Community Calendar

featuring work by the following senior Studio Art majors: Tori Gomez, Veda Hedgepeth, Lan Kung, Sequoia LeBreux, Nikté Lopez-Aleshire, and Risa Watanabe.

This spring in April, kids can explore the exciting world of circus at our youth camp! In a supportive, non-competitive environment, they’ll build confidence, communication skills, and perseverance while learning to juggle, perform aerials, acrobatics, or clowning. Plus, they’ll discover circus history and traditions through creative, fun activities! Age 3 - 17, half day and full day camps available!

April Break Program at Blue Rider Stables
April 20-24 (Monday-Friday)
9am-3pm

Blue Rider Stables
15 Farm Lane, Egremont, MA 01230

Registration Required

For more info and to register: 413-528-5299, info@bluerider.org, www.bluerider.org

Join our herd during the school break this April! This program provides students with an educational outdoor experience where they can have fun, be physically active, develop a love for nature, and learn responsibility for animals. In addition to learning bareback riding, participants will assist with barn chores, learn how to catch, groom and tack a horse, and experience the magic of being in a herd of horses. Lunch will be around the fire pit. Children must bring their own snacks and lunch. Times are flexible, the program is offered from 9am - 3pm.
Students can register for a day or more. Best for students ages 5 and up. All levels and abilities are welcome. Have fun, be physically active, and hug a horse!

Blue Rider Stables is a non-profit horse barn located in Egremont, MA offering adaptive and therapeutic riding lessons as well as children and adult lessons. The health and happiness of our horses is paramount. Our horses live in a herd, receive regular body work, and have regular opportunities for movement and grazing. Blue Rider’s horse centric approach encourages people to learn to be with horses on their terms and fosters an environment of mutual respect and connection.

BLUE RIDER PROGRAMS
-Child and Adult Lessons
-Therapeutic and Adaptive Riding Lesson
-Summer Horsemanship Program
-Blue Rider Stables Helper Program
-Re-Centering with Horses
-Body Work

Upcoming Blue Rider Events
May 30 | Blue Rider Circus
June 6 | Blue Rider Benefit
June 22- August 28 | Summer Horsemanship Program (weekly sessions)
August 29 | Blue Rider Fun Day

Trash Chic!, at The Sketchbook Gallery, is a celebration of creativity that transforms the often discarded, overlooked, and thrown away. This diverse group of artists challenge the ideas of value, beauty, and permanence while highlighting the potential within what we throw away. We invite viewers to reconsider what “trash”is and discover how imagination can turn trash into something striking, meaningful, and new.

This exhibition is in conjunction with Matter Out of Place at Jane St. Art.

This exhibition brings together six invited artists who work with found objects, transforming overlooked materials into works of new meaning and possibility. Through the process of reimagining, these artists advocate for environmental concerns, drawing attention to using discarded materials while approaching their own creative practices with intentionality and care.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with Trash Chic! at The Sketchbook Gallery.

This Workers Memorial, the U.S. Department of Labor invites families, employers, colleagues, labor unions, workers and communities across the nation to join us, in-person or virtually as we honor and remember those who were injured or lost their lives completing their work duties and recognize the families and loved ones who continue to mourn their loss.

Experience the sights, sounds and aromas of the electrifying midway with exciting rides and games for all ages and deep-fried treats, sweets and other tantalizing carnival eats.

Admission and parking are free.

Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36" & taller) are $37 on site ($35 cash price) or online before 5 pm Thurs., April 16 for $29 each, 2/$55 or 4/$99.

Visit the website for pre-sale ride ticket savings and discount coupons for rides and food.

Midway hours: 5-10 pm Monday - Thursday, 5-11 pm Friday, noon-11 pm Saturday, noon-10 pm Sunday

Guests under 18 must be accompanied by an adult age 21+. Please check the website for event updates before attending.

More information: 866-666-3247 or DreamlandAmusements.com
https://dreamlandamusements.com/upcoming-events-amusement-carnival/jefferson-valley-mall-carnival/

CulinaryArts@SPAC presents an evening of rich culinary storytelling with the Kansas City–based mother-son duo Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji, celebrating Heartland Masala: Indian Cooking from an American Kitchen. In conversation with WAMC’s Sarah LaDuke, the authors will share their intergenerational journey through Indian gastronomy, culture, and history—woven with recipes that reflect both tradition and the evolution of Indian food in the American heartland. Drawing on Jyoti’s decades of home cooking and Auyon’s work as a culinary historian and member of the beloved band Darlingside—familiar to many SPAC audiences—their shared passion for teaching and storytelling promises an evening that is both enlightening and delicious. A book signing will follow.

Learn more and buy tickets now at spac.org

Three day workshop
Thursdays, April 9, 16, 23
6 – 8:30 pm

Ages 16 and Up

Have you ever wanted to create your own pattern and have it printed on fabric? Make your own tablecloth or up-cycle your thrifted wardrobe? Then this class is for you!

This two day workshop will explore carving your own unique stamps and learning techniques to print your imagery onto fabric. Using stitching and basic appliqué we will embellish your stamped designs.Think bandanas, patches, pillows…whatever you can imagine. You can also use your hand carved stamps to print on paper! Wrapping paper, notebooks, cards, tags…the possibilities are endless!

All materials provided. But feel free to bring extra fabric scraps from your stash for experimenting.

Parking: Please park on either Iwo Jima Lane or Cedar Street. Parking that is located in front of the Neighborhood Print Studio are for residents living in the Pajama Factory.

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Please register at least a week in advance to guarantee your spot. Scholarship availability closes 2 weeks prior to the start of class.

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We believe in access to art education for all. It takes the whole community to generate the equity our pay-what-you-can tuition generates. Behind the scenes, we work to bridge the financial gap between what our students can pay and what we need to sustain our programs. Please consider carefully before you use our discount codes.

Scholarship Codes:
For 25% discount use code "25OFF"
For 50% discount use code "50OFF"
For 75% discount use code "75OFF"

This economic justice map from The Sliding Scale: A Tool of Economic Justice by Alexis J. Cunningfolk is useful to assess where you may fall on the financial spectrum of pay what you can.

To request 100% off tuition, please contact chris@mkad.art

Thursday, April 23, 2026
6:30pm
VIVA LAS VEGAS TRIVIA WITH SPECIAL GUEST HOST ED CONWAY
Second Act Spirits
37 Prospect Street (located in Amsterdam Clock Tower) 1st Floor
Amsterdam, New York 12010
www.secondactspirits.com
(518) 212-7808
BENEFIT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$5 RECOMMENDED DONATION
Join us for a special Trivia night, Viva Las Vegas themed, with Special Guest Host Ed Conway! This event will benefit the Montgomery County Habitat for Humanity, $5 recommended donation. Don't miss this Fun Trivia Night!!!