Community Calendar

Learn to paint like Bob Ross!

Join us on April 25th for Masterpiece & Mocktails, a hands-on painting workshop led by a Certified Bob Ross Instructor from Painting Bug Studio! Paint your very own Bob Ross masterpiece while sipping on a specially-crafted mocktail.

Tickets are now available through a donation of $10/month or a one-time contribution of $120. All proceeds benefit WMHT's programs and services.

Showcasing the expressive beauty and elegance of individual wind instruments with piano accompaniment, the performance offers a richly varied chamber program that ranges from romantic to playful to refined.

Program:

Schumann, Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
Saint-Saens, Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Poulenc, Sonata for Flute and Piano
Mozart, Quintet for Piano and Winds K452 (Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Piano)

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The Stockbridge Sinfonia uses music as a tool to develop the leadership of youth, recognize the talents of adults, and build community across Berkshire County. All of this is accomplished through our mission of “classical music for the love and fun of it!”

Under the direction of Music Director Tracy Wilson and President Christine Singer, the Sinfonia presents several free concerts throughout Berkshire County, maintaining its commitment to accessibility and community engagement.

For more information, please visit www.stockbridgesinfonia.org or call either 413-822-1318 or 413-298-3137.

Concert is in the Sanctuary (fully accessible), free and open to the public. Donations appreciated.

Celebrate the opening of Vulnerable Earth at an Artist Reception on Saturday, April 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Tremaine Gallery, The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville, CT. Curated by Greg Lock, the exhibition brings together video, photographic, and digital media by artists who have participated in The Arctic Circle, reflecting on the rapidly changing Arctic landscape and the broader ecological questions surrounding climate change. The reception offers an opportunity to view the exhibition and engage with its themes of environmental transformation, observation, and responsibility.

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/

Berkshires Jazz is hosting the twentieth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, which runs from April 17-25 in venues throughout the City’s Upstreet Cultural District. Presenting the gamut of artists, from prodigies and local musicians to rising stars and top names, headline concerts feature Grace Kelly, Veronica Swift, and Georgia Heers. Most of the events are free, including an open jam session, the annual jazz crawl, and a jazz prodigy concert.

The 15th Annual Hotchkiss Film Festival, hosted by the Hotchkiss Film Club, will be held on April 25, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in Walker Auditorium at The Hotchkiss School. This milestone event features a curated program of original short films by student filmmakers from around the world, showcasing excellence in storytelling, cinematography, and artistic vision. The selected films will be judged by alumni Brian Ryu ’13 and Luke Gardiner ’21, with awards presented for Grand Jury, Best Cinematography, and Best Story.

A thrift-store painting. A possible masterpiece. A battle over who gets to decide what’s real.

Bridge Street Theatre opens its 2026 MainStage Season with "Bakersfield Mist" by Stephen Sachs, directed by Mark Perry.

When Maude, an unemployed bartender, believes she’s discovered a long-lost Jackson Pollock, a New York art expert arrives to prove her wrong. What follows is a sharp, funny, and increasingly personal battle over art, authority, and who gets to decide what something is worth.

As the stakes rise, the question shifts from the painting itself to something deeper: who gets believed — and why.

April 16–26, 2026. Thursdays–Saturdays at 7:00pm, Sundays at 2:00pm.
Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill. Tickets at BridgeSt.org.

Bridge Street Theatre is a professional theatre in Catskill, NY, creating bold, intimate live performance in the Hudson Valley.

The Misa a Buenos Aires (Misatango) is a groundbreaking work by Argentine composer Martín Palmeri that blends the dramatic rhythm of tango with the powerful expression of choral music. It is a setting of the mass in Latin, and the music uses the style of the nuevo tango, following the model of Astor Piazzolla, and includes elements from the history of church music, such as extended fugues in the opening and closing movements. In similar style is Palmeri’s Jüdische Kantate, composed in 2022: variations on Yiddish and Hebrew songs on texts from the Old Testament in the original language and in Latin.
Crescendo Chorus; soprano Nadia Aguilar; Rodolfo Marcelo Zanetti, bandoneón; and an instrumental ensemble with clarinet, piano, and strings, directed by Martín Palmeri and Christine Gevert.

The Smith College Departments of Theatre and Music present Into The Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. The story follows a baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later. Directed by Daniel Elihu Kramer, Music direction by Kate DeLugan, Conducted by Jonathan Hirsh featuring the Smith College Orchestra.

Guided birding with Nancy Allen on the MTHS campus, a DEC designated birding site, Sunday, April 26th 8:00 AM & 5:00 PM. This group will meet again Sunday, May 31st, 8:00 AM & 5:00 PM. To register, email mthsdirector@mths.org or call 518-589-6657. 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, NY.