Community Calendar

CoveCare Center invites you to join us and all those who through their hope and hard work are empowered to change and find the quality of life that they deserve!

The 2026 Imagine Gala – our biggest fundraising event of the year – is being held on Friday, November 13th at Hollow Brook Golf Club in Cortlandt Manor, NY. This year we will be honoring Ledley Food Service, Brian and Patricia Ledley, a trusted community partner known for exceptional service and a commitment to giving back. Their support of CoveCare Center reflects a shared dedication to strengthening our community and helping individuals and families facing mental health and substance use challenges.

The evening will feature a cocktail hour perfect for networking, a seated dinner, dancing, and our popular silent auction. Our Community Giving Tree will also be on display, featuring the many programs and services your donation could impact. All proceeds directly support CoveCare Center’s mental health, substance use, community-based and support services, and our ability to remain an accessible and affordable resource for the community.

To attend, become a sponsor, place an ad in our printed and digital event journal, or donate to our silent auction, please visit covecarecenter.org/2026-imagine-gala/ or email development@covecarecenter.org

Your holiday wine list starts here.

Before the Thanksgiving rush and the holiday party season, spend an evening at Black Birch Vineyard, Hatfield's award-winning boutique winery, tasting your way to the bottles that will make your holiday table. Wine author Carlo DeVito (How to Drink Wine; publisher of East Coast Wineries) is your guide, helping you discover new favorites for every gathering, from Thanksgiving dinner to the perfect bottle to give as a gift.

Your ticket includes:
- A wine tasting at Black Birch Vineyard
- Delicious local food
- A shot at the Blind Bottle Raffle

Raise a glass for a great cause. Every ticket supports Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County, a program of CHD, which matches young people with caring adult mentors who help them build confidence and reach their full potential.

Tickets are $50 for the first 25 sold and $60 general admission. A limited number will be available at the door, so reserve yours early. Guests must be 21 or older to taste.

Thank you to our sponsor, Greenfield Savings Bank.

Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/plan-your-holiday-table

Paul Taylor Dance Company’s 2026 Lincoln Center Season, featuring classics by Paul Taylor alongside world premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, a New York premiere by Pam Tanowitz, company premieres of Battle’s "No Longer Silent" and Alwin Nikolais’s "Tensile Involvement" and the return of Battle’s "Under the Rhythm."

The Berkshire Nature Talk Series continues with a look at the insects most of us take for granted until they're gone. Kyle Bradford of the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program (FEP) joins the series to talk about bees and how they hold ecosystems and our food systems together, and what puts that work at risk.

Bradford has spent more than a decade in the field, from ant surveys in Columbia County to insect pest detection in California vineyards to graduate research on ants in the pine barrens of western Massachusetts. That range is reflected in how he talks about bees, not as an isolated topic but as one thread in a much larger web of human-managed land, landscape history, and the conservation choices we’re making right now. Expect a talk grounded in fieldwork and, given Bradford’s side career as a nature photographer, expect it to look as good as it sounds.

Bradford holds an MS in Conservation Biology from Antioch University New England and a BS in Environmental Science from the University of Vermont. He first found his footing in insect ecology as an FEP intern in 2012, and his interests have ranged across biogeography, rare species conservation, and the question of how landscape history should shape the conservation work being done today.

This event is free for West Stockbridge Historical Society members and open to the public with a suggested $10 donation for non-members. Seating is limited to 80 attendees. Cash only at door. To reserve your spot, go to weststockbridgehistory.org

Voices in Stone: A Journey of Seals Across Cultures brings the traditional Chinese art of stone seal carving into a modern, multicultural context. The project will feature twenty hand-carved seals that blend Eastern technique with Western meaning, using words and phrases drawn from poetry, philosophy, scripture, and names familiar to American audiences.

By combining meaningful Western texts with the aesthetics of Chinese seal carving, the project creates a quiet dialogue across cultures, inviting viewers to reflect on shared values and the beauty of cross-cultural expression.

6 Saturdays, Grades 3-5

October 31, November 7, 14, 21, December 5, 12 (Snow Make-Up December 19)

10 am - 11am

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 wallace@mkad.art

For the third iteration of Shaker Outpost, Kiki Smith’s Visiting considers the quiet intimacy of welcome, bringing together a selection of Smith’s blankets with case goods she curated from Shaker Museum’s collection.

Shaker Outpost’s General Store is returning alongside Kiki Smith's new exhibition. Kalman will again stock (and re-stock) the General Store just in time for holiday gifting with her unique take on new, vintage, and antique pieces including notecards, books, textiles, kitchen items, handcrafted embroideries, and small design objects.

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 13th through December 18th

Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm
Closed Mondays

Admission is free, donations welcome!

September 1 - December 5, 2026
Light and Transient Causes
In the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence, this exhibition takes its name from a line in the document that suggests that some grievances may prove too fleeting to justify revolution—and considers asymmetries of perception of what is deemed light enough to ignore, transient enough to postpone. Curated by Marisa Espe.

Beth Brown Art & Design Studio welcomes visitors every Second Saturday of the month from 12:00–4:00 PM for Open Studio.

Browse Beth’s gallery of original artwork, step inside her working studio, view current paintings in progress, and learn more about the art classes she offers.

Beth studied drawing and painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A versatile painter, she works in both realism and abstraction, often incorporating collage into her work. Birds, animals, fish, and flowers are some of the recurring subjects in her nature-inspired compositions. She is currently creating a series of large-scale acrylic mixed media paintings featuring horses.

Interested in developing your own artistic skills? Beth teaches weekly lessons in drawing, painting, mixed media, and collage for beginner to advanced levels. Students can study in person at her studio or take lessons online via Zoom. Sign up during Open Studio or register any time at her website www.bethbrownartist.com.

Beth Brown Art & Design Studio is conveniently located at 160 Delaware Ave, Suite 4 in Delmar, NY. Behind the Delmar Hannaford next to Dave’s Glass. Free admission. Artwork available for purchase. To see more of Beth’s artwork, visit www.bethbrownartwork.com.