Community Calendar

4 Saturdays
October 18, 25, November 1, 8 (snow day Nov 15)
12- 2:30 pm

Ages 16+

Achieve luscious value tones through the technique of Mezzotint. Mezzotint is a non-acid method of Intaglio printing. The process involves using a mezzotint rocker to create a dense dotting pattern on your plate. Ezra Heller will guide students on how to work reductively by selectively scraping and burnishing the highlights and midtones of your image. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about this unique intaglio technique!

Open to intermediate levels of experience.

All materials provided.

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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

“In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.” - Kahlil Gibran

Through this series of monotypes, I explore water as a substance, its metaphoric allusion, and the collective narrative that addresses mankind's complicated relationship to this essential natural resource.

Opening Reception: Sat, Nov 8, 3-6pm
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Sun - 12-5pm, Fri/Sat - 12-6pm
No On-Site Parking

Pumpkin Smash! with Community Compost
Saturday, November 8 • 2:00‑4:00pm
Pitney Meadows Community Farm

Let’s turn your pumpkins into something good! Join us for Pumpkin Smash — recycle your seasonal pumpkins and gourds with our Community Compost program’s vertical drum system. Bring your pumpkins, smash ‘em, and help divert food waste from the landfill. https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/vzHGKQNHm4UbyiENPFGq5Q?t=1757342706

“In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.” - Kahlil Gibran

Through this series of monotypes, I explore water as a substance, its metaphoric allusion, and the collective narrative that addresses mankind's complicated relationship to this essential natural resource.

Exhibition Dates: Nov 8 - Dec 13, 2025
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Sun - 12-5pm, Fri/Sat - 12-6pm
No On-Site Parking

“An atmospheric, thrilling turn for kids and adults alike!” – CKUT, Montreal
A living comic book for the whole family! A young artist named Mary discovers the journal of Dr. Victor Frankenstein in the Arctic. As she’s drawn into his uncanny tale of secret experiments, Mary discovers that we all need to face the monsters of our own making…before they face us! This electrifying show blends immersive comic book design and playful theatrical techniques to reanimate the sci-fi classic for a new generation with a family-friendly spin. Recommended for ages 7+.

Step into the Roaring Twenties with live jazz, artful cocktails, and sparkling company—all in celebration of Jazz Age Illustration and in support of the Museum.

✨ First Look at the Exhibition — preview Jazz Age Illustration on its opening night.
🎷 Live Jazz & Dancing — revel in the rhythms of the Jazz Age, then dance the night away with our DJ.
🍸 Open Bar & Signature Cocktails — prohibition may be over, but the speakeasy spirit is alive!
🥂 Festive Bites — elevated, artful flavors to match the mood.
📸 Snazzy Photo Moments — strike a pose worthy of a vintage magazine cover.

Dress: From 1920’s Glam to Festive 2025—think fringe, feathers, velvet, sequins, bow ties, or your own modern twist on 1920s glam!

https://www.nrm.org/jazzparty/

The Vermont Circus Festival brings people together to celebrate the joy of circus through workshops, performances, and community events. Highlights include guest company Parallel Exit's new show from New York City, Alumni Cabaret and Beta Night open stage, 60+ workshops for recreational through advanced students of circus, seminars on circus in art, literature and politics, and lots of clowning around town! Produced by the New England Center for Circus Arts - by sharing the magic of this art form, we strengthen community connections, inspire creativity, and bring cultural and economic vibrancy to the region. www.circusschool.org

The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to the David H. Koch Theater November 4–23, 2025, with World Premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and the New York Premiere of Hope Boykin’s How Love Sounds. The soundscape is as bold as the dancing — from jazz icons Ella Fitzgerald, Wycliffe Gordon, and Mahalia Jackson, to the orchestral sweep of Antonín Dvořák and John Adams, to pop classics by Patsy Cline, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, and Donna Summer. Alongside Taylor favorites Esplanade and Company B, the repertory features treasures including Speaking in Tongues, the Whitman-inspired Beloved Renegade, Offenbach Overtures, Scudorama, Troilus and Cressida (reduced), and Concertiana, Taylor’s final dance. Select performances feature live music performed by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Tickets start at $10 at boxoffice.dance.

The Hotchkiss Dramatic Association launches its 2025–26 season with PIPPIN, Stephen Schwartz’s Tony Award–winning musical, November 7–9 in Walker Auditorium. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Told through a troupe of medieval street performers, PIPPIN follows the son of Charlemagne as he searches for fulfillment and meaning in life. With its dazzling score and unforgettable finale, the show continues to inspire audiences to question what truly gives life purpose.

Directed by MK Lawson, Head of Musical Theatre at Hotchkiss, PIPPIN promises a magical start to the season. Admission is free and open to the public.

Mark St. Germain’s play is filled with the humor, honesty, and life-affirming spirit of Karola Ruth Siegel, the girl who became “Dr. Ruth,” America’s most famous sex therapist.
Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. Few, however, know the incredible journey that preceded it. From fleeing the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the Haganah in Jerusalem as a sniper, to her struggle to succeed as a single mother newly-arrived in America, her’s is a stunning tale of becoming Dr. Ruth.

“An illuminating portrait…her story is certainly a stirring one.” - NY Times

90 min | Written by Mark St. Germain | Directed by Stephen Nachamie