Community Calendar

Celebrate National Poetry Month at Next Stage with an evening of poetry, conversation, and dancing! Join poet Diana Whitney for the release of her new book, Girl Trouble, which readers are calling “unstoppable” and “deeply subversive.”

Girl Trouble excavates the terrain of female adolescence in a brazen journey through rape culture from the 1980s to the #MeToo era. Whitney’s earthy poems spill secrets, make trouble, and reckon with stories of desire and harm while exploring the agency and oppression of women and girls. Deeply rooted in the natural world, the collection grieves the planet’s degradation even as it celebrates queerness and seeks healing for the next generation. By the end, a chorus of voices rises to a full-throated roar, revealing the power and release of truth-telling. This is a book for survivors and advocates, for mothers and daughters, and for anyone moving through trauma with resilience.

Whitney is a queer writer and educator who believes fiercely in the power of poetry to connect us to ourselves and one another. She is the editor of the bestselling anthology You Don’t Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves, winner of the Claudia Lewis Award, and the author of two previous poetry collections, Wanting It and Dark Beds. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Kenyon Review, The San Francisco Chronicle, and many other publications. An advocate for survivors of sexual violence in her Vermont hometown and beyond, Whitney works as a developmental editor and community organizer for a rural LGBTQ+ nonprofit.

Whitney will be in conversation with poet Eve Alexandra, whose prize-winning collection None of Us in White was released in 2025.

Snacks will be provided, a cash bar will be available, and books will be for sale from Everyone’s Books.

Featuring work by the following senior Studio Art majors: Ilana Diddams, Rowan Howe, Joan Kobayashi, Isa Norris-Howard, Sarah Seligman, and Eloise Van Meter.
Opening Reception: Friday, April 10, 2026 at 4-6 p.m.

GARDENING FOR TODAY & TOMORROW

Saturday, April 11, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Lenox Memorial Middle & High School
Lenox, MA

Doors open at 8:00 AM for Registration, Vendor Sales, Environmental Organization Tables, Puzzle Sale, Used Gardening Book Sale,. Houseplant Sale & FREE Refreshments.

9:00AM : Keynote Address: Sustainable Landscaping to Support Berkshires Wildlife by Nicaela Haig : Mass Audubon Naturalist

11:00AM :
A. Kitchen Medicine: Cooking with Herbs with Hannah Morano : Founder of Sweet Birch Herbals
B. Invasive Species of Western Mass with Diane Van Kempen : WMMGA MG
C. Growing Better Blueberries with John Galvan, M.S., Small Fruit Extension Educator III, Mass Extension
D. Deer Defense: How to Outwit the Wiliest of Wildlife with Chris Ferrero, Cornell MG
E. Localizing Your Landscapes with Native Trees and Shrubs with Jay Vinskey

Log onto: wmmga.org for registration information.

Join us every Saturday 9:30AM to 1:30PM from now through April 25th in the Wilton Mall food court!

Shop from 50+ local vendors while you listen to live music.

Make the Saratoga Farmers’ Market part of your weekly shopping plan. Come visit the market — We are the Saturday Place to Be!

Sustainable Saratoga and Skidmore College invite you to join us for the Saratoga Sustainability Fair on Saturday, April 11, from 10am - 2pm at Skidmore's Center Intramural Gym. The Sustainability Fair is a free community event celebrating sustainability awareness and opportunities.
https://sustainablesaratoga.org/saratoga-sustainability-fair/

Author and Mafia Historian Justin Cascio’s latest book is about a hidden piece of Springfield’s history.
Has a woman ever been a Mafia boss?

How did the Mafia come to Springfield, Massachusetts?

What was life like for a bootlegger during Prohibition?

Pasqualina: The Bootleg Queen of Springfield, Massachusetts is the true story of the Mafia in Springfield, Massachusetts, during Prohibition, how the Springfield crew became part of the Genovese Family’s empire, and the woman who made it all happen.

Join us for Justin’s presentation, after which there will be a Q&A with the author and a book signing. Books are available to borrow from the Springfield City Library and will be available to purchase at the event.

6 Saturdays, Grades 3-5

March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 11, 18, 2026

No Class April 4

(Make-up Day April 25)

Limit 10 students

In this fun and creative class, students will dive into painting, drawing, and printmaking. They'll learn how to build exciting compositions, experiment with layers and textures, and express their ideas through art. Whether they're capturing the world around them or inventing new ones, students will grow their skills and confidence as young artists—all while having a great time making art with their peers!

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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"

For75% 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

Free with museum admission, Kids, teens, and Members free. Reservations required for family tours.  

Inspired by the Illustrators of Light exhibition, kids and families can explore how Norman Rockwell and other artists captured attention and sold ideas through illustration. These artists didn’t just tell stories; they designed advertisements to make products irresistible and showcase everyday life in captivating ways. Take a tour with one of our educators, to learn more, then see if you have what it takes to create an eye-catching advertisement just like the masters!

Family Tours at 10:15 pm, 11:30 am, 1 pm, 2:30 pm
Tours Recommended for ages 5-12; reservations required

Drop-In Artmaking activities – 10 am to 4 pm
All ages welcome; no reservations required

50th Annual Spring Antiques Show and Sale

1 Weekend
April 11th & 12th (Make up Day: April 18th)
11 - 1:30 pm

Ages 16+

Are you curious to take your screen printing designs to the next level? Would you like to design more elaborate illustrations that fully utilise the potential of screen print? In this two day workshop, Rakel Stammer shares her process of designing a two color screen print, exploring overlapping color and negative space. This class will be taking place in the form of a live demonstration on a projector.

This is a class for those who already know how to print and would like to go more in depth. Basic knowledge of photoshop is recommended.

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