Becket Arts Center to Host Inaugural Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Art Exhibit| 11:11AM / Monday, June 09, 2025 | |
 BECKET, Mass. — The Becket Arts Center, in collaboration with Q-MoB and the Berkshire Queer History Project, will host the first Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Art Exhibit from June 12 to July 6, 2025. The exhibit will feature works by 13 local LGBTQ+ artists and include an artists' panel and an opening reception. The exhibit aims to showcase local queer artists and members of the community. An Artists Panel is scheduled for June 12 from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM, featuring Rachel Kaufmann, Mitchell Sellers, Johanna Merfeld, and Christopher Pierce. An Opening Reception will follow on June 13 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, where all 13 artists are expected >> Read More |
Great Barrington Public Theater Annual Benefit to Honor Tristan Wilson| 11:28AM / Sunday, June 08, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Great Barrington Public Theater Annual Benefit will take place on June 14, 2025 at Saint James Place. This year's honoree and recipient of the 2025 Black Bear Award will be Tristan Wilson. Tristan Wilson served as the first Managing Director of Great Barrington Public from 2020 until his recent retirement in December 2024. He was integral to the operations of GB Public and helped launch the company to its full season and off-season programming. Tristan Wilson and Jim Frangione were friends and partners while working at Berkshire Playwrights Lab in 2017 before Jim Frangione and Deann Simmons Halper co-founded Great Barrington >> Read More |
'The Killing Fields' Screening and Q&A at Triplex Cinema| 03:24PM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington is set to host a special fundraising screening of the 1984 film "The Killing Fields" on June 7. The event will include a post-screening conversation with actor Sam Waterston and filmmaker Matthew Penn. The Triplex Cinema will present a special fundraising screening of Roland Joffe's film "The Killing Fields" on June 7 at 3:00 p.m. The screening will be followed by a conversation with actor Sam Waterston and filmmaker and theatre director Matthew Penn. The film, a biographical drama set in 1973, is based on the experiences of Cambodian journalist Dith Pran and American New York >> Read More |
Free Wild Edible Plant Hike in Great Barrington| 03:05PM / Wednesday, June 04, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Join Russ Cohen, author of the book "Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten," and Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) for a 3-hour hike in the BNRC's Alford Springs Reserve on Sunday, June 8, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. Participants will learn about at least two dozen species of edible wild plants. Keys to the identification of each species will be provided, along with info on edible portion(s), season(s) of availability and preparation methods, as well as general guidelines for safe, ethical, and environmentally-responsible foraging. This walk has a participant limit. Registration is required. Learn more and register at >> Read More |
Mahaiwe Announces Full 100 Years of Movies Series| 04:08PM / Tuesday, June 03, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center has released the full schedule of its popular program led by film director and educator Deborah Reinisch. The theater will screen "The Philadelphia Story" (1940) on June 6, "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) on June 19, "Singin' in the Rain" (1952) on July 5, "Vertigo" (1958) on July 18, "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) on July 26, "American Graffiti" (1973) on August 1, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) on August 8, "Do the Right Thing" (1989) on September 4, and "The Big Lebowski" (1998) on September 11. Reinisch will introduce >> Read More |
Triplex Cinema Appoints New Board President and Members| 12:26PM / Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announced changes to its Board of Directors, naming Gail Lansky as the new Board President and welcoming Leslie Chesloff, Matthew Penn, and Mitch Smilowitz as new board members. Gail Lansky has a career in non-profit organizations, including the Yiddish Book Center, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, and Amherst Cinema. Her prior board experience includes ten years on the Board of UMass Amherst Hillel, where she served as President, and ten years on the Board of the Amherst Survival Center, serving as Vice President. Leslie Chesloff has worked in television entertainment for 35 years, holding executive positions at Columbia Pictures
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Sandisfield Arts Center Announces 30th Anniversary Opening Weekend| 07:00AM / Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | |
 SANDISFIELD, Mass.— The Sandisfield Arts Center will commemorate its 30th anniversary in 2025 with Opening Weekend events on May 30 and 31. The weekend's theme is "The Landscape We Live," and it will also celebrate the installation of climate-friendly air conditioning and a renovated gallery space. The season will begin with an art exhibition dedicated to Sandisfield, featuring its landscape, natural elements, and the works of local artists including Bill Carlson, Erika Crofut, Jaye Moscariello, Josie Miner, June Wink, Linda Moronti, Peter Biamonte, Sam Mercier, Susie Crofut, Teresa Bills, and Virginia Overton. The exhibition will open with a reception on >> Read More |
Bidwell House Museum Announces 2025 Season Program| 08:42AM / Saturday, May 24, 2025 | |
MONTEREY, Mass. The Bidwell House Museum announced its 2025 season program. All summer long, the Museum will highlight traditional trades, with programs and an exhibition. Past events like the Reenactment Weekend and the Summer History Talk series will return. New this year: a play, a concert, and some nature walks. The Museum's third annual member's week kicks off on May 19. Members are invited to house tours, no appointment needed, on May 19, 22, 23, and 24, at either 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. The official tour season starts on Memorial Day, May 26. Guided tours of the house will be by appointment only, on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., or 3:00 p.m.
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Triplex Cinema Screens 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' Free for Premium Members| 03:42PM / Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— The Triplex Cinema will host a free premium members screening of Steven Spielberg’s 1981 film "Raiders of the Lost Ark" on Thursday, May 22nd. The film, set in 1936, stars Harrison Ford as archaeologist Indiana Jones as he competes with Nazi forces to locate the Ark of the Covenant. Jones is joined by his former romantic interest, Marion Ravenswood, played by Karen Allen, to prevent a rival archaeologist from assisting the Nazis in obtaining the Ark. Premium members can reserve tickets, and the public can purchase tickets, at www.thetriplex.org. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was conceived by George Lucas in the early 1970s as a modern
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Triplex Cinema to Host Free Screening of 'The Land of Azaba' with Director Q&A| 07:37AM / Monday, May 19, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— The Triplex Cinema will present a free screening of the documentary film "The Land of Azaba" on Thursday, May 22nd, at 7:00 pm. Following the film, there will be a conversation with the producer/director, Greta Schiller, who is based in the Hudson Valley. "The Land of Azaba" focuses on ecological restoration efforts at the Campanarios de Azaba Nature Reserve in Western Spain, an area recognized for its biodiversity. The film explores the collaboration between humans and wildlife in restoring this natural area, which is crucial for the survival of various rare and endangered species. This screening is the second installment in the Triplex
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