Community Calendar

Join us each Saturday morning at High Rock Park from 9 AM to 1 PM!

Enjoy live music, restock your kitchen with fresh and local goods, or grab breakfast and lunch from our ready-to-eat vendors! Let’s make Saturdays local and lively - see you at the market!

FRIENDS OF THE WEST STOCKBRIDGE LIBRARY BOOK SALE

WEST STOCKBRIDGE TOWN HALL COMMUNITY ROOM
21 State Line Road, Route 102

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

CASH OR CHECKS ONLY PLEASE

The Friends of the West Stockbridge Library are looking forward to seeing you at our annual sale, offering fiction, non-fiction, biography, history, cookbooks, art books, some vintage and a wide variety of children’s books.

Great time to stock up!

We will be collecting gently-used books— please no dictionaries, magazines, or text books— at the Town Hall gym on Thursday, October 9th from 10-12 and 4-6, and again on Friday, the 10th from 10-12 and 4-6.

All proceeds will go toward funding programs, activities, and supplies for the West Stockbridge Library.

Skidmore Encore announces registration for its Fall 2025 lecture series delivered by the remarkable Skidmore College faculty for adult learners age 55+ from around the local region. Encore attracts intellectually curious people who are eager to learn. Join us! The 2025 program runs for seven weeks on Tuesdays from September 30 through November 11 in the gorgeous Arthur Zankel Music Center Skidmore College campus. Online registration opens Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM.

For more information: www.skidmore.edu/encore

Our traditional Holiday Fair promotes the holiday spirit with regional artisans featuring handmade pottery, jewelry, fiber, artisan foods and much more!

All inside our historic 1848 Meeting House.

Choose unique gifts for your loved ones while helping support local businesses this holiday season.

October 8th through December 14th

Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm
Closed Mondays

Admission is free, donations welcome!

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.

“Once a Tree: Continuity, Creativity, and Connection” explores the deep-rooted significance of trees in Haudenosaunee culture, tradition, and creative expression. Featuring the work of 42 artists and more than 100 objects—including decorative and utilitarian baskets, cradleboards, snowshoes, ladles, lacrosse sticks, toys, instruments, carvings, and sleds—this exhibition highlights the important relationship between nature and artistry. Selected from the Museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition was created with guidance from curatorial consultants Terry Chrisjohn III (Oneida), Preston Jacobs (Mohawk), and Sheila Ransom (Mohawk).

"Separated but Unbroken: The Haudenosaunee Boarding School Experience" explores the lasting impact of the Thomas Indian School, once located on the Cattaraugus Reservation south of Buffalo, NY, and The Mohawk Institute near Branford, Ontario. These institutions, which enrolled a significant number of Haudenosaunee students, were part of a larger system that sought to erase Indigenous identities while deeply shaping the lives of those who endured them. Co-curated by Erin Keaton (Mohawk), the exhibition sheds light on Haudenosaunee resilience.

Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Seneca artist Samantha Jacobs, from the Cattaraugus Reservation in western NY, is a skilled practitioner of traditional Haudenosaunee arts, with her work exhibited at prestigious venues nationwide. Recently, she added the rare and intricate craft of moose hair tufting and embroidery to her repertoire—a nearly forgotten art form. Join Samantha as she demonstrates this delicate and visually striking technique, sharing insights into its history and process. Included in Museum admission.

6 Saturdays,

September 13, 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, 2025

10 am - 11am

Grades 3-5

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

This class is perfect for all levels of student. This class will be broken into 2 days! October 11th, 2025 (10am – 3pm) and October 18th, 2025 (10am – 3pm). You must attend both sessions to complete your 9″x12″ stained glass window. You will make a resin sliced geode, design, cut, and create your own 9″x12″ window using all the common techniques used in stained glass work. Glass colors will be preselected by the instructor. All materials provided!

You will be working with resin on October 11th, please wear old clothes this day. Please bring gloves, a mask, and wear closed toed shoes.

Space is limited

Celebrate 200 Years of America’s Oldest Covered Bridge!
Join the festivities on Saturday, October 11, at Glimmerglass State Park as the Hyde Hall Covered Bridge—the oldest in the U.S.—turns 200! Enjoy live music, a classic car show, kids' activities, historical presentations, and more, all free of charge. Commemorative souvenirs, food vendors, and camping options are available. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime celebration of a true American landmark! More detailed information coming soon!