Dr. James Shepherd, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases at Yale University School of Medicine will discuss how our rapidly changing world brings together a toxic brew of conditions that can spawn future pandemics...including a warming planet, urbanization and a declining natural world.

This festive holiday concert is part of the Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas celebration. Share the magic of the season with The Berkshire Bach Players in a program of Baroque favorites performed by a superb quartet of violin, viola, cello, and harpsichord, complete with a sing-along that gets everyone in on the act.

A magical evening of family friendly attractions, performances, beautifully decorated shop windows, unique holiday shopping, delicious local food and spectacular fireworks, all up and down Hudson’s historic Warren Street.

Nuances of the night are explored in this multi-faceted program. Release from the brightness of daylight, from consciousness into sleep and dreaminess, the night’s seductive, mysterious potion-like allure has fascinated artists throughout the ages. Lullabies celebrate repose, the restful charm; serenades celebrate love.

With a dusty baritone as bright as an eternally lit jukebox and tattooed fingers around the fretboard of a rare guitar, Stephen Sanchez tunes into longing and love with the acuity of a tried-and-tested troubadour.

With beloved characters, dazzling sets and a story that will ignite the imagination of children and adults alike, The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory presents two weekends of this timeless classic.

Michael Gross, renowned for his bestsellers 740 PARK, MODEL, ROGUES' GALLERY and his latest, FLIGHT OF THE WASP. He’ll give a talk and q+a before signing, and, as ever, is guaranteed to have great stories…

Author Douglas J. Cohen to sign copies of his recently released book How To Survive a Killer Musical. It chronicles Cohen's decade-long quest to bring a musical to the stage--writing, re-writing, and shepherding it...

A collection of 7 short films, all of which, with one exception, are recipients of the top awards from the South by Southwest (SXSW), Tribeca, Berlinale, Palm Springs, and AFI film festivals which qualifies them for Academy® Award submission.

With beloved characters, dazzling sets and a story that will ignite the imagination of children and adults alike, The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory presents two weekends of this timeless classic.

John Pizzarelli’s newest show with his new trio focuses on music from the Broadway stage and the silver screen.

The concert will present a mixture of old and new holiday music, from both Christian and Jewish traditions, with an earth-conscious message.
Saturday, December 16 4PM at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Stockbridge, MA
Sunday, December 17 4PM at Trinity Church, Lakeville, CT

NATALIE MACMASTER & DONNELL LEAHY “Christmas is where the whole concept started, and we are very excited to be travelling as a family again” says Donnell Leahy. “It’s a perfect time to travel with the children and bring light and happiness to families and fans across the country.

Celebrate the beginning of winter with Georg Friedrich Haas’s Solstices (2017), performed at sunset in complete darkness. Praised for their “verve and immaculate virtuosity” by The Washington Post, the Talea Ensemble guides audiences through an immersive and powerfully sensory musical experience.

A very Baroque Celebration. Celebrate New Year’s with the virtuosi of The Berkshire Bach Ensemble and Music Director Eugene Drucker playing Baroque music by the very best—Bach, Handel, Telemann, Vivaldi, and others.

From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, GTLO has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage.

Celebrate the release of Lizzie No’s new album Halfsies at an electrifying show at MASS MoCA this January.

A rule-breaking concert program and an extraterrestrial installation in one — including an “orchestra” concepted entirely of light.

The notable Avalon String Quartet returns with another Berkshire premiere, “For Such a Time as This,” a retelling of the biblical Esther story for string quartet and vocalist, from a feminist perspective.

In his dance suites, J. S. Bach ventures into Spanish sarabandes, French bourrées and British gigues. He and family members delighted in arranging Celtic and Scottish folk music. They will be joined by Beethoven and Haydn, who also forayed into Irish folk music with their own arrangements.

The dynamic, rave-reviewed celebration of a beloved music genre, has a brand new “DOO” with their all star band, this exciting new show features fresh renditions of classic Doo Wop hits.

Cross-Cultural Synergy. An afternoon of Gershwin, Max Bruch (German composer uses synagogue “Kol Nidrei” prayer), Cesar Cui (Russian composer writes “Orientale”), Ravel’s “Habanera,” Haydn Trio (Gypsy movement) and more. When the main stream gets tired, foreign tributaries recharge it!

Cultivating Self-Love for Personal & Collective Liberation
With Kate Johnson, Dawn Mauricio, La Sarmiento, and Sebene Selassie

A Mind-Body Approach With Nicole Sachs. Understanding the mind-body connection is key to freeing ourselves from the protective mechanism by which the brain and nervous system create chronic pain.

Quiet the Ego & Connect with Your Soul with Cory Muscara. Find true alignment in your life by learning to quiet the noise of the ego and connecting to the truth of your soul.

One of the most famous and celebrated companies in the world, The Royal Ballet of the United Kingdom will appear as the company’s sole stop in the US. On each performance day, the company will perform one program on the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage, followed by another distinct program in the Ted Shawn Theatre.

With Will Kabat-Zinn and Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness has everything to do with open-hearted attention to the unfolding of experience as it is. In most Asian languages, the word for "mind" and the word for "heart" are the same word.

Reckless Conviviality With Mindfulness Superfriends. Develop mindful connections with yourself and others, and up your game with meditation superfriends Dan Harris, Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren.

In James Turrell’s hands, light is more than simply a source of illumination: it is a discrete, physical object. His sculptures and architectural interventions elevate our experience and perception of light and space.

Visual artist, composer, and musician Jason Moran has said of his artworks, “These pieces emerge from my performance practice. My body in relationship to the piano and to bodies in the audience.”

installation presenting the work of contemporary artist Elizabeth Atterbury (b. 1982, West Palm Beach, Florida; lives and works in Portland, Maine). This is a free exhibition on view in the Clark Center’s lower level and in the reading room of the Manton Research Center.

A new exhibit exploring the business and cultural context of Rockwell’s art. The show examines how Rockwell navigated relationships with publishers, advertising clients and other business entities to create work that shapes and reflected American culture and influenced notions of the American Dream.

White Noise and Other Works (1996-2023) brings visitors into the experience of "watching the world with the sound turned off"—a reality familiar to artist Joseph Grigely who has been deaf since the age of 10.

This exhibition centers on the artist’s long-standing interest in architecture, design, and sculpture as they relate to the public sphere in forms such as seating structures, movement-guiding systems, and commercial awnings.

A unique opportunity to step back in time and explore the Berkshire Museum through the headlines, stories, and cultural phenomena that shaped an era. Under Henry's visionary guidance, the Museum not only weathered the challenges of wartime but also thrived, becoming a cultural hub for the community.

Jeff Barnett-Winsby: A solo show. A visual diary of our family as our two daughters, Gilvey and Fenner, grow up. We are often caught in a dichotomy between the fast and the slow, the overwhelming and the boring.
Opening October 13, 5–7PM

New painting by Gabe Brown and Josette Urso
Reception 21 October 4-6PM

Featuring a captivating collection of extraordinary artifacts that have remained hidden within the museum's archives.
An opening preview event will be held on Friday, October 27 followed by a screening of Brian De Palma’s 1974 cult film, Phantom of the Paradise starring Paul Williams. Doors open at 6 PM, the film begins at 7 PM.

Our next exhibition features Alexander Russi and Alexandria Tarver.
Opening reception, Saturday November 11th 4:30 - 7:30PM

A curated display of beloved original Norman Rockwell paintings and studies depicting holiday and winter scenes.

New Work by Sally Van Doren. A selection of works on paper that explore the conceptual terrain created when words become image.
Opening Reception November 11, 5-7 PM with artist’s talk and poetry reading at 6PM

Katz has a distinctive approach to painting the human face – large scale, pared down and cropped, the works combine elements of realism and abstraction at the same time.

The first major American retrospective dedicated to the art and design work of groundbreaking modernist designer and children’s book illustrator Leo Lionni (1910-1999).

In the wake of the Manton gift, to enrich the British works on paper collection—ensuring that it grows in strength and variety far into the future.
Exhibition Preview 17 November from 6PM-8PM

The third iteration of our December group exhibition of works by gallery and invited artists. The works are hung in pairs for context and comparison.
Opening reception, Saturday, November 18 4-6PM

A live, solo modular synthesizer and drum machine performance by McKenzie, informed by their experiences touring the world as an electronic music producer, that will serve as the exhibition’s centerpiece.
Opening Performance Nov 18 @ 8PM

Winter Exhibition. The show will feature eleven artists throughout all seven floors of Maxon Mills.

That master of imaginative enchantment, C.S. Lewis has created a unique world and he invites children to walk into it and enjoy both surprise and adventure.