Wednesdays CHAIR YOGA & MEDITATION
CHP
444 Stockbridge Road - Great Barrington, MA
4-5 PM on the first & third Wednesdays of every month | Group Medical Visit for CHP Patients | Zoom
Yoga is an excellent way for individuals to loosen and stretch muscles, reduce stress, and improve circulation. It also reduces anxiety, helps lower blood pressure, protects joints, and builds strength and balance.

This session, taught in a free, supportive group format, is focused on gentle movement and stress reduction and is led by yoga therapist, Mary Northey, and Lisa Nelson, MD. chpplaygroups@gmail.com
4-5PM

Thursdays BEYOND DELIVERY VIRTUAL GROUP MEDICAL VISIT
CHP
444 Stockbridge Road - Great Barrington, MA
Medical Group Visit for CHP Patients.
Infant care and discussion group led by Molly Rivest, DNP, FNP of CHP & Ilana Siegal, C-IAYT of Lifeworks Studio.
For more information, or to register, please email community@chpberkshires.org.
8-9PM

Thursday  BIRDS IN YOUR BACKYARD w/JENNIE
CHP
444 Stockbridge Road - Great Barrington, MA
COMING IN JANUARY! REGISTER NOW!
ages 3 and up
Thursdays@10am on ZOOM
Chickadees, blue jays, and cardinals are some birds we see in our backyards in the winter! We will learn about these birds by making bird feeders and binoculars, filling out a Birdwatching Tally Sheet, creating bird crafts, and reading bird books. Register for one or all four!
CLICK HERE for the description of each session
Email chpplaygroups@gmail.com to register
10AM

Fridays ZOOM AND PLAY w/JEANNE
CHP
444 Stockbridge Road - Great Barrington, MA
11:00am - Noon
Virtual songs and fun!
Email to register and to receive ZOOM link
chpplaygroups@gmail.com
11AM-NOON

April 16 - 30  BENEFIT AUCTION 2021
MASS MoCA
1040 Mass MoCA Way - North Adams, MA (413) 662-2111
Alex Da Corte, Teresita Fernández, Mona Hatoum, and Xu Bing — just a few of the over 20 artists whose works will be available in MASS MoCA's Benefit Auction when it launches next Friday, April 16 on Artsy. Honoring our founding director Joe Thompson — who stepped down in October after 33 years — and the decades of art-making at MASS MoCA under his visionary leadership, this year we've dramatically expanded the annual benefit auction to feature limited-run multiples alongside one-of-a-kind works. From a wall-spanning Ledelle Moe sculpture to a three-pack of Jenny Holzer hats, this year's auction offers something for everyone looking to take part. Proceeds support the making of new art, so get ready to bid and buy.

Registration opens April 14
Bidding is open April 16 – 30
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April 19 - 22  SPRING BREAK CAMP 2021
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Enjoy early spring at Farm in the Garden camp! This spring break, BBG invites a small group of campers back to the garden for fun, friends and gardening. Come help us prepare the garden for the growing season. Participants will start seeds, make maple syrup, turn compost, create botanical crafts and more. Space is limited due to COVID regulations, and comprehensive safety protocols will be in place. Two age groupings are available: Planters, ages 5-7 and Harvesters, ages 8-10. We hope to see you this spring! $350/Members: $320
9AM-3PM
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April 21   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
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April 21  COMPLETE GUIDE TO NEW ENGLAND WILDFLOWERS
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
This five-part class with botanist Ted Elliman will cover the incredible variety and beauty of spring-blooming wildflowers in Berkshire County. The three online evening sessions will present the particular spring flora you can expect to find in different kinds of forest communities, such as sugar maple forest and oak forest, and in wetland habitats. In the two Saturday field sessions, participants will explore all of these natural communities, identifying and photographing spring flora along the way.(5 Classes) $145/Members: $130
5:30-7PM
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April 21  VIRTUAL PROGRAM: MESSY MODERNISM: ART IN 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MAGAZINES
Virtual - Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Road - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100
Throughout the 20th century, a wide range of American periodicals commissioned artists to produce work for covers and feature stories, but many of these commissions have been left out of histories of modernism.

This session considers three case studies to convey the rich trajectory of art and magazines: Edward Hopper’s covers for the Wells Fargo Messenger, Mine Okubo’s drawings in Fortune magazine, and Saul Steinberg’s work for such publications as Life, Look, Sports Illustrated, and Time. The papers explore the origins of and motivations behind such commissions and analyzes the art as it was originally published in print, showing how advertisements, adjacent articles, and captions shaped the initial reception and understanding of the works.

Spanning over half a century, it demonstrates the complex relationships among artists, corporations, and magazines in the 20th century.
5-7PM
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April 22   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
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April 22  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
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April 22  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
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April 22   TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
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April 23   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
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April 23   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
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April 23   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
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April 23   BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
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April 23   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
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April 23   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
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April 24  BINGO
St. Mark Church - Hillcrest Educational Center
400 Columbus Avenue Ext. - Pittsfield, MA (413) 445-4506
St. Mark’s BINGO is held every Saturday night at the Hillcrest Educational Center where the former Parish Center was located.
6:30PM/Door opens at 3PM
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April 24  NATURAL DYES RENDERING COLOR FROM KITCHEN SCRAPS
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Natural dyes can be created from scraps you might send to your compost pile. Learn about the techniques and processes that allow you to render beautiful color from kitchen scraps. This class with fiber artist Nicole Campanale will cover the basics of natural dyeing. Participants will work with wool and cotton and bring home samples of their work. Learn how to prepare fabric for dyeing and dyes themselves. Experiment using different mordants, over-dyeing and resist techniques. $125/Members: $105
10AM-4PM
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April 24  PLANNING YOUR HERB GARDEN
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
Get a jump start on your garden this spring with highly adaptive and forgiving medicinal herbs. Herbs have their own immune systems to ward off pests, which also support our immune functions. Herbs attract pollinators, provide antiviral and antibacterial cooking ingredients and are much less difficult than vegetables to cultivate. In this on-site class, herbalist Hannah Jacobson-Hardy will discuss the benefits and uses of medicinal herbs and how to grow them. $30/Members: $20
1-3PM
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April 25  CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH MUSIC: FELIX, FANNY AND FREDERIC - CHOPIN AND THE MENDELSSOHNS
Online - Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
414 Castle Street - Great Barrington, MA (413) 528-0100
FREE! Felix Mandelssohn enraptured the royal courts and concert halls of Europe before dying at 38, shattered by the sudden death of his beloved sister and musical soul mate, Fanny Hensel.
7:30PM
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April 25  SPRING SAUSAGE
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
This hands-on workshop with Berkshire-based butcher, educator and artist Jake Levin takes participants through the process of making sausage at home, incorporating seasonal botanicals. Learn the history and process of sausage making, from the right cuts to the correct ratios, stuffing and linking. Not only will students get a chance to participate, they will walk away with samples to try at home, a set of recipes and the frameworks needed to create their own seasonal recipes. $55/Members: $40
10AM-1PM
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April 26  JAZZ w/ANDY WRBA & FRIENDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
Monday features Andy Wrba on bass along with a rotating cast of musicians on a weekly basis playing jazz to blues to funk. This group of musicians are sure to entertain.
7-10PM
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April 27   BINGO
Hinsdale Lions Club
337 Maple Street - Hinsdale, MA (413) 655-2973
6:45PM
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April 27  ZOOM PRESENTATION: THE EFFECTS OF ROAD-STREAM CROSSINGS ON WILDLIFE
Via Zoom
Via Zoom - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-7024
Do you enjoy fishing? Value wildlife and healthy streams? Cringe when you see a dead animal on the road? Join HVA and the City of Pittsfield, on Tuesday, April 27 at 5:30pm, for a Zoom presentation about the effects of road-stream crossings on wildlife and stream habitat. Through the lens of two Pittsfield projects, learn how improving road-stream crossings repair passage for wildlife, reduce maintenance and increase public safety. Advance registration is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the webinar. For further information, contact Alison at 413-298-7024 or adixon@hvatoday.org.
5:30PM
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April 27    OPEN MIC
The Purple Pub
65 Spring Street - Williamstown, MA  (413) 458-0095
8PM
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April 27    DJ DREW KARAOKE
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
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April 28 - May 4  GREAT ART ON SCREEN DOCUMENTARY SERIES: SECRET IMPRESSIONISTS
Online - Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
414 Castle Street - Great Barrington, MA (413) 528-0100
Secret Impressionists reveals the story of the art revolution sparked by the Impressionist movement of the late 1800s.
4PM, 7PM OR 10PM
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April 28   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
7:30PM
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April 29   JAZZ GRUPPO MONDO
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
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April 29  PICKY BASTARDS
Mission Bar & Tapas
438 North Street - Pittsfield, MA
8PM
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April 29  BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #272
27 Union Street - Pittsfield, MA (413) 447-9243
6:45PM
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April 29  OFF-SITE FIELD STUDY: DRIFTS OF DAFFODILS
Berkshire Botanical Gardens
5 West Stockbridge Street - Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-3926
During this off-site field study, participants will learn about the history of the house, garden and daffodil and how to use daffodils effectively in residential plantings, creating long-lasting spring impact for years. Enjoy a tour of the impressive private collection of daffodils at the Sheffield Home of Jeffrey A. Steele and gain insight into his design process in creating a naturalized daffodil woodland using contrasting methods. $60//Non-members: $60
2-4PM
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April 29  30TH ANNUAL AUTISM CONNECTIONS AUTISM CONFERENCE
Virtual, MA
Join parents, educators and professionals for a day of connections, inspiration and knowledge building at the 30th Annual Autism Connections Conference on April 29 from 8 AM- 4 PM through our virtual SOCIO platform. The day-long educational conference brings together parents, caregivers, educators, self-advocates, professionals, organizations and service providers to build knowledge, inspire and make meaningful connections. The schedule includes featured speaker, Stacey Gordon, she is the puppeteer behind "Puppet Pie" and Sesame Street's 4-year old female Muppet, Julia, a curious girl with Autism. It also includes another featured speaker, Morénike Giwa-Onaiwu, an autistic educator, writer, speaker, parent, advocate and creator of #AutisticBlackPride. Autism Connections, a program of Springfield-based Pathlight, is the western Massachusetts Autism Center serving families and individuals in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties. For more information visit AutismConnectionsMa.org or email autismconnections@pathlightgroup.org.
8AM-4PM
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April 29   TAVERN TRIVIA w/MIKE HECK
M&M's Tap & Tavern
501 Route 20, Midtown Mall Plaza - New Lebanon, NY  (518) 794-6102
7PM
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April 30   KARAOKE
Papa Bob's
71 Chester Road - Becket, MA  (413) 623-8711
8PM
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April 30   OPEN MIC
Bounti-Fare Restaurant & Catering
200 Howland Avenue - Adams, MA  (413) 743-0193
8PM
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April 30   KARAOKE
American Legion #155
258 North Street - Dalton, MA  (413) 684-9716
8PM
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April 30   BINGO
St. Mary's Church
115 Orchard Street - Lee, MA (413) 243-1074
6:30-10PM
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April 30   BINGO
B.P.O. Elks #487
11 Eagle Street - North Adams, MA (413) 664-9039
7PM
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April 30   TANGO ARGENTINO PRACTICA AND MILONGA
Christ Church Episcopal & Trinity Lutheran Dance Hall
180 Main Street - Sheffield, MA  (413) 429-1712
8-10PM/11PM
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