Summer Karaoke Evening
2017-07-22 04:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | MA
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.

Forum on American History Culture And Politics: The 2016 Presidential Election
2016-10-01 04:00 - 13:00
Is the Republic in danger? Does American Democracy have a future? Is the American constitutional system endangered by the politics of extremism? Will partisan wrangling end and political compromise become a possibility? Will Democratic talk or Republican talk capture the imagination of the American voter in the general election?
Bill Cohn and Val Coleman will describe briefly the current presidential scramble with references to past political campaigns and then moderate a no-holds barred discussion about the two nominees and their relationship to American history and culture as well as their prospects for winning the American presidency in 2016.

The Art of Translation with Patty Crane A Reading and Discussion of "Bright Scythe: Selected Poems by Tomas Transtromer
2016-09-24 04:00 - 13:00
Introduced by Sandisfield poet Hannah Fries, Patty Crane reads from and discusses Bright Scythe, her acclaimed translation of the poetry of Nobel Prize winner Tomas Tranströmer. In addition to reading from the book, Crane will talk with Fries about Tranströmer’s life and work, Crane’s relationship with the Tranströmers during her time living in Sweden, and her translation process. Reviewing this handsome bilingual edition in the New York Times Book Review, Craig Morgan Teicher wrote, “To my ear, Crane has so far made the best English version of Transtromer because of these small choices. She actually worked with the poet and his wife, as she describes in a moving afterword; perhaps that has much to do with her sensitivity.”

Poet and translator Patty Crane lives in the Berkshires. Her award-winning poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and her translations of Tomas Tranströmer’s poetry have appeared in American Poetry Review, Blackbird, New Ohio Review, Poetry Daily, Poetry East, and Smartish Pace. She spent three years living in the Stockholm area of Sweden, where she worked closely with Tranströmer and his wife, Monica.
A reception and book signing will follow.
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--An Evening with Award-Winning Filmmaker Anjali Sundaram
2016-09-17 04:00 - 13:00
This event has been cancelled.
NEW Program – Film Series
Film screening and discussion with Anjali Sundaram.
Award winning filmmaker Anjali Sundaram will treat us to her vision of the intersections of culture, identity and globalization within frameworks of memory, autobiography, imagined futures and pseudo-science through her films. A lecture and discussion about her innovative work will follow the screening of the short films, Everything But Time, Testimonies & Evidence, and Canada. The evening promises to be exciting and fun because it will allow us to see ourselves and our world through the eyes of this innovative filmmaker.
Anjali Sundaram is a media artist, cinematographer and Assistant Professor in Film Studies at Simon’s Rock College. Her work is preoccupied with creating spaces which transcend traditional categories of fiction and non-fiction. She uses narrative, stop-motion animation, installation and mock-documentary; to explore intersections of culture, identity and globalization within frameworks of memory, autobiography, imagined futures and pseudo-science. Sundaram’s recent multimedia collaborations with the collective I, Daughter of Kong have appeared at The Lab and Southern Exposure in San Francisco, Swing Space in New York, Co-Lab in Austin and Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic in Zagreb, Croatia. Her film work has screened at microcinemas and film festivals nationally and abroad. She has received awards from the Princess Grace Foundation and the Robin Eickman Foundation and is currently writing a feature film about the South Asian community in Silicon Valley.

BNRC Clam River Lecture and Hike
2016-09-17 04:00 - 13:00
Join staff of the Berkshire Natural Resources Council for a tour of their Clam River Reserve. Topics of discussion during the tour will include today’s plant and animal communities and the influence that Sandisfield’s human history has on the composition of those communities. We will gather at the Arts Center for a brief talk augmented by historical photos of Sandisfield and items from BNRC’s “gory box”, a box of skulls, antlers, and other animal parts. From the Arts Center, we will carpool to the start of the newly completed Clam River trail. Highlights include a well preserved 18th century foundation, the beautiful hemlock-hardwood forest bordering the Clam River, the River itself, and the ruins of an 18th century mill.
Bring a sandwich and something to drink. We can enjoy lunch on the trail or at the Arts Center when we get back. The hike will take about 2 1/2 hours. Length: 2.0 miles on hiking trail and road (terrain is variable (sometimes steep) but footing is very good).
NB: Rain date October 15
