Hancock Shaker Village to hold Autumn Weekend
Pittsfield — In a celebration of culture, tradition, craftsmanship and nature, Hancock Shaker Village will hold its Autumn Weekend Saturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 20 regional artisans and food purveyors will take part, and visitors can participate in an egg toss competition and a scavenger hunt, visit the barnyard animals, tour historic buildings displaying some of the museum’s 22,000-piece collection, peruse the farm stand and see an unusual vegetable display. Live music will be provided by Lanoue Evans (Saturday and Sunday at noon), the Kashmir Souls (Saturday at 3 p.m.) and Misty Blues (Sunday at 3 p.m.). In addition, HSV will hold its last barnyard yoga classes of the season at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. both days.
Admission is $20 for adults, $8 for youth ages 13-17, and free for members and children ages 12 and under). Advance admission is not required, but is encouraged due to limited space. For tickets and more information, see the Berkshire Edge calendar, or contact Hancock Shaker Village at (413) 443-0188 or info@hancockshakervillage.org.
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Berkshire Film Society to present Open Air Cinema at TurnPark Art Space
West Stockbridge — The Berkshire Film Society will present Open Air Cinema this weekend at TurnPark Art Space with two films: “Ursula Von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own” Friday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m., followed by a discussion with curator Lisa Dorin of Williams College; and “Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint” Saturday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m., followed by a discussion with Emily Russo of Zeitgeist Films.
“Ursula Von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own” (2019) is an artistic biography of one of the few women in the world working in monumental sculpture. Directed by Daniel Traub, the film explores the artist’s struggle to overcome the hardship of her upbringing and to follow her calling to become an artist. Director Halina Dyrschka’s “Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint” (2019) describes not only the life and craft of af Klint, but also the process of her mischaracterization and erasure by both a patriarchal narrative of artistic progress and capitalistic determination of artistic value.
Tickets are $15 per person. The films will be shown outdoors and advance ticket purchase is required due to a seating limitation of 50 people. For tickets and more information, see the Berkshire Edge calendar, or contact the Berkshire Film Society at (973) 885-1985 or berkshirefilmsociety@gmail.com.
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Construct e-bike raffle to support essential workers
Great Barrington — Construct has teamed up with Berkshire Bike & Board and Lee Bank to launch an online raffle featuring a grand prize of a Specialized Turbo Como 3.0 e-bike, valued at $3,000. Proceeds from the raffle will raise money for essential workers in the southern Berkshires who are struggling to find housing or to remain in their homes.
Entries begin at $20, with the higher $50 and $100 levels increasing a participant’s chances of winning. The raffle drawing will be held Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. and will stream live on Construct’s Facebook page. The winner does not need to view the drawing and will be notified by email that evening. For more information, contact Construct at (413) 528-1985.
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Bard College literary magazine wins Whiting Literary Prize
Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. — Conjunctions, the literary magazine published by Bard College, has been awarded a 2020 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize. Since the prize’s launch in 2018, a total of 13 literary magazines have won the prize for excellence in publishing, advocacy for writers and a contribution to the strength of the overall literary community.
Edited by Bradford Morrow and published twice yearly, Conjunctions publishes fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction by emerging voices and contemporary masters. For nearly four decades, Conjunctions has challenged accepted forms and styles, with equal emphasis on groundbreaking experimentation and rigorous execution. Named a Top Literary Magazine 2019 by Reedsy, the journal was a finalist for both the 2018 and 2019 ASME Award for Fiction and the 2018 CLMP Firecracker Award for General Excellence. In addition, contributions to recent issues have been selected for “The Best American Essays” (2018, 2019), “The Pushcart Prize XLIV: Best of the Small Presses,” “Best American Experimental Writing 2020,” “Best Small Fictions 2019” and “The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2019.”
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