all wars” through the letters of his father from the battlefield, and his mother’s journals on the home front. Bill’s father to be, a buck private in the 308th Ohio Combat Engineers in World War I, participated in the three major U.S. offensives in 1918 as a loyal American patriot who was committed to the successful outcome of the war and the cause for which he was fighting. He recorded all of his movements during his time in France and Germany in his diary and his hopes about the war’s outcome and what he went through in his many letters to his sweetheart, Bill’s mother to be at home in Ohio. Excerpts from those many letters will convey to you something of the nature of that war as his father reported it. Bill’s mother’s anxious and worried thoughts about her sweetheart and the war over there are recorded daily in her own diary about the war over here.

UNDER MILK WOOD By Dylan Thomas, performed by the Sandisfield Players
2017-06-10 04:00 - 13:00
Three years ago the Players performed Dylan Thomas’ great 20th century play “Under Milk Wood” and we feel it’s time once again to venture into the small Welsh fishing village of Llareggub and join its cast of eccentric inhabitants for an evening of humor—often quite surreal— and astonishing poetry. The play begins at night and our narrators guide us through the dream worlds of village inhabitants. Then on through the waking spring day of their often extraordinary antics until dusk, and night once more descends. It is a wonderful play of dazzling poetic language, love for his 60 or so characters and full of wit and fun.
Under Milk Wood also performed by the Sandisfield Players on May 20 at 7:00 PM at the Unicorn Theater in Stockbridge, and on May 21 at 4:00 PM at the Norfolk Library. For information about these performances, please contact these venues directly. Unicorn Theatre: tel 413 997-4444 berkshiretheatregroup.org Norfolk Library: tel: 860 542-5075 norfolklibrary.org
The Sandisfield Players are sponsored for the 2017 season by Brockman Real Estate, Chapin Fish, Broker – Owner.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

FREE Movie Night!
2017-06-09 04:00 - 13:00
It’s Friday night at the movies at the Arts Center. This month’s selection will be posted on the website and in the Sandisfield Times.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Film & Lecture: Robert Bielsky presents legendary WWII partisans, the Bielski Brothers in the 2006 documentary, “Jerusalem in the Woods”
2017-06-03 04:00 - 13:00
The Jewish History Book Committee is proud to present another little known chapter of Jewish History: Robert Bielsky is the youngest son of the legendary partisan commander Tuvia Bielski, who was portrayed by Daniel Craig in the 2008 film “Defiance”. The Bielski brothers created a thriving community in the woods. They defended themselves and their community, fought the Nazis, and walked out of the woods at the end of WWII with over 1,200 men, women and children whose survivors now number in the tens of thousands. Mr. Bielsky lectures throughout the world about the exploits of his father and his uncles. He is a board member of the Museum of Jewish Heritage and a past President of the Holocaust Memorial Committee of Brooklyn. He is also the President and founder of Manhattan Commercial Realty Corp. in New York City.
Suggested donation $20.

Gallery of Artists Sybil Perry
2017-06-03 04:00 - 13:00
In the Gallery: June 3 – 30, Sybil Perry

Opening Reception : 3rd Jun 2017 02:00 PM
Date of Show : 3rd Jun 2017 – 30th Jun 2017

ARTIST’S STATEMENT
“I am inspired by landscapes that make me catch my breath. My paintings are not just a product of what I see. They are what I see transformed by my imagination and memories. They may at times have a story hidden in them. Sometimes I recognize the story as I am working on the piece. It is the beauty and sacredness of the earth captured on an emotional level. Water, mist and mountains continually intrigue me—the mountains of the Berkshires, the Hudson Valley, Lake George and Kyoto.” “Color is what drives me and delights me. My process is meditative. Experimenting with layers of many colors enables me to explore, to play, and to experience wonder. These pastel paintings, inspired by images gathered out-of-doors, are completed in my studio. It most pleases me to create intuitively something I had not quite expected. I find the process to be a spiritual journey, a mystery. At the heart of it all is discovery.”

Pipelines, Politics and Prose: Getting Personal About Our Planet
2017-05-13 04:00 - 13:00

Family Cabaret
2017-05-06 04:00 - 13:00
This entertaining evening features eight acts by performing artists from the Berkshires and beyond. All proceeds support the Arts Center 2017 season of programs. “We couldn’t have had more fun if we tried. The Cabaret was outstanding, outlandish, out of sight. I laughed until it hurt,” says one fan of our previous Family Cabarets. Anni Crofut directs and produces the show which is designed to appeal to all ages. She aims for an eclectic and humorous line up, rich in quality and production values. Every year the Cabaret fills the house with an audience of all ages and from all parts of South County and beyond who seek an authentic, high quality community theater experience replete with talent, hilarity and soul.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Gallery of Artists Peter Ganick
2017-04-30 04:00 - 13:00
In the Gallery: April 30 – May 27, Peter Ganick

Opening Reception : 30th Apr 2017 02:00 PM
Date of Show : 30th Apr 2017 – 27th May 2017

Peter Ganick holds a degree in Music Composition from Boston University (1969) with additional study at Brandeis University, MIT, and The Berkley School of Music. At one time he was the publisher of Potes & Poets Press, ABACUS, white sky books, and blue lion books–all avant-garde and experimental literature. His work in visual art began in a seminal critique course with Paul Zimmerman in the early 1980s. He continues to be involved with the West Hartford Art League, and his work is often exhibited in the Hartford area in solo and companion shows with Carol Ganick, his wife.

Annual Spring Dinner & Benefit Auction
2017-04-29 04:00
This year, our theme for this special annual event is “Berkshire Borscht Belt – Catskills in Sandisfield” It will be hosted by Rachel Siegel, well-known actress and comedienne. She will bring her own original sketches highlighting stories from our building’s unique history as a former synagogue. Enjoy cocktails and delicious dinner prepared by our very own chef, Adam Manacher. You’ll get a sneak preview of the Sandisfield Jewish History book project, have an opportunity to support upcoming arts center improvement projects, and a chance to win some truly fabulous prizes in our exclusive raffle. Join the fun! Advance ticket purchase is required, and can be ordered online at sandisfieldartscenter.org, through April 25th.

2016 Photo Recap
2017-02-27 - 2017-02-28
Photo recap of the 2016 season. 2017 details will be available soon!

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Cancelled: Yuletide Celebration Extravaganza
2016-12-03 03:00 - 12:00
Whether you celebrate Saint Nicholas Day, the Winter Solstice, Saturnalia, Yule, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Omisoka, or St. Lucia Day, December is a month rich in holidays of all sorts. In that spirit, the Arts Center is pleased to present an evening with one act plays, songs, stories and caroling—everything we need to warm the soul, with mulled wine and sweet treats for good cheer.

“Crazy World” Linda Mironti in a Cabaret Performance
2016-11-12 03:00 - 12:00
We live in a crazy world and in an election year, things seem crazier than ever, politics for sure, and sometimes even love and relationships. Since we can’t leave this crazy world, let Linda entertain you with stories and song. “A middle-age belter with a sassy smile and one of those penetrating and lyric voices that reach out and snuggle an audience, the lady owned us with twelve songs bumped with the story of her life.” Val Coleman, Sandisfield Times
Linda’s first voice teacher was her Grandmother Angelina, who taught her Italian folk songs while showing her how to make homemade gnocchi and pasta. Ironically, for the 7 years she performed in Italy she sang mostly blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and original pop material; she wrote lyrics for herself and for many other artists.
It wasn’t until her return to New York City in the mid 90’s that she was able to include her favorite Italian songs in her performances. Linda has been organizing creative workshops in the arts in Italy for the past 20 years, and singing anywhere she happens to be, including here in her new home in Sandisfield.
Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Berkshire Jewish Farm Communities
2016-11-12 03:00 - 12:00
Historian, author, and educator, Dr. Michael B. Hoberman, presents the largely untold story of Jews in small-town New England tracing their settlement patterns, civic involvement and religious life since the late 1800s.
Admission is complimentary; support for the Jewish History Book project is welcome.
This project is sponsored by the Sandisfield Jewish History book Project & the Sandisfield Arts Center.

This class is full/no additional reservations can be accepted. My Mom Is Italian: Cooking with Linda and Jo
2016-11-05 04:00 - 13:00
What happens when you grow up in an Italian household and spend many years cooking with your Mom and Grandma? You move to the Berkshires and offer a cooking class with your Mom.
In between singing and running her business Il Chiostro Linda attended The Art Institute of New York formerly The New York Restaurant School and cooking became another form of artistic expression.
Linda’s Mom Josephine has always said that good food and making good food is a way to keep a family together. Certainly in all of our lives many memorable moments have been spent around a table celebrating life.

If you believe food is love and making good food is your passion then come join Josephine and Linda as they team up to bring some love and passion to a Saturday afternoon.

Emerging Models of Wellness Care vs. Disease Care: Health Lecture
2016-10-29 04:00 - 13:00
Drs. Larry and Nancy Bronstein, partners at Mahaiwe Chiropractic and Health Services present a talk with Q&A about the Emerging Models of Wellness Care vs. Disease Care.
The Drs Bronstein focus is on finding the root cause of the patient’s ill health. Thus, in addition to standard diagnostic exam procedures and lab tests, functional lab tests are used to detect food sensitivities, heavy metal accumulation, intestinal parasites and nutrient deficiencies. Their treatment recommendations may include any one or a combination of the following: chiropractic care, soft tissue and myofascial work, cold laser, acupressure, dietary changes, stress management, exercises, supplements, homeopathic remedies, herbals, or digestive enzymes.
Drs. Larry and Nancy Bronstein have been in practice in Great Barrington for over 25 years. They are board certified in Nutrition and Internal Disorders respectively. They are the only chiropractors in Berkshire County with these certifications. Dr. Nancy Bronstein is also a Certified Medical Examiner for the Department of Transportation.

Winds in the Wilderness Players
2016-10-22 04:00 - 2016-10-23 13:00
Winds in the Wilderness distinct and innovative programs offer a broad spectrum of music, from Renaissance to contemporary, including classical, jazz and world music. The texture of our programs is enriched by the unique combination of instruments we use, including flute, oboe, guitar, bass, violin, viola, cello, viola da gamba, harpsichord, Chinese pipa and voice. Committed to bringing new sounds to new ears, we create arrangements, commission local composers and educate our audience to the music that inspires us.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Easy Ridin’ Papas
2016-10-15 04:00 - 13:00
The Easy Ridin’ Papas is a duo with Will Conklin on trumpet/cornet, vocals, and whistling, as well as a really loud kazoo, and Adam Brown on parlor, arch top, and resonator guitars, as well as vocals. The pair plays a mix of 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s country blues, jazz and country standards, western swing, southern gospel, and jugband, as well as a few originals in that same vein on vintage instruments. Will is a native son of the Berkshires, having grown up in Sheffield, while Adam is a transplant who hails from the east Texas town of Texarkana and now resides in Sandisfield. Their musical influences stem primarily from the intersection at which northern jazz meets southern and country traditions.
Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Fairy Tales Brought to Life: Inspired by the Paintings of Robin Crofut- Brittingham
2016-10-09 04:00 - 13:00
Once Upon a Time. . .
It’s a magical world of Kings and Queens, Princesses, Witches and Evil Stepmothers, Heroes, talking animals in enchanted forests.

The story telling world of the Brothers Grimm and Roald Dahl brought to life for you by members of the Sandisfield Players–young and old.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.

Gallery of Artists In the Gallery: October 9- 30 Robin Crofut-Brittingham
2016-10-09 04:00 - 13:00
Robin Crofut-Brittingham

Opening Reception : 9th Oct 2016 02:00 PM
Date of Show : 9th Oct 2016 – 30th Oct 2016

From the artist
I have developed a visual taxonomy where disparate imagined characters come together to generate a narrative. Drawing inspiration from myths, fairy tales, and my own personal history, I explore this convergence of truth and fantasy. At this intersection, reality can become absurd, illogical, and humorous. The characters in my paintings tend to exist in various paradises. Within these landscapes I investigate the tension between the natural world as a reality in need of preservation and nature as a voluptuous imagined garden of delight where fantasy unfolds and abundance is taken for granted.

An Evening with Alison Larkin
2016-10-01 04:00 - 13:00
We regret to report this event has been postponed. It will be rescheduled in 2017.

Tickets for events at the Sandisfield Arts Center are available online or may be purchased at the door on the night of the performance on a first come-first served basis. ONLINE TICKETS ARE RECOMMENDED TO INSURE A SEAT.
Children 12 and under are admitted FREE, unless otherwise noted, when space allows.
