Norman Rockwell Museum presents ‘Anita Kunz: Original Sisters, Portraits of Tenacity and Courage’
Stockbridge— From November 9th through May 26th, Norman Rockwell Museum presents “Anita Kunz: Original Sisters, Portraits of Tenacity and Courage.”
“Original Sisters” is a series of portraits that reveals and honors the contributions of history-making women. To create the series, award-winning illustrator Anita Kunz carefully researched, wrote about, and portrayed each subject, sometimes compiling scant available information to establish a more complete picture. Her portraits present famed and lesser-known women in the fields of art, science, technology and invention, education, history, and politics, offering a needed expansion and revision of the historical record.
Anita Kunz is an artist and illustrator whose art has been published widely and shown in galleries and museums all over the world. She has also been featured regularly in Time, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, GQ, The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Magazine, and she has done work for Sony Music. Kunz has also illustrated more than fifty book covers. From 1988 to 1990 she was one of two artists chosen by Rolling Stone to produce a monthly illustrated history of rock ’n’ roll endpaper. In 2017, she was inducted into the Society of Illustrators’ Museum of American Illustration Hall of Fame.
The exhibit runs from November 9th through May 26th at the Norman Rockwell Museum, located at 9 Glendale Road in Stockbridge. More information can be found online.
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Congregation Ahavath Sholom presents ‘Tissot and the Hebrew Bible,’ a virtual tour from the New York Jewish Museum
Great Barrington— On Sunday, November 10th at 4 p.m., Congregation Ahavath Sholom presents “Tissot and the Hebrew Bible,” a virtual tour from the New York Jewish Museum.
Led by renowned lecturer Rena Tobey, this tour showcases original designs by the French painter James Tissot (1836-1902) from a collection of over 350 paintings depicting stories from the Hebrew Bible. Tissot’s watercolor illustrations cover all the books from Genesis to the Prophets and are highly cherished in the Jewish Museum’s collection. These illustrations, presented as cinematic vignettes, have had a significant influence on popular culture for many years.
After receiving great praise for his illustrations of the Christian Bible, Tissot embarked on a project to illustrate the Hebrew Bible. In 1896, he visited Palestine multiple times to seek inspiration, immersing himself in the landscapes relevant to the biblical stories to ensure historical accuracy in his illustrations. Tragically, Tissot passed away suddenly in 1902 while working on the project. His studio artists continued the series, either completing his unfinished works or creating new pieces in his style. This tour delves into the captivating story of how these illustrations found their way into the Jewish Museum’s collection.
The tour is on Sunday, November 10th at 4 p.m. on Zoom. More information can be found online.
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Seeing Rainbows presents ‘SALON: A Dramatic Processing Experience’ at The Foundry
West Stockbridge— On Tuesday, November 12th at 7 p.m., Seeing Rainbows presents “SALON: A Dramatic Processing Experience’” at The Foundry.
Folx are welcome to bring any form of creative expression to explore and/or share. The Foundry’s Producing Artistic Director Amy Brentano will guide attendees up on their feet playing with the structure of devised theater, or collective creation, as a means of exploring and processing thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
Come ready to share, to change, to grow, and above all to listen. Folx of all identities, backgrounds, skill levels, and experience are encouraged to participate. This is an open workshop, cis allies are welcome.
The salon is on Tuesday, November 12th at 7 p.m. at The Foundry, located at 2 Harris Street in West Stockbridge. More information can be found online.
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WordXWord presents ‘Poets Creating Conversation’ at Unitarian Universalist Church
Pittsfield— On Tuesday, November 12th at 7 p.m., WordXWord presents “Poets Creating Conversation” at the Unitarian Universalist Church.
Not for the faint of heart, “Poets Creating Conversation” throws out a single word/idea and asks poets to circle around. This time, the theme is “Next.”
The free event is on Tuesday, November 12th at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, located at 175 Wendell Avenue in Pittsfield. Recommended for teens and adults. More information can be found online.
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Berkshire Botanical Garden’s 10th Annual Ecological Gardening Symposium
Stockbridge— On Sunday, November 10th from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Berkshire Botanical Garden presents its 10th Annual Ecological Gardening Symposium, “Rooted in Place.”
Held in collaboration with Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT), the symposium will seek to inspire participants with insights into our region’s ecological past, present and future. The theme is “Pollutants and Climate: Hopeful Applications in Berkshire County and Beyond. Among the many featured speakers will be Mohican herbalist and author Misty Cook of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, who will speak about pre-colonial land use.
The symposium is on Sunday, November 10th from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Berkshire Botanical Garden, located at 5 West Stockbridge Road in Stockbridge. More information, including the full line-up of speakers, can be found online.
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Southern Berkshire Community Health Coalition and Railroad Street Youth Project present ‘Vaping 101,’ a free event for parents
Great Barrington— On Tuesday, November 12th at 6 p.m., the Southern Berkshire Community Health Coalition, a program of local youth empowerment organization Railroad Street Youth Project (RSYP,) will present “Vaping 101,” a free event for parents.
Presented in both Spanish and English, this community conversation features Joyce Brewer, Program Manager of the Berkshire Area Health Education Center, who will provide parents and caregivers with current data regarding youth vaping, marketing techniques and access by youth, and tools for communicating with young people about the dangers of vaping.
The event is on Tuesday, November 12th at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria at W.E.B. DuBois Middle School, located at 313 Monument Valley Road in Great Barrington. More information and to arrange for free childcare, call 413-717-7070 or email laura@rsyp.org.
