Sunday, April 1, 2001
Berkshire Lyric Theatre
Bach and Sons
Location to be decided
J. S. Bach's Cantata #4 "Christus Lag in Todesbanden" CPE Bach Double Chorus Pachelbel Double Chorus

Tuesday, April 3, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
"Henri-Pierre Danloux: Émigré Artist during the French Revolution"
5:30 p.m.
Lectures and Academic Programs
Clark Lecture*
Olivier Meslay, Clark Fellow
* Interested members of the public are welcome to attend Clark Lectures, which present recent research to members of the academic community. In addition, the Clark regularly offers public lectures on a variety of art-related subjects for general audiences.

Wednesday, April 4, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
TREE SELECTION
Stockbridge, MA
7 - 9 p.m.
Tree Talk Series - Registration Required
Series $40;
Individual classes $15
Consider the many tree species available to the homeowner including their growth, habit and aesthetic value. Cultivation, maintenance, siting and landscape planting will be covered with a focus on “the right tree for the right location.” Instructor Jack Ahern is Professor of Landscape Architecture and the Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning at the University of Massachusetts. Additionally he has published three books, numerous articles, received many awards and fellowships in his field and is on the Board of Trustees of the Conway School of Landscape Design.

Thursday, April 5, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
PROPAGATION FOR GARDENERS
Stockbridge, MA
7 - 9 p.m.
Perennial Garden Series - Registration Required
Series $40;
Individual classes $15
Learn about propagation from start to finish including seed starting and vegetative propagation. Tips on how and when to start annuals and vegetable seedlings will be covered and demonstrations will include vegetative cuttings. The home setting will be evaluated and simple solutions will be suggested for setting up a successful propagation program. Instructor Sherry Macdonald is Senior Gardener at Berkshire Botanical Garden and has worked at Windy Hill Farm and Taft Farms where her responsibilities included greenhouse management.

Thursday, April 5, 2001
Southern Vermont College
Bennington, VT
"Barry Hyman and Friends" Performance
8:30 p.m. Free.
Southern Vermont College in historic Bennington, Vermont, will host its Artist-in-Residence Barry Hyman and his band on Thursday, April 5, at 8:30 p.m. in the Everett Mansion Theatre.
The concert will feature a performance by Hyman's world-beat electric dance band, "Barry Hyman and Friends." The friends include Stephen Alcorn on rhythm guitar, David Norman on drums, Mike Wyatt on percussion, Lucrezia Alcorn on bass, and Richard Barbieri on keyboards and vocals. The band's repertoire consists of Hyman's instrumental and vocal compositions, which draw on influences from African, Caribbean, Middle-Eastern, Indian, and Latin music. The development of the band began from Sunday morning “jam sessions” that Hyman has been holding at Bean Heads Coffeehouse in Cambridge, New York, since 1996.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information about the concert, contact the Office of Public Relations at 802-447-6388 or e-mail pr@svc.edu.

Friday, April 6, 2001
The Egg
Odadaa!
$17 adults/$14 seniors/$8 children
8:00 pm
Corporate Sponsor: Philip Morris Companies Inc.
Media Sponsor: Urban Voices
Nationally-known for their energetic performances of Ghanian music and dance, this lively ensemble lead by Yacub Addy presents a rich variety of percussion coupled with vocal melodies and harmonies along with traditional dance in its newest creation,Tsimo.

April 6, 7 and 8, 2001
Southern Vermont College
Bennington, VT
Love Letters at Southern Vermont
8 p.m. with an additional performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 8.
The Mad Hatters Drama Club at Southern Vermont College in historic Bennington, Vermont, will be performing Love Letters, written by A. R. Gurney, at the Everett Mansion Theatre, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 6, 7, and 8, at 8 p.m. with an additional performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 8.
Love Letters, under the direction of Southern Vermont College student Anne Glanville, is a story about a man and woman who are looking back at the letters they wrote to one another from childhood through adulthood. The letters cover topics including first love and kisses, war, marriage, and death.
Admission is $3 for students and senior citizens and $5 for all others. For more information, contact Linda Baccki, Director of Campus Life, at 802-447-4382 or lbaccki@svc.edu.

Saturday, April 7, 2001
Mass Moca
Passage to India - Madhur Jaffrey
Tickets: $28. Advance reservations are required, Hunter Center
7:00 pm
Author: Madhur Jaffrey
Cotton Mary
Join us for dinner and a movie as award-winning actress and Indian cooking authority Madhur Jaffrey introduces Indian flavor and sensibility in both film and food. Jaffrey draws on more than four decades of culinary adventures, travels, and experimentation for an evening that will delight the palate and surprise the senses. Dine on sumptuous Indian fare as you enjoy a special screening of her recent film Cotton Mary, a Merchant Ivory production. This intimate look into 1950s colonial life tells the story of a young British wife who must depend too much on an unscrupulous Indian maid played by Jaffrey.

April 7 and 21, 2001
Southern Vermont College
Life Experience course
This course will be offered for eight designated Saturdays:
January 20;
February 3 and 17;
March 3, 10, and 24;
April 7 and 21.
College Credit for Life Experience at Southern Vermont College Southern Vermont College in historic Bennington, Vermont, will offer the popular Life Experience course in Spring 2001. The course allows adults who have gained college-equivalent learning on the job, in the military, or as a volunteer to document their life experience and earn credits toward a degree program. Students in the course work closely with faculty to identify, describe, and document the experiential learning in their lives. As a former student at Southern Vermont College and former life experience participant, Linda Baccki notes, "successful completion of the course can significantly lessen the time and cost involved in obtaining a degree."
For more information, a complete spring course listing, or to register for this class, contact the Southern Vermont College Office of Evening Student Services at 802-447-6337 or 800-378-2782, ext. 6337, or e-mail:action@svc.edu

Saturday, April 7, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Composting Made Easy
Stockbridge, MA
10 a.m. - noon
Workshop - Registration Required
Free of charge, Sponsored by Center for Environmental Technology
This workshop will provide the what, how and why of composting food and yard waste to produce a homemade soil conditioner for your garden and lawns. Composting in the backyard with bins and indoors with red wigglers will be explained. Samples of compost materials, bins, finished compost and even worm farms will be displayed.

JAMIE CAHILLANE is composting specialist at the Center for Ecological Technology, Pittsfield, Mass. He is a solid waste recycling professional and public education is his focus.

Sunday, April 8, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
"Words on the Window-Pane: A Selection of Poetry by Rossetti and Others"
3:00 p.m.
Sue Ellen Kuzma

Wednesday, April 11, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
PLANTING AND PRUNING
Stockbridge, MA
7 - 9 p.m.
Tree Talk Series - Registration Required
Series $40;
Individual classes $15
Learn how to plant a tree whether bare root, container grown or balled and bagged. Siting and maintenance specific to the newly planted tree will be covered and pruning will be discussed including when, why, how and when to hire a professional. Learn about tools, timing and specific techniques for the homeowner.

Instructor Ken Gooch is the Forest Health Specialist for Berkshire County. He serves as the Town Tree Warden for Worthington, Mass. and is a Mass. Certified Arborist.

Wednesday, April 11, 2001
Southern Vermont College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Concert Choir Performance at Southern Vermont College
Bennington, VT
8:30 p.m
The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Concert Choir will perform at the campus of Southern Vermont College in the Everett Mansion Theatre in historic Bennington, Vermont, Wednesday, April 11, at 8:30 p.m.

The RPI Concert Choir is led by Conductor Steve Marking who made his Sinfonia da Camera debut singing Raphael Hayden’s Creation in Foellinger Great Hall at the Krannert Center in Urbana, Illinois, in December 2000.

The concert is open to the public, and donations will be accepted to benefit the Mansion Restoration Project. For more information regarding the performance, contact the Director of Campus Life Linda Baccki at 802-447-4382 or e-mail lbaccki@svc.edu.

Thursday, April 12, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
SOILS & BED PREPARATION
Stockbridge, MA
7 - 9 p.m.
Perennial Garden Series - Registration Required
Series $40;
Individual classes $15
This workshop will cover basic soil and bed preparation for establishing a new perennial border or refurbishing an existing one. Site selection, layout and bed preparation will be covered and developing a healthy soil and enriching garden spaces for optimum plant growth will the be the focus of this class. Composting will be discussed. Instructor Ron Kujawski is the Landscape and Nursery Specialist for UMASS Cooperative Extension. He is an educator and researcher in IPM, plant nutrition and soil science.

Thursday, April 12, 2001
Clark Art Institute
"Desert Island" Lecture Series
Williamstown, MA
12:30 p.m.
Alma-Tadema's The Women of Amphissa
Brian Allen, curator of American paintings and director of curatorial affairs

Thursday, April 12, 2001
Clark Art Institute
"Modernism and Fraudulence"
Williamstown, MA
5:30 p.m.
Lectures and Academic Programs
Clark Lecture*
Michael Leja, Clark Fellow
* Interested members of the public are welcome to attend Clark Lectures, which present recent research to members of the academic community. In addition, the Clark regularly offers public lectures on a variety of art-related subjects for general audiences.

Saturday, April 14, 2001
The Egg
Eggs for Easter: A Bunny's Tale
FREE - tickets available that day only
11:00 am & 2:00 pm
Corporate Sponsors: Cabot Cheese of Cabot, VT. and M & T Bank
Media Sponsor: B95.5
Celebrate Easter at The Egg! Hop along with the Easter Bunny in the third annual production of this delightful musical adventure. Meet the Easter elves, the hard-working chickens and some very clever weasels as the tale of the famous rabbit is told.

Wednesday, April 14, 2001
Southern Vermont College
Easter Egg Hunt
Bennington, VT
11:00 a.m
On the front lawn of the Everett Mansion at Southern Vermont College, Bennington, VT. The hunt will be coordinated according to age groups ranging from infant to age 10. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Director of Campus Life Linda Baccki at 802-447-4382 or e-mail lbaccki@svc.edu.

Sunday, April 15, 2001
Clark Art Institute
"Maidens and Madonnas: A Gallery Talk for Easter"
Williamstown, MA
3:00 p.m.
Michael Cassin, curator of education

Tuesday, April 17, 2001
Clark Art Institute
"Philip Guston's Poor Richard"
Williamstown, MA
5:30 p.m.
Lectures and Academic Programs
Clark Lecture*
Debra Bricker Balken, Clark Fellow
* Interested members of the public are welcome to attend Clark Lectures, which present recent research to members of the academic community. In addition, the Clark regularly offers public lectures on a variety of art-related subjects for general audiences.

April 17 to 22, 2001
Williamstown JAZZ
Williamstown JAZZ Festival 2001
Williamstown, MA
JazzTown 2001 is presented by the Williams College Departments of Music and Dance and the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce and will be held Tuesday-Sunday, April 17 to 22.

Tuesday, 17th at 8 p.m.: Screening and discussion: Syncopated music in dance and film at Clark Art Institute.
Wednesday, 18th & 9th at 6 p.m.: Lindy Dance Class at Lasell Dance Studio on Spring Street, Williams College.
Thursday,19th at 8:30 p.m.: Jazz Film at Images Cinema.
Friday, 20th, Noon-4 p.m.: (performances hourly), Intercollegiate Jazz Band Festival at Chapin Hall, Williams College.
4 p.m., Lecture: Sacred Steel Guitar Tradition at Brooks Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College.
6:30 p.m., Concert: Big Ben and the Family Sacred Steel Guitar Band at St. Johns Church.
8:30 p.m., Regina Carter Quintet at Chapin Hall.
Saturday, 21st at 10 a.m.-6 p.m.: (performances hourly), Intercollegiate Jazz Band Festival at Chapin Hall.
6 p.m.-8 p.m., Jazz Club performances by Williams Alumni at Main Street Café, Mezze Bistro and Bar and Taconic Restaurant, dinner reservations recommended.
8:30 p.m., The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Chapin Hall.
Sunday, 22nd, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Jazz Brunch with the Williams Reunion Jazz Band, at The Orchards, Adams Road.
For further information, call the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce at (800) 214-3799, (413) 458-9077, and commerce@williamstown.net. For concert information call the Concert Manager's Office, Williams College at (413) 597-2736, eclark@williams.edu.

Wednesday, April 18, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
TREE MAINTENANCE
Stockbridge, MA
7 - 9 p.m.
Tree Talk Series - Registration Required
Series $40;
Individual classes $15
Understand the importance of watering, mulching and fertilizing necessary for growing and maintaining healthy trees. Learn about protecting trees using sensitive construction techniques, understanding the relationship between turf and trees and assessing trees for potential hazards. Instructor Ron Yaples is owner of Race Mountain Tree Service located in Sheffield, Mass. He is a Mass. and N.Y. Certified Arborist.

April 18 and 19, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
"Pictorial Invention in Netherlandish Painting of the Late Middle Ages"
5:30 p.m.
Lectures and Academic Programs
Julius S. Held Lecture Series
James Marrow, professor of art, Princeton University
* Interested members of the public are welcome to attend Clark Lectures, which present recent research to members of the academic community. In addition, the Clark regularly offers public lectures on a variety of art-related subjects for general audiences.

Thursday, April 19, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
PERENNIALS OLD AND NEW
Stockbridge, MA
7 - 9 p.m.
Perennial Garden Series - Registration Required
Series $40;
Individual classes $15
Look at gardenworthy, easy-to-grow plants for herbaceous border plantings. Learn about the vast array of perennials available, including old favorites and exciting new varieties. Plant selection, cultivation, planting, growth habit and aesthetic considerations will be discussed with a focus on creating successful plant combinations for three-season interest. Learn how to select, buy and properly plant perennials. Instructor Genevieve Sanzone is the Perennial Dept. Manager at Windy Hill Farm, located in Great Barrington, Mass.

Friday & Saturday, April 20 & 21 and Thursday - Saturday, April 26 - 28, 2001
The Egg
Actors' Collaborative Inc. in Douglas Carter Beane's As Bees in Honey Drown
$15 all seats
8:00 pm
He's New York's latest fast-lane wanna-bee willing to trade achievement for fame. She's a high-rolling queen bee with access. Let our resident theatre company lure you laughing, Sunset Boulevard-style through this wildly clever comedy and ultramodern morality tale that The New York Times deemed "a delicious souffle of a satire."

Saturday, April 21, 2001
Close Encounters With Music
Eden Trio Plus
6:00PM, St. James Church, Great Barrington
Andrew Dawes, violin
Rivka Golani, viola
Michele Levin, piano
Yehuda Hanani, cello
The launching of a new international string trio with London-based viola celebrity Rivka Golani, Canadian virtuoso Andrew Dawes and eminent cellist, Close Encounters Artistic Director Yehuda Hanani. Beethoven String Trio op.9 no.3, Ernst von Dohnanyi Serenade, and Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor.

Saturday, April 21, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Growing Roses Demonstration
Stockbridge, MA
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Lecture/ Demonstration - Registration Required
Members $20
Non-members $25
The ever popular topic of growing roses will be explored with a focus on hands-on, practical knowledge. This lecture/demonstration will focus on planting and pruning roses in the BBG Rose Garden. All aspects of cultivation will be considered and fertilization will be discussed fully. Different growth habits will be identified and the wide variety of rose types on display will be evaluated for garden-worthiness. Consider roses from the design perspective and how to integrate the many varieties into garden settings including, arbors, perennial borders, rose gardens, and as accents and focal points.

NINA NEWINGTON, owner of Greenlaw Garden Design in Buckland, Mass., is back by popular demand. She grows more than eighty varieties of roses in her zone 4/5 garden using primarily organic methods. As a lecturer, her topics include edible landscaping, planting for fragrance, stonework, pruning and garden design, however roses are her specialty. She has lectured at the BBG, the Providence Flower Show and area garden clubs.

Saturday, April 21, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Family Day at Berkshire Botanical Garden
Stockbridge, MA
1 - 3 p.m.
Free afternoon at the garden
The education staff at BBG welcomes the children of the community and their parents for a free afternoon exploring the garden and solving some surprising garden mysteries. Why are daffodils and other bulbs some of the first flowers of spring?

What are the differences between pines, spruce, junipers and firs? Who are the show-offs in the garden and whom are they trying to attract? Why are cacti able to survive in hot dry conditions but not in our Berkshire Hills?

Activities will include planting seeds, handmade garden projects with natural materials, child centered garden tours and yummy, delicious, garden snacks.

April 21 and 22, 2001
The Center for Ecological Technology (CET)
6th Annual Earth Day Clothing and Textile Drive
Pittsfield, MA
The Center for Ecological Technology (CET) will hold its sixth annual Used Clothing and Textile Drive to collect, reuse and recycle old clothing and household textiles. The event will be held in partnership with Goodwill Industries of the Berkshires to help celebrate the 31st anniversary of Earth Day. The drive will take place on Saturday, April 21st and Sunday, April 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This year clothing should be brought to Goodwill Industries, 158 Tyler Street, in Pittsfield. Additional regional drop-off sites are also available (listed below).

Last year’s textile drive collected over 25 tons of materials from drop off sites throughout Berkshire County. Goodwill resells the wearable clothing at its local stores and sends the remainder to the textile market. Additionally, Goodwill uses the collection, sorting and retail sales as job training for individuals with barriers to employment.

All types of clothing are accepted, including sweaters, shirts, skirts, pants, jackets, overcoats and raincoats. Blankets, gloves, socks, paired shoes, sheets, towels, curtains and fabric scraps are also acceptable. Clothing can be torn and stained but must be clean, dry and delivered in plastic bags. Rugs and carpeting will not be accepted.

Expanded drop-off sites located around the county will remain this year to make it easier for Berkshire County residents to participate in the textile collection effort. To date, the following sites have been confirmed.

Great Barrington sites and drop-off schedules include: Mama’s Earth Environmental General Store, 87 Railroad Street (from April 19th - 21st, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.); and Uncommon Ground, 403 Stockbridge Road (April 16th - 20th, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., April 21st - 22nd, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.).
Additional South County sites include: The Tri-Town Health Department, 45 Railroad Street, Lee (April 16th - 22nd, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.); the United Church of Christ, Main Street, Monterey, (April 21st , 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., April 22nd, 9 a.m. - 7 a.m.); The New Marlborough Town Office, (April 18th and 19th , 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.); and Crispina Designs, 170 Front St., Housatonic, (April 16th - 20th, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., April 21st, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.).
Central and North County sites include: The Washington Transfer Station, Rte. 8, (April 18th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., April 21st, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) ; BFI, 485 S. State Road, Cheshire (April 16th - 20th, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.); Lanesborough Town Hall, 83 N. Main Street, (April 17th - 19th, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.); Goodwill Industries, 165 Holland Avenue (off Curran HWY), Adams (April 21st - 22nd, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.); Clarksburg Town Hall, 111 River Road (April 16th - 20th, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.); Williamstown Youth Center, 270 Cole Ave., Williamstown (April 16th - 20th, 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.).
North Adams’ sites include: the Northern Berkshire YMCA, 22 Brickyard Court (April 16th - 20th, 6 a.m. - 9 p.m., April 21st, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., April 22nd, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.); and Stop & Shop Supermarket, 876 State Road (April 16th - 22nd, 7 a.m. - 9p.m.).
For more information on the Textile Drive, please call Alyssa Nelson or Jamie Cahillane at CET, 413/445-4556 or 1-800-238-1221.

Sunday, April 22, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
"Rossetti: Pre-Raphaelite to Aesthete"
3:00 p.m.
Tim Barringer, assistant professor of the history of art, Yale University

Tuesday, April 24, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
"Between Memory and Oblivion: German Artists of the Renaissance"
5:30 p.m.
Lectures and Academic Programs
Keith Moxey, spring 2001 Visiting Clark Professor
* Interested members of the public are welcome to attend Clark Lectures, which present recent research to members of the academic community. In addition, the Clark regularly offers public lectures on a variety of art-related subjects for general audiences.

Wednesday, April 25, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
TREE HEALTH CARE
Stockbridge, MA
7 - 9 p.m.
Tree Talk Series - Registration Required
Series $40;
Individual classes $15
Focus on tree health care including diseases, insects and cultivation problems. Learn how to identify basic diseases and insects and how to prevent or control these threats. Assess cultivation problems and turf pesticides for their effect on tree health. Instructor Bob Child is an extension specialist at UMASS, Amherst. He is the entomologist for the Urban Forestry Diagnostic Lab and instructs in entomology and pest management.

Thursday, April 26, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
TENDING THE PERENNIAL BORDER
Stockbridge, MA
7 - 9 p.m.
Perennial Garden Series - Registration Required
Series $40;
Individual classes $15
Learn how to keep the herbaceous border looking its best all season long. All aspects of maintenance will be covered from the ground up including tool selection, edging, weeding, mulching, fertilizing, watering, and dividing. Pruning, pinching, shearing, cutting back and staking will be discussed and specific plant requirements will be covered. Dividing perennials will be demonstrated. Instructors Elisabeth Cary, Director of Education at BBG, and Jack Trowill, a long-time BBG volunteer, are both avid gardeners and have maintained herbaceous borders for many years.

Friday, April 27, 2001
The Egg
Little Red Ridinghood
$10 adults/$8 seniors & children
7:30 pm
Corporate Sponsor: GE Power Systems
Media Sponsors: B95.5, The Times Union and WTEN-TV
Children's Opera Theater presents an imaginative production of this favorite fairy tale. While introducing young viewers to opera through audience involvement and fun, the story delivers a strong message concerning personal safety and appropriate behavior around strangers.

Friday, April 27, 2001
Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity Dance
Pleasant evening of music and dancing
St. Anthony Parish Center, North Adams
Between 7:30 and 10:30
Mike Pytko's "Just For Fun" will play a little rock, a llittle country, and a variety of good sound. Tony Pisano's "Rude Cider" will play Celtic music and Contra music accompanied by dancers who will entertain and give Contra dance insturction. Refreshments can be purchased. Door prize. Tickets: $8 adult, $4 child .Call 664-4440 for tickets or purchase from Habitat board members.

Saturday, April 28, 2001
Mass Moca
Remain in Light - 20 Years Later
Tickets:$20, Hunter Center
8:00 pm
Two decades after its release, Remain in Light is still the Talking Heads' seminal album- densely layered and danceable with lyrics that are equally intense and infectious. Funky, probing, and brilliant, it's dance music with a very, very high IQ. Join guitar innovator Vernon Reid(from Living Colour), vocalist Nona Hendryx (from the original recording) plus a host of celebrated musicians to reexamine this Talking Heads masterwork. Don't miss this utterly original musical and multimedia techno-tribute. Take the trip with them… you won't be disappointed. Produced by Danny Kapilian.

Saturday, April 28, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Stone Walls for the Garden
Stockbridge, MA
10 a.m. -1 p.m.
Demonstration, Hands-on Workshop - Registration Required
Members $35
Non-members $40
Safety glasses and work gloves are required. Participants should supply these items. This hands-on program will cover the basics of wall building, including planning and layout, learning to look at a stone and demonstrations of cutting and fitting. Various applications for the garden will be considered, with special attention to building a freestanding wall. All questions will be answered and you don't have to be a weight lifter to participate! See also stone steps & paths.

MARK MENDEL is the master mason of Monterey Masonry. He apprenticed with Maine stonemasons and taught at the Haystack Craft School in Deer Isle, Maine. He has built scores of walls, arches, terraces and walks in addition to many fireplaces in both brick and stone. In 1969, his article on building with stone was published in the Last Whole Earth Catalog. Locally, his work includes restoration of a marble kitchen at Hancock Shaker Village, and a contemporary stone wall at Guido's Marketplace, Great Barrington, Mass.

Saturday, April 28, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Stone Steps, Paths & Copings
Stockbridge, MA
2 -5 pm
Demonstration, Hands-on Workshop - Registration Required
Members $35
Non-members $40
Safety glasses and work gloves are required-Participants should supply these items. Are there rocks in your yard looking for a home? Do you need stone steps to the back porch? Flatwork will be the focus of this session: paving with stone and brick for terraces, walkways, paths and garden edging. Watch a demonstration and participate in installation and repair of stone steps. Learn how to evaluate a project and choose the best material. All questions will be answered.

MARK MENDEL is the master mason of Monterey Masonry. He apprenticed with Maine stonemasons and taught at the Haystack Craft School in Deer Isle, Maine. He has built scores of walls, arches, terraces and walks in addition to many fireplaces in both brick and stone. In 1969, his article on building with stone was published in the Last Whole Earth Catalog. Locally, his work includes restoration of a marble kitchen at Hancock Shaker Village, and a contemporary stone wall at Guido's Marketplace, Great Barrington, Mass.

Saturday, April 28, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Planting Trees
Stockbridge, MA
10 a.m. - noon
Demonstration, Hands-on Workshop - Registration Required
Members $18
Non-members $22
Participants should bring work gloves and dress for the weather . This hands-on workshop will cover how to plant a tree whether bare root, container grown or balled and bagged. Understand the importance of siting and special cultivation considerations for the newly planted tree. Learn how to buy a tree, what to shop for, how to assess a healthy tree and when and how to hire a professional. All aspects of successfully planting and caring for a new tree will be demonstrated and participants will assist in the planting of a 1 1/2” caliper tree at the Botanical Garden.

Ken Gooch is the Department of Environmental Management's Forest Health Specialist for Berkshire County. Additionally he is a town tree warden, a Massachusetts Certified Arborist and has worked in the field of forestry for over 25 years.

ONGOING

September 2, 2000 through January 27, 2002
Exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum
Norman Rockwell's 322 Saturday Evening Post Covers
Back by popular demand, this archival exhibition shows all 322 covers Norman Rockwell illustrated for The Saturday Evening Post. From his first cover at the age of 22, to his last in 1963, Rockwell's work for The Saturday Evening Post charmed and delighted audiences. Rockwell's covers for the Post were so popular that, when a Rockwell illustration appeared on the cover, hundreds of thousands of magazines were added to the print run to handle the increased demand.
FOR INFORMATION: Please call 413-298-4100, ext. 220

October 18, 2000 through April 8, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Interventions: Griselda Pollock Looks at Alfred Stevens
Williamstown, MA
Belgian artist Alfred Stevens created some of the most memorable and engaging genre scenes of the late nineteenth century. His highly finished and beautifully colored paintings, often showing elegantly dressed women in fashionable interiors or garden settings, were greatly admired in his lifetime by critics and fellow artists, including the Impressionists. With no fewer than twelve paintings by the artist, including the famous Four Seasons, the Clark has one of the most important collections of Stevens paintings outside Europe. This special presentation inaugurates a new program at the Clark, "Interventions," in which a noted art historian, critic, or artist takes a fresh and sometimes provocative look at the permanent collection. Distinguished art historian Griselda Pollock, Professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art at the University of Leeds, England, interprets the Clark's paintings by Stevens within the broader context of modern art, exploring his novel compositions and intriguing subjects. The installation is accompanied by an illustrated brochure.

November 11, 2000 through May 28, 2001
Exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum
PUSHING THE ENVELOPE: THE ART OF THE POSTAGE STAMP
This exhibition explores the evolution of the postage stamp, from early hand-engraved depictions of our historical past to the dynamic graphic statements that document all aspects of American life - past and present. It celebrates the thumb-sized masterpieces that are perhaps the most accessible art form through the exhibition of original artworks and outline the process by which stamps come into being through letters, commentary, photography and process imagery.
FOR INFORMATION: Please call 413-298-4100, ext. 220

February 1, 2001 through April 29, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Special Installation of Br'er Rabbit by A. B. Frost in Honor of U.S. Commemorative Stamp Issue
Williamstown, MA
Illustrator Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928), who specialized in humorous drawings, is best known for his endearing illustrations of the Uncle Remus tales of Joel Chandler Harris. Frost, whose pictures also appeared in Harper's magazine and in books by Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, and Teddy Roosevelt, is one of twenty-one American illustrators honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a pane of 2001 commemorative stamps. The Society of American Illustrators, which recommended Frost along with such artists as Maxfield Parrish, N. C. Wyeth, Rockwell Kent, and Norman Rockwell, chose to represent Frost's work with a drawing from the Clark collection. Sterling and Francine Clark purchased the charming image of Br'er Rabbit, one of the principal characters in Harris's stories, in 1942. To celebrate the February 1 issue of the stamp, the Clark will put the rarely seen original watercolor and pencil drawing on public view, along with a small selection of other American drawings.

February 11, 2001 through May 6, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Victorian Photography from the Collection of the Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
The wide range of subjects depicted by Victorian photographers is well represented in this selection of works dating from the 1840s through the 1860s: from Egypt to the English countryside, from still lifes to portraits. The exhibition focuses in particular on the "golden age" of the 1860s, when British photography developed from a hobbyist's pastime to a commercial art form. Works by Julia Margaret Cameron, Roger Fenton, William Henry Fox Talbot, Benjamin Brecknell Turner, John Murray, Francis Frith, and Camille Silvy are featured. The photographs are drawn from the Clark's growing collection of early photography, begun in May 1998 as the first new area of collecting since the Institute opened to the public in 1955.

February 11, 2001 through May 6, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Rossetti in the 1860s: The Blue Bower
In the 1860s, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in England, turned from biblical and legendary subjects to images that would define his reputation: half-length allegorical portraits of beautiful women. The Blue Bower is at the center of this exhibition, which focuses on a great suite of Rossetti's famous "stunners," depictions of his favored models that epitomize paradoxical Victorian views of womanhood. Also included in this exhibition are works by Rossetti's contemporaries, who explored ideas in which Rossetti was interested, including the notion of the femme fatale and the connection between art and music.

This exhibition is organized by the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, the University of Birmingham, England.

February 11, 2001 through May 6, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Public Program on Rossetti in the 1860s: The Blue Bower
In conjunction with the exhibition Rossetti in the 1860s: "The Blue Bower," the Clark will present a related public program on every Sunday at 3:00 p.m. during the run of the exhibition.

Wednesdays, February 28, March 28, April 25, and May 30, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Looking Twice, Seeing Double: Comparing Paintings at the Clark
To encourage visitors to spend a little longer looking at and thinking about paintings from the Clark collection, curator of education Michael Cassin will offer a new four-part mini-course on the last Wednesday of each month, beginning February 28. Each slide talk will compare a pair of paintings that are similar in theme but different in appearance. To register, call the Education Department at 413-458-2303, extension 363, or e-mail education@clarkart.edu. Cost for the entire course is $18 for members, $22 for non-members. Individual talks are $5 for members, $6 for non-members.

March 3 to June 3, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Made in America
In an effort to visually support the Education Department's exploration and comparison of art from different periods and cultures, Made in America provides 15-20 American paintings from WCMA's permanent collection that investigate how these pieces both represent and misrepresent their cultures. Organized by Vivian Patterson, Curator of Collections.

March 17 to December, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Stones of Assyria: Ancient Spirits from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II
Two of the first objects to enter the Williams College Museum of Art's collection are re-examined in an installation that investigates their original function and location in a 7th c. BC palace in Iraq and the fascinating 19th century story of how they ended up at a small New England college. Organized by Vivian Patterson, Curator of Collections; Barbara Robertson, Director of Education; and Elyse Gonzales, MA '00.

April 9 - MAY 18, 2001
Berkshire Artisans
Pittsfield, MA
BERKSHIRE ART ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP EXHIBITION
public reception: April 13, 2001 at 8 pm

Through April 22, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Permanent Change: Contemporary Works from the Collection
Featuring 36 works by 24 artists, divided by decade and arranged thematically, "Permanent Change" offers unusual juxtapositions and provides insight into the art of the past three decades. Artists include Louise Bourgeois, Peter Campus, Vija Celmins, Philip Guston, Ann Hamilton, Sol LeWitt, John O'Reilly, Tim Rollins, Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith, Nancy Spero, Jeff Wall, and Andy Warhol. Organized by Ian Berry, former Assistant Curator.

Through July 22, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
The Art of Leisure: Maurice and Charles Prendergast in the Williams College Museum of Art
The two Prendergast brothers, Maurice (1858-1924) and Charles (1863-1948), dedicated their art to leisure themes that were dear to newly affluent Americans at the turn of the 20th c. In this exhibition, about 50 of their paintings of beaches, parks, quaint New England towns, European tourist attractions, and fashionable idylls will be explored in terms of social attitudes and aspirations of the period. Drawn from the WCMA collection and organized by Nancy Mowll Mathews, Eugénie Prendergast Curator.

Through August 12, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Labeltalk 2001
The fifth in a popular exhibition series that explores the multiple ways in which a work of art can be interpreted. Eight works of art in this exhibition are accompanied by three labels, written by different Williams College professors from the point of view of their discipline. The result is a fascinating interdisciplinary look at the numerous possible interpretations of any work of art. Organized by Stefanie Spray Jandl, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Associate.

Through September 3, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Photography EXPOSED
An installation of photographs from the museum's collection investigating the question, "what makes a portrait?" Included in the exhibition are anonymous daguerreotypes along with work by Julia Margaret Cameron, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Lewis Hine, Barbara Morgan, Man Ray, Cindy Sherman, Alfred Stieglitz, and James Van Der Zee. Organized by Rachael Arauz, Visiting Professor of Art and Vivian Patterson, Curator of Collections.

Through December, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- A Wall Drawing by Sol Lewitt
To launch its 75th anniversary year, the Williams College Museum of Art invited renowned, conceptual artist Sol LeWitt to create a wall drawing for the museum's atrium. Consistent with the artist's belief that the concept and not the execution is the most important aspect of a work of art, a representative from his studio along with three Williams College students created the 33-foot high painting according to a set of LeWitt's site-specific plans. For two weeks in January 2001 visitors watched Uneven Bands from the Upper Right Corner take form from beginning stages to finished work. The completed wall drawing in red, blue, yellow, purple, green, and orange is on view through December 2001.

Through December, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- American Pop
In their efforts to explore the aesthetics of mass culture, American Pop artists produced an enormous body of art in a variety of media. This exhibition includes 16 images -- paintings and works on paper -- by Warhol, Lichtenstein, Oldenburg, Johns, Rauschenberg, Rivers, and Ruscha in which the viewer confronts the clash of high art, painterly values, and the mundane commercial world. Organized by Vivian Patterson, Curator of Collections.

Through December, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Masterpieces Ancient to Modern
Celebrating WCMA's 75 years of dedication to teaching and learning about art, this exhibition provides an interesting and informative survey of the breadth and strengths of the College Museum's holdings. It reveals the complicated story of the evolution of this unique museum, shaped by individual directors and curators, changing philosophies of taste and the results of just plain chance. The painting, sculpture and work on paper selected from the over 12,000 objects in the collection will offer fresh insight and perspective to the multiplicity of forms, historic periods, individual expressions and diverse world cultures. Organized by Vivian Patterson, Curator of Collections.

Through December, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Pulling Prints: Modern and Contemporary Works from the Collection
Approaching the museum's permanent collection from the artist's perspective two Williams College studio faculty members, select works that exemplify the process and temporality specific to the printmaking medium. Artists including Francisco Goya, Alberto Giacometti, Judy Pfaff, Roger Brown, and Joyce Neimanas explore a variety of techniques from traditional lithography and etching to serigraph, monoprint, silkscreen, inkjet, and photogravure. Organized by Barbara Takenaga, Professor of Art, Frank Jackson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, and Lisa Dorin, Curatorial Assistant.

Throughout 2001
Buggy Whip Factory
Buggy Whip Factory opens historic exhibit
Southfield, MA
The museum, free and open to the public, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Thursday through Monday. It will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday until May 1.

The Buggy Whip Factory, a 20,000- square-foot complex in the Southfield section of the town now occupied by about 60 antiques dealers and craftsmen, has opened a permanent historic exhibition to honor and document the "whip shop's" 200 years of achievement.

The Turner & Cook Whip Manufactory got its start in 1791 as a small tanning operation. It grew into a large enterprise at its present site, specializing first in rawhide whip cores. Then, as the demand for buggy whips faded, belt pins and rawhide mallets became the focus until the shop ceased operation.
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