Past Events from December 21 – December 14 – The Berkshire Edge
Saturday, December 14, 2024

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Event Series NightWood

NightWood

The Mount / Edith Wharton's Home 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA, United States

Come be transported into a magical landscape where stunning scenic elements, dramatic lighting, and a beautiful musical score evoke wonder and awaken the imagination. Drawing inspiration from the natural world of The Mount, NightWood is a unique sound and light immersion that takes visitors on a 1-mile illuminated path through the woods and gardens of […]

$12 – $27

Spirits of Chesterwood

Chesterwood 4 Williamsville Rd., Stockbridge, MA, United States

Spirits of Chesterwood is an intergenerational dance project created by choreographers from Berkshire Pulse. The works are based on historic photographs of people, places, and captured moments on the Chesterwood grounds. The audience moves with the dancers throughout the woods and gardens as we celebrate the artistic collaboration between the dance community and a place […]

Charles Curtis performs Naldjorlak by Éliane Radigue at EMPAC in Troy

EMPAC at Rensselaer On the corner of 8th Street and College Avenue, Troy, NY, United States

Composed specifically for cellist Charles Curtis and premiered in 2005, French composer Éliane Radigue’s hour-long Naldjorlak exists at the instrument’s limits—at the threshold of resonance and its disappearance. The result is what Radigue calls, “a wild and frail, versatile and volatile world of sounds” that pierces through to an intense intimacy. Performed in EMPAC Studio […]

$15 – $20

A Time for Three Holiday

Spa Little Theater 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, New York

Defying conventions with genre-bending excellence, Time For Three’s captivating sound merges classical, Americana, modern pop, and singer-songwriter styles, and their charismatic performances push creative boundaries. In addition to incredible arrangements of Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Led Zeppelin and others, the trio featuring Charles Yang (violin, vocals), Nicolas “Nick” Kendall (violin, vocals), and Ranaan Meyer (double […]

$35.

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000)

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Jim Carrey takes on the title role in Dr. Seuss’ classic Christmas tale, reimagined in live action for the big screen. Ron Howard’s adaptation has become a classic of its own, with the bitter Grinch learning valuable lessons from the wondrous Whos from Whoville. (Rated PG / 1h 45m)

$8.00

Berkshire Lyric Presents: Love’s Pure Light (Pittsfield)

Saint Mark's Church, West Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 400 West Street, Pittsfield, MA, United States

Berkshire Lyric presents Love’s Pure Light, the first of our three 2024 Christmas Concerts on Friday December 13. The choral program will take place at 7:30 at St. Mark’s Church on West Street in Pittsfield. Traditional and contemporary a cappella carols by Warlock, Pärt, Bruckner, Brahms and others will take advantage of the marvelous acoustics […]

$20

Downtown Lenox Winterland Festival

Visit downtown Lenox for our Holiday tree lighting, festive holiday tree walk, donuts with Santa, special shopping deals, Outdoor craft market, cozy winter igloos and ice skating!

Storytime with Stay & Play @BecketAthenaeum

Becket Athenaeum

Join us to hear a story and make a craft*! Storytime: 10:30 to 11:30am Stay & Play: 11:30am to 12:30pm Kids and caregivers are invited to stay at the library after Storytime for Stay & Play! We’ll keep the party going with toys, games, puzzles, and snacks for the kids, along with coffee, tea, snacks, […]

Free

Teen Art Studio

American Mural Project 90 Whiting Street, Winsted, CT, United States

Teen Art Studio is a welcoming art makerspace just for teens. Every Second Saturday of the month, from 10:30am to 1:30pm, teens transform the program room with their laughter, inquiring minds, and art. Teen Art Studio (TAS) is a once-a-month, drop-in program that empowers teens to work independently and together on self-directed art projects. Facilitated […]

$5 – $25

Teen Art Studio

American Mural Project 90 Whiting Street, Winsted, CT, United States

Teen Art Studio is a welcoming art makerspace just for teens. Every Second Saturday of the month, from 10:30am to 1:30pm, teens transform the program room with their laughter, inquiring minds, and art. Teen Art Studio (TAS) is a once-a-month, drop-in program that empowers teens to work independently and together on self-directed art projects. Facilitated […]

$5 – $25

EMPAC Building Tour with Dave Bebb

EMPAC at Rensselaer On the corner of 8th Street and College Avenue, Troy, NY, United States

EMPAC building tours take you behind the scenes to experience the center’s infrastructure as few do. Join Senior Network Administrator Dave Bebb and tour the advanced capabilities of EMPAC from an information technology perspective. With miles of fiber optic cable linking all four venues as well as the audio and video recording facilities, EMPAC is […]

Free

Charles Curtis: Music for Cello at EMPAC in Troy

EMPAC at Rensselaer On the corner of 8th Street and College Avenue, Troy, NY, United States

All are invited! Internationally acclaimed Charles Curtis performs a Saturday matinee solo program that takes full advantage of the generous acoustic properties of the EMPAC Concert Hall. Music for Cello includes works by Carolyn Chen, Éliane Radigue, Guillaume de Machaut (14th c.), and Curtis's own "Unfinished Song" (1998)—a contrapuntal work influenced by the harmonic world […]

$15 – $20