The Clark Art Institute offers a program for preschoolers with creative activities, themed painting talks, gallery guides and art-making.
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Sheffield winter farmers market
The Sheffield Farmers Market hold a Winter Market at Dewey Hall on second Saturdays with local food, hot drinks, art and more.
Event DetailsDewey Hall Holiday Cookie Sale
Dewey Hall will hold their annual Holiday Cookie Sale at the Sheffield Winter Holiday Market — Snowballs, Shortbread, Pfeffernausse, Chocolate Chip and more.
Event DetailsHoliday Shindy
Upcycled and merry community holiday tradition continues with local artisans, authentic farms and magically festive gifts.
Event DetailsHoliday Marketplace
An annual tradition continues at Berkshire Botanical Garden with the Gallery of Wreaths, as many as 100 unique wreaths and an assortment of holiday-blooming amaryllis and paperwhites and more.
Event DetailsGilded Age Christmas
Ventfort Hall is decorated for the holidays in 19th-century style, with lighted tree and stockings by the fire and more, and open for self-guided explorations.
Event DetailsHoliday Art Market at Ventfort Hall
Venfort Hall will hold a juried show of handmade works of art — jewelry, fine woven garments, wood vessels, sculpture, raku pottery, quilts, paintings, photography and more.
Event DetailsPrint room popup: Florencia en el Amazonas
Before the broadcast of The Met’s Florencia en el Amazonas, The Clark gathers prints, drawings and photographs inspired by the show.
Event DetailsGallery tour @ the Clark
A Clark educator will lead a tour of the permanent collection galleries to talk about the Institute's history and work.
Event DetailsCharlie’s Trains for the holidays
Charlie’s Trains will pull into the Saint James Place East Room station for the Southern Berkshire Chamber’s Holiday Shop, Sip and Stroll and stay for the following weekend.
Event DetailsFlorencia en el Amazonas — Met @ the Clark
Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s opera tells the story of a Brazilian diva who returns to her homeland.
Event DetailsTinseliner holiday trains
Santa will be visiting the Berkshires again this year and will join the Hoosac Valley Line's Tinseliner train for Christmas carols and good cheer.
Event DetailsDaniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas
Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera focuses on an opera diva who returns to Brazil to perform and to search for her lost lover.
Event DetailsA Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol returns to its original stage at The Unicorn Theatre, as Berkshire Theatre Group revels in the joy and redemptive power of the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Event DetailsHoliday shop, sip and stroll
Great Barrington's annual holiday downtown celebration returns with a holiday market, bonfire and s'mores, music and parades, hayrides and more — and all stroll activities are free.
Event DetailsTinseliner holiday train
Santa will be visiting the Berkshires again this year and will join the Hoosac Valley Line's Tinseliner train for Christmas carols and good cheer.
Event DetailsMistletoe Cabaret Train
Berkshire Scenic Railway offers live seasonal music and favorite holiday classics on their annual holiday cabaret trains.
Event DetailsHistoric Sheffield Winter Wonderland
Sheffield Historical Society presents a Winter Wonderland. All are invited to stroll through a festive enchanted forest of 21 trees decorated by local folk.
Event DetailsLumiNAMA Holiday Lights Festival
LumiNAMA Holiday Lights Festival returns to brighten and celebrate downtown North Adams during the holiday season, as storefronts are illuminated with 20 different window displays.
Event DetailsMickey’s Christmas Carol
Disney’s favorite mouse and friends retell Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic in this animated short from 1983. The film will play on loop during Great Barrington’s Holiday Stroll.
Event DetailsWinterlights @ Naumkeag
Winterlights is back, filling the gardens with holiday light and sound for a magical outdoor experience at Naumkeag as it shimmers with thousands of lights.
Event DetailsNightwood @ the Mount
Music and light fill the woods at Edith Wharton's historic house with a celebration of the winter solstice and fire in the dark.
Event DetailsSALA Holiday Lounge: Tipsy Carol Sing-along
Stressful holiday shopping? Need a glass of vino? Can't spend another night wrapping gifts and watching reruns of Friends? The Foundry Bar and SALA Boutique will be open — tonight with holiday song.
Event DetailsTinseliner holiday trains
Santa will be visiting the Berkshires again this year and will join the Hoosac Valley Line's Tinseliner train for Christmas carols and good cheer.
Event DetailsMistletoe Cabaret Train
Berkshire Scenic Railway offers live seasonal music and favorite holiday classics on their annual holiday cabaret trains.
Event DetailsA Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol returns to its original stage at The Unicorn Theatre, as Berkshire Theatre Group revels in the joy and redemptive power of the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Event DetailsA Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
Vermont Public Theater and Vermont Arts Exchange will bring the arts together with holiday reading of A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote to raise funds for Vermont flood relief.
Event DetailsVocalis Youth Choir holiday concert
Vocalis Youth Choir bring beautiful festive sounds of the season in a free holiday concert, beginning after the downtown Holiday Shop, Sip and Stroll fireworks.
Event DetailsNorth Berkshire Contra Dance
The North Berkshire Contra Dance will hold its monthly community contra dance with widely acclaimed fiddler George Wilson, Selma Kaplan on keyboard and caller Andy Davis.
Event DetailsGlori Wilder plays live @ the Barn
Glori Wilder, an R&B, Soul, and Pop singer-songwriter living in the woods of Connecticut, will perform at the Egremont Barn.
Event DetailsMaxine Lyle’s Step Show: The Musical
Maxine Lyle’s new work Step Show: The Musical showcases African American step dance and its role in Black college life, infusing body percussion with hip-hop, R&B, and soul.
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