Events from September 21 – September 26 – The Berkshire Edge
Thursday, September 19, 2024

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What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine

Norman Rockwell Museum

This exhibition explores the unforgettable art and satire of MAD, from its beginnings in 1952 as a popular humor comic book to its emergence as a beloved magazine that spoke truth to power and attracted generations of devoted readers through the decades. MAD’s influence and cultural impact will be explored in this landmark installation, which […]

Free – $25

Three Tall Persian Women

Shakespeare & Company 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA, United States

Shakespeare & Company presents the World Premiere of Awni Abdi-Bahri's Three Tall Persian Women, directed by Dalia Ashurina, August 30 through October 13 in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. Golnar, a punkish Iranian-American millennial, returns home to her mother Nasrin for the anniversary of her father’s passing, and walks into hoards of family memorabilia that […]

Doris Simon: “Multilayered”

Doris Simon: “Multilayered” September 6 – September 29, 2024 Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7, 2024, 2 to 6 pm 510 Warren Street Gallery 510 Warren St., Hudson, NY (518) 822-0510 510warrenstgallery@gmail.com 510warrenstreetgallery.com Hours: Fridays, Saturdays 12-6, Sundays 12-5

Free

Doris Simon: “Multilayered”

Doris Simon: “Multilayered” September 6 – September 29, 2024 Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7, 2024, 2 to 6 pm 510 Warren Street Gallery 510 Warren St., Hudson, NY (518) 822-0510 510warrenstgallery@gmail.com 510warrenstreetgallery.com Hours: Fridays, Saturdays 12-6, Sundays 12-5

Free

Of Earth & Sky – Kay Lerner, Pattie Lipman and John Huffaker

Art on Main Gallery 38 Main Street, West Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Kay Lerner’s inspiration for her art comes from her everyday world such as the creatures and objects she finds in her environment - including animals, people and scenic views of the natural world. She has a way of noticing quirky details thereby adding an element of humor – from the expressions on faces of beings […]

ReVision – The Art of Seeing Beyond

Art on Main Gallery 38 Main Street, West Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Thom Lipiczky says of his charming wood pieces and cabinetry – “I always try to remember that wood comes from trees, and I try to demonstrate this connection in whatever I’m building in some way. Sometimes it’s by highlighting grain or knots; or accentuating a shape like a leaf or branching. Using “salvaged” materials like […]

Scottish Dancing for Beginners

Berkshire Pulse 420 Park St. 3rd Floor, Housatonic, MA, United States

You don’t have to be Scottish to enjoy Scottish Country Dancing! Similar to contra dancing and square dancing, Scottish dancing adds a variety of steps for moving to the music. These steps and the basic formations are easy to learn (mostly) and fun to do (always). After learning a few essentials, you’ll be dancing to […]

$60

Taconic Learning Center Fall Schedule Adult Learning

Noble Horizons Salisbury CT or Geer Canaan CT

Robert Frost’s North of Boston: We will explore the power of Frost’s poetry in four of the poems and his way of drawing us into people’s lives through narrative - stories of everyday people, told through their manner of speaking, and revealing the dilemmas and crises of their lives. The Adventures of Clara and Robert […]

$60

Improv Classes at the Becket Arts Center

Becket Arts Center 7 Brooker Hill Road, Becket, Massachusetts

The Becket Arts Center is launching a series of six, Improv classes on Wednesday, June 5, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Ken Cheeseman, an actor who is currently a guest lecturer at Columbia University, and Paula Langton, an actor and Professor Emeritus at Boston University, will show how to build a narrative through improvisational games, […]

$10 – $15

ONLINE RAFFLE: Win 2 Tickets to Farm-To-Table Dinner Benefitting Heart & Soil Collective

Online

Heart & Soil Collective is Berkshire County nonprofit feeding people, supporting small farms and connecting the community to agriculture and each other. On Saturday, August 31st we are holding a Farm-To-Table Dinner fundraiser at Dottie's in Pittsfield, highlighting the amazing farms we partner with and our ongoing work to provide free, fresh produce purchased from […]

$20.00

CHP Mobile Health & Same-Day Care

Feeling sick? Tick bite? Traveling, and need Same-Day Care? CHP Mobile Health offers Same-Day Care for minor ailments & injuries, vaccine updates, routine health screenings, nutrition services and more. CHP Mobile Health's care service works just like a typical urgent care office. and accepts most forms of insurance including MassHealth, Medicaid, ACA plans and private […]