Día de las Familias
2024-05-19 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Ashokan Center , 477 Beaverkill Road, Olivebridge, 12461, United States
Introduce the fam to Latin culture with food, music, activities, nature walks and maybe some canoeing—¡todo es gratis!

25th Anniversary Gala
2024-05-24 18:00 | MASS MoCA , 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, 01247, United States
Gala guests get first crack at Osman Khan’s “Road to Hybridabad,” an exploration of Muslim folklore promising a giant animatronic djinn head and drone-powered flying carpets.

Spring MRKT
2024-05-31 - 2024-06-02 | Hutton Brickyards , 200 North Street, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Please note the new dates for Spring MRKT this year, May 31st – June 2nd, 10 AM – 6 PM. The Weekend *AFTER* Memorial Day Weekend.
Join Field&Supply to shop over 275 vendors and enjoy live music, local eats, and special activities. Advance ticket purchase is encourage as there will be a limited number of tickets available each day.
DIRECTIONS: 📍200 North St, Kingston, NY 12401

Award-winning feature documentary film Unbroken
2024-05-31 17:00 | BIFF , 70 Railroad St, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
Award-Winning documentary feature film, UnBroken, is a true story which chronicles the plight of the seven Weber siblings who, following their mother’s murder at Auschwitz, evaded certain capture and death as mere children in war torn Nazi Germany. After being hidden in a laundry hut by a benevolent farmer and his wife, the children spent two harrowing years on their own.
Emboldened by their father’s mandate that they ‘always stay together,’ their saga culminates in a painful ultimatum: for that which would save them, would also tear them apart.
This generational story is told to us by first-time filmmaker Beth Lane, the daughter of Ginger Lane, the youngest of the Weber
siblings. As a member of the (2G) Second Generation of Holocaust survivors, Lane spent years making this film as she feels it is her responsibility to highlight stories that inspire hope during a critical stage in history where normalization of antisemitism is now rampant. Explored through many angles are the Webers siblings’ courage and resistance, their parents’ love and sacrifice and the selflessness of the farmers and many upstanders who hid them. Created with interviews, archival footage and animations, the Webers’ story provides compassion and hope while sharing history not to be forgotten.

Construct to host Designer Showcase at historic Cassilis Farm in New Marlborough
2024-06-01 11:00 - 2024-06-30 17:00 | Cassillis Farm , 602-606 HARTSVILLE-NEW MARLBOROUGH RD, New Marlbourough, MA, 01230, United States
New Marlborough, Mass. – Construct, Inc., a nonprofit provider of affordable housing and supportive services to residents in fifteen towns across the Southern Berkshires, is proud to announce its first Designer Showcase event. Slated for the entire month of June 2024, the Designer Showcase will highlight the work of more than a dozen local and regional designers, as well as landscape architects and visual artists. Each exhibitor has been assigned a space at Cassilis Farm, a 27-acre, Gilded Age estate that Construct, along with the New Marlborough Housing Development Committee, purchased at auction with the intention of renovating and converting it into 11 much-needed affordable housing apartments.
The Designer Showcase, themed “Nature in the Berkshires,” will be a timed, ticketed walkthrough and will be open to visitors through five weekends in June, Friday through Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm. Additional events surrounding the fundraiser include a free New Marlborough community day as well as a special Opening Night tour and reception at Cassilis Farm.
Information about the Designer Showcase will be updated on Construct’s dedicated website, https://constructberkshires.org/construct-designer-showcase/, as well as via Construct’s social media handles. Tickets may be purchased online only beginning in early April.

Music Mountain Announces 95th Summer Festival Dedicated to the Power of Music
2024-06-02 00:00 - 2024-08-26 00:00 | Gordon Hall , Gordon Hall Rtes. 7 & 63, Lakeville, CT, 06039, United States
Highly anticipated chamber music and jazz concerts, family concerts, and pre-concert talks will headline the storied music festival in its acoustically pristine Gordon Hall on 16 consecutive weekends, from June 2 through September 15.
FALLS VILLAGE, CT – Music Mountain Summer Festival, one of the longest-running festivals of its kind in the world, announces its 95th season, opening on June 2, 2024 and running for 16 consecutive weekends through September 15, 2024. Sunday chamber music concerts and Saturday evening jazz concerts with leading ensembles and guest artists form the heart of the season. Tying it all together is the theme of “From Struggle to Triumph: The Power of Music,” a look into the creative ferment that produces works of unquenchable uplift and beauty.

Uncropped, One of the Year’s Best Docs, at the Crandell June 7 + 8
2024-06-07 00:00 - 2024-06-08 00:00 | Crandell Theatre , 48 Main Street, Chatham, NY, 12037, United States
On Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8, at 4 pm, the historic Crandell Theatre will screen shows of the acclaimed new documentary Uncropped, about the work of legendary Village Voice photographer and photojournalist James Hamilton. Praised by critics as a rich and absorbing must-see and one of the best documentaries of the year, the film is a visual feast of Hamilton’s indelible images and the eras they represent. Following Friday night’s show, Director D.W. Young and locally-based composer David Ullmann will take the stage for a Crandell Live! Q&A, moderated by Filmmaker and Crandell Board Member Mirissa Neff.

Woodstock Pride Weekend
2024-06-07 00:00 - 2024-06-09 00:00 | NY
Join Woodstock Pride as they proudly announce the Woodstock Inaugural Celebration of Pride on the weekend of June 7-9th. Celebrating our community’s rich artistic heritage and commitment to inclusivity, particularly in supporting and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. More details to come.

Norman Rockwell Museum's Summer Exhibition Goes MAD!
2024-06-08 - 2024-10-27 | Norman Rockwell Museum , 9 Glendale Road Route 183, Stockbridge, MA, 01262, United States
Stockbridge, Mass.––February 8, 2024––Norman Rockwell Museum is pleased to announce this summer’s landmark exhibition exploring the art, satire, and cultural impact of MAD Magazine, one of the longest-running humor publications in America. A counter-cultural touchstone and a venue for some of the nation’s best satirical art and writing, MAD rapidly evolved from a comic book series into a smash-hit magazine that spoke truth to power for seven decades. Opening June 8 and running through October 27, What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine presents iconic original illustrations and cartoons from MAD’s longtime regular contributors, dubbed the “Usual Gang of Idiots,” as well as next-generation visual satirists who found a home within the magazine’s zany zeitgeist.

By the Sea Art Exhibition
2024-06-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Carol Corey Fine Art , 6 North Main Street, Kent, CT, 06757, United States
June 15 – July 21, 2024
Opening reception on Saturday, June 15, from 4 to 6 pm

Father's Day at Mill & Main
2024-06-16 00:00 | Mill & Main , 317 Main St, Kerhonkson, NY, 12446, United States
MILL AND MAIN FATHER’S DAY SPECIALS
FATHERS DAY PRIX FIXE BRUNCH MENU
3 Courses – $39 per person
Beverages
Drip Coffee/Tea
Add a Bloody Mary or Tamarind Margarita + $10
Draft beer all day + $5
Bucket of Narragansett or Dave’s Pale Ale – 4 for $20

Starters
Radicchio & Romaine Caesar
Spicy Loaded Nachos
black beans, spicy cheese sauce, jalapeños & pickled veggies
Add Ropa Vieja +5
Mango BBQ Wings with Cilantro Lime Ranch
Mains
Broccoli, Mushroom, and Manchego Frittata
With a Mixed Green Salad
Fully Loaded Breakfast Burrito Bowl
yellow rice, black beans, fried egg, chorizo, cheddar, pico, guac & sour cream * vegan/veggie optional
Stuffed Brioche French Toast
Cinnamon Sugar Cream Cheese, Ginger Maple Butter, and fresh berries
add bacon or sausage +5
Crispy Chicken & Waffles
with Calabrian hot honey
BLT Burger & Fries
Applewood smoked bacon, baby romaine, beefsteak tomato, garlic mayo, sesame seed brioche
Add a fried egg +3
Dessert
Boston Cream or Cannoli Donuts
Seasonal Bread Pudding A La Mode
**tax & gratuity not included**
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FATHER’S DAY PRIX FIXE DINNER MENU
3 Courses – $65 per person
(Draft Beer or House Wine +$8)

Starters
*Tarali & Olives for the Table*
Radicchio & Romaine Caesar (vegan option available)
Caribbean Chicken Patties with Scotch Bonnet Garlic Mayo

Burrata & Pistachio Mortadella/Blistered Tomatoes, Basil & Balsamic

Mango BBQ Wings with Cilantro Lime Ranch

Mains
Spicy Jerk Shrimp Rasta Pasta
With sweet & hot peppers served in a tomato cream sauce
(vegetarian option with jerk tofu available)

Iberico Pork Chop Milanese
with crispy capers, fennel pollen and a shaved fennel & arugula salad

Grandma’s Fried Chicken with Lemon & Rosemary
with parmesan farro, garlic broccoli, preserved lemon mayo, and calabrian chili hot honey

16 Ounce Beef Rib Cowboy Steak
with local mushrooms, garlic herb butter and crispy fingerling potatoes +10

Dessert
Cannoli
Pistachio/Chocolate

Chocolate Espresso Olive Oil Cake
With whipped cream & amaro syrup

Seasonal Bread Pudding A La Mode

Drip Coffee/Tea

**tax & gratuity not included**

Ancram Center’s Summer Play Lab Series Opens June 16 with The Last Day of Dorothy Lillian Phelps
2024-06-16 16:00 | Ancram Opera House , 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, NY, 12502, United States
Ancram Center for the Arts’ Summer Play Lab, now in its fifth year, offers theater artists space, production support, and a budget to develop and present new works. This season’s first presentation will be a staged reading of The Last Day of Dorothy Lillian Phelps, a one-woman show by Patricia Van Tassel, on Sunday, June 16 at 4pm.

Retail Showcase at House SFW
2024-06-22 12:00 - 20:00 | House SFW , 6423 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck, NY, 12572, United States
Last call at retail showcase House SFW in Rhinebeck! Join the all-day House Party on Saturday, June 22, from 12 PM – 8 PM, for your last chance to shop handpicked artists, artisans, antiques, and vintage objects.

SUMMER CONCERT
2024-07-20 19:30 | Crandell Theatre , 48 Main Street, Chatham, NY, 12037, United States
For the fourth year Ancram Center will present an outdoor concert event at the Circa 1799 Barn in Ancramdale. This year’s performance features cabaret superstar Rizo, last seen in 2018’s sold-out Red White & Indigo. In her new piece, Home, Rizo uses her trademark blend of “comedy, burlesque, rock ’n’ roll, and glamor”(NY Times) to reflect on her artsy hippy Oregon childhood, her life in New York City, and 15 years as an internationally traveling cabaret artist. Ever the prodigal daughter, Rizo explores the gravitational pull of home, asking “Does where you hang your hat define who you are? July 20 @ 7:30pm.

Race Rally is coming to Kerhonkson
2024-07-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Mill & Main , 317 Main St, Kerhonkson, NY, 12446, United States
On July 27th, Race Rally is coming to Kerhonkson, and the drivers are stopping at Mill and Main to refuel with the restaurant’s Caribbean, Latin, and Italian influence fare before continuing their journey. There will be over 35 exotic one of a kind race cars parked in front of Mill & Main from 10:30 AM – 12 PM. The restaurant will be closed during this time (as the drivers will be dining inside), but Mill & Main Provisions will be open next door for those who want to grab a pastry, sandwich, salad, and/or refreshing beverages from the cafe and see the exotic race cars! The restaurant will reopen at noon if visitors want to stay for lunch afterward. Reservations can be made on Resy.

Mt. Washington Church Fair
2024-08-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Mt Washington Church , 428 East Street, Mount Washington, MA, 01258, United States
For an entertaining family outing or to do some early holiday shopping, head for this fun-packed fair, which celebrated its 90th anniversary last year. Almost everything is mountain-made by talented residents, some acclaimed artists and artisans. Admission is free and includes a ticket for the door-prize drawings, including some for kids only this year. The church donates most of the proceeds to a variety of local, national, and international charities, both secular and religious ones representing various faiths. The remainder benefits the tiny church, which is open only 10 Sundays in summer.
Among the newest attractions will be two raffles, one for a vintage quilt, featuring crewel-worked animal appliques, hand-stitched by more than 25 residents, and second for a vintage 46 X 74-inch, hand-hooked rug, illustrating the Church of Christ, which sponsors the event. Soon-to-be-published and available for ordering will be a new edition of the Salad Bar Cookbook, sharing old and new recipes and illustrated with a variety of salads and photos from past fairs. Once again, the hospitality raffle will give away gift certificates to fine local restaurants.

CatVideoFest 2024: Making You Laugh for Kitties in Need
2024-08-03 13:00 | Crandell Theatre , 48 Main Street, Chatham, NY, 12037, United States
They’re baaaaack! The historic single-screen Crandell Theatre on Main Street in Chatham is delighted to partner with the Columbia-Greene Humane Society to present the world’s #1 cat video festival, CatVideoFest 2024, on August 3 at 1 pm. Come watch the silliest, most adorable cat videos of the year and learn more about adoptable area kittens and cats currently sheltering at CGHS.
Presented by Oscilloscope Laboratories, CatVideoFest 2024 is a compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. Each year, across the country, local theaters partner with nearby cat-focused charities, animal welfare associations and shelters alike. A portion of ticket proceeds from the Crandell screening will be donated to Columbia-Greene Humane Society.
Critics agree: watching silly cat videos is good for you! Reserve your tickets today at https://crandelltheatre.org/film/catvideofest-2024/.

The Air Dot Show
2024-08-10 00:00 - 2024-08-11 00:00 | Orange County Airport , 500 Dunn Rd, Montgomery, New York, 12549, United States
The Air Dot Show Tour soars into the Hudson Valley on August 10-11, 2024 featuring the Thunderbirds!

Actor and Filmmaker Griffin Dunne In Person at the Crandell on August 10
2024-08-10 19:00 | Crandell Theatre , 48 Main Street, Chatham, NY, 12037, United States
The Crandell Theatre’s popular event series, Crandell LIVE!, will welcome actor and filmmaker Griffin Dunne for a screening and post-show Q&A on August 10 at 7 pm. Known for his starring roles in iconic films like An American Werewolf in London and After Hours, he will discuss the evening’s featured documentary, Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold, the Emmy-nominated film he directed about his aunt, the literary legend. In addition to the film, he will be discussing his bestselling family memoir The Friday Afternoon Club, published by Penguin Random House in June. Crandell Executive Director Brian Edward Leach will interview Dunne and moderate questions from the audience.
Griffin Dunne has been an actor, producer, and director since the late 1970s, when he landed his first role in The Other Side of the Mountain. Nominated for an Oscar for his short film, The Duke of Groove, starring a young Tobey Maguire, his directing credits include The Good Wife television series and the feature films Practical Magic, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, and Addicted to Love, starring Meg Ryan.
Dunne will be signing copies of his book after the Q&A. They will be on sale courtesy of The Chatham Bookstore. Praised by critics and industry insiders alike, Booklist called the memoir, “captivating…beyond entertaining, honest in confronting heartbreaks and jealousies, often genuinely funny….” Kirkus’ starred review called it “a poignant love letter and evidence that through it all, genuine love is the backbone that keeps a family strong.”
Tickets for this special event are $12 for members and $15 for the general public. TICKETS: https://crandelltheatre.org/film/joan-didion-the-center-will-not-hold/.

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold and a Post-Film Q&A with the Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker and Best-Selling Author
2024-08-10 19:00 | Crandell Theatre , 48 Main Street, Chatham, NY, 12037, United States
The Crandell Theatre’s popular event series, Crandell LIVE!, will welcome actor and filmmaker Griffin Dunne for a screening and post-show Q&A next Saturday, August 10, at 7 pm.
Known for his starring roles in iconic films like An American Werewolf in Londonand After Hours, he will discuss the evening’s featured documentary, Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold, the Emmy-nominated film he directed about his aunt, the literary legend. In addition to the film, he will be discussing his bestselling family memoir The Friday Afternoon Club, published by Penguin Random House in June. Crandell Executive Director Brian Edward Leach will interview Dunne and moderate questions from the audience.

Upcoming Gerard Malanga poetry and film program in Catskill, NY
2024-08-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Left Bank Ciders , 150 Water St, Catskill, NY, 12414, United States
An evening with poet, photographer and filmmaker, Gerard Malanga will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Left Bank Ciders, in Catskill, NY. Free admission.
The event will begin at 7:30 with a screening of Gerard Malanga’s Film Notebooks (2005), consisting of extremely rare footage captured during Malanga’s years at The Factory.
The evening will also feature Gerard Malanga reading from his latest book, Odie Is Being Called Back & Other Poems (Bottle of Smoke Press, 2024). A Q&A and book signing will follow.

SUMMER THEATER PRODUCTION
2024-08-16 00:00 - 2024-08-25 00:00 | Crandell Theatre , 48 Main Street, Chatham, NY, 12037, United States
British playwright Nick Payne’s award-winning Constellations (Best Play, 2012 Evening Standard Theatre Awards) follows the romantic relationship of Roland, a beekeeper, and Marianne, a physicist. The familiar essentials of a love story are opened up to encompass multiple possibilities and alternative outcomes in this non-linear love story that poses questions about reality, time, chance, free will, and choice. Aug. 16-18, 22-25.

Paddock Views: Lime Rock 1989-2023 Photography by Marc Andrew Elliott
2024-08-24 16:00 - 20:00 | Yo Studio , 91 Main Street, North Canaan, CT, 06018, United States
Over the past 45 years, Marc Elliott has worked collaboratively with artists, museums, collectors, and gallerists worldwide as a craftsperson and advisor in all phases of photographic and artistic endeavors. All along the way he never stopped making his own work.
He now works independently with a select group of artists and artisans in a variety of disciplines. He maintains a traditional analog practice called Swaggertown in Saxonville, Massachusetts—processing ﬁlm and printing in the darkroom while he continues to work digitally with Acorn Editions which he co-founded in 2017. He also serves as a technical advisor to Cambridge-based A Street Frames. He continues to publish folios as part of Swaggertown.
Born in Manhasset, New York in 1958, he received a BFA in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1980. Besides his work as the man behind the curtains for many, he served as a founding member of the Penumbra Foundation in New York and a board member for the Photographic Resource Center, Boston. His work is held in collections both public and private.

Chamber Music Festival at Boscobel House and Gardens
2024-08-30 00:00 - 2024-09-08 00:00 | Boscobel House , 1601 NY-9D, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States
August 30 – September 8, Palm Beach’s Chamber Music Society will take over our historic property for a series of five performances, VIP events, special programs, and community outreach, bringing their chic Palm Beach flare to the Hudson Valley with some of the most acclaimed chamber musicians in the country in tow – Arnaud Sussmann, Tessa Lark, Nicholas Canellakis, and more.

Berkshire Woodworkers Guild
2024-08-31 00:00 - 2024-09-01 00:00 | Berkshire Botanical Gardens , 5 W Stockbridge Rd, Stockbridge, MA, 01262, United States
A fine woodwork show and sale featuring designs by professional woodworkers from the Berkshires and neighboring counties in New York and Connecticut.
Silent auction to benefit the Berkshire Woodworkers Guild Scholarship Fund, which supports individuals who aspire to make woodworking their professional goal.
Throughout the weekend, Guild members will demonstrate various woodworking techniques.
Sean Stanton from North Plain Farm, Great Barrington, MA will be onsite Saturday & Sunday offering farm-raised pork sausages and beef hotdogs. Pleasant & Main from Housatonic, MA will be onsite both days as well with their signature coffee drinks, baked treats and savory crepes.
Saturday, August 31, 2024, 9 am to 5 pm
Sunday, September 1, 2024, 9 am to 5 pm
Admission: 5.00 General Admission & 3.00 for Berkshire Botanical Garden Members

NINE CHEFS, ONE TABLE DINNER
2024-09-01 16:30 - 20:00 | NY
For the second year, Chef Einat Admony is hosting “Nine Chefs, One Table,” a dinner to benefit the James Beard Foundation. Joining Chef Einat in the kitchen this year are Chefs Amanda Freitag, Esther Choi, Ilan Hall, Gabriele Bertaccini, TJ Steele, Bricia Lopez, Shenarri Freeman, and Miriam Milord. Additionally, Christopher Weathered, the chef/co-owner of local restaurant Mill and Main (in Kerhonkson), will be returning for a second year to serve hors d’oeuvre during cocktail hour, alongside Chef Chris Ratel, a legendary private chef and caterer, as well as Chef Ariela Hazan from Ariela’s Moroccan Dinner, who will be making Moroccan Cigars. (See a recap from last year’s exciting dinner here)
Where: A private residence in Kerhonkson, NY 12446; the exact address will be announced the week before the dinner

THE BEST OF NYC’S INDEPENDENT THEATER SCENE COMES TO THE HUDSON VALLEY WITH THE FIRST ANNUAL DOWNTOWN UPSTATE FESTIVAL SEPT. 7-22
2024-09-07 00:00 - 2024-09-22 00:00 | Ancram Center For The Arts , 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, NY, 12502, United States
The first annual Downtown Upstate Festival will bring the best of NYC downtown theater to the Hudson Valley from Sept. 7 – 22, 2024 and feature three different shows at two different venues over three consecutive weekends. The festival is presented by Ancram Center for the Arts and The Stissing Center for Arts & Culture, and produced by Soho Think Tank with funding from the New York State Council for the Arts.
Downtown Upstate marks a new chapter for Soho Think Tank’s Artistic Director Robert Lyons, who recently wound down operations of the legendary New Ohio Theatre in Manhattan’s West Village after more than 30 years as Artistic Director. Lyons actively expanded the boundaries of what theatre is, how it’s made, and who makes it. Projects developed, presented, and produced by New Ohio have gone on to garner multiple Drama Desk awards and nominations, Obie Awards, Edinburgh Audience First Awards, national and international tours, and Off-Broadway productions. Under Robert’s artistic leadership, New Ohio was honored with two Obie Awards for sustained artistic achievement and was widely recognized as an indispensable pillar of the NYC downtown theatre community. At the same time, Robert was also Creative Director at Sarah Lawrence College from 2011-2021. He continues now as Artistic Director of Soho Think Tank.
The Festival schedule and venues are:
Ancram Center for the Arts: 9/7 – 7pm; 9/8 – 3pm
La Musica Deuxième
Written by Marguerite Duras
Directed by Jessica Burr
Tickets: ancramcenter.org
Ancram Center for the Arts: 9/14 – 7pm; 9/15 – 3pm
Puzzling Evidence [Note to Media: No Reviews, Please]
Written & Directed by Robert Lyons
Composed & Musical Direction by Rhys Tivey
Tickets: ancramcenter.org
The Stissing Center for Arts & Culture: 9/21 – 7pm; 9/22 – 3pm
Plays
Written by Gertrude Stein
Performed by David Greenspan
Tickets: thestissingcenter.org
Free Workshop
Performing the Real: Solo and Alternative Performance

Downtown Upstate will offer a free two-part Solo Performance Workshop at The Stissing Center for local residents, led by renown performance artist Lenora Champagne. Participants must register for both sessions. To register contact rlyons@sohothinktank.org.

Participants will create a short solo performance and learn strategies for structuring larger pieces with exercises that engage the body, imagination and memory. Contemporary experiences, classic characters, and social concerns are integrated in a way that foregrounds each actor’s individual voice, rhythm, and dynamics. The process involves improvisation (movement and text) and re-working material.

Workshop Dates:
Wed. 9/11 – 4-6pm
Wed. 9/18 –4-6pm

Brazilian Day Celebration in Pittsfield on Saturday, September 7th, 2024
2024-09-07 14:00 - 21:00 | Brazzucas Brazilian Market And Espetinho Carioca , 75 North Street, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Brazzucas Brazilian Market, Espetinho Carioca, and MassDevelopment’s Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) Partners are thrilled to announce the first-ever Brazilian Day Celebration in Downtown Pittsfield. This vibrant event will honor Brazilian culture and Brazilian Independence Day on Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 2-9 PM.
The celebration, inspired by the grand Brazilian Day festivities in New York City, brings a piece of this cultural experience to Pittsfield. The event kicks off at 2 PM at Brazzucas Brazilian Market (75 North Street) with a performance by Marcelo Santos. The main event begins at 5 PM at the intersection of Market Street and North Street, featuring The Berkshire Bateria, and Berkshire Brazil. The evening will conclude with a set by Quarteto de Samba from 7-9 PM at Espetinho Carioca (48 B North Street). Hot Plate Brewing will also be serving beverages outside from 5-7 PM.
Event Highlights:
● The Berkshire Bateria: A dynamic troupe of musicians performing samba rhythms on traditional Brazilian percussion instruments.
● Berkshire Brazil: A São Paulo native, Luana Dias David has performed worldwide and brings a blend of Salsa, Samba, Capoeira, and Classic Ballet to
the stage.
● Quarteto de Samba: Founded by Brazilian musician Tarcisio Ramos (Taz), this group features Bossa Nova, Jazz, Choro, and Samba, with performances by talented artists including Sam Stouffer, Jean-Gathright, and Henry Davidson.
● Marcelo Santos Music
Berkshire County’s Brazilian and Latin American immigrant population is growing, and this event aims to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month by sharing vibrant music, dance, and food with the community. It also seeks to foster a sense of belonging and create opportunities for new Brazilian businesses and artists.

The Shaker Experience and the Broader Immigrant Story at South Street Seaport Museum on September 8
2024-09-08 14:00 | South Street Seaport Museum , 12 Fulton Street, New York, NY, 10038, United States
Shaker Museum’s own Director of Library and Collections Jerry Grant and Programs and Outreach Manager Sarah Van Buren will be joining colleagues from South Street Seaport Museum, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, and Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic for an engaging panel discussion on Sunday, September 8, at 2:00 pm, on the 1885 Tall Ship Wavertree.
Drawing inspiration from the 250th anniversary of the Shakers arriving in New York City in 1774, as well as the journey of over six million immigrants who passed the 1908 lightship Ambrose on their way into New York Harbor, the panel will discuss the Shaker experience and the broader immigrant story. We’ll also delve into the surprising commonalities among the many waves of immigrants who have come to New York City in search of a new life.
Please note: Advance registration is encouraged for this free panel but walkups will be accommodated as possible. Access to Wavertree involves climbing a few stairs, walking up an angled gangway, and descending a few stairs onto the deck. The lower decks are accessible via stairs, while the upper deck requires navigating steep ladder-like stairs.

Turley presents two new exhibitions, Specificities and Seats for Everyone
2024-09-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Turley Gallery , 609 Warren Street, 2nd Floor, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
A year and a half in the making, Turley is delighted to present Specificities, an exhibition of Evan Halter’s newest body of work.
Turley presents Seats for Everyone, a show in which artist Kristen Mills has assembled an interactive and immersive installation abundant in humor, absurdity, and, yes, chairs. Mills’ installation evokes the feeling that one might get playing in a large box as a child. Bringing us into her imagination using cardboard and video, she blurs the lines between reality and fantasy.
