May 23 Thursday
Explore the captivating worlds of mystery and wonder in this exhibition featuring highlights from the Norman Rockwell Museum’s Permanent Collection, which now holds almost 25,000 illustrations by prominent artists working across genres and time periods.
Specific selections include Teresa Fasolino’s colorful, clue-filled mystery novel cover illustrations; Thomas Woodruff’s ethereal book jacket art for best-selling novels by Anne Tyler and Gabriel García Márquez; lighthearted visual puns for Stewart Edelstein’s Dubious Doublets by James Grashow; luminous watercolors for The Wizard of Oz and other stories by Thea Kliros; steamy pulp illustrations by Everett Raymond Kinstler and Mort Kunstler; mystical three-dimensional illustrations for books and magazines by Joan Hall; fictional American histories by Julian Allen; a fun and engaging Rockwell Who-Dun-It; and a brand new Rockwell acquisition that offers mysteries of its own.
On March 9 from 5:00-7:00pm, join us for a Members Reception for the new spring exhibition, Mystery and Wonder: Highlights from the Illustration Collection. Enjoy light refreshments, meet some of the artists featured in the exhibition, and view a newly acquired Rockwell work depicting the Election of 1800.
Reception Link: https://www.nrm.org/events/members-meet-the-artists-reception-mystery-and-wonder-highlights-from-the-illustration-collection/
RSVP: https://tickets.nrm.org/
The Tremaine Art Gallery at The Hotchkiss School at 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville CT is pleased to present Dialogue: Art in Conversation, featuring works by Valerie Hammond and Nathaniel (Tate) Klacsmann, from April 2 through June 2, 2024, with an opening reception on Saturday, April 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. This exhibition explores the creative processes of two artists whose work reverberates around questions of social inequity, magic, myth, and the environment. Together, their pieces begin a conversation filled with reflective echoes, offering opportunity for intersection around creativity and process. Curated by Joan Baldwin and Terri Moore, Dialogue also includes video and photography by Colleen Macmillan, Ann Villano, and Hotchkiss film students. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
This summer, CLC is hosting a series of programs where participants can learn more about and try land management techniques!
This program at Ooms will focus on putting field and grassland management skills learned during last week’s workshop into practice. Participants will learn how to take and analyze soil samples with Cameron Hastie-Etchison, Conservation Programs Associate of CLC. There will be opportunities for participants to learn how to implement these strategies on their own and ask questions.
What’s involved: This event will include walking over mowed grass and muddy terrain over sections of the Pond Loop and Meadowlark trails to the soil testing site and back, approximately 1.5 miles total. The event will include going off trail for .1-miles over uneven terrain.
Packing list: Water, weather appropriate clothing and footwear, and a way to take notes (notebook, smart phone).
What not to bring: Please no dogs.
This series of workshops is ideal for those who are already actively managing their land, those who would like get to started, and those interested in learning more about how CLC manages the properties we care for.
Natural Manipulation brings together 8 artists whose work engages in a conversation about the intricate relationship between humans and the natural world. Ranging from ceramics and found-material sculptures to video, sound, painting and installation, the artists explore natural materials and organic forms. Adie Russell, Benjamin King, Bonnie Ralston, Carolyn Lambert, Jonathan Harris, Judy Hoffman, Stephanie Beck, Triona Fritsch, curated by Monika Zarzeczna and Stella Yoon. FRI 4-7PM, SAT + SUN 11AM-6PM, Opening Reception: Friday, Apr. 12 5-7pm
Both Sue and Lisa value a rest, an intermission or Interlude - of peace and quiet, to enhance the experience of pausing, grounding, and connecting with the natural world. Sue works with a meditative process allowing her an emotional connection to the images in her artwork. Lisa gains inspiration from the sight of fiery hues and bold forms in her gardens, leading to an exuberance of forms and color in her work, while also reflecting a painterly and impressionistic style.
Gallery open Thursday-Sunday, 11 am-4pmReception, Saturday, May 25, 2-4 pm
The Guthrie Center holds the Grand Opening of the “Check it Out” musical instrument loan library on Wednesday, January 10 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at 2 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington. Designed to serve people of all ages and all instrument experience levels in Berkshire County, MA, the collection offers a variety of instruments from strings to drums to electric keyboards. People can borrow for up to 30 days free of charge. The backup snow date will be January 17.
“Musical instruments should be played, not displayed,” said George Laye, Guthrie Center Director of Development and Founder/Director of the instrument loan program. “We are excited to imagine that future Beethovens or Beatles might emerge from our program and not fall through the cracks. Whether a beginner or professional, in school or retired, there’s an instrument for you.”
Lending Library Hours:Every Wednesday from 3:00-6:00 p.m.First Sunday each month, from 2:00-5:00 p.m.Second Tuesday each month, from 3:00-6:00 p.m.
The musical instrument loan program reflects Guthrie Center founder Arlo Guthrie’s commitment to meeting the needs of the community and supporting cultural preservation and educational achievement.
Through the generosity of donors, the Center has built a wonderful collection over the years. “Not everyone or every family can afford to rent or buy an instrument or is sure if they’ll stick with it,” said Laye. The lending program encourages fun and learning without any financial burden to borrowers.
The City of Kingston Announces 2024 Distinguished Artist Award Recipient
Mayor Steven T. Noble and the Kingston Arts Commission are pleased to announce visual artist/illustrator Matthew Pleva as the 2024 City of Kingston Distinguished Artist Awardee.
The Distinguished Artist Award presentation and ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 23 at 5:30 pm at City Hall. The Distinguished Artist Award ceremony is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
The program will be live-streamed on the City of Kingston’s Facebook Page, courtesy of Radio Kingston. Kingston City Hall is located at 420 Broadway, Kingston NY.
For more information, visit www.kingston-ny.gov/distinguishedartists
Join us for a free virtual talk with poet and translator Yermiyahu Ahron Taub, who will be discussing his newly released translation of Frume Halpern’s short story collection Blessed Hands (Frayed Edge Press). He will be joined by Lisa Newman, the Yiddish Book Center’s director of publishing and public programs and the director of White Goat Press, the Yiddish Book Center’s imprint, for a short conversation and Q&A. After the presentation with Yermiyahu Ahron Taub, participants are invited to stay online for small-group discussions facilitated by Yiddish Book Center staff as part of the Great Jewish Books Club.
The program is presented as part of the Yiddish Book Center’s 2024 Great Jewish Books Club.
The disruptive presence of a “retired” university professor and his much-younger wife upsets the routine lives of the inhabitants of a rural Russian estate, causing polite facades to crumble and long repressed feelings to emerge with devastating consequences. Hot on the heels of its phenomenally successful production of Tennessee William’s “The Glass Menagerie”, Catskill’s acclaimed Bridge Street Theatre tackles yet another classic of dramatic literature, Anton Chekhov’s haunting “Uncle Vanya”. Irish playwright Conor McPherson provides a vibrant, earthy, and surprisingly comedic new adaptation of this most intimate and heartbreaking of Chekhov’s dramatic works, to be presented in BST’s 84-seat “Priscilla” Mainstage, located at 44 West Bridge Street, for a two-weekend run May 9 – 19. Featured in the cast are Eileen Schuyler (Nana), Richard Neil (Astrov), Steven Patterson (Vanya), Eamon Martin (Telegin), Abby Burris (Sonya), Mike Durkin (Serebryakov), Sarah Jayne Rothkopf (Yelena), and Renee Hewitt (Mariya), all directed by Bridge Street Theatre Artistic and Managing Director John Sowle. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the theatre’s website at bridgest.org/uncle-vanya/.
May 24 Friday
Hello Hudson Valley Artists! Fall for Art's 2024 Call for Entry is now online and waiting for you to apply. Don't wait. We are anxious to hear from you.
https://www.fallforart.org/call-for-entry/